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“

Are you there, Anchor?”

– Véronique, HOUNDs

Véronique is the Elect of Fealty, formerly of Stel Nideo.

Appearance[edit | edit source]

Véronique is blonde, tall, and skinny. Her face cast is Hunter Schafer.^[1]

Their dress uniform is a blue dress jacket covered in hundreds of cameos, similar to the doublet the queen in The Green Knight wears.^[2]

Personality[edit | edit source]

Véronique is impulsive and committed, especially to her athletic skill,^[3] and initially very loyal to their Stel. Early in her escape from Curtain forces they struggle to rationalize their actions, with her oaths to Fealty and to her Stel coming into conflict.^[4] However, a throughline in their personality is a desire to protect innocent people, no matter the personal cost.^[5]

She talks constantly about track-and-field with Fealty, and does not realize how often she does so.^[6]

Véronique often refers to herself as the Elect Fealty, in the same way as addressing Divines, and herself and Divine Fealty collectively as Fealty.^[7]^[8] They express several times that they think they literally cannot be killed due to their status as Fealty's Elect.^[9]

History and Involvement[edit | edit source]

Origins[edit | edit source]

Véronique first became an Elect at age 16. Her initial ceremony was held at her high school, Artwright, which Gucci Garantine and Clementine Kesh attended a decade before Véronique.^[10]^{[note 1]} In school they were a "beloved jock" who competed in multiple track and field events (including some type of running, high and/or long jump, and javelin).

The Road to PALISADE[edit | edit source]

In her appearance in the HOUNDs Arc she is 24 years old and has been an Elect for 8 years.

Early in the Curtain's search for a way back into the Twilight Mirage, Fealty and Véronique are escorting the Peaceful Princept across Nidean space when Fealty catches sight of something that will allow the Stel access to the Mirage. Véronique initially intends to report this to the Princept, but loses their nerve and is forced to flee when the rest of the escort realizes something is wrong.

With the Portcullis System, Véronique and Fealty flee to the Skarnoc Debris Fields where they kill Curtain forces, start a small kingdom, and come into conflict with Millennium Break agents. Over the course of their journey Véronique and Fealty are petitioned by Perennial, Amaryllis, Acacia, and Gallica; they eventually decide that their only option is to flee to the Twilight Mirage. Véronique expresses doubt that they will be allowed in, but proceeds with the mission after Fealty first assists them in formally breaking their oath to their Stel, and then swears an oath to Véronique, which is broadcast across the sector. This leads to several other ships, including Pressure Cove of the Fox in the Snow, joining up with Véronique and Fealty (much to Véronique's frustration).

Upon reaching the edge of the Mirage, Véronique, Fealty, and their followers are cornered by the forces of the Curtain. While their followers fight, Véronique and Fealty choose to pilot directly into the Mirage, risking being lost forever in exchange for preventing the Curtain or Pact forces from being able to retrieve any information from them about how to breach the Twilight Mirage.

PALISADE[edit | edit source]

Véronique and Fealty return in PALISADE as the leaders of the Cause research unit Rose River in the Palisade city of New Oath.^[11] Unlike the many "dyed-in-the-wool revolutionaries" of the Cause, Fealty and Véronique fight for the Cause only in order to protect the Twilight Mirage.^[5]

Relationships[edit | edit source]

Fealty[edit | edit source]

Veronique has a very close relationship with Fealty, having begun her service as an Elect at 16. Véronique has a very close, even codependent relationship with Fealty; they both refer to each other as "Anchor" with all the associated symbolic baggage. Fealty has also called her an Excerpt. Notably, Véronique has a habit of referring to both her and Fealty as one person, ie. "We can't do that, we're Fealty".

Véronique often turns to Fealty with questions about the world and their place in it, doubly so after they betray Stel Nideo.

Amaryllis[edit | edit source]

Amaryllis is the Elect of Conviction that was sworn in only weeks after Véronique. The two are on good terms, to the point where Amaryllis reaches out to Véronique when they and Fealty go rogue, being unsure about what to do, and just wanting to talk. Véronique asks Amaryllis to join them, and though they decline, Amaryllis admits that if their divines choose to fight, they will not willingly raise their weapon against Véronique.

Quotes[edit | edit source]

“

I am the Elect... Fealty.”

– Véronique, HOUNDs

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Véronique is the French name for plants in the genus Veronica, which are associated with loyalty, devotion and commitment. The plants were probably named for Saint Veronica, as known as Berenice; this is an intentional reference by Jack to Cassander Timaeus Berenice.
Anchor is the term for the final runner in a relay race.

Appears in[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

↑ That's the stated time gap, anyway. This might slightly contradict other information about Clem and Gucci's age, but time is slippery in actual play even without the Principality calendar to deal with.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1 at 00:38:25
↑ The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1 at 02:40:55
↑ The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1 at 00:48:08
↑ The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 PALISADE 19: How It Always Looks Pt. 2
↑ The Road to PALISADE 02: HOUNDs Pt. 2 at 04:24:28
↑ The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1 at 01:35:30
↑ The Road to PALISADE 02: HOUNDs Pt. 2 at 04:21:33
↑ The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1 at 02:59:21
↑ The Road to PALISADE 02: HOUNDs Pt. 2 at 00:35:57
↑ PALISADE 03: Today Is a Monday

[11] That's the stated time gap, anyway. This might slightly contradict other information about Clem and Gucci's age, but time is slippery in actual play even without the Principality calendar to deal with.

[1] The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1 at 00:38:25

[2] The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1 at 02:40:55

[3] The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1 at 00:48:08

[4] The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1

[:0-5] 5.0 ^5.1 PALISADE 19: How It Always Looks Pt. 2

[6] The Road to PALISADE 02: HOUNDs Pt. 2 at 04:24:28

[7] The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1 at 01:35:30

[8] The Road to PALISADE 02: HOUNDs Pt. 2 at 04:21:33

[9] The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1 at 02:59:21

[10] The Road to PALISADE 02: HOUNDs Pt. 2 at 00:35:57

[12] PALISADE 03: Today Is a Monday

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+{{Spoiler header|spoiling=''[[Road to PALISADE]]''|theme=pal}}
 {{Infobox Character
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+|color_theme     = pal
-|pronouns=she/her<br>they/them
+|title           = Véronique
-|titles=[[Elect]] of [[Fealty]]<br>[[Candidate]] of Fealty
+|pronouns        = she/her<br>they/them
-|aliases=Erritt Garretty
+|titles          = [[Elect]] of [[Fealty]]<br>[[Excerpt]] of Fealty (by Fealty)
-|people=Human
+|aliases         = Erritt Garretty (birth name)
-|place_of_origin=[[Stel Nideo]]
+|place_of_origin = [[Stel Nideo]]
-|affiliations=[[Divine Principality]] (formerly)
+|people          = [[Humans|Human]]
-|relations=[[Fealty]] - Divine<br>[[Gucci Garantine]] - captive
+|affiliations    = [[Curtain of Divinity|The Curtain]] (formerly)<br>[[Stel Nideo]] (formerly)<br>[[Cause (PALISADE)|The Cause]]
-|season=[[Road to PALISADE]]
+|relations       = [[Fealty]] (Elect)
-|game=[[HOUNDs]]
+|season          = ''[[The Road to PALISADE]]''<br />''[[PALISADE]]''
-|player=[[Jack de Quidt]]
+|game            = ''[[HOUNDs]]''
-|debut=[[The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1]]
+|player          = [[Jack de Quidt]]
-}}
+|debut           = [[The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1]]
+|appears_in=[[HOUNDs arc|HOUNDs]]}}
 {{Quote|Are you there, [[Fealty|Anchor]]?|Véronique, ''[[The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1|HOUNDs]]''}}
-'''Véronique''' is the pilot of [[Fealty]]. She is impulsive and committed. Their facecast is [[Wikipedia:Hunter Schafer|Hunter Schafer]]; they are skinny, white and blonde.
+'''Véronique''' is the [[Elect]] of [[Fealty]], formerly of [[Stel Nideo]].
 ==Appearance==
-In her appearance in ''HOUNDs'' she is 24 years old and has been an Elect for 8 years. As a teen they were a "beloved jock" who competed in multiple track and field events (including some type of running, high and/or long jump, and javelin). She attended the same Nideo school as [[Gucci Garantine]]: Artwright.
+Véronique is blonde, tall, and skinny. Her face cast is [[Wikipedia:Hunter Schafer|Hunter Schafer]].<ref>[[The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1]] at 00:38:25</ref>
-Their dress uniform is a blue dress jacket covered in hundreds of cameos, similar to [https://youtu.be/NCUcTPK6BAo?t=54 the doublet of the queen in ''The Green Knight''].
+Their dress uniform is a blue dress jacket covered in hundreds of cameos, similar to the doublet the [https://youtu.be/NCUcTPK6BAo?t=54 queen in ''The Green Knight'']  wears.<ref>[[The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1]] at 02:40:55</ref>
 ==Personality==
-Véronique first became an Elect at 16, with her initial ceremony being held at her high school. She is impulsive and committed, and very loyal to their Stel. Early in her escape from Curtain forces they struggle to rationalize their actions, with her oaths to Fealty and to her Stel coming into conflict.
+Véronique is impulsive and committed, especially to her athletic skill,<ref>[[The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1]] at 00:48:08</ref> and initially very loyal to their Stel. Early in her escape from [[Curtain of Divinity|Curtain]] forces they struggle to rationalize their actions, with her oaths to [[Fealty]] and to her Stel coming into conflict.<ref>[[The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1]]</ref> However, a throughline in their personality is a desire to protect innocent people, no matter the personal cost.<ref name=":0">[[PALISADE 19: How It Always Looks Pt. 2]]</ref>
-Véronique expresses several times that they think they literally can not be killed due to their status as Fealty's Elect.
+She talks constantly about track-and-field with Fealty, and does not realize how often she does so.<ref>[[The Road to PALISADE 02: HOUNDs Pt. 2]] at 04:24:28</ref>
-Véronique has a very close, even codependent relationship with Fealty; they both refer to each other as "Anchor" with all the associated symbolic baggage. Fealty has also called her Excerpt and Candidate. Notably, Véronique has a habit of referring to both her and Fealty as one person, ie. "We can't do that, ''we're'' Fealty".
+Véronique often refers to herself as the Elect Fealty, in the same way as addressing Divines, and herself and [[Fealty|Divine Fealty]] collectively as Fealty.<ref>[[The Road to PALISADE 02: HOUNDs Pt. 2|The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1]] at 01:35:30</ref><ref>[[The Road to PALISADE 02: HOUNDs Pt. 2]] at 04:21:33</ref> They express several times that they think they literally cannot be killed due to their status as Fealty's Elect.<ref>[[The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1]] at 02:59:21</ref>
 ==History and Involvement==
-Early in the [[Curtain]]'s search for a way into the Twilight Mirage Fealty and Véronique are escorting the Peaceful Princept across Nidean space when Fealty happens to catch sight of something that will allow the Stel access to the Mirage. Véronique initially intends to report this to the Princept, but loses their nerve and is forced to flee when the rest of the escort realizes something is wrong.
-Véronique and Fealty proceed to try and escape their pursuers, fleeing with the [[Portcullis System]] to the [[Skarnoc Debris Fields]] where they kill Curtain forces, start a small kingdom, and come into conflict with [[Millennium Break]] agents. Over the course of their journey Véronique and Fealty are petitioned by [[Perennial]], [[Amaryllis]] and the Divine [[Conviction]], and [[Acacia]] and the Divine [[Fortitude]]. After eventually deciding that their only option is to flee to the [[Twilight Mirage (location)|Twilight Mirage]], Véronique expresses doubt that they will be allowed in, but proceeds with the mission after Fealty assists them in formally breaking their oath to their Stel and Fealty swears an oath to Véronique, which is broadcasted across the sector. This leads to several other ships, including [[Pressure Cove]] of the ''Fox in the Snow'' joining up with the pair (much to Véronique's frustration).
+=== Origins ===
+Véronique first became an Elect at age 16. Her initial ceremony was held at her high school, Artwright, which [[Gucci Garantine]] and [[Clementine Kesh]] attended a decade before Véronique.<ref>[[The Road to PALISADE 02: HOUNDs Pt. 2]] at 00:35:57</ref><ref group="note">That's the stated time gap, anyway. This might slightly contradict other information about Clem and Gucci's age, but time is slippery in actual play even without the [[Divine Principality#Calendar|Principality calendar]] to deal with.</ref> In school they were a "beloved jock" who competed in multiple track and field events (including some type of running, high and/or long jump, and javelin).
+=== ''The Road to PALISADE'' ===
+In her appearance in the [[The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1|HOUNDs]] [[The Road to PALISADE 02: HOUNDs Pt. 2|Arc]] she is 24 years old and has been an Elect for 8 years.
+Early in the [[Curtain]]'s search for a way back into the [[Twilight Mirage (location)|Twilight Mirage]], Fealty and Véronique are escorting the [[Cynosure Whitestar-Kesh|Peaceful Princept]] across Nidean space when Fealty catches sight of something that will allow the Stel access to the Mirage. Véronique initially intends to report this to the Princept, but loses their nerve and is forced to flee when the rest of the escort realizes something is wrong.
+With the [[Portcullis System]], Véronique and Fealty flee to the [[Skarnoc Debris Fields]] where they kill Curtain forces, start a small kingdom, and come into conflict with [[Millennium Break]] agents. Over the course of their journey Véronique and Fealty are petitioned by [[Perennial]], [[Amaryllis]], [[Acacia]], and [[Gallica]]; they eventually decide that their only option is to flee to the [[Twilight Mirage (location)|Twilight Mirage]]. Véronique expresses doubt that they will be allowed in, but proceeds with the mission after Fealty first assists them in formally breaking their oath to their Stel, and then swears an oath to Véronique, which is broadcast across the sector. This leads to several other ships, including [[Pressure Cove]] of the ''Fox in the Snow'', joining up with Véronique and Fealty (much to Véronique's frustration).
+Upon reaching the edge of the Mirage, Véronique, Fealty, and their followers are cornered by the forces of the Curtain. While their followers fight, Véronique and Fealty choose to pilot directly into the Mirage, risking being lost forever in exchange for preventing the Curtain or Pact forces from being able to retrieve any information from them about how to breach the Twilight Mirage.
-{{Spoiler block
+=== ''PALISADE'' ===
-|theme=pal
+Véronique and Fealty return in ''[[PALISADE]]'' as the leaders of the [[Cause (PALISADE)|Cause]] research unit [[Rose River]] in the [[Palisade (planet)|Palisade]] city of [[New Oath]].<ref>[[PALISADE 03: Today Is a Monday]]</ref> Unlike the many "dyed-in-the-wool revolutionaries" of the Cause, Fealty and Véronique fight for the Cause only in order to protect the Twilight Mirage.<ref name=":0" />
-|spoiling= [[The Road to PALISADE 02: HOUNDs Pt. 2|HOUNDs]]
-|text= Upon reaching the edge of the Mirage, Véronique, Fealty, and their followers are cornered by the forces of the Curtain. While their followers fight, Véronique and Fealty choose to pilot directly into the Mirage, risking being lost forever in exchange for preventing the Curtain or Pact forces from being able to retrieve any information from them about how to breach the Twilight Mirage.
-}}
+==Relationships==
+===Fealty===
+Veronique has a very close relationship with Fealty, having begun her service as an Elect at 16. Véronique has a very close, even codependent relationship with Fealty; they both refer to each other as "Anchor" with all the associated symbolic baggage. Fealty has also called her an Excerpt. Notably, Véronique has a habit of referring to both her and Fealty as one person, ie. "We can't do that, ''we're'' Fealty".
+Véronique often turns to Fealty with questions about the world and their place in it, doubly so after they betray [[Stel Nideo]].
+===Amaryllis===
+Amaryllis is the Elect of [[Conviction]] that was sworn in only weeks after Véronique. The two are on good terms, to the point where Amaryllis reaches out to Véronique when they and Fealty go rogue, being unsure about what to do, and just wanting to talk. Véronique asks Amaryllis to join them, and though they decline, Amaryllis admits that if their divines choose to fight, they will not willingly raise their weapon against Véronique.
+==Quotes==
+{{Quote|I am the [[Elect]]... [[Fealty]].||author=Véronique|source=[[The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1|HOUNDs]]}}
 ==Trivia==
 *Véronique is the French name for plants in the genus ''[[Wikipedia:Veronica (plant)|Veronica]]'', which are associated with loyalty, devotion and commitment. The plants were probably named for Saint Veronica, as known as Berenice; this is an intentional reference by Jack to [[Cassander Timaeus Berenice]].
 *[[wiktionary:anchor#Etymology_1|Anchor]] is the term for the final runner in a relay race.
-== Appears in==
+==Appears in==
 *[[The Road to PALISADE 01: HOUNDs Pt. 1]]
-*[[The Road to PALISADE 02: HOUNDs Pt. 2]]
+* [[The Road to PALISADE 02: HOUNDs Pt. 2]]
+* [[PALISADE 35: Weapons Ready Pt. 1]]
+==Notes ==
+<references group="note" />
+==References==
+<references />
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The Road to PALISADE
The Divine Cycle • COUNTER/Weight • Twilight Mirage • Road to PARTIZAN • PARTIZAN • Road to PALISADE • PALISADE
HOUNDs Pt. 1, 2	Fealty • Veronique • Conviction • Amaryllis • Layer Luxurious • Cynosure Whitestar-Kesh • Twilight Mirage • HOUNDs
Stealing the Throne	Omi • Kinoki • Fingers Crossed • Robet Shpache • Discernment • Vigna • Millennium Break • Stealing the Throne
Last Shooting	Misericorde • Cor'rina Corrine • Stel Nideo • Stel Apostolos • Last Shooting
Wagon Wheel Pt. 1, 2, 3	Ce Gull • Caeso Wair • ⸢Wine⸣ • Broadleaf • Bounty • BigStar★ • August Righteousness • Delegates • Wagon Wheel
Lancer Pt. 1, 2, 3	Narmine Te'ketch • Teasel Fauna • Zark Vapor • Martilla Häske • Kaliope Flow • Deanthe • Saboria • Lancer
Orbital Pt. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Teleos Triton Tanager • Paris France • Lament • Mustard Red • Cheal Pushy • The Brink • Devotion • Arbitrage • Orbital
Serious Reading	Continental Countinghouse • Pregoria Prilt • Reatta Fossick • Galaebalus Splu-u-mp • CENTRE/line • Serious Reading
My Way	Dogmatic Mettle • Jimmy Steamanski • Sara McKenzie • Steam and Smolder • My Way
Upstairs & Downstairs Pt. 1, 2	Eileen Lilas • Martine Sprue • Vivian Exler • Catrina Solstice • Coughton Solstice • Exanceaster March • Guilford Gain • Somerset House • Upstairs & Downstairs
City Planning Department	Antonina Juris • Apparatus Aperitif • Kojack Variety • Plum Tort • Shunley Pernard • Crown of Glass • City Planning Department
We're going back. We had to go back. We were always going back.