diff --git a/pillar/viperserv/bots.sls b/pillar/viperserv/bots.sls
--- a/pillar/viperserv/bots.sls
+++ b/pillar/viperserv/bots.sls
@@ -50,3 +50,8 @@
     scripts:
       - TC2/Time.tcl
       - TC2/Server.tcl
+
+  # For tests and QA
+  Aeschere:
+    realname: Æschere
+    scripts: {}
diff --git a/roles/viperserv/eggdrop/files/motd/Aeschere b/roles/viperserv/eggdrop/files/motd/Aeschere
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/viperserv/eggdrop/files/motd/Aeschere
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+In the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf, Æschere is Hrothgar's most trusted advisor who
+is killed by Grendel's mother in her attack on Heorot after Grendel's death.