Bastian Meier

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## Profile

Bastian "Bast" Meier is the Senior Retainer for Devil Hunting Division 4 of EPD Eligos. As one of the longest-standing agents of EPD Eligos, he filled several combat roles throughout his career before retiring to administrative duties for the remainder of his employment. His tenure has seen him serve on several teams performing a variety of functions, including active Devil Hunting duty on DHD-1. Meier's current position requires his oversight of the needs and duties of DHD-4 under Captain Aidan, and he has been additionally tasked with training Junior Retainer Nakia Rana.

Meier, being one of the best-performing and longest-living field agents across any DHD, is a well-respected member of EPD Eligos and has become a living legend of sorts. This reputation has earned him reverence as a source of wisdom and experience. More junior agents frequently seek him out for counsel and guidance, only to find that he is rather tight-lipped and fairly antisocial. Those familiar with Meier know he is eager to leave his years of active duty behind him, though he will provide his own idea of mentorship if properly persuaded.

Meier's superiors have consistently held him in high acclaim. Performance reviews have praised his aptitude on the field both in terms of combat and decision-making, but over the years have lamented his increasing seclusion and preference for solo work. Meier requested he be retired prematurely from active field duty in 3859 and has taken administrative positions since. His recent coworkers like him, though remark that he likes to be left alone and can be difficult to get along with due to his lack of desire to participate.

## Responsibilities

Meier's present position is as Senior Retainer for EPD Eligos DHD-4 under Captain Anami Aidan, as well as mentor and overseer to Junior Retainer Rana. As with all Retainers, his responsibilities include administration and organization of the division, such as communicating case assignments to the Captain, gathering reports from agents, and serving any official requests and tickets filed by the team. As mentor to Junior Retainer Rana, he is further responsible for her training and is held accountable for any of her mistakes.

## History & Tenure

Meier joined EPD Eligos as a standard officer in 3824 at 18 years of age after graduating top of his class at the EPD Academy. He served this position for one year before being recruited by Captain Kohyria to DHD-7. As he lacks the Mage Gene, he was assigned the magical spear code-named "Lament," which he used for the duration of his career on the field. Meier acted as a field operative in DHD-7 for 15 years; by the end of this period, he was the only surviving member of the original division. When Captain Kohyria fell to the Ghost Devil in 3839 (Case #0025796, TODO), Meier was offered her position but refused it. Division 7 was thus dissolved and he was transferred to DHD-1.

By the nature of DHD-1's organization, Meier's work transitioned from full-team operations to primarily duo missions, with bouts of solo work during the various period where a partner was unavailable. Over the following twenty years he was partnered with twelve different agents, none of which survive today. Though he never acted counter to the interests of the EPD, his track record with team losses resulted in several investigations which concluded that in every instance he followed EPD protocol exactly and did all he could to prevent agent deaths. Meier's record remains spotless, and his case reports and mission procedures are still used as examples in Academy training.

Pursuant to the death of his twelfth partner (Agent Daisy) at the hands of the Knife Devil in 3859 (Case #0016485 TODO), Meier requested he be retired from active duty and put in an administrative permission.