Hortense
Names: HortenseWarlord Hortense Leadership UnitHortense Leadership Unit
First appears in Book 6: The Eye of the Bedlam Bride, chapter 23 (21)
Appearances
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What you know
Book 7: This Inevitable Ruin
- Ch 43After Rust's death, Hortense of the Operatics claims leadership of the Bloc, disputed by Stalwart, and orders the attack.
- Ch 44The system rules Hortense's death accidental or a fragging incident; the Operatic Collective is defeated.
- Ch 86Per the AI, part of the Operatic who first cast War Crime later formed into Hortense Leadership Unit.
Connections
- part ofVoting Admin Cell Mass Number Three
- leadsOperatic Collective
- enemy ofVolteeg
Key moments
- Book 7 · Ch 43Bloc fractures after Rust's death
Rosetta's killing of King Rust and Formidable's revelations split the Bloc; Hortense claims leadership against Stalwart and orders a full attack on the Posse.
- Book 7 · Ch 43Volteeg's sacrifice
Weeper Commander Volteeg fills his tank with energy balls, drives it into Hortense's caravan and detonates it, killing over 10,000 Bloc soldiers and eliminating the Operatic Collective.