Devonire

Academician Devonire was a diplomat and the first of the Academicians of Game Logic.

After the War began, Devonire felt that the bickering and disagreements from various groups on the Homeworld should end so they could stand united against the enemy. He was mostly successful, but his failure with Faction Paradox led to his downfall.

Obsessed with the Faction's refusal to negotiate, he tried to come up with some sort of peace offering. He came to the conclusion, through misunderstanding of the renegade group's motivations, that finding and retunning Grandfather Paradox's arm would accomplish this.

He believed that the Immaculata Formosii had it, and met her on Kaiwar to obtain it. The price she demanded was simple, his arm for the Grandfather's. He refused, grabbing the arm and escaping.

However, when he offered the Arm to the Faction, their response was "The arm is yours. We have no use for it." A biodata examination confirmed the results.

Devonire snapped. He returned to his quarters, cut off his own arm, and then went to his balcony and threw it away. Wandering the hallways bleeding, he declared he was Grandfather Paradox. When he was taken away for treatment, he said it only made sense that the Faction created the Grandfather after the Grandfather created the Faction. This was the most notable case of paradox anxiety, from which he never recovered. (PROSE: The Book of the War)