Sharron

Biodata

Background

Sharron is one of the last survivors of the Rose School of Thought’s Temperance Faction. The faction resisted the school’s corruption and the Indulgence Faction’s worship of an evil god; after escaping persecution in the Southern Continent, Sharron and her companions fled to Backlund, where the Indulgence Faction continued hunting them. 326 327

Before her formal reunion with Luther, Sharron had met him at one of the Queen’s gatherings and agreed to explore Amon’s Cemetery with him. She later vanished from contact while evading Rose School pursuers. 326

At their initial agreement, Luther introduced himself under the alias Kafka Anderson. The Queen later relayed Sharron’s postponement of their planned Fourth Epoch graveyard expedition. 204 224

During this period, Sharron also accompanied Klein on an operation involving an Angel-level evil spirit. Klein subsequently withheld her involvement when discussing the encounter with Luther because she wished to keep her whereabouts concealed. 319

Luther finds her hiding at Earl Andes’s factory while investigating an attack on his subordinate. Although he initially suspects her of protecting the enemy, Sharron reveals that Tyre, Jason, and Steve are members of the hostile Indulgence Faction; their Sequence 4 leader has temporarily been misdirected away from Backlund. 326

Appearance

Sharron has the delicate, lifeless beauty of an exquisitely made doll. She commonly wears an old-fashioned black court gown, a small bonnet, and floats rather than walks. 326 377

• Pale gold hair and azure eyes. 326
• Exquisitely delicate but unnaturally pale features. 326
• A translucent Wraith body through which light can pass without producing a shadow. 327
• Usually dressed in a black court gown and small hat or bonnet. 326 340
• Her movements and voice are ethereal, drifting, and ghostlike. 326

Personality

Sharron is quiet, emotionally restrained, and difficult to read. Her outward stillness often makes her seem more like a doll than a living person, but she is attentive, practical, and capable of concern for her allies. 326 349

She adheres to the Temperance Faction’s principles even when doing so is inconvenient. When recruiting assistance against the Rose School of Thought, she would not conceal the identity of the enemy; potential allies refused rather than oppose such an ancient organization. 334

Sharron is notably fair when dividing risks and rewards. After the Amon’s Tomb expedition is endangered by her selection of teammates, she voluntarily proposes reducing her own share and increasing Luther’s. 351

She respects her allies’ privacy. When Luther becomes distracted by a discovery during their carriage journey, she notices but does not press him to explain. Her restrained hope that the Queen is safe after the destruction of the gathering site also reveals concern beneath her usual composure. 378

According to Maric, both he and Sharron were overjoyed by reports that Luther had gravely wounded the Abomination Suah. Sharron herself displays no outward reaction when Maric recounts this to Luther. 606

Her composure also persists after the successful recovery of Tutanssess II’s coffin: she thanks Klein without revealing either joy or sorrow. Klein interprets this unwavering doll-like demeanor as dedication to her Acting. 747

Power Progression

Abilities & Skills

Sequence 5 Wraith

As a Sequence 5 Wraith, Sharron can become a genuine specter and operate without a conventional physical body. 326 327

• Can float and conceal herself in the void. 326 327
• Can pass through walls and physical obstructions. 327
• Can become intangible, making ordinary physical attacks unreliable. 327
• Can move through mirrors. 327
• Can attack souls directly. 327
• Is vulnerable to abilities associated with the Light of Dawn. 344
• Can move about in the Spirit World, giving her access to specialized knowledge of its creatures. 735
• Can manifest her image in reflective surfaces, including glass, kitchen knives, and a doorknob, to guide allies covertly. 333
• Can use supernatural cold to rouse an ally; she awakens Luther from his crazed state during Kate’s betrayal in Amon’s Tomb. 344

Death Spells

Sharron has mastered death-related supernatural techniques appropriate to a Wraith. 327

• Evil Spirit Possession — Possesses and attempts to control an enemy’s body. 327 346
• Can influence or control enemies through death spells. 327
• Can force possessed targets to attack themselves. With Luther’s assistance, she makes Jason strangle himself and a Six-Winged Gargoyle decapitate itself. 329 342
• Her possession can be forcibly expelled by a sufficiently powerful opponent. 346

Occult Knowledge and Operations

Sharron provides Luther with detailed knowledge of the Prisoner Pathway, the Rose School of Thought, and related organizations. 327 377

• Identified the Indulgence Faction’s hierarchy and the abilities of Jason and Steve before the attack on Earl Andes’s villa. 326 327
• Identified the Scarlet Lunar Corona and its danger to Temperance-aligned Prisoner Pathway Beyonders. 327
• Recognized the emblem of the Councilor of the Life School of Thought and explained the organization’s schism. 377
• Identified the Councilor as a Sequence 1 Monster Pathway Beyonder skilled in manipulating fate, and reported that he appeared in different forms, including an old man and a child. 377
• Organizes and guides expeditions into dangerous Fourth Epoch ruins. 334 340
• Explained that the Rose School originally worshipped the Chained God, who appeared to have been corrupted by another evil god. She reported that Indulgence members who lost control sometimes called this being the Mother Tree of Desire. 328
• Identified Grigel as the nearly extinct Blood Giant, formerly found throughout the Northern Continent, while acknowledging that she had never heard of the Shadow Knight. 378
• Identified the Demigod disguised as Kate as a Marauder Pathway Beyonder and warned that she could steal possessions, thoughts, and abilities. 347
• Knows about Spirit World Plunderers and offers information concerning them as part of Klein’s compensation for the Tutanssess II operation. 735
• Helps Ian produce an accurate sketch of the mysterious investigator whose appearance allows Klein and Luther to recognize Amon. 735
• Identified Mahames as a Rose School of Thought Demigod likely to attempt to reclaim Tutanssess II’s mummy. 738

Equipment / Items

• Scarlet Lunar Corona — A powerful Beyonder Item claimed by Sharron after the operation against the Indulgence Faction. It strengthens Prisoner Pathway abilities and helps conceal Temperance members from their pursuing Demigod. 331 377
  • Its Full Moon effect strengthens those who embrace indulgence but severely weakens Temperance-aligned Prisoner Pathway Beyonders. 327
  • It helps relieve Maric’s curse-induced pain. 333
  • Its concealment is conditional: Sharron and her companions must hide properly and avoid exposing their aura too close to the Demigod. 377
• Beyonder Characteristics and items from Amon’s Tomb — Sharron receives part of the expedition’s haul and later sells items on Luther’s behalf. 351 606
  • A pursuing Demigod infiltrates Beyonder gatherings to obstruct their sales. 378
  • When Luther returns to Backlund, he allows Sharron to retain the remaining unsold items and Characteristics. 606
• Tutanssess II’s mummy and golden coffin — The objective of her operation against the Loen military transport. After the fleet’s victory, Sharron departs with Klein, Maric, and the recovered golden coffin. The mummy’s connection to her prospective advancement remains an inference by Luther and Klein. 734 747
• Tutanssess II operation proceeds — Luther allocates Sharron’s side tens of thousands of pounds from the military operation’s profits, rather than requiring her to pay the originally negotiated fees. The final allocation is 40,000 pounds jointly for Sharron and Maric, separate from Klein’s 50,000 pounds. 753

Relationships

• Luther Rondal — Ally and frequent collaborator. Their first reunion is hostile, but they join forces against the Indulgence Faction, explore Amon’s Tomb, divide spoils fairly, and later plan further operations together. 326 327 351 734 735
  • Initially knows him as Kafka Anderson. After his exploits become widely known, Sharron and Maric identify him as the Blood Bishop and King of Blood through his wanted portrait and Shepherd abilities. 204 606
  • Accepts his authority over the military operation’s spoils, trusting his fairness and generosity. 735
• Maric — Her Sequence 6 Zombie companion and fellow Temperance Faction survivor. He often serves as her spokesperson during negotiations. 327 333 734
  • Accompanies her in recovering Tutanssess II’s coffin and shares the 40,000-pound allocation from Luther. 747 753
• Klein Moretti / Sherlock Moriarty — Ally invited by Sharron for Rose School-related operations and the planned expedition into Amon’s Cemetery. 333 734
  • Previously accompanied her on an operation involving an Angel-level evil spirit; he respects her wish to conceal her whereabouts. 319
  • Sharron asks Luther about Sherlock after his return to Backlund and later offers Klein Spirit World Plunderer information as compensation for assistance. 606 735
  • Helps her and Maric depart with Tutanssess II’s golden coffin after the military defeat. 747
• Queen Mystic / Bernadette — A gathering host through whom Sharron meets Luther and communicates the postponement of their cemetery expedition. Sharron later informs Luther of the Queen’s return to Backlund and expresses concern after finding her gathering site destroyed. 204 224 370 378
• Temperance Faction — Sharron is among its last surviving members, committed to resisting loss of control and the Indulgence Faction’s evil-god worship. 327
• Indulgence Faction — Enemy faction within the Rose School of Thought that hunted Sharron and her companions from the Southern Continent to Backlund. 326 327
• Zatwen — The Demigod leading the hunt for the Temperance survivors. Sharron and her allies lure him elsewhere before attacking his Backlund subordinates. 326 329
• Steve — A hostile Sequence 5 Wraith of the Indulgence Faction. Sharron identifies his abilities and assists in the operation that ends with Luther Grazing him. 326 327 331
• Jason — A hostile Sequence 6 Zombie who can manipulate corpses and use ice. Sharron possesses him during the villa assault and forces him to strangle himself. 326 327 329
• Tyre — A hostile Sequence 7 Werewolf whose death creates the opening for Luther and Sharron’s immediate assault on the remaining pursuers. 326 327

Story Role / Major Arcs

Initial Agreement at the Queen’s Gathering

Sharron meets Luther at the Queen’s gathering and agrees to cooperate with him in a cemetery expedition. Once the gathering’s concealment is removed, she introduces herself, while Luther gives the alias Kafka Anderson. Their expedition is subsequently postponed, with the Queen passing the message to Luther. 204 224

She warns that an earlier exploration team died in the tomb, proposes meeting in Tussock River Valley one week later, and initially establishes that discoveries will be divided according to each participant’s contribution. 204

Conflict with the Indulgence Faction

After Luther discovers Sharron in Earl Andes’s factory, she explains the split between the Temperance and Indulgence Factions and identifies the Rose School members hunting her. She provides the intelligence needed for an immediate strike on Earl Andes’s villa. 326 327

During their preparations, Sharron witnesses Luther abruptly change his manner and speak as though another personality has emerged. She is unsettled by this behavior and initially shocked by his admission that he is a Shepherd, but continues cooperating after he denies allegiance to the Aurora Order or the True Creator. 327

During the assault, Sharron attacks Steve and later possesses Jason after Luther manipulates the Zombie’s hunger into a frenzy. She forces Jason to choke himself while his depleted Spirituality undermines his defenses; Steve flees the villa and is pursued by Luther. 328 329

The operation removes the immediate Backlund pursuers. Luther obtains a Sequence 6 Zombie Characteristic and Grazes Steve’s Wraith, while Sharron takes the Scarlet Lunar Corona. 331

Sharron had also sought Klein’s assistance before the attack, and he had been preparing for the confrontation. After Luther resolves the immediate threat, she brings the two men together at Bravehearts Bar, where they discuss resuming the Fourth Epoch tomb expedition. 333

Amon’s Tomb Expedition

Sharron assembles an exploration team for a Fourth Epoch noble cemetery connected to Amon. She guides the group to the tomb and is later impersonated by a Human Skin Shadow, demonstrating the danger of trusting appearances within the mausoleum. 334 340 341

After being delayed while scouting by a Beyonder creature, Sharron rejoins the group during the Gargoyle battle. She possesses a Six-Winged Gargoyle threatening Luther and, with his Desire Apostle abilities weakening its resistance, forces it to cut off its own head. 342

During Kate’s betrayal, Sharron is restrained and later uses Evil Spirit Possession against the disguised Demigod. She warns Luther that Kate is not truly a Warrior, but her memory of Kate’s actual pathway has been tampered with. 345 346

Sharron also uses cold to awaken Luther during the attack. After the Demigod expels her possession, she eventually identifies the enemy’s Marauder Pathway and warns Luther about her theft abilities, only to lose her own voice again. Luther later helps her stand and finds no obvious external injuries, though her spirit is listless. 344 346 347 348

Sharron protects Luther’s interests when Soroa asks him to enter the sealed burial chamber, directly demanding that he receive a proper reward for the risk. After the expedition, she acknowledges responsibility for choosing dangerous companions and accepts a reduced portion of the spoils. 349 351

She proposes giving Luther seventy percent and first choice. Luther selects the Picture Frame, counts it as forty percent of the total haul, and divides the remaining items equally between them. He keeps two Human Skin Shadow Characteristics and entrusts additional items to Sharron for sale. With the pursuing Rose School Demigod back in Backlund, she asks Luther to avoid unnecessary direct contact and establishes Bravehearts Bar as their indirect communication channel. 351

Continued Pursuit and the Queen’s Gathering

Sharron sends Luther a brief letter announcing the Queen’s return to Backlund. They arrange to attend another gathering together, and during their carriage journey she explains the Life School of Thought’s history and the identity of its Councilor’s emblem. 370 376 377

Although the Scarlet Lunar Corona helps conceal her group, the pursuing Demigod remains active and obstructs their attempts to sell Beyonder materials. Sharron and Luther subsequently discover that the Queen’s plant-built castle at the abandoned botanical garden has been destroyed. They withdraw rather than investigate the attack directly; Sharron hopes the Queen is safe, and the two exchange early New Year greetings before Luther prepares to leave Backlund. 377 378

Return to Backlund

Sharron remains in contact through Bravehearts Bar and safeguards the money and unsold Beyonder Items that Luther entrusted to her. When he returns to Backlund, she returns the proceeds without prompting; Luther allows her to keep the remaining unsold items. 606

Sharron and Maric recognize their former acquaintance Kafka Anderson as the now-famous King of Blood. Maric thanks him for striking against the Rose School of Thought and reports their delight at Suah’s severe injuries. Sharron also asks Luther about Sherlock Moriarty. 606

Tutanssess II Operation

Sharron summons Luther, Klein, and Maric to discuss stealing the mummy of Tutanssess II from a Loen military transport ship. The spiritually potent corpse may be significant to her prospective advancement to Sequence 4, but Sharron suspects the shipment is bait laid by the Rose School of Thought. 734

She accepts Luther’s conditions for the operation, including assisting his fleet in battle and allowing him to direct the division of spoils. Sharron later fights alongside Maric and the pirate force when the military responds. 735 742

Her initial payment offer is 1,000 pounds for Klein and 5,000 pounds for Luther, with an additional 5,000 pounds for each if the shipment proves to be a trap. She also agrees to provide Klein information about Spirit World Plunderers. After the negotiations, she assists Ian in sketching a mysterious investigator, exposing Amon’s presence in Backlund to Klein and Luther. 735

Sharron, Maric, and Klein join Luther’s fleet, where Anderson welcomes the two Temperance survivors. During the assault, Sharron and Maric face a heavily armored knight aboard one of the military ships. 738 742

Before the attack, Sharron identifies Mahames as a Rose School Demigod likely to reclaim the mummy. Klein warns that the military may have prepared multiple Demigods and powerful Sealed Artifacts to ambush such a target. 738

After the victory, Sharron and Maric participate in the salvage operation that recovers Tutanssess II’s golden coffin. Klein congratulates her on fulfilling her wish, and she thanks him with her customary expressionless composure. The three leave with the coffin before military reinforcements arrive, while Luther remains to finish clearing the battlefield. No completed advancement is reported. 747

Following the military defeat, Luther’s profits include captured warships, valuable cargo, a Demigod Characteristic, and officers’ ransoms. He decides that Sharron’s side should receive tens of thousands of pounds rather than pay him, and Klein thanks him on her behalf. 753

Luther arranges to convert their share of the recovered valuables into gold pounds through his trading contacts. He subsequently specifies a total payout of 90,000 pounds through Mr. Fool: 50,000 pounds for Klein and 40,000 pounds jointly for Sharron and Maric. 748 753

Notable Quotes

“We belong to the same Sequence, but we hold different ideals, so we are opposed and fight each other. They worship indulgence and the release of malice, while we emphasize restraint and preserving our nature until the eruption.” 326

“I provided the location of the mausoleum and organized the exploration. But I also chose the wrong teammates, so my share should be reduced.” 351

“We're worried it is a trap set by the Rose School of Thought against us.” 734

Trivia

• Sharron’s doll-like appearance is both a consequence of her Wraith nature and a frequent source of unease for others. 326 377
• She communicates with Luther indirectly through Bravehearts Bar when direct contact becomes too dangerous. 351
• Her letters are as concise as her speech; one message to Luther contains only the sentence, “The Queen had returned to Backlund.” 370
• Luther finds it difficult to imagine Sharron displaying the overt joy Maric attributes to her after hearing of Suah’s defeat. 606
• Klein similarly remarks inwardly on her dedication to Acting when she remains expressionless after recovering Tutanssess II’s coffin. 747

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