Edict
<infobox> <title source="name"><default>Edict</default></title>
<image source="Image"></image> <image source="image"></image> <group><header>Basic Information</header> <label>Civilian Name</label> <label>Aliases</label> <label>Gender</label><default>Unknown</default> <label>Death</label> <label>Age</label><default>Unknown</default> <label>Post-timeskip</label> <label>Ward start</label> <label>Relations</label> <label>Family</label></group> <group><header>Professional Status</header> <label>Occupation</label> <label>Classification</label> <label>Unique Features</label> <label>Alignment</label>
<label>Status</label><format><label>Location</label> <label>Teams</label> <label>Previous Team(s)</label> <label>Base of Operations</label></group> <group><header>First Appearance</header> <label>Worm Debut</label> <label>Ward Debut</label></group> </infobox> Edict was an independent hero working with Licit in Stafford, New Hampshire.
Abilities and Powers
Edict can give one-word commands to any targets within earshot. If the commands are actions that take three seconds or less, failure to obey causes a variety of consequences, while if the commands can't be done that quickly, they can be canceled out by starting the action.<ref name="playtest" />
Failure to obey Edict's commands can cause colorblindness, hiccups, sneezing fits, tics, mutism, a temporary wound, falling, clumsiness, a disabled limb, paranoia, hallucinations, confusion, amnesia, blindness, mental deficits, general malaise, a trigger event or power flaw,<ref name="playtest" /> mental grief, minor stroke-like symptoms, hallucinations, amnesia, compulsive tics, etc.<ref name="WoW" /> The form of "penalty" is unpredictable.<ref name="playtest">Edict
After a brief career as ‘Tongue-Tie’, Edict decided she didn’t have it in her to be a committed heroine, especially with her unreliable master power. Now a Protectorate hero in a three-cape town, she keeps an eye on things, ready to deliver a warning word. -
Playtest Capes</ref>
These effects tend to fade after a few hours,<ref name="list"> Edict - Gave commands that caused random and temporary issues in individuals who disobeyed. Included mental illnesses, crippling emotional swings, or partial paralysis. Unreliable in severity
Wildbow's Parahuman List</ref> with some notable and dangerous exceptions.
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 her power killed someone.<ref name="Reddit">*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. -
Comment by Wildbow on Reddit</ref> After her career fell through, she rebranded with a new name and costume, turning to becoming an independent hero with her partner Licit in Stafford, New Hampshire.<ref name="playtest" />
Edict has two very young children stemming from a teen pregnancy, one of whom is mentally disabled,<ref name="playtest" /> making patrols and general cape life hard.<ref name="WoW">Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles</ref>
Story Start
Edict and Licit eventually began an on-again, off-again romance.<ref name="playtest" />
Post-Echidna
When the Slaughterhouse Nine visited Stafford, Edict and Licit were unable to stop them from recruiting Damsel of Distress.
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