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'''Devon Cortland''', also known as '''Vapula''', was a weapons designer for the [[Word of Blake]]. He designed the [[Celestial series]]<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 134</ref><ref name=TRO:3075p74>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 74</ref> [[OmniMechs]], [[Demon Series]] [[battle armor]],<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 16</ref> as well as the [[Spectral Series]] [[OmniFighter]]s. He may have influenced the [[Serpentus Series]] of [[Combat Vehicle|vehicles]] and the [[Spectral LAM]]s as well.

==History==
===Early life===
Little is known of Cortland's early life. He came to the Word of Blake's attention during the development of the ''[[Toyama (BattleMech)|Toyama]]'' [[BattleMech]]. He suggested the Celestial series OmniMechs to [[Precentor]] [[Apollyon]] in the early years of the [[Jihad]] and was sent to [[Terra]] immediately after [[Case White (event)|Case White]] to begin production.<ref name=TRO:3075p74/>

Posted at [[Sekkaris Mekwerks]] on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], Cortland became its chief designer and the facility became virtually his sole preserve as his Celestials came to life.<ref name=MM-218>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 21: "Corporations of the Word of Blake - Gibson Federated BattleMechs"</ref>

By [[3070]] the first Celestial prototypes were completed and Cortland had reached the rank of [[Adept]] for his efforts. At this time he met [[Opacus Venatori]] [[Benjamin Emory]], as Apollyon requested two of the prototypes be assigned to "Shadow Hunters."<ref name=SBWaB-37>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 37: "Opacus Venatori - Ghost Hunting"</ref> During this period Dr. Cortland also helped develop the [[Cybernetic Triple-Core Processor Implant|Triple-Core Processor implant]] designed to link with the [[Buffered VDNI]] of the [[Manei Domini]].<ref name=SBWaB-61>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 61: "Rules Annex - Advanced Weapons and Equipment - Additional Manei Domini Implant Technologies - Triple Core Processor (Level 5)"</ref>

===Precentor of Technology===
For his immeasurable aid to the Blakist cause, Devon Cortland was made the Manei Domini's Precentor of Technology sometime prior to [[3071]] when he [[Manei_Domini#Ascension|Ascended]], given the name of Vapula.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 92</ref> Stationed on [[Gibson]] at Gibson Federated BattleMechs at this time, Vapula killed one of the members of the [[New Gibson Freedom League]] during a strike against the facility on the 5th of November of that year, the facility taking minor damage though seven engineers and thirteen laborers were killed in the attack.<ref name=JHS3072-5>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 5: "The Master's Hand''</ref>

===Surrender===
As [[Stone's Coalition]] struck towards Terra, Vapula lost faith with [[Thomas Marik|The Master]] and surrendered to elements of the [[Northwind Highlanders]] in October [[3078]]. Once again using his birth name and with the bulk of his cybernetic implants removed, on December 30th [[3078]] Cortland met [[Lin Murakami]] on [[Rigil Kent]] for debriefing. Still having trouble separating himself from the Manei Domini and being somewhat aggravating and vague, at this time Cortland would discuss with Murakami a number of topics including [[The Five]] as a sign of good faith.<ref name=JFR-129>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 129: "Legacies of the Word - The "Hidden Five" "</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]''
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
* ''[[Starterbook: Wolf and Blake]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''

[[Category:Word of Blake Characters|Cortland, Devon]]

Devon Cortland - Revision history

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