Raelynn Duke

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## Profile

Raelynn "Rae" Duke Acherly is EPD Eligos' resident Weapons Manager. She is responsible for the maintenance, repair, and assignment of all magical weapons relative to their use in the EPD Eligos branch. Following recruitment and training by the famous Acherly family, in 3856 she was hired into the EPD by Elijah Acherly, the current head of the family and present Weapons Grandmaster of the EPD. She has served her current position for the past five years.

Being in possession of the Mage Gene, Duke is capable of casting, though she typically refrains from doing so outside of her official responsibilities. As with all members of the Acherly team, her magic education has primarily covered identification, magic item handling, and alchemy; consequently, she is not trained for or approved to partake in active combat.

While Duke operates at the Eligos branch and serves its agents, she does not report to Chief Gianna Vitucci and instead reports to EPD HQ's Elijah Acherly. This is the case for Weapons Managers across all prefectures: magical weapons are handled by a separate but adjacent division of the government and do not fall under the jurisdiction of the EPD.

Duke has been described as a capable but standoffish individual. Though she is quiet and keeps to herself, she has a sharp tongue and sharper wit if provoked. Despite her lackadaisical disposition, she far from negligent of her duties and actually takes great pride in and pays careful mind to her work.

Her coworkers speak enthusiastically of her skill particularly in two domains: weapon matching and weapon retrieval. Those who have been assigned a magical weapon by Duke report positive experiences, and weapon retention has improved since she has taken up her current position. With regard to weapon retrieval, Duke is talented both in identification and tracking, which has led her to be a valuable consult and leader in missions involving finding and securing weapons.

Little is known about Duke personally, as she does not make much of an effort to participate in social events or outings. She is rarely seen without her signature headphones, lending insight into her love for music. She also runs in the gym daily and maintains excellent physical condition. During breaks and lunch, she is frequently seen with Kiyoshi, her counterpart in the evidence department--though it should be noted that Kiyoshi does most of the talking.

## Responsibilities

Duke has a relatively complex set of responsibilities, though nothing out of the standard for an EPD Weapons Manager. Her duties include:

* The maintenance and monitoring of magical weapons currently in EPD Eligos storage
* The identification and location of new magical weapons reported within the prefecture
* The location of magical weapons lost by agents in the line of duty
* Matching of magical weapons to agents
* Repair of any damaged magical weapons

All of these duties are performed within the EPD Eligos office and associated storage, with the exception of locating and obtaining new or missing magical weapons. Those weapons lost in the line of duty, as well as new weapons reported or suspected within the prefecture, are mostly aptly tracked by Duke and those in her equivalent position. In such cases, Duke will accompany a field team to direct the retrieval of the magical weapon.

## History & Tenure

Duke has served as EPD Eligos' Weapons Manager for five years. She was recommended for the position by Elijah Acherly, who is her current boss. Performance evaluations throughout her tenure have remarked overall positively on her performance, though she has never exceeded the infamously difficult Acherly standards.

Her time at Eligos has been happily uneventful. She has not received any official complaints, and in fact has been highly recommended by Devil Hunters who have undergone weapon matching with her. EPD Eligos has accordingly experienced higher weapon retention rates.

Duke has made active efforts to organize and improve the weapons under her supervision. She also has increased collaboration with HQ Weapons Management to help the precinct obtain more powerful and more individually appropriate weapons.