Hazel Flood

Hazel Flood serves as the main protagonist of South of Midnight, an action-adventure title developed by Compulsion Games and published by Xbox Game Studios. In the game, players take on the role of Hazel as she journeys through a magical reimagining of the American Deep South, where she must face supernatural forces inspired by regional folklore.

The story begins in the town of Prospero, Hazel's hometown, which has been left in ruins after a powerful hurricane. Amid the wreckage, Hazel uncovers her identity as a "Weaver"—a rare individual with the ability to repair and reshape the spiritual threads that bind reality together. As a Weaver, she gains the power to confront dark beings known as Haints and uncover the secrets hidden within her family's troubled legacy. Through this, Hazel is drawn into a larger conflict that challenges both her abilities and her understanding of the world around her.

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Hazel Flood
First OutfitSecond OutfitThird Outfit “ Hazel has lived in Prospero all her life, with her mother Lacey. She's just graduated high school and is headed to college in the fall. „ ~ Hazel's Character Description in the Lore
Origin
Origin	South of Midnight
Creator	Compulsion Games
First Appearance	South of Midnight
Voiced by	Adriyan Rae
Characteristics
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Pronouns	She/Her
Sexuality	Heterosexual
Age	Likely 18
Birthday	Unknown
Height	Unknown
Weight	Unknown
Ethnicity	Creole
Status	Alive
Alignment	Neutral Good
Archetype	Everyman, Reluctant Hero
Occupation	Store Clerk (Lotta Ohio Donuts)
Time Period	Modern Time
Language	English (AAVE)
Homeworld	Earth
Relationships
Affiliations	Lacey Winston, Beaux, Mrs. Pearle, Roux, Laurent, Bunny (Formerly)
Enemies	Haints, Two-Toed Tom, Rougarou (Formerly), Huggin' Molly, Kooshma, Bunny

Background

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The story begins in the town of Prospero, Hazel's hometown, which has been left in ruins after a powerful hurricane. Amid the wreckage, Hazel uncovers her identity as a "Weaver"—a rare individual with the ability to repair and reshape the spiritual threads that bind reality together. As a Weaver, she gains the power to confront dark beings known as Haints and uncover the secrets hidden within her family's troubled legacy. Through this, Hazel is drawn into a larger conflict that challenges both her abilities and her understanding of the world around her. Hazel Flood assists her mother Lacey in preparing for an impending hurricane, but their growing tensions cause Hazel to leave in frustration. In a tragic twist, Hazel’s home is swept away by a flash flood, leaving Lacey behind. Hazel searches for her mother, seeking refuge with her estranged grandmother, Bunny. Bunny attempts to trap her, but Hazel manages to escape, continuing her journey to find Lacey. Along the way, Hazel discovers her ability to perceive and manipulate "Strands," magical threads that allow her to battle the dangerous Haints that cross her path. Hazel learns from a giant Catfish that she is a "Weaver," a person with the power to mend the fabric of reality itself using the Strands. She travels down the river, fighting various monsters born of twisted human and animal spirits, which she heals by absorbing their negative emotions and unraveling their "knots." Eventually, Hazel finds the remnants of her home but no trace of Lacey, except for a piece of red yarn. The Catfish warns that Lacey has likely been taken by "Huggin' Molly," a powerful supernatural being. Hazel follows a trail of dark family secrets, learning about the tragic death of her uncle Trey and uncovering Bunny’s obsession with resurrecting the dead. Hazel confronts Molly, only to discover that Lacey and Molly were working together to save abused children. However, Bunny arrives in desperation, kills Molly, and takes her heart in an attempt to resurrect her deceased sister Cherie. In the chaos, Bunny pushes Hazel off a cliff, seemingly killing her. In her near-death state, Hazel meets Roux, a dark spirit who reveals that Lacey’s soul is trapped in Kooshma’s realm, the King of Dreams and Nightmares. With Roux’s assistance, Hazel rescues Lacey’s soul and returns to the human world, where she confronts Bunny once more. Bunny, now devastated by her failed attempts to bring Cherie back, is given an enchanted hairbrush by Hazel. Roux offers Bunny an escape to an illusory world where she can live out her dream of raising Cherie. With Bunny gone, Hazel embraces her role as a Weaver, safeguarding her town from supernatural threats.

Appearance

First OutfitSecond OutfitThird Oufit

• General Description:

Hazel is a teenage girl with a lean build and medium height. She has a dark complexion and is most often seen with her hair styled in neat, medium-length braids that fall slightly past her shoulders. Her typical attire consists of casual streetwear, marked by a yellow sleeveless shirt and worn jeans. She tends to wrap her jacket around her waist rather than wearing it, contributing to a laid-back and somewhat practical look.

• Facial Features:

Hazel has a strong, angular facial structure with a noticeable jawline and high, well-defined cheekbones. Her nose is straight and slightly broad, and her lips are full but usually kept in a neutral expression. Her eyes are narrow and dark-colored, and her eyebrows are thick but shaped cleanly, adding to her sharper appearance. While she doesn't wear noticeable makeup, her facial features give her a confident and alert presence.

• Usual Outfit:

Hazel wears a bright yellow sleeveless shirt that loosely fits around her frame. The shirt is plain in design, lacking visible logos or graphics, but she accessorizes it with a simple necklace that hangs at mid-chest level. Her jeans are light blue, visibly worn, and ripped at the knees and thighs, suggesting either frequent use or a deliberate style choice. Rather than wearing her jacket, she ties it around her waist, with the sleeves knotted in the front. Her footwear is typically a pair of sneakers or other flat, durable shoes suited for walking or casual activity.

Alternate Outfit: Due to her usual outfit being stuck in pig feces, Bunny gave her a new outfit. Hazel starts wearing a more stylized outfit consisting of a white puff-sleeved blouse with a lace-trimmed neckline beneath a fitted black corset-like garment. Her arms are wrapped with long gloves or bandages that reach the upper arms, and she carries a staff or hook-like weapon strapped to her back. Her pants are dark and paired with patterned tights that extend into leather ankle boots. The outfit includes floral detailing and layered cloth elements that suggest a more ceremonial or combat-oriented look, contrasting with her everyday attire.

Personality

• Tattoo Artist: Hazel is a natural tattoo artist, writing ideas for new ones on her wall, showing she has great passion for it.

• Hatred of Greed: Hazel seems to be anti-capitalist, as when she sees an eviction notice she says "Greed. It spoils everything.".

• Stubborn Determination: Hazel refuses to give up looking for her mom, with Jolene saying that Hazel is stubborn, just like her mama.

Relationships

Lacey Winston

Hazel has lived with her mother all her life in Prospero. Hazel notes if one interacts with the picture of a kid Hazel and her dad of how things got tense with her mom the last time Hazel visited her dad at the mausoleum. Hazel notes, if one interacts with the picture of a kid Hazel being held by her mom, about how that was the day Lacey threw up on Hazel after getting off the Wacky Whirl, where Hazel almost passed out from laughing so hard before saying how she wished Lacey still had that kind of time for her. Lacey gave Hazel a doll-like stuffed creature when Hazel asked her for a doll.

When Lacey enters the house during the flood, Hazel notes how she was in the house all alone with Lacey apologizing because the shelter had a leak in the rooft nad then she had to drive folks back and forth to Jolene's to ride out the storm.

Despite this, they both show a good relationship with each other. Dancing together to a little song they've both made.

However, they show to still argue with each other as Hazel seems to not like how Lacey helps out everyone else more then her own daughter and kin.

Lacey refers to Hazel as her little "bug" whom she loves deeply and is frustrated that her job takes time away from Hazel.

Through finding things like her mom's work binder she starts to learn how much her mom was affected from work.

Through looking through another connection piece, she learns her mom wanted to make a better place not for herself but for Hazel.

Hazel finally finds her mom, being stuck in a timeless loop from Kooshma's domain and she fights against Kooshma himself to get her out. Her mom helps by using her bottle to seal Kooshama. Defeating Kooshma allowed her mom to return back to Prospero.

Upon returning back she greets and embraces her mom, before telling her she has one last task to do alone, and it is to stop Bunny. Her mom tells her to promise that she'll come back to her and she promises.

After she dealt with Bunny, she was reading her entire story to Crouton, before saying she needs to head out to meet her mom and Laurent for dinner.

Beaux

Beaux is a former collegiate football player that checks in on Mrs. Pearle and Lacey, viewing Hazel like a little sister.

Hazel checked on him to make sure he was alright during the storm.

Hazel later finds Beaux sleeping on a bench and thanks him for getting Mrs. Pearle to safety.

Mrs. Pearle

Hazel checked on her to make sure she was alright during the storm. Mrs. Pearle asks her to come in for a second to have some of gizzards where they have a conversation about her mom. It's noted in her character lore that she thinks of lacey and Hazel as family, especially after the death of her husband.

Hazel finds Mrs. Pearle again at the church, asking her any news on her mom but they didn't find her, she goes off to keep looking with Mrs. Pearle and Jolene trying to deter her but she refuses.

Hazel later finds Beaux sleeping on a bench and thanks him for getting Mrs. Pearle to safety.

Bunny

Bunny is Hazel's grandmother who has an estranged relationship with Lacey, Hazel's mother. Hazel tries to go to help to ask for help for her mom. Telling her servant that Hazel is her only grandchild so is glad to help.

Bunny finds Hazel later in her other home, trying to find clues on how to find Huggin' Molly. Bunny offers for them to have tea to discuss it, while also changing Molly out of her ruined clothes. She tells her who to talk to in order to find more clues on Huggin' Molly's whereabouts.

Though Hazel reveals to the Catfish that she doesn't trust Bunny. Later after Hazel fights Huggin' Molly she learns that Bunny was using her to get to Huggin' Molly so that she could kill her and resurrect her daughter.

Hazel confronts Bunny once last time in her mansion as she is the cause of all the stigma, telling Bunny that she has committed too many crimes and she must right her wrongs, giving her a brush and telling her that she can go into the Tavern of The Tapestry to see her daughter within an illusion, after some argument Bunny complies and goes with Roux.

General Information

Name: Hazel Flood

Nicknames: Little Bug (By her mom)

Origin: South of Midnight

First Appearance: South of Midnight

Company: Xbox Game Studios

Creator: Compulsion Games

Actor: Adriyan Rae

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Refers to Herself: First-Person

Pronouns: She/Her

Handedness: Ambidextrous (The hooks are Hazel's main tool as a Weaver, acting as combat tools against Haints where she wields them with both of her hands)

Age: Likely 18 (Hazel just graduated from highschool and will be starting college in the Fall)

Birthday: Unknown

Time Period: Modern Time

Timeline: Main Timeline

Homeworld: Earth

Residence: Prospero

Story Role: Main Protagonist, Hero

Legacy: Local Legacy (Weavers are nothing more then folklore to the regular folk, though Weavers are well known by mythical creatures)

Influence: Event Influence (Hazel confronts Bunny once last time in her mansion as she is the cause of all the stigma, telling Bunny that she has committed too many crimes and she must right her wrongs, giving her a brush and telling her that she can go into the Tavern of The Tapestry to see her daughter within an illusion, after some argument Bunny complies and goes with Roux, causing the stigma that was going across the land to fade)

Language: English (Specifically AAVE)

Ethnicity: Creole (Hazel Flood is born and raised within the Lousiana Creole culture)

Religion: Louisiana Voodoo (An African diasporic religion that existed in Louisiana and the broader Mississippi River)

Classification: Weaver, Chosen by the land

Species: Human

State of Being: Regular

Physiology: Humanoid Physiology

In-Universe Creator: Grand Tapestry (The Grand Tapestry is an invisible weave holdin' our world together, and is the fabric of the universe that connects all things)

Occupation: Store Clerk for Lotta Ohio Donuts

Affiliations: Lacey Winston, Beaux, Mrs. Pearle, Bunny (Formerly), Roux, Laurent

Enemies: Haints, Two Toed Tom, Rougarou (Formerly), Huggin' Molly (Through a misunderstanding), Kooshma, Bunny

Height: Unknown

Weight: Unknown

Status: Alive

Alignment: Neutral Good (Weavers are gifted with the power to reach into the past and mend folks deep wounds, restoring the land so life can bloom again, fresh and new. Offered to help Rhubarb deal with the Haints attacking him. There are documented correlations between anecdotes of a Weaver's presence and lowered crime rates in the surrounding area. Initially fought against Molly due to thinking she was the one kidnapping kids against their will and that she killed her mom, but after learning she was healing her she tried to apologize to her before Molly was killed by Bunny. Aided Altamaha-ha reunited with Honey, her long lost son)

Protection Level: Global Protectors (Weavers are gifted with the power to reach into the past and mend folks deep wounds, restoring the land so life can bloom again, fresh and new)

Potential

• Type(s) of Potential: Growth Potential
• Level of Potential: Growth Potential
• Description: Even entities like Roux notes that Hazel showed potential so he asked for her to help him. Noted by the Catfish that as Hazel ventured downriver, her powers grew stronger. With the Catfish noting that Hazel is one of the finest Weavers he's laid eyes on
• Limitations: Noted by Roux that despite her great potential, even she has limits.

Archetypal Tiering: Everyman / Reluctant Hero

Codex Statistics

InitialWeaver

Grade: C

Tier: High 10-B

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Power Source: N/A

Attack Potency: Above Average Human level (Hazel has the strength to hang on ledges and jump to other ledges, being capable of doing this even while there's a storm. Can jump far distances even while hanging on a ledge)

Durability: Above Average Human level

Striking Strength: Above Average Human Class

Lifting Strength: Above Average Human Class

Travel Speed: At least Athletic Human Speed (Moved fast enough to keep up with a house running down a flowing river)

Attack Speed: At least Athletic Human Speed

Reaction Speed: At least Athletic Human Speed

Stamina: Above Average (Hazel was a track team runner, requiring at least this stamina)

Range: Standard Melee

Grade: S (Weavers are gifted with the power to reach into the past and mend folks deep wounds, restoring the land so life can bloom again, fresh and new. With the Catfish noting that Hazel is one of the finest Weavers he's laid eyes on. Noted by Bunny to be far more powerful then she thought)

Tier: At least 9-C, Higher with Strand Push, Far Higher with Chip Damage. Can ignore conventional durability through Unraveling

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Power Source: Magic (Weavers have enchanted hooks that allow them to banish Haints)

Attack Potency: At least Bone level (Hazel is able to do superhuman dashes and can attack and take hits from Haints once holding the "Objects of Stations", being noted by Hazel herself that the hooks are empowering her), Higher with Strand Push (With Strand Push, able to easily break fragile obstacles that she herself couldn't break), Far Higher with Chip Damage (Can fight and harm Two-Toed Tom, though she can only do this through attacking the Wound, which Two-Toed Tom have transformed their trauma into a Wound who tanked dynamite explosions, and could easily tear apart a church). Can ignore conventional durability through Unraveling (Defeated Haints will be unraveled for a brief duration, which will heal Hazel slightly, through her absorbing the enemy, for one that does not have a Haint physiology, this would effectively kill them as unraveling is affecting their very tapestry threads apart of the Grand Tapestry, where the Grand Tapestry is an invisible weave holdin' our world together. Weavers are able to manipulate the Strands to affect the world around them, which Strands make up the Weave of the Grand Tapestry that everything is composed of)

Durability: At least Bone level. Can withstand Far Stronger attacks with her Resilience (Can take hits from Two-Toed Tom, who could easily tear apart a church)

Striking Strength: Above Average Human Class

Lifting Strength: Above Average Human Class

Travel Speed: At least Athletic Human Speed (Moved fast enough to keep up with a house running down a flowing river)

Attack Speed: At least Superhuman

Reaction Speed: At least Superhuman (Avoided an attack from the Rougarou, a giant bird like creature who should be comparable in speed to real life birds, where they range around these speeds)

Stamina: Superhuman (Traveled across Prospero, fighting multiple enemies, and doing parkour around without showing any real signs of tiring)

Range: Standard Melee, Extended Melee with Hooks, Several Meters with Charged Attack (The charged attack reaches this far)

Intelligence: Unknown Intelligence

Knowledge: At least Grandmaster level (Throughout the course of the game, Hazel's powers grow stronger, to where she comes into combat against the Haints telling them to hurry up as she doesn't have all day. With the Catfish noting that Hazel is one of the finest Weavers he's laid eyes on Roux has noted that no one has ever broken through his illusion before Hazel. With Roux doing this as he needed her help in hunting a Creature-Killer, meaning he needed to make this illusion stronger than the usual one. He even notes breaking through his illusion is an impressive feat. Fought and contained Kooshma, the Lord of Dreams and Nightmares hunger, being noted that she can't truly defeat it)

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Powers and Techniques

RegularChosen by the LandWith Crouton

• Human Achievements (Hazel is a natural tattoo artist)
• Parkour (Hazel is able to hang on ledges and jump to other ledges, being capable of doing this even while there's a storm)
• Acrobatics (Can jump far distances even while hanging on a ledge)
• Weapon Mastery (Hook Mastery; The hooks are Hazel's main tool as a Weaver, acting as combat tools against Haints. They are referred to as the "Objects of Stations", being imbued with the previous Weavers' knowledge to help guide the new Weaver)

All previous powers and abilities.

• Superhuman Physical Characteristics (Hazel is able to do superhuman dashes and can attack and take hits from Haints once holding the "Objects of Stations", being noted by Hazel herself that the hooks are empowering her)
• Accelerated Development (Passive, Abilities; Noted by the Catfish that as Hazel ventured downriver, her powers grew stronger)
• Magic
• Empowerment & Battlefield Removal (Application Based; Weavers have enchanted hooks that allow them to banish Haints)
• Free-Running (Can run along stranded walls and jump off of them without losing any momentum)
• Gliding (While in the air, Hazel can glide around)
• Multiple Jumps (Hazel is able to double jump to reach far places. Aerial Rend, while in the air, jumps again and slams to the ground, damaging nearby enemies)
• Extrasensory Perception (The Grand Tapestry is invisible and intangible to most people, except Weavers, who can see how it interacts with reality. Stigma is the result of the Grand Tapestry warping due to trauma, where most people cannot see or feel Stigma, but Weavers can. Haints are only visible to Weavers. Weavers are able to see ghost as they slip in and out of the tears in the Grand Tapestry)
• Pathfinding (Weavers can activate the Guiding Strand, an ability that shows them a strand that reveals the path to their next objective, shown even in cutscene)
• Retrocognition (With the Distaff, Weavers can view past events, or Echoes, caught in the Grand Tapestry)
• Supernatural Protection, Fall Rebound & Autopilot (Weavers instinctively activate their abilities when they are in danger, automatically teleporting them back to shore if they fall in the toxic waters)
• Impact Resistance (Weaver's have a light that flows around them that protects them from large falls)
• Non-Standard Interaction (Abstract Interaction; Weavers are able to interact with spirits known as Haints, beings formed by the damaged threads given rise from the Grand Tapestry being torn from folks' sorrows, the Grand Tapestry is an invisible weave holdin' our world together, and is the fabric of the universe that connects all things. The hooks allow Hazel to interact with the Strands of the Grand Tapestry and Stigma, Strands make up the Weave of the Grand Tapestry that everything is composed of. Can destroy stigma, where Stigma is the result of the Grand Tapestry warping due to trauma. Can attack wounds that Mythical Creatures transform from their trauma to clear stigma)
• Weapon Control (Can freely put away, and freely summon her hooks)
• Perfect Dodge (Hazel can dodge just before an attack hits to perfect dodge, setting off a Strand Blast that deals damage)
• Statistics Boost (Can charge her attack to unleash a powerful amplified attack. Amplified Attack can be charged further, inflicting increased damage over a larger area of effect. With Stigma Bane, Weaved enemies take more damage from all sources)
• Healing (With Weave of Life, damaging Weaved enemies with Rending Step, Amplified Attack, Amplified Rend, or Aerial Rend heals Hazel slightly)
• Absorption (Defeated enemies may be unraveled for a brief duration, which will heal Hazel slightly, through her absorbing the enemy. Can absorb health coils to heal herself)
• Sealing (With the bottle, lets Hazel trap specific painful memories trapped in the Grand Tapestry, collecting enough of these Strand fragments forms a Pattern of someone's past pain at the end of the chase sequence. The bottle is capable of sealing the likes of Kooshma, This is shown during the fight against Kooshma where she has her mom seal it while she fights it)
• Resurrection (Self-Resurrection, Resurrection of the Deceased; Whenever killed or defeated in battle, she the threads will weave her back)
• Familiar (Hazel can imbue magic into Crouton to make it a familiar that she can freely control)
• Purification & Time Manipulation (Weavers are gifted with the power to reach into the past and mend folks deep wounds, restoring the land so life can bloom again, fresh and new)
• Soul Manipulation (Weavers fix problems in people deep down, mending parts of one's soul so ripped they forgotten it was ever in one piece. Hazel found out that Bunny used a chunk of Benjy to bind her daughter Cherie's soul to a tree, though baby Cherie's spirit was lost and confused, Hazel was able to restore her, finally bringing the peace she had long been denied)
• Air Manipulation (With Strand Push, able to easily break fragile items or move objects and can repel enemies, doing some damage and disrupting their attacks)
• Information Manipulation & Thread Manipulation (Weavers have enchanted hooks that allow them to banish Haints and reweave the Tapestry's threads, where the Grand Tapestry is an invisible weave holdin' our world together. Weavers are able to manipulate the Strands to affect the world around them, which Strands make up the Weave of the Grand Tapestry that everything is composed of. With Strand Pull, cast a Strand to pull objects nearer, can be used to yank smaller Haints towards Hazel or quickly close in on larger ones)
• Space-Time Manipulation (With the Weave Spell, use it on Echo Objects to make them solid and tangible within reality for a short time, which Hazel describes as "snatching something out of the past". Echo Objects are described as items from the past that sit at the edge of the Grand Tapestry, the Weave Spell allows them to pull them into the present to aid them in their journey)
• Damage Manipulation (With the Weave Spell, use it to Weave enemies, increasing all damage)
• Velocity Manipulation (With the Weave Spell, use it to Weave enemies, preventing them from moving or attacking for a short time)

• Resistance to
  • Gravity Manipulation (It's noted that when performing the Stranded Wall, Hazel's feet gain the ability to temporarily sew themselves into the Grand Tapestry, allowing her to defy gravity as she runs across them)
  • Battlefield Removal (Molly cannot abide Weavers, who snatches children and has them disappear without a trace)
  • Air Manipulation (Unaffected by the giant whirlwinds made by Laurent that covered the entire building, not even lifting her off the ground)
  • Memory Manipulation (Keeps her memory even while in Town of the Tapestry, that causes one to forget their own name and forget everything, robbing one of even the little things)
  • Mind Manipulation (Can traverse The Clocktower just fine, where in the Clock Tower time is odd, seconds seem like minutes, minutes like hours, hours like days, dreamers lose their sense of self and time in the town, unable to distinguish reality from desire. Highly resistant to the effects done by Kooshma's Cabaret, which envelop all who enter, causing them to lose their sense of self and get swept up in the moment)
  • Illusion Manipulation (Roux has noted that no one has ever broken through his illusion before Hazel. With Roux doing this as he needed her help in hunting a Creature-Killer, meaning he needed to make this illusion stronger than the usual one. He even notes breaking through his illusion is an impressive feat)

Hazel can imbue magic into Crouton to make it a familiar that she can freely control, which Crouton has:

• Small Size (Small Animal Sized; Crouton is small enough for Hazel to use to go reach through areas too small for her, such as burrows)
• Extrasensory Perception (Crouton calls out nearby burrows or hidden paths)
• Possession (Crouton controls the targeted enemy for a brief period, using its attacks and abilities against other enemies)
• Resurrection (Self-Resurrection, Resurrection of he Deceased; Now filled with magic, Crouton can not be killed, only reborn)
• Size Manipulation (Crouton can shrink his size in order to fit inside of Hazel's belt loop)

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Equipment

Magic ObjectsPatterns

Hooks

The hooks are Hazel's main tool as a Weaver. The Hooks allow Hazel to interact with the Strands of the Grand Tapestry, and Stigma. They also act as combat tools against Haints. They are referred to as the "Objects of Stations".

Distaff

The Distaff grants Weavers the ability to see past events, or Echoes, caught in the Grand Tapestry.

Spindles

Spindles are essential to a Weavers, enabling them to channel power and cast specific spells.

Bottle

The bottle lets Hazel trap specific painful memories trapped in the Grand Tapestry. Collecting enough of these Strand fragments forms a Pattern of someone's past pain at the end of the chase sequence.

Crouton

Crouton, one of Hazel's childhood toys, was imbued with magic during the hurricane. When not riding Hazel's belt loop as a charm, they can access small spaces for Hazel. Now filled with magic, Crouton can not be killed, only reborn.

Benjy

Benjy was betrayed by the one he trusted most, his brother Rhubarb, for the simple crime of being born different. Nailed inside a tree, he was left to die, abandoned and alone.

Two-Toed Tom

An alligator through and through. Tom couldn't resist his animal instincts... just a little snack to fill his ever-starving stomach.

Bunny

When Hazel's father, Trey, accidentally drowned his sister Cherie, Bunny was consumed by grief. She bound her beloved daughter's soul to a tree, until Hazel restored her spirit.

Rougarou

When Laurent lost his mother and then his father, he pressed his sadness so far down it transformed into something monstrous.

Huggin' Molly

Her monstrous form belied a heart filled with love and compassion. Molly's deeds were misunderstood from holler to holler.

Altamaha-ha / Honey Island Swamp Monster

Once a human mother with a beloved baby, she made a leap of faith in hopes of a better life. She survived, but she lost her child to the swamp. Her pain consumed her for many years and transformed her into something unrecognizable except to those who loved her most.

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Notable Techniques

AttacksSpellsUpgrades

Hook AttacksWeavingMovement

Threadlash

Hazel can weaponize her weaving abilities in combat, lashing out with enchanted threads to strike or bind enemies. These magical strikes can be used in quick succession or charged for heavier damage.

Melee Combo

Hazel can chain up to five attacks to unelash a melee combo with her hooks.

Amplified Attack

Through charging her attack, Hazel can release it to execute a powerful amplified attack and can aim the attack. This attack can hit enemies at range and damage scales up with charge time.

Weaving Magic

As a Weaver, Hazel channels magical threads to influence her surroundings. She can manipulate fabric-like strands of energy to alter the environment—bridging gaps, forming platforms, or unraveling barriers. This power is central to exploration and puzzle-solving, allowing her to traverse otherwise inaccessible areas.

Guiding Strand

When activated (pressing R3) a giant ethereal strand appears and reveals the path to the next objective.

Strand Blast

Hazel can dodge just before an attack hits to perfect dodge, setting off a Strand Blast that deals damage.

Unravel

Hazel can make defeated enemies be Unraveled for a brief duration, which gives her some health.

Double Jump

Press the jump command while in the air to double jump.

Glide

While in the air, Hazel can glide around.

Grapple Strand

Can grapple ontop objects from far away with the use of Grapple Strand.

Weave Spell

Use it on Echo Objects to make them solid for a short time.

Strand Push

With Strand Push, able to easily break fragile items or move objects and can repel enemies, doing some damage and disrupting their attacks.

Strand Pull

Cast a Strand to pull objects nearer, can be used to yank smaller Haints towards Hazel or quickly close in on larger ones. Hazel can use this to hold throwable objects and throw them to destroy barrier or clear hazards.

GeneralWeaveStrand PushStrand PullCrouton

Rending Step

Dodge, then quickly attack in the chosen direction.

Aerial Rend

Aerial Rend, while in the air, jumps again and slams to the ground, damaging nearby enemies.

Amplified Rend

Amplified Attack can be charged further, inflicting increased damage over a larger area of effect.

Weaver's Blitz

Unravel an enemy set off a Stand Blast, small explosions of Strands that damage and push back enemies.

Cleansing Rend

Hold to unleash Strnads, damaging enemies in a wide area.

Bob and Weave

Dodge twice in quick succession.

Stigma Conversion

Unravel's cooldown acceleration effects is improved.

Close the Loop

Strand Blasts inflict increased damage across a wider area and Weave impacted enemies for a short time. Weaved enemies take more damage and cannot move or attack for a short time.

Purifying Rend

Cleansing Rend inflicts increased damamge across a wider area and Weaves impacted enemies for a short time. Weaved enemies take more damage and cannot move or attack for a short time.

Stigma Bane

With Stigma Bane, Weaved enemies take more damage from all sources, where weaved enemies take more damage and cannot move or attack for a short time.

Weave of Life

Damaging Weaved enemies with Rending Step, Amplifeid Attack, Amplified Rend, or Aerial Rend heals Hazel slightly. Weaved enemies take more damage and cannot move or attack for a short time.

Enduring Weave

Weave effect last longer in combat. Weaved enemies take more damage and cannot move or attack for a short time.

Scourged Push

Strand Push inflicts increased damage to all enemies.

Immobilizing Push

Cast Strand Push just before an attack hits to inflict Weave on attacking enemies. Weaved enemies take more damage and cannot move or attack for a short time.

Refreshing Push

Casting Strand Push on multiple enemies simultaneously resets its cooldown.

From Thread to Hook

Tethered Strand (pressing attack after a Strand Pull) inflicts increased damage to enemies.

Fettered Rend

Tethered Strand (pressing attack after a Strand Pull) inflicts Weave on impacted enemies for a short time. Weaved enemies take more damage and cannot move or attack for a short time.

Vanquishing Rend

If Tethered Strand (attack after a Strand Pull) is used to defeat an enemy, cooldown is reset.

Crouton Detonation

When Crouton's control ends, it sets off a Strand Blast. Strand Blasts are small explosions of Strands that damage and push back enemies.

Crouton Surge

While Crouton is controlling an enemy, it deals increased damage.

Crouton Tangle

While Crouton is controlling an enemy, it inflicts Weave on its first target.

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Other

Standard Tactics: Hazel utilizes her hooks in combats along with several of her Weaver spells and her familiar Crouton.

Weaknesses

• Unique Weaknesses: Hazel refuses to give up looking for her mom, with Jolene saying that Hazel is stubborn, just like her mama. She refuses to take the Catfish's advice in not trusting Bunny as she believed Bunny was helping her save her mom when in reality Bunny was just using her.
• Spell Weaknesses: When used in combat, there is a cooldown period that can be accelerated through unraveling enemies for spell usage.
• Weaver Weaknesses: Weavers cannot use their gifts to mend their own wounds, they must rely on the kindness of others for that.

Trivia

• Hazel makes comments indicating that she was apart of the track team while in Highschool.
• Hazel noted that she struggled at finishing her shifts at her jobs.
• Hazel loves to run, saying it feels like flying down straight.
• Hazel speaks in AAVE (African-American Vernacular English), likely due to being raised in the Bayou of Louisiana. While one could also call it ebonics, as she uses the term "ain't" when angered, and sometimes in casual conversation. However, Ebonics as a whole refers to Gullah, to Black Canadian English, to Dominican Spanish, Haitian Kreyol, Jamaican Patwa, and Brazilian Portuguese, among others. The term also has negative connotations within the African American community due to it being treated as a less intelligent form of speech due to it using words like "ain't", and the speech patterns being "broken, bad, and defective" thus it is more accurate to say Hazel uses AAVE as her speech is easily understandable and is not "broken, bad, and defective".
• Due to Hazel's last name being Flood, which is the last name of Bunny Flood while her mom's name is Lacey Winston, this likely means Lacey and her dad never married and she simply took her dad's last name when she was born.

Gallery

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Culture Representation

• Authentically Portrayed Protagonist: Hazel is notable for being a Black woman lead, with her story carefully crafted to reflect her identity with nuance and sincerity. The developers prioritized authentic representation, ensuring her character feels grounded and emotionally resonant.

• Deeply Personal Journey: Hazel’s experiences are portrayed with empathy and depth, presenting her as a complex, multifaceted individual rather than a stereotype. Her perspective is central to the narrative, allowing players to connect with her on a personal level.

• Thoughtful Representation: Compulsion Games made deliberate efforts to reflect Hazel's identity in a respectful and meaningful way. Her voice, choices, and challenges throughout the game contribute to a more inclusive and compelling narrative.

Codex Statistics Questions

Q: Couldn't Hazel get building level?

A: Building level is far too high in terms of statistics as she's clearly not equal to Two Toed Tom, needing to chip his wound, a trauma formed directly from him that she can harm, in order to defeat him and she cannot harm his regular body, along with this his attacks are big enough that she needs to actively avoid them. There are also scenes of her being unable to do things that would make no sense if her strength were at the potency of Building level.

Battle Records

9 - 0 - 0

VictoriesLossesInconclusive

• Ravager Haint - Fight
  • Conditions: None
  • Location: Prospero

• Larva Haint - Fight
  • Conditions: None
  • Location: Prospero

• Hurler Haint - Fight
  • Conditions: None
  • Location: Prospero

• Slug Haint - Fight
  • Conditions: None
  • Location: Prospero

• Two Toed Tom - Fight
  • Conditions: None
  • Location: Prospero

• Rougarou - Fight
  • Conditions: None
  • Location: Prospero

• Overseer Haint - Fight
  • Conditions: None
  • Location: Prospero

• Huggin' Molly - Fight
  • Conditions: None
  • Location: Prospero

• Kooshma The King of Nightmares - Fight
  • Conditions: None
  • Location: The Town of The Tapestry
  • Note: Kooshma wasn't actually defeated, his hunger was just dealt with.

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None.