Hameline

## Equipment

Flute

**Hameline** is the secondary antagonist, and later anti-hero of the Rumble Town arc. She's driven by her desire for vengeance, and carefully places a plot into motion in order to destroy the city as retribution for the atrocities she was forced to endure in her youth. Her ambition for destruction very nearly succeeds, if not for the timely interference by Seth, Melie, and Grimm. In the end, her animosity is subsided by the efforts of Seth. Unfortunately, before she can take on a new path in life, she sacrifices herself to hold off the Thaumaturges in order to grant her new allies time for escape.

## **Appearance**

Hameline is a slender woman of fair height, and of modest build. She has medium-length, bleach blonde hair that appears to be mildly unkempt, and worn in a plain fashion. Her eyelashes are thicker than normal and more pronounced, giving off the appearance of mascara.

Hameline tends to wear a lime green hoodie, with the hood draped over her head to hide her facial features. The dormitor appears to be in her early twenties, and often can be seen sporting a massive parchment scroll along her back to cart around nemeses, and a flute held either in hand, or on her side.

## Personality

Hameline's childhood was marred in tragedy and discrimination. As a result, she was rarely ever cheerful, but in the fleeting moments of kindness offered to her by her contemporaries, and the Major Oxumare, she did show genuine, child-like wonder. In particular, she seemed to take an interest in the flute, finding its melody calming and helping her endure the moments where the civilians of Rumble Town were especially unbearable. Sadly, these few moments of solace and happiness were overshadowed by the despair and loneliness associated with each of her peers being slain, and being placed in solitary confinement for the majority of her time in the prisons.

Due to her innate ability as a Dormitor, and the Rat Nemeses of Rumble Town coming to her rescue at the last moment, she regards the creature in a greater light than most of the population. Hameline goes as far as to consider the nemeses her brothers and sisters, and thus is very protective of them. When they're harmed, she noticeably goes into rage, going to extreme lengths to avenge them.

Moreover, as a result of the xenophobia exhibited by the denizens of Rumble Town, and the hatred towards Sorcerers in general, she's come to regard humanity with contempt. The experiences of her youth obviously have a profound impact on her worldview, as she comes to see humans as the enemy, and consider any sorcerers to side with them as dogs that defend the abusers. While Hameline was indeed fueled by her desire for revenge, her actions were strictly geared towards punishing those that were all but willing to persecute immigrants, or other minorities. Unlike Konrad, her motives aren't based in hatred of people based on their identity, but on their actions. She operates not in her own self interest, but on behalf of all sorcerers that had been abused by the citizens and Inquisition.

Despite the traumatic events she was forced to endure, Hameline at her core isn't a hateful or evil person. She simply suffers from her circumstances, never really having anyone around for prolonged periods of time that could help her endure the rejection from society. Her loneliness forces her to endure the burden of these emotions on her own, with the young woman turning to nemesis as only allies. In spite of her rationale for justifying her terror, Hameline's conscience prevents her from really acting out her intent with any real effectiveness. Seth aptly notes that Hameline very well could have easily destroyed Rumble Town, and even targeted the population, as opposed to simply wreaking havoc on empty buildings. This notion suggests that she had an internal struggle, even with all of her angst to the populace.

She can be reasoned with, nonetheless, as seen during her confrontation with Seth. She eventually turns over a new leaf, and attempts to make amends for her past transgression. Her worldview widely shifts, as she truly comes to believe that there can be a world lacking in prejudice and discrimination, all thanks to Seth's innocuous nature, and his explanation of how all the "sides" in the conflict in the end came together to do good. Her belief and inspiration in Seth leads her to sacrifice her life, showing extremely selflessness when it comes to ideology that she can get behind.