Hex

Hex, a character in "The Crown and the Flame" series, is the new weapons master for the Nevrakis Family. She is first seen in book 1, chapter 11.

Appearance
Hex has short black spiky hair and bright blue eyes. She wears a black jacket with shoulder pads over a white shirt.

Personality
Hex is a very talented inventor of weapons. She is very ambitious and opportunistic. She allies with Nevrakis forces in book 1 and 2 in order to get funding and to test weapons that she is creating. However her true loyalty lies to no one but herself. Similar to Empress Azura, she believes everyone else needs to be led to the "right" way,to her vision of the perfect world, by force if necessary.

Whitlock
Hex was Whitlock's mentor. He seems to be the only one Hex cares about because she doesn't want him notice her committing crimes. Whitlock respected Hex very much and is very disappointed about what she turned into.

Trivia

 * She bears resemblance to German singer Nena.
 * Nena has a hit song called "99 Luftbaloons" or 99 Air balloons in English. In The Crown and the Flame Hex uses balloon-like airships(air balloons) to bomb Kenna's forces.
 * Her name "Hex" is synonymous with spell or curse. This is ironic because she is a Technocrat and is a maker of advanced weaponry and prefers to use technology instead. She has no known knowledge of witchcraft so far.