Formerly a warrior of a Szubat-Arsalan tribe in Sargon, Kestrel and her siblings were enslaved by the local lord ameer's army. Encountering Rhodes Island personnel during her escape, she was able to return to the mines and rescue the other workers. She later joined Rhodes Island and is currently employed at the Sargonian branch, receiving treatment while participating in field missions.
Instantly gains 12 Deployment Points.
Mastery 3 · SP cost 35 · Initial SP 20Gradually gains 12 DP over the skill duration; ATK +40%, ASPD +40, and Talent 1 activation chance increases to 2.5 times
Mastery 3 · SP cost 30 · Initial SP 15 · Duration 15sHas a 22% chance to increase ATK to 140%
In [Tales Within the Sand], whenever a skill is activated, all resources carried by this unit will be sent to the backpack
Here are the documents. If that's all, I'll be going... The stain on that sheet? Oh, that's, uh... I guess I did spill something when I was having a couple of drinks last night. Haha... Damn, I put it in the middle of the stack, how'd you catch it...?
Do cultured folks like you even drink? Come, come, let's take a swig together, okay? Climb the hills in the dark, cross the desert in a storm. Now we gather in the oasis, drinking all the finest booze… Hehehe, oh, my friend, let's return to our homeland…
Why are you all wrapped up like that on such a warm day? You'll be drenched in sweat. Hey you! Yes, you! Why don't you take off that jacket? A true warrior isn't afraid to show the results of hard training!
'Operator'? No, I'm a warrior of Rhodes Island. Don't worry, it's not because I can't let go of the past, but because I want to defend the present. I'll train new warriors for you... same as I was taken in and raised back on the sands.
I once took in some war orphans. They begged me to teach them how to use a sword to get revenge. I agreed, and they succeeded, but at the cost of their lives… Many years ago, the chief taught me that the sword is only for protection.
The war took the lives of everyone in my tribe. My friends blocked blows with their bodies, and the chief's blood dripped onto my head... Me and the other children set out on a path of revenge. I'm the only one left. No one and nothing else. Only me.
The mark I'm drawing on your forearm? It's a 'bite mark'. Look, I have one too. The chief carved it into my skin herself. She said that those who have undergone the trial of blood and pain become the bravest warriors. The mark brings us strength.
I've taken plenty of hits both in battle and in the mines, but not many left marks. I used to think I was lucky, but now I wish I wasn't. I want the scars to help me remember certain people and things. Death brings back nothing, you know. I have to stay alive, and carry them myself.
Is it snowing on that peak...? Ohh... Guess what, Doctor? I had a dream last night about sleeping in the chief's arms when I was first taken in. She stroked my forehead gently, and her palm was like the sun-scorched sand, warm and rough. They've never seen the snow. Now I see it for them.
It's a beautiful day out there. I had a good nap, and a good dream, for once.
Kestrel is a Sargonian warrior who is as straightforward as they come. She began frequenting the training room shortly after arriving at headquarters, confidently walking in like she had always been a regular. Her relationship with the combat experts of Rhodes Island began with a clash of weapons, putting on a show of Sargonian tribal swordplay that the operators in the training room had never seen before. They eagerly invited her to come back for more. Her favorite hangout is the bar; although she has been warned against excessive drinking, she can often be spotted doing so from dusk to dawn at the bar for weeks on end. Ultimately, the Medical Department decided to bring her in by force, but Kestrel refused the 'treatment'; being under the influence only seemed to make her sword strike faster and harder. Treatment finally began when her training room friends arrived and successfully restrained her with great effort, only for everyone to realize that treatment was unnecessary after all: unlike most drunks who deny being drunk, Kestrel was, in fact, unimpaired. If anything, the alcohol had only served to hone her swordsmanship. [Medical Department Audio Log] 'That Kestrel, from Sargon. Can you believe what her tests show?' 'What do you mean?' 'Do you know how much she drinks? Yet it doesn't seem to have any effect on her vitals.' 'Wish I were like that.'
The sun is setting. Kestrel stands up from the roof of the office building she had been lying on, pulls out her horn, and blows it towards the setting sun. She had explained to curious operators that the horn symbolized the celebration of victory, or the passing of a peaceful and quiet day. Today's horn is particularly long, because this is her first day at the office as an official operator of Rhodes Island. Kestrel blows it a little longer for the important events in her life. The first time was her very first victory in battle. Their armies charged downhill and routed the Lord Ameer's soldiers. She had volunteered to be the vanguard, and saved the life of her friend with the sword her chief had taught her to wield. That day, she learned what it meant to be a comrade, and she blew her horn longer. The second was when she led the slave revolt through the mine shafts, filled with fog and enemies. She took the rear guard, fighting off pursuers all night, until she saw with her own eyes that the miners had reached safety. That day, she learned that the purpose of the sword was to protect, and she blew her horn longer. This is the third time.
Many Rhodes Island operators have their fair share of scars, which serves as a way to introduce themselves. 'I got this during the Sarkaz Civil War...' 'I got this during Columbia's Great Expansion...' 'I got this when I hit my head on a table when I was three!' 'That doesn't count!' Kestrel was rather reticent about this topic at first, as the trials of her past left no visible marks on her skin. This bothered her, as she saw scars from battle as something to be proud of. As she began to blend in, she realized that her 'bite marks' serve equally well as a conversation starter. When asked about the meaning of a 'guardian bite mark', she ended up giving a lecture about the meanings of various marks. 'What would Rhodes Island's bite mark embody?' 'That depends on what Rhodes Island is about.' 'Let's say... 'future'.' 'My tribe didn't have that kind of mark, but we can invent one.' Kestrel began inventing her first 'bite mark' after receiving such a request. Shutting herself in her room, she spent two days drawing up the pattern, and hung it up in the cafeteria to the sound of cheering. As the crowd came forward to embrace her, she felt, for the first time, that she had truly been accepted. She still thinks back to the people and events of her past, but no longer finds her lack of scars to be a handicap. Rather, she is happy to share the origins of her 'bite marks,' and to carry on the tradition of her people in her new home. Medical checks revealed nothing of particular note. We suspect that painting these 'bite marks' with mineral paints may have something to do with how external trauma leaves no mark on her skin, but no firm conclusions have been reached for now. - Warfarin, Medical Department
Kichisei5★ · Sniper
Kirara5★ · Specialist
Kirin R Yato6★ · Specialist
Kjera5★ · Caster
Kroos3★ · Sniper
Kroos the Keen Glint5★ · Sniper
La Pluma5★ · Guard
Laios5★ · Guard
Lancet-21★ · Medic
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Lava3★ · Caster
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Leizi5★ · Caster
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Leto5★ · Guard
Lin6★ · Caster
Ling6★ · Supporter
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Mon3tr6★ · Medic
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Nearl5★ · Defender
Nearl the Radiant Knight6★ · Guard
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Nian6★ · Defender
Nightingale6★ · Medic
Nightmare5★ · Caster
Nine-Colored Deer5★ · Supporter
Noir Corne2★ · Defender
Nowell5★ · Medic
Nyamu Yūtenji5★ · Guard
Nymph6★ · Caster
Odda5★ · Guard
Orchid3★ · Supporter
Pallas6★ · Guard
Paprika5★ · Medic
Papyrus5★ · Medic
Passenger6★ · Caster
Penance6★ · Defender
Pepe6★ · Guard
Perfumer4★ · Medic
Perfumer the Distilled5★ · Supporter
Phantom6★ · Specialist
Philae5★ · Defender
PhonoR-01★ · Supporter
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Pith6★ · Caster
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Plume3★ · Vanguard
Podenco4★ · Supporter
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Popukar3★ · Guard
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Pramanix the Prerita6★ · Caster
Projekt Red5★ · Specialist
Provence5★ · Sniper
Proviso5★ · Supporter
Ptilopsis5★ · Medic
Pudding4★ · Caster
Purestream4★ · Medic
Puzzle5★ · Vanguard
Qanipalaat5★ · Caster
Qiubai6★ · Guard
Quartz4★ · Guard
Quercus5★ · Supporter
Raidian6★ · Supporter
Raidian6★ · Supporter
Rangers2★ · Sniper
Rathalos S Noir Corne5★ · Guard
Ray6★ · Sniper
Record Keeper5★ · Medic
Reed5★ · Vanguard
Reed the Flame Shadow6★ · Medic
Reserve Operator - Caster3★ · Caster
Reserve Operator - Caster4★ · Caster
Reserve Operator - Defender3★ · Defender
Reserve Operator - Defender4★ · Defender
Reserve Operator - Guard4★ · Guard
Reserve Operator - Logistics3★ · Medic
Reserve Operator - Medic4★ · Medic
Reserve Operator - Melee3★ · Vanguard
Reserve Operator - Sniper3★ · Sniper
Reserve Operator - Sniper4★ · Sniper
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Reserve Operator - Supporter4★ · Supporter
Reserve Operator - Vanguard4★ · Vanguard
Ripresa5★ · Caster
Roberta4★ · Supporter
Robin5★ · Specialist
Rockrock5★ · Caster
Rope4★ · Specialist
Rosa6★ · Sniper
Rose Salt5★ · Medic
Rosmontis6★ · Sniper
Saga6★ · Vanguard
Saileach6★ · Vanguard
Sakiko Togawa6★ · Guard
Sand Reckoner5★ · Supporter
Sankta Miksaparato6★ · Defender
Santalla5★ · Caster
Saria6★ · Defender
Savage5★ · Guard
Scavenger4★ · Vanguard
Scene5★ · Supporter
Schwarz6★ · Sniper
Senshi5★ · Defender
Sesa5★ · Sniper
Shalem5★ · Defender
Shalem5★ · Defender
Shamare5★ · Supporter
Sharp5★ · Guard
Sharp6★ · Guard
Shaw4★ · Specialist
Shining6★ · Medic
Shirayuki4★ · Sniper
Shu6★ · Defender
Sideroca5★ · Guard
Siege6★ · Vanguard
Silence5★ · Medic
Silence the Paradigmatic6★ · Supporter
SilverAsh6★ · Guard
SilverAsh the Reignfrost6★ · Vanguard
Skadi6★ · Guard
Skadi the Corrupting Heart6★ · Supporter
Skybox5★ · Sniper
Skyfire5★ · Caster
Snegurochka4★ · Vanguard
Snow Hunter5★ · Sniper
Snowsant5★ · Specialist
Sora5★ · Supporter
Specter5★ · Guard
Specter the Unchained6★ · Specialist
Spot3★ · Defender
Spuria5★ · Specialist
Stainless6★ · Supporter
Steward3★ · Caster
Stormeye5★ · Sniper
Stormeye6★ · Sniper
Surfer5★ · Vanguard
Surtr6★ · Guard
Sussurro4★ · Medic
Suzuran6★ · Supporter
Swire5★ · Guard
Swire the Elegant Wit6★ · Specialist
Tachanka5★ · Guard
Taraxacum5★ · Medic
Tecno5★ · Caster
Tequila5★ · Guard
Terra Research Commission1★ · Sniper
Texas5★ · Vanguard
Texas the Omertosa6★ · Specialist
Thorns6★ · Guard
Thorns the Lodestar6★ · Specialist
THRM-EX1★ · Specialist
Tin Man5★ · Specialist
Tippi5★ · Specialist
Titi6★ · Medic
Toddifons5★ · Sniper
Tomimi5★ · Caster
Totter4★ · Sniper
Touch5★ · Medic
Touch6★ · Medic
Tragodia6★ · Supporter
Tsukinogi5★ · Supporter
Tulip5★ · Vanguard
Tulip6★ · Vanguard
Tuye5★ · Medic
Typhon6★ · Sniper
U-Official1★ · Supporter
Uika Misumi5★ · Supporter
Ukusik5★ · Medic
Ulpianus6★ · Guard
Umiri Yahata5★ · Specialist
Underflow5★ · Defender
Utage4★ · Guard
Valarqvin5★ · Supporter
Vanilla3★ · Vanguard
Varkáris5★ · Guard
Vendela5★ · Medic
Verdant4★ · Specialist
Vermeil4★ · Sniper
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Vigna4★ · Vanguard
Vina Victoria6★ · Guard
Virtuosa6★ · Supporter
Viviana6★ · Guard
Viy6★ · Caster
Vulcan5★ · Defender
Vulpisfoglia6★ · Vanguard
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Waai Fu5★ · Specialist
Wang6★ · Specialist
Wanqing5★ · Vanguard
Warfarin5★ · Medic
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Weedy6★ · Specialist
Whislash5★ · Guard
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Wild Mane5★ · Vanguard
Wind Chimes5★ · Guard
Windflit5★ · Supporter
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Xingzhu5★ · Supporter
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Yu6★ · Defender
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Zuo Le6★ · Guard
'Justice Knight'1★ · Sniper
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Aak6★ · Specialist
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Deepcolor4★ · Supporter
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Diamante5★ · Caster
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Doc5★ · Guard
Dorothy6★ · Specialist
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Ela6★ · Specialist
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Estelle4★ · Guard
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Executor5★ · Sniper
Executor the Ex Foedere6★ · Guard
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Greyy the Lightningbearer5★ · Sniper
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Haruka6★ · Supporter
Haze4★ · Caster
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Hung5★ · Defender
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Indra5★ · Guard
Ines6★ · Vanguard
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Iris5★ · Caster
Istina5★ · Supporter
Jackie4★ · Guard
Jaye4★ · Specialist
Jessica4★ · Sniper
Jessica the Liberated6★ · Defender
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Ju5★ · Sniper
Kafka5★ · Specialist
Kal'tsit6★ · Medic
Kal'tsit Esperanta6★ · Medic
Kazemaru5★ · SpecialistI choose to stand here, and so the land beneath my feet is my home.
No need, I'll grab my weapon and shield and head to the training grounds.
It's a warrior's duty, no need to thank me... Wha? Blushing? Of course I'm not blushing. How could you even tell I'm blushing through my tan?
Thanks, Doctor... I'll take this medal back to my homeland. The spring there has dried up, but it will continue to bless me, and they will know that I'm still fighting.
Love, friends, hearth. That's what a warrior lives for.
Warriors! Your courage will bring glory.
Don't eat too much before a battle, unless you want to throw it all up.
Now we fight!
I'm well prepared!
My sword is honed.
You're not getting past me!
I see them.
Victory or death!
We will defend our home!
The enemy will never see our backs!
Raise your weapons and shields! Not one step back!
This is the home that we defend. This is where they die.
The invaders' swords cut their own throats. An end they deserve.
Haha, it is an honor to die defending my home.
My homeland, my friends, my love... they're all waiting for me.
The heck? No alcohol here...? Huh? What's that in my mug? It's just some b… umm... bubbly barley juice.
Hey! Hands off.
Hahaha! Oh, I hate being tickled…
Arknights.
The strongest liquor for the bravest warrior. This one is mine, Doctor. If you really want it... devour this whole roasted game, and you'll be our hero for the day!
Yo, Doctor, you sure you don't need to sun a bit?
I made this horn out of the sands of my tribal homeland. A new warrior blows her victory horn after her first battle. It's like the cry of a newborn, celebrating her arrival into the world.
I first saw Rhodes Island sailing in the distance when I was at the branch office. The rumbling of the ship and the tremor of the sands... it's like my chief was whispering in my ear: You've found another place worth fighting for.
Kestrels holds great respect for the tribal chief who brought her up. By tradition, women of the tribe undergo trials to become defenders of hearth and home. The chief was the one who took the homeless Kestrel in and raised her to become a brave warrior. She was a beautiful and kind leader who taught her tribe to turn abandoned ruins into settlements with plenty of water and rich soil. The threat of the Lord Ameer was constantly looming over their heads, though. In order to oppose the Lord Ameer, the chief traveled to numerous other tribes to build alliances, taking Kestrel along with her. In her free time, she discussed with the young Kestrel what kinds of body paint looked best, and gave Kestrel 'bite marks' symbolizing 'Protection.' Kestrel learned that the chief preferred white for 'bite marks'. In subsequent years, she used the 'bite mark' that her mentor gave her, in her favorite color, while fighting a hopeless war against the Lord Ameer's soldiers with the few comrades she had left, until she was the only one left.
A psychological assessment was performed on Operator Kestrel to mitigate potential risks in field missions. We learned through interviews that revenge became her purpose after the destruction of her tribe, but that it came to a stop at some point. According to her, during her stint in the mines, she took in some children who had also been enslaved in the mines. At their request, she agreed to teach them to use a blade in order to take revenge for their families. However, she had underestimated the price of revenge. Witnessing the deaths of those children led her to look back on the purpose she had pursued for so many years, and the results that came of it. No longer obsessed with vengeance, she turned her sights back to the original connotations of 'Protection,' and began to see inciting revenge as an evil. She came to the conclusion that her current life matters more, and that Rhodes Island is her new home that she must protect. As such, she has requested a reassignment to the Sargonian branch to participate in field missions. We must inform the Sargonian office ahead of time to keep an eye on Kestrel's condition in the field, investigate any faction that has a history with her, and require her to regularly return to HQ for psychological evaluation and Oripathy monitoring. Kestrel still has many mysteries, as there are details in her personal history that can no longer be verified, and her own account is sometimes confused or fragmented. It must be emphasized, however, that this is no reason not to put our trust in her. - HR Department Note