Heartha Knave

"List up non-face cards, an 11 is speaking."

- Heartha Knave

Heartha Knave, full name Heartha Jaqueline Valentinia Knave, is a 2016 introduced all-around character. Heartha is the daughter of the Knave of Hearts from the story Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, written by Lewis Carroll. Heartha aligns with the Neutrals in the destiny debate as she prefers to follow her own agenda first and foremost.

Personality

 * Flirtacious
 * Charming
 * Goofy
 * Improvisational
 * (Un)lucky
 * Ingenious
 * Opportunistic

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Baking
It is only fitting that someone destined to steal tarts is able to make a mean pastry. She’s an alright cook, but Heartha truly comes into her own when baking cakes, tarts, treats, and sweets.

Generally being a bit of a criminal
It’s not as bad as it sounds, I promise! Heartha has sticky fingers, to say the least, and can’t resist the urge to pocket that delicious looking sandwich just laying there in the open…

In all seriousness, Heartha is prone to petty theft; taking stuff she feels no one else is missing (and, more often than not, that involves delicious baked goods). A knave (or a jack) is a glorified servant, which needless to say, doesn’t leave her family the most well off. This only got worse after the Evil Queen cursed Wonderland and caused serious damage to the Hearts’ Royal House. To Heartha, if it doesn’t cause serious harm to anyone else, it’s fair game.

Flirting
Heartha's favourite method of stealing hearts is by far being a heartbreaker. While flirtatious, she is noncommitted and doesn't date anyone, a fact which she is very upfront about. As such, she feels any heartbreak that does occur should be expected and is 'part of the fun' of flirting with her, making it a much less potentially harmful way of stealing hearts.

Playing cards & Gambling
Any card game, you name it, Heartha can master. Poker, Bridge, Chase the Ace, Go Fish, Brummy, Uno... If she hasn't already mastered it, she will if given a day's worth of practice.

As soon as she could pick up cards her father taught her how to gamble. She rarely loses and currently runs an underground EAH Poker ring.

Axes
Heartha likes axes. She appreciates the craftsmanship and thinks they are nothing short of beautiful. She has a sizable collection of them, many won from various poker games.

Croquet
Well... kind of. Heartha doesn't play croquet so much as act as Lizzie's caddie. She doesn't mind this, but does love to play when she gets the chance.

Powerful Qualities
Following the late 2015/early 2016 rebranding, Heartha was given three qualities that make her powerful. These are listed as Opportunistic, Romantic, and Ingenious.

Appearance
Heartha has pale, warm skin and a small, heart-shaped face. Heartha's face is framed by tight, honey-blonde curls. Her eyes are a light green, complemented by some pink and red heart-shaped outlines, clustered around her right eye. She has a turned up nose and heart-shaped lips, which are usually posed in a knowing smirk.

She speaks with a thick Essex accent, which surprises everyone when she actually opens her mouth.

Fairytale - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

 * Main Article: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

How the Story Goes
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a children's book centered around the titular character Alice and her journey through the nonsensical land of Wonderland. The Knave of Hearts first appears in the second to last chapter of the book, Chapter Eleven - Who Stole the Tarts?.

In this chapter, the Knave of Hearts is on trial for supposedly stealing the Queen of Hearts’ tarts. It is unknown if the Knave was guilty or not, as the book concludes before the trial, and it has been proposed that the man on trial may not actually be the Knave of Hearts, due to the character's outfit featuring a clubs motif.

How does Heartha fit into it?
Heartha follows her own agenda, first and foremost, and is chaotic neutral at heart. Her role is so minor, and doesn't even have a conclusive story, that she doesn’t care if destiny does or doesn’t happen. All Heartha cares about is being able to continue her ways of committing petty theft, flirting, and collecting axes.

Family
Heartha's dad was the previous Knave of Hearts and her mother is out of the picture. She is very close to her father and admires him greatly. Unsurprisingly, he taught her most of what she knows in regards to gambling and theft. It was her father's policy that, since their heads were on the line in the trial, that it paid to be the best thief possible without actually harming anyone.

Friends
Heartha is open for relationships <3.

Romance
Heartha flirts with many, many people, so shes open for relationships in that regard too <3.

Heartha has had flings with both Philomela Towerbird and Triumphant "Troy" Wangzi in the past.

Outfits
Heartha's outfits are primarily pink, dark grey, white, with accents of red. Motifs of her's include heart suits, cards in general, and chains.

Trivia

 * She hails from Wonderland. In real world terms, she would be from Essex, England.
 * She says "I heart [x]" a fair amount. Like. Actually says that. It's probably really annoying. No wonder she keeps her mouth shut.
 * Heartha's lucky number is 11.
 * This is because the Knave (aka the Jack) can represent the number 11 in a game of cards.
 * Heartha's primary colours are pink, white, black, and red. The last three tie her to Lizzie, the Queen of Hearts, but the pink represents the fact a knave is a glorified servant, as pink is lighter (and hence lower) than red, which is Lizzie's primary colour.
 * Her metal color is gold, like Lizzie's.
 * Heartha's concept was originally adopted from FairytaleFangirl24.
 * Heartha owns axes because the Knave of Hearts card is usually depicted with an axe in most English-speaking card decks.
 * Her middle names, Jaqueline Valentinia, reflect the words Jack and Heart, reiterating her role as the Knave (Jack) of Hearts.
 * In many card decks around the world, Knaves can be female or male. In the case that they are female, they're called maids, which is reflected in Heartha's design.

Story Parallels

 * Heartha is generally silent, reflecting how silent the Knave stays during his trial.
 * Heartha's chain motif reflects the Knave's only appearance, where he enters the courtroom in chains.
 * Heartha enjoys baking because the Knave was on trial for stealing tarts, a pastry.
 * Heartha's love of flirting and romance also comes from this supposed tart-stealing; except it has additionally manifested as a love of stealing hearts in the emotional sense.