He Who Fights with Monsters · Character
Hana Shavar
Also known as Hana, Priestess Shavar, the High Priestess
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 10 · Ch. 3
Hana Shavar brings a steady, ceremonial calm to a room: a High Priestess whose quietness feels deliberate rather than meek. Her priestly robes and measured presence suggest someone accustomed to carrying responsibility without needing to announce it.
- Gender
- female
- First appears
- Book 10 · Ch. 3
- Books
- 2
Hana Shavar emerges as a steadfast pillar of the Healer’s church, evolving from a behind-the-scenes coordinator into a frontline gold-rank healer whose authority is tested by war. Across books 10 and 11, she transitions from managing logistics at Jason Asano’s cloud palace to personally reattaching limbs and leading triage during the transformation-zone crisis. Her quiet determination and institutional gravitas remain constant, yet the battlefield forces her to balance divine protocol with the pragmatic demands of exhausted comrades and irreverent researchers.
Description
Hana is an elf woman and High Priestess of the Healer, though her specific facial features, hair, coloring, and build are not described. Her most identifiable attire is the robes of a priestess, befitting her senior place in the church. She carries the powerful aura of a gold-ranker, but her demeanor is controlled and quietly determined rather than showy. Hana’s physical appearance is not specified beyond her role as a female high priestess and Gold-rank Healer. The text gives no details about her height, build, complexion, hair, eyes, facial features, or distinguishing accessories. Her most grounded visual impression is of a capable healer at work, with a focused, purposeful presence; her precise attire remains undescribed.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals

Clive Standishuneasy research collaborators
Initially wary collaborators, their uneasy alliance is defined by Hana’s defense of holy relics against Clive’s irreverent research methods, yet they share a common goal of understanding the undead threat.

Jason Asanocloud-palace host and operational partner
Their partnership begins with Hana running relief operations from Jason’s cloud palace and evolves into joint crisis management as both navigate political and medical emergencies.
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Neil Davonehigh priestess and journeyman priest
Despite Neil’s lower rank, he directs Hana back to healing during the crisis, illustrating the battlefield’s flattening of church hierarchy under Hana’s pragmatic leadership.

Rufus Remorehealer and patient
Hana’s relationship with Rufus is strictly healer-patient; she saves his arm and issues firm medical orders, underscoring her practical authority over even storied adventurers.
- K
Kalifhealer and patient
A brief but critical healer-patient bond forms when Hana abandons research to save Kalif’s life mid-battle, highlighting her prioritization of immediate need over scholarly pursuit.
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Miriam Vancecommander and high priestess
Hana provides concise expertise on messenger powers to Miriam while remaining focused on her medical duties, reinforcing her role as an indispensable source of both healing and institutional knowledge.
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Healerhigh priestess and deity
Hana’s role as high priestess deepens from ceremonial representation to active divine service on the battlefield, where her healing directly embodies the god’s will.
Story so far
BOOK 10He Who Fights with Monsters 10: A LitRPG Adventure
- Assumes command of the logistics hub at Jason’s cloud palace, coordinating the Healer’s relief operations.
- Joins the expedition as a gold-rank healer, bringing institutional authority to the field.
- Stays unusually silent during a tense interrogation, her aura radiating quiet determination.
- Warns Jason about the political dangers of provoking diamond-rankers while they plan the hospital.
BOOK 11He Who Fights with Monsters 11: A LitRPG Adventure
- Reattaches Rufus Remore’s severed arm with precise gold-rank healing magic.
- Leads a team of healers in treating multiple combatants amid the transformation-zone anomalies.
- Observes Clive Standish’s examination of Undeath priest corpses, intervening when he mishandles relics.
- Pauses research to heal the critically wounded Kalif during active combat.
- Explains the limits of messenger challenge powers to Miriam Vance while continuing triage.
Appearances
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