Daniel Avenfell
| Full name | Daniel Avenfell |
|---|---|
| Pronouns | he/him |
| Species | Human |
| Role / occupation | Not yet established |
Daniel Avenfell is a man arrested after firing on Zeni's car following the Board emergency assembly in TWPW Chapter 1 (a separate incident from the masked attacker who blocked the road). He is detained and interrogated by Anne Cyra in TWPW Chapter 2.
Physical Appearance
Wears a distinctive shirt with yellow stripes — details visible in surveillance footage; he is still wearing the same shirt during interrogation. He had dressed in a way that made the attacker in the car footage identifiable after the fact, though the significance of this escaped him until Anne points to it in the footage.
Personality
Avenfell presents a calm, controlled exterior in interrogation — composed where reports described him as chaotic during arrest. He is ideologically rigid: he denies the legitimacy of all post-takeover law enforcement and uses this denial both as a principled position and as a rhetorical defense. He is profoundly misinformed about basic public facts — he believed Mertin Lagum was an android, not a human — which Anne observes makes him more dangerous, not less, despite making him difficult to take seriously in the moment.
He is capable of genuine regret: upon learning Mertin is human, he briefly loses his composure and expresses regret for distressing him — though his hesitation before saying "boy" signals he is still testing whether Anne's claim is truthful.
Background
Not established.
Beliefs
Avenfell holds that Zet is a "demon" and that the current period represents the end of legitimate governance. He denies LPRMP and any successor organization holds the authority to detain him, arguing: "There is no legitimate law enforcement organisation." He believes Zeni is not a living being and assumed Mertin Lagum in the passenger seat was similarly an android.
His claim about the car window: he knew it was bulletproof and shot at it deliberately to make a statement, not to kill. He therefore insists no harm was ever intended and no "killing" was possible.
Relationships
- Anne Cyra — interrogated by her; she determines he is not linked to Kaiser.
- Zeni — the intended target of his statement; he denies she is a living being.
- Mertin Lagum — believed to be an android; briefly shaken when told otherwise.
- Captain Rupert — collected Avenfell after Zet restrained him.
Story Arc
Avenfell is apprehended after Zet restrains him in the aftermath of the TWPW Chapter 1 car incident. In interrogation he maintains he has no right to be held, that no living being was present in the car, and that the window was not vulnerable. Anne confronts him with surveillance footage showing his distinctive clothing. He concedes the identification, confirms his position about the window's safety, and expresses regret for distressing Mertin only after learning he is human.
Anne charges him with: destruction of property, illegal possession of a firearm, threat to kill, reckless endangerment, and disorderly conduct. She concludes he is not acting for Kaiser — his profile does not match Kaiser's pattern of "self-important, pseudo-intellectual" operatives.
Open Questions
- What motivated Avenfell specifically — was the attack ideologically driven, personally motivated, or opportunistic?
- How will his charges be processed without a functioning court?