Victoria Byng is a character in We Happy Few, She was a director at the Department of Archives, Printing Recycling at the Wellington Wells City Hall, and is the encountered character at the beginning of the game.
History
Victoria was born in British India in 1920 to British officer General Robert Byng and Maharajkumari Indra Devi, daughter of the leader of one of India's princely states. At a young age, her mother was arrested for her actions in support of Indian independence from British rule and, as a result, she was raised primarily by her father in the English custom. At some point after 1932, Victoria moved with her father from India to Wellington Wells, England.
During The German Occupation
During the German Occupation of Wellington Wells, Miss Byng assisted her father in his work as Municipal Liaison to the Occupation Authority. On August 22, 1945, she accompanied him to the Bolshevism Against Europe Gala held at City Hall and was noted for her "eye-catching" appearance. She had a friendly relationship with Ollie Starkey, her father's secretary, and comforted him after Margaret's death.
In 1947, when the Wellies were made to register their children under thirteen with the Occupation Authority and three people accused of sabotaging the registry were lynched, Victoria wrote a cold-toned letter to the editor of the "The 'O' Courant" vigorously disagreeing with the editor, stating that everyone must do their duty and that the "selfish" saboteurs deserved to be hanged.
On July 20, 1947, Miss Byng conducted an orientation with the youngest children of Wellington Wells, singing songs and playing games with them, in preparation for their forced trip to Germany. This act in contribution to the "Very Bad Thing" would eventually come to deeply haunt and traumatize Victoria, and as such became in later years a prime reason for her strong support of Joy.
Post-Occupation Life Prior to We Happy Few
Following the end of the German Occupation, Miss Byng maintained a prominent position in the civil service of Wellington Wells. Victoria was the one who suggested Joy's introduction to the public water supply, and was in charge of a Joy-related campaign called "Happy Faces" which was a rousing success.
At some point, she was named Director of the city's Department of Archives and, in 1962, was made Executive Counsel to the Executive Committee of Wellington Wells. As head of the Department, she was the superior of Prudence Holmes, Arthur Hastings, Clive Birtwhistle, Hopkin Jones, and Deirdre, among others.