Haze

* Fanart by Shyranno (f)
* Fanart by Shyranno (m)

Haze Vermillion is a main character and love interest for the Servant in Tally Ho. Haze is in their twenties. As a woman, Haze has long black hair dyed purple at the ends. As a man, Haze has long black hair streaked with dark purple. Their left ear has multiple piercings and a tattoo of an autumn leaf behind it. They are from an aristocratic family in Northumberland.

## Tally Ho

### Chapter 2

Haze rides in the second-class carriage on the train to Woodland Centre. Due to their outlandish appearance, many of their fellow passengers ignore them or treat them with contempt. If the Servant rides in second class before lunch, they take the only remaining seat, which is next to Haze.

## Cakes and Ale

Haze appears at the opera. They can sponsor the Noble Gases club if you curry their favor by stealing things and befriending Fitzie, whom the Vermillions once employed.

To get Haze to appear at the opera, you need to mingle with the performers during the opera with an Observe of 40 or more (you’ll need somewhat more if you are tipsy), and you’ll notice someone with purple hair lingering on the periphery.

Or, if you have a leaf tattoo, you do the same without the need for the Observe check.

## Romance Guide

Flout social conventions, and steal things, particularly at the baccarat game. If you go to the Roman wall, be gentle. Don't turn them in for their crimes.

You need a minimum of 66 Soothing for Haze to remain at the Roman Wall.

## Personality

Haze's personality, were it to be summed up in a single word, could best be described as "provocative." A great deal of the enjoyment they get in life comes from flouting social conventions, stealing things, and purposefully putting on an icy façade to make others upset at them. However, behind their actions lies a keenly intelligent mind, boasting not only knowledge (it's made clear that they have had an education fit for an aristocrat, and they're well-versed in poetry), but also keen perception.

## Trivia

* Haze has Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) (note that this is not mentioned in the game as such and is merely inferred from Haze's behavior; another reasonable theory is Bipolar Disorder.)

* Haze is working on a "seasonal-related theory about people."
	+ Haze's favorite season seems to autumn and claims that it "attracts a very particular sort of person."

* Haze enjoys drinking Tokay Wine. Describing it as "Sweet. Shockingly intoxicating."
	+ They also seem to thoroughly enjoy champagne

* They booby trap their own belongings.

* According to Rory, Haze used to be the "quiet, shy, and retiring sort."

* Haze will give you a yellow oak leaf to remember them by if you manage to keep Figs in costume during the dinner party in Chapter 5.

* Haze appears to be a rival of sorts to Mopsie. Or at least enjoys antagonizing her. Even to the point Mopsie writes "PS No need to bring Haze." in her letter to you in epilogue should you have romanced them.

* They claim to be an excellent rower.

* They are not afraid of haunted houses, but enjoys scaring you if you admit to being afraid of them.

* Haze is enjoying the purple in their hair, but supposes they wouldn't mind pink or green.

* They come from an aristocrat family, set to inherit a baronial estate and "all sorts of money. "

* Haze claims most people do not like them at first sight.

* Haze does not have a good relationship with their parents. Claiming them to be "Foul people." And that they are miserable at home. Haze even says they plan to send them to a sanitarium and "throw away the key".
	+ Their parents also wished to send Haze to the continent to receive a "talking cure" (verbal therapy), which Haze refused.

* Haze considers themselves an "unsatisfying love interest." Claiming they don't have "enough energy, or enough inside me [Haze] to love."

* Haze adores hunting, claiming it to be a "balm to a troubled mind."

* Haze is an excellent rider, as noted by The Servant when talking to them during the Fox Hunt.

* Haze's favorite poem changes with their mood, stating they are unsure if they even have a favorite. However, they've expressed a fondness of the poem 'Goblin Market' by Christina Rossetti, claiming "Rossetti is shamefully underrated." They even had a book of hers that somebody spilled wine on. Haze believes on purpose.

* Haze can play the guitar.

* In Jolly Good, Haze claims to not linger around the city very much, only when they have errands.

* Also in Jolly Good, they claim to have been watching you for "ages". Spending "six hours a day watching you" and with a "well-paid network of informants and double agents, well-placed in your life."
* Something likely happened to Haze when they were twelve, which they cite as the age when people go through a phase of liking "lyrical and romantic things" (Chapter 5) and the age at which they personally stopped reading love stories (Chapter 6).