Post by Ichibey on Oct 9, 2022 6:30:16 GMT
VECTRA SCHTUEGERT
ADMIRAL, DIMENSIONAL NAVY
COMMANDING OFFICER, HEX HAMMER EXPEDITIONARY FLEET
DUCHESS OF SCHTUEGERT
ADMIRAL, DIMENSIONAL NAVY
COMMANDING OFFICER, HEX HAMMER EXPEDITIONARY FLEET
DUCHESS OF SCHTUEGERT
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Appearance: See picture
Face Claim: Bismarck, Azur Lane
Essential: Yes
Controllable By: Staff
Canon Connections: Vassals to Imperial House Sägebrecht
Created By: Ichibey
Information:
The Commanding Officer of Mobile Expeditionary Force Theta-11, more well known as Hex Hammer. Admiral Vectra Schtuegert is the Duchess of Schtuegert (Bka: Herzogin von Schtuegert), one of the few remaining Ancient Belkan Great Houses. Having served as vassals to Imperial House Sägebrecht in the last days of Belka, House Schtuegert participated on the front lines of the Empire's bloodiest campaigns, earning them a reputation of unshakable morale.
As a result, despite the fall of Belka, they have maintained a relatively martial culture on Neckar, their settled fiefworld after their fatherland, Schtuegert, was destroyed along with the rest of Belka. Today, Neckar's Planetary Defence Force is one of the largest and most well-organised in the Dimensional Sea, often supplementing the Administrative Bureau's efforts to patrol planets along the surrounding Dimensional Jump Lanes.
Vectra was raised to lead this PDF, training in the House's long-standing strategy, tactics, and combat tyle. However, her aspirations were greater than simply maintaining peace at home. She desired to bring the Belkan perspective back into the greater Dimensional Community. Convincing her parents to allow her to join the Bureau's Dimensional Navy, she instead passed on this responsibility to her younger sibling Insignia, before taking a ship to Midchilda.
Over the next 25 years, she would prove herself repeatedly to her superiors. First as an officer in the 5th Fleet, and eventually, as Admiral in command of the 17th Fleet. Throughout this career, Vectra has successfully engaged in a number of major dimensional conflicts, up to and including wars with powers of similar strength to the Bureau. From the Cephiro Ascendancy Crisis to the Autozam War, she has seen her fair share of armed conflict. This combined with her upbringing has fomented a perspective that can be summed up in the adage “war never changes”.
Admiral Schtuegert holds great pride in her lineage. This is expressed in her mastery of Ancient Belkan combat magic, and her wearing of House Schtuegert’s formal Knight Clothing during operations, in place of the Dimensional Navy Admiralty’s uniform.
However, that does not mean she doesn't understand the necessity of a pragmatic approach to warfare. House Schtuegert's standard of "honour" has been warped by their place on the front lines, where the honour comes from achieving the best possible victory, rather than winning through "polite" means. This has made them something of a pariah to more "high minded" families, who frequently mock Schtuegert's frequent use of feints, ambushes, and stealth. But those are hollow barks when one considers that no other world that still stubbornly clings to its Belkan heritage has such a powerful Planetary Defence Force as Neckar.
Cool and collected, she prefers biding her time and acting once the best possible intelligence has been acquired and analysed, creating and exploiting the opportunities with the most impact. This steadfast nature and her tendency to strike for the greatest effect have earned her the nickname “Schwertadler”, after a breed of eagle used for hunting by the nobility of Ancient Belka.
Admiral Schtuegert in Knight Armour, wielding Angurvadal
In direct combat, Vectra employs the Armed Device Angurvadal, a formidable guardless swordstaff, which over the decades has developed an appetite for war. In times of peace, he can be rather lethargic, but in times of conflict, he is always excited. Notably, Angurvadal can also reconfigure into a highly destructive autonomous artillery platform capable of providing his liege with supporting fire. A more traditional Belkan Warrior would be flabbergasted. Not because she effectively disarmed herself. They could all fight empty handed, after all. Rather, the shock would come from the fact that such a high noble would resort to such traditionally dishonourable means to secure victory.
The Admiral's fighting style is rooted in traditional Belkan close quarters combat, be it armed with a Device, or her family's in-house Fight Style Rapids Fist (Bka: Stromschnellefaust). Though this predisposes her to serve as the Forward of a given Line Team, Angurvadal's Bombardment Form (Bka. Beschussform) makes her a more flexible combatant, allowing her some degree of ranged firepower.