Brathe Sap'korah

Art by Techsketch, commissioned by Reynaud

**Brathe Sap'korah** is a batarian member of the Council Recovery Corps and former member of GUARDIAN. A terrorist and slaver in his youth, he has since turned his life around and attempted to push for the improvement of his species and reintegration of them into the galaxy at large.

## Biography

Born on the colony of Erszbat, Brathe was fed with Hegemony propaganda from an early age. His father, a gardener of the Ghedoun Caste at the home of the Hegemony’s own Minister of Finance, sought for his son to one day join the rank and file of the military, fighting back against the scourge of humanity and the injustice of the Citadel Council. Dreaming of bringing glory to his people in his own way, and enamored with the tales told by the pirates and slavers that often made port to drop cargo, Brathe ran away at 14 and enlisted with a slave gang. He murdered, pillaged and committed many other atrocities in the name of his glorious government. He wanted nothing more out of life than this, camaraderie for his soul and honor for his people.

In 2170, Brathe was involved in the infamous raid on Mindoir. Dropped into a small agricultural community with several other slavers. Buildings were razed, crops burned and walls toppled, though slaves were not taken. One of the few communities to have survivors from the raid, reports indicated that a lone batarian went berserk, killing his own men before releasing the captured human beings and returning to the main force.

The former pirate ran from the slavers as soon as he could after that, ending up being picked up by a drell vessel en route to Kahje. He lived with the monks of the drell religion there for a while, learning their vision of the afterlife. Adopting their ideas of redemption and reparations, he volunteered to help run security on hanar vessels running back and forth from the Citadel for a time, until he was asked to work as a security chief for a drell businessman operating out of the Citadel.

After years of religious study and security work, Brathe sought out the opportunity to atone. After being pushed towards the GUARDIAN initiative by his employer, he made contact and asked to be examined as a candidate. It was here the outcast found a home.

In little more than a year, Brathe had risen through the ranks to become the executive officer of the CSV Gandiva. He thwarted giant mechs, made friends, laughed quite a bit and even found the brief yet memorable respite of love in the heart of a turian. When GUARDIAN’s mission took a darker turn after the assassination of Councilor Caern, however, the aging man took another look at himself in the mirror. He had found family and acceptance within the organization, but his path to redemption was being hindered. While GUARDIAN may have been large enough to do great things, it was also omnipresent enough to do terrible things. Before he could leave GUARDIAN on his own however, he was removed from the organization by force.

Kidnapped by Terminus Confederacy forces during the rescue of his mother, Minister of Finance Iratia Hat’tan, Brathe was sent to the hellhole of Logasiri to spend the rest of his days as a slave, stripped of caste and status within the Hegemony and forced to mine Palladium. It wasn’t long however before the crew of the Gandiva was able to rescue him and bring the old man back to health. With teary eyes and renewed vigor after experiencing firsthand the true pain that he had caused as a young man, Brathe Sap’Korah left the ranks of GUARDIAN, continuing his path to redemption and a new identity for his people.

On the distant world of Thred’nakka, Brathe discovered he wasn’t the only one seeking to change the course of the batarian people. Allying himself with a ragtag group of batarian freedom fighters causing havoc in slave encampments all throughout the Terminus, the old man finally felt as though his life was coming full circle. It was all he could take solace in, however, as he heard secondhand the stories of GUARDIAN’s destruction, rebirth, and eventual sacrifice. He tried to maintain contact with old friends, but in the turmoil the galaxy was thrown into hasn’t spoken to them in years. After the Batarian Civil War was driven to a stalemate and the CRC was formed, an idea began to gnaw at the back of his mind. Batarian representation among these new ranks would be a great sign of cooperation between his almost liberated people and the galaxy at large. He avoided seriously considering the decision for months until, in mid-September 2190, five years to the day of his joining GUARDIAN, Brathe Sap’Korah submitted himself as a candidate for the Council Recovery Corps.

## Personality

Brathe was your typical Batarian back in the day. Running with slavers and terrorists, massacring innocents and razing colonies all in the name of the Hegemony. After a significant event in his life however, he had been reformed. Brathe served to redeem himself in any way possible. He strived to be an exemplar to young Batarians everywhere that they could be so much more, give so much to the galaxy. He tried to be a kind representative of the Batarian people, one of the few. To do that, he joined GUARDIAN.

Unfortunately, his lack of experience with military etiquette and other races showed at times. He often chafed at new regulations put on him until he understood them. His nonexistent education experience hit him hard as well, as he was often one-upped in the intellectual realm by beings half his age.

After being kidnapped from the ranks of GUARDIAN, recovered, and ultimately leaving the organization in the weeks leading up to the Outsider’s attack, Brathe was once again left to ponder his future. He has grown a bit more world-weary from his years of fighting, although he is no less dedicated to reforging his people’s image across the galaxy. While he retains his almost senile innocence and genuine care for those around him, at times his mind wanders somewhere else altogether. Of this, he is very self-conscious and unlikely to discuss.

### Exceptional Skills

* Excellent conversationalist
* Astoundingly unsophisticated
* Sommelier of hard liquor (Not an alcoholic by any means, just knows his booze)

## Physical Description

Brathe's body is older than his age would suggest. Years of running from place to place wreaking havoc have taken their toll, though to many non-Batarians he doesn't look it. He has a pale complexion on his face, a darker grey to the rest of his head and body and is covered in small scars from neck to toe. He is hardly ever seen outside of his black and silver armor.

As Batarians go, Brathe is not the picture of fear that one would believe. He smiles often and tries to lighten the burden on those around him, even in times when he needs assistance with his own burdens. He stands a bit shorter than your average batarian, and does his best to come off nicer in posture than most of his kind.

### Armament

* M-15 Vindicator
* Blood Pack Punisher

### Abilities

* Blade Armor
* Carnage
* Energy Drain
* Submission Net