Faultline

<infobox> <title source="name"><default>Faultline</default></title>

<image source="Image"></image> <header>Basic Information</header> <label>Civilian Name</label> <label>Aliases</label> <label>Gender</label><default>Unknown</default> <label>Age</label><default>Unknown</default> <label>Relations</label> <label>Family</label> <header>Professional Status</header> <label>Occupation</label><default>Mercenary</default> <label>Occupation</label> <label>Alignment</label><default>Villain</default> <label>Classification</label> <label>Status</label> <label>Location</label> <label>Teams</label><default>Faultline’s Crew</default> <label>Previous Team</label> <label>Base of Operations</label> <header>First Appearence</header> <label>Web Serial</label><default>Unknown</default> </infobox> Faultline is the leader and eponym of Faultline’s Crew.

Personality

Faultline prides herself on her intelligence and her reputation as a mercenary, and tries to maintain her mercenary activities with a code. She is well aware of the need for misdirection, and employing facades when dealing with people who can be more individually powerful than she is. Has some sort of feud with tattletale.<ref name="Cast2">Faultline – Noted as a capable leader, has a feud of sorts with Tattletale. Her power enables her to cut through any nonliving material with a touch. She is currently searching for means to extend her ability to living materials as well. - Cast (in depth)</ref>

Whether accidentally or on purpose her crew became a family.

Many people consider her arrogant, such as Tattletale.

Appearance

Faultline is twenty-something and sharp-featured with long, wavy black hair. Her costume blends 'dress' and 'riot gear' and, while in costume, she puts her hair into a bun and wears a detachable hairpiece filled with thorns as a 'ponytail'.<ref name="Cast1">Faultline – Leader of a mercenary team, Faultline wears a costume with body armor, a skirt and a welding-mask-like face-cover. Can destroy inorganic matter by touch. - Cast (spoiler free)</ref>

In civilian guise, she wears a white dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up and black slacks tucked into shiny black riding boots with steel toes. She has "sharp" features<ref name="5.x">Interlude 5</ref>.

Abilities and Powers

Faultline has the ability to separate molecular bonds in any non-living material to make holes or cuts by touching it.<ref name="Cast2"/> she is extremely adroit with her power, able to use it strategically and in concert with others.<ref name="11.7"> - Excerpt from Infestation 11.7</ref>

History

Background

Faultline owned Palanquin and several other cover businesses across Brockton Bay.

At some point, she toppled a building on someone<ref name="5.x">Interlude 5</ref>.

Story Start

Participated in dealing with the ABB but insured that her team was paid during it.

Trivia

• Some early drafts of worm give Faultline's name as Melanie Fitts, there has been no independent verification on this however.
• Like many characters in Worm, Faultline took her turn as the protagonist for one of the stories many drafts.<ref name="14.8c1">Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.8</ref>

Fanart Gallery

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• Image by DerTodesBote on DeviantArt
  Image by DerTodesBote on DeviantArt

References

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