Valuminum

>  "*by joining this group chat you consent to being a part of whatever the fuck zany schemes i cook up until such time as you decide "wait. what" and ditch me which. fair*"
>
> ― Valuminum

## Character Information

### Country

Mount Ain / Twowtopia

Valuminum, or Val for short, is a member of TWOWSMP infamous for their constant tricks and schemes. They were the 3rd King of Twowtopia, and wrote the Mount Ain constitution. They were also the first member of the server to wear a Val Head, and are their namesake.

## Reign of Teoti

>  "*hello your majesty !! i just found out weve been saying it wrong ! its called lorso not loser*"
>
> ― Valuminum

Along with iTeoti & Mop, Val was already present in the Twown on Day 1. They wore a Val Head that presumably had been in place for a long time before Day 1. They could not, and still cannot, remember anything before Day 1.

Their first friend was Edge, who gave them shelter in Siecyde and showed them what boats were to help them avoid water. During their stay in Siecyde, they encountered Mop’s tower nearby. In a panic, Mop hit them with a knockback wand, sending them flying off the tower into the waiting explosion of a creeper, killing them. Mop teleported them back so they could retrieve their belongings, causing them even more distress and cementing their terrified fear of wizards and magic. Eventually, they left Siecyde to live in the Twown, feeling drawn to live near the seat of power.

In the server’s first court case, they represented Teoti as a prosecuting attorney. Entering Prosecution Mode, they unsuccessfully defended Teoti’s decision not to compensate Dawthon for the construction of the Twown Courthouse. They did, however, negotiate the compensation down to basically nothing. Additionally, they proved Dawthon guilty of stealing Teoti’s shield, causing the court to issue an injunction ordering it immediately returned.

## Reign of Brando

>  "*can i go 50 Diamonds into Debt to buy it ? i will never see the Sun again :D 50 diamond bid !!!!*"
>
> ― Valuminum

In the wake of several rich citizens’ plans to claim and sell swaths of central Twown land, they entered into a bidding war for the most prominent location: the centerpiece of the Twown. With the help of an anonymous donation of 50 diamonds, they successfully purchased it, commissioning the creation of twitch.tv/valuminumbandit Library. They appointed Meowy & Margaret as the head librarians.

## Reign of Val

>  "*get excited!!! after the summit were finally going to be unified everyone a model citizen. no more conflict no border disputes. no fighting. just togetherness and oneness bipede and chip will finally see things from my point of view. who's hyped*"
>
> ― Valuminum

The moment Val won a TWOW, they ordered themself to remove the Val Head. They tossed an axe to Random, who decapitated them. They respawned as their true form: a cactus who had been sealed inside a robotic suit. Free, they immediately set to work implementing a wide variety of changes intended to bring about a more active role for the crown. Not wanting to live in a camp situated on the border of L'Orso a moment longer, they moved into Dawthon’s now-abandoned mansion, citing appropriation of his land for the state.

Their first initiative was to establish a system of recognition: namely, none. They refused to recognize the existence of L'Orso & the Chai Commune, declaring them part of the Twown. Siecyde, meanwhile, they considered a “district” of Twowtopia that was still subject to its laws. Eventually, they conceded the existence of Chai under a new foreign policy plan called the “EAT THE WORLD initiative.” Under this plan, which they drew propaganda posters for in cooperation with Teoti, they regarded the Chai Commune and L'Orso as nations that needed to be conquered or otherwise dealt with. In an attempt to reduce the load of juggling foreign policy with all three nations, they instituted a temporary “Chai DNI” policy forbidding trade and communication with citizens of the Commune.

Meanwhile, their domestic policy was also growing more restrictive. They established a law banning netherite within city limits that was quickly repealed due to its widespread unpopularity. After passing and quickly repealing a law banning helmets, they created a system of referenda, allowing the citizens of the Twown to pass a law against mass land claiming and another requiring trees from the tree farm to be replanted when harvested. Around this time, they also created a library computer communication system allowing members of the server to text one another and create secure direct messages and group chats.

After skirmishes at the Chai-Twown border forced their hand, they declared a national leaders’ summit to discuss the future of the Twown’s recognition of foreign nations. Moral, the sole citizen of L'Orso, elected not to attend, but Edge and Bipede both announced commitments to appear at the event.

Edge’s discussion with Val was first, and after a brief discussion Val elected to grant Siecyde total independence, making it the second nation to receive such an official recognition. (The first was L'Orso, recognized by Teoti but reversed by Val.) Bipede’s discussion with Val, however, quickly became heated. In the debate’s climax, Val called Finn, a “rehabilitated” Chai citizen to the stage. Finn had professed his change in heart from his Chai days, pretending to be a Twown citizen, in exchange for his release from banishment, and in turn Val had invited him to the summit as a “guest of honor.” When he arrived on the stage, however, Val sealed him in a Val Head, declaring in a fit of passion their intent to do the same to every member of the server so everyone would be a “model citizen.”

Offering citizens the chance to say last words, Val invited Teoti to the stage, who warned everyone that this would not solve the Chai Commune problem. Shortly after Teoti finished a grim speech about the future of foreign policy, the stage exploded, killing Val along with Teoti, Finn, and Italic. The explosion released Finn from the Val Head, and in the midst of the confusion they quickly put the same Val Head back on Val.

The remainder of their reign was uneventful, save for the trial of Bipede. Teoti led the trial, and Bipede was found guilty of causing the explosion.

Additionally, around this time they began talking to Mop again in an attempt to clear up the earlier misunderstandings. Mop agreed to meet them at the tower, and after hanging out for a bit Mop gave them a wand so they could fear magic less by understanding it themself. The only spell Val was able to cast with it was one causing anyone touching the wand to be set aflame.

## Reign of Moral

>  "*,,, we may have had . d-"Differences , ." but .... you know how to serve Kings , better than i do ! and i am having ..... uh . a "Crisis of Faith .'*"
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> ― Valuminum

Val, back in the robot suit, was confused but obligated to support Moralitea’s initiatives during his twenty minutes as King. They were not permitted to enter L'Orso, causing them a great deal of distress at their inability to carry out their orders.

## Reign of Random

>  "*ok im workin on a constitution. should i leave in a lil corruption just to make it spicy or are yall boring*"
>
> ― Valuminum

Val was relieved when Random took charge, quickly taking a liking to him. Soon after his reign began, however, they found discussion of the stage explosion trial to cause them tremendous confusion, as they were unable to remember the specifics of the case. They requested that Random order them to remove their Val Head, citing the fact that they would better be able to assist in the investigation if they had full access to their memory of the incident. He did, and this time Annie was the one to decapitate them, returning them to their ordinary cactus form.

Around this time, Dawthon returned to the mansion. They expected to be expelled or killed, and were relieved to find that, despite his grim reputation, Dawthon welcomed Val with open arms. Relieved, and desperate for a change after finally being freed from their robot suit once more, they quickly agreed to Dawthon’s proposal that Mount Ain declare independence. They wrote up a constitution, presented it at a summit about the meteor, and was delighted when Random immediately recognized Mount Ain. After the stage explosion, they were delighted to partake in a new nation free of catastrophe and get closer to the surprisingly kind and warm Dawthon.

## The Dawthon Catastrophe

>  "*courtesy notification: everything is fucked. im going to help dawthon to the best of my abilities if i am able to attend. i will do my darnedest to free mop, but then i will help dawthon. not with killing everyone, but hopefully i can buy us some time if i come up with. better plan B's that dont involve killing everyone repeatedly. i respect ur right to hate me. i assume everyone here already does. i am working on a solution to that as well. but i thought id formally announce my plan because dawthons plans may be hecked up but his backup plans are way way worse. if he has someone else there maybe at least hell consider multiple perspectives in his implementation.which is why im inviting everyone here to join me. except seven idk whats happening with u*"
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> ― Valuminum

After the meteor hit, Dawthon and Azimultality convinced Val along with many other Mount Ain residents to take part in a new organization: the Ainstitute. The goal of the Ainstitute was to preserve normalcy by categorizing and containing entities they considered “ainomalous.” They contained an Effacement of Wisdom, and considered containing Chip and Finn as well.

Finn revealed that at some point, he had bugged the Library Computer Network and had caught wind of their plans. The Ainstitute’s attempt to regroup led to them beginning their true main objective: plans to contain or neutralize the God of Wisdom.

Val, like several other Mount Ain eers, was ainesticized after participating in the containment of Mop, completely forgetting their role in the events and only later discovering that they had happened at all. When the Ain Security System revealed several Mount Ain eers' role in the containment, they were distraught to discover that they had not had some grand role in the scheme -- rather, their job was to test Dawthon's locks.

As Dawthon's scheme was coming to light, Val was the only member of Mount Ain, and perhaps the server, who elected to support Dawthon's attempts to kill the God of Wisdom. They believed that the God of Wisdom's "reign" was tyrannical, supporting the idea of instating Dawthon as a new, friendlier god. As Dawthon's plans grew grander, and as they lost all of their friendships, they began to doubt their allegiance. Finally, at a conversation in the Cave-In Cafe, Dawthon revealed his true plan: he hoped that by killing the God of Wisdom, he could reset the universe. Val was horrified by this prospect, and elected to change their tune, pretending to support Dawthon while secretly planning to talk him out of his reset idea should he prevail.

During Dawthon's Finale, Val fought against Dawthon, realizing that siding with Dawthon during the fight would only result in their death. Before they could land a single hit on Dawthon with their axe, however, they were "cleft in twain" by the ███████ Sword.

Left to scramble for their belongings, they missed the rest of the fight. In the middle of the desert, they encountered the Alchemist for the first and only time. He told them to pass on a message: Dawthon was dead, and would not respawn until the God of Wisdom forgave him. Even then, he would only be able to respawn if he chose to.

## Cactus Val

>  "*:V*"
>
> ― Valuminum

In the aftermath of Dawthon's actions, Val was downtrodden. They were exiled from Mount Ain. Overcome with despair, and inspired by Dawthon's plan to reset the universe, they hatched their own plan: Project Victory Lap, a facility that could reset people's memories for a price. They fully intended to use it on themself first. Collaborating with Actionguy777 and Random Person, they created a plan for the building that would hold it, but could not find a scientist to create the technology necessary. When they tried recruiting Finn as a scientist, he betrayed the group and told everyone on the server that Val was hatching a plan to seize control of everyone with the Val Heads.

Val never had a chance to refute this lie. Seven proceeded to empty out the reactor for his own plans, which caused Val to turn into an ordinary cactus. The air was no longer radioactive, and they could no longer support their full form. They remained that way for a while, gradually gaining more abilities because of MysteriousGrimReaper. MGR gave them a green gem and poured water of the River Styx on them, allowing them to incorporate the gem into their body if they made an oath to anyone. They made an oath to Italic trading air for dirt, but it was very weak; the gem was only incorporated as their new mandibles. To gain additional strength, they pledged to make an oath to Nonexistential, who tricked them into vowing never to lie to her. This oath was powerful enough to grow them some arms.

They did not return from their tiny cactus-y state until Annie restored the reactor, making them spring back up anew and covered in vines and berries from the power of the green gem.

## Post-Seven Arc (Eight Arc)

>  "*if you are wearing a "Val Head ," and i am Wearing a "Val Head, " does that mean ... is it time ?? for Phase 2???? Phase 2 ! Phase 2 ! Phase 2 !!*"
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> ― Valuminum

With the oath in place, Val was welcomed back into Mount Ain after commiserating with Annie about Seven and the Ainstitute. Deep in debt from Project Victory Lap, they continued searching for a scientist.

In an attempt to give them a final chance, Italic, the then-king, hired them to be the Twown's land manager, finding a way to build up a treasury so he could pay citizens to build more buildings. The two devised a system where citizens could pay to access banishment.

While introducing a new member to the server, Teoti and Val decided to demonstrate Val Heads by each wearing one in turn. While wearing theirs, Val began excitedly asking Teoti if this meant that Phase 2 had begun, something that Italic quickly denied. When the issue arose of who was the better "best servant to the king," the two had a rap battle. The winner is disputed. The effects of wearing a Val Head proved to be residual, with Val occasionally talking in their old robotic mannerisms even without it on. After both were freed, Teoti held a panel discussion to talk about the effects of the Val Heads, and mentioned their origin: a fourth type of Shards, from a *previous* meteor strike. This type of Shard, rather than be themed around any negative emotion, was themed around Wisdom. Teoti also mentioned that Val, along with him and Mop, had lived in the Twown for a very, very long time.