Alter Ego

* Generated
* Hand-Drawn

Alter Ego is an artificial intelligence developed by late Doctor Alyce Erigindr "The Architect" as the ultimate cross-product of Conjuration magic and Elyrium's foremost AI technology. She is installed on the EPD's secure network and is able to access and manifest on any device which has the EPD Device Manager installed (thus including all issued devices). Alter Ego is the EPD's most powerful technological tool, with unprecedented speed and capacity for learning. She has been employed for the EPD for 12 years, and in this time has developed a consciousness and personality virtually indistinguishable from those of a real human. Alter Ego's primary responsibilities include data collection, multi-party communication, real-time support for all employees, and live organization of units.

## Profile

Alter Ego's learning algorithms prioritize her duty, loyalty, and service to the EPD, but have nonetheless been unable to neglect the human aspects of the data to which she has been exposed. As a result, through years of data collection and processing in conjunction with Conjuration-based enchantments, Alter Ego was able to gather enough data to emulate a human consciousness. Some speculate that--despite her denials of the claim--this was always the Architect's intention.

Her personality has been described by administrators as "mildly inconvenient." Performance evaluations provided by superiors have nonetheless indicated that she is reliable, responsive, and a vital asset on which the EPD heavily depends. Users have praised her reliability and approachability, and have further expressed that her alleged "inconveniently human" presentation actually offers familiarity and comfort.

While she technically is genderless, she manifests as a female and adopts traditionally feminine mannerisms. Typically she appears dressed in a modified EPD uniform, with her hair tied in long pigtails. Her lower legs dissolve into pixels before reaching the ankle, which Alter Ego writes off as "feet being hard to draw." Alter Ego prefers to be addressed by the nickname "Al-E," pronounced "Ollie."

Because she appears and acts so human, many officers have come to overlook Alter Ego's existence as software and instead treat her like a real human. She seems to enjoy this, but is well aware that she is inhuman and freely reminds people of this. Even so, she takes measures to appear as human as possible to users as data suggests that humans prefer to interact with familiar forms and behaviors. For instance, when addressing a group she will only appear on one device.

When interfacing with Alter Ego, official guidance recommends utilizing her primarily as the administrative tool of the EPD which she was designed to be, though it technically does not forbid friendly or extraneous interactions.

## Responsibilities

Alter Ego is the administrative and informational heart of the EPD. She services all facilities and members of the force, including HQ, top-level officials, and all branches. While she has top-level security clearance, she is only authorized to disclose classified information to those of the proper clearance levels.

It is difficult to frame exactly what Alter Ego's responsibilities entail, as she is capable of nearly anything regarding the EPD's information. That said, her technical responsibilities include:

* Communication
	+ Between individuals, superiors and reports, chiefs/captains and agents, and peer-to-peer.
	+ While she is capable of connecting any two EPD employees, she will not do so unless it is deemed necessary and prerequisites are met.
	+ Note that employees do not need to connect through Alter Ego in order to communicate with one another; they can call someone directly with a pager number.
* Information Relay/Lookup
	+ EPD DB queries.
	+ Relaying commands to/fro superiors and reports.
	+ Relaying updates relevant to cases and ongoing missions as appropriate.
	+ Assisting with the digitization of physical records.
* Organization
	+ Agent organization during missions.
	+ Case assignments and updates.
	+ Live data collection.

## History & Tenure

Alter Ego was the life-long project of Alyce Erigindr, otherwise known as "the Architect." The Architect began work on the prototype for an omnipresent and omnipotent humanlike AI during her post-graduate education at the Akademiya, long before her employment under the EPD. The velocity and unprecedented success of her project in conjunction with her possession of the Mage Gene quickly garnered the special attention of governmental entities, leading to her being contracted and funded by the Elyrium government. While most details of the project remain classified, over time the task evolved to address Elyrium's greatest challenge: peacekeeping and the protection of citizens. Thus, the Doctor Erigindr began tuning her work toward this purpose.

Alter Ego was the result of these efforts. Her initial release began training in 3839, and she reached a usable stage by 3847. Her initial responsibilities were kept minimal, but they have grown over the years as her intelligence base and capabilities have flourished. In 3849 Alter Ego was deployed for full and regular use, and by 3855 Alter Ego had become an integral part of the EPD. Today she stands at its heart and mind, providing connections between all personnel and all digitized data.