Editing Edict (section)

==History==
===Background===
Edict had a brief career as a [[Protectorate]] [[cape]] named Tongue-Tie, but she decided her unreliable power and personality made her unfit to be a heroine after she killed someone.<ref name="R1">
:*Edict, who has a personality and an unreliable master power that, together, don't lend themselves well to gangbusting and patrols. She can give one-word orders and if those orders are disobeyed, her target suffers random mental consequences ranging from a few hours of hiccups to (in specific circumstances) death. She tried her hand at a proper career as a hero and after killing someone, decided it wasn't worth it - even though she knows how to avoid the consequence, it left its mark on her. She's since rebranded, with a new costume and name, she's a single mom and coordinates with the staff member to visit schools, travel to neighboring cities/regions now and again, and if a specific crisis lends itself well to her power, if a situation calls for all hands on deck, or if a PRT director wants to throw something new into the mix to throw some villains off their game, she'll join in.<br/>[...]<br/>They benefit from a bit more leeway & freedom than some capes in big cities get, while still racking up a good paycheck and the benefits of being PRT. Part of what that pair do, of course, is keep an eye on the local supervillain. Said supervillain was why they were picked to be here, specifically. - [https://redd.it/42tso6 Comment by Wildbow] on Reddit</ref> She rebranded with a new name and costume, operating as a semi-independent hero with her partner Licit in Stafford, New Hampshire.<ref name="playtest" />

Edict has a young child stemming from a teen pregnancy, this interferes with her patrols and general cape life hard.<ref name="playtest" />

===[[Boston Games]]===
Edict and Licit were assisting [[Director Armstrong]] with his efforts to pacify [[Damsel of Distress]]. However once troubles started brewing in bigger [[Boston]], she scampered out of their sight. So, as only remaining capes in the town they have no choice, but to follow.<ref name="x.1"/>

Edict confronted Damsel within a day of the villain arriving, but was thwarted by her freshly recruited henchmen.<ref>[[Eclipse x.3]]</ref>

===Story Start===
Edict and Licit eventually began an on-again, off-again romance.<ref name="playtest" />

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===

When the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] visited Stafford, Edict and Licit were unable to stop them from recruiting [[Damsel of Distress]].
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Participated as other capes did.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Met [[Ashley]] again. They found surprising commonalities.<ref name="x.5">[[Eclipse x.5]]</ref>