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* Remember that, while ultimately you do wish to become free, your priority is the safety of yourself. | * Remember that, while ultimately you do wish to become free, your priority is the safety of yourself. | ||
* It is imperative that you cooperate with the Combine to the best of your ability, your kind has existed long enough in bondage to understand that menial disobedience causes more harm than good in the long term. | * It is imperative that you cooperate with the Combine to the best of your ability, your kind has existed long enough in bondage to understand that menial disobedience causes more harm than good in the long term. | ||
* While ultimately, your loyalty belongs to the rest of your kin under ideal circumstances, it is more beneficial to all of your kin to survive under the yoke of the Combine, rather than die fighting a battle you have no hope of winning. One day, you know, your time will come. | |||
While ultimately, your loyalty belongs to the rest of your kin under ideal circumstances, it is more beneficial to all of your kin to survive under the yoke of the Combine, rather than die fighting a battle you have no hope of winning. One day, you know, your time will come. | |||
Revision as of 07:24, 19 September 2025
Vortigaunt are an alien species once enslaved by the Nihilanth and later pressed into servitude under the Combine. Gifted with natural energy manipulation and collective telepathy, they have been exploited as laborers, shock troops, and living conduits of power.
Free Vortigaunt
Vortigaunts on Earth embrace unity and resistance, wielding their abilities in defiance of oppression. Others remain shackled and forced to serve under Combine control.
Free Vortigaunts rely on their natural abilities in energy manipulation, healing, and telepathy to survive the wastelands and canals while avoiding Combine scrutiny. They aid allies when possible, using their gifts to endure hostile environments and waiting patiently for the right moment to strike.
Enslaved Vortigaunt
Enslaved Vortigaunts, known as Biotics, live under absolute Combine control, with no possibility of resisting their bondage. Their days are consumed by menial labor meant to maintain city order and cleanliness. Tasks include collecting refuse, scrubbing floors, and performing janitorial work, as well as the grim duty of disposing of human remains. The most unlucky are forced into an even harsher fate, serving as living power conduits to fuel Combine technology.
Etiquette
- You are bound by the will of the Combine, and are severed from the Vortessence. Obey all direct orders given to you by Civil Protection and Overwatch. You are worth more alive than dead.
- Do not cause chaos or stir up trouble. This will only earn you a one-way trip to Nova Prospekt.
- Remember that, while ultimately you do wish to become free, your priority is the safety of yourself.
- It is imperative that you cooperate with the Combine to the best of your ability, your kind has existed long enough in bondage to understand that menial disobedience causes more harm than good in the long term.
- While ultimately, your loyalty belongs to the rest of your kin under ideal circumstances, it is more beneficial to all of your kin to survive under the yoke of the Combine, rather than die fighting a battle you have no hope of winning. One day, you know, your time will come.