Stormfront
Overview
| Born | 27th of Wollefest, 15 NB[1] |
|---|---|
| Died | 10th of Bauwerkfest, 15 NB (aged 1 month) |
| Nationality | Mondboren |
| Affiliation | Mondboren |
| Known for | Attempting to raze the factories of Selvaggia to strike the first blow in the upcoming war. |
| “ | But if nothing is done-- if the weak-willed continue to stay their blades in the hopes of a better solution appearing out of the aether-- then the Empire will only continue to fester. That is why it falls to me to be the spark that lights the fires of war. | ” |
—Stormfront[2] | ||
A new model of Engel designed to infiltrate Selvaggia amidst the chaos of the rebellion and destroy its central factories, Stormfront was of the newest generation of Mondboren, having never known the sting of war.[3] As a result, they approached their mission with a fervent commitment their elders likely wouldn’t have, unwilling to be reasoned with if it meant abandoning their ‘righteous’ cause.[4] Though their massive size and powerful magicks made them a nightmare on the battlefield, resulting in the losses of multiple Imperial squads, the 113th were eventually able to bring them down before they could fulfill their duty, with Steeldancer Fia Messore ensuring the young Mondboren would never darken the skies again.[5]
Associated themes
- Character theme: The Dark and Endless Dalek Night
- Battle theme (Mission 3: The Coming Storm - Stormfront): Angel of Doom
Related characters
- Nightlight, another Mondboren faced by the 113th who was spared when it expressed a desire to no longer fight
- Iron Convoy, the general of the Mondboren's forces
- Steeldancer Fia Messore, the Imperial soldier who took Stormfront's life
- ↑ Stormfront clutches their throat in mute terror, the reaction of someone who has never known defeat on this scale... and as Alruna pulls data from their files, she understands why... the why of so much of how they are.
Stormfront was constructed on the 27th of Wollefest-- the day after they destroyed the tower in Vruikt Barr. - ↑ (Mission Log, 5/17/2024)
- ↑ "I did not destroy your homeland, Barrian. But I fight for my family, who are haunted by the memory of it-- of what the Empire created them to do." (Mission Log, 4/22/2024)
- ↑ "Then evacuate them and let me do my duty!" Stormfront roars, and they do not move their weapon. "But I will not abandon the mission the Creator bestowed me in the name of naïve hopes. If ending war was so simple, then human history would not be as it is." (Mission Log, 4/22/2024)
- ↑ Shell after shell tears into Stormfront's armor and the vulnerable systems beneath, each precise and sharp as it cuts through weathered metal. And then- she sees the enormous Engel stagger and buckle under the weight of her fire, and in that instant Fia knows that the beast before her is staggering into its own grave, already just one more life burned away in this country's endless fires.
Stormfront staggers back from the force of the shots, burning orange magicks pouring to the ground from the gaping bullet holes in their hull. They fall to one knee, their fractured, flickering visor falling on Fia, and they force out, voice crackling with the static of failing processors, "This... isn't... over... The war... is only beginning..." (Mission Log, 6/25/2024)