Harken (Your Best Friend)

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Harken primarily communicates via clicking and ticking sounds she creates with her body, it's how they natively speak on FableHaven, due to not typically having mouths, however (while not known in universe... yet) Harken's written language is shockingly close to standard English, give or take a few letters, so Harken could reasonably communicate via writing.

Harken would still prefer more quiet locations for her "home", but she'd also be perfectly fine entering cities or other towns with a lot of people, she'd probably still be a little irratable at first, but she likely wouldn't snap or attack anyone once she finally realized she wasn't on FableHaven, and she didn't need to be so paranoid anymore.
The Government would definitely still be surveying Harken, but likely would just leave her to their own devices, maybe keeping them in contact with someone for wellness checkups or the likes. They wouldn't bother hunting Harken as she is more docile, and they could reallocate resources elsewhere.,
Very Likely! As I've mentioned before, while Harken's technically "mute" she already knows how to write in her native language, which is similar to English, and she could likely learn sign language.,
Harken would definitely prefer Earth, she occasionally thinks about the stuff she left behind, notably her Garden, and the Gravesite of her friend, but other than that is relieved that she can finally relax after living almost her entire life in stress filled paranoia.

Harken's friend was physically stronger than Harken, being nearly three times as tall as Harken, though Harken was more nimble and quick-witted, so she was able to hold her ground when they originally fought.

Harken's friend was very tough and cold, having both a literal and figurative heavy outer shell, but they did have a soft spot deep down that Harken was eventually able to tap into to become close friends. They were brutal when they had to be, but not unreasonable, being one of the other constructs that'd be willing to help one another if they knew they needed a hand.

Harken's friend had the very powerful manifestation to quickly terraform the land around them as they saw fit, almost like an earth bender, however their technique was very taxing for their body, and such they rarely relied on it, primarily using it to build shelter, or block off paths if they were being chased down.

Harken and her friend could be seen as a duo of misfits, both being the last of their respective "species" of construct. They did basically everything together after their fateful encounter, working together to escape a stronger construct that tried to hunt them. From that point onward they were always by each other's side, until one day they took a fatal blow for Harken, allowing her to continue living.

Harken's friend took a Fatal Blow for Harken, defending her from an ambush by a stronger construct that managed to sneak up on them. The impact of the strike shattered them into several pieces near instantly.

Harken's friend enjoyed the simple pleasure of designing things, comparable to pottery making; they'd spend most of their time when not scavenging for parts designing things like vases or pots, purely because they could. They enjoyed making smaller vases for Harken to store some of the Roses she grew. While very faint, there was almost a little melody they used to hum while designing the Vases.

Bonus: Harken's friend was similarly one of the last of their "

Harken's parents are canonically dead, picked off over time to stronger constructs. They were good parents, though; they taught Harken everything she needed to survive, and designed her to have all the necessary tools she needed to thrive, but sadly, due to their "type" of construct, they couldn't ensure their survival long term.

Fun fact, the quote for Harken's Tangle move is supposed to be her reminiscing about her father, who taught her how to use her natural manifestation to hunt waterbound constructs

Harken due to her very sensitive hearing is difficult to approach in any means, despite this, The Government does not wish to harm Harken, as they believe there is a lot that could be studied and learned from her.

Despite the many times Harken has showcased aggression, Harken has also seen having a more passive qualities, such as gardening, or building shelter, along with seeming to write which show that there's more critical thinking to Harken than first thought, given time, it is possible they grow used to this new dimension, and potentially adapt a more docile nature.

The Government is unable to directly deal with Harken, however due to its odd energy signature, it has been found easy to track, because of this, The Government believes the best direction is to survey Harken, and warn others of its approach, rather than attempt to contest its strength.

In addition, many towns and cities were equipped with audio lures in the off chance Harken still wanders into them despite the Government warnings to lie low while Harken is in the area.

Only time will tell if this the correct course of action regarding Harken, or if the Government will be forced to take more drastic measures.

Lastly, Harken has been seen absorbing her javelin, piercing herself with it and allowing it to coalesce into her body, doing so seems to be a way that she activates adrenaline, causing her head to split apart, and heightening her physical strengths. Despite not having a visible mouth, an agonizing wailing can be heard each time she does this.

Harken becomes much more reckless in her endeavors while she's in this enraged state, putting much more energy into her attacks, going all out. The amount of force she expels into the earth is greatly increased, giving each shockwave a larger radius and more destructive potential. It has been observed that Harken being in this state of "adrenaline" for too long began to start creating fractures along her body, as if it was beginning to faulter holding itself together. It is only theorized what would occur if she stayed in this state for too long, but every time she begins to get to heavily fractured, she falters and has to stop, allowing her body to form back together before she can keep going.

Harkens physical body is comprised out of natural resources, specifically dust and sand, with her eye being comprised out of the same structure that comprises an emerald. While it doesn't sound threatening on its own, due to the magical energy that is attached to Harken directly, it allows the body to remain connected together at all times, even if fragments were to be chipped off or otherwise damaged, only truly breaking off if grinded down to its smallest size.

Another trait that seems belongs to constructs as a species, is that they are all gifted in some way, many of which possessing abilities of which civilians could only dream of claiming as their own, in Harkens case, she has a few.

Harkens main gifted talent is a magical weapon she is able to summon at will, using the energy around her, she is able to condense light into a physical form, creating a mighty javelin for her to use. Harken has proven to have innate mastery over this weapon, using it for nearly every encounter against anything, and generally coming out of each fight unscathed.

Along with this, Harken is able to plant this javelin into the earth, and cast energy from it forwards, as the energy travels and escapes back to the surface, it has been reported to create shockwaves and minor pillars of light. While it is a great danger to many civilians, as the amount of energy returning from the surface is enough to leave burns, and the shockwaves alone are enough to cause notable damage, it is assumed the main use case for this power back in Harkens home world was as a distraction to lure more dangerous threats away.

Due to the harsher and rapidly declining state of the world, The Government reached out and requested funds for a rather bizarre project, financial support to investigate other dimensions, something believed to be nothing more than a crazy theory, though after a rather brief amount of time, they managed to luck out and stumble upon just what they were looking for, a dimension dubbed "FableHaven".

This dimension had everything they were looking for, air they could breathe, edible fruits and drinkable water, and the terrain was absolutely stunning, by all accounts, it was considered paradise.

While they were attempting to establish a base camp on the other side, they were obliviously unaware to the rules of the new dimension, it was only a matter of time until all the noise and commotion eventually caught the attention of a construct.

Harken, having heard the noise, rushed over in an attempt to put an end to it as quickly as possible, the attempts to fend for themselves and defeat Harken leading to them growing enraged, blindly attacking those around her, and passing through the portal connecting the two dimensions, continuing her attack until there were none remaining.

From then onwards, Harken aimlessly pressed onwards out into the world, unaware she had left her home behind, all of the laws of the land from her previous environment deeply lodged into her survival instincts, still striking down anything that causes noise at any cost.

The portal from her home dimension, still active and running to this day.

Harken is a construct from another dimension, with a body comprised of only natural resources being held together by a magical energy not native to the current universe.

In Harkens dimension, noise is a danger to anyone, the smallest of sounds being enough to alert a stronger being to your presence, leading to a swift death. Over generations, Harken was built to adapt to this harsh reality, with very sensitive ears allowing it to pick up the smallest frequency from miles away. While Harken is considered one of the most fragile and weak constructs from her native dimension, in our dimension she is by far one of the most dangerous and unusual threats to ever be discovered.

Harkens innate physical accomplishments easily place her in the top percentage of all threats the Government is attempting to deal with, from her first sighting, seemingly effortlessly slaughtering trained guards and scientists shortly after passing through the portal that connected our and her dimension.Harkens strength allows them to effortlessly bash through steel walls and outrun any Civilian on foot, on top of this, they seem to have a sense of adrenaline with their head splitting apart into multiple fragments, yet their agility and strength only seemed to become heightened during this state.

In confrontations with Harken, it is imperative that you do everything in your power to stay quiet, and evacuate the area as fast as possible.

Harken is a large yellow humanoid with elongated limbs. Firstly, her head is a light vertical flat slab with two studs on the top as well as gray pins to its sides, and it is connected to her torso with a third pin on the bottom. It bears a single closed eye with three large eyelashes going downward. Her torso is oddly shaped, consisting of a yellow cube for the top right portion, a triangular prism with slits on the front and back sloping downward for the left portion, and a yellow-orange triangular prism sloping upward connected to the bottom of the other triangular prism, overall forming a concave shape.

Her limbs are elongated and are slitted on their inward sides. Her left arm and leg are elongated blocks; her left arm is more orange, while her left leg is lighter and additionally has a large triangular indentation on the front of where her foot would be. Her right arm and leg, however, are narrower and darker in the middle; her right arm is lighter and has a triangular portion of her shoulder levitating above her arm, while her right leg is more orange.

When Enraged, her head splits into several triangular floating pieces, with some of them gaining slits while the top ones have their studs inverted. Additionally, she opens her eye wide, revealing a green sclera and slightly disconnecting her eyelashes from her eye. Lastly, her head emits a yellow light.