Setiwah
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Setiwah | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Affiliation | Word of Blake Manei Domini |
| Career | |
| Rank | Demi-Precentor |
Setiwah was a Manei Domini operative.
She was tasked with watching over The Master's progeny (namely, Isis Marik) during the events on Hustaing in 3060 where Isis Marik was kidnapped by rebel forces. When Warrior House Hiritsu forces led by Aris Sung mounted a rescue operation that culminated in a multi-faction firefight between Hiritsu troops, rebel troops and several local crime gangs, Setiwah surreptitiously intervened in support of the Hiritsu forces, using a cloaking device that only revealed a shimmering figure. Well impressed by Aris Sung, she (as the shimmering figure) ended up directly saving his life.[1]
In or before 3072, Word of Blake operatives had set up a false "resistance cell" on the world of Fanardir, to make contact with, identify and eliminate the real resistance. Setiwah was part of this operation and hoped that House Hiritsu and specifically Aris Sung would be sent to Fanardir to infiltrate the world and support the supposed resistance cell, which came to pass. A failed insertion attempt ended with Aris Sung, on foot and only armed with a blade, being confronted by Setiwah who proceeded to cut his right hand off with her own (implanted) blade and stab his heart. This started a shell game where the false resistance cell would ostensibly rescue Aris Sung from Word of Blake captivity and provide him with a prosthetic hand and heart. By means of a transponder also implanted in his body, they used Aris Sung to locate and eliminate the real resistance cell and House Hiritsu operatives. At the climax of the action when the resistance's secret base was stormed on 5 August 3072, Setiwah disabled Aris Sung's implants with the push of a button on a remote control, took the time to explain to him in detail what she had done and how he had failed his mission, and finally stopped his artificial heart with the push of another button.[2]
As of 3073 she was a Demi-Precentor in the 52nd Shadow Division of the Word of Blake. She was involved in the destruction of the Martian Cuirassiers on Hall, and helped handle prisoners afterwards. One prisoner, Cuirassier John W. Traeger, attempted to set off a bomb among the captives, and Setiwah was implied to be caught in the blast. Her fate is unknown.[3]
Description
Setiwah was described as beautiful. As of 3073, she lacked hair on her head but for black stubble, and had eyes that gleamed silver.[3]
References
Bibliography
- Teach the Wicked (in: BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction)
- The Art of War (cameo as unnamed mystery operative)
- With Carrion Men