Lucius Tanril

Art by PalavenMoons, commissioned by Fallout. Artwork and character belongs to Fallout

## Demographics

### Occupation

Hierarchy Military Intelligence, Sergeant

### Education

* Basic combat/military training
* Highschool equivalent education
* Infiltration training, and advanced combat training

## OOC Info

### Status

Active

**Lucius Tanril** is a turian military Intelligence Officer and a member of the Council Recovery Corps.

## Biography

Born on Palaven to a military family, Lucius never knew his mother due to her death when he was very young. His father never spoke about her much but mentioned she was sick. Lucius, not fully understanding since he was young, was that when she was ever spoken of it always gave his father a pained look of sorrow. Being left in the hands of his father gave him an interesting childhood. As a child, his father would tell him the most fascinating stories of what he saw on the battlefield. Many of the stories involved heroism and duty of serving but as well he would show his hatred and bias towards other species in the galaxy, especially humans. His father being a veteran of the Relay 314 incident had nothing good to say about humans. He saw them as having no honor and cowardly. His stories of the first contact war would only show his hatred for them and how humans seemed to have shoved their way into the galaxy. Growing up, Lucius would absorb many of these stories as fact and become biased himself against others who weren’t part of his species. He would think to himself that Humans were nothing compared to his own kind.

His relationship with his father was not only just xenophobic rants and war stories though. Even though with all the faults his father had he still loved his son and wanted him to do his best. When his father was given leave he’d take his Lucius on trips to go hunting, camping, or hiking. Letting him learn how to shoot and survive in wild environments. The skills he learned growing up would help him have an edge in training. Like every other turian, he’d follow the call to serve and start training at the age of fifteen. If Lucius wanted to have a career in the military his father wanted to help him get to a position that wasn’t just another footsoldier.

Starting military training at the age of fifteen like many other turians, nothing made Lucius more proud to finally be able to serve the turian Hierarchy. He felt like he was in his element learning how to be a good soldier. It was a time as well to prove his skills to others and see where he could land in his military career. While Lucious was not the fastest or strongest in the pack of recruits he was the best marksman. The time with his father growing up really paid off when he received a marksmanship award while during his marksman qualification. The more time he spent growing up in the military the more he started to understand comradery too. While growing up before serving, Lucius did connect with many others of his own kind. For the most part, he spent it on his own, due to his father still serving in the military and his mother being dead. Socializing was one of the last things on his mind, what stood before that was work ethic in studies and discipline when his father taught him new skills. So when he finally began to do his duties with others in the field and training, he created many bonds with the others he trained with. There was no greater feeling than fighting for the same cause as your friends beside you to Lucius. Sadly when Lucius finished his training many of these friendships would be cut short. Everyone was being sent to different planets and different units to serve it. It seemed very few were able to stick together and ship out to the same places.

After a year of training in boot camp, Lucius would find himself being placed in a reconnaissance unit due to his experience with long-range travel as well as his marksmanship which could prove helpful in support roles like recon. The place where he was shipped out to was Taetrus, a turian colony in the Mactare system. The colony was known to have harsh marsh-like wildland, but aside from that, it seemed rather peaceful on arrival. Being stationed in the city of Vallum, the colony’s capital city, Lucius was able to spend a lot of time within the city when on leave. It was like a breath of fresh air to be living somewhere new and for a while, the colony felt relaxing. For all his life up until now, he always lived on Palaven so a change of location felt exciting. Most of the time was spent doing training exercises or patrols. Of course, spending time with his unit helped him not get bored with the downtime.

Around 2185, after spending most of his military career on the world, the situation on Taetrus was changing. A once peaceful colony world was now beginning to become more hostile with the recent galactic news. After news of a cure for the genophage broke out and read or heard throughout the systems, many planets began to see protests in their cities. In the beginning, these protests were peaceful and Lucius' unit and the other stationed on the planet were only placed on standby. Not long after though, they would be deployed to deal with riots and violence within the cities. These once peaceful cities became war zones in what felt like only a matter of days. The main cause of these riots was the insurrectionist faction called The Taetran Insurrection. Lucius only heard little of the faction in the days before the protests turned violent, but it was no doubt well known after these cities began to burn. With everyone being deployed on the streets of every city on Taetrus, Lucius’s unit was placed in Vallum, the city in which they were located. Their objective was to gain military intelligence on the actions within the city and report any direct signs of movement from the insurrection itself. They as well were tasked to give their information to a Citadel Council funded organization called G.U.A.R.D.I.A.N.

This was to be considered a joint operation between the Hierarchy military and the specialized organization. The name was well known within the Military but from what Lucius had heard, many had mixed opinions on it. Some considered them the best and others called them the Council’s prima donnas. From what Lucius thought of it himself, he heard that the operations group was that it was mostly made up of humans and lovers of their kind. The group seemed like a joke in his eyes, just some other group trying to push human agenda on the other species in the galaxy. As much as he disliked the idea of working with such an organization, he couldn’t disobey the orders of his superiors in helping. For now, G.U.A.R.D.I.A.N and the military shared the same goal.

Shortly after being deployed within the heart of Vallum, Lucius was working within a fireteam and was recommended to move covertly through the city and find a vantage point within to get a clear view for intelligence gathering. With forces being stretched thin around the planet, Lucius was placed on lead for this fireteam, all eyes were on him and it was time to show he knew what he was doing. This was the first time he would experience such long-range reconnaissance inside an urban environment. The majority of the training was spent in rural areas with little to no population. With all the main streets being a mess, Lucius took his team and decided to take alleyways and move between and through buildings that were evacuated because of the violence. If spotted, it could be easily relayed back to the rioters or any insurrection operatives near them. Reaching his objection was a difficult one, but it was done with no casualties within his fireteam or to any rioters who were aggravated enough to approach if spotted.

Upon reaching the objective and having a clear vantage point, Lucius relayed back much actionable intel to his commanding officer as well relay it to any G.U.A.R.D.I.A.N operatives on the ground. This would not be his only successful mission on Taetrus involving intelligence. As the riots continued around the planet, Lucius was placed on more and more missions and remained leading a fireteam due to his excellent skills. Some objectives would be riskier than others but he always managed to complete his objective with no loss of anyone working beside him. With his swift and stealthy movement throughout the cities and eyes for information gathering, he was recommended for a transfer to Hierarchy Intelligence. This would be more than just ideal for Lucius. With his experience in rural long-range recon and as well as having shown he is more than capable within urban hazardous environments he would be accepted into the intelligence branch. This was an opportunity of a lifetime to be able to work within such a major operating force. It showed that he was more than just some grunt in the dirt, he was an asset. It meant more dangerous assignments and many clandestine operations. Lucius couldn’t deny that he felt proud to be part of such an important group and was even prouder that he’d be able to help his species more.

Soon transferred off-world again, Lucius was sent to a secret training ground on his homeworld of Palaven. Here with only a few other turians, he would learn more advanced skills such as infiltration training and more advanced combat drills. If he wished to be part of the intelligence group he would need to be trained like the best. This new training was by far rougher than boot camp was. There was no tolerance by any superiors. He’d work through any pain, emotionally or physically if he wished to stay. There were of course times of doubt, but Lucius stayed strong and fought through it all. After another two years of training, he was finally ready to be let loose again but as an intelligence field operator. With this new title, Lucius understood there were times where he’d get little to no support from the Hierarchy and as well he’d be working with small groups or even solo. While he began to like working with others he’d rather keep his new job.

Within the intelligence branch, Lucius was always moving around to different planets or space stations. There were no Sundays off with this job and everything was always secret. Even when being placed on missions there were always some details missing. Being a part of intelligence was not like any spy movie of course. There were no fancy tuxedos and good looking women. It was usually keeping your distance and working in the shadows. No one knows someone’s there and it has to stay that way. If someone is somehow seen or spotted then it’s best to get rid of the evidence or better have a good story to tell. Everything in intelligence felt like it was running on the thin line of legal and illegal. Lucius knew it could sometimes be dirty work and he had no problem getting his hands messy but participating in it was something of a new experience that was hard to grasp. There were times he felt like something should have gone a different way, but when you have to do your job you can’t disobey. Anything Lucius did he’d have to live with it. To keep himself from thinking about it too much he’d tell himself anything he did was for the betterment of his species and with continuing that lie to himself he would find himself emotionless with some of the actions he did in the later years. For his actions within the organization, he found himself with many promotions. The work was dirty but like a good turian, he followed his orders without speaking out.

In 2190, after three years of serving within Intelligence as a field operator. Lucius was given an opportunity to serve for intelligence elsewhere. Instead of always in the field on dangerous operations, he would be told to join the Council Recovery Corps with the intention to gather information for the turian Hierarchy. At first, the offer seemed very lackluster to Lucius. He didn’t want to work for some galactic relief organization and as well deal with humans who mostly run the CRC, but with the assignment, he would be guaranteed a promotion to the rank of sergeant due to the time it may take being part of this assignment. Thinking over it, Lucius figured there may be more to the role if taken. He’d still be serving the Hierarchy and its intelligence branch, but instead of keeping the eyes on known enemies, he’ll be observing an allied organization. If this job was really needed, he was more than willing to hide his inner prejudice against humans if it meant he’d be helping keep his species safe. The Hierarchy tends to keep tabs on everything in the galaxy and they don’t wish to see a council organization become a problem in their future. With all of that in mind, Lucius accepted the assignment and headed out immediately with his belongings to go join the CRC.

## Personality

Lucius is considered by some to be cold and unfriendly, mostly by those who are not of the same species as him. His attitude towards other species such as humans and their culture is something he picked up from his father, a veteran of the first contact war. Since at a young age his father told him stories of humans being cowardly and unworthy creatures to be associated with the Hierarchy. This shaped Lucius to become distrustful and aggressive to humans and their culture. The effect of these stories would lead him to be a blind patriot of the Hierarchy and to his people. Always putting his own people's needs over other species and organizations. This leads to a lack of empathy for helping others who are non-turian, especially Humans. Though he has a dislike for Humans, he is not dumb enough to let it affect his military career. The many times he had to deal with others who are not of his own kind,  he kept it strictly business. He does not attempt to create bonds with them. In his eyes, they are there only as assets and with that in mind, he keeps his opinions to himself out of respect to ranks and not wishing to cause infighting that can affect the mission.

While with his own people he can be quite different. He loves to see his fellow turians happy and wants them to prosper. With them he can be quite talkative and charismatic, always attempting to keep the morale up so his allies would have the strength to continue. He’d do anything to see his people succeed. With his idea of comradery, it has made him someone who can be ruthless in battle. He has no sympathy for people he sees as enemies of his people. If Lucius were not able to protect them from a threat then he would believe he had failed them. In his own mind without his brothers and sisters in arms, he'd be useless, it’s why he strives so hard to be a person others can rely on. The mindset he created from this idea has also affected his personal relationships. If he sees himself as someone who does not add any value to a friendship or a more intimate relationship he would decide to push them away. He’d rather blame himself and live with it than just push the faults on someone he cared about.

When coming to achieving objectives, Lucius will always try his best to get the outcome that he desires or aligns with. He attempts to reflect it onto others by words of encouragement and working with them through any challenging task. Failure is an idea he will not tolerate, another trait he picked up from his father. He sees it as dishonorable and not his people's way to just give up. The frustration of failure is strong enough to let outbursts happen, letting people know what he really thinks about someone or a situation.

### Exceptional Skills

* *Hiking* - When growing up before being sent off to boot camp, Lucious would spend time with his father hiking rural areas when given the chance. It was always fascinating to see how peaceful some of these places were to him and as well it helped him understand how to survive in isolated areas.
* *Hunting* - Another hobby that was picked up by his father. He would take him out to hunt on occasion and teach him how to shoot and survive in the wilderness. Not only did it help him with his skills it as well was nice to have time with his father or spending time with others.
* *Camping* - Nothing feels better than resting around the campfire to Lucius. His love for the outdoors had made him feel overly comfortable sleeping and setting up a place to live in the wild. To him, it feels much better to rest against the ground of a planet than some cold space station.

## Physical Description

Lucius has an average turian build, standing at six foot eight and weighing in at two hundred and fifteen pounds. He does not come off as too physically strong nor too weak. His skin has a dark brown tone and his plates have the color of ash grey. Most of his plates still have a clean, young look to them except for a few small scars from training and as well as combat. His eyes are blue and match the blue facial markings surrounding his face. These markings reflect the same as his families and their ancestors.  As for how he carries himself, his posture is stiff and militaristic. His back is always straight and chin up with a charismatic look. Of course, when there is some downtime he will loosen up a bit, but it’s still very obvious that he comes from a military background.

Lucius’s apparel consists of mostly his armor. He isn’t one for fashion and doesn’t own much like suits or casual clothing. His armor’s primary color is a dark gray and a secondary color of blue. For his position in the Hierarchy, the dark main color tone helps him blend into certain environments better and for the blue, it's to signify the particular military company he is assigned to. The metallic armor has some surface-level scratches from use in many different environments.

On the Battlefield, Lucius focuses more on having a range with the enemy. Keeping his distance and moving covertly is the ideal choice for him. If the enemy does not know where he is, the more they can panic and the more time he can steady his shots. With the use of a tactical cloak, it helps him sneak through the combat zone undetected and find a suitable position to rain down shots at hostiles or as well gain information on who he will be engaging. For medium to long ranges, Lucius prefers to use his Krysae Sniper Rifle or the standard-issue Phaeston. If it ever comes to a close-quarters situation, Lucius can as well handle himself with hand to hand combat or with his M-6 Carnifex sidearm.

### Armament

* M-6 Carnifex
* Phaeston
* Krysae Sniper Rifle

### Abilities

* Tactical Cloak
* Sabotage
* Tactical Scan