An unremarkable mercenary from Columbia. Although her combat skills are nothing to write home about, she is nonetheless a dependable operator and an asset to her squad thanks to her excellent adaptability and ability to adjust operational plans on the fly in even the most complicated battlefield environments.
ATK +80%
Mastery 3 · SP cost 35 · Initial SP 10 · Duration 25sIncreases damage taken by 25%, ASPD +80, each attack deals 120% ATK as Physical damage and has a 25% chance to Stun the target for 2 seconds
Mastery 3 · SP cost 40 · Initial SP 20 · Duration 20sHP +9% , ATK +9%
I'm not so good at desk work, but if all you need is someone to stay by your side and help you arrange your tasks and schedule... I can give it a shot, perhaps.
This pocket watch? My father gave it to me before he left home. It's nothing fancy, but it keeps time if you keep the movement and dial maintained… Uh, Doctor, is there anyone at Rhodes Island who can fix watches?
Out in the field, you can leave the cooking to me. That's what they had me doing back in the Columbian barrenlands. I can't promise, you know that, it's gonna taste very good… But at least it won't give you a stomachache.
Back when I was with the Pioneer Team, the company left us undersupplied, and we did not take that sitting down. We ended up escaping into the barrelands. That's when I got this scar on my eye. It's not a disgrace, but it's not a badge of honor either. It's just the kind of bad luck that us regular Columbians deal with all the time. Mine's just a little more obvious than others.
Planning your time and planning your life couldn't be more different. When you're eking out a living, you've got no choice but to use every last second. Even when you space out, you have to keep an eye on the clock. On the other hand, to plan out your life, you need enough time to think and feel. Those aren't contradictory. It's just the second one's more of a luxury to most people.
Is my sword heavy? You bet it is. But I need a heavy one to protect my friends and defend our overdue freedom. The truer the weight I carry is, the mightier I can wield it... And when I'm hurt, it also comes in handy as a walking stick.
When my mother died, I didn't even get to mourn her. I had a huge pile of medical debt waiting for me to pay off. Why did I join the Pioneer Team, and why did I become a merc? It's not like I had other options. But I came to Rhodes Island after giving it serious thought.
A free mercenary only takes a mission she thinks is worth the time. There was this one night when I was sitting by the fire, affixing some beast teeth to my sword. My friends were sleeping, and the only sound in the air was my watch ticking away. Time is always on my mind, but that was the first time I really felt its passing.
The mercenary crew I joined was doomed to disband, sooner or later. Without a clear goal and strict discipline, you can't survive in the wilderness… Maybe only an organization like Rhodes Island can really protect what's beautiful out there. I'm thankful that I could come here.
Quartz is a self-disciplined Lupo mercenary. During her Rhodes Island operator's tests, she demonstrated that she is not especially proficient in wielding greatswords; she even almost hit her assessor, Instructor Dobermann. In spite of this, she did not take the suggestion to receive training in another kind of weapon and instead simply made a sincere apology to Instructor Dobermann for her earlier mistake. 'Perhaps life as a Columbian mercenary isn't as full of epic stories, conspiracies, and legends as people think. Most of the time, they're just normal folks who had no choice but to take up this line of work. In fact, if at all possible, many mercenary teams will try to avoid direct confrontation and bloodshed with other teams. After all, people just trying to earn a living have no desire to give up their lives for their work. Similarly, Quartz most likely chose her weapon for its intimidating appearance, in hopes of avoiding any unnecessary trouble. That said, the greatsword is definitely not just for show. The destructiveness she demonstrated in her tests would no doubt quickly sober up anyone getting any funny ideas.'
What's the matter, Doctor? Are you looking for Quartz? Maybe you should check the cafeteria. She might be sharpening her culinary skills with Cutter there. If not... she might be catching up with the latest comic books with Heavyrain in a corner somewhere. Otherwise, maybe check the girls' dorm? Utage is always wanting to introduce her to the latest trends. That reminds me, you haven't seen Quartz wearing makeup yet, right? No luck? Let me think... Come to think of it, the Quartz I knew never made any plans aside from work and training. You could say she was very strict about schedules. It wasn't until she came to Rhodes Island that she started doing all this other stuff.
'Do you mean this pocket watch, Doctor?' 'Actually, I'm not sure when it stopped working... After my father left, it used to remind me when to wake up, when my mother should take her medicine, when to leave for work, when I was late, when I needed to hurry to make it home on time, so on. But it never told me if it was a holiday, or my birthday, or if I should be taking some time off...' 'One night, I came home from work to find my mother sound asleep. At that moment, I was suddenly hit by the thought that I didn't know if everything I'd been doing was because I loved my mother, because of the promise I'd made to my father, or if I'd just gotten used to that kind of regularity. Even after my mother died, life with the Pioneer Team was more of the same. About the only difference was how they'd change your schedule around on a dime. But just like the clockwork in this pocket watch, it just felt like someone had wound it up so it'd keep on ticking, endlessly.' 'I guess... it was probably the time I left the Pioneer Team? I was sitting by the campfire with my mercenary teammates, and I checked my watch because I was worried it was getting late. That was when I realized it had already stopped at some point.'
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
Reserve Operator - Specialist4★ · Specialist
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
Vetochki5★ · Defender
Vigil6★ · Vanguard
Vigna4★ · Vanguard
Vina Victoria6★ · Guard
Virtuosa6★ · Supporter
Viviana6★ · Guard
Viy6★ · Caster
Vulcan5★ · Defender
Vulpisfoglia6★ · Vanguard
W6★ · Sniper
Waai Fu5★ · Specialist
Wang6★ · Specialist
Wanqing5★ · Vanguard
Warfarin5★ · Medic
Warmy5★ · Caster
Weedy6★ · Specialist
Whislash5★ · Guard
Whisperain5★ · Medic
Wild Mane5★ · Vanguard
Wind Chimes5★ · Guard
Windflit5★ · Supporter
Windscoot4★ · Guard
Wiš'adel6★ · Sniper
Wulfenite5★ · Specialist
Xingzhu5★ · Supporter
Yato2★ · Vanguard
Yu6★ · Defender
Zima5★ · Vanguard
Zima the Raging Tide6★ · Guard
Zuo Le6★ · Guard
'Justice Knight'1★ · Sniper
12F2★ · Caster
Aak6★ · Specialist
Absinthe5★ · Caster
Aciddrop4★ · Sniper
Adnachiel3★ · Sniper
Akafuyu5★ · Guard
Akkord4★ · Caster
Alanna5★ · Supporter
Alliance/Supportive Operator4★ · Supporter
Almond5★ · Specialist
Ambriel4★ · Sniper
Amiya5★ · Caster
Andreana5★ · Sniper
Angelina6★ · Supporter
Ansel3★ · Medic
Aosta5★ · Sniper
April5★ · Sniper
Archetto6★ · Sniper
Arene4★ · Guard
Aroma5★ · Caster
Asbestos5★ · Defender
Ascalon6★ · Specialist
Ash6★ · Sniper
Ashlock5★ · Defender
Astesia5★ · Guard
Astgenne5★ · Caster
Astgenne the Lightchaser6★ · Supporter
Aurora5★ · Defender
Ayerscarpe5★ · Guard
Bagpipe6★ · Vanguard
Bassline5★ · Defender
Beagle3★ · Defender
Beanstalk4★ · Vanguard
Beehunter4★ · Guard
Beeswax5★ · Caster
Bellone6★ · Guard
Bena5★ · Specialist
Bibeak5★ · Guard
Bison5★ · Defender
Blacknight5★ · Vanguard
Blaze6★ · Guard
Blaze the Igniting Spark6★ · Caster
Blemishine6★ · Defender
Blitz5★ · Defender
Blue Poison5★ · Sniper
Bobbing5★ · Supporter
Botani5★ · Supporter
Breeze5★ · Medic
Brigid5★ · Sniper
Broca5★ · Guard
Bryophyta5★ · Guard
Bubble4★ · Defender
Cairn5★ · Defender
Cantabile5★ · Vanguard
Caper4★ · Sniper
Cardigan3★ · Defender
Carnelian6★ · Caster
Castle-31★ · Guard
Catapult3★ · Sniper
Catherine5★ · Supporter
Cement5★ · Defender
Ceobe6★ · Caster
Ceylon5★ · Medic
Ch'en6★ · Guard
Ch'en the Dawnstreak6★ · Guard
Ch'en the Holungday6★ · Sniper
Chestnut4★ · Medic
Chiave5★ · Vanguard
Chilchuck5★ · Vanguard
Chongyue6★ · Guard
Civilight Eterna6★ · Supporter
Click4★ · Caster
Cliffheart5★ · Specialist
Closure6★ · Vanguard
Coldshot5★ · Sniper
CONFESS-471★ · Vanguard
Contrail4★ · Specialist
Conviction4★ · Guard
Corroserum5★ · Caster
Courier4★ · Vanguard
Crackborne5★ · Defender
Croissant5★ · Defender
Crownslayer6★ · Specialist
Cuora4★ · Defender
Cutter4★ · Guard
Czerny5★ · Defender
Dagda5★ · Guard
Deepcolor4★ · Supporter
Degenbrecher6★ · Guard
Delphine5★ · Caster
Diamante5★ · Caster
Dobermann4★ · Guard
Doc5★ · Guard
Dorothy6★ · Specialist
Dur-nar4★ · Defender
Durin2★ · Caster
Dusk6★ · Caster
Earthspirit4★ · Supporter
Ebenholz6★ · Caster
Ela6★ · Specialist
Elysium5★ · Vanguard
Enforcer5★ · Specialist
Entelechia6★ · Guard
Erato5★ · Sniper
Estelle4★ · Guard
Ethan4★ · Specialist
Eunectes6★ · Defender
Executor5★ · Sniper
Executor the Ex Foedere6★ · Guard
Exusiai6★ · Sniper
Exusiai the New Covenant6★ · Specialist
Eyjafjalla6★ · Caster
Eyjafjalla the Hvít Aska6★ · Medic
Fang3★ · Vanguard
Fang the Fire-Sharpened5★ · Vanguard
Fartooth6★ · Sniper
FEater5★ · Specialist
Fiammetta6★ · Sniper
Figurino5★ · Specialist
Firewatch5★ · Sniper
Firewhistle5★ · Defender
Flamebringer5★ · Guard
Flametail6★ · Vanguard
Flint5★ · Guard
Folinic5★ · Medic
Franka5★ · Guard
Friston-31★ · Defender
Frost5★ · Specialist
Frostleaf4★ · Guard
Fuze5★ · Guard
GALLUS²1★ · Caster
Gavial4★ · Medic
Gavial the Invincible6★ · Guard
Gitano4★ · Caster
Gladiia6★ · Specialist
Glaucus5★ · Supporter
Gnosis6★ · Supporter
Goldenglow6★ · Caster
Gracebearer5★ · Guard
Grain Buds5★ · Supporter
Grani5★ · Vanguard
Gravel4★ · Specialist
GreyThroat5★ · Sniper
Greyy4★ · Caster
Greyy the Lightningbearer5★ · Sniper
Gummy4★ · Defender
Hadiya5★ · Guard
Harmonie5★ · Caster
Harold5★ · Medic
Haruka6★ · Supporter
Haze4★ · Caster
Heavyrain5★ · Defender
Heidi5★ · Supporter
Hellagur6★ · Guard
Hibiscus3★ · Medic
Hibiscus the Purifier5★ · Medic
Highmore5★ · Guard
Ho'olheyak6★ · Caster
Hoederer6★ · Guard
Honeyberry5★ · Medic
Horn6★ · Defender
Hoshiguma6★ · Defender
Hoshiguma the Breacher6★ · Defender
Humus4★ · Guard
Hung5★ · Defender
Iana5★ · Specialist
Ifrit6★ · Caster
Indigo4★ · Caster
Indra5★ · Guard
Ines6★ · Vanguard
Insider5★ · Sniper
Irene6★ · Guard
Iris5★ · Caster
Istina5★ · Supporter
Jackie4★ · Guard
Jaye4★ · Specialist
Jessica4★ · Sniper
Jessica the Liberated6★ · Defender
Jieyun5★ · Sniper
Ju5★ · Sniper
Kafka5★ · Specialist
Kal'tsit6★ · Medic
Kal'tsit Esperanta6★ · Medic
Kazemaru5★ · Specialist
Kestrel5★ · Vanguard
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
Lappland5★ · Guard
Lappland the Decadenza6★ · Caster
Lava3★ · Caster
Lava the Purgatory5★ · Caster
Lee6★ · Specialist
Leizi5★ · Caster
Leizi the Thunderbringer6★ · Guard
Lemuen6★ · Sniper
Leonhardt5★ · Caster
Lessing6★ · Guard
Leto5★ · Guard
Lin6★ · Caster
Ling6★ · Supporter
Liskarm5★ · Defender
Logos6★ · Caster
Lord/Sharp6★ · Guard
Lucilla5★ · Supporter
Lumen6★ · Medic
Lunacub5★ · Sniper
Luo Xiaohei4★ · Guard
Lutonada4★ · Defender
Magallan6★ · Supporter
Manticore5★ · Specialist
Mantra6★ · Caster
Marcille6★ · Caster
Matoimaru4★ · Guard
Matsukiri5★ · Vanguard
Matterhorn4★ · Defender
May4★ · Sniper
Mayer5★ · Supporter
Mechanist6★ · Defender
Melanite5★ · Sniper
Melantha3★ · Guard
Meteor4★ · Sniper
Meteorite5★ · Sniper
Midnight3★ · Guard
Minimalist5★ · Caster
Mint5★ · Caster
Misery6★ · Specialist
Miss.Christine5★ · Caster
Mitm5★ · Vanguard
Mizuki6★ · Specialist
Młynar6★ · Guard
Mon3tr6★ · Medic
Morgan5★ · Guard
Mostima6★ · Caster
Mountain6★ · Guard
Mousse4★ · Guard
Mr. Nothing5★ · Specialist
Mudrock6★ · Defender
Muelsyse6★ · Vanguard
Mulberry5★ · Medic
Mutsumi Wakaba5★ · Specialist
Myrrh4★ · Medic
Myrtle4★ · Vanguard
Narantuya6★ · Sniper
Nasti6★ · Supporter
Nearl5★ · Defender
Nearl the Radiant Knight6★ · Guard
Necrass6★ · Caster
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
Pinecone4★ · Sniper
Pith5★ · Caster
Pith6★ · Caster
Platinum5★ · Sniper
Plume3★ · Vanguard
Podenco4★ · Supporter
Poncirus5★ · Vanguard
Popukar3★ · Guard
Pozëmka6★ · Sniper
Pramanix5★ · Supporter
Pramanix the Prerita6★ · Caster
Projekt Red5★ · Specialist
Provence5★ · Sniper
Proviso5★ · Supporter
Ptilopsis5★ · Medic
Pudding4★ · Caster
Purestream4★ · Medic
Puzzle5★ · Vanguard
Qanipalaat5★ · Caster
Qiubai6★ · GuardDoctor, if you don't need anything from me, I'll just zone out here for a bit... Feel free to talk to me anytime you need me.
Hello, Doctor. I'm Quartz... I think I'm on time.
I wish our squad could've fought like this back there.
Thanks for your recognition, but remember to tell me if there's anything I can improve on.
Rhodes Island's promotion process and standards are pretty transparent. That's not easy to do.
Hope I can help.
Don't worry. I think my decisions through.
I propose we begin our operation at the top of the hour. It'll be easier to keep track of time.
Hide, and make sure to put out the cooking fire.
Doctor, I'm in position.
Sheathe my weapon for the time being? Then my sword…
Perfect timing!
A bit late, not a big problem.
Time your strike. It's more important than brute strength.
Keep your distance. I only want to strike the enemy.
You're staring at my eyepatch, it reveals a lot.
Take this!
When every phase of the mission proceeds with watchlike precision, victory is assured.
This is worth celebrating... When we get back to Rhodes Island, we won't have to eat my cooking anymore.
Even the most accurate of watches isn't always accurate. Don't be so fixated on perfection
Sorry, Doctor, we had a few problems with the plan because my watch is broken. Go, and leave the rest to me.
This is much more comfortable than a tent in the wilderness... Will someone stand watch at night?
Oh, Doctor. What's the matter?
Let's space out together, Doctor. We can chill for as long as we need... No need to watch the clock like we used to.
Arknights.
Doctor, Happy New Year. Hey, do me a favor and watch the length of your New Year's speech. Everyone is waiting to cut the cake.
Hello, Doctor. Careful. You almost bumped into my sword.
Happy birthday, Doctor. Here's a pocket watch... Of course, it's not my own. And it's not one of those collectibles the Columbian businessmen like. You may not need something like this to show off, but you can use it to check the time.
If I hadn't come across Rhodes Island, would I still be wandering the wilderness by myself, or would I have returned to the city to face the music...? I don't know, but I don't need the answer, either. I stand with you and Rhodes Island now.
'Most mercenaries head back to the cities after their team is disbanded. They still have to make money somehow, to take care of their children, wives, aging parents...' 'I chose to head the other way, straight into the wilderness. Not like I'd had any of that to worry about for a long, long time. Even wandering the empty wastes all by myself, though, not once did I feel the time drag on. I visited many places that year, but with no special goals or objectives in mind. I just wanted to see things, even just to come across them by chance. Some call it a meaningless way to live, and that all I do is loaf about, not accomplishing anything in life.' 'But that really was the happiest time of my life.'
Rather than being punctual, you could say that Columbians are more like prisoners of time itself. More and more companies are starting to employ automation to replace their workforce, as a way of addressing the risks of infection that come with Originium dust. For normal folks like Quartz, it seems that not falling behind on their work is the one area where machines can never truly beat them.—From Jackie's daily reports 'Actually, Doctor, the way I see it, it's a lot simpler than that. If we fall behind on our work, our pay gets docked. Which also means any plans you have from there on out get disrupted. It means you might have to go hungry for a few days, or not buy that present for your mother you've been saving up for...' 'Oh... Look at the time... Sorry for bothering you this late at night, Doctor. After coming to Rhodes Island, I've started losing track of time every now and then.' 'Don't worry, though. I have your entire work schedule tomorrow already planned out, starting at 7 in the morning. Just relax, get a good night's sleep, and leave the rest to me.'