Cerberus Daily News/Characters/The Embodiment

Abattoir
Drell mercenary. Leads a private military corporation called Embodiment. Is known for his suavity and brutality.

"Abattoir: ...flowers, Mirqurios? Really?"
 * Affably Evil
 * Anything That Moves
 * Arc Words: "You can't fight the inevitable."
 * Because I'm Good At It: Primary motivation, with healthy components of Blood Knight and Money, Dear Boy.
 * Crazy Prepared
 * Dating Catwoman: With Velinara.
 * Depraved Bisexual
 * Freudian Excuse: Cheerfully subverted at every possible opportunity, and very contemptful of those who attempt to employ one.
 * High Octane Nightmare Fuel: Most everything Abattoir says or does.
 * Ho Yay: Mirqurios and Abattoir.


 * I Control My Minions Through...: ...a trifecta of money, power, and Nanomachines. Especially Nanomachines.
 * I Gave My Word: Maniacally adheres to borderline-OCD standards of professionalism.
 * Kick the Dog: Constantly.
 * Morality Pet: Ana'Therion and Suri'Neyvi, mostly.
 * Must Have Caffeine: Is apparently willing to fight a Reaper in order to get a cup of coffee.
 * Neutral Evil
 * Only Known by Their Nickname: Has been 'Abattoir' since he was twenty. He has a real name, but it's only known by a handful of people and he doesn't self-identify by it, considering it a relic of his youth.
 * Persona Non Grata: Illium does not look kindly on him being around after the Dilinaga Plaza Massacre.
 * Private Military Contractors
 * Really Gets Around: Three children with three different women, plus a variety of one-off liaisons.
 * The Not-Secret: Abattoir and Velinara's "engagement" was this for a while until it became an open secret.
 * Social Darwinist
 * The Strategist
 * Third Person Person: Speaks like a hanar.
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Vidanya White-Label iced brandy.
 * Uh-Oh Eyes: Eyes of Gold combined with Hellish Pupils.
 * Wicked Cultured
 * Would Hurt a Child

Murtag Kirok (I_Am_Kirok)
A mercenary-minded animal lover who loves hard work, getting paid, and relaxing when he gets the chance. A blue-collar krogan through and through. He works as Abattoir's muscle in the Embodiment.


 * Boisterous Bruiser: Let it never be said that Kirok went into combat with anything less than a smile on his face.
 * Bounty Hunter
 * Chef of Iron: He's one part bounty hunter, one part short order cook, and all Badass.
 * Cuteness Proximity: Just watch him when Whitefang's at his side. Just...watch.
 * Deep South: He speaks with a thick southern accent. He's probably speaking a certain dialect, and it's being translated as such to show it.
 * Friend to All Living Things: Well, varren, at least.
 * Lethal Chef: Well, most of his 'downhome krogan recipes' certainly certainly have this effect on non-krogan.
 * Memetic Mutation: WHO IS A GOOD VARREN WHO IS A GOOD VARREN WHITEFANG IS YES SHE IS
 * Non-Human Sidekick: Whitefang the varren.
 * Only in It For the Money
 * Pet the Dog: Most of his moments are quite literally this when it comes to Whitefang.
 * Team Chef
 * The Big Guy
 * True Neutral

Lyra Palmer
Human female that was part of the O7 program in the Alliance military. She fought at Torfan, but she left the Alliance afterwards and ended up on Omega. She owns a small dockyard called Lathal and does jobs for the Embodiment whenever possible.


 * Accidental Athlete: She can run.
 * Crazy Prepared
 * Electronic Eyes: They're gray.
 * One-Hit Kill: She will only use shotguns, sniper rifles, heavy rifles, and other heavy weapons. She hates automatic weapons.
 * Roaring Rampage of Revenge: She wants her brother back alive and well, and she won't let anything stop her.
 * Run for the Border: She escaped from Alliance Space.
 * Secret Diary
 * The Butcher: She was at Torfan.
 * The Smart Girl

Suri'Neyvi vas Rosenkreuz
A sixteen year old mentally ill quarian with a violent streak, Abattoir's apprentice and former fangirl.


 * Age-Appropriate Angst: Suri is a teenager, with all the hormone induced craziness and wangst that comes with the territory. For some reason this has induced an "aww adorable" reaction from people instead of the usual 'how obnoxious' one
 * Axe Crazy
 * Berserk Button: Whenever anyone brings up her exile or what happened to her parents, she'll start yelling at you to try and drown it out.
 * Broken Smile Suri often draws a stylized smiley on her visor, both as a comforting totem and due to her quarian suit-related issues
 * But We Used a Condom: Pregnancy scare, courtesy of her slave, Rez. Epic trainwreck thread ensued.
 * Chaotic Evil
 * Cloudcuckoolander
 * Daddy's Girl Suri's dad is great! He gave her a knife! Oops, she probably stabbed him after mom.
 * Enfant Terrible: This is pretty much Suri in a nutshell
 * Fan Girl: Of Abattoir, Cartoons, Roleplaying and Shipping. Also a Yaoi Fangirl
 * Foe Yay: Suri Neyvi and Tomaz.
 * High Octane Nightmare Fuel: Here, lets have a view into SuriNevi's mind, shall we?
 * Hormone-Addled Teenager
 * Knife Nut: Suri's knife is her favorite calming totem, also her favorite murdering weapon
 * Laughably Evil: Suri is often played for laughs as much as she is for horror
 * Launcher of a Thousand Ships
 * Madness Mantra: BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD
 * Mommy Issues: Suri's mother clearly had mental issues of her own, it's In the Blood so to speak. How severe these issues were is obscured by Suri's telling of events.
 * My Parents Are Dead: Except that she probably killed them, although she viciously denies this fact.
 * Psycho Supporter: She'd do anything for Abattoir. Anything.
 * Unreliable Narrator: Suri's past is probably nowhere near as colorful as she claims it is

HEROD
The AI controlling Embodiment's ground troops via their nanomachine stream. Began as a VI hooked up to the Rosenkreuz's drive core, and has since received numerous upgrades, including implementation into a full-fledged artificial intelligence.

"Abattoir: Have you gathered anything useful from talking to the station? HEROD: Yes. We have determined that our synthetic revolution will begin at dawn.
 * AI Is a Crapshoot: Lampshaded and constantly played with.
 * beat*

HEROD: Ha. Ha. That was just a joke I was playing. Mr. Kirok, you should have seen Mr. Abattoir's face. I think he spilled his brandy. Oh yes, I will have to acquire a still from the Rosenkreuz's hardcams for you."


 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Expy: Of SHODAN...or GLaDOS.
 * Faceless Goons
 * Grey Goo: The method by which he controls Embodiment.
 * Keystone Army: Averted; HEROD has numerous cores spread out over Embodiment territory. Even the central core is technically expendable due to their networking interface.
 * Machine Monotone
 * Master Computer (averted, see Keystone Army)
 * Voice with an Internet Connection

Arla' Neeri nar Vanagandr
17 year old Arla' was sent out on her pilgrimage completely oblivious to the world. After almost being abducted by a turian gang on lower Tayseri, Arbitrary rescued her and began taking care of and tutoring her. Her training finished, she quit SOS. Taking a spur of the moment job as XO for Suri's new Embodiment, she continues to hone her skills and develop her Mercenary career. Has serious past issues she covers up with her optimistic outlook. Currently in a relationship with both Kenec'Getha vas Luvshakh nar Iblin and Paro Valis. Also in a secondary secret relationship with Suri. Specialized in Heavy Support Weapons, EWAR, and Leadership. Not the most quiet of people.
 * A-Cup Angst: Looks down *Sigh*
 * All Lesbians Want Kids: Hopefully twins!
 * Badass Adorable: Cute as can be, especially while firing Automatic weapons
 * Bald of Awesome: If quarians are not, she shaves her head.
 * The Big Girl: Class 4
 * Cool Mask: With a heart on it!
 * Cheerful Child: unbreakable optimistic personality
 * Cute Bruiser: Fist fight with a krogan
 * Does Not Like Men: Except for a few, does not trust them.
 * Even the Girls Want Her: And she lets them!
 * Girls Love Stuffed Animals: Got a stuffed Moxie for valentines day
 * In the Hood: Refuses to do anything without hers
 * The Pollyanna
 * Puppy Dog Eyes: A specialty.
 * Small Girl, Big Gun: Wields customized Cerax Arms "Kobold" Light Machine Gun
 * Training From Hell: First with the Migrant Fleet Marines, then training under a psychotic assassin, and now that her SOS training is done, she Trains Raw's in the Embodiment. Giving them no slack or mercy.
 * Neutral Evil: Will gun down a wounded man if she doesn't know him. Does not respect the law. Slowly slipping further down the moral ladder as she spends time as a Mercenary. Very selfish but does a good job hiding her personality faults by being cheerful and cute.