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Birth

V'ktore was born to a minor political family based out of Voda-Shaddai. He hated the notion of becoming a politician and escaped to the Capital Wayships of Hedon, the Exalted Rose, where he became embroiled in the culture, fell in love with it, fell in love with Brak, and embarked on the Pilgrimages of Luxury so that he could gain access to the Inferno within the Malebolge at the heart of the Exalted—for it is within the Inferno that The Ultimate Craving is held.

Reconsidering

Though Vigor was diligent and dedicated in the Pilgrimages, what he saw and experienced at each of the point of pilgrimage undercut his certainty in his quest. By the time he arrived at Malebolge his seed of doubt had flourished, and he longed to go home. 

Against his better judgement, he, Brak, and the friends they had made along the pilgrimage entered the Malebolge. What they saw within is unknown, but V'ktore could not stand it, and tried to escape with Bran and his friends. Brak fought him as V'ktore dragged him out.

Rebel

The doors of Malebolge closed behind them. V'ktore tried to get Brak to a ship but Brak got away from him and V'ktore was left to escape on his own. He did not remember escaping, only arriving on Voda-Shaddai some time after. 

Brak tried to regain entrance to the Malebolge, and was nearly undone by trying to redo the Pilgrimage when Desire approached him.

Never will you see Malebolge again so long as V'ktore lives.

Brak found a new and terrible purpose in those words. 

Meanwhile, V'ktore established The Killjoy Misfortune Party, formed of Hedonites who believed in Hedon but felt it was time for Desire to step down or to die. They organized slowly and carefully, gaining assets, connections, and power. He drew attention for his strange speech pattern, something which had developed after the trauma of entering the Malebolge. 

Harangued by guilt over Brak and sadness over what happened that day, V'ktore lost himself to drugs. They reacted badly to V'ktore's delicate BleakHeart temperament, and made him very sickly. Fearing for his life, he turned to Kyzanry to prolong his life should his body die, and is thought to be pursuing other alternatives to restore his health. 

He took on the moniker of Vigor Mortis, and so made himself known as the leader of those who stood against Desire.

I'm Vigor Mortis, a speedballing undead positively wrecked in the head, enamored with alliteration, clamoring for vindication, validation, veneration.

Vigor and his Killjoys were poised to break out into the larger stage, when Brak attacked.

Reviled

Brak came while Vigor slept. He attacked with acid, and painted it onto Vigor's face in the shape of the skull facepaint he'd worn when he was a Hedonite—a symbol taken on to represent his BleakHeart nature.