Rowen Blovnick

Rowen Blovnick, unknown age, is the antagonist of Half Gift. His highly trained and honed gift of mental thought manipulation allows him to bend many of his underlings to his will, and to rise in power swiftly. Rowen is cruel, and his regime is held together only through fear of the powerful families in the Blovnick-Capri alliance, which he presides over. As the story progresses things are revealed in Rowen's past that demonstrate a terrible upbringing that led him to be the man he currently is under his father, Jace Blovnick.

Rowen doesn't tolerate insubordination, and kills (or mentally manipulates) anyone who dares to question his plans, or who completes a task poorly or not to his liking. As he has an endless supply of fresh people to serve him, Rowen appears to feel no guilt over the taken lives of possibly hundreds of innocent civilians.

Personality
Rowen's personality isn't explored much within Half Gift, but he is shown to be fierce and heartless in battle. He rules and preys on the fear in other people, using his mental manipulation to force them into subservience. Internally it is shown that he was severely scarred by a tragic childhood, and that he believes that he must please his father even after his father is killed by honoring his father's goal of eliminating all but Pure Gifts.

Physical Appearance
Rowen his dark raven hair that hangs down over his face in messy, knotted strands. He has a light scar on the left side of his face from an unknown cause and calculating blue eyes that appear to pierce through other people. He is usually seen in deep colored or black clothing layered over with a cloak of some kind, and prefers his father's old cloak which is now a tattered blue mess at the ends.

Crimes
Rowen has committed dozens of both magical crimes against the magical court and mundane crimes against common citizens of Dvoranak. He has been imprisoned once in the highly guarded mundane government prison, but they were unable to contain his gift and he manipulated the guards into helping him escape, and has been uncaught since.

Gift
Rowen has the uncommon gift of Idea and Thought Manipulation which allows him to bend other to his will as he desires. The most common use for this gift is in the healing arts, to soothe patients, but Rowen uses it to control those around him and achieve his own ends. His gift is very powerful, some people even saying it rivals grandmasters' abilities, and with his specialized training he is a dangerous foe.