Lyney

Lyney is a famous magician from Fontaine who performs beside his twin sister Lynette, though his stage life begins from poverty rather than glamour. After their parents died, Lyney and Lynette survived on the streets and learned magic from Cesar, using performance as a way to eat and endure. Their lives changed after Arlecchino saved Lynette from an abusive noble and brought the twins into the House of the Hearth, where Lyney eventually became one of “Father’s” most trusted children.

In Fontaine, Lyney’s public face is that of the Great Magician, but he also works in the hidden affairs of the House of the Hearth while protecting Lynette and Freminet as his family. During the crisis at the Opera Epiclese, he is accused after a death occurs during one of his performances, and the trial exposes his connection to the House before he is cleared of the crime. Afterward, he continues standing between his family and danger, with Arlecchino seeing in him a possible future leader because of how deeply he cares for the House.

Appearance: Lyney is a young man of average height with violet eyes, pale skin, and short ash blond hair, some locks being pulled back in a small braid on the left side of his head. He also has bangs with a small pinkish red strand on the right, covering almost a quarter of his face. Additionally, he has cat-like eyes thanks to their overall shape and their slit pupils. He also has a dark brown tear-shaped mark on his right cheek.

Lyney wears an ornate black top hat with magenta details, a striped magenta-and-purple ribbon tied in a bow, a bronze chain, and his cat motif as decorations. He wears a sleeveless white ruffled shirt, over which sits a black corset-like piece with two layered long tails, the top layer black with black details and the bottom layer magenta with black pinstripes and with a magenta diamond-print lining. He has detached white sleeves and white gloves that are black at his middle phalanges up to his finger tips, and his thumbs.

The corset-like article is attached to his shorts, which have a diagonal ruff running from higher on the right to lower on the left. These shorts are attached to garters, which also hold up his black socks. A short harness of brown straps is fastened across his front and back, and wears a black and magenta half-capelet on his right shoulder, with a magenta rosette ribbon bearing his signature cat motif pinned at the bottom. This half-capelet is fastened around his neck by a purple collar, closed with two layered magenta and striped bows at the front. At the back of his waist is a big black bow, on which he bears a Pneuma-aligned Pyro Vision.

Personality: Lyney is charming, theatrical, and highly practiced at controlling how others see him. He presents himself as Fontaine’s confident Great Magician, but beneath the stage persona he is deeply protective of his family and far more serious when Lynette is involved. He uses smiles, misdirection, and careful wording as defenses, especially because his life in the House of the Hearth requires him to hide danger behind elegance.

His closest relationship is with Lynette, his twin sister and longtime stage partner, whose safety matters to him more than his own. Freminet is his adoptive younger brother, and Lyney treats him with gentle concern despite their different personalities. Arlecchino, whom he calls “Father,” is both his protector and superior within the House of the Hearth, and Lyney intends to inherit her position one day.

Lyney uses a Pyro Vision.

Weapon: He uses a bow. It's called "The First Great Magic".

Lyney fights as a precise Pyro archer who uses stagecraft to control the flow of battle. He fires ordinary arrows when pressured, but his stronger shots become flame-charged prop arrows that summon a Grin-Malkin Hat to draw enemy attention. He can spend part of his own strength to build up power, then release it through a fiery flourish that blasts enemies in front of him and restores some of his vitality. His style relies on distance, misdirection, explosive Pyro tricks, and drawing enemies into false openings before punishing them.

His strongest technique, Wondrous Trick: Miracle Parade, transforms Lyney into a swift Grin-Malkin Cat that darts around the field while flames fall onto nearby enemies. When the trick ends, he dismisses the cat form in a burst of fireworks, scorches the surrounding area, and leaves behind another Grin-Malkin Hat to keep the act going.