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"I have found that many creatures would prefer not to fight. But if your first instinct is to reach for your sword, you will never discover that."
—Hamnet

Hamnet was Luxa's uncle, as well as the son of Vikus and Solovet. Ten years prior to The Curse of the Warmbloods, Hamnet had fled Regalia and began to live in the Jungle, where he met and Overlander woman and had a son, who they named Hazard. Once the plague broke out, Hamnet became Gregor and the rest of the questers' guide to the Vineyard of Eyes. After successfully reaching the Vineyard, however, Hament was forced to do battle with an army of cutters in a futile attempt to protect the Starshade. During this, Hament was fatally wounded and, just before dying, he made Luxa promise him that Hazard would become anything but a warrior.

Appearance[]

Like the rest of the Underlanders, Hamnet is described as having platinum blonde hair and violet eyes, with skin so translucent that you can see the veins underneath.

Personality[]

History[]

As a soldier of Regalia, he had a strained relationship with his mother, the general. Hamnet once crossed his mother in a war council, and she had him imprisoned, without light or human contact, for a month. Vikus was away from Regalia, fighting at the Fount when this occurred.

Later, Hamnet led the attack on the Garden of Hesperides. He ordered the dike to be opened—an action that caused the dike to crumble and destroy the Garden and drowning the gnawers, including all of their pups. Some fliers and Underlanders were killed as well, including Hamnet's own bond. The devastation and guilt drove Hamnet to madness, and he fled Regalia afterwards. 

Hamnet lived in the jungle after fleeing his home. He met and married an Overlander, and had a son named Hazard. Hamnet became a pacifist, looking for ways to resolve problems while avoiding fighting. He lived in the jungle for ten years. His wife died, and he raised his son on his own. 

Biography[]

Hamnet meets Gregor and the team when they enter the jungle, searching for a plant called starshade. It was believed that this plant would allow Regalia find a cure to the plague that was killing the warmbloods. Hamnet meets his mother and father for the first time in a decade, and introduces them to his son. It is a strained reunion. He agrees to guide Gregor's team, on the condition that Solovet did not join them. Hamnet helped the team find the starshade, and died defending it from cutters.

Trivia[]

  1. Hamnet is named after Shakespeare's son, who also had a twin sister named Judith and another sister named Susanna.
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