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Calder Kerian

2025-03-19T21:13:48Z

8-8it: /* Trivia */ Adjusted definitions of words in the description of the meaning of Calder's skorpe handle, as things were incorrect.

{{/Infobox}}'''Calder Kerian''', also known by his [[Skorpe]] handle, {{VE Quote|calder|grandioseSaturation}}, is one of the [[troll]]s in ''[[Vast Error]]''. His associated alchemic sigil is Iron and his horns are pointed upwards and towards each other, with the right one resembling the light of an angler fish.

Calder is based off of the "Disrespected Royalty" fantroll archetype.

Despite appearing as such, his blood is not the fuchsia blood of the designated ruling class of trolls. It is a similar, but ultimately distinct shade of Magenta.

He was the ninth troll introduced and the third troll introduced in [[Vast Error: Act 2|Act 2]], however he made several appearances throughout [[Vast Error: Act 1|Act 1]]. He was the eleventh troll to enter the game.

==Etymology==
The name Calder means "rocky waters" in Celtic. The name Kerian is another variant of the name ''Kyrian'', coming from the Greek ''kyrie'', meaning "Lord".

== Biography ==

=== Four Passes ===
Calder seemed to once be a rather shy boy, not speaking much to others in this stage of his life. His features are notably much less sharp at this age, having a more concerned expression rather than the sharp glares and pompous demeanor that have become a staple of his older self. Additionally, he seemed much more wary to make trouble, as young [[Murrit Turkin]] noted that he wouldn't help the children escape their sleeping quarters to go play.

=== Six Sweeps ===
In his younger years, Calder was friends with Laivan and Arcjec and used to be involved in their light-hearted pretend games. Additionally, he was in a kismessitude with [[Serpaz Helilo]], and in a moiraillegence with [[Occeus Coliad]]. All of these relationships have been abandoned or ended for reasons unknown. It is mentioned that Occeus left Calder, leaving him rather bitter about their time together.

=== Act 2 ===
Calder's introduction is full of foreshadowing and parallels as the first full sight of him is with Calder positioned right on his ancestor's throne, wine in hand. He sits while idly musing if his teammates know what exactly they're getting into- And that soon enough, they will, as his collusions become clearer later on in the comic.

Shortly after his introduction, Calder proceeded to the Grand Fairway to play golf when he's suddenly messaged by his former [[Occeus Coliad|moirail]], demanding an explanation of his involvement in [[The Game]], to which he replies that he had nothing to do with it and both of them are completely powerless in the situation. He abruptly ends the conversation with Occeus and continues playing golf.

Afterwards, him and [[Ellsee Raines]] come into contact, forging a tense alliance to better navigate the game, though Calder's intentions are far more selfish than the agreement would let on.

Calder's first appearance in his land is shown in {{VE|1000|<nowiki>[S] Ellsee: Enter</nowiki>}}. He stands in murky waters, greeted by his swan consorts.

=== Act 3 Act 1 ===

The structure of the land itself seems to have a similar landscape to Venice, Italy with most buildings waterlocked and the only reliable method of transportation being swan-led boats. The buildings themselves seem to have historical inspirations, with one specifically adorned with stone pillars reminiscent of Rome. The human parallels come to a head as the portrait of a previous void player- a {{VE|2210|human woman}}, much to Calder's dismay- is shown within one of the buildings, being the gateway further down into the world.

After a tense confrontation with Arcjec, Calder is revealed to be working alongside [[Edolon Vryche]]{{VE|2222}}.

== Personality and Traits ==
Initially, Calder appears to be a very self-important troll with a superiority complex and a strongly-implied dislike of women. He is very aware of the social and environmental decline of [[Repiton]], and is such very politically-minded, to the point of cynicism and humorlessness. He is particularly focused on proper conduct and presenting himself as a proper sea-dweller to establish superiority. He persistently projects these ideals onto [[Murrit Turkin|Murrit]], who had once been his picture of what a proper sea-dweller should be like. Furthermore, he sees friendships and connections to be purely transactional in nature.

Being the descendant of [[Ancestors|the troll that decimated the sea dweller population out of jealousy]], Calder is considered a social pariah by association. He feels an immense obligation to do his part to undo the damage done by his ancestor's atrocities and help reestablish order. As such, Calder obsessed with the continued existence of the sea dwelling trolls, and in becoming a leading force on Repiton. He works to increase his influence by publishing the politically-charged and intentionally morally-provocative Sideline magazine, but he hasn't been personally involved in its production in some time.

Calder has a long list of strained and bitterly-ended relationships, quadrant relationships or otherwise. Judging from the old portraits of these old friends and loved ones on the walls of his hive, and the bitterness he shows when reflecting on these past relationships, Calder is unable to move on from any of it.

Judging by his previous interactions with [[Arcjec Voorat|Arcjec]] and [[Laivan Ferroo|Laivan]], and his involvement in their games, Calder may have been less uptight in his youth.

== Relationships ==
=== Murrit Turkin ===
[[Murrit Turkin|Murrit]] does not like Calder at all. Murrit makes a huge point of annoying or ignoring Calder whenever possible, even basing his persistent "love" of hentai to mock his male-centric ideals and hoity toity attitude. Calder is frustrated with Murrit's refusal to behave like a proper sea dweller, and regularly tries to boss Murrit around. Calder at one point deeply respected Murrit, back when he acted more in line with the expectations of a sea-dweller, and Calder tries to make Murrit behave in his old manner, to no avail.
=== Occeus Coliad ===
It has been shown that Calder and [[Occeus Coliad|Occeus]] have had a, now-ended, pale relationship with one another. Currently, their relationship is very tense and strained. Calder shows a lot of bitterness towards Occeus, and is visibly upset when Occeus tries to contact him. From Calder's perspective, it appears that Occeus had at some point abruptly ended their moiraillegence. Calder still keeps old pictures of Occeus on the walls of his hive.

=== Serpaz Helilo ===
Calder and [[Serpaz Helilo|Serpaz]] were previously in a kismessitude. Prior to the end of their relationship, she used to push Calder to try new hobbies to get out of his own head. Calder still keeps pictures of Serpaz on the walls of his hive, as well as the model ship she had him make.

=== Arcjec Voorat ===
Calder and [[Arcjec Voorat|Arcjec]] were once friends in their youth, but that doesn't appear to be the case anymore. Even as Arcjec attempted to reach out, his advances were swiftly rejected, suggesting some lingering bad blood on Calder's end.

=== Laivan Ferroo ===
Similarly, Calder was once friends with [[Laivan Ferroo]].

=== Ellsee Raines ===
Calder is generally dismissive and disrespectful towards [[Ellsee]], as he is with most of the female cast of Vast Error. He constantly talks down to her and treats her like an incompetent stooge, unwilling to let her prove otherwise. His dislike for Ellsee may be related to his similar dislike of their red lover, Occeus.

Ellsee simply sees him as a chauvinistic prick, but isn't petty enough to leave him out of the loop when she has important, life-saving information.

In the Pre-Game, the two had reached into an agreement with Ellsee providing any means of information that can help them win the Game and in exchange, Calder will make sure that Ellsee is included and wanted in any situation the trolls are in.

=== Sestro Enthal & Secily Iopara ===
At the beginning of [[Snowbound Blood: A Vast Error Story|Snowbound Blood]] [[Snowbound Blood: Volume One|Volume 1]], Calder is ranting to [[Sestro Enthal|Sestro]] over the phone about late shipments, causing Sestro to signal [[Secily Iopara|Secily]] to shoot the window as an excuse to get off the phone.

In Occeus's route, Secily quickly recognizes grandioseSaturation as Calder from his Skorpe conversations with Occeus.

In her thoughts, Secily expresses surprise at the fact that Calder is not a part of her provided suspect list.

=== Edolon Vryche ===
[[Edolon]] and Calder, at the time of writing, appear to have a secretive alliance brewing behind the scenes. Calder appears to have full knowledge of- and very little care for- the events of [S] Incursion, and merely remarks that the coup d'etat could have had more 'class' in regards to the execution.

As Calder seems to view friendships as mere transactions more than anyone, he seems to be putting this alliance above the lives of the people he once called friends in exchange for power and recognition that he believes he deserves.

On the other hand, Edolon gains inside knowledge to the events of the game, and through Calder can attempt to manipulate events as he pleases. Time will tell if this alliance will continue to be mutually beneficial.

== Trivia ==
* Calder is somewhat similar to [http://mspaintadventures.wikia.com/wiki/Equius_Zahhak Equius Zahhak], [http://mspaintadventures.wikia.com/wiki/Eridan_Ampora Eridan Ampora] and [http://mspaintadventures.wikia.com/wiki/Cronus_Ampora Cronus Ampora] of ''[http://mspaintadventures.wikia.com/wiki/Homestuck Homestuck]''. Like Equius and Eridan, Calder is a highblood who is obsessed with the pecking order and ruling over the lower castes.
** Like Equius, Calder often concerns himself on whether other people are acting properly within their caste.
** Like Cronus, Calder picked up a supposed vice to add to a certain image, but ultimately misses the point of actually partaking in that vice. Calder likes to hold and swirl wine but despises the taste, whereas Cronus started "''smoking'' cigarettes" (actually pieces of his old wands that he sticks in his mouth), but never actually lights them since he feels like it would be a waste.
* Calder is a Violetblood, a Derse dreamer, and a Hero of Void, meaning on Alternia his sign would be [http://hs.hiveswap.com/ezodiac/truesign.php?TS=Aquittarius Aquittarius, Sign of the Enigma.]
* Calder's [[Skorpe]] handle is 'grandioseSaturation'
** Grandiose is a word that means "impressive and imposing in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so." or "excessively grand or ambitious." The word is often used to describe patients with NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder), as the word is used in the first criteria point of the disorder. "[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK556001/ A grandiose sense of self importance."]
** The word saturation means "the state or process that occurs when no more of something can be absorbed".
* Calder appears to be loosely based on a number of chauvinistic, misogynistic and bigoted male archetypes and tropes, and is most frequently associated with the Men's Rights Activists group when discussed.
* Calder has an admiration for Winston Churchill. On Repiton, instead of being a famed military leader, Troll Churchill was instead a yellowblood alchemist, who learned the secret of transmuting gold and went on to turn his own skin into gold. However he accomplished this just shortly before gold rendered obsolete on Repiton, which left Troll Churchill to live in pain and misery before his death, as he was unable to change himself back to normal.
*Calder runs a Filler account under the username Sideline for his magazine of the same name.
*Calder's [[lusus]] resembles a female anglerfish. This seems to be an exception to the trend of charges having the same gender as their lusus.
*In [[Snowbound Blood]], he is described as having a "sandpaper-harsh, salty voice" during a phone call with [[Sestro Enthal]] in Chapter 1.
*Calder finds replacing lightbulbs annoying.<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@austinado|platform=retrospring|date=28 Dec, 2023|link=https://retrospring.net/@austinado/a/111656478537891134}}</ref>
*Calder lands as a cat on the cat-to-dog spectrum.<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@austinado|platform=retrospring|date=19 Dec, 2023|link=https://retrospring.net/@austinado/a/111604296377617919}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery position="center" widths="185">
File:Calder aight mrs fritz im boutta head out.png|Calder, pre-game.
File:Calder about to enter.png|Calder, about to enter The Game.
File:Misogyny.png|Calder, disgusted as he observes a painting of a human woman.
File:4 Pass Calder.jpg|Calder at 4 passes old, during his time in the Kindergarten.
File:Young calder lucky luciano.png|Young Calder, as seen in the mirror during Calder's entry.
File:Calder Pureself.png|[[Pure Self]] Calder from an [[Known_Probabilities#Alt.21Murrit:_FAST-FORWARD.|alternate probability]].
File:Calder filler account.jpg|Calder's Filler account.
File:TD Calder.png|Calder's trollodex card.
</gallery>

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Calder Kerian

2025-03-19T21:09:34Z

8-8it: /* Trivia */ Adjusted definitions of words in the description of the meaning of Calder's skorpe handle, as things were incorrect.

{{/Infobox}}'''Calder Kerian''', also known by his [[Skorpe]] handle, {{VE Quote|calder|grandioseSaturation}}, is one of the [[troll]]s in ''[[Vast Error]]''. His associated alchemic sigil is Iron and his horns are pointed upwards and towards each other, with the right one resembling the light of an angler fish.

Calder is based off of the "Disrespected Royalty" fantroll archetype.

Despite appearing as such, his blood is not the fuchsia blood of the designated ruling class of trolls. It is a similar, but ultimately distinct shade of Magenta.

He was the ninth troll introduced and the third troll introduced in [[Vast Error: Act 2|Act 2]], however he made several appearances throughout [[Vast Error: Act 1|Act 1]]. He was the eleventh troll to enter the game.

==Etymology==
The name Calder means "rocky waters" in Celtic. The name Kerian is another variant of the name ''Kyrian'', coming from the Greek ''kyrie'', meaning "Lord".

== Biography ==

=== Four Passes ===
Calder seemed to once be a rather shy boy, not speaking much to others in this stage of his life. His features are notably much less sharp at this age, having a more concerned expression rather than the sharp glares and pompous demeanor that have become a staple of his older self. Additionally, he seemed much more wary to make trouble, as young [[Murrit Turkin]] noted that he wouldn't help the children escape their sleeping quarters to go play.

=== Six Sweeps ===
In his younger years, Calder was friends with Laivan and Arcjec and used to be involved in their light-hearted pretend games. Additionally, he was in a kismessitude with [[Serpaz Helilo]], and in a moiraillegence with [[Occeus Coliad]]. All of these relationships have been abandoned or ended for reasons unknown. It is mentioned that Occeus left Calder, leaving him rather bitter about their time together.

=== Act 2 ===
Calder's introduction is full of foreshadowing and parallels as the first full sight of him is with Calder positioned right on his ancestor's throne, wine in hand. He sits while idly musing if his teammates know what exactly they're getting into- And that soon enough, they will, as his collusions become clearer later on in the comic.

Shortly after his introduction, Calder proceeded to the Grand Fairway to play golf when he's suddenly messaged by his former [[Occeus Coliad|moirail]], demanding an explanation of his involvement in [[The Game]], to which he replies that he had nothing to do with it and both of them are completely powerless in the situation. He abruptly ends the conversation with Occeus and continues playing golf.

Afterwards, him and [[Ellsee Raines]] come into contact, forging a tense alliance to better navigate the game, though Calder's intentions are far more selfish than the agreement would let on.

Calder's first appearance in his land is shown in {{VE|1000|<nowiki>[S] Ellsee: Enter</nowiki>}}. He stands in murky waters, greeted by his swan consorts.

=== Act 3 Act 1 ===

The structure of the land itself seems to have a similar landscape to Venice, Italy with most buildings waterlocked and the only reliable method of transportation being swan-led boats. The buildings themselves seem to have historical inspirations, with one specifically adorned with stone pillars reminiscent of Rome. The human parallels come to a head as the portrait of a previous void player- a {{VE|2210|human woman}}, much to Calder's dismay- is shown within one of the buildings, being the gateway further down into the world.

After a tense confrontation with Arcjec, Calder is revealed to be working alongside [[Edolon Vryche]]{{VE|2222}}.

== Personality and Traits ==
Initially, Calder appears to be a very self-important troll with a superiority complex and a strongly-implied dislike of women. He is very aware of the social and environmental decline of [[Repiton]], and is such very politically-minded, to the point of cynicism and humorlessness. He is particularly focused on proper conduct and presenting himself as a proper sea-dweller to establish superiority. He persistently projects these ideals onto [[Murrit Turkin|Murrit]], who had once been his picture of what a proper sea-dweller should be like. Furthermore, he sees friendships and connections to be purely transactional in nature.

Being the descendant of [[Ancestors|the troll that decimated the sea dweller population out of jealousy]], Calder is considered a social pariah by association. He feels an immense obligation to do his part to undo the damage done by his ancestor's atrocities and help reestablish order. As such, Calder obsessed with the continued existence of the sea dwelling trolls, and in becoming a leading force on Repiton. He works to increase his influence by publishing the politically-charged and intentionally morally-provocative Sideline magazine, but he hasn't been personally involved in its production in some time.

Calder has a long list of strained and bitterly-ended relationships, quadrant relationships or otherwise. Judging from the old portraits of these old friends and loved ones on the walls of his hive, and the bitterness he shows when reflecting on these past relationships, Calder is unable to move on from any of it.

Judging by his previous interactions with [[Arcjec Voorat|Arcjec]] and [[Laivan Ferroo|Laivan]], and his involvement in their games, Calder may have been less uptight in his youth.

== Relationships ==
=== Murrit Turkin ===
[[Murrit Turkin|Murrit]] does not like Calder at all. Murrit makes a huge point of annoying or ignoring Calder whenever possible, even basing his persistent "love" of hentai to mock his male-centric ideals and hoity toity attitude. Calder is frustrated with Murrit's refusal to behave like a proper sea dweller, and regularly tries to boss Murrit around. Calder at one point deeply respected Murrit, back when he acted more in line with the expectations of a sea-dweller, and Calder tries to make Murrit behave in his old manner, to no avail.
=== Occeus Coliad ===
It has been shown that Calder and [[Occeus Coliad|Occeus]] have had a, now-ended, pale relationship with one another. Currently, their relationship is very tense and strained. Calder shows a lot of bitterness towards Occeus, and is visibly upset when Occeus tries to contact him. From Calder's perspective, it appears that Occeus had at some point abruptly ended their moiraillegence. Calder still keeps old pictures of Occeus on the walls of his hive.

=== Serpaz Helilo ===
Calder and [[Serpaz Helilo|Serpaz]] were previously in a kismessitude. Prior to the end of their relationship, she used to push Calder to try new hobbies to get out of his own head. Calder still keeps pictures of Serpaz on the walls of his hive, as well as the model ship she had him make.

=== Arcjec Voorat ===
Calder and [[Arcjec Voorat|Arcjec]] were once friends in their youth, but that doesn't appear to be the case anymore. Even as Arcjec attempted to reach out, his advances were swiftly rejected, suggesting some lingering bad blood on Calder's end.

=== Laivan Ferroo ===
Similarly, Calder was once friends with [[Laivan Ferroo]].

=== Ellsee Raines ===
Calder is generally dismissive and disrespectful towards [[Ellsee]], as he is with most of the female cast of Vast Error. He constantly talks down to her and treats her like an incompetent stooge, unwilling to let her prove otherwise. His dislike for Ellsee may be related to his similar dislike of their red lover, Occeus.

Ellsee simply sees him as a chauvinistic prick, but isn't petty enough to leave him out of the loop when she has important, life-saving information.

In the Pre-Game, the two had reached into an agreement with Ellsee providing any means of information that can help them win the Game and in exchange, Calder will make sure that Ellsee is included and wanted in any situation the trolls are in.

=== Sestro Enthal & Secily Iopara ===
At the beginning of [[Snowbound Blood: A Vast Error Story|Snowbound Blood]] [[Snowbound Blood: Volume One|Volume 1]], Calder is ranting to [[Sestro Enthal|Sestro]] over the phone about late shipments, causing Sestro to signal [[Secily Iopara|Secily]] to shoot the window as an excuse to get off the phone.

In Occeus's route, Secily quickly recognizes grandioseSaturation as Calder from his Skorpe conversations with Occeus.

In her thoughts, Secily expresses surprise at the fact that Calder is not a part of her provided suspect list.

=== Edolon Vryche ===
[[Edolon]] and Calder, at the time of writing, appear to have a secretive alliance brewing behind the scenes. Calder appears to have full knowledge of- and very little care for- the events of [S] Incursion, and merely remarks that the coup d'etat could have had more 'class' in regards to the execution.

As Calder seems to view friendships as mere transactions more than anyone, he seems to be putting this alliance above the lives of the people he once called friends in exchange for power and recognition that he believes he deserves.

On the other hand, Edolon gains inside knowledge to the events of the game, and through Calder can attempt to manipulate events as he pleases. Time will tell if this alliance will continue to be mutually beneficial.

== Trivia ==
* Calder is somewhat similar to [http://mspaintadventures.wikia.com/wiki/Equius_Zahhak Equius Zahhak], [http://mspaintadventures.wikia.com/wiki/Eridan_Ampora Eridan Ampora] and [http://mspaintadventures.wikia.com/wiki/Cronus_Ampora Cronus Ampora] of ''[http://mspaintadventures.wikia.com/wiki/Homestuck Homestuck]''. Like Equius and Eridan, Calder is a highblood who is obsessed with the pecking order and ruling over the lower castes.
** Like Equius, Calder often concerns himself on whether other people are acting properly within their caste.
** Like Cronus, Calder picked up a supposed vice to add to a certain image, but ultimately misses the point of actually partaking in that vice. Calder likes to hold and swirl wine but despises the taste, whereas Cronus started "''smoking'' cigarettes" (actually pieces of his old wands that he sticks in his mouth), but never actually lights them since he feels like it would be a waste.
* Calder is a Violetblood, a Derse dreamer, and a Hero of Void, meaning on Alternia his sign would be [http://hs.hiveswap.com/ezodiac/truesign.php?TS=Aquittarius Aquittarius, Sign of the Enigma.]
* Calder's [[Skorpe]] handle is 'grandioseSaturation'
** Grandiose is a word that means "impressive and imposing in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so." or "excessively grand or ambitious." The word is often used to describe patients with NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder), as the word is used in the first criteria point of the disorder. "[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK556001/ A grandiose sense of self importance."]
** The word saturation means "the state or process that occurs when no more of something can be absorbed"
* Calder appears to be loosely based on a number of chauvinistic, misogynistic and bigoted male archetypes and tropes, and is most frequently associated with the Men's Rights Activists group when discussed.
* Calder has an admiration for Winston Churchill. On Repiton, instead of being a famed military leader, Troll Churchill was instead a yellowblood alchemist, who learned the secret of transmuting gold and went on to turn his own skin into gold. However he accomplished this just shortly before gold rendered obsolete on Repiton, which left Troll Churchill to live in pain and misery before his death, as he was unable to change himself back to normal.
*Calder runs a Filler account under the username Sideline for his magazine of the same name.
*Calder's [[lusus]] resembles a female anglerfish. This seems to be an exception to the trend of charges having the same gender as their lusus.
*In [[Snowbound Blood]], he is described as having a "sandpaper-harsh, salty voice" during a phone call with [[Sestro Enthal]] in Chapter 1.
*Calder finds replacing lightbulbs annoying.<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@austinado|platform=retrospring|date=28 Dec, 2023|link=https://retrospring.net/@austinado/a/111656478537891134}}</ref>
*Calder lands as a cat on the cat-to-dog spectrum.<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@austinado|platform=retrospring|date=19 Dec, 2023|link=https://retrospring.net/@austinado/a/111604296377617919}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery position="center" widths="185">
File:Calder aight mrs fritz im boutta head out.png|Calder, pre-game.
File:Calder about to enter.png|Calder, about to enter The Game.
File:Misogyny.png|Calder, disgusted as he observes a painting of a human woman.
File:4 Pass Calder.jpg|Calder at 4 passes old, during his time in the Kindergarten.
File:Young calder lucky luciano.png|Young Calder, as seen in the mirror during Calder's entry.
File:Calder Pureself.png|[[Pure Self]] Calder from an [[Known_Probabilities#Alt.21Murrit:_FAST-FORWARD.|alternate probability]].
File:Calder filler account.jpg|Calder's Filler account.
File:TD Calder.png|Calder's trollodex card.
</gallery>

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Sova Amalie

2025-01-18T05:34:14Z

8-8it: Added Sova's new outfit.

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Sova Amalie}}
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'''Sova Amalie''' (short for Sovara), also known by her [[Skorpe]] handle {{VE Quote|sovara|sanguineAllegory}}, is one of the main characters and [[Aspect Holders]] in ''[[Vast Error]]''. Her associated alchemic sigil is Silver and she is a deconstruction of the "tragic victim" fantroll archetype.<ref>{{CiteSocial|platform=tumblr|whosaid=@Deconreconstruction|link=https://deconreconstruction.tumblr.com/faq}}</ref>

She was the eleventh troll introduced and the eighth troll to enter the game.

==Etymology==
"Sova" means "owl" in many Slavic languages, matching Sova's lusus and frequent bird motifs. The full name Sovara may come from the Greek word ''σοβαρά'' (sovará), meaning "seriously". "Amalie" resembles ''Amélie'', a French given name meaning "work", and may also be a reference to the film and musical ''Amélie'', a story about a young girl who decides to change the lives of those around her for the better while struggling with her own isolation.

==Biography==

===Early life===
According to her introduction, she spent most of her life after school "caged" in a manner she doesn't like to talk about. She later escaped her captivity, and with the help of [[Laivan Ferroo]] and [[Serpaz Helilo]], made herself a new home in a secluded cabin out in the woods.

===Act 1===
Sova sends concerned messages to [[Albion Shukra|her matesprit]] over the course of the entry night, which Albion reads after her fateful revelation from the Star Guardian but does not reply to.

===Act 2===
Sova first speaks in Act 2 when she responds to [[Ellsee Raines|Ellsee]]'s memo, {{VE Quote|ellsee|Rinkadink Thinking TimΣ}}, offering to help decipher the information contained in her ancestral tome. In this same memo, she also catches up with Laivan and Serpaz.

Later, Albion messages her to apologize for not responding to her earlier messages. As she shares her worries, Sova reassures Albion that she can't bring herself to be mad at her. Sova then tells Albion that she loves her, and that {{VE Quote|sova|that is all that matters}}. Albion agrees with her.

After {{VE|641|2=[S] Engage.}} we are shown Sova's formal introduction page. She receives a message from an enthusiastic Serpaz, who's happy that the two of them will be spending time together because of the Game. As they chat, Serpaz calls Sova {{VE Quote|serpaz|a total angel!!!}}, a term which triggers Sova's memories of [[Dexous]], her former "caretaker". Serpaz urges her to let the past go, but fails to properly assuage Sova's distress.

In need of a distraction, Sova decides to read the latest scroll Albion has translated for her: a recounting penned by [[The Annalist|the Annalist]] of a parable told to her by [[Zekura Raines|The Vivifier]]. Before Sova can finish her reading, however, she is interrupted by a loud rumble coming from outside her hive. Thinking it might be her lusus, Cooperi, she decides to investigate, but is met with a dark, wispy creature standing by her window instead.

She goes inside her sanitization block to hide, checking Ellsee's second memo and asking the others about the strange monsters lurking outside, though she is interrupted by a message from [[Occeus Coliad]] before she can get very far. They have a brief chat and he advises her to "clear her sight" and ignore the creatures, as they {{VE Quote|occeus|thrive .o.n y.o.ur attenti.o.n}}.

She is contacted by [[Edolon Vryche]] shortly after he restrains Serpaz in order to expedite her entry process, though not much of their conversation is shown. Later, Sova is seen talking to an anxious [[Jentha Briati]] as Cooperi fends off the Abyss creatures, while they try to work through her entry process.

Sova successfully enters [[the Medium]] during {{VE|1000|2=[S] Ellsee: Enter.}} Her talk with her denizen is not shown.

===Act 3 Act 1===
The act opens with a dream sequence, as Sova navigates a nightmarish space that leads toward a huge steel birdcage. She is jolted awake by a series of [[Gaiaeon|ominous whispers]], having gone back to her hive after speaking to her [[Jegudial|denizen]]. Sova then travels back to the Medium, where her planet, the [[Land of Daze and Lattice]], is revealed.

[[Metatron]] is there to greet her, and they discuss the game, Sova's potential journey through it, and Jegudial, her denizen. After some prompting from Metatron, Sova agrees to show him some of her writing, an in-progress script of a play called ''[[Upon the Twelfth Hour]]''. As she wraps up the reading, a Skorpe notification pops up, letting her know that [[Arcjec Voorat|Arcjec]] created a new memo. She catches up with the other players, as they discuss the events of the past day and their progress through the Game so far.

With a new appearance, Sova can be seen having a conversation with one of her [[Consorts#Rabbits|rabbit consorts]]. Shortly after, she's greeted by Serpaz and Occeus with a tight hug from Serpaz.

==Personality and Traits==
Compassionate and forgiving, Sova is an avid reader and history buff who always tries to see the best in people, being quite fond of musical theater and stage plays. She dabbles in playwriting herself, holding a deep passion for the craft but being too self-conscious to share her work with her friends.

Due to a sheltered upbringing, she considers herself socially hindered, having not had extensive interactions with other trolls for most of her youth and often misusing common turns of phrase. Sova is also "a bit of an emotional pushover who puts other people before herself."<ref>{{citeSocial|tumblr|whosaid=@Deconreconstruction|url=http://deconreconstruction.tumblr.com/post/176074032714/you-should-give-us-a-little-insight-into-the-least|date=July 19 2018}}</ref>

It has been implied that Sova deals with PTSD due to her difficult past with Dexous.

==Relationships==

===Albion Shukra===
[[File:Sova_worrying.gif|thumb|Sova worrying about Albion.|220x220px]]
Sova is in a flushed relationship with [[Albion Shukra]], having shown deep worry and care about her well-being. Albion regularly translates the ancient scrolls that Sova inherited from her Ancestor, and is mentioned to have helped Sova with her adjustment period after she escaped from Dexous. Sova seems to regard Albion with an almost awe-struck admiration, which can lead to her brushing aside some of her matesprit's more negative traits.

It has been confirmed that the two are not bonded, as they are still a relatively new relationship.<ref>{{CiteVE|pagenumber=652|quote=(and before you ask the second big question that i know is on your mind, no, we have not fully committed to our quadrant as of yet)|whosaid=sova}}</ref>

===Laivan Ferroo and Serpaz Helilo===
Sova is good friends with both [[Laivan Ferroo|Laivan]] and [[Serpaz Helilo|Serpaz]] and the couple seems to be somewhat protective of her. They were the ones who helped Sova obtain her current belongings and residence. There is a framed picture of the three of them together inside Sova's [[Sova's hive|hive]].

Between the two, Serpaz appears to be slightly closer to Sova, likely due to her outgoing and jovial personality compared to Laivan's more laidback and quiet nature. While well-meaning, Serpaz is pretty bad at advising Sova when she is dealing with her emotional hang-ups and trauma, due to the off-beat way she tends to deal with her own sadness and pain.

===Occeus Coliad===
Sova seems to be on good terms with [[Occeus Coliad|Occeus]], the pair treating each other with mutual consideration of their respective boundaries. He is shown messaging her in hopes that she can listen to his woes, but is understanding when Sova states that she can't handle offering advice at that moment in time.

===Dexous===
[[File:00657.gif|alt=|thumb|220x220px|Sova in Dexous' captivity.]]
Sova has a difficult past with [[Dexous]]. It is implied that Dexous forced Sova to sing for him and an audience, eventually causing her to develop post-traumatic stress disorder. Reminders of Dexous, such as the word "angel", can trigger Sova, leading her to emotionally withdraw and experience flashbacks.

===Jentha Briati===
[[Jentha Briati|Jentha]] is Sova's server player. Not much is known about their relationship, though they have cooperated during Sova's entry process. Sova has shown concern for Jentha even when being brushed off, and Jentha has snidely referred to Sova as {{VE Quote|jentha|the one who c cares so much about e everyone}}.

==Trivia==

*Sova's chat handle, {{VE Quote|sovara|sanguineAllegory}}, means "red story", with sanguine meaning "blood red" and an allegory being "a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one".
*Sova and [[Albion Shukra|Albion]] are the only two members of the main cast who enjoy pineapple on pizza.<ref>{{CiteSocial|platform=tumblr|whosaid=@Deconreconstruction|link=http://deconreconstruction.tumblr.com/post/176072626039/heres-some-real-discourse-which-of-the-ve-cast|date=July 19 2018}}</ref>
*Being a Derse dreamer, a redblood and a Hero of Heart, Sova's would-be extended zodiac sign is [http://hs.hiveswap.com/ezodiac/truesign.php?TS=Aro Aro, Sign of the Lost.]
*Albion and Sova run a joint Filler account under the username blissfullyharmonic.
**They sign off their posts as *mod*starshine* and (MOD CHORINE), respectively.
*Sova has to stack objects on top of each other to reach the lightbulb when changing it. This leads to her almost dying every time.<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@austinado|platform=retrospring|date=Dec 28, 2023|link=https://retrospring.net/@austinado/a/111656478537891134}}</ref>
*Sova lands as a dog on the cat-to-dog spectrum.<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@austinado|platform=retrospring|date=Dec 19, 2023|link=https://retrospring.net/@austinado/a/111604296377617919}}</ref>
*Sova's favorite food is strawberry shortcake.<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@avstinado|platform=twitter|date=Mar 11, 2021|link=https://x.com/avstinado/status/1369785821176475650}}</ref>
*Sova's least favorite musical is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_(musical) Hamilton].<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@avstinado|platform=twitter|date=Mar 11, 2021|link=https://twitter.com/avstinado/status/1369778685499342852}}</ref>
*Unlike the rest of the cast, Sova wouldn't understand how the menus work in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_Fortress_2 Team Fortress 2] and wouldn't be good at it to play.<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@austinado|platform=retrospring|date=Apr 1, 2024|link=https://retrospring.net/@austinado/a/112193200195085743}}</ref>
*Sova would main [https://www.ssbwiki.com/Jigglypuff_(SSBU) Jigglypuff], [https://www.ssbwiki.com/Yoshi_(SSBU) Yoshi] and [https://www.ssbwiki.com/Inkling_(SSBU) Inkling] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Ultimate Super Smash Bros. Ultimate].<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@avstinado|platform=twitter|date=Mar 11, 2021|link=https://x.com/avstinado/status/1369794240591650816}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery position="center" widths="185">
File:Sova young.png|Young Sova
File:Sova seeing gregg.png|Sova pre-game
File:Sova holding locket.png|Sova preparing to enter
File:Sova and albion filler account.jpg|Sova and Albion's Filler account
File:TD Sova.png|Sova's trollodex card
File:Sova Pureself.png|[[Pure Self]] Sova from an [[Known_Probabilities#Alt.21Murrit:_FAST-FORWARD.|alternate probability]]
File:Sovahasbeenisolated.png|Sova's new outfit.
</gallery>

==References==
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2025-01-18T05:32:59Z

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== Summary ==
the drippp

Gaiaeon

2023-03-28T18:41:47Z

8-8it: /* Etymology */ added etymology

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'''Gaiaeon''', also known as the Naught-Father, is one of the two deities who preside over the [[Solitary Universe]]. He is the split equal of [[Kheparia]], the All-Mother, and holds sway over the intangible and subjective aspects of reality.
==Etymology==
The name Gaiaeon comes from the combination of the two words "gaia" and "eon". Eon being a measurement of time meaning "an indefinite and very long period of time" as per the oxford dictionary. The word gaia has several meanings, meaning just the earth itself and referring to a complex entity/goddess in many pagan and wiccan practices involving the earth's biosphere, atmosphere, oceans, and soil. In greek mythology, Gaia is the greek goddess of earth, mother of all life, the very soul of the planet.

== Biography ==

== Personality and Traits ==

== Relationships ==

=== White Noise ===
Gaiaeon and White Noise seem to have a complicated relationship. White Noise is shown to react with vitriol at the slightest comparison to his father, as well as being understandably angry to find him peering through the static. He's also the only person in the comic to have directly quoted him.

=== Occeus Coliad ===

== Trivia ==

== Gallery ==
<gallery position="center" widths="185">
maze_gaiaeon.png|Jumpscare deathscreen from Valtel's Snowbound Blood route
</gallery>

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Gaiaeon

2023-03-28T18:37:39Z

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Arcjec Voorat

2022-10-25T13:12:51Z

8-8it: /* Trivia */ Paul

{{/Infobox}}

'''Arcjec Voorat''', also known by his [[Skorpe]] handle {{VE Quote|arcjec|animatedHumorist}}, is one of the [[troll]]s in ''[[Vast Error]]''. His associated alchemic sigil is Magnesium, though a modified version of the symbol. They are a deconstruction of the "self insert" and "main character" fantroll archetypes.<ref>https://vasterror.tumblr.com/faq</ref>

Their [[Hemospectrum#Biological Aspects|survival ability]] is being able to play dead by slowing their metabolism down.

He was the first troll to be introduced and enter the game.

==Biography==

===Early life===
Arcjec was much more outgoing and enthusiastic in their youth, if somewhat naïve. Raised together and initially sharing the same [[Lusus|lusii]] as [[Ellsee Raines]], the two viewed each other as siblings and part of the same family. During this period of time, Arcjec was interested in comic books, superheroes and pop culture, as well as drawing, cosplaying and scrapbooking.

After a series of cascading events involving his falling out with [[Taz Poemme]] and Ellsee's extended leave for training, Arcjec fell into a deep period of apathy and resentment, pushing all of his friends away and retreating into himself. They also forgot about their relationship with Ellsee entirely, which resulted in anger and confusion on their end when she came back from her training.

He seems to have been the "glue" holding their friend group together, having been depicted throughout the comic engaging in many different activities with the great majority of the main cast.

===Act 1===
Arcjec is first introduced in his respiteblock. As he goes over his possessions, he is interrupted by a rock hitting his block's window. Choosing to investigate the strange occurrence, the sight of a hooded troll lurking near his hive sends him into a panic, during which he is messaged by [[Laivan Ferroo]]. Laivan invites them to play a game of [[Anthropormuncipality]] with him and [[Murrit Turkin]], but Arcjec refuses, brushing his friend off, and requests that he let Taz know that {{VE Quote|arcjec|the mutilation fairy finally granted her long awaited wish}} in the event of their disappearance.

In an attempt to get a better look at the mysterious troll, Arcjec ends up falling out their second-floor window, landing on a mud puddle outside and passing out. They have a cryptic dream in which they stand in the middle of [[the Static]], briefly glimpsing [[White Noise]] before they jolt awake.

During their short nap, Laivan's [[Dream Self|dream self]] visits Arcjec's own dream self, still asleep on [[Prospit]]. It glitches out, momentarily reverting to a happier, younger Arcjec when Laivan touches him.

After waking up, Arcjec finds himself back inside his room. Surrounding him are the many piles of scattered drawings he makes in his sleep, something that has been a regular occurrence for some time. The newest one has [[The Game|The Game's]] symbol drawn on it, along with a message: "It's the only way."

[[File:Pg271.png|left|thumb|Arcjec being forced out of his window to look at the incoming meteor.|alt=]]
They are then accosted by an agitated Taz, who manages to convince Arcjec to collaborate by showing them Murrit's memo and the meteor hurtling towards their hive. After a few spats, Arcjec realizes that the symbols they've been writing in their sleep are connected to the game, which they encourage Taz to input on her end. This grants her access to a set of objects, and the duo has one final fraught conversation about their past before they decide it's better if they do not speak again once Arcjec's entry is complete.

During the events of {{VE|310|2=[S] Arcjec: Enter.}}, Taz places a series of pillars and an archway around his hive, along with a mysterious chest inside his respiteblock. Arcjec opens the chest, unleashing a powerful gust of wind that sends him hurtling out of his room. He stops right in front of the archway, now activated into a portal. Taz then pushes Arcjec inside it with the Game cursor, sending him into [[the Medium]] and completing his entry process. The pillars around Arcjec's hive divert the oncoming meteor away and into [[Skaia]]'s shield, preventing the hive's complete destruction.

===Act 2===
From the past perspective of [[Ellsee Raines]], Arcjec is shown having a conversation with her moments before the start of Act 1. She worries that she is needy and unlikable, and he offers a half-hearted attempt at advice. Amused but nonetheless touched, Ellsee decides that they will finally introduce themself to Arcjec and explain their deeper connection. It's then revealed that she was the mysterious troll that threw a stone at Arcjec's window.

Back to the present, Arcjec lands on a gray platform inscribed with the [[Aspect|Breath]] symbol, floating in a blank, stark white void. The powerful winds seen during Arcjec's entry then transform into the denizen of Breath, [[Zehanpuryu]].
[[File:Pg375.png|thumb|192x192px|One of the only times Arcjec has smiled.]]
Zehanpuryu introduces Arcjec to the game and its purpose, pledging himself as their guide. He states that Arcjec is the Bard of Breath and urges them to find him again when they are stronger. He inserts himself within the Breath platform and changes the blank planet around them into the newly formed [[Land of Mirage and Monochrome]].

As Arcjec looks around their new surroundings, they are approached by one of the planet's [[consorts]]: a bright, vibrant snake who directs them to a newly formed terminal by their denizen platform. The terminal allows Arcjec to access his game UI and Skorpe, where he finds messages from Taz and Ellsee both. He only answers the latter, and the two catch up. Ellsee admits that she knows more than she's previously let on, having seen the Game codes in a book that she has had her whole life. Arcjec closes the conversation by telling Ellsee to meet up with him when things are less hectic.

He then speaks with the multicolored snake consort, accidentally naming him "Guy". [[Guy]] tells Arcjec to prepare a [[Scythekind|weapon]], as he is bound to face monsters on his journey, and Arcjec equips his scythe before taking the first steps of his journey on LOMAM.

After following the path for a while, Arcjec and Guy find a consort village up in flames, being ravaged by a powerful shape-shifting monster known as a Shifter. Two other consorts, [[Consorts|Lady]] and [[Consorts|Person]], beg Arcjec to stop the monster before it burns down the entire town.

Overwhelmed, Arcjec freezes in place. He then finds himself in a featureless "mind space", greeted by younger version of himself: Kidjec. He tells Arcjec that it's okay to leave, that it isn't fair of the snakes to expect him to solve their problems. Arcjec, in turn, worries about his past choices and wishes they could do something for the people around them, since saving people was all they ever wanted to do when they were young.

Kidjec argues that acting on those impulses will only make him and those around him miserable, growing increasingly aggravated. He says that Arcjec should {{VE Quote|arcjec|just leave!!!}} and that every single time he tries to help someone, all he does is hurt them. Arcjec falls to their knees, their nose bleeding profusely as the mindspace seems to fall apart at the seams.

Guy then snaps Arcjec back into reality by calling out to him, the troll having gone into a trance for the duration of his conversation with Kidjec. Finding his conviction renewed, Arcjec promises to protect his consorts and prepares for battle.

During {{VE|641|2=[S] Engage.}}, Arcjec is shown battling the Shifter, managing to defeat it with the usage of his survival ability and the help of his planet's [[Aspect|Winds]]. Their consorts are elated, gifting them with a variety of crafting resources and directing them to their checkpoint near the town square.

On Prospit, Arcjec, Laivan and Albion's dream selves meet up and chat, Arcjec's dream self having woken up off-screen since the last time they were shown. The trio flies over the buildings as Dream!Laivan explains the concept behind their existence and what they're supposed to do for their players. After the discussion, he offers a grand tour of the dream moon, which Dream!Arcjec and Dream!Albion accept with varying levels of excitement.

[[File:BeatsTakingTheSubway.gif|left|thumb|220x220px|Arcjec's first craft: Beats Taking the Subway]]
Back on LOMAM, Arcjec arrives at the town square, where he is greeted by [[Metatron]]. As the built-in player guide to the Game, he explains several mechanics that will be vital to their progress, including the crafting system, the checkpoints and the gates that connect all of their planets together. He also gives Arcjec a welcome gift: a portable communicator they can use to keep in touch with the rest of their session. Metatron then coaches Arcjec through their first item creation: the Beats Taking The Subway scythe.

Further into their conversation, Metatron tells Arcjec that he needs to connect to the hero of life, Ellsee. Metatron comments on the two's relationship saying that they seem close, but Arcjec quickly brushes it off and changes the subject again. Metatron moves on saying that everything he's done with Arcjec is all he needs from him and that once the planets align then the initial stretch of Arcjec's journey will be complete. Metatron finally leaves in a puff of smoke, but not before he tells Arcjec that they're doing amazing so far.

Arcjec decides to open a new memo to make sure the rest of his friends are up to speed. He tells them that his DMs are now open, and that everyone should share their game progress so far, letting them know that he's already made it to his first checkpoint.

Taz is the first one to respond. They bicker for a short while, before she tells him that she's stuck and can't make any more progress without going over to his planet. This leads to the two having a reconciliatory conversation, in which Arcjec apologizes for ignoring her messages, saying that he wasn't trying to make her upset and only needed some breathing room. She accepts their apology, and they agree to work together from this point on.

Albion and Ellsee quickly follow in their responses, the latter informing the others of the [[Homunculi|purple-eyed demons]] that have started interfering with their entries. Albion believes that they're under someone's control, and that she briefly spoke to [[Edolon Vryche|the man]] behind it. When Murrit and Calder join the conversation, it devolves into an argument about Murrit's attempted assassination of Ellsee through his [[boobdrone]]s. Everyone is appalled by their actions, and Calder's further needling drives Murrit to drop their persona, withdrawing from the memo after telling everyone that they {{VE Quote|murrit|>([don't know what you just brought in with you.]}}. Albion asks if they should keep an eye on her, but Arcjec says that they already have their hands full as it is. He warns them that things are about to get messy and closes the memo.

Immediately afterward, Arcjec messages Ellsee, concerned about her apparent alliance with Calder. The conversation quickly devolves into lighthearted bickering as she brushes him off, and the two decide to get on with her entry by opening the Game's tutorial. On Arcjec's end, it has been updated with new information to reflect Ellsee's unique entry process: their job is to bring [[Repiton]] into [[The Medium]] by activating a series of pillars they are to place around the planet.

Through some nudging, Arcjec manages to get Ellsee to explain the most outlandish aspects of their past, including the supernatural qualities of their staff, their talking [[Lusus#Chimera lusus|lusii]] and the magical book inherited from their [[Zekura Raines|ancestor]]. They're skeptical but curious, and Ellsee asks them to just trust her. He concedes, going back to their entry preparations before noticing that Possumdad is safe and sound by Ellsee's tent.

Arcjec asks if things are ready after Ellsee activates the portal leading to the first location. Arcjec informs her that he's going to go in order of what's closest to her, however, he also informs her that he doesn't know the exact coordinates and that there's no zoom option on his application. Ellsee voices her concerns on not wanting to go to Stronghold 21 due to the risk of becoming a walking target, most likely due to her blood color. Arcjec attempts to gives her advice, telling Ellsee to take a deep breath and move forward anyways. Arcjec ends up messing up the coordinates and Ellsee walks directly into the Stronghold square. which leads to Arcjec figuratively and literally beginning to beat himself up about being terrible at lying. Arcjec begins to annoyedly ramble to himself in nervousness as Ellsee panics, but quickly begins to focus again working with what he's got. Ellsee preforms magic tricks with her staff to keep the crowd distracted as Arcjec and drops the first pillar in the middle of the plaza. She quickly dives out of the way of the massive pillar before activating it and leaving rapidly. Ellsee tumbles back through the portal to her hive, exhausted. She decides to dance out her frustrations and Arcjec joins in with her. He tells her to pretend that never happened and to not mention it ever again. Ellsee asks if he had fun listening to her music which he reluctantly confirms that he did. They tell Ellsee that they'll make up for what they did with the last pillar.

Arcjec goes back to check on his hive, which is now a wreck with a hole going through the wall of his room and demons all around it. They move their cursor to go inside their messy hive, collectibles strewn all over the place. They grab a [[Sylladex#Replica Replica|replica]] of their [[Sylladex#Replica|replica fetch modus]] to give Ellsee, in which she captchalogues her book, which unbeknownst to her results in a revised and corrupted version. She gets back to work with Arcjec after resting, with him promising to try his best to be there for her through the whole thing. Ellsee again repeats her nervousness, wondering everything was going to be okay, and Arcjec tells her that she's going to have to trust him.

During the events of {{VE|1000|2=[S] Ellsee: Enter.}}, Arcjec and Ellsee continue to work together with him placing down the pillars and her going through the portals and activating them. The portals take her to the Northern Wastes, Kenede Spaceport, Bizkantine Ruins, and the Black Depths. All but one of the planets connect and Repiton makes the jump as the pillars activate and Arcjec sighs in relief as Ellsee's [[Lilith|Denizen]] is released and she enters the Medium.

===Post-EOA2===
As Taz makes her first foray into Arcjec's planet, she stumbles across a scene from her youth, brought to life through LOMAM's mechanics: her, Ellsee, Laivan and Arcjec, back when they were children, on the day when Arcjec asked Taz if she thought they were going to be friends forever.

After she spends some time reminiscing, Arcjec finds Taz, snapping her out of the flashback. He greets her with a smile and reassures her that he's right there, and the two of them walk off together.

=== Act 3 Act 1===
On the day following the Players' entry into the Medium, Arcjec reopens their old memo in order to keep the group up to date on their individual progress on their planets. Albion is the first to respond, claiming they met on Prospit not too long ago, but Arcjec doesn't seem remember it very clearly. Eventually, the group discusses the current situation on [[Repiton]], the [[Harbingers of the Alpocalypse|Harbingers]] and [[Mirthamaniacs]] storming [[Stronghold 21]] and the state of chaos the planet's entry into the Game has caused. Throughout the memo, Arcjec tags Murrit multiple times, who only responds to fall back into the same deflective patterns. They then ban themself from it, much to Arcjec's exasperation.

Later, Ellsee is seen falling asleep in the snow on her planet after the exhausting task of entering the game. She appears to have a flashback of her and Arcjec in his hive, dancing around together. Arcjec bumps into Ellsee which leads to both of them falling on the floor laughing together. Arcjec says he's hungry which leads to Ellsee and him into the kitchen. Both Arcjec and Ellsee are seen talking about two people named Ayala and Ari. Arcjec compliments Ellsee on how her new look is coming along and saying that she seems happier. The conversation turns into Ellsee complaining about how she can't go out and do things like how Arcjec can. Arcjec offers to try and find a way to sneak her out, but she refuses. Ellsee questions Arcjec about how he seems content with what is happening to the both of them. He pauses to think, but overall reassures her that everything is okay and that he'll always be here for her because they're family.

When Ellsee talks to White Noise, they discuss that in the past Arcjec acted differently towards everyone including Ellsee after her training. People tried getting to him, but he wouldn't budge. He was scared and angry, yelled and refused to listen to anything. However, Arcjec never changed his trolltag when they moved over to Skorp, so Ellsee found their Skorp attempted to act like a different person in order to contact him. White Noise has also attempted to speak to him, but it seems all Arcjec does is mumble to something and draw symbols. He doesn't know what's happened to Arcjec, but believes that something has gotten inside their head.

==Personality and traits==
At the start of the comic, Arcjec is a closed off and isolated person. They display a sardonic, irritable attitude toward most people, having little patience when dealing with others, and generally seeing things from a bleak perspective. They place a great deal of importance on the way things "should" be and how they work in the "real world", holding a jaded, disaffected philosophy on life. Paradoxically, he still is heavily invested in certain conversations, as evidenced by the amount of effort put into his responses whenever his friends try to contact him and the very fact that he leaves these channels of contact open.

This mindset is later shown to mask Arcjec's genuine attachment and care for his old life and friends. As the story progresses, they start being more open with the rest of the cast, apologizing for their unkind behavior and being more honest about their emotions. He makes an effort to reconnected with all of his friends, even taking charge in an unofficial "friendleader" capacity if the situation calls for it, and sharing moments of lighthearted banter with many of them in a sharp contrast to his biting interactions from before.

A good part of Arcjec's struggles are related to his mental health. The way other characters have described his falling out with the group, along with his own conversation about his emotional state with Kidjec, seem to indicate symptoms of a depressive disorder. Their habit of indulging in cans of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mountain_Dew_flavors_and_varieties#CodeRed Code Red] - a strong antidepressant<ref>{{VE Quote|wn|Now, if it had been a Mountain Dew: Code Red, then you’d be a little worried. That stuff is a real potent antidepressant.}} - ''Snowbound Blood:'' Volume Eight</ref> on Repiton - is further confirmation of the fact, having even been labelled an addiction in the comic's text.

Arcjec's past interests include the collection of pop culture memorabilia, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funko Funko Pops] and action figures of comic characters, playing SBVRPRPG's with his friends, and drawing. They also used to do cosplay, being depicted going to a repitonian comic con with Taz in one of the photos in their album,

His blood is of a unique "corn syrup" color, a result of combination of normal Repitonian bronze blood and [[Ellsee Raines|lime blood]]. This blood type and Arcjec's sigil were passed down to them by their ancestor, [[Thesal Voorat]], after his attempted suicide and subsequent revival by [[Zekura Raines]] during [[The Renaissance]].

==Relationships==

===Taz Poemme===
[[File:Pg264.png|thumb|220x220px|Arcjec and Taz's first time talking in two sweeps. It goes as well as it can.]]
Arcjec and [[Tazsia|Taz]] have had a difficult relationship since the comic started. Stemming from their largely difficult past and supposedly unrealized romantic entanglements. There are many indications that their relationship was at one point unhealthy or unrequited, mutually or otherwise. After some kind of relationship-ending incident, Arcjec has since vehemently avoided any interaction with Taz for over two sweeps while Taz has since repeatedly tried to reach out to Arcjec. The resulting fallout deeply affected Arcjec, resulting a drastic change in personality and demeanor, while Taz felt abandoned by Arcjec.

When the two are forced to interact with one another during the events of the game, the two are constantly at each other's throats, barely being able to stay civil with one another, even for the sake of their mutual survival. Despite this, even though it is very slight, they did have a couple moments of levity and have been shown to complete their goals as a team rather efficiently all things considered.

During Post-EOA2 and Act 3 Act 1, they reconnect and bonded with each other once Taz arrives on Arcjec's planet, resulting in better communication and none of the hatred and lashing out from before. Any jabs or insults they throw at each other overall seem lighthearted banter typical of their contrasting personalities.

===Laivan Ferroo===
Despite Arcjec's base unfriendly demeanor, him and [[Laivan Ferroo|Laivan]] appear to have a pleasant friendship. They seem to have mutually requited yet unrealized pale crushes on each other. The two, along with Calder, used to play together as kids, but this appears to have ended or become rare as Arcjec grew distant and depressed.

After speaking in the newest memo in Act 3 Act 1, they still seem close in some sort of way, with Laivan remembering Arcjec's wriggling day (or as Laivan called it, a birthday) and asking him about it.

===Ellsee Raines===
Arcjec and [[Ellsee Raines|Ellsee]] have a unclear relationship. Ellsee seems to value and trust him a great deal. One of her goals at the beginning of the comic was to finally meet him and introduce herself personally, though she is never able to bolster up the courage to actually do it, even when she's already at his hive.

Ellsee appears to care for Arcjec and worries for his wellbeing, even dropping all of her fear to run back to him in order to try and rescue him once she notices the meteor heading towards his hive. Despite this, Arcjec doesn't appear to know much about Ellsee at all; though he does seem to have an easier time speaking to her than the other trolls in his chat fodder. When Ellsee asks if she was likeable, Arcjec does actually try to give her advice (albeit poorly). In Act 3 Act 1 Arcjec and Ellsee are seen sharing a hive and call each other a [https://www.deconreconstruction.com/vasterror/1742 family.]

Biologically, Ellsee and Arcjec's relationship are the equivalent of human siblings, while their [[ancestors]] were in a [[Quadrants#Matespritship.2FFlushed Quadrant .E2.99.A5|matespritship]]. This would make their relationship closest to siblings, with their ancestors as their parents.

===Murrit Turkin===
Arcjec does not appear to be a big fan of [[Murrit Turkin|Murrit]]. After reading through her memo, he believes that the game is a prank set up by him and the others to make fun of him and later notes during a conversation that he is a "slam jockey with more exposed RGB wires than common decency". When telling [[Zehanpuryu]] about what he believes should have happened post-entry, he admits that Murrit is a "friend" and that he is "actually way worse at explaining things than you or this game."

Arcjec seems to have known Murrit since he was six sweeps old, as seen in a flashback. They have talked enough for Arcjec to notice Murrit's tendencies, such as commenting that they "hate when they do that" after Murrit bans themself from a memo.

===Jentha Briati ===
Arcjec mentioned [[Jentha]] during a conversation with Taz as they were working towards his entry. They seem to be relatively aware of each other's interests, and share some in the form of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funko Funkos], but otherwise there is little information on their relationship.

===Calder Kerian ===
[[Calder Kerian|Calder]] and Arcjec were once friends in their youth, but that doesn't appear to be the case anymore.

In the memo in Act 3 Act 1, their interactions are tense and curt, though Arcjec attempts to be courteous as with the rest of the cast. Arcjec comments that Calder sounds "different now" and that "it feels like I don't know who I'm talking to." Arcjec also states that he has no qualms in banning Calder from the memo after telling him to knock it off when overstepping Taz's boundaries.

===Serpaz Helilo===
Serpaz and Arcjec seem to have been friends in their youth. There is not much information on their current relationship, but Serpaz seems to think of Arcjec as silly. They seem to not have any problems or tension with each other. When Arcjec cuts Serpaz off from rambling about her entry in the Act 3 Act 1 memo, he reassures her that he's taking her seriously and that she can talk later.

===Albion Shukra ===
Albion and Arcjec seem to get along well. The two speak about their relationship when they were younger in the memo in Act 3 Act 1. Albion comments on how Arcjec was "one of the few people" who believed in her position when they were younger as well. Arcjec tells her that he thought it was an elaborate backstory she made for a character. Arcjec comments on how he would consistently tell her when they were younger that she would always be good at the game he played, and that she unfortunately never joined. She tells Arcjec how she was on Prospit with him but he doesn't remember, having had issues with his dreamself at the time.

===Sova Amalie ===
There is little to no information on their relationship for the most part, however it is implied that they've talked in the past, with Sova bringing up in Act 3 Act 1 that she's read weirder from Arcjec after a particularly bizarre comment from him. They don't seem to have any problems with each other.

===Occeus Coliad===
There seems to be something going on between the two but there's not much information about their relationship. Occeus comments in Act 3 Act 1 that their past interactions have been more "charitable" and what Arcjec is doing is "weird". There seems to be some sort of tension between the two but not that much.

==Trivia==

*Arcjec's chat handle, {{VE Quote|arcjec|animatedHumorist}}, is a holdover from when they were younger, meaning "energetic comedian". "Animated" could also refer to cartoons, an interest Arcjec had in his youth.
* Arcjec is often compared to {{MSPAW External|Karkat_Vantas|Karkat Vantas}}, due to their similarly cantankerous demeanors, penchants for tirades and roles as "the first troll" in their respective comics. This has made shipping the two characters to become a running joke in the fandom, which was brought to a head during April Fool's Day in 2017, when a [https://www.deconreconstruction.com/bonus/april-fools-day-2017/1 short four-page bonus comic] dedicated to the concept was published on the site
*Arcjec has a canonical voice, that of which belonging to Paul Henderson, who also happens to be the voice of Karkat Vantas in the Voxus dub of Homestuck. Examples of his part being played include the Yulepassing PSA, and Arcalicious. .
*The fake names given to Arcjec on pages 3 and 4 of the comic are "hypocritical asshat" and "little shit".
*Arcjec has a habit of saying whatever he happens to be typing out loud.
*Being a Prospit dreamer, (technically) a bronzeblood and a Hero of Breath, Arcjec's would-be extended zodiac sign is [http://hs.hiveswap.com/ezodiac/truesign.php?TS=Taurus Taurus, Sign of the Unfledged.]
*Arcjec has a figurine of {{MSPAW External|John_Egbert|John Egbert}} in his room. {{VE|971}}
*He runs a Filler account under the username NextIssue.
**This username may be a reference to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Issue_Project Next Issue Project].
**It is the only abandoned account out of the cast.

==Gallery==
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Kidjec just leave!!.png|Young Arcjec - "kidjec"
Arcjec cosplay.png|"kidjec" - cosplay
176-kidjec.png|"kidjec" - dreamself
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Wide.png|Arcjec in-game
873-maskjec.png|Arcjec wearing a mask
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Arcjec filler account.jpg|Arcjec's Filler account
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Hamifi Hekrix

2022-10-08T14:15:13Z

8-8it: Relationship info for both Sestro and Secily updated to include a bit more information. Section for Volume 5 has been updated to include Mshiri's route, as I blanked on it earlier.

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'''Hamifi Hekrix''' is a secondary [[troll]] in ''[[Vast Error]]''. Her associated alchemic sigil is Precipitation.

In [https://twitter.com/SyndicationVE/status/1096287995613724672 Hamifi's trollodex entry], her bullet points are listed as:
* [http://relishboi.tumblr.com/post/159952114589/brownreasontolive-relishboi now listen to me, young man]
* [http://relishboi.tumblr.com/post/159952114589/brownreasontolive-relishboi I am talking directly into your ear]
* I need you to do capitalism a favor

== Etymology ==
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== Biography ==
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=== ''Snowbound Blood'' ===

'''Volume One''' - Volume one begins Operation [[Snowbound Blood]], the field investigation of a triple homicide and theft of what is presumed to be a vial of the Vivifier's own blood. Hamifi Hekrix is introduced in a mysterious demeanor. Upon RECALLING Hamifi, the player is informed of Hamifi and Sestro's relationship, and that Hamifi is the effective second-in-command of corporate.

'''Volume Five''' - In Volume Five, Hamifi sends you personally (with help of an anonymous tip) to investigate [[Occeus Coliad/Infobox|Occeus Coliad]]. The time-frame can be placed somewhere before page 833 of Vast Error, in which Hamifi fires Occeus. Hamifi is shown in this route dressed to a significantly fancier degree than usual, adorning a colorful bruise to go along with the ensemble, from this we can further confirm Sestro and Hamifi's close relationship. They had a planned outing after the meeting with Secily, which explains her attire.

Hamifi seems intimidated by Occeus' feats in hematology in this route. As mentioned by her, it's most likely because it has the ability to threaten her position/role, and many others', in jadeblooded culture in reference to reduplication. It's also likely her intimidation comes from the lack of understanding of Occeus' accomplishments, as he desperately tried to keep Ellsee a secret from everyone possible. At the time Hamifi was just informed of even The Vivifier being real, and did not know about Ellsee Raines.

The anonymous tip Hamifi received was most likely from [[Aumtzi Maught|Aumtzi Maught.]]

In the second half of Volume Five, Hamifi is unintentionally visited by Secily after a visit with her moirail. Sestro, at this time, is in a comotose state. Hamifi states that he had, literally, "worried himself sick" when Secily's signal went dead a few days prior. Secily intended on visiting him to talk about the unfortunate demise of her late-matesprit. This situation catches her off guard, and proceeds with concern for Sestro. However, that doesn't mean she would put down a topic so important to her. Once she and Hamifi leave Sestro's office, after a passive aggressive remark, she asks Hamifi if she knew what happened to Ahlina. This confrontation seems to be hard for Hamifi, as she has her gaurd up throughout the interaction. Her responses are slow, and very thought through. She remarks to Secily that she had not expected this type of anger from her, "You've never been sentimental. You taught me how not to be". Secily is once again caught mildly off guard and eases her tone in the conversation. They share a few close words, indicating quite a bit about Hamifi and her experiences growing up. She believed she had to pick up the slack for Sestro, as once Secily did, as Hamifi does now. She's unsure if Secily trusts her because the topic was intended for Sestro's ears, not hers.

'''Volume Nine''' - In volume nine, we're given more insight to jadeblooded culture and by proxy, Hamifi. Hamifi's usual demeanor changes completely around wigglers in this volume. She's seen calm, undisturbed, and happy. She seems to enjoy playing with and taking care of the children more than anything else, which makes her unprecedented in Volume Five make sense.

We also learn more about Hamifi's relationship with Secily. Secily wonders to herself while watching Hamifi play with the children if this is how Hamifi wished that she was.

'''Volume Eleven''' - In volume eleven, Hamifi suggests that [[Secily Iopara]] not put herself in danger. Her concern is made clear through her sharp(er) tone and shaky demeanor. Hamifi briefs, "I have worked tirelessly to protect the people I care about, Including you.", showing just furthermore her concern. This also implies that she's chronically overworked, and from what we know from previous routes, this is very true. Hamifi's concern for Secily's wellbeing is only amplified by the fact she (Secily) practically raised Hamifi and Sestro.

After a very emotionally-driven altercation between the three , Hamifi once again declares that concluding Operation [[Snowbound Blood]] is not permitted or well advised. Secily resigns from her position as Chief Regulator to continue pursuing a conclusion.

=== ''Vast Error'' ===
She was first seen in Sestro's office as he gazes at Stronghold 21 whilst standing behind him, holding a clipboard.

After the fiasco on Stronghold 21, she and Sestro head back inside and Sestro explains to her about what he had discussed with Rodere, mostly about the current condition of the The Executive.

== Personality and Traits ==
She often comes off as cold due to her professional nature. However, due to being a jadeblood, she has a sort of maternal fondness for those who are younger than her.

== Relationships ==

=== Sestro Enthal ===
According to [[Rodere]], Hamifi was literally made for Sestro, most likely to be an assistant. They are bonded matesprits. Hamifi and Sestro were raised together, and are the same age. Due to Sestro's common stress-induced comatose state, Hamifi cares for him during this. She also takes any corporate, and perhaps otherwise, responsibilities of Sestro's while he's incapable of work. The two are very close, and likely have been for nearly their whole lives.

=== Occeus Coliad ===
Hamifi was Occeus' superior. In Snowbound Blood, she requested Secily to investigate Occeus both as her personal request and a tip they had received coming from one of the insiders.

In Vast Error, she decides to have a transmission with him regarding his recent failures with his experiments for the past few blinks (months). She tells him if the results remains the same, they had no choice but to drop his work and give out his payroll.

=== Secily Iopara ===
Although she is Secily's superior, Secily is known to have practically raised Hamifi and Sestro. She notes in Snowbound Blood, Glomer's route, that she had never really seen a grub much younger than 6 sweeps, so it's safe to assume this is when she first meets them. In Thaumatrope, you see Hamifi around this age, perhaps a bit older. Secily seems to have almost always been by her and Sestro's side.

== Trivia ==
* Her would-be classpect is Witch of Blood.
* She is canonically transfem, as confirmed on twitter.<ref>https://twitter.com/VastError/status/1216948590163251200?s=20</ref>
==Gallery==
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File:Hamifi.gif|All of Hamifi's sprites.
File:1390-younghamifi.png|Young Hamifi
File:Young Hamifi- Post-Mid Transition.png|alt=Hamifi in her adolescence standing next to Secily and checking her palmhusk|Young Hamifi in Thaumatrope
File:FirstAppearance.gif|Hamifi's first appearance in Vast Error.
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2022-10-08T13:11:25Z

8-8it: edited personal bio to be a bit more accurate

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Valerie / VETA / Fanartist / I edit things here a lot.

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Serpaz Helilo

2022-10-06T16:40:04Z

8-8it: Removed "Serpaz and Laivan are the same height" from the trivia, as recent updates have retconned this.

{{/Infobox}}'''Serpaz Helilo''', also known by her [[Skorpe]] handle, {{VE Quote|serpaz|pliableDecadance}}, is one of the [[troll]]s in ''[[Vast Error]]''. Her associated alchemic sigil is Gold and she is the Witch of Doom. Her three horns all point outward from her head, with the central horn pointing frontwards. She is a deconstruction of the "Comedic Relief" fantroll archetype.

She was the tenth troll introduced and the fourth troll properly introduced in [[Vast Error: Act 2|Act 2]]. She was also the seventh troll to enter the game.

==Etymology==
Serpaz, when translated from Kurdish, means 'the serpent'. ''Ser paz'' is Spanish for "to be peace". Helilo, when translated from Estonian, means 'soundtrack'. It could also come from 'helio', the Greek word for sun, since in alchemy the Sun is heavily linked with gold.

== Biography ==

=== Six Sweeps ===
Serpaz was once the kismesis of [[Calder Kerian]], and was evidently a positive fixture in the sea-dweller's life. However, at some point, the two ended their relationship. Some time after this, she was accidentally shot in the leg by [[Laivan Ferroo|Laivan]] during one of his hunting excursions. The incident would change Serpaz's life forever, as it would lead her to be permanently disabled, but also lead her to meet the love of her life. She was also somehow acquainted with [[Arcjec Voorat|Arcjec]] during this time, and notably knew him prior to the event that led to his current depressive demeanor.

=== Pre-Game ===
After her introduction and playing the accordian, she is suddenly messaged by [[Edolon Vryche]], who claims to want to help her. Serpaz declines. Soon after this, she messages her friend [[Sovara Amalie|Sova]], and then [[Albion Shukra|Albion]]. After speaking to the two, she opens her front door to be greeted by Edolon, who she closes the door on. He manages to enter her hive regardless which makes Serpaz upset. She proceeds to shoot him with her nail gun, threatening to shoot him more if he doesn't leave. Edolon ends up picking Serpaz up and slamming her onto the ground, then shows her the damage the creatures have caused to her hive.

Serpaz is included in Arcjec's memo, but doesn't respond. This is likely because she was dealing with Edolon at the time.

Later on, we see the creatures have tied Serpaz to her wall as Edolon messages Albion through Serpaz's laptop. Serpaz manages to break free of The Creatures grasp, and equips a fire gun. After lighting her paragon repository with it and releasing her denizen, Edolon shows Serpaz her entry codes. These actions activate her entry portal.

Later, in "[S] Ellsee: Enter.", Serpaz is seen trying to fight off Edolon only to get distracted by her lusus, who was captured and bound by the creatures. Edolon takes advantage of her being distracted and pushes her into to her entry portal. He snarkly bids farewell to her as she's falling through with a distressed look.

=== During the game ===
Serpaz is shown going through her entry portal as well as being on her planet, however her platform has not been shown.

In a memo created by Arcjec, Serpaz tells everyone that when she had met her denizen it had begun laughing at her, which made her feel distraught at first. After a moment, though, she started laughing along with him. Serpaz also states that it seems 'Omenbeasts', a mythic creature on repiton (known as horses to the viewers), are very real on her planet. This implied her consorts are omenbeasts/horses, which is later confirmed. She also described her land as having "winding canyons."

== Personality and Traits ==
Serpaz is a very upbeat and generally lighthearted troll even in the worst of situations. Her ecstatic and jokey nature carry her through most of her conversations, and she's amazing at improv banter. She's someone who believes mistakes can turn into miracles. While she's definitely a mostly positive influence, she doesn't seem to have an understanding of how negative emotions affect others, lacking empathy. Her mindset is infused with toxic positivity and she can easily make others uncomfortable as a result of this. Her inability to be empathetic is caused by her lusus, Lefty, who feeds on any and all negative emotions Serpaz experiences, keeping her constantly happy and preventing her from handling her own emotions.

She's a lover of stand up comedy, puns and all sorts of light-hearted tomfoolery. She considers herself a stand-up comedian on her own right, albeit one of middling quality. Among her favorite comedians are Troll Jerry Seinfeld, Troll John Mulaney, Troll Robin Williams, Troll Dave Chappelle and formerly; Troll [[Weird Al]].

She's an aspiring architect and carpenter, constantly works towards outdoing her greatest project. However she tends to take a lot of breaks while working and has a habit of never finishing her ambitious projects because of how many ideas she has. Along with this she has a bad habit of accidentally hurting herself over and over again while on the job.

She is also an amateur accordion player but pretends to not enjoy it to reduce the temptation of playing it and cursing herself to a conversation with Edolon, who she obtained it from. Her lusus, Lefty, loves it though.

== Relationships ==

=== Lefty ===
Serpaz is very fond of her Compecado lusus, and the two appear to be very close. Lefty was shown to be very protective of Serpaz when she was shot by Laivan and attempted to attack him and Mutt for hurting her.

Lefty sucks out any negative emotions Serpaz experiences, as shown after her first conversation with Edolon.

=== Laivan Ferroo ===
[[Laivan Ferroo|Laivan]] and Serpaz are [[Quadrants|matesprits]] and appear to be as close as two can be. The couple met two sweeps prior to the night of [[The Game]], when Laivan accidentally shot Serpaz in the leg during a hunting excursion, which left Serpaz permanently unable to use that leg without a cane or brace. Apparently, they fell in love within the night due to this accident, the absurdity of which is something that does not elude them. Serpaz is evidently more comfortable with making light of the accident than Laivan is, for obvious reasons.

=== Calder Kerian ===
[[Calder Kerian|Calder]] and Serpaz were previously in a [[Quadrants|kismessitude]]. Prior to the end of their relationship, she used to push Calder to try new hobbies to get out of his own head. Calder still keeps pictures of Serpaz on the walls of his hive, as well as the model ship she gifted to him to have him make.

=== Sovara Amalie ===
[[Sovara Amalie|Sova]] is an old friend of Serpaz and Laivan, but they seem to have fallen out of touch with her prior to the events of [[the Game]]. The couple appears to be quite fond of and protective of Sova, apparently having saved her from something in the past and have possibly played a part in helping Sova get her current lodgings and belongings.

Serpaz appears to be slightly closer to Sova than Laivan is, likely due to her outgoing and jovial personality compared to Laivan's more laidback and quiet nature. However, while well-meaning, Serpaz is pretty bad at advising Sova when she is dealing with her emotional hang-ups and trauma, due to her own outlook of dealing with sadness and pain.
=== Arcjec Voorat ===
Serpaz and [[Arcjec Voorat|Arcjec]] are acquainted and have known each other for at least two sweeps. She regards Arcjec as a sad troll, but that he wasn't so sad when she first met him. She is aware that Laivan continually attempts to get Arcjec to open up and speak to him.

=== Murrit Turkin ===
Serpaz and [[Murrit Turkin|Murrit]] are implied to be friends. On Laivan's laptop background the hand in front of Serpaz and him is Murrits, which means she is the one who took the photo. Along with this, Serpaz has Murrit's filler account linked through hers (and vise versa), which seems to be something trolls do for their important relationships and quadrents.
=== Edolon Vryche===
Serpaz considers [[Edolon Vryche|Edolon]] to be a nuisance and a creep, largely due to her distaste for the cult he follows on the account of how their vastly differing ideals on how to bring about laughter (Serpaz claims that they make liberal use of brainwashing to make people laugh). She finds his constant invitations to join his cult to be greatly annoying and wishes that he leave her alone.
== Trivia ==
* 'pliable' means 'able to be molded or altered', and 'decadence' means 'moral or cultural decline characterized by overindulgence in pleasure or luxury'.
** This could be a reference to both her title as a Witch of Doom, or her association with the element of gold which is notably both extremely pliable as a metal, and an extremely valuable luxury item on Earth.
* The element gold is a central element in alchemy, having been considered by some to be the perfect element. It is the subject of numerous pursuits to artificially create it, most notably with the mythical philosopher's stone. In alchemical circles, it is commonly associated with the element lead, due to their similar densities, leading many to believe that lead was the perfect material to be used to create gold.
** This alchemical association with gold is brought up within Vast Error, specifically through Calder's Ancestor and Repiton's version of Winston Churchill: a yellow-blooded alchemist who had managed to turn his entire body into the rare element. He unfortunately accomplished this shortly before the element was made to be entirely obsolete and useless on Repiton, and left the alchemist in abject poverty and in horrible pain until his death, as he was unable to restore himself to his previous form.
* Serpaz's love of comedy and her association with the element of Gold may relate to the term "Comedy Gold".
* While Laivan is constantly out of glue, Serpaz is constantly burdened with an overabundance of it. She regularly wonders why Laivan never asks her for any.
** Serpaz may or may not enjoy eating glue.

* Serpaz is a Tealblood, a Derse dreamer and Hero of Doom, her true sign on Alternia would be [http://hs.hiveswap.com/ezodiac/truesign.php?TS=Limini Limini, Sign of the Abider.]
* Serpaz's entrance resembles Arcjec's, as they were both pushed into their entry portal by an outside force against their will, with one hand outstretched, which the camera focused on.
*Serpaz runs a Filler account under the username topperflop.
*Serpaz's favorite food is spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread.<ref>[https://twitter.com/avstinado/status/1369785935232122880?s=20&t=sWihkqx-eZIrMohi-GMM0Q]</ref>
*Regarding music genres, Serpaz enjoys 80s, novelty/parody/comedy, and ska.<ref>[https://vasterror.tumblr.com/post/176925769904/what-kinda-music-do-each-of-the-characters-like-0]</ref>
**There's also a chart that Austin made sharing bands that Serpaz, Laivan, and Murrit all enjoy.<ref>[https://twitter.com/avstinado/status/1402575921064857601?s=20&t=PGxG9s3S5lLkcQXcQwBBpw]</ref>

== Gallery ==
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Serpaz baby.png|Young Serpaz
Serpaz what in the fresh hell.png|Serpaz pre-game
Serpaz falling back.png|Serpaz after being pushed into her entry portal by Edolon
Serpaz filler acc.jpg|Serpaz's Filler account

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Hamifi Hekrix

2022-08-10T03:48:44Z

8-8it: /* Gallery */ added first appearance in vast error

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'''Hamifi Hekrix''' is a secondary [[troll]] in ''[[Vast Error]]''. Her associated alchemic sigil is Precipitation.

In [https://twitter.com/SyndicationVE/status/1096287995613724672 Hamifi's trollodex entry], her bullet points are listed as:
* [http://relishboi.tumblr.com/post/159952114589/brownreasontolive-relishboi now listen to me, young man]
* [http://relishboi.tumblr.com/post/159952114589/brownreasontolive-relishboi I am talking directly into your ear]
* I need you to do capitalism a favor

== Etymology ==
{{empty}}

== Biography ==
{{empty}}

=== ''Snowbound Blood'' ===

'''Volume One''' - Volume one begins Operation [[Snowbound Blood]], the field investigation of a triple homicide and theft of what is presumed to be a vial of the Vivifier's own blood. Hamifi Hekrix is introduced in a mysterious demeanor. Upon RECALLING Hamifi, the player is informed of Hamifi and Sestro's relationship, and that Hamifi is the effective second-in-command of corporate.

'''Volume Five''' - In volume five, Hamifi sends you personally (with help of an anonymous tip) to investigate [[Occeus Coliad/Infobox|Occeus Coliad]]. The time-frame can be placed somewhere before page 833 of Vast Error, in which Hamifi fires Occeus. Hamifi is shown in this route dressed to a significantly fancier degree than usual, adorning a colorful bruise to go along with the ensemble, from this we can (and have) inferred that Hamifi and Sestro are a bonded pair.

Hamifi seems intimidated by Occeus' feats in hematology in this route. As mentioned by her, it's most likely because it has the ability to threaten her position/role, and many others', in jadeblooded culture in reference to reduplication.

'''Volume Nine''' - In volume nine, we're given more insight to jadeblooded culture and by proxy, Hamifi. Hamifi's usual demeanor changes completely around wigglers in this volume. She's seen calm, undisturbed, and happy. She seems to enjoy playing with and taking care of the children more than anything else, which makes her unprecedented in Volume Five make sense.

Although in different ways, Hamifi and [[The Principal]] seem to be in fairly equivalent positions of power. [[The Principal]] being the overseer of all things reduplication/leader of Jadebloods, meaning that they are her higher up in this regard, and Hamifi being the second head of corporate. They are essentially in charge of each other, in different ways. Previously, the Principal was the Executive's right hand man, but with his recent passing things are inherently different.

'''Volume Eleven''' - In volume eleven, Hamifi suggests that [[Secily Iopara]] not put herself in danger. Her concern is made clear through her sharp(er) tone and shaky demeanor. Hamifi briefs, "I have worked tirelessly to protect the people I care about, Including you.", showing just furthermore her concern. This also implies that she's chronically overworked, and from what we know from previous routes, this is very true. Hamifi's concern for Secily's wellbeing is only amplified by the fact she (Secily) practically raised Hamifi and Sestro.

After a very emotionally-driven altercation between the three , Hamifi once again declares that concluding Operation [[Snowbound Blood]] is not permitted or well advised. Secily resigns from her position as Chief Regulator to continue pursuing a conclusion.

=== ''Vast Error'' ===
She was first seen in Sestro's office as he gazes at Stronghold 21 whilst standing behind him, holding a clipboard.

After the fiasco on Stronghold 21, she and Sestro head back inside and Sestro explains to her about what he had discussed with Rodere, mostly about the current condition of the The Executive.

== Personality and Traits ==
She often comes off as cold due to her professional nature. However, due to being a jadeblood, she has a sort of maternal fondness for those who are younger than her.

== Relationships ==

=== Sestro Enthal ===
According to [[Rodere]], Hamifi was literally made for Sestro, most likely to be an assistant. They are bonded matesprits.

=== Occeus Coliad ===
Hamifi was Occeus' superior. In Snowbound Blood, she requested Secily to investigate Occeus both as her personal request and a tip they had received coming from one of the insiders.

In Vast Error, she decides to have a transmission with him regarding his recent failures with his experiments for the past few blinks (months). She tells him if the results remains the same, they had no choice but to drop his work and give out his payroll.

=== Secily Iopara ===
Although she is Secily's superior, Secily is known to have practically raised Hamifi and Sestro when they were grubs.

== Trivia ==
* Her would-be classpect is Witch of Blood.
* She is canonically transfem, as confirmed on twitter.<ref>https://twitter.com/VastError/status/1216948590163251200?s=20</ref>
==Gallery==
<gallery position="center">
File:Hamifi.gif|All of Hamifi's sprites.
File:1390-younghamifi.png|Young Hamifi
File:Young Hamifi- Post-Mid Transition.png|alt=Hamifi in her adolescence standing next to Secily and checking her palmhusk|Young Hamifi in Thaumatrope
File:FirstAppearance.gif|Hamifi's First Appearance in VE
</gallery>

== References ==
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File:FirstAppearance.gif

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Hamifi's first appearance in vast error

Hamifi Hekrix

2022-07-04T21:52:33Z

8-8it: /* Gallery */ Added Hamifi's first thaumatrope appearance

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'''Hamifi Hekrix''' is a secondary [[troll]] in ''[[Vast Error]]''. Her associated alchemic sigil is Precipitation.

In [https://twitter.com/SyndicationVE/status/1096287995613724672 Hamifi's trollodex entry], her bullet points are listed as:
* [http://relishboi.tumblr.com/post/159952114589/brownreasontolive-relishboi now listen to me, young man]
* [http://relishboi.tumblr.com/post/159952114589/brownreasontolive-relishboi I am talking directly into your ear]
* I need you to do capitalism a favor

== Etymology ==
{{empty}}

== Biography ==
{{empty}}

=== ''Snowbound Blood'' ===

'''Volume One''' - Volume one begins Operation [[Snowbound Blood]], the field investigation of a triple homicide and theft of what is presumed to be a vial of the Vivifier's own blood. Hamifi Hekrix is introduced in a mysterious demeanor. Upon RECALLING Hamifi, the player is informed of Hamifi and Sestro's relationship, and that Hamifi is the effective second-in-command of corporate.

'''Volume Five''' - In volume five, Hamifi sends you personally (with help of an anonymous tip) to investigate [[Occeus Coliad/Infobox|Occeus Coliad]]. The time-frame can be placed somewhere before page 833 of Vast Error, in which Hamifi fires Occeus. Hamifi is shown in this route dressed to a significantly fancier degree than usual, adorning a colorful bruise to go along with the ensemble, from this we can (and have) inferred that Hamifi and Sestro are a bonded pair.

Hamifi seems intimidated by Occeus' feats in hematology in this route. As mentioned by her, it's most likely because it has the ability to threaten her position/role, and many others', in jadeblooded culture in reference to reduplication.

'''Volume Nine''' - In volume nine, we're given more insight to jadeblooded culture and by proxy, Hamifi. Hamifi's usual demeanor changes completely around wigglers in this volume. She's seen calm, undisturbed, and happy. She seems to enjoy playing with and taking care of the children more than anything else, which makes her unprecedented in Volume Five make sense.

Although in different ways, Hamifi and [[The Principal]] seem to be in fairly equivalent positions of power. [[The Principal]] being the overseer of all things reduplication/leader of Jadebloods, meaning that they are her higher up in this regard, and Hamifi being the second head of corporate. They are essentially in charge of each other, in different ways. Previously, the Principal was the Executive's right hand man, but with his recent passing things are inherently different.

'''Volume Eleven''' - In volume eleven, Hamifi suggests that [[Secily Iopara]] not put herself in danger. Her concern is made clear through her sharp(er) tone and shaky demeanor. Hamifi briefs, "I have worked tirelessly to protect the people I care about, Including you.", showing just furthermore her concern. This also implies that she's chronically overworked, and from what we know from previous routes, this is very true. Hamifi's concern for Secily's wellbeing is only amplified by the fact she (Secily) practically raised Hamifi and Sestro.

After a very emotionally-driven altercation between the three , Hamifi once again declares that concluding Operation [[Snowbound Blood]] is not permitted or well advised. Secily resigns from her position as Chief Regulator to continue pursuing a conclusion.

=== ''Vast Error'' ===
She was first seen in Sestro's office as he gazes at Stronghold 21 whilst standing behind him, holding a clipboard.

After the fiasco on Stronghold 21, she and Sestro head back inside and Sestro explains to her about what he had discussed with Rodere, mostly about the current condition of the The Executive.

== Personality and Traits ==
She often comes off as cold due to her professional nature. However, due to being a jadeblood, she has a sort of maternal fondness for those who are younger than her.

== Relationships ==

=== Sestro Enthal ===
According to [[Rodere]], Hamifi was literally made for Sestro, most likely to be an assistant. They are bonded matesprits.

=== Occeus Coliad ===
Hamifi was Occeus' superior. In Snowbound Blood, she requested Secily to investigate Occeus both as her personal request and a tip they had received coming from one of the insiders.

In Vast Error, she decides to have a transmission with him regarding his recent failures with his experiments for the past few blinks (months). She tells him if the results remains the same, they had no choice but to drop his work and give out his payroll.

=== Secily Iopara ===
Although she is Secily's superior, Secily is known to have practically raised Hamifi and Sestro when they were grubs.

== Trivia ==
* Her would-be classpect is Witch of Blood.
* She is canonically transfem, as confirmed on twitter.<ref>https://twitter.com/VastError/status/1216948590163251200?s=20</ref>
==Gallery==
<gallery position="center">
File:Hamifi.gif|All of Hamifi's sprites.
File:1390-younghamifi.png|Young Hamifi
File:Young Hamifi- Post-Mid Transition.png|alt=Hamifi in her adolescence standing next to Secily and checking her palmhusk |Young Hamifi in Thaumatrope
</gallery>

== References ==
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File:Young Hamifi- Post-Mid Transition.png

2022-07-04T21:44:23Z

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Screencap of Hamifi's first appearance in Thaumatrope

Hamifi Hekrix

2022-06-19T13:21:43Z

8-8it: fixed character links

Endari Vernir

2022-06-19T12:26:30Z

8-8it: Removed Talald from the trivia, as her helping Endari out of the Mirthamaniacs doesnt make too much sense narratively. Reason 1; She is a harbinger reason 2; she doesnt seem to have a problem with the cults and probably wouldnt think he needed to leave in the first place

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'''Endari Vernir''' is a secondary [[troll]] in ''[[Vast Error]]''. His associated alchemic sigil is Ammonia.

In [https://twitter.com/SyndicationVE/status/1108505892608049152 Endari's trollodex entry], his bullet points are listed as:
* not a star child, but thinks he's as bright as one
* clergy allergy
* there is never a curtain call with him, love

== Etymology ==
Endari most likely comes from the word 'endear' which means 'cause to be loved or liked', referencing his popularity.

Vernir most likely comes from the direct translation from French, which means 'varnish'.

== Biography ==
Endari started out as a small street performer but quickly grew in popularity after given the chance to perform on stage.

It isn't known whether he was in a cult after becoming well known or not, but he does have a history of being in a few regardless.

He started out in the Mirthamaniacs but left with the help of a girl who's name started with a "T". After leaving the Mirthamaniacs, Endari found another religion, that being a complete 180 from his previous one.

Endari became a devout member of [[The Mora]], but eventually left as he became fearful for his well being, stating that he had a revelation at how dangerous his lifestyle was in an incident regarding a resonator ritual. He also bears a great amount of guilt for using his horoscope readings as a means to make a profit and exploiting complete strangers.

Endari is now an Illusionary Performer, traveling around for performances and shows.

== Personality and traits ==
Endari is very talkative and knowledgeable about religion and spirituality in general. He enjoys reading the stars and finds certain rituals very interesting in theory, though he no longer practices a majority of said rituals.

== Relationships ==
=== Bytcon Krypto ===
Endari is [[Bytcon Krypto]]'s matesprit.

=== Valtel Gurtea ===
Endari has connections to [[Valtel Gurtea]] from the cult he was a former member of and is the one who asked Secily to find Valtel after he went missing.

== Trivia ==
* His would be Classpect is Seer of Space.
* The girl Endari states helped him leave the [[Mirthamaniacs]] cult could possibly be [[Tazsia Poemme|Taz]] or an unmet character.
* He has a resonator hung to his dressing room wall as a reminder of how awful his life was while in The Mora.
* He is 6'0.

== Gallery ==
<gallery position="center">
endari.gif|All of Endari's sprites.
Volume4Characters.png|Endari on the Volume 4 character select.
Volume4Header.png|Endari on the Volume 4 chapter select.
</gallery>

== References ==
<references />

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Hamifi Hekrix

2022-06-19T12:19:14Z

8-8it: Some discrepancies in the description for Volume 9 fixed

{{Incomplete}}

{{/Infobox}}
'''Hamifi Hekrix''' is a secondary [[troll]] in ''[[Vast Error]]''. Her associated alchemic sigil is Precipitation.

In [https://twitter.com/SyndicationVE/status/1096287995613724672 Hamifi's trollodex entry], her bullet points are listed as:
* [http://relishboi.tumblr.com/post/159952114589/brownreasontolive-relishboi now listen to me, young man]
* [http://relishboi.tumblr.com/post/159952114589/brownreasontolive-relishboi I am talking directly into your ear]
* I need you to do capitalism a favor

== Etymology ==
{{empty}}

== Biography ==
{{empty}}

=== ''Snowbound Blood'' ===

'''Volume One''' - Volume one begins Operation [[Snowbound Blood]], the field investigation of a triple homicide and theft of what is presumed to be a vial of the Vivifier's own blood. Hamifi Hekrix is introduced in a mysterious demeanor. Upon RECALLING Hamifi, the player is informed of Hamifi and Sestro's relationship, and that Hamifi is the effective second-in-command of corporate.

'''Volume Five''' - In volume five, Hamifi sends you personally (with help of an anonymous tip) to investigate [[Occeus Coliad/Infobox|Occeus Coliad]]. The time-frame can be placed somewhere before page 833 of Vast Error, in which Hamifi fires Occeus. Hamifi is shown in this route dressed to a significantly fancier degree than usual, adorning a colorful bruise to go along with the ensemble, from this we can (and have) inferred that Hamifi and Sestro are a bonded pair.

Hamifi seems intimidated by Occeus' feats in hematology in this route. As mentioned by her, it's most likely because it has the ability to threaten her position/role, and many others', in jadeblooded culture in reference to reduplication.

'''Volume Nine''' - In volume nine, we're given more insight to jadeblooded culture and by proxy, Hamifi. Hamifi's usual demeanor changes completely around wigglers in this volume. She's seen calm, undisturbed, and happy. She seems to enjoy playing with and taking care of the children more than anything else, which makes her unprecedented in Volume Five make sense.

Although in different ways, Hamifi and [[The Principal/Infobox|The Principal]] seem to be in fairly equivalent positions of power. [[The Principal/Infobox|The Principal]] being the overseer of all things reduplication/leader of Jadebloods, meaning that they are her higher up in this regard, and Hamifi being the second head of corporate. They are essentially in charge of each other, in different ways. Previously, the Principal was the Executive's right hand man, but with his recent passing things are inherently different.

'''Volume Eleven''' - In volume eleven, Hamifi suggests that [[Secily Iopara/Infobox|Secily Iopara]] not put herself in danger. Her concern is made clear through her sharp(er) tone and shaky demeanor. Hamifi briefs, "I have worked tirelessly to protect the people I care about, Including you.", showing just furthermore her concern. This also implies that she's chronically overworked, and from what we know from previous routes, this is very true. Hamifi's concern for Secily's wellbeing is only amplified by the fact she (Secily) practically raised Hamifi and Sestro.

After a very emotionally-driven altercation between the three , Hamifi once again declares that concluding Operation [[Snowbound Blood]] is not permitted or well advised. Secily resigns from her position as Chief Regulator to continue pursuing a conclusion.

=== ''Vast Error'' ===
She was first seen in Sestro's office as he gazes at Stronghold 21 whilst standing behind him, holding a clipboard.

After the fiasco on Stronghold 21, she and Sestro head back inside and Sestro explains to her about what he had discussed with Rodere, mostly about the current condition of the The Executive.

== Personality and Traits ==
She often comes off as cold due to her professional nature. However, due to being a jadeblood, she has a sort of maternal fondness for those who are younger than her.

== Relationships ==

=== Sestro Enthal ===
According to [[Rodere]], Hamifi was literally made for Sestro, most likely to be an assistant. They are bonded matesprits.

=== Occeus Coliad ===
Hamifi was Occeus' superior. In Snowbound Blood, she requested Secily to investigate Occeus both as her personal request and a tip they had received coming from one of the insiders.

In Vast Error, she decides to have a transmission with him regarding his recent failures with his experiments for the past few blinks (months). She tells him if the results remains the same, they had no choice but to drop his work and give out his payroll.

=== Secily Iopara ===
Although she is Secily's superior, Secily is known to have practically raised Hamifi and Sestro when they were grubs.

== Trivia ==
* Her would-be classpect is Witch of Blood.
* She is canonically transfem, as confirmed on twitter.<ref>https://twitter.com/VastError/status/1216948590163251200?s=20</ref>
==Gallery==
<gallery position="center">
hamifi.gif|All of Hamifi's sprites.
1390-younghamifi.png|Young Hamifi
</gallery>

== References ==
<references />

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{{Navbox Trolls}}
[[Category:Vast Error characters]]
[[Category:Trolls]]
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Hamifi Hekrix

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Hamifi Hekrix

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Hamifi Hekrix

2022-04-25T10:57:22Z

8-8it: Snowbound Blood; Added brief description and analysis for Volume Eleven. Corrected grammer mistakes in Vast Error section.

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Hamifi Hekrix

2022-04-24T13:05:37Z

8-8it: /* Snowbound Blood */ Added brief descriptions and analysis for volumes she has appearances in, 1, 5, 9.

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