Henova is one of the Tower's Five Master Blacksmiths. In the past, he was the exclusive blacksmith of Arthia, however, he is currently in ruins because of bullying from the Top 9 Clans as he refused to create their commissioned artifacts since they were directly responsible for Arthia's destruction.
Physical Appearance[]
Personality[]
As seen from his interactions with Cha Yeon-woo and Cha Jeong-woo, Henova is shown to be grouchy, short tempered, but well meaning old man that possess a very caring, fatherly aura to him. This is seen where he became close to both twins, who began seeing him as father figure.
Henova was shown to be deeply loyal to those he has come to care for and love, as seen where he became the private smith for Arthia after becoming close to Jeong-woo and his companions and maintain a deep friendship and loyalty to them until the clan's downfall.
Henova himself has been stated and later confirmed to be quiet Bashful, having shown to be very shy when feeling strong emotions towards someone he cares about and has a tendency of trying to hide these feeling by acting cold or indifferent towards them and then having violent outbursts when pushed about it. Yeon-woo himself compares this personality quirks of Henova to being that of a Tsundere.
History[]
Abilities[]
As one of the Top 5 Artisans in the Tower, Henova is immensely skilled in creating artifacts and is renown through out the whole Obelisk to the point that even the Top Ten Clans of the Tower once seek out his services and members of the Nine Kings and other players of similar strength to them, would personally commission him to make things for them.
As a Dark Dwarf, Henova was stated to have a strong affinity for Fire and a naturally high resistance towards high heat temperatures.
Blacksmithing[]
As a Dark Dwarf, Henova was stated to be a natural when is came to metalwork and blacksmithing. Furthermore his immense skill was renown across the Tower and he was personally responsible for the powerful and unique equipment possessed by Cha Jeong-woo and the other members of Arthia's first incarnation.
- Dragon Slayer: The Rank A+ (Original: EX) Double Handed Long Sword created and forged by Henova created from one of the Dragon Bones provided by the Last Dragon King Kalatus and given to Cha Jeong-woo for his personal use. The Sword itself was stated to have outstanding durability and magic power conductivity and was forged with Beads of Orichalcom studded throughout the sword, amplifying its effects. It’s currently stronger than normal because magic conductivity Cores have been added and grant the following abilities to its user.
- Dragon Catcher:If fighting with an opponent who holds even the slightest trace of the Draconic species, the holder of the sword will be able to dominate them.
- Dragon’s Gaze: A high probability of taking health and magic power from an injured opponent. The opponent will be trapped in fear as if they are exposed to a dragon’s gaze. The immunity and durability of the opponent will be nullified.
- Dragon Formula: Magical formulas can be engraved along the blade. The magic will never disappear because it is converted into the dragon language, and only a small amount of magic power is needed for activation.
- Gyes Amulet: An Amulet Artifact named after Gyges, a giant that has hundreds of eyes and thousands of limbs. This Artifact stated to increase the sensory abilities of its wearer and can only be created using top quality ingredients and components. This item was stated to be one of the most extremely difficult artifacts to create within the Tower and only a few artisans were stated to be able to create one. Henova was stated and later shown to not only be able to create one such item, but modify it and later transform it into another artifact all together.
- Gyes' Armor: Dwarven blacksmith Henova used the tail feathers of a Long-tailed Jackdaw, a bird known to dwell in Bladed Bushes, and combined them with the amulet, creating an amulet in the form of a chest armor. It boasts a very light weight, and has excellent resilience and exceptional durability that can easily bounce off any normal sword. Reveals hidden eyes and arms when infused with mana. The eyes can see through attacks and curses that come after its owner, and its invisible arms can block those that may cause harm. Commissioned and given to "Cain".
- Hundreds of eyes: Captures any external change by making the owner’s senses keener. In times of crisis, it increases reaction speed by up to 20%.
- Thousands of arms: Reduces damage received from five types (physical, fire, ice, electric and holy). Also increases resistance against three types of status effects (curse, poison, arcane) and has a 15% chance to cancel or reflect the effects.
- Forestalling Gigantomachia: Converts a portion of the damage taken into health. If the owner’s health falls below 15%, the owner can restore their health up to 50%. Usage limited once per day.
- Gyes' Armor: Dwarven blacksmith Henova used the tail feathers of a Long-tailed Jackdaw, a bird known to dwell in Bladed Bushes, and combined them with the amulet, creating an amulet in the form of a chest armor. It boasts a very light weight, and has excellent resilience and exceptional durability that can easily bounce off any normal sword. Reveals hidden eyes and arms when infused with mana. The eyes can see through attacks and curses that come after its owner, and its invisible arms can block those that may cause harm. Commissioned and given to "Cain".
- Henova’s Magic Bayonet:
Craftsmanship[]
Henova was also stated to be skilled in crafting items other than weapons.
- Anastasia's Pipe: Henova was stated to have personally crafted Anastasia's smoking pipe for her.
- Henova's Magic Mask:
Architecture[]
Other than crafting and smithwork, Henova was stated to also be a skilled architect, having been stated to also accept commissions of building personal residences for powerful rankers.
- Anastasia's Villa: Henova was stated to have been commissioned by Anastasia to build her personal residence in the Outer Districts of the Tower. The Villa itself was noted to be extremely sturdy and durable, having withstood the destructive power of both Anastasia and Cha Yeon-woo. The Villa itself was also built to be strong enough to contain the numerous visage monsters of the old weapons and equipment horded by Anastasia through the centuries originally used and owned by powerful Rankers who began obtaining malevolent sentience. Henova himself would design the dungeon basement to specifically to contain them.
Artistry[]
Due to his skill and abilities, Henova was also stated to be an accomplished artist and his artifacts and other works were noted to be possess exquisite artistic appeal and delicate designs alongside their immense power.
- Metal Work: Along with his immense ability and skill in smithing in order to create powerful artifacts, Henova was also stated to masterfully create elegant and beautiful artistic designs for his metal work. With his crafted and forged blades being known to be masterfully created and designed.
- Sculpting: Henova has also been stated to be sculptor and has the needed skills to make accurate status of individuals.
Magic[]
As part of his profession as an Artisan and Blacksmith forger, Henova has shown to possess immense mastery over magic in order to imbued his item with various abilities.
- Runes: Henova has shown an immense level of mastery with Runes. With him employing them regularly when creating weapons in order to create specific and unique abilities and effects into each of his forged swords, daggers, armors and other creations.