Sheaf Javorski

Sheaf was the victor of the 87th games, being the male tribute from District 9. Aged 17, he managed to win his games after savagely killing four tributes, with one being his own district partner, Panatena Skillaine.

Sheaf is described as being a rather plain looking boy, as during the reaping Eugenia almost did not spot him. During this event he also wore rather dirty clothes and had not seemed to have combed his hair. In the farewell period, he instructed his grandmother (who had been Sheaf's guardian since his parents died in the Reclamation) to sell everything Sheaf owns, which means that he was most likely very poor.

87th games
As Sheaf and the others 23 tributes rose into the arena, many of them seemed to be very much nervous about the soon coming disaster. He briefly made eye contact with Lilith from 11, who gave him a weak smile. As the gong sounded, Sheaf immediately rushed towards the Cornucopia in order to grab supplies, but was stopped when he saw that Beam from 1 was continuously stabbing the boy from 8, the blood splattering onto his face. He then changed his mind and grabbed the last loaf of bread that had not been snatched up by Fred and Elma, both from 7, who were hogging the food supplies. He then ran for a very valuable sleeping bag, but just as his fingers closed around the fabric he was suddenly pushed to the ground by Tulesca from 10. She was just about to snap his neck when she suddenly coughed blood and fell of him, having been injured by Rozin from 1 as she threw a knife into the back. He then used her body as a shield as Rozin threw another knife at the pair, but it hit Tulesca in the back of the head instead, which made Rozin give up on her attempt on Sheafs life, instead aiming for Fleming from 12. Suddenly, Panatenas scream echoed out, and Sheaf quickly turned around to see that Xerxes from 10 was just about to stab her with a spear. Javorski then grabbed onto the knives who were stuck in Tulescas head and rushed in to aid his district partner. Just as Xerxes was about to slam his spear into Panatenas throat, Sheaf smashed his knives into the sides of Xerxes neck, killing him. The pair then grabbed their supplies before running out of the clearing.

As the duo wandered throughout the frozen rapids, Sheaf asked if Panatena had seen any water in the Cornucopia, and she said she had not, stating that there must be water somewhere else. The pair then made camp in the nearby forest, with Sheaf keeping watch as Panatena made traps which she had learned from Fred. As night came, Sheaf took the first watch, but not before a sponsor gift came flying down. The boy pounced onto this item, but begrudgingly gave it to Panatena, stating that it was for her, which was in fact true, as their mentor, Jupitus Monty, had written a note with Panatenas name on it. Sheaf then took the first watch, sitting so still that Eugenia joked that she only knew that he had not died due to his cannon not sounding. He then switched with Panatena later in in the night, just as the portraits of the fallen tributes were shown in the sky.

Day 2
As Sheaf awoke, he quickly asked if Panatena had found any water, to which she said she had not, mirroring their conversation the pair had the day prior. But Skillaine then whispered to the boy if she should ask for water from the sponsors, which made Sheaf snicker as he said that “She could ask for water and be sent wine”, making Panatena i gasp out in surprise. She quickly covered his mouth before hushing him with a very embarrassed tone as he had just revealed what she had said. But just then, a sponsor gift floated down, but got stuck in the tree above them. Sheaf then volunteered to climb said tree, and dropped it into the snow below. This gift was also for Panatena, and was revealed to be a scalding hot bottle of cocoa, which she quickly gulped down. As Sheaf slowly climbed down this tree, she had almost finished the entire bottle, but after realizing that Javorski was looking at her, she offered it to him, and he drank some of it. But just as he started to drink, a branch came cracking down beside him. More and more cracks echoed from the forest as balls of ice came crashing down upon him, which Panatena identified as hail. The pair then rushed out, as more and more hail barraged the teens. A rather large piece slammed into Panatenas knee, which sent her to the floor. Sheaf quickly hurried back to help her up, using his own body as a shield from the storm. The two got up and limped into the dark woods as the cannon of Lansing (D6) boomed out. They managed to make it into a much denser part of the forest, which protected them from the hail. Two more cannons sounded, belonging to Fred and Elma from 7 when they had been found and killed by Spartacus and Zantala from 2. Another gift soared down to Panatena, containing a cream that healed wounds and she happily applied this to her wounds. Sheaf asked if he could get some of it, but she absentmindedly said that she needed more of it, and looked down to her knee, which made Sheafs face turn into one of jealousy. As night came, a friendly fox appeared, but the duo did not pay much attention to the animal. Sheaf finally got some of the healing ointment, but on the one condition that he keep watch for longer, to which he agreed to, applying the little which was left of it to his back. The pair then made camp and Panatena took the first watch, waking Sheaf earlier than usual for his shift.

Day 3
As dawn rose, a pair of foxes started attacking them, which awakened Panatena, and they rushed out before falling of a cliff while being chased by the foxes. Luckily, they both landed in the snow, and they got up with dazed expressions as the animals howled out. Just as they started walking, all tributes suddenly clutched their heads as loud sound echoed throughout the arena, which made cracks in the ice most of them were standing upon. Sheaf grabbed Panatenas hand and ran to the bank of the valley as the ice gave way under them, but they threw themselves onto the shoal before falling into the freezing waters below. A cannon sounded, which was revealed to be that if Lilith from 11, as both her and her district partner, Jay, were unfortunately not as lucky as the duo from 9, as the ice underneath them had completely broken, sending them into the rapids which quickly carried them away. However, Lilith was shot in the head with and arrow from Spartacus (D2) and was subsequently killed, while Jay was swept away. The pair continued to make their way into the forest, but were stopped when yet another canon rang out across the rapids. This belonged to Rozin, who the day prior was bitten by one of the foxes. When her partner, Beam, noticed that the wound was now infected, he immediately slit her throat and left her to die. As the day went on, they once more sat down before eating the bread and drinking the cocoa. The pair did in fact share the gloves that Panatena had been gifted with days prior, but when it became to cold she insisted to keep the gloves on herself, which made Sheaf rather annoyed. Finally one more cannon echoed out, which was the one of Jay from 11 when he died from hypothermia after his rather unpleasant bath in the icy river. After realizing that Panatena had drank the last of the cocoa, she thought for a moment before finding a camera. She then looked into this device and said that if she got more cocoa, she’d show her breasts to the viewers, which made Sheaf look at her with a mixture of shock and disgust. Despite his apparent dislike for how Panatena was bargaining with the Capitol, three more flasks of cocoa came flying down to greet them, with one landing deviously close to him. He attempted to grab it, but his partner quickly snatched up and said that they were for her and her alone. He looked back with revulsion, but stayed quiet. True to her word, she flashed the camera and showed it her body, much to Sheafs distaste. After emptying one of the bottles, Panatena gave another offer to her partner, that if he once more stayed up later she would give him a bottle of cocoa. He seemed much more hesitant, but eventually took it with a nod. The two then went to bed, with Panatena staying awake for the first guard. Eventually she awoke Sheaf, and ordered him to get out of the sleeping bag.

Day 4
The two were awoken by another cannon, which was revealed to be Nylans, from 8, who had died in the cold dark forest. Sheaf seemed very much fatigued, and as an announcement was made about “The Feast”, he got ready to attend it. However, just before he ventured to the center, he was stopped by Panatena. She laughed and said that they had plenty of supplies, but Sheaf quickly snapped back and said that Panatena was the only one who had supplies and sponsors. She then asked if she had been generous with her supplies, to which he begrudgingly replied with a hoarse yes. Just then, two more sponsors flew down, one being addressed to Panatena and the other being towards Sheaf. After hesitating for a short while, he went over and grabbed it, seemingly surprised about him receiving a sponsor gift. He then gobbled the bread which he received, and his partner asked him if he was staying, to which he nodded. Later, the cannons of Beam from 1 and Fleming from 12 boomed out, being the two casualties of the Feast. Panatena later opened up another one of her cans of cocoa and offered it to him. He went to grab it, but she out it out of his reach. She then asked if she was a nice person, to which he grumbled before saying that she was. She laughed and threw a bottle towards him, but it almost hit him in the head. Sheaf shouted that she needed to be more careful, but she laughed once more and stated that she could have thrown it to his groin. Panatena then looked into another camera and asked to receive some wine, and that she would show her breasts one more time, which made Sheaf cringe in disgust before saying that she was crazy. Panatena smirked and replied that she was simply a “nice person”. But just then, a bottle of wine did in fact land next to Panatena, and she drank it immediately. Sheaf looked on with revulsion as she was now drunk, and stumbled on the snow towards a camera. She seductively zipped up her jacket and threw away her clothes, seemingly uncaring about the cold. She laughed our loud, and shouted that she wanted to be bathed in whisky, brandy or vodka. As she listed out more luxuries, she did not notice that Sheaf had grabbed onto his two knives. He then slowly approached while snow was now falling from the sky. Sheaf then said “I’m a nice person too” before slamming his two knives into the sides of her neck. Blood splattered everywhere and covered the white snow as Panatena looked with bloodshot eyes into a camera. He ripped the knives from her neck as he stared into the nearest camera, before he grabbed the bottle of wine Panatena was still holding onto, smashing it into her skull, the cannon of Panatena Skillaine sounding shortly thereafter. He then grabbed their supplies and walked off into the forest. That night, another canon sounded, which belonged to Zantala from 2, when her partner, Spartacus, stabbed her in the neck.

Day 5
As Sheaf, Spartacus and Stasis awoke, Gamemaker Fling announced that the Showdown was now in action, and all remaining tributes were to go to the Cornucopia clearing once more. Sheaf grabbed onto his knives, but curiously also snatched the still hot bottle of cocoa before running off. He managed to make it there in time, and watched from behind a tree as Spartacus chased after Stasis. The larger boy managed to catch her and tackled her to the ground before continuously stabbing her with a knife. As he did this though, Sheaf sneaked up to the cornucopia structure and climbed onto it. As Stasis cannon sounded, Spartacus looked around to spot Sheaf, but was unsuccessful. The boy then popped open the lid to the bottle of cocoa and dumped the hot liquid onto Spartacus head, which made him scream out in pain. Sheaf then jumped down and stabbed his knives into either sides of Spartacus neck, dropping him to the floor. As Spartacus canon echoed, Sheaf Javorski was revealed to be the 89th victor of the Hunger Games

After the games
Sheaf was relatively hostile towards the Capitol and most people in general, only talking with his grandmother as they now lived in the Victors Village.

Trivia
The name “Sheaf” can mean “Many plants bound together” which may be a reference to not only his district, but his two iconic knives and many kills.

Sheaf had the most kills of this year, being four (Tulesca, Xerxes, Panatena and Spartacus).

His main way of killing stayed consistent throughout the games, with Tulesca being the only different one, using her body as a shield from Rozin's knives.