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Age: Older than 30 years old
Pronoun: She/her
Timezone: Pacific Standard Time (PST)

Current Characters: None
Character Name: Vander
Character Canon: Arcane (League of Legends animated)
Canon Point: Season 1, Episode 3 - After Vander takes Shimmer and saves Vi with a drop out of a collapsing building to the ground.
Age: 43 years old

Crime:
• Organizing & Participating in Insurrection - As Vander was one of the primary people organizing an uprising to demand freedom of the underground, he lead the people across the bridge in a stand off that turned into a violent clash with Piltover. It was a point of pride, grief and shame for him.

• Assault of a Law Enforcement Officer - Throughout his life and especially during the insurrection, he was known for being able to exhibit extreme violence. Clashes between Enforcers and Zaunites were well-known, and Vander assaulted many of them over his lifetime.

• Attempted Murder - His greatest regret came at his own hands, a loss of control that spiraled into an attempt to kill his best friend and partner by drowning in the Pilt. While Silco escaped the ordeal, it was a close call.

• Child Endangerment - Life is rough in the underground. While Vander tried to keep his children safe, they ultimately found themselves in danger that could be considered a direct result of his inaction. While this crime is his children rushing in to save him, this crime will be a signal of his guilt to two of their passing. As Vander is a protective individual, this crime will be a heavy mark to bear, one that will cause him to wrestle with his own choices that lead to that moment.

Background: Vander History

Personality: Vander was one of the largest influences in the undercity for his strong leadership skills and natural charisma. It was one of the defining qualities about him which likely started early in life when he and Silco formed a close friendship and worked in the mines. His skills were so renowned that he managed to gather a following of people to facilitate the formation of the nation of Zaun in its infancy. From the mines, to smuggling, Vander was able to make social and business connections enough to even form the Lanes with Silco.

However, his leadership didn't always bring successes. It came with a heavy cost when he lead a group of Zaunites across the main bridge connecting the undercity and Piltover. This would prove a defining point in Vander's leadership as it turned from a peaceful protest to a violent uprising where many people from both sides were killed but especially those of the undercity. Vander himself unleashed violence on that bridge, but upon seeing the effects of his own actions on the orphan children left behind, he gave up the fight as regret and guilt curved much of his thirst for full independence. His leadership style, which had been about building communities and business accelerated, and he negotiated a deal with Piltover that the two cities stayed out of one another's businesses.

Yet, Vander was famous for his stunt, and people looked to him for guidance, and abided by his rules. Stay out of Piltover business and that undercity didn't give up their own people. His renown went so far as traders from distant parts of Runeterra were even aware of the Hound of the Underground where he protected weaker members of the undercity, ran a bar which was the seat of his power, and held community meetings there. He was a large pillar of the community, but after the botched rebellion on the bridge, his style began to strip the fight out of the undercity, playing for peace above all else. He gave people what they needed to survive, not what they needed to live due to fear of losing what he had left.

As the Hound of the Underground and defacto leader of the Lanes, Vander was a reasonable and logical man, street and business saavy. He knew how to read situations and people, intervening where he felt he needed to and quelling rebellion with a look. He was protective of his own people, as seen when he forced traders to honour their deal with Huck. He used his reputation and calm disposition to maintain peace, and it helped that he had a healthy loyalty of the people there who would take a stand if anyone messed with him.

Despite his reasonable friendly exterior, Vander was known for his temper, his brutality, and his abilities to unleash terrible violence. It had been tampered down and neutered after the bridge, but it remained simmering under the surface as the events of Vi & Powder's childhood played out. That temper and his violence was once again unearthed by Silco in a last stand to save Vi after the death of Mylo and Claggor. Shimmer unleashed an anger and violence in him that even Silco was terrified. This first exposure made him a snarling bestial man, but it would be taken advantage for years later as he became a long-term experiment for Singed to change him.

Family in the undercity was what one could make of it, not who one was born to. Fatherhood was a boon to Vander's personality, and he loved his adoptive children. He provided guidance, set boundaries, and did his best to raise individuals that could thrive in the undercity. He was willing to sacrifice everything he had for them. He was ultimately more loyal to them than Zaun and the undercity.

Abilities:
• Brawler - gifted with hand-to-hand combat, Vander's is capable through skill and physical size to overwhelm opponents. He is also shown to be gifted with weapons used to enhancing punching such as cast-iron mining gauntlets. His abilities allow him to even hold his own against Shimmer-enhanced individuals. He had been described as having extreme pain tolerance and an unparalleled will to live by Singed, likely developed over years of fighting people.

• Bartender - Owning a bar in the Lanes, he is familiar with alcohol types and how to make drinks for clients. The bar doubles as Vander's main show of leadership and seat of power in the Lanes, but his ability to draw in and keep clients shows that he is capable of keeping a full house on a nightly basis.

• Smuggling - While not explicitly shown, Vander (with Silco) carved out the Lanes within the undercity, which was the equivalent of a black market for running illicit goods. It was a major trade hub, utilizing the ports and lawlessness of the undercity to operate. Vander has skills negotiating and moving illicit cargo with the help of Benzo and other members of his part of the city.

• Leadership - Vander is a charming and experienced man when it comes to organizing people, making them feel like they have something to fight for and providing safe haven for those who are under his eye. He was one of the primary members of the ill-fated revolution and stand-off at the bridge which turned into a slaughter. He is highly regarded for his skills of leadership, and while he has entered the twilight of that part of his life, he still retains the skills to make an impact in a group of relatively lawless criminals to formulate community.

• Shimmer regeneration - After being mortally injured by Silco and gang, he made the choice to consume the first version of Shimmer. The effects were dramatic: he gain significant muscle mass with strength enough to kill another Shimmer-effected person without effort. The Shimmer also healed all of his previous injuries and allowed significant regeneration abilities. Most of the effects will deteriorate over time and a lack of repeated exposures, but he has been shown to have a different and more sustained reaction according to Singed.

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