Bercut

"Private Security"

**Bercut Group LLC** (orig. Mold. ***"Bercut-Grup” S.R.L.***), also simply **Bercut** is a private security company. It was founded by Ivan Bercut in Realm 6.0, where its headquarters are also located.

## Background

The company was formed early on in Realm 6.0 by Ivan Bercut as a means of providing high-level security to clients, its main advertising point being that "it's only one click away". Bercut officers are known to be skilled with firearms and hand-to-hand combat. However, they rarely have a need for using such measures of control as their mere presence and appearance is menacing enough. They typically establish guarding patrols around certain territories or individuals.

> [...] Gradually emerging from the shadows, a figure materialised under the sunlight. Clad in camo pants and an olive-green T-shirt, the man exuded a robust physique, accentuated by the presence of a patrol cap atop his head and dog tags hanging around his neck[...]
>  [...]He had a formidable presence, somewhat taller than Yongsheng, however, he was unarmed and only carried a radio on his belt.[...]
>
> Witcher's Wanderings, chapter X.

Bercut agents are shown to be physically fit, wearing olive attire and potentially black armour over their clothes if necessary. They always carry at least one radio to communicate with others. Patrol officers typically wear a cap, often adorned with a prominent "BERCUT" sign, equal to the one displayed on the back of their armour; they also carry nightsticks and small handguns. In more risky situations, they may wear tactical helmets and use sub-machine guns.

Bercut's main goal is to maintain peace within Realm 6.0, and the employees strive to achieve that goal by any means. Thus, the company may even target specific groups or people they deem to be harmful and/or dangerous to those around or, especially, their clients.

## Plot

* Witcher's Wanderings

By the time Witcher's Wanderings takes place, Bercut Group is a freshly formed company with a small list of employees. Yongsheng wei Jianyu finds out about the company when Lawrence D. B. asks him to murder Ivan Bercut for breaking a contract that he apparently had with Strategic Chromosomes in favour of protecting the local rapper — MC Matvey. The company is only so big to support two large clients, especially when the rapper pays more money than the consultancy agency. Yongsheng denies the request, arguing that it is against his moral code to kill people for payment.

Arriving at MC Matvey's mansion, Yongsheng gets in by pretending to be a news reporter from Realm 2. The Bercut guard at the entrance to the territory asks that the witcher give up his sword as is customary with the safety protocol. Yongsheng knocks said guard out cold and enters anyway.

Inside the mansion, Yongsheng is escorted to MC Matvey's office by a bodyguard, where he holds the fake interview. Just as Matvey opens up a portal that leads presumably to Realm 88, the previously assaulted guard bursts into the office, outraged. The witcher then escapes through the portal.

Instead of Realm 88, however, Yongsheng is teleported to Realm 69, where he faces off several Bercut agents before fleeing the chasing officers on foot. As he hides, they are distracted and led away by the sound of gunfire in the distance.
## Gallery

Bercut guards on a shooting range.Two Bercut officers in full gear.Ditto.Bercut officers on motorcycles.Bercut officers from the back.
## Trivia

* The word *"bercut"* refers to *Aquila chrysaetos*, also known as the *Golden eagle*. It is also displayed on the company logo;
* Following the idea of Realm 6.0 being an anachronistic reimagining of Kishinev, Bercut Group is also presented this way in the Omniverse;