Lyke Klok

Lyke Klok, ca. 01 B.C.A.

> Mister Jonghe, can you quit it with the ad hominem? It is truly humiliating.
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> - Lyke Klok

Lyke Astrid Klok was a historian, anthropologist, and lawyer. She settled Visefloth on 2 Yornis 01 and researched the cultures and histories of the people in the area.

Klok wrote extensive histories on the civilisations in Iacoba, Leivia, Nasova, Otha, and Spinocia.

## Biography

### Early Life and Education

Lyke Astrid Klok was born on 8 Hyems 21 B.C.A. in Kålrotten, Störeslän. She was the only child of an Alcan family. Allegedly, she was able to speak English, German, and French fluently by age 12, in addition to her native language, Swedish.

From an early age, Klok excelled at school and showed great academic potential. Klok went to Sillfort University at age 16 and got a doctorate in anthropology, a master's degree in history, and a bachelor's degree in law by age 20.

In order to further establish her reputation within the international scientific scene, Klok began a journey to the inhabited parts of the world in order to research the cultures she would encounter there.

### Founding of Visefloth

Klok arrived at the port of Ira on 13 Ardornis 01. From here, she would begin talking with the people of Bazil. On 2 Yornis 01 she would found the city of Visefloth. This would be her vision of a scientific and legal capital in the area, and she intended on hosting the majority of the institutions of the People's Organisation of Peace here.

In order to further encourage the development of the infrastructure of Visefloth, Lyke Klok initiated the Gästarbetarprogram on 6 Coldos 01. This project helped Visefloth develop rapidly.

Seeing the rapid progress Klok was making in her research, the king of Störeslän sent Felix Kvick to Visefloth on 1 Mariana to help Klok in the further development of the city and the research.

### Return to Störeslän

On 12 Elaine 05 the Black Skirts under Erika Kraft staged a coup. As the leader of the liberal party, Klok was aware she was at risk to continue living in Fayria. By 1 fera 05 she, together with Felix Kvick, several other high ranking politicians and hundreds of Visean settlers she returned to Störeslän. She would continue to observe the situation in Fayria from here, hoping she would one day see the city she founded again.

The next three decades Klok spent in Störeslän working on several academic papers. She wrote extensively about her experiences with the cultures of Arborum Lucis but encouraged no further exploration in the area, stating that:

> "When it comes to resources, the land is extremely poor. Though rich in iron and coal, there is no sulfur, no lithium, no silicon nor helium. The land is so extremely rich in gold that any mining expedition could crash the economy of our whole world. The rock is so fragile that a man punching it for a few minutes could destroy a wall that is a metre thick. Not to mention the truly terrifying creatures that roam this realm at night. Green monsters that explode when one comes near, undead souls roaming the villages looking for flesh to eat, reanimated skeletons taking up arms -- only the most elite and mentally stable army would stand a chance to overcome the beasts this realm offers. Any sane man would choose to never return to Arborum Lucis, for nothing good can come from it."
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The news of the destruction of Visaflöte would never reach Klok, as she would live the final decade of her life as a shut-in, working on a massive paper that she never ended up finishing. In Elaine of 50 she was diagnosed with lung cancer. She would spend her final months in the hospital.

### Death

On 3 Hyems 50, Lyke Klok died at age 71 from complications caused by her lung cancer. She was the last scientist involved with the constuction of Visaflöte to pass away. A modest funeral was held for her and she was buried in Kålrotten according to Alcan tradition.

## Career in international law

### DP-1 case

On 7 Yornis, 01, the emperor of Bazil, James Duckworth, executed all four of his subjects. Lyke Klok would be the Prosecutor for the DP-1 case and proved the guilt of Duckworth in executing his subjects without due process. Though Duckworth argued he had a right to murder his disobedient citizens as he was an absolute monarch, there was no trial held before the execution and the victims were not informed of what would happen to them.

## Bibliography

### The Dead Duck

*The Dead Duck: A Portrait of the Empire of Bazil* (Visefloth 01) is a critical portrait of the empire of Bazil. In this book, Klok describes the formation, bureaucracy, and downfall of Bazil. In the foreword and conclusion, Klok explains the issues she has with how Bazil was ruled and explains how she sees it as a "surprise as to how the state managed to last as long as it did".

## Personality

Lyke Klok was a studious and strictly objective individual. She psychoanalysed every person she encountered to ensure she would make the right choices with them. She approached all situations she was in carefully, which meant she usually made the choice she believed is the right one, but this limited her from making on the fly decisions. Klok was likely on the autistic spectrum.

1. ↑ Blixsen, 'Gästarbetarprogram', *Timeline* 25 (6 Coldos 01).
2. ↑ Klok, Lyke A., *The Dead Duck: A Portrait of the Empire of Bazil* (Visefloth 01) 1.