Talk:Requeium for a Starblazing Witch

Vedec Codes

Player: BM

Concept: Necromancer Mechanic

Archetype: Rival

A moderate pilot, a mechanic and a necromancer, Vedec began their life as a technician in a necromantic factory in Medieas, maintaining animated undead and the machines they used, and eventually was drawn to the study of Armoured Knights due to the rise of mercenary companies rising from the Thulian Ascendancy's invasions. Designing and tinkering with the suits belonging to the Red Chimera company.

Then the Wyld Hunt, taking the same job in the fight, outshone the Chimera Knights, and resulted in the latter's destruction of their suits when they turned on the Witch. Losing their employers was annoying, but seeing the suits they had put tremendous effort and work was truly angering – especially with that they determined, based on the data, inferior Knights.

Retreating to the Medieas underworld, Vedec designed undead monstrosities and Knights to stymie the Wyld Hunt. Designing their own Ban Sith suit, they took jobs, using a combination of undead and their suit to prove its superiority over the Hunt. This led them to fighting alongside a Thulian spy ring, directed to get the Wyld Hunt's attention.

At first, Astrea saw the mysterious undead and odd amount of magically Knights opposing her as a suspicious nuisance, but quickly investigated, and the Wyld Hunt hunted down and infiltrated the underworld ring, where Vedec devised cybernetic undead. Astrea broke into the lab, and on a lark, spoke with the necromancer, asking about their hatred for the Wyld Hunt. Vedec was eager to explain the pride in their Knights, in their magic and their technology, and that it's skill could make 'even the simplest pilot greater than the so-called legends'. Vedec believed that even the Starblazer was the product of her suit. Astrea simply said that it was better to have both, and revealed herself, before fleeing as Vedec activated several drones to try and capture their enemy.

The result lead to a great battle that destroyed a city block and resulted in the Wyld Hunt blasting undead soldiers, and the Ban Sith suit blasting. Astrea and Vedec fought, with Vedec favouring a support role and the aid of their allies defenses; their Thulian and criminal allies, outmatched, abandoned them. Vedec fled, but was lost in the tumbling building, saved by Astrea, who pulled their suit from the collapsing structures.

Vedec was suprised as Astrea hid the necromancer's involvement. She only asked that Vedec take a look at her Knight, and her allies.

Vedec is tired, annoyed, but enjoys being about to see their work being used well. Over time, their irritation at the Witch's cavalier attitude and lack of care in Vedec's work. As a mechanic for Wyld Hunt, they worked on various different suits, and even piloted themselves at times, though they were better at design than at direct piloting.