Gianna Vitucci

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## Profile

Gianna Vitucci is the current Chief of EPD Eligos, making her the top authority of the precinct. While she has been a member of EPD Eligos for some years, she was promoted to Chief by EPD HQ just over two years ago. Vitucci now presides over six Devil Hunting Divisions (DHDs) as well as a number of standard divisions and a large support team.

Vitucci has one of the longest tenures in EPD Eligos and has been outlasted only by Meier and Harava. As a dragonborn descendent, she is in possession of the Mage Gene. In her case this enables her to channel impressive pyromancies, magics which she has demonstrated little control over especially when gripped by the heat of battle. Her more destructive tendencies have made her somewhat infamous in the EPD, broader Elyrium government, and local community, and have influenced the decision to keep her office-bound.

Despite primarily using pyromancy and her brute strength as her choice of weapon, Vitucci was also matched with a magical shield codenamed Beowulf. Interestingly, she rarely uses this defensively and instead uses its quick-return mechanic for offensive maneuvers.

Vitucci is generally well-liked by her subordinates--especially those whose jobs would otherwise be at greater stake (namely Kiyoshi and Soda). Her superiors at EPD HQ and in the Elyrium government, however, have expressed concern at her impulsive and carefree nature, remarking upon her aggressive desire to be in the field and her general disregard for consequences. In the face of these criticisms Vitucci has proven to be a capable and effective--if not nontraditional--leader. Her years of experience have given her an understanding of Elyriums' enemies which is not afforded to even the most studious individuals.

Vitucci runs the precinct loosely and casually. She has a distaste for formalities and especially for paperwork and dull administrative duties. She is not much of a diplomat and cannot be bothered with politics or appearances. Though this is an annoyance for her superiors, it has earned her the trust and loyalty of employees at EPD Eligos. Vitucci does her best to form personal relationships and good standing with her team; this has proven a fruitful effort as her subordinates all generally think positively of her.

Her typically light and carefree nature has given way to strict and unforgiving command when serious situations have arisen, such as in the case of the assassination of Detective Voktir (Case #0045587, TODO). When dire circumstances occur, Vitucci becomes deathly serious and demonstrates the wisdom and leadership of a well-seasoned warrior. This has further earned her the respect and trust of her subordinates.

Employees at EPD Eligos have described Vitucci as "a total badass," "deceptively smart," "a true leader at heart," and "lazy and impulsive but ultimately reliable and trustworthy." Many have remarked upon her whole-hearted dedication to the well-being of her team--but others lament that she is not so whole-heartedly dedicated to the administrative well-being of the precinct and its operations on paper. Official requests, paperwork, and other such duties are often neglected by Vitucci and instead handled by her assistant, Xiangling Lee.

## Responsibilities

Vitucci is the Chief of and ultimate authority presiding over EPD Eligos. Her responsibilities span a wide variety of domains, including:

* Administration - Precinct budget, equipment requests, renovation requests, etc.
* Management - Performance reviews, promotions, conflict resolution, division check-ins, etc.
* Case coordination - Case assignment, delegation, and resolution
* General leadership - Large-scale guidance, planning, organization, and coordination
* EPD HQ coordination - Communication and organization with EPD HQ

As such, Vitucci is a busy individual, yet still considers it one of her primary responsibilities to personally check in with individuals on her team. Many of her more administrative duties are delegated to her assistant.

Chief Vitucci generally no longer participates in field work, except in extraordinary cases. Her promotion to Chief has left her office-bound. Even so, she regularly trains and keeps up her combat readiness.

## History & Tenure

Vitucci has been at EPD Eligos for 25 years. The only living members of the precinct who have a longer tenure are Meier and Harava, both of whom were/are core members of DHD-1 and were offered and rejected the position of Chief prior to the selection of Vitucci.

Gianna Vitucci was identified as a magic user from a young age and was thus subject to conscription upon adulthood. Belonging to a rather wealthy family afforded her the option of the academic route of public service, but--despite the protests of her parents--Vitucci excitedly and avidly trained for a combat role in her future.

At the age of 17 Vitucci was enrolled by her family into the Akademiya to pursue a degree. On her eighteenth birthday she dropped out of the Akademiya and took on a one-year apprenticeship under then-DHD-1 member Leah Kray. This apprenticeship was completed as an alternative to the minimum one year of service as a standard officer. At the age of nineteen Vitucci joined DHD-2. She remained on this team for many years, at one point serving alongside Anami Aidan. Vitucci became Captain of DHD-2 in 3856 upon the death of Captain Cyrus (Case #0089435, TODO).

Over her career as a Devil Hunter, Vitucci earned a reputation as an effective but destructive agent with little regard for collateral damage. Countless buildings and pieces of infrastructure were severely damaged during her missions--though she did go out of her way to ensure no civilians were injured. In a word, Vitucci was a wild spirit with a strong bloodlust. She was never officially insubordinate but was also known to pave her own paths and find her own solutions to problems.

Vitucci's combat strategy focuses on fire and force. She wields the magical shield Beowulf in conjunction with her own brute physical strength and searing pyromancies to inflict strong, decisive strikes. Vitucci is very much a front-loaded fighter and will expend her stamina early on hitting as hard as she possibly can, with the hope that she'll finish the fight before she gets too tired.

In mid 3858, Chief Otori was killed in action. EPD HQ first approached Captain Harava of DHD-1 as his replacement, but Harava rejected. The offer was then extended to Meier, who also rejected on account of preferring a simple administrative position before retirement. EPD HQ reluctantly offered the Chief position to Vitucci, who also initially refused. However, they were able to persuade her agreement after auditing her casework and finding grounds for compulsory desk duty based on her destructive record. Vitucci agreed to become Chief as an alternative to this, and EPD HQ gained an inconvenient albeit well-established Chief.