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'''Skade''' was a [[Conjoiner]], and a key figure in the conflict between humanity and the [[Inhibitors]].
'''Skade''' appears in the book ''[[Redemption Ark]]'' and, to a lesser extent, in ''[[Absolution Gap]]''. Skade is a [[Conjoiner]], and one of the more recent ones. She is unusual amongst Conjoiners in that she has no fear of being away from the [[mother nest]], having been trained in infiltration and special ops. She is a member of the [[Closed Council]] and also the [[Inner Sanctum]], both executive bodies within the Conjoiner Mother Nest. Supposedly, she also works for the ultra-secret [[Night Council]], although in ''Redemption Ark'' it is hinted that the Night Council does not exist at all as a Conjoiner body, but is actually an avatar for the mental structure of [[the Mademoiselle]] that infiltrated Skade's mind during a top secret mission to [[Chasm City]].
 
   
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== Biography ==
Skade is expert at Conjoiner technology, being able to unleash neural attacks on other Conjoiners and peer past security divisions — even those within the minds of other Closed Council members. [[Nevil Clavain|Clavain]] is the only person able to survive her attacks, doing so repeatedly throughout their encounters until he voluntarily allows her to enter his mind. He explains that her attacks were simply too sophisticated to penetrate his outdated implants – describing it as "like trying to hack into a clockwork calculator".
 
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Skade was a "late-model" Conjoiner, having more advanced neural implants than older Conjoiners such as [[Remontoire]] and [[Nevil Clavain|Clavain]]. Like many of her contemporaries, her skull was outfitted with a crest that served as both a visual communication aid and a heat sink for her augmented brain.
   
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Skade was unusual amongst Conjoiners in that she had no fear of being away from the [[Mother nest|Mother Nest]], having been trained in infiltration and special ops. She was a member of the [[Closed Council]] and also the [[Inner Sanctum]], both executive bodies within the post-war Mother Nest—the need for compartmentalization overwhelming the Conjoiner desire for absolute transparency in decision making. She also claimed to work for a secret Conjoiner agency supposedly ranked above the Inner Sanctum, the [[Night Council]].
When Clavain flees the comet containing the Mother Nest, he snaps the anchor tethers of his ship rather than disengaging them from the comet's surface first, and one of them slices Skade in two through the upper torso. She survives with little more than her original head, mounted on an android body. Later, when a ship she is in is about to be destroyed by weapons deployed by Clavain, her ship jettisons an escape pod containing only her head, with an interface enabled to keep her head alive for long enough for the escape pod to rendezvous with another Conjoiner ship. At some point between ''Redemption Ark'' and ''Absolution Gap'' a new body is grown for her and her head is reattached.
 
   
 
Skade was expert in Conjoiner technology, being able to unleash neural attacks on other Conjoiners and peer past security divisions—even those within the minds of other Closed Council members. [[Nevil Clavain|Clavain]] was the only person able to withstand her attacks, doing so repeatedly throughout their encounters. He later explained that her attacks were simply too sophisticated to penetrate his outdated implants—describing it as "like trying to hack into a clockwork calculator".
Skade is later mortally wounded in battle on the planet [[Ararat]], and makes a deal to allow the unborn [[Aura]] to be recovered from her womb before she dies in exchange for Nevil Clavain being tortured to death by [[Scorpio]].
 
   
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When Clavain fled the comet containing the [[Conjoiner Evacuation Fleet]], he snapped the anchor tethers off his ship rather than disengaging them from the comet's surface first. One of them sliced Skade in two through the upper torso. She survived with little more than her original head, mounted on an android body.
"Skade" means "harm" in Danish and Norwegian. Other Conjoiner characters, such as [[Remontoire]] and [[Clepsydra]], also have meaningful names.
 
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Later, when the ''[[Nightshade]] ''was about to be destroyed by weapons deployed by Clavain, her ship jettisoned an escape pod containing only her head, equipped with an interface able to keep her head alive for long enough for the escape pod to rendezvous with a trailing Conjoiner ship.
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At some point between her rendezvous with the Conjoiner [[lighthugger]] and her crashing on [[Ararat]] a new body was grown for her and her head was attached to it.
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Skade was later mortally wounded in battle with the [[Inhibitors]] and crashed on Ararat. She made a deal to allow the unborn [[Aura]] to be recovered from her womb before she died. In exchange, Nevil Clavain was tortured to death by his friend, [[Scorpio]].
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== Notes ==
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* Skade features heavily in ''[[Redemption Ark]]'' and, to a lesser extent, in ''[[Absolution Gap]]''.
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* In ''[[Redemption Ark]]'' it is hinted that the Night Council does not exist at all as a Conjoiner body, but is actually an avatar for the mental structure of [[the Mademoiselle]], who theoretically would have infiltrated Skade's mind during a top secret mission to [[Chasm City]].
 
* "Skade" means "harm" in Danish and Norwegian. Other Conjoiner characters, such as [[Remontoire]] and [[Clepsydra]], also have meaningful names.
 
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Latest revision as of 07:09, 28 June 2019

Skade was a Conjoiner, and a key figure in the conflict between humanity and the Inhibitors.

Biography[]

Skade was a "late-model" Conjoiner, having more advanced neural implants than older Conjoiners such as Remontoire and Clavain. Like many of her contemporaries, her skull was outfitted with a crest that served as both a visual communication aid and a heat sink for her augmented brain.

Skade was unusual amongst Conjoiners in that she had no fear of being away from the Mother Nest, having been trained in infiltration and special ops. She was a member of the Closed Council and also the Inner Sanctum, both executive bodies within the post-war Mother Nest—the need for compartmentalization overwhelming the Conjoiner desire for absolute transparency in decision making. She also claimed to work for a secret Conjoiner agency supposedly ranked above the Inner Sanctum, the Night Council.

Skade was expert in Conjoiner technology, being able to unleash neural attacks on other Conjoiners and peer past security divisions—even those within the minds of other Closed Council members. Clavain was the only person able to withstand her attacks, doing so repeatedly throughout their encounters. He later explained that her attacks were simply too sophisticated to penetrate his outdated implants—describing it as "like trying to hack into a clockwork calculator".

When Clavain fled the comet containing the Conjoiner Evacuation Fleet, he snapped the anchor tethers off his ship rather than disengaging them from the comet's surface first. One of them sliced Skade in two through the upper torso. She survived with little more than her original head, mounted on an android body.

Later, when the Nightshade was about to be destroyed by weapons deployed by Clavain, her ship jettisoned an escape pod containing only her head, equipped with an interface able to keep her head alive for long enough for the escape pod to rendezvous with a trailing Conjoiner ship.

At some point between her rendezvous with the Conjoiner lighthugger and her crashing on Ararat a new body was grown for her and her head was attached to it.

Skade was later mortally wounded in battle with the Inhibitors and crashed on Ararat. She made a deal to allow the unborn Aura to be recovered from her womb before she died. In exchange, Nevil Clavain was tortured to death by his friend, Scorpio.

Notes[]

  • Skade features heavily in Redemption Ark and, to a lesser extent, in Absolution Gap.
  • In Redemption Ark it is hinted that the Night Council does not exist at all as a Conjoiner body, but is actually an avatar for the mental structure of the Mademoiselle, who theoretically would have infiltrated Skade's mind during a top secret mission to Chasm City.
  • "Skade" means "harm" in Danish and Norwegian. Other Conjoiner characters, such as Remontoire and Clepsydra, also have meaningful names.