Theodora Nikah

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## Profile

Theodora Nikah is EPD Eligos' foremost Combat Analyst. She is the head of the Combat Department and is herself highly trained in combat and combat tactics. She reports directly to Chief Gianna Vitucci, but oversees many people and sub-departments including the armory and the training arena.

Born with the blood of a Fire Genasi, Nikah inherited the Mage Gene and thus is capable of casting. She specializes in pyromancy and other evocation-based destructive magics. Nikah has little talent for more practical magics, such as those held by Nasir in the Archives. Nikah's magical talents were discovered at an early age; as such, she was trained from youth to hone her combat and magic talents.

Before joining the EPD, Nikah received a degree from the Akademiya in Computer Science with a specialization in simulations. For a short period during her education she even worked as an assistant to The Architect. Upon graduation, Nikah was conscripted into the EPD where she today serves as a Combat Technician.

Nikah is an intense, fiery, passionate person with a short temper and high expectations of her colleagues. When training people in battle simulations, she is known to be merciless and will push agents--especially Devil Hunters--to their absolute limit. Her methods, though ruthless, have proven to be productive and effective as agents display a higher caliber of combat readiness than before her employ.

Coworkers describe Nikah as "scary," "exactly what you'd expect from a fire genasi," and "an evil genius who can find your exact weakness and exploit it." Many remark on her short temper, and few will admit to not feeling threatened or intimidated by her. That said, many attest to the effectiveness of her work and praise her technological skill.

Nikah is a social person but one who is difficult to get along with. Her hobbies include playing video games and boxing, activities which she regularly invites Tenma to partake in.

## Responsibilities

Nikah manages the Combat Department, which covers many bases but notably includes the training simulations and the armory. She delegates control of the armory to her subordinates while she personally oversees and manages the training simulations.

The core simulation program was designed by The Architect, though Nikah assisted in its development during her time as an assistant and during her early years at the EPD. Shortly after being hired, Nikah had taken ownership of the program and mastered it; this allowed Erigindr to focus on other projects. She has since added many new features to the simulator.

The training simulations provide ultra-realistic augmented reality battle simulations. Real data from captured and defeated enemies has been incorporated into the program to make enemies as realistic as possible. With the assistance of Nikah's magic, the battle simulator is able inflict and receive physical and magical damage.

Nikah is thus responsible for maintaining and running the battle simulator in addition to overseeing her department. She is also open for consults to all EPD agents which need help strategizing, preparing, or profiling a combatant.

## History & Tenure

Nikah was hired in 3853 at the age of 26 following the completion of her degree at the Akademiya, though she had been identified and trained as a magic user and faced with conscription for far longer. During her education, she worked shortly with Alyce Erigindr on the prototypes for the battle simulator. The apprenticeship was short-lived due to disagreements between Nikah and Erigindr, and Nikah went on to complete her degree with a different mentor.

As with all known and trained magic users, Nikah was conscripted into the EPD immediately upon graduation. She was set to become a Devil Hunter despite her protests. Erigindr stepped in and instead offered her a position on the battle simulator which Nikah reluctantly accepted. After a few months of training and onboarding, the simulator project was handed off to Nikah and Erigindr was freed to focus on other projects. The two did not collaborate again following this.

Since then, Nikah has managed the battle simulator. Six years into her tenure, she was promoted to the head of the Combat Department where she remains today.