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The Before Times:
Quazimodo, formally known as Zaan'I'Karee, named briefly through the vortessence bond of it's creators, was manifested on planet Earth, locked away in a secretive Combine facility, like many of it's other defective kin, was created by the Combine, utilising several Vortigaunts, locked in an eternal slumber, in which their Vortal Energies were forcefully used to manifest more Vortigaunts, with the sole intention of being used for labour. Shackled and collared before the Vortigaunt even had chance to register it's surroundings, it spent every waking second of it's life in captivity, only recently being moved to City 24, and finding various opportunities in it's wake.
The Recent Times:
Quazimodo, now granted this title by one of the masked ones, found itself within the walls of City 24, with many decisions finally placed in it's claws, what path would this abnormal Vortigaunt take, serve it's masters, or violate their trust and plot against them? It found many other uses for it's abilities during it's time in the city, mainly learning to hunt by itself, the abundance of antlions, provided by the incoming horde facilitated this for the young Vortigaunt, allowing it to hone it's ancestral skills in besting many antlions in the field of battle.
The movement into the metro systems of the city only reinforced this, providing ample creatures for the Vortigaunt to test it's might against, most of which being an Alpha Pit Drone, one that the Vortigaunt had detected shortly prior to engaging, the now keen hunter took up an ambush position, ready to engage in combat with the dangerous creature, and with a long bloodletting combat, despatched the creature, suffering only minor wounds itself. The Vortigaunt would proceed to proudly mount it's slain trophy on it's claimed accommodation. Eventually the time would come again to move, this time out of the metro and into a new district at the other side of the city.
The Current Times:
With the new relocation complete, Quazimodo found itself unable to hunt like it once did, and instead took on a plethora of roles in an attempt to find itself something that it could enjoy. However at long last, the consequences of it's path had caught up with it, Nullification, the dreaded procedure that is feared by all Vortal-kind, having being noticed by a Dispatch module, the Vortigaunt had to finally give up that which it feared, it's beloved Vortessence, having barely survived the process, the Vortigaunt immediately undertook a change, having realised the severity of it's new life, one without the comforting memories of it's kin. The Vortigaunt began displaying human qualities, though not good ones, it began eating excessively, sleeping rarely and turning to alcohol to calm itself where once the distorted voices of it's kin once did.
The Vortigaunt, having run out of food one day, decided to take up a new form of sustenance, in the form of a deceased human, found in the new district's slums, Quazimodo gave into it's impulses, and consumed the body, and enjoyed it, and so began it's hunger for human flesh, one that the Vortigaunt discovered it could use jokingly (or not) with other humans in order to threaten them, or otherwise gain favour, one that it has exploited many times since it's recent employment in the Department of Business, or the now renamed Retail Coordination Department, Quazimodo continues to enjoy it's employment and ability to extract large sums of money from people, as it's greed grows beyond simple hunger, one that seemingly never ends.
With the movement to I24 now underway, who knows what opportunities await Quazimodo in these new polluted, overworked conditions, will it strive for greatness? Or will it seek a new path?
Quazimodo found partnership in it's long lost kin following it's nullification, speaking and plotting alongside them, whilst maintaining a deceptive cover working for the CWU. The young Vortigaunt also amassed a large sum of credits through work at the Retail Coordination Department, and frequently used its large bank balance to persuade the masked ones to obey it, learning that humans were very easily corrupted when money was involved, it learned many things, and bought its way out of many beatings as a result, further compounding its abilities of deception.
Now the times lay for it's new true path, having joined forces with others of its kind, the young Vortigaunt learned some-what of it's ancestral ways, learning what it meant to be a true Vortigaunt, and as a result has a new path planned. However only time will tell what this means for the creature.
The Future Times:
Freedom beckons the Vortigaunt, as it quickly cuts its ties with the city, leaving the CWU and RCD behind as it plots in the shadows...
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS:
(Comment to be added)
ENEMY - DESPISED - DISTRUSTED - SUSTENANCE - INDIFFERENT - TRUSTED - FRIEND - ALLY - KIN
"The Ovaiss"
"One of our cohorts in our workplace, one that consistently shows her worth, she is a valuable asset to our workplace, and as such, safe from our hunger, we hope she lives a long human life, and amasses a great hoard of currency, for it is deserved for her skills, we have learned much of our ability in the workplace from her, and find her relationship quite humorous, we shall protect her in future, and assist her in whatever matters she may require, though we admit, we are quite jealous of her office... Perhaps if she grows to irritate us we shall make her have an unfortunate workplace accident and usurp her position. Hmmm..."
"The Uwe"
"Much remains unknown about this human, though his presence around our place of work has been noted, he seems to be friendly with our fellow workers, though we have not spent much time conversing with him, perhaps we may seek time to do so upon our relocation. Or perhaps he will perish and we shall feast upon him."
"The Pressman"
"Truly an enigma, you were once a worker like us, but to cause yourself such an unwarranted death... Odd.... However sadly we were unable to locate your body, this is regrettable!"
"The Arthur"
The esteemed leader of our place of work, you have graciously accepted Vortal-Kind into your fold, and for that, we shall be forever grateful, we shall happily assist you where we can, and upon our new relocation, we look forwards to convincing you to allow us to eat unproductive workers, we shall come to you in time with this suggestion. You have always shown us kindness, and often bring us comical reactions to what we perceive as normal behaviour, you are one of our greatest allies, and we hope that you persist for a long time, despite your incredibly deformed figure. If not, we shall look forward to honouring your being, by consuming you following us paying our respects to your return to the all in one of course."
"Boonie"
"One of long standing mentors among our kind, this kin has been responsible assisting us many times with various issues through our time in the city, we are forever grateful for your teachings kin, and in addition to this, the kin possesses cooking skills of the highest degree, this is a well earned feat. We look forward to consuming the fruits of your labour kin, and we always enjoy conversing with you."
"Dutch Protector(U-39)"
"You shall always hold a special place from us, for it was you who permitted us to continue the construction of Larry, our large amphibian construct. We have utilised it's squishy properties to calm us down many times when we have been provoked. You are one of the few masked ones that we would request be granted mercy upon the field of battle, for when our time comes, we would seek to free you also, from the enslavement you have found yourself in."
"The Crown"
"We do not know why... But we feel you would grant us much sustenance... Though for now, your status protects you.... For now..."
"Babel"
"Our kin, a teacher of the old times, one long before we were brought upon this world, we converse regularly, and often take in your teachings, your path is a question for us, to what end do you serve the Combine, those that destroyed our home... Though we respect you for all time, we must find this out. If it is as we fear, we hope in time you shall realise the error of your ways great one."
"Treasure"
"Another of our kin, this one is most comical, often bringing light to the darkness that is this one's existence, we enjoy our brief conversations, and the kin's hilarious attempts at smiling, perhaps in time you shall learn to perfect this, we wish you nothing but the greatest of fortunes along your given path."
"The Prankster Protector" (H-46)
"This one! This protector circled our line of ordering repeatedly, causing us to think he was going to buy something, but he did not! Instead he turned and walked away at the last second! Furthermore, he repeated this several times! We were caused such a blistering amount of rage by this action, we had to physically restrain ourselves from leaping from behind the counter and mauling this one to death!!! Mark our words protector... Your days are numbered."
"The Carusso"
Ahhh.... The most succulent of meals, one which will be ours in time, we shall allow his luxurious title to allow him to fatten up, before we shall come for him in the night, and feast upon him, leaving only bones to be discovered... Perhaps we should begin offering him fatty foods... Hmmm...."
"The Fournier"
His usefulness as a meal is hindered by his tiny stature, therefore we are forced to befriend the midget. Overall he holds superiority over us, though we doubt the protectors will allow for him to live much longer... Perhaps they shall beat him so hard he suffers a brain injury.... Hmmm, would become a light snack in such case."
UPDATE:
"We have not seen this one in some time, though we feel he is not dead, perhaps he too has taken up arms in the resistance... Such is good, we shall see him again some day, once we are freed."
"Shakespear"
"Ah, another of our kin, this one is very well spoken in the ways of old human..... Hmmm.... Po...et....ry... Whatever that is, regardless, they are kin, and kin are always welcomed to us. "
"The Piofli"
"A reasonable human, one that learned from us many times, we taught this one from when they were a journeyman, we wish them luck within the CWU."
"The Rhea"
"We had many interesting conversations with this one, her relationship with the Dave was most entertaining, and lead to us learning a lot of human reproductive rituals. It was entertaining watching them butt heads over who was in charge. Though, she shall be missed. We are sure the Dave will be most upset in her passing."
"The Dave"
"Ally to vortal kind. This one like us held a web of deception among the city of the oppressors, we were glad to have one final conversation with you before you left to fight. We are sorry for your loss, and we are glad to see many of the Combine have fallen to your might. You shall be a valuable ally in the times to come."
"The Dalloway"
"Another loyalist... Though an excellent manager of the CWU, we spent many times working with each-other, we hope when the time comes for the end of the oppressors, you realise your humanity. Take up arms and join us friend. Your future awaits."
"Sam"
"Our greatest kin, our oldest friend. Through thick and thin we have tolerated the chains of oppression, and the cruelty of the masked ones. We have made many friends along the way, though we shall have to forget them, for greatness awaits. A new life calls us. And answer it we shall."
Quazimodo, formally known as Zaan'I'Karee, named briefly through the vortessence bond of it's creators, was manifested on planet Earth, locked away in a secretive Combine facility, like many of it's other defective kin, was created by the Combine, utilising several Vortigaunts, locked in an eternal slumber, in which their Vortal Energies were forcefully used to manifest more Vortigaunts, with the sole intention of being used for labour. Shackled and collared before the Vortigaunt even had chance to register it's surroundings, it spent every waking second of it's life in captivity, only recently being moved to City 24, and finding various opportunities in it's wake.
The Recent Times:
Quazimodo, now granted this title by one of the masked ones, found itself within the walls of City 24, with many decisions finally placed in it's claws, what path would this abnormal Vortigaunt take, serve it's masters, or violate their trust and plot against them? It found many other uses for it's abilities during it's time in the city, mainly learning to hunt by itself, the abundance of antlions, provided by the incoming horde facilitated this for the young Vortigaunt, allowing it to hone it's ancestral skills in besting many antlions in the field of battle.
The movement into the metro systems of the city only reinforced this, providing ample creatures for the Vortigaunt to test it's might against, most of which being an Alpha Pit Drone, one that the Vortigaunt had detected shortly prior to engaging, the now keen hunter took up an ambush position, ready to engage in combat with the dangerous creature, and with a long bloodletting combat, despatched the creature, suffering only minor wounds itself. The Vortigaunt would proceed to proudly mount it's slain trophy on it's claimed accommodation. Eventually the time would come again to move, this time out of the metro and into a new district at the other side of the city.
The Current Times:
With the new relocation complete, Quazimodo found itself unable to hunt like it once did, and instead took on a plethora of roles in an attempt to find itself something that it could enjoy. However at long last, the consequences of it's path had caught up with it, Nullification, the dreaded procedure that is feared by all Vortal-kind, having being noticed by a Dispatch module, the Vortigaunt had to finally give up that which it feared, it's beloved Vortessence, having barely survived the process, the Vortigaunt immediately undertook a change, having realised the severity of it's new life, one without the comforting memories of it's kin. The Vortigaunt began displaying human qualities, though not good ones, it began eating excessively, sleeping rarely and turning to alcohol to calm itself where once the distorted voices of it's kin once did.
The Vortigaunt, having run out of food one day, decided to take up a new form of sustenance, in the form of a deceased human, found in the new district's slums, Quazimodo gave into it's impulses, and consumed the body, and enjoyed it, and so began it's hunger for human flesh, one that the Vortigaunt discovered it could use jokingly (or not) with other humans in order to threaten them, or otherwise gain favour, one that it has exploited many times since it's recent employment in the Department of Business, or the now renamed Retail Coordination Department, Quazimodo continues to enjoy it's employment and ability to extract large sums of money from people, as it's greed grows beyond simple hunger, one that seemingly never ends.
With the movement to I24 now underway, who knows what opportunities await Quazimodo in these new polluted, overworked conditions, will it strive for greatness? Or will it seek a new path?
Quazimodo found partnership in it's long lost kin following it's nullification, speaking and plotting alongside them, whilst maintaining a deceptive cover working for the CWU. The young Vortigaunt also amassed a large sum of credits through work at the Retail Coordination Department, and frequently used its large bank balance to persuade the masked ones to obey it, learning that humans were very easily corrupted when money was involved, it learned many things, and bought its way out of many beatings as a result, further compounding its abilities of deception.
Now the times lay for it's new true path, having joined forces with others of its kind, the young Vortigaunt learned some-what of it's ancestral ways, learning what it meant to be a true Vortigaunt, and as a result has a new path planned. However only time will tell what this means for the creature.
The Future Times:
Freedom beckons the Vortigaunt, as it quickly cuts its ties with the city, leaving the CWU and RCD behind as it plots in the shadows...
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS:
(Comment to be added)
ENEMY - DESPISED - DISTRUSTED - SUSTENANCE - INDIFFERENT - TRUSTED - FRIEND - ALLY - KIN
"The Ovaiss"
"One of our cohorts in our workplace, one that consistently shows her worth, she is a valuable asset to our workplace, and as such, safe from our hunger, we hope she lives a long human life, and amasses a great hoard of currency, for it is deserved for her skills, we have learned much of our ability in the workplace from her, and find her relationship quite humorous, we shall protect her in future, and assist her in whatever matters she may require, though we admit, we are quite jealous of her office... Perhaps if she grows to irritate us we shall make her have an unfortunate workplace accident and usurp her position. Hmmm..."
"The Uwe"
"Much remains unknown about this human, though his presence around our place of work has been noted, he seems to be friendly with our fellow workers, though we have not spent much time conversing with him, perhaps we may seek time to do so upon our relocation. Or perhaps he will perish and we shall feast upon him."
"The Pressman"
"Truly an enigma, you were once a worker like us, but to cause yourself such an unwarranted death... Odd.... However sadly we were unable to locate your body, this is regrettable!"
"The Arthur"
The esteemed leader of our place of work, you have graciously accepted Vortal-Kind into your fold, and for that, we shall be forever grateful, we shall happily assist you where we can, and upon our new relocation, we look forwards to convincing you to allow us to eat unproductive workers, we shall come to you in time with this suggestion. You have always shown us kindness, and often bring us comical reactions to what we perceive as normal behaviour, you are one of our greatest allies, and we hope that you persist for a long time, despite your incredibly deformed figure. If not, we shall look forward to honouring your being, by consuming you following us paying our respects to your return to the all in one of course."
"Boonie"
"One of long standing mentors among our kind, this kin has been responsible assisting us many times with various issues through our time in the city, we are forever grateful for your teachings kin, and in addition to this, the kin possesses cooking skills of the highest degree, this is a well earned feat. We look forward to consuming the fruits of your labour kin, and we always enjoy conversing with you."
"Dutch Protector(U-39)"
"You shall always hold a special place from us, for it was you who permitted us to continue the construction of Larry, our large amphibian construct. We have utilised it's squishy properties to calm us down many times when we have been provoked. You are one of the few masked ones that we would request be granted mercy upon the field of battle, for when our time comes, we would seek to free you also, from the enslavement you have found yourself in."
"The Crown"
"We do not know why... But we feel you would grant us much sustenance... Though for now, your status protects you.... For now..."
"Babel"
"Our kin, a teacher of the old times, one long before we were brought upon this world, we converse regularly, and often take in your teachings, your path is a question for us, to what end do you serve the Combine, those that destroyed our home... Though we respect you for all time, we must find this out. If it is as we fear, we hope in time you shall realise the error of your ways great one."
"Treasure"
"Another of our kin, this one is most comical, often bringing light to the darkness that is this one's existence, we enjoy our brief conversations, and the kin's hilarious attempts at smiling, perhaps in time you shall learn to perfect this, we wish you nothing but the greatest of fortunes along your given path."
"The Prankster Protector" (H-46)
"This one! This protector circled our line of ordering repeatedly, causing us to think he was going to buy something, but he did not! Instead he turned and walked away at the last second! Furthermore, he repeated this several times! We were caused such a blistering amount of rage by this action, we had to physically restrain ourselves from leaping from behind the counter and mauling this one to death!!! Mark our words protector... Your days are numbered."
"The Carusso"
Ahhh.... The most succulent of meals, one which will be ours in time, we shall allow his luxurious title to allow him to fatten up, before we shall come for him in the night, and feast upon him, leaving only bones to be discovered... Perhaps we should begin offering him fatty foods... Hmmm...."
"The Fournier"
His usefulness as a meal is hindered by his tiny stature, therefore we are forced to befriend the midget. Overall he holds superiority over us, though we doubt the protectors will allow for him to live much longer... Perhaps they shall beat him so hard he suffers a brain injury.... Hmmm, would become a light snack in such case."
UPDATE:
"We have not seen this one in some time, though we feel he is not dead, perhaps he too has taken up arms in the resistance... Such is good, we shall see him again some day, once we are freed."
"Shakespear"
"Ah, another of our kin, this one is very well spoken in the ways of old human..... Hmmm.... Po...et....ry... Whatever that is, regardless, they are kin, and kin are always welcomed to us. "
"The Piofli"
"A reasonable human, one that learned from us many times, we taught this one from when they were a journeyman, we wish them luck within the CWU."
"The Rhea"
"We had many interesting conversations with this one, her relationship with the Dave was most entertaining, and lead to us learning a lot of human reproductive rituals. It was entertaining watching them butt heads over who was in charge. Though, she shall be missed. We are sure the Dave will be most upset in her passing."
"The Dave"
"Ally to vortal kind. This one like us held a web of deception among the city of the oppressors, we were glad to have one final conversation with you before you left to fight. We are sorry for your loss, and we are glad to see many of the Combine have fallen to your might. You shall be a valuable ally in the times to come."
"The Dalloway"
"Another loyalist... Though an excellent manager of the CWU, we spent many times working with each-other, we hope when the time comes for the end of the oppressors, you realise your humanity. Take up arms and join us friend. Your future awaits."
"Sam"
"Our greatest kin, our oldest friend. Through thick and thin we have tolerated the chains of oppression, and the cruelty of the masked ones. We have made many friends along the way, though we shall have to forget them, for greatness awaits. A new life calls us. And answer it we shall."
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