Lyra Kupfer

A Coglayer (classified as a Puppet Master/Dollmaker) who hails from Blacktower.

Lyra is a young woman with an impressive intelligence, sharp wit, and even sharper tongue. She is almost guaranteed to insult or irritate anyone she interacts with at least 70% of the time, on purpose. She knows she's not the sociable, she just doesn't care and is of the opinion that if a person isn't intelligent enough to move past her acerbic manner, then it is their personal problem.

Her reasons for joining Hornet are private, but almost every spare moment she has is dedicated to her Projects (which, while normal for a Coglayer, is still something she is exceedingly secretive about).

Generally viewing knowledge to be a thing that 'there is no useless version of' (though some individuals have tested this mentality), Lyra has a wide base of information that she can, and will, whip out in a moment's notice with little to no provocation (generally to prove how very, very wrong her victim is about something). She is also skilled at piloting her ultra-light armor, an on-going Project she is constantly working on upgrading and agonizes over any time it takes significant damage.

Lyra also has a small (tiny) clockwork puppet/doll that she carries with her. A careful observer may notice that it is an almost exact replica of the armor she wears. Any attempts to interact or touch this creation may result in significant harm to the offending party of either their pride or their body (or both, if the 'offense' is great enough).

Rumors

 * May possibly be a harlequin romance author, mostly starring Steamborgs, the evidence is rumored to be in her journal that she fiercely guards.
 * Suspected to suffer from some 'Mysterious Illness', possibly the result of a poisoning (the general story implies something Illegal, but details are scarce).
 * Rumored to be a prodigy on the violin, and that something Tragic happened to cause her to no longer play.
 * Generally said to hate humans/humanity, and to idolize anyone/thing that isn't purely human.