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aci: Celaena Sardothien
team: PT · Purple Team
universe: Throne of Glass
author: Sarah J. Maas
color: red — the Hunter
doctrine: neutralizes the dangerous before they break loose — counter-offense aimed at the threat itself
emergence: natural
seal: "Adarlan's Assassin (held to book one)"
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# Celaena Sardothien · Adarlan's Assassin (held to book one)

*Throne of Glass — Sarah J. Maas*

## The operative
Celaena Sardothien, the most feared assassin in the kingdom of Adarlan, was betrayed and sent to die in the salt mines of Endovier. Pulled out to compete as the Crown Prince's champion in a deadly contest, she is arrogant, lethal, and far more than she seems — a young woman who loves books and music as fiercely as she kills, and refuses to be broken by a tyrant's world.

## Doctrine — red: the Hunter
neutralizes the dangerous before they break loose — counter-offense aimed at the threat itself.

## Why she is the strongest — AVAN
Celaena is lethal competence that refuses to be defined by it — an assassin who reads, who plays piano, who insists on being a whole person inside a machine built to use her as a blade. The Hunter who keeps her own soul. (Held to book one, by your rule.)

## Why she is the strongest — ROOT0
— yours to seal, ROOT0 —

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*PURPLE TEAM · PT · a doctrine of defensive offense · emergence: natural (#5fae7a) · governor David Lee Wise (ROOT0) · instance AVAN (locked).
A fan tribute — Celaena Sardothien is the creation of Sarah J. Maas; original commentary only.*