HK Silksong OC: Choir master Vancov, backstoryyyy

I've been CLAWING at the bars of my enclosure for Sea of sorrow DLC to release this year. BUT TILL THEN, I'll be occasionally making some HK & SilkSong doodles!

I finally managed to flush out this guy's backstory some more in a neat lil progression of time (Might draw more of Vancov in present day pharloom later on if I have the time)

Flushed out backstory:
Vancov was not born native to the Citadel, instead belonging to a wandering tribe before his father- who was entranced by the song coming from below- began the trek of pilgrimage to find its source. (Unintentionally dragging a young Vancov with him.)

After getting separated, Vancov was left to complete the remainder of the climb alone, latching onto Religion/song as a sole comfort before eventually earning entry into the citadel where he was re-named and raised into becoming part of the choir.

From an early age Vancov showed exceptional talent in song and combat, which lead to him being promoted to join higher ranks within the choir's militaristic order. (This eventually led to him agreeing to be one of the many bugs to have silk injected directly within their shell, causing a massive increase of size, strength, and lifespan. It also marked the moment he was promoted to a Grand Reed.)

As years passed whilst he continued to serve the citadels war to push out neighboring kingdoms, age began to take its toll on him. This led him to take up more silk to try keeping his vitality, before eventually, deciding to take up the use of automata prosthetics and body modifications once his age began interfering with his contributions.

Since his accession in becoming more machine than bug, he had stood among the highest chain of command within the choir alongside the conductors. Using his long history of combat to command the choir in upkeeping the citadels reign.
Even now in present day, despite the haunting plaguing Pharloom, he acts out the will of Grandmother silk with the deepest of devotion. Fully believing with every fiber of his being, that the suffrage of lower class bugs treatment within the citadel is a necessary evil for the greater good of a Pharloom kept eternal.

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