Tourmaline Kinevart

"I wanna be, wanna be where it's not so dark, where the heat from the afterglow, will always keep us alive."

- Afterglow, Laila Samuels

Tourmaline Kinevart is a second year Beacon student and a member of Team HLTR ('Heliotrope') underneath her leader, Hyacinth Lantana. Her partner is Russet Vanna, and her other teammate Hyacinth's cousin, Lazuli Lantana. Tourmaline comes from a noble family in Vacuo, although she has never felt the benefits of being noble herself due to her own mother being disowned from the family, in order to prune their bloodline.

Tourmaline's name comes from the semi-precious stone that can come in a variety of separate colours. 'Kinevart' is an Armenian name meaning 'wine coloured rose.' Her relationship with her teammates is stable, even though quite a few of them are quiet which comes into direct conflict with her personal nature.