A Practitioner and gunsmith. He first appeared in “Authenticity”.
Biography[]
Hector Kingston is of Jamaican origin and a Practitioner with a primary focus on crafting. He owns a gun shop where he crafts and sells magically enhanced weaponry, ammunition, and ritual tools.[1]
In Elizabeth’s will he was bequeathed the crafting tools and books from her workshop. The same evening he came to Molly’s and Onyx’s rescue when they were cornered by Victor Saxon after the reading of the will.[1]
He participated in the Practitioner meeting in January, and made effective resistance against the Light at the Battle of the Casino, teaming up with Molly and Onyx.[2] Afterwards he provided the Crew with weaponry and ammunition to help them against the Light.[3] These proved to be of critical value during the Battle of Suite 1705, effective against both practitioners and demons.[4]
Hector is tall, handsome, black, and speaks with a Jamaican accent.[1] He usually wears a trench coat. His style has little respect for fashion or formality, but he wears it well. He is fiercely independent and more comfortable with guns and physical violence than most Practitioners. Alex judges him to be a dangerous man.[5]
Relationships[]
Hector appears to well-known and well-respected in the Seattle Practitioner community. He has good relations with Molly and Onyx, though Onyx is wary of him.[6] He himself is deeply suspicious of Lorelei, but has come to respect the “mundane” members of the Crew.[7]
Despite his independence, he has some associates and friends helping run the gun shop. He appears to be protective of them.[3]
Abilities[]
Hector is a superb craftsman and maker of magically enhanced weaponry. He also is perceptive, combined with experience and ability to gauge people.[1][3] He has shown some skill with perception magic.[8]
He mainly uses shotguns and revolvers, and seems to have a preference for simple and direct solutions, like using rock salt in a shotgun to take down wards.[1][9]
His practice has limitations in how it is used for money.[1]
Theories[]
Hector is capable of enchanting modern weaponry, but still prefers to use revolvers and manually operated shotguns. Some possible reasons for this might be:
- A preference for large calibers with plenty of boom.
- Greater ammunition flexibility in terms of material and charge, like rock salt in a shotgun.[1]
- Weapons with more manual operation are easier to enchant.
- Large caliber ammunition is easier is enchant.
The last point is supported by Sunday using a pair of old-fashioned large-caliber revolvers with bullets made of iron and silver.[10][11]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 “Authenticity”
- ↑ Past Due, chapter 7
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Personal Demons, chapter 14
- ↑ Personal Demons, chapter 20
- ↑ Personal Demons, chapter 6
- ↑ Personal Demons, chapter 5
- ↑ Past Due, chapter 2
- ↑ Personal Demons, chapter 10
- ↑ Personal Demons, chapter 7
- ↑ Grand Theft Sorcery, chapter 12
- ↑ Grand Theft Sorcery, chapter 16