Tiva

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"I'm sorry, Brother! I didn't mean to break it, I just wanted to make an adjustment and I didn't want to bother you with it..."

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Tiva is Ravi's half-sister, daughter to the deceased Margrave Kaze Tirell's commoner wife, Alshain, but Tiva was not born until some years after Kaze's disappearance, and her father was an unknown Lestalian human. By most outward appearances, she is a Lestalian elf like Ravi, and is far more sociable than her elder brother. She was raised by Alshain at first, until word got out about the circumstances of her birth, resulting in the scorn of the Lestalian people. Tiva did not despair in the face of prejudice, but never received any education in the crafting trades due to being rejected by the Lestalian Mechanick School. After Alshain's death, Tiva is sent to live with Ravi, who primarily uses her as a guinea pig, if not an object of ridicule. She perseveres, insisting that she can bring Ravi out of his shell, but often for naught.

Mechanics

In battle, Tiva pilots a "light-as-air" gliding machine that Ravi invented. She has a relatively high movement range, but unlike other flying units (like FE's Pegasus Knights), Tiva cannot stop in the air and must land wherever she moves. Her machine does not so much "fly" as increase her jumping potential, so large gaps and sheer cliffs do not present much difficulty, as long as there is a place for her to stop. She initially serves as a scout and is not equipped with a weapon, but her first battle has her near some boxes containing bindles of explosive powder, which she is able to pick up and drop on enemies. Afterwards, the bindles become her primary weapon, allowing her to soften up foes with small area-effect attacks at throwing range.

Tiva finds that she has an affinity for throwing things, particularly the mining company's "bindle bombs," which are small leather pouches filled with explosive powder and fitted with a special fuse that self-ignites when a string is pulled. Ordinarily used in large amounts to blast walls, bindle bombs are safe to carry, and small enough that Tiva can carry up to 10 at the start of a battle and still be able to use her gliding machine. The bindles explode more or less on contact, and have a blast radius that extends one tile away from the center in a "plus" formation. Care must be taken, as the blast may harm friends as well as enemies.

Skills

  • Danger Close - Critical damage is increased if Tiva is within the blast radius.
  • Way of the Exploding Pants - Learned at a high level, Tiva can plant bindle bombs on enemies without their knowledge that will explode at the end of the next Player Phase. Planted bombs deal more damage.