Miss Bayes

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Iluna Bayes (Miss Bayes)
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Sun Church; Blackstone Security Company; nominal police officer of Ridgewich Field 118 167
Occupation/Role	Ring Arcanist, investigator, security-company employee, and Chosen One of Balance 120 266
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 118

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Low-Ring Arcanist	129	Identified as a Ring Arcanist of the Sun Church; already possessed the power of Balance.
First fully awakened Chosen One	266	Activates her Chosen One power, transforms her Ring of Fate, releases a golden shockwave, and kills the Silver-Eyed One.
Third Ring Arcanist	283	Advances from the Second Ring to the Third Ring after the Church grants her access to a batch of books.

Background / History

Iluna Bayes works publicly as a nominal police officer attached to Ridgewich Field and as an employee of Blackstone Security Company, a convenient cover for the Sun Church's Ring Arcanist operations. As a newcomer to the Police Department, she seeks to prove herself through independent investigations rather than limiting herself to routine assignments. 118 120 121

Her investigation into Mrs. Lassoya, Mr. Lawrence's disappearance, and the Blood of Mercury brings her to Shade Hamilton. She initially hires him to infiltrate the Lucky Southern Cross Club under the guise of wine merchants, believing that her special investigative abilities may uncover what the official search missed. 120 121

After being kidnapped during the investigation, Bayes reveals the power of Balance and fights alongside Shade against their attackers. Though she initially believes Shade has been killed, his survival leads to an agreement: they will protect each other's secrets and continue cooperating. 127 129

Bayes later discovers that Shade is a Correspondence Ring Arcanist. She uses her Ring of Fate to question his moral alignment, then chooses to continue their partnership after the results affirm her trust in him. 163 164

At a Tobesk banquet, Bayes' encounter with Shade and Luvia Annette exposes the secrets both had kept from her. After learning about the Chosen Ones, the Murmuring Chapters, and Shade's identity as the Masked Man Under the Silver Moon, she joins their alliance. 217 218

Bayes accepts the ritual required to become the Chosen One of Balance, even when told it may cost one of her eyes permanently. During the confrontation with the Silver-Eyed One, she fully awakens as the first Chosen One and kills him with her transformed Ring of Fate. 222 266

Appearance

Bayes is a young woman with long brown hair and naturally beautiful features. At seventeen, she is slightly shorter than Shade, with her head reaching approximately his eyebrows. 120 161 165

• Often carries a brown checkered ladies' handbag containing notebooks, identification, and equipment. 119 179
• Wears practical attire for fieldwork, including shirts and women's trousers when preparing for dangerous operations. 252
• Wore a pale-gold formal gown and high heels at the Tobesk banquet, though she was visibly unaccustomed to the shoes. 218
• Uses disguises when necessary, including a maid uniform with powdered skin and a lace-edged hairband. 155
• Her eyes can emit a golden radiance when invoking Balance. 127 246

Personality

Bayes is kind, upright, and practical. Rather than dwelling on problems she cannot solve alone, she believes mortals should do what they can—such as her regular volunteer work at the Sun Church—to help others directly. 126 164

She is ambitious but not driven by recognition. Her desire for greater power comes from a need to understand the force entwined with her fate and to become worthy of her role as a Chosen One. 121 129 222

Despite her youth and occasional inexperience with paperwork, social events, and undercover work, Bayes is courageous under pressure. She acts decisively against cultists and dangerous Relics, yet remains deeply affected by innocent deaths and risks to her companions. 120 127 219

Abilities & Skills

Balance

Bayes possesses the power of Balance, associated with the Old God known as the Upside-down Judge.

• Releases golden ripples from her eyes that weaken the powers of opponents, including Miracle Techniques and Relics. 127
• Can reduce power greater than her own to a lower level. 246
• Determines good and evil according to her own judgment. 246
• Balances Relics through her own Enlightenment. 246
• Understands herself as the fulcrum upon which all balance rests. 246

Ring of Fate

Her Ring of Fate is closely linked to her path as the Chosen One of Balance.

• Can manifest a golden scale phantom to evaluate another person's morality and inclinations. 164
• Assessed Shade through the paired questions of goodness and evil, order and chaos, miracle and blasphemy, and enlightenment and whisper. 164
• Glowed with a golden luster when Bayes achieved a deeper realization of Balance. 246
• Transformed during her full awakening as a Chosen One. 266

Chosen One Awakening

Bayes is the first Chosen One to fully awaken her power.

• Her full awakening releases a golden shockwave. 266
• The awakening enables her to kill the Silver-Eyed One. 266
• Grants her new knowledge concerning the Chosen Ones and their epoch. 266

Investigative Techniques

Bayes has specialized training suited to spiritual and occult investigations.

• Detects lingering Spirit traces at crime scenes. 125
• Identifies and follows bloodstains through a unique Miracle Technique. 125
• Continues to pursue leads that official investigations overlook, including the cases of Mr. Lawrence and the Silver-Eyed One. 120 164
• Uses disguises and covert entry to investigate locations inaccessible through her nominal police status. 121 155

Combat and Mobility

Bayes can defend herself despite not carrying an official sidearm.

• Studied Women's Martial Arts. 120
• Can adhere to walls and climb vertical surfaces during combat. 127
• Fought and defeated a grave robber connected to the Silver-Eyed One. 163
• Is capable of using the Sunlight Gun, a high-level Ring Arcanist Miracle Technique. 168 217

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Ring of Fate — Her Ring Arcanist ring and the foundation for her scale-based evaluations and Chosen One power. 164 246
• Tamer's Memory Wipe Rod — A Document-Level Relic borrowed from her squad; erases an ordinary person's memories when tapped against the head, provided it is not bloodied or used on children under six. 161
• Sun-patterned brooch — A pure-gold brooch bearing the Holy Emblem of the Old Man with the Lantern; it contains a Miracle. 179
• Special alchemical unlocking item — Used to unlock a window during the infiltration of the printing factory. 253

Relationships

• Shade Hamilton — Detective partner, confidant, and fellow Ring Arcanist. Their relationship begins as a professional commission and develops into mutual trust, shared secrets, and a commitment to accompany each other to the end. 120 164 218 266
• Luvia Annette — Fellow Chosen One ally. Bayes initially senses that Annette has hidden motives, later learning that Annette approached her to help her fulfill her fate as the Chosen One of Balance. 178 218
• Sun Church — Her Church affiliation and source of training, missions, intelligence, and future advancement plans. 118 178 283
• Blackstone Security Company — Her public workplace and a Church-associated base for Ring Arcanists in Tobesk. 120 167
• Silver-Eyed One — A major target of Bayes' investigation and personal vengeance; Bayes ultimately kills him upon fully awakening. 165 266
• Little Mia — Bayes likes Shade's cat and once cared for her while Shade organized investigation documents. 120

Notable Quotes

“With me here, you won't be in danger. I will protect you.” 120

“But we are just mortals, we are not Gods, we can only do what we can.” 126

“Detective, gaining power always comes with a price.” 222

“Since I am favored by the ‘Balance’ Old God, the Upside-down Judge, then when I hold the scales, I am the fulcrum of all balance.” 246

Trivia

• Bayes was seventeen during the early Tobesk incidents and is eighteen by the time her special fate is discussed later. 165 3760
• She initially handled documents clumsily and nearly allowed Little Mia to bite a hole in Shade's detective diary. 120
• She rarely attends formal banquets and was uncomfortable wearing high heels. 218
• Bayes was able to notice subtle changes in Shade's appearance that people who saw him daily had overlooked. 178