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Chandrakanta, Herald of Ujjvala, Emanator of Lightcraft
Domains: Sun, War

"Si vis pacem, para bellum.

"There will always be beasts and malefactors who, for one reason or another, for motives sympathetic or vile, prefer to use violence to attain what they need or desire. Dissuading them calls for the threat of reciprocal violence. Whether a wild animal, a criminal on the street, a cult seeking sophont sacrifices, a swarm of proteans, or a warmongering empire, a would-be aggressor thinks twice upon sighting a would-be victim armed and ready to defend themselves. Only a fool thinks that they will be fine entering the jungles of Equinox or the savage land of Vasloria unarmed, and a manifold rich in resources yet feeble in military is asking to be invaded.

"In a perfect world, everyone would be able to resolve their differences through calm, educated dialogue. But this is not a perfect world. It is better to be alive and free as a realist than dead or subjugated as an idealist."

—A spiel commonly recited by Chandrakanta, chair, president, and CEO of Vajrastra Industries, UNISOL's highest-revenue weapons and barrier manufacturer

The memonek Chandrakanta does not know why she was chosen to be the herald of Ujjvala. Her business endeavors certainly are not about morals, ethics, or lofty ideals. No, they have always been about cold, hard cash: as it always is in the military–industrial complex, as it always is amongst the megacorporations of UNISOL.

The Lightcraft does not seem to mind. For as long as the Axiomite and her company keep on tirelessly churning out hardlight weapons and barriers small and large, from little pistols to spinal-mounted orbital obliterators, Ujjvala will be happy. Chandrakanta has considered producing more medical light products and hardlight interfaces, since the Lightcraft likes those, too... but military hardware is just so much more profitable.