Cyrus Law

Strength: 6
Perception: 8
Endurance: 8
Charisma: 2
Intelligence: 6
Agility: 8
Luck: 2

**Cyrus Law** is a New California Republic ranger living in the Western former United States.

## Background

Cyrus Law was your average Californian homestead kid growing up in the small town of New Adytum. A town ridiculed in the Republic for its original slavery past. Citizens here felt more like denizens. Occupied by the force which freed them as a propaganda move for the Politicians in Shady Sands. Cyrus and his family had a farm that they subsistence farmed. There Cyrus grew massive in comparison to the local children as the Child grew on drinking Fresh Brahmin milk everyday. While in school, Cyrus’s teachers neglected him. Summing him up to be an eventual subsistence farmer himself.

Cyrus graduated his basic schooling with no particular honors. However, that was around the time when he was approached by a group referring to themselves as the Californian Chattel Clan or CCC for short. This group felt that the institution of slavery should return. Knowing that he risked being killed. Cyrus joined the organization, however his motivations were not known to the leaders. Within the first weeks after suspicion had lowered on Cyrus. Cyrus contacted a local ranger named Mason Farmer. He and Mason began a honeypot for the Californian Chattel Clan. They would initiate a plan for some non-feral ghouls to appear in chains before themselves disguised. When the buyers would come, they would reveal themselves as the law and arrest the slavers. The plan was not crafted with the best of smarts but it was what they had to work with.

When Cyrus and Mason brought the ‘slaves’ before the CCC. The group of slave buyers began to recognize Cyrus by his tone of voice. While he didn’t speak much. It was enough to draw suspicion to him. When they were about to inquire Mason who appeared to be the much more powerful figure about buying whatever contract Cyrus had. Mason had enough, sprung into action with his Big Iron on his hip. He attempted to arrest the Slave buyers. Instead he was met by a surprise ambush of CCC members in Raider uniforms to mortally wound Mason. The ghouls were captured. Cyrus was scott free because the CCC had felt they had done him a favor and realized he would eventually squeal. Mason’s last request before death in front of a CCC officer was to allow Cyrus to see him. Mason handed Cyrus a note that he had written while on his deathbed and stated to not open it and whispered to get it to another Ranger. The Doctor attempted to take the note but Cyrus instead snatched it and ran on foot. The Doctor in collusion with the CCC had alerted the town and began a foot chase for Cyrus. Cyrus ran for his life with only the clothes on his back.

When Cyrus figured he was no longer being found. He had to learn to survive in a world he knew nothing about. Geckos, Radscorpions, and even Deathclaws roamed the passes to even close towns. He honed in his skills of survivalism, bravery, and an intelligence of animal behavior. Cyrus figured how to make himself camouflaged to most creatures by covering his scent. Which made him smell bad but prevented him from dying. With this he was able to hunt prey without them knowing. Using a sharpened stick. When soldiers bearing the flag of a two headed bear had come by Cyrus. Cyrus immediately approached them. He explained his story, and led them to his camp where he kept the letter in a wooden box he had made. Revealing the letter, the squad proceeded to take Cyrus to Shady Sands to the Headquarters of the Rangers. There he met with a Chief Ranger who pitted Cyrus and wanted him to stay out of affairs and to live a comfortable life for his efforts as a politician’s aide. However Cyrus wasn’t having it and held a fit for his friend. The Chief was angered and said that if he wanted to go die like his friend then he can do it somewhere else. Other rangers more sympathetic began to help Cyrus secretly.

Cyrus began to get trained and schooled in secret by other Rangers. ALl walks of life who had adopted him. However in his heart, he always knew that Mason was his first and only mentor. When word hit that some evidence pointed to not only the existence of the CCC but also big slavery operations happening in NCR territory. Rangers prepared for an assault and decided to bring along Cyrus. The battle was quick and easy. Most surrendered after the first men had been killed. Cyrus in a rage killed the member he suspected the most of killing Mason but the Rangers turned their backs. A large section of the community was arrested, tried, and sentenced. Sentences were lenient as the folks were economically needed and lieu of punishment. They were instead given only weekend prison attendance and work duties to amend. Cyrus was furious however one of the Plea’s had revealed where Mason was buried and where his belongings were. After the Rangers had a ceremony and gave Mason a proper headstone. They all agreed that Mason would have wanted Cyrus to wear his equipment. Patrol armor was valued but this was personal. Cyrus was eventually recruited to the Rangers.

Cyrus patrolled the region for the next few years before being sent to chase ghosts in Baja California. His participation led to the annexation of the territories under a special territory classification. He was awarded for fighting a fake enemy to have President Kimball save face. However, as the war in Vegas picked up. More and more Veteran Rangers were needed. Dropping certain requirements to meet demand. Cyrus began to train to become a qualified Veteran Ranger and would have been allowed to dawn the black armor. The training was intense and involved several outright torture sessions. These things got messy and made him suffer a lot of damage which would take awhile to completely heal from. However when he was finished, he became a bona fide Veteran Ranger. While his combat experience was low it hadn’t prevented him. At his Ceremony with special requests from the Rangers around him for the arrest of the CCC, he was able to dawn a retrofitted suit of Mason’s armor with a Duster integrated and Gasmask system. It wasn’t as protective as the Veteran Ranger’s Riot Gear. However it was a morale booster. Mason may not have pushed the fight to the real Slavers, but by God and Country Cyrus would. He would be sent to the Mojave for reinforcement. His personal goals were to keep the philosophy of the Rangers alive and focus solely on saving slaves. He could care less of annexation and political goals.

## Personality

Cyrus is a reserved man with passion running in his blood for the things he does. He’s a trained soldier who follows the Ranger code close to his heart. He has some unresolved trauma which is concealed by his seriousness and fortitude. He is friendly but distant to people, feeling that people including other rangers don’t necessarily get him very well.