Captain:Umbyrvraxa

"There's a lot to be said about Umbyrvraxa. She's got an affable demeanor when she talks to the public, but if anything her reign has told me one thing: she's full of apathy. I might side with her on her Frontierist policies, but she doesn't seem to care that the Ecumene's outer rim is going to shit at the highest rate since 2697. It's not that she's repealing any relief operations or relocating the surplus of CS Guard out there; she's literally doing nothing. My thoughts? I say she's become too comfortable with the, letting them use the population as hosts for their little accidents. But I might not last the night if I say any more, so I'll leave it at that."

- An Ecumene

Umbyrvraxa (sometimes nicknamed Umbyr and formally referenced to as Her Eminence) is a Tvolis and the current Prime Magistrate of the, formerly the Director of Occult Research and Security and later Magistrate of C'cysa before being elected to her current position by the Parliament of Phero, succeeding Daj Kesini, who was assassinated only four years into his reign. Originally intended to be an interim Prime, she was so liked by both the public and Parliament that she was officially elected in 2784, when Kesini's term would've ended. Though technically genderless due to her nature as a Tvolis, Umbyrvraxa is said to display a number of typical feminine traits and is generally referred to as a female.

At 572, Umbyrvraxa is barely past the first quarter of her long Tvolin life, but has lived to see numerous major events in the history of the Ecumene, Tuuros, and the First Gigaquadrant.

Early Life
Born in 2253 on, a small rocky planet in the same system as the C'cysan capital world of C'cytauv, Umbyrvraxa was budded from then-Chief Executor of the Hedix Project, Xaenerais. As the offspring of such a high-ranking official, she lived a mostly isolated childhood, often overseen by various caretakers and private tutors who did little to help her develop emotionally. With the end of the Project in 2269, Xaenerais was granted a less demanding position within the the C'cysa division of the Ministry of Surveillance, allowing him to spend more time raising Umbyr. However, the two remained distant throughout this period, leading Umbyr to be raised primarily by the environment of Pheroene simulation schools. It was here that she began to be identified more commonly as feminine, and found herself continually harassed by fellow student Aughol Vur Tsoka, an with a notably sadistic disposition. An incident in which he came close to rupturing her helium sack with a knife left her both physically and psychologically scarred, and began to adopt a similarly sadistic and unempathetic personality.

After pursuing a lengthy linguistics career and a period as a Civil Security Guard, Umbyr's later years of education saw her develop a keen interest in both paranormal topics such as and Ecumene political science. The hungering curiosity typical of Tvolii led her to contact individuals in the shallower reaches of the Phero Underground, which along with her incredible memory and near lack of empathy attracted the attention of the Quintet, who identified her as a potential future Prime Magistrate. They continued to monitor her throughout her life following this initial attraction.

Paranormal Research
In 2414, Umbyr began a nearly two century-long career as a private Essence researcher and tutor as well as a paranormal advisor to several prominent individuals who deemed her skills and knowledge necessary to their agendas.

Appearance
Umbyrvraxa is tall for a Tvolis, with a longer neck and ears than most of her kind, unusually thin shoulders, and slightly lighter skin that has a blue-green sheen to it. Her ears are also taller than average, and curve outward much more sharply than those of other Tvolii. Her eyes are vibrant cyan, the third most common Tvolin eye color after pure black and lavender. She is often found wearing a hybrid of higher-end, form-fitting Tvolin and Lieschi garb, with an Ecumene-purple skirt around her lower body that tapers toward her caudal pincers, alongside the violet mantle that serves as the Prime Magistrate's badge of office.

Politics and Public Image
In the political climate and spectrum of the Ecumene, Umbyrvraxa is considered semi-progressive with authoritarian leanings. The anti-machine populist movement serves as the foundation for her reign's high public favor, though her policy of expanding and improving the Ministry of Information's surveillance systems has been met with a slight dent in her support. While mild criticisms of her reign are allowed and sometimes welcomed by Umbyr, she and the Ministry of Information have continued the standard policy of abducting and detaining those who actively oppose or slander her and the Ecumene government. Despite this, she is a strong sympathizer and mild supporter of the Coelyss counterculture, which she claims "brings life" to her Ecumene, though most who subscribe to the subculture are less than supportive of her in return.

Many citizens of the Ecumene's despite supporting her overall, see Umbyr as being something of an apathetic Prime Magistrate, as she appears to ignore the massive plight of the outer rim enclaves. However, her more avid supporters have argued that the threats posed by the Underground, potential insurgents, and foreign powers are of higher priority, and she will focus on aiding her impoverished citizens when the time comes. She is also well-liked by most feudal magistrates, though small coalition have expressed some dislike for her military centralist policies and beliefs.

Disposition and Private Beliefs
Privately, Umbyrvraxa is an extremely sadistic individual, reveling in what she sees as justified torment and humiliation, with no apparent capacity to forgive after any period of time has elapsed. This aspect of her personality was most apparent shortly after she became Prime Magistrate, as she framed numerous former enemies of hers for crimes that allowed her to bring them into custody and exact vengeance upon them. Furthermore, like many Tvolii she feels a sense of entitlement, which has only been fed by Azh'auvix's reassurance that the Tvolii as a species are the chosen successors of the Psal'Jinnai.

Umbyr also feels a certain level of distaste with herself for her politically fueled hypocrisy. Feeling genuine care for her people, she has enough drive, time, and power to aid the outer rim, but is held back by the Quintet, who deem the existence of an impoverished class necessary for a truly functional society; if the bottom tier is not detested, they will never work society's machines in the hope of socioeconomically rising up, and the middle and upper tiers will never work to stay above them. In addition, her hatred for machines is only partial, with her public opinion of them being intensified to keep her in the people's favor. She privately views machine life as lesser with no right to power over organics, but with enough of a capacity to experience sapience to be allowed some equality with organics. Her pro-surveillance and pro-counterculture views, meanwhile, are identical publicly and privately.

Skills and Abilities
Having formerly worked for the Ministry of Occult Research and Security, she is an adept -user, and her years as an Iconoclast for the Ministry have finely honed her personal combat skills. While her current position rarely requires them, she is as prepared as ever to fend off adversaries both natural and paranormal. In addition, she is fluent in a multitude of Tuurosian languages, including the Pheroene Lexicon and the Tvolin, Lieschi, Nech, and Esu'imxa indigenous languages.

Serving
"My will is one with yours."


 * The Quintet "To you alone, I bow."

Pleased
"Good company."


 * Coelyss generation "You give life to my Ecumene."


 * "A dependable and trustworthy servant."

Impartial
"I have little to say."


 * "You amuse me; I'll tolerate your criticism for now."


 * "Know your place and we will have no problems."


 * "If aligning ourselves with you becomes necessity, then so be it."

Displeased
"It is unwise to cross me."


 * Sitilxix "Annoying."

Enemies
"Unforgivable."


 * "Your false dominion will be proven temporary."


 * Aughol Vur Tsoka "Time heals no wounds. You received what you deserved."

Trivia

 * Umbyr may be classified as having a mild version of the Malevolent subtype of antisocial personality disorder, though Theodore Millon's set of subtypes for the disorder is not officially recognized.
 * This unofficial classification is denoted by sadistic, paranoid, resentful, and vengeful thoughts and behavior, all of which are exhibited by Umbyr.
 * In addition, she may have a memory- or communication-oriented form of savant syndrome, as shown by her capacity to fluently speak numerous languages and exceptional conversational capabilities. This may also explain her slight social and emotional shortcomings as a result of the neural deficit that often accompanies savant syndrome.
 * "Umbyrvraxa" is archaic Tvolin for "clever devil" and was generally associated with the demon of lies in some Tvolin myths.