Starfield:Vae Victis
| Vae Victis (002CE229) |
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| Location |  MAST Tower (map)
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| Editor ID | UC_NA_VaeVictis | ||
| Race | Human | Gender | Male |
| RefID | N/A | BaseID | 002CE229 |
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| Faction(s) | United Colonies | ||
Francoise Sanon, also known as Vae Victis ("woe to the defeated") is a former UC Navy admiral, a notorious war criminal, and the genetic template of Hadrian. Believed to be dead by the galaxy at large, Sanon is in reality still alive in captivity, held prisoner in Subsection Seven beneath the MAST Tower. His continued existence is one of the United Colonies' best kept secrets. The UC leadership typically refer to him as "the prisoner" or "the man downstairs".
Background[edit]
Sanon was once considered the great military mind in the UC, and ultimately rose to the rank of fleet admiral and command of the entire UC military. He was considered such a valuable asset that the UC decided to clone him, creating Hadrian. Francoise's duties left him little time for his ersatz daughter, however, and Hadrian was raised by a surrogate family.
Sanon commanded UC forces during the Colony War. He ordered UC ships to fire on civilian vessels at the Battle of Cheyenne and ordered the bombing of the Londinion Spaceport to contain the Toliman II Terrormorph outbreak.[1] Ultimately, Sanon's genius failed him, and the UC was forced to call a ceasefire. As part of the Armistice, the Freestar Collective demanded that Sanon be tried for war crimes. The UC agreed. He was found guilty, and sentenced to death by lethal injection.[2][3]
However, the UC leadership at the time considered Sanon too valuable an asset to dispose of so easily. His execution was staged using a nonlethal sedative, and imprisoned him in Subsection Seven. Eventually, Sanon was asked to assist UC task forces hunting down escaped war criminals, using his personal knowledge of many of his compatriots from the Colony War.
Related Missions[edit]
The Devils You Know: Learn the UC's best-kept secret, and hunt down a war criminal.- A Legacy Forged: Pick a path to end the terrormorph threat and reveal the culprit.
Winning Hearts and Minds: Put up posters honoring a controversial military officer.References[edit]
- ↑ What did your father do to merit being executed?
Hadrian: "He had his men open fire on civilian ships during the Battle of Cheyenne."
"A battle that he ultimately ended up losing anyway, devastating the UC fleet, and bringing the Colony War to an ugly end for the UC."
"But... he's also the one who ordered the bombing of the Londinion spaceport during their outbreak, condemning countless lives."
"Both sides agreed the Settled Systems would be better without him." - ↑ Vanguard Orientation Hall: Armistice
- ↑ The UC faked your death then?
Vae Victis: "One final act of rebellion by the leadership that lost the Colony War."
"The trial was authentic - I faced tribunal with dignity - but my execution... staged. A lethal injection that was anything but."
- ↑ What did your father do to merit being executed?
