Elle Evensong is a Devotee soldier, an apparent BIS spy in Violet Cove, and Coriolis Sunset's rival.
Appearance
Elle has long, wavy lilac hair, light brown skin, and a scar across their throat taken during early combat on Palisade. To the funeral in "In Their Fear Pt. 1" they wear a dark purple tuxedo.
Personality
Elle is "a cunning combatant and clever commander."[1] She aims to ensure that "her true master" wins in the conflict on Palisade, and she wants to shake Cori's faith in Devotion, who she calls a "dead god". She has a fairly nihilist outlook and is satisfied with "getting what's [hers]" without believing in anything more.[2]
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Their true master was very strongly implied to be Arbitrage in "In Their Fear Pt. 1" ("Who is Elle Evensong really, really serving? Could it be the nihilistic god of commerce and exchange? Could be."), and this was confirmed in the dossier for "Seize the Chance Pt. 3".
History and Involvement
She is around four or five years older than Coriolis. Elle was among the first wave of Devotees who arrived on Palisade. She quickly made a name for herself as a commander and became a versatile poster child: for people from the Twilight Mirage she represented their support on Palisade, and for the Dim Liturgy she represented "a prophesied bridge between the past and the future."[1] However, she went missing after being seriously wounded as the war started up in earnest.
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This is when they began working as a double agent for the Divine, Arbitrage.[1]
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When Coriolis Sunset accidentally kills her father, Griesel Sunset, Elle protects and tries to reassure her. Cori blames his death on Elle.
Their name appears on spies.txt, the list of BIS spies generated by Asepsis. As a courtesy to Elle for having fought alongside the crew of the Blue Channel, Thisbe politely asks if they would let the Blue Channel detain them rather than apprehending them outright. Elle agrees on the condition that she is not put in restraints in public, but she seems strangely comfortable with being brought on board the ship,[3] and she is not in custody for long: Mustard Red vouches for her status as a double agent and orders her release.[2]
Mech
Elle pilots the Cataphract, which gains power by drawing on the blood of others.
Relationships
Coriolis Sunset
Cori once looked up to Elle, but after the events of "Upon Our Grace Pt. 4" they are rivals. Elle gains a point of Leverage over Cori after shaking her faith in Devotion.[2]
Gallery
Elle Evensong fanart by Si F Sweetman
