Quinnz ANALYSIS
File Code: HAZE-LOCK-099
Classification: OBSIDIAN-DELTA PRIME
Clearance Required: Level 6+ (ARCANE SECURITY AUTHORIZATION)
Compiled by: Joint Terrestrial-Anomalous Events Committee (JTAEC)
SUBJECT OVERVIEW
Codename: QUINNZ
Designation: Anomalous Spellcaster — High-Priority Thaumaturgic Entity
First Recorded Manifestation: “Ash Market Incident,” 1843 (London). Official recognition withheld until the Black Fog Siege (Prague, 1917).
Status: Active. Uncontained. Believed to operate independently of coven or council oversight.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
When visible, Quinnz manifests as a ghostly pale female with impossibly dark curls that borderlines vantablack. Eyes appear a muted, smokey blue, faintly luminescent in low light conditions. Witness statements consistently describe thin ribbons of smoke seeping and curling off her exposed skin, creating a faint haze around her at all times. This smoke does not dissipate naturally and carries the distinct smell of burned herbs and wet ash.
Height: Estimated 1.7m
Eyes: muted smokey blue, brightens to a fiery orange in moments of rage.
Hands: Ashen black; emit smoke even when still.
Locomotion: remains unpredictable, often using smoke dispersal to phase through cracks, vents, or barred doors.
PRIMARY ANOMALOUS ABILITIES
1. Smokeform Transmutation
Allows Quinnz to dissolve into pure smoke, becoming intangible. Can infiltrate secure areas and reform elsewhere.
2. Breath Theft
Within a 15m radius, Quinnz can remove breathable air. Victims collapse in 20–30 seconds without protection.
3. Smoke Constructs
Capable of shaping smoke into clawed hands, spectral wolves, or humanoid silhouettes. Constructs can grapple, maim, or carry out simultaneous attacks.
4. Memory Fog
Long-term exposure erodes memory. Victims of prolonged encounters forget personal details, lose track of time, or suffer false memories.
5. Pyroclasmic Ignition
Quinnz can ignite her smoke into a rolling inferno — heat readings during Black Fog Siege reached 1,600°C, enough to melt steel structures.
BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS
Quinnz operates as the confirmed leader and public face of C.A.T.S. Intelligence indicates she is responsible for negotiations, recruitment, and issuing final strategic decisions.
Witness interviews and recovered recordings suggest a calm, controlled demeanor — even under direct threat. Quinnz displays exceptional social intelligence, often defusing hostility through conversation before resorting to force.
Agent Intercept [REDACTED]:
“She talked to us like we were equals — polite, almost kind — right up until we refused her terms. Then she smiled, and the room filled with smoke. We woke up three towns over in a seedy motel bathtub filled with chicken seed and surrounded by four chickens and a rooster.”
Attempts to profile Quinnz’s ethics have proven inconclusive.
Assessment:
Leadership confirmed — unquestioned authority within C.A.T.S.
Willing to engage peacefully, but outcome of engagement unpredictable.
Possible long-term agenda suspected, but goals unknown.
Further observation is recommended. Direct confrontation remains high-risk due to anomalous smoke capabilities and unknown limits of her power.
UNKNOWN VARIABLES
True Nature: Whether Quinnz is fully human, undead, or something in between remains unverified.
Power Source: No known coven or patron identified.
Objectives: Long-term goals unknown — suspected to involve ideological or personal retribution campaigns.
Group Loyalty: Nature of her influence over C.A.T.S. members is unclear — voluntary loyalty, magical coercion, or both are possible.
Ignition State Limits: Catastrophic potential if fully unleashed. Citywide destruction cannot be ruled out.
RECOMMENDATION
Maintain observation perimeter of 500m during confirmed sightings.
Engagement should be treated as high-risk. Direct confrontation not recommended without anti-thaumaturgic countermeasures and full civilian evacuation plans in place.
If Quinnz enters confirmed ignition state, SALAMANDER PROTOCOL is to be enacted immediately.