Hurricane's Quill

Hurricane's Quill (commonly referred to as "HQ" for simplicity's sake) is the newest member of the Author sworn to defend against threats of the Darksides and their leader, Drake Darkstar. HQ first appeared in Author Fighters: Fair Folk Assault. He is voiced by Dave Wittenburg (the voice of Welkin Gunther in Valkyria Chronicles), and his theme song is ZZ Top's "Sharp-Dressed Man."

While he is a front-line fighter at heart, Dimensiondude noted that HQ's true strength lies in strategy. While his fighting skills are above average at best, his knowledge in mass combat tactics is excellent. He is often called in to organize movements for Author Fighter teams as well as their allies.

HQ's Origins
Hurricane's Quill was born the son of Garda, the Goddess of Snow. God-Blooded like HQ are uncommon, but not unheard of. However, when a Yozi named Adjoran, the Silent Wind attacked Garda in hopes of taking HQ and corrupting him to the Yozi cause, she was forced to orphan him to protect him from the Yozis. So HQ grew up amongst the beastmen and the Lunar Exalted of the Haslanti League, knowing he would be safe among their number.

Even though HQ is not a Lunar or a beastman, HQ went through the Lunar trials and became an honorary member of the Silver Pact, the federation of Lunar tribes that are scattered throughout the edge of Creation. He is a member of the Swords of Luna, the Wardens of Gaia, and the Winding Path. To show his affiliation with these Lunar factions, HQ has the emblems of each one on the back of his trenchcoat.

Joining the Author Fighters
HQ first met the Author Fighters after saving one of their own, Hikari Ino, from the Varajtul, a tribe of Wyld-tainted cannibals that roam the North. He learned that the Author Fighters were on the same mission he was: to track Drake Darkstar's movements in Creation. HQ led them to where he had figured the base would be. However, two of his teammates, Shinji and Asuka, accidentally tripped the alarm, and were forced to high-tail it out of the base. When a Fair Folk tried to parley with the Author Fighters, HQ ended up putting a pair of bullets in the diplomat's head. After a falling out with DM, HQ and the Author Fighters went their separate ways, HQ taking the Court of Daiklaves back to Icehome, the Author Fighters to take on Drake.

When they failed, Sakina went to tell HQ, even surviving numerous wounds inflicted by the Varajtul, even going so far as to beg for forgiveness for making DM and the others think he was a demon. Eventually, HQ was won over and went back to Drake's base, freeing the Fighters, only to have the Weaver of Idyllic Dreams bar the way, in the meantime destroying HQ's weapons before he was called away by Drake.

HQ was pretty broken after his defeat, but when the Weaver went behind Drake's back and marched on Icehome, HQ was led by an unseen force to a First Age manse below the Court of Daiklaves building, where he came across his weapon, Gardafang. When he faced the Weaver, he fell again, and this time the Weaver finished the job and killed HQ...or so he thought. It was here that HQ learned the truth: he was the Heir of Garda, the son of one of the greater goddesses of snow. His newly-awakened Essence suddenly supercharging his body and rejuvenated by the Life Auras, HQ took up Gardafang and slew the Fair Folk in single combat. The Haslanti League beastmen then appeared and routed the Varajtul.

DM offered him the chance to become an Author Fighter, but HQ needed some time to think and went back to Snowflake Point, where the battle had taken place. However, thanks to BlackcatRin and at the behest of the Court of Daiklaves, HQ took up DM on his offer.

X's Valentine's Day Palooza
HQ took part in the Valentine's Day bash hosted by the Author Fighters, even though he fell ill after eating Dimensiondude's cooking (the meat was horribly undercooked) and getting shot at from Caboose and X Prodigy, and then singing "Crashed" by Daughtry.

The Author Fighters Triple Author Program
HQ is the man in charge of Team Daiklave, a triple author team consisting of Jean Kazuhiza and BlackcatRin. Their allies include Nero (Devil May Cry 4), Seras Victoria (Hellsing), The Comedian (Watchmen), Lucy (Elfen Lied), Rukia Kuchiki (BLEACH), and Sora (Kingdom Hearts). Their mission is to follow the moves of Terek Kenswell and his allies, although many times they ended up fighting the Draconian of Dark Lightning and his team as well, so they probably have the biggest case load of all the Triple Author Teams.

Relationships
HQ is loyal to all his Author Fighter friends, but he's especially good friends with Hikari, given the fact that they both come from similar backgrounds. In fact, HQ views Hikari as the younger sister that he never had, and takes great lengths to protect her alongside Darkmagicianmon.

HQ's relationship with DM was tenuous after HQ went to save them at Drake's base in Creation, but everything smoothed over after a while. His biggest rival is Ranger24, whom he views as a cocky windbag who needs to have the stuffing knocked out of him. This causes him to be good friends with Roscoso who also think's that Ranger needs to be knocked off his high horse.

HQ's girlfriend is Lenalee Lee, a female Exorcist that HQ met when he recruited Allen for the Court of Daiklaves. However, Lenalee's older brother Komui does not approve of this at all, and will stop at nothing to keep HQ from seeing her. However, he fails due to involvement by his own men, including Allen, Lavi, Captain Reever, and because of both the Court of Daiklaves and the Author Fighters' intervention. As noted by Huntress J, HQ's love for Lenalee runs deeper than your usual relationship and Selendro Saigo believes that somehow, HQ's relationship with Lenalee could have a profound effect on the fate of the world. According to J, their Essences compliment each other so well that they have the ability to fight in nearly perfect synchronization, a rare feat indeed. Rinoa is considering teaching them a Limit Break.

HQ's term of endearment for Lenalee is hanitaba, which is Old Realm for "honeybunch."

HQ's Powers
HQ, being the heir of Garda, has a number of abilities, some tied to his elemental heritage, some not. Among those listed here, he also has:

Tattoos: Having grown up amongst Lunars, HQ was ritually tattooed in moonsilver. These moonsilver tattoos make him an official member of the Silver Pact, and also allow him to survive in the Wyld without mutations.

Rejuvenation: As the son of an elemental, HQ has the ability to heal himself when he's fully immersed ice or snow.

Affinity Element Body (Air): HQ has some slight control over wind, but this power is not fully developed. Rovus believes that if HQ were to fully control this ability, he could also manipulate ice and lightning as well. However, HQ has full control of this ability when in Goddess Trigger.

Shapeshifting
HQ's trademark ability is the ability to change shape, a trait shared by many elementals, but HQ is the only God-Blood that can change his shape. However, he can only take on animal forms.

HQ's most commonly used animal forms are a wolf, a marlin, a falcon, a bobcat, and a mouse, but he can take on any animal form. This technique is not without fail, however: HQ can be easily identified by his ears, which are triangle-shaped no matter what animal form he takes.

The Sutra of Disaster
HQ obtained the Sutra of Disaster the same time he obtained Gardafang. It teaches the martial arts known as the Ashen Skies of Disaster Style, the signature martial art style of Garda. He can only activate these techniques when HQ has Gardafang in its Gunblade form.

Burning Sky Dance: Performing a slow kata, HQ stabs the ground with Gardafang, causing lightning to crash from the sky and ignite the ground in blue fire.

Garda's Rebuke: HQ swings Gardafang as a bright blue wave dissolves among his foes, freezing them in place.

Seismic Blizzard: HQ slams Gardafang's blade on the ground, causing icy winds to erupt from the ground.

Celestial Windstorm: HQ twirls Gardafang on his finger before throwing it, creating a tornado of blue wind Essence as it surges among his foes, blowing them away.

Howling Gale Strike: HQ swings Gardafang again, but this time a huge blast of wind accompanies the swing, knocking back the foe.

Goddess Trigger
During the final battle against the Weaver of Idyllic Dreams, HQ obtained the power of what he calls his "Goddess Trigger." This Goddess Trigger is activated the same way a Devil Trigger might be activated. Meant as an ace-in-the-hole, the Goddess Trigger supercharges HQ's Essence as he channels his elemental powers outward. When this happens, HQ is suddenly surrounded by a tornado of blue wind Essence as it swirls around him, the odd lightning bolt crashing around him.

When in Goddess Trigger, HQ can use all the abilities of the Sutra of Disaster, as well as two other abilities. They include:

Essence Respiration: In Goddess Trigger, HQ can actually respire ambient Essence, increasing his Essence recovery rate by nearly twice the normal rate.

Garda Cannon: HQ unleashes a flurry of wind, ice, and lightning from his hand, Kamehameha-style.

Quicksilver Rain: HQ twirls Gardafang by the trigger guard before tossing it skyward. Gardafang glows as it spins, and HQ makes a motion with his hand that makes the Gunblade fire a series of quicksilver knives at the enemy.

Indigo Flash: Considered to be HQ's signature move and the apex of the Ashen Skies of Disaster Style, HQ raises Gardafang as purple lightning strikes the blade and the winds swirling around him, making him spark with lightning. The moment he swings, a concentrated blast of lightning explodes around him. He can also use it with Quicksilver Rain so make it affect only one person (after all, quicksilver is highly conductive).

HQ's Enemies
Terek Kenswell: Terek Kenswell is HQ's Darkside, and an Infernal Exalted. Enough said.

Peleps Deled: HQ's other enemy, who also happens to be a Black Dragon Lord. HQ has held a deep hatred for the Dragon-Blooded (aside from Sakina), but his hatred for Deled is even deeper, namely because Deled was the one who gave Sakina the sunburst brand on her forehead.

Huntress J: A Pokemon hunter and another Black Dragon Lord, HQ has a personal score to settle with J, because she took away one of his childhood friends: his Raichu, Athos. There's no telling where Athos is now, but HQ has made it a personal goal to track her down and make her pay dearly.

Quotes

 * "I'm Hurricane's Quill, the Heir of Garda. And you're a corpse who forgot that he's dead."
 * "This is what the Gunblade's for!"
 * "Save it for a rainy day, you two!" (to Shinji and Asuka when they start arguing)
 * "It's hard trying to save the world when everyone thinks you're the enemy."
 * "Time to send you back to hell!" (fighting Terek Kenswell)
 * "Send my regards to the Anathema when you die!" (fighting Peleps Deled)
 * "Hikari Ino. Not just another pretty face." (After Hikari uses her Dark Bending on Peleps Deled)
 * "Thank you and good night."
 * "Brings back the dead, flies faster than the speed of sound, martial arts god...what the hell am I doing here?" (talking about Neo)
 * "Can't a man express his sixty thousand and some-odd verses of love?"
 * "How can I save the world if I don't have you waiting for me when I come back? That's why I love you so much. Doesn't matter if I'm off-duty or up to my ears in Darksides, you're always waiting for me when I come home at last."

Trivia

 * HQ went through two different stages before eventually staying with his Lunar self. He originally began as a Solar, but was viewed to be too powerful. His second stage was a Dragon-Blood, but was eventually scratched it because it didn't fit his theme (that and the fact that he had new information to work with, which screwed up everything). The Heir of Garda is his third state.


 * HQ also shifted from a Dragon-Blood and Solar to also take up a theme not used very much: shapeshifting. Most of the Author Fighter's abilities that focus around shapeshifting is usually in the same theme as HQ's Goddess Trigger. However, shapeshifting and its other abilities make up the bulk of HQ's combat profile.


 * HQ's Goddess Trigger is a spinoff of a Devil Trigger.


 * HQ has Asperger's Syndrome, a trait he shares with Roscoso, Airnaruto45, and Dimensiondude, among others.