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SG Special HH

The **SG Special HH** (sometimes referred to as the **SG Special Humbucker**) was released in 2012 as a Guitar Center exclusive for President's Day. Most were actually produced in 2011 though, because President's Day is in February.

## Features

* $899 MSRP
* ~$539 Street

**Body:**

* Beveled, solid Mahogany body
* Satin nitrocellulose lacquer finish
	+ No grain filler (open pores)

**Neck:**

* 1-pc quartersawn Mahogany
* '50s Rounded profile
* Set-in construction
	+ Franklin Titebond 50 glue
	+ Joins body at 19th fret

* Baked Maple fretboard
	+ Acrylic dot inlays
	+ 12" radius
* Open Book headstock
	+ Silkscreened Gibson logo
	+ "Made in U.S.A." stamp
	+ 17o pitch
* 22 medium frets
* 24 9/16" scale
* Corian nut
	+ Cut by Plek machine
* 1 11/16" nut width

**Electronics:**

* Two uncovered 490R/490T humbuckers
	+ AlNiCo II magnets
	+ 7.8k Ohms D.C. resistance
* 3-way switch
* 2 Vol, 1 Tone

**Hardware:**

* Chrome hardware
* TonePros "Kluson Deluxe" tuning machines
	+ 15:1 ratio
	+ Green Keystone buttons
* Single-ply "Batwing" pickguard
* Bell shaped truss rod cover
	+ Single-ply black
* Black Bell knobs
* Angled wraparound bridge/tailpiece

**Finishes:**

* Dark Cherry
* Dark Walnut
Orden de la Luna Argente

> "La Orden de la Luna Argente es una organización antigua creada con el fin de dar caza a licántropos y seres de similar naturaleza, capaces de ocultarse entre las sociedades civilizadas."
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Extrañamente, no se han encontrado registros de ningún contacto entre las instituciones oficiales del Imperio Varmaniano y esta orden; tampoco se ha revelado la ubicación exacta de su base de operaciones.

La biblioteca de Sanctuaire no tiene más información al respecto.

El 9 de Innios del año 641 d.V., tres jinetes que afirmaban pertenecer a esta orden llegaron a Sanctuaire, con intenciones de hablar con el alto mando de la Guardia, por razones desconocidas pero relacionadas a una "bestia terrible que podía estar ocultándose entre los ciudadanos".
Caeistia Mehrkuri

### Profession

Advisor to Primarch Astraeus MehrkuriTurian Councillor (demoted)Ambassador (formerly)Naval Officer (formerly)

### Class

Soldier

Caeistia Mehrkuri Barrina was the middle child of Castella Mehrkuri and Asterion Barro. She was the younger sister of Primarch Astraea Mehrkuri of Digeris and the older sister of Maxim Mehrkuri, who was killed in action during the Relay 314 Incident. Her husband, Stephanus Kindrax, was also killed in action during the Reaper War. The pair had no children together, a fact Caeistia mourned in later life.

Caeistia served her sister as an informal advisor during her rebellion against Desolas Arterius II. After Astraea's capture and subsequent execution at Desolas' hands, Caeistia continued to serve her family's ambitions by assisting her sister's widower, Antraxes Partinax, in his plot to claim the Aurelion Throne. For her loyalty and service, Antraxes promoted her to the position of Turian Councillor, replacing the exiled Janus Arterius who he had forcibly removed from power.

Despite her role in Antraxes' illegal administration, Fidellion Victus chose to show mercy to Caeistia after he ascended to the throne. He spared her life but stripped her of her rank and its privileges as punishment for her crimes, relegating her to a private person with no true standing in the hierarchy. While their relationship would always be somewhat frosty, Fidellion grew to value her counsel and would eventually foster a sense of professional respect for her.

Caeistia spent the rest of her life mentoring her nephew, Astraeus Mehrkuri, who was her sister's only surviving child. She viewed Astraeus as the son she had never had and was fiercely devoted to him. She would live to see his inauguration as Primarch of Digeris, said to be the proudest moment of her life, before passing away peacefully in her sleep a few weeks later. She was interred within the Mehrkuri family tomb in the Apparitan Necropolis on Digeris, beside the body of her long-dead husband. From then on, Astraeus would forever refer to her as his *Domina Matertera*, or "Lady Aunt", out of love and respect for her.
Dromaeo-Cataphrax Regiment

> ***"No infantry force can survive a cavalry charge, no matter how well trained. When the Primacy needs to break an enemy line, we're the ones they send in first."** - Achaeus Corinthus, on the necessity and continued relevance of shatha as a military unit.*
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The Dromaeo-Cataphrax Regiment is the Turian Hierarchy's oldest and most prestigious cavalry regiment, founded by Primarch Aurelion as part of his eponymous military reforms. Like other Turian cavalry regiments, the Dromaeo-Cataphrax Regiment utilises shatha as mounts, weaponising the creature's predatory adaptations.

The regiment's official motto is *"Our teeth to their throats",* while its sigil is an orange shatha charging upon a blue field with a white border. In addition to its use in warfare and peacekeeping operations, the regiment also fulfils ceremonial duties on state occasions. Its headquarters are located at the Imperial Mews in Cipritine, Palaven.

## Etymology

The correct translation of *"Dromaeo-Cataphrax"* is difficult to discern, as the exact meaning does not translate easily into alien languages. *"Dromaeo"* is ataxonomic affix used in the scientific classification of Palaven's native fauna, namely thefamily of flightless predatory birds to which the shatha belongs. Its closest equivalent translation is "runner", though the word's overall meaning is lost when translated, thus should not be taken as a literal translation.

*"Cataphrax"* is somewhat easier to translate. Exact translations vary but ultimately the word's core meaning is "armoured". This eludes to the heavy armour and kinetic barriers all trained shatha are outfitted with to protect them during frontline combat.

A literal translation of both words would therefore be "armoured runners". While crude, it sums up what the Dromaeo-Cataphrax Regiment does best; charging enemy lines astride armoured mounts, capable of reaching up to 40mph.
2175 AR2

Alpha Draconis / Rosetta Nebula / Terminus Systems

Still formally unnamed, 2175 AR2 is the second planet from the star Alpha Draconis. Its atmosphere is largely composited of hydrogen and helium, elements which give its clouds a distinct orange-brown colouration. This gas giant is orbited by 21 moon-sized objects which have yet to be explored by any contemporary spacefaring civilisation.

Aside from its moons, which may contain valuable resources, 2175 AR2 itself is an unlikely candidate for resource exploitation due to its poor resource levels. Orbital scans indicate that the planet contains trace amounts of economically viable transition metals, including palladium, platinum, and iridium, but not in quantities great enough to justify the expense of installing a costly robo-mining operation. However, if the Human Systems Alliance is successful in their attempts to colonise the neighbouring garden world 2175 Aeia, 2175 AR2 could see future development as a fuel depot and drive core discharge station for the colony.
Marion Cailus

Marion Cailus is the *Kabalim Primus* of Taetrus, the planet's foremost authority on biotic acclimation and training. Once a cabalist of the Talae Cabal, he is a childhood friend of Desolas Arterius II and the husband of Eulia Valen, with whom he has a daughter named Alasia Cailus. He works closely with his wife's grandfather, *Primarch* Idus Valen, to promote tolerance and the safe integration of biotic individuals into wider Taetrian society.

## Biography

Marion was born in Cipritine in 2152 CE. His father was a dockworker and his mother was a customs officer, both of whom worked at Cipritine's Interstellar Spaceport. His mother was exposed to element zero while pregnant after a troop transport crash at the spaceport; the same crash that an unknowingly pregnant Maea Abrudas was involved also in.

Marion was never trained to be a *kabalim*. The role was unexpectedly thrust upon him after the death of *Kabalim* Alasius Carteia and the mandatory transfer of his protégé, Desolas Arterius II, to the Human Systems Alliance following the massacre at Akuze. As they were the only surviving members of the Talae, Marion promoted Eulia Valen to be his *optio* ("second-in-command"). For a long time, their cabal consisted of just the pair of them. Marion's first act as *kabalim* would be to oversee the burial of Alasius within the Talae vault after his remains were shipped back home.

Despite his wise-guy attitude and somewhat impertinent nature, Marion trained hard to improve his biotic abilities. He eventually learned how to cast an aegis in the same fashion that Alasius once had. He used this ability to repel a charging brute during the Final Push, saving the life of Idus Valen, the *Primarch* of Taetrus and grandfather of Eulia. His courage in the face of certain death earned him a medal for valour - the first medal awarded to an active cabalist in turian history. Idus would later promote Marion to the rank of *Kabalim Primus* following Taetrus' declaration of independence from the Aurelian Empire, granting him absolute jurisdiction over the training and welfare of all Taetrian biotics. Along with the rest of the Taetrian biotics, he was also granted the right to reclaim his family name, marry, sire children, have total freedom of movement, and wear the colonial markings of Taetrus.

Marion took full advantage of all his newfound freedoms; he wed Eulia soon after the war ended, the pair choosing to mate to life. The pair then set about training the next generation of Taetrian biotics together, now that they were free from the proverbial shackles of the *Dicasterum Mutarius*. Eulia would later give birth to their daughter, Alasia Cailus, whom they named in honour of their old *kabalim*.

Marion is a designated *parrigogus* to three of Desolas' children - Janus, Sarena, and Cassian Arterius. Desolas granted him the honour in recognition of their fraternal friendship and the fact Marion's wife had been the female donor in the conception of all three children.

## Trivia

### Claims

#### Theme claim

*Gunslinger* - Michael Salvatori, Skye Lewin, Rotem Moav, Pieter Schlosser (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aV-ej4gwJU)
Alasius Carteia

Alasius, Kabalim of the Talae Cabal, circa 2177 CE

> ***"Everyone has a place in the Hierarchy, a duty to enact, and yours is here. With me."***
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Alasius Carteia Aurinus (2147 - 2177 CE) was *Kabalim* of the Talae Cabal of Taetrus from 2171 CE until his premature death in 2177 CE. Before his biotic potential manifested at the unusually late age of 24, he served as a Lieutenant in the 26th Armiger Legion, a frontline assault squad respected and feared for their lethal efficiency in combat, under the command of his distant cousin, *Legatus* Timus Aurelos.

Officially Alasius is registered as having been killed in action on Akuze, succumbing to fatal wounds inflicted by thresher maw acid. In reality, his life was ended by his lover, Desolas Arterius II, a pale turian biotic who would later go on to save the galaxy from the impending Reaper threat. Alasius' body was shipped home to Taetrus at Desolas' request and interred with honours within the Talae's vault.

Once the prodigy of a House Carteia, Alasius was the only remaining heir of his bloodline at the time of his death, as his younger brother and only sibling, Aurelion, had been killed in action against batarian pirates during an anti-piracy offensive in 2170 CE. When news of his eldest son's death finally reached him, Alasius' father, Lucian Carteia, committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. With his death House Carteia became extinct, its once illustrious memory resigned to the annals of history.

## Birth and childhood

Alasius was the first child born to Lucian Carteia and his wife, Klaudia Aurix. His father doted on him from birth. His mother, however, was much colder towards him, resenting the child that was a product of a marriage she despised.

## Load-out and Powers

* **Primary weapon:** Phaeston (Turian automatic assault rifle, Armax Arsenal)
* **Secondary weapon:** Rixor (Turian semi-automatic pistol, Armax Arsenal))
* **Armour:** Predator Armour (turian, medium, custom-made for Cabalists by Armax Arsenal)
* **Omni-tool:** Armax Arsenal's *Vulcan* model (military grade)
* **Biotic Amplifier:** Armax Arsenal's *Gemini* model (military-grade, L3)
* **Backlash**
* **Pull**
* **Throw**
* **Warp**
* **Shield Boost**
* **Power Armour**
* **Cluster Grenades**
Koopies

Koopies is a lizard that Desolas had brought onto the Normandy as a companion in 2185. The lizard has served as a companion for the turian ever since.

Nihlus is not fond of the lizard, as it is prone to getting into places he does not want to go.

Desolas had to leave the lizard in the Milky Way when he went to the Andromeda Galaxy.
Regnaltus Fedorian II

Regnaltus Fedorian II Mehrkurinus is the only surviving child of *Primarch* Regnaltus Fedorian I of Palaven by his second wife, Melaira Mehrkuri. As he was born after his father's investment as *Primarch* of Palaven, he is what is known as a *porphyrogenitus*. He has two half-siblings, Tarquin and Menaia Corinthus, who were born of his mother's second marriage to Achaeus Corinthus, the *Duarch Exerticus* of Palaven.

To solidify an alliance between House Fedorian and House Partinax, his father had him wed Valeria Partinax, the daughter of his most trusted *duarch*, Valerio Partinax, as soon as he turned sixteen. While they did not marry for love, Regnaltus and Valeria have grown closer over the course of their marriage, empathising with each other's social plight following House Mehrkuri's fall from power. They have a daughter together, whom Regnaltus named Melaira in honour of his mother.

After his father was killed by invading reaper forces in 2186 CE, and his mother remarried following the war, Regnaltus was formally adopted by his step-father, Achaeus. The pair have a very close relationship, having fought side-by-side on Menae and Taetrus during the Reaper War, with Regnaltus calling him *Pater* ('Father').
Fei Xin

Zheng He / Heleus Cluster

Fei Xin is the first planet from the star Zheng He, located within the Heleus Cluster. Fei Xin is named for the Ming dynasty Chinese mariner and explorer of the same name, famous for authoring the book entitled *Xingcha Shenglan*, in which he documented the voyages of Admiral Zheng He (for whom the star system is named).

Fei Xin is an extremely hot and volcanically active world, with a thick, pressure-cooker atmosphere composed of carbon dioxide and ethane. It's crust is rich in transition metals such as iron, with surface deposits of calcium. Accessing these resources has been thus far impossible due to the planet's high surface temperature, gravity, and atmospheric pressure.

Fei Xin's largest volcano is an active shield volcano named Hong Fu Nü, translating as "lady with red sleeves". Hong Fu Nü exhibits continual effusive eruptions of basalt lava, which are responsible for the creation of the enormous flood basalt formations surrounding the volcano. Fei Xin's unusually strong surface gravity ensures that the lava flows originating from Hong Fu Nü remain localised.

Volcanologists from the Nexus are particularly interested in studying this unique phenomenon. Detailed scientific records on the eruption cycles of Hong Fu Nü have been kept since 2822. Nexus-owned satellites and research stations orbiting the planet continue to update these records with their latest findings.
Fabien Victus

Fabien Victus Marninus was the son and only child of Kestrien Victus and his wife, Kalla Marnek. He married Matidia Verrikan, a fellow soldier whom he had fallen in love with while serving a tour of duty in the Attican Frontier. The pair had three children together - Primarch Adrien Victus, Legatus Fabia Victus and Primarch Valexien Victus.

Unusually for the progeny of the *Familiae Martiales*, Fabien and Matidia were a love match and chose to mate for life. Fabien faced much backlash from his social peers for marrying a barefaced Palavenian woman; the elite of Bostran society had long been highly insular and typically only married within the confines of their social stratum. While Matidia had been born into an aristocratic family of great renown and military decoration - she was descended from a long line of prestigious Palavenian admirals, including the famous Primarch Vorinus Verrikan - she was untimely still an outsider and thus shunned. Despite her initial social pariah status, Bostra's elite eventually grew to accept her, swayed by both her combat prowess and her fierce loyalty to her husband's homeworld.

From the age of 16, Fabien had dedicated his life to military service, as was the expectation of the firstborn children of his family. By the time he had turned 50, he had risen through the ranks of the Bostran Colonial Army to become a distinguished general and, in time, the favoured frontrunner for the Bostran Primacy. However, before he could realise this potential future, he was killed in action during the Reaper War alongside his wife, the pair having fought and died together in an effort to protect Bostra's reigning primatial family from Reaper shock troops.

Combat recordings later recovered from their omni-tools revealed the manner of their deaths; outgunned and completely surrounded, the pair had made the fateful decision to bait the Reaper creatures into a trap and activate all of their remaining grenades at once to take their enemy out with them. The last moments of the recordings revealed a tender moment between two life partners:

> *"Dia, I just wanted to say...the life we built together, the battles we fought, the children we raised... I don't regret a second of it."*
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Fabien and Matidia's sacrifice proved to be worthwhile, as it allowed Bostra's primarch and his family to escape off-world. As such, the pair were posthumously awarded the *Stella Vastitatis*, the highest military honour that may be awarded by the Primarch of Bostra, which was received by Adrien on their behalf.

In life, Fabien held the title of *Parriarch* of House Victus, having inherited it from his paternal grandmother, Valexia Victus. Upon his death, the title passed from him to his eldest child and heir presumptive, Adrien.
Aren Victus

Aren Victus Sparatinus is the eldest child and only son of Malkum Victus and his wife, Alia Sparatus. He has a younger sister named Claudia, who is a spirit priestess. Aren was named by his mother after Aren Sparatus, his maternal first cousin twice removed, who gave his life to protect his sister from a rampaging brute during the Reaper War.

Like his father before him, Aren serves as a *cubernator* ("helmsman") in the *Classis Coloniaria Bostrae* ("Bostran Colonial Navy"), piloting cruisers. As such, he spends much of his time in deep space, patrolling the empire's borders and rooting out smugglers, pirates and slavers. He is currently assigned to the heavy cruiser *THV Victoria* but hopes one day to pilot one of the empire's dreadnoughts in the Imperial Navy.

The blood of *primarchs* runs in Aren's veins; through his paternal line, he is the grandson of *Primarch* Adrien Victus of Palaven, while through his maternal line, he is the grandson of *Primarch* Domitia Sparatus of Bostra. Collaterally, he is also the half-nephew of *Primarch* Fidellion Victus of Palaven. In recognition of this powerful dual heritage, Aren has several of his formal outfits embroidered with the sigils of both House Victus and House Sparatus, as well as engraved in several items of jewellery.
2181 Despoina

Psi Tophet / Sigurd's Cradle / Terminus Systems

Named after the daughter of Demeter and Poseidon in Greek mythology, 2181 Despoina is the first planet from the star Psi Tophet. Residing in a forgotten corner of the galaxy, this ocean world was discovered by the Human Systems Alliance using deep-space probes in 2181 but it has never been explored by Humans or any other known race. Scans indicate that its atmosphere is composed largely of nitrogen and oxygen, while the entirety of its surface is covered in a vast ocean of liquid water, containing photosynthetic life.

2181 Despoina’s inviting conditions make it an ideal prospect for colonisation by multiple species. But these inviting conditions have lured many explorers to their doom throughout history. Ships that enter 2181 Despoina’s atmosphere are disabled by an artificial electromagnetic pulse emanating from deep below the surface of the ocean. As a result, the surface of the ocean is dotted with hundreds of wrecked ships; some recent, others ancient. The pulse is a defence mechanism created by an ancient aquatic species known as the Leviathans, the first and oldest species to continually inhabit the Milky Way galaxy. It was they who unintentionally created the sentient organo-synthetic constructs known as the Reapers, which harvested all technologically advanced life every 50,000 years.

2181 Despoina is the home of the last remaining Leviathans, who number only three. They built the pulse generator to protect themselves from discovery by their own artificial creations. They believed that if the Reapers ever discovered proof of their existence beneath the ocean, they would seek to harvest them and thus finally complete the genocide of their entire species.

During the Reaper War, Turian spectre Desolas Arterius II convinced the last three Leviathans to join the fight against extinction, taking advantage of the species’ mind control abilities to indoctrinate Reaper shock troops into fighting against their masters. It has been observed by Alliance scientists that Reaper shock troops that are indoctrinated by the Leviathans appear to regain sapience, despite existing in an undead state. Leviathan pulse waves can also temporarily disable a Reapers’ mechanical systems, rendering them unable to attack or move for a short time.
Bartus Aurix

Bartus Aurix is the general of the Palavenian Auxiliary Legions and parriarch of House Aurix. He is a descendant of Aurelion Aurelos through the illegitimate Aurix bloodline, in particular the line of Aurelion's illegitimate son, Orian Aurix. In edition to overseeing the legions he also presides over the turian military's cross-species training programs. Admiral David Anderson of the Human Systems Alliance was one such pupil of his. He is considered to be a strategic genius though is often mocked for the fact he commands only the auxiliaries, as opposed to a proper turian legion.

Bartus answered directly to the Duarch Exerticus of Palaven, Achaeus Corinthus, and was next in line to succeed him. During the reign of Primarch Fidellion Victus, Bartus succeeds Achaeus upon his death, becoming Duarch Exerticus of Palaven. He and Fidellion have a productive working relationship and strong personal respect for one another.
Elliot Easton Signature SG

The **Elliot Easton Signature SG** was a limited run from the Custom Shop in 2006 as part of their "Inspired By" series. These models used a serial number format of "EE XXX", where "XXX" represents the unit number out of the 129 produced. Production included 41 left-handed models. The first unit left the factory in July 2006.

## Features

* $7,047 MSRP
* $4,599 Street
* $4,229 Street (MF 2008)
* $3,679 Street (Scratch & Dent, MF 2009)

**Body:**

* Solid Honduran Mahogany body
* One-piece construction
* Angled heel
* Historic deep beveling
* Tapered horn tips
* Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish

**Neck:**

* 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
* 1960 Slim Taper C profile (0.84"/0.92")
* Set-in construction
	+ Joins body at 22nd fret
* Ebony fretboard
	+ Mother of Pearl block inlays
	+ 12" radius
* Medium Open Book headstock w/ Holly veneer
	+ Inlaid Mother of Pearl Gibson logo
		- Classic font style
	+ Inlaid Mother of Pearl split diamond
	+ Gibson Custom logo on rear
	+ 17o pitch
* 22 frets
	+ Leveled by Plek machine
* 24 5/8" scale
* Nylon nut
	+ Cut by Plek machine
* 1 11/16" nut width

**Binding:**

* Single-ply, neck
	+ Thicker style
	+ Fret-edge binding
* Multi-ply, headstock

**Electronics:**

* Two '57 Classic Humbuckers
	+ AlNiCo II magnets
	+ ~7.9k Ohms DCR
* 3-way switch
* 2 Vol, 2 Tone
	+ CTS 500k pots
	+ Mallory 150 "Bumblebee" caps

**Hardware:**

* Gold hardware (Classic White)
* Nickel Hardware (Pelham Blue)
* Gotoh SD90 Kluson-reissue tuning machines
	+ 1:15 ratio
	+ Green/Yellow Keystone buttons
	+ Press-in bushings
* 3-ply white "Angel Wing" pickguard (Classic White)
	+ Wide bevel angle
* 5-ply black "Angel Wing" pickguard (Pelham Blue)
	+ Wide bevel angle
* Bell shaped truss rod cover
	+ 2-ply, standard bevel angle
	+ Easton signature silkscreen
* Single-ply tenon cover w/ Easton signature engraving
* Black Reflector knobs w/ pointers (Pelham Blue)
* Black/Gold Reflector knobs w/ pointers (Classic White)
* ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge
* Maestro vibrola
	+ Engraved Tiki Man

**Finishes:**

* Classic White
* Pelham Blue
2175 Aeia

Alpha Draconis / Rosetta Nebula / Terminus Systems

2175 Aeia is the first planet from the star Alpha Draconis. Named after a renowned Asari scientist, it was discovered by Humans on deep-space scanners in 2165. After their probe surveys confirmed the existence of a breathable air, ample fresh water and a diverse biosphere on the planet, the Human Systems Alliance upgraded its classification of 2175 Aeia from an Earth-type world to a potential garden world colonisation priority, despite its location within the lawless Terminus Systems.

In 2173 the Alliance covertly sent a research team aboard a privately owned frigate named the MSV Hugo Gernsback to 2175 Aeia. Their mission was to conduct tests on whether the planet would be a suitable site for a Human colony. Shortly after entering the Alpha Draconis system, the Hugo Gernsback went radio silent. The Alliance’s official stance on the incident is that the crew are presumed killed in action and their vessel destroyed. However, in 2185 the distress beacon of the Hugo Gernsback came online, after 12 years of silence.

Turian spectre Desolas Arterius II conducted an investigation of the beacon’s signal, independent of the Alliance military. He discovered that, while the Hugo Gernsback had indeed crashed planet-side, some of the crew had survived. The ship’s captain - Captain Harris Fairchild - was killed in the crash. In his place, Ronald Taylor was promoted to Acting Captain. Taylor was unfit for the burden of command and struggled under the pressure. To keep order, he split the crew into two groups; officers and standard crew, hoarding the remaining food for the officers and forcing the rest of the crew to eat the toxic local flora. The vegetation caused neural degradation, reducing the crew to docile slaves who could not fight back. Female crew members were subjected to rape and sexual abuse by officers, while male crew members were either exiled or killed.

Accounts deviate as to what became of Ronald Taylor after Desolas’ intervention. Some say that he turned Taylor over to the Alliance to be tried for his crimes under Human law. Others say that Taylor is in fact dead, executed either by Desolas, the surviving male members of Taylor’s crew, or his own son - Jacob Taylor - a former Cerberus operative who was serving under Desolas’ command at the time.
Matien Victus

Matien Victus Sparatinus was the eldest child of Fabia Victus and her husband, Jonas Sparatus. He was promised to the military from birth by his mother, destined to serve the empire as a soldier, while his younger brother, Justinien Victus, was destined to serve the spirits of the honoured dead as a priest. Matien entered the military at the age of sixteen, a month before the Reaper War began. He survived the war, participating in the Final Push on Taetrus as part of Hammer to facilitate Desolas Arterius II's activation of the Crucible. At the age of twenty-six, he married Laurentia Korilius and later had a son with her, whom they named Claudius Victus.

Matien and his wife were murdered during the Night of Martyrs on the orders of Astraea Mehrkuri, alongside Matien's parents and daughter-in-law, the latter of whom had been five months pregnant with his first grandchild. Their son, distraught and enraged by the political murder of most of his immediate family, was later tortured and exiled by Antraxes Mehrkuri after he failed to assassinate him. Claudius sought sanctuary with the similarly exiled Arterius family in the Andromeda galaxy, far from the reach of Antraxes. There he met and fell in love with a historian named Julia Parnum, whom he later wed and mated for life with. In time they would have a son, whom Claudius named Julien Victus after Julia. Through Julien, Matien's once-sundered bloodline is preserved for the future.

Matien was named after his maternal grandmother, Matidia Verrikan.
Galaxy of Fantasy

Galaxy of Fantasy is a massive multiplayer online game.  Before the Reaper War, it had 11 million players - the most it has had.

It is set in a fictional world that draws heavily upon turian mythology.  This has been expanded upon, drawing from the mythologies of other species, as well as allowing those species to be played.

## Character Creation

Players can create a character from the following species:

* Asari (including an Ardat-Yakshi exclusive)
* Batarian
* Drell
* Elcor
* Geth (following the Reaper War, geth were added as a playable species)
* Hanar
* Krogan
* Quarian
* Salarian
* Turian
* Volus

Players start with five character slots, but can purchase more.

Classes include:

* Barbarian
* Bard
* Cleric
* Monk
* Necromancer
* Ranger
* Rogue
* Sorceror
* Warrior

Classes each have sub-classes.  Players can swap between subclasses and skill morphs, allowing for a character to take various roles and seamlessly swap between PVE and PVP.

Characters can increase their prestige level by completing various quests.

## Expansions

* Waters of Kolono was released in 2185.  It had an estimate of 3.14 billion downloads, and is said to immerse players 200 to 300 hours of new gameplay.
House Carteia

House Carteia was once numbered among the great houses of the Familiae Martialis, the Turian Hierarchy's military elite. Once a prominent and respected family of Palavenean origin, House Carteia is now officially extinct. In 2177 CE, following the untimely deaths of both his sons, Lucian, the last surviving member of House Carteia, committed suicide in his grief. His death brought to an end a millennia's worth of proud service to the Hierarchy. Notable family members included Tarssus Carteia, Lucian Carteia, Aurelion Carteia, and Alasius Carteia.

## Known members

**Key:** Parriachs **/** Bloodline Members **/** Matrimonial Members (*note that all parriarchs are also bloodline members of the house*)

* Tarssus Carteia
* Lucian Carteia
* Klaudia Aurix
* Alasius Carteia
* Aurelion Carteia
Menaia Corinthus

Menaia Corinthus Mehrkurina is the daughter of the famed general Achaeus Corinthus and his wife, Melaira Mehrkuri. She is named after the largest of Palaven's two moons, Menae, upon which her father won his greatest victory during the Reaper War. Like her father before her, Menaia serves in the Dromaeo-Cataphrax Regiment as an officer alongside her shatha, Aela, whom her father bred for her using genetic material from his prized mount, Aethon.

At one time, Menaia was even considered the preferred candidate for the future wife of Fidellion Victus, who was seriously considering making her his *Conjux Domina* to repay her father for his selfless loyalty and friendship. However, the plight of Marcia Abrudas would eventually sway him to marry her instead. Fidellion remains close friends with Menaia and her family, who harbour no hard feelings towards him over the slight. Menaia's daughter, Achaea Corinthus, would later marry Fidellion's grandson, Desolas Arterius III, and have four children with him.
Amadea Oraka

Amadea Oraka was the wife and *Conjux Domina* of Primarch Valexien Victus of Bostra. Together they had a single child, a daughter named Vivien Victus. She was illegally executed by Antraxes Mehrkuri, alongside her husband, her daughter and son-in-law, and her grandson and granddaughter-in-law, in the presence of her grandnephew-in-law, Fidellion Victus. She and her fellow executed relatives were then illegally cremated - a severe taboo in turian culture and religion. Their ashes were gathered by her nephew-in-law, Justinien Victus, who later interred them in House Victus' family vault within the Petraean Necropolis.

Primarch Domitia Sparatus, Valexien's successor, erected a statue to honour the martyrdom of Amadea and her immediate family. The statue depicts the family's likenesses and stands proudly in Petraea's main forum. It is regularly visited by mourners who leave spiritual offerings and letters of condolence. Amadea stands at the centre at the piece beside her husband, forever at his right hand.
Vox Maiorum

Translating as "Voice of the Ancestors", *Vox Maiorum* is an unofficial title bestowed upon spirit priests who serve as the personal priests of the Bostran *Familiae Martiales*. These priests are sworn to serve the houses of their birth, despite having surrendered their house name upon swearing their holy vows. Their duties include attending to the needs of a house's honoured dead, acting as a conduit between the spirits of its ancestors and its living members, and presiding over spiritual ceremonies such as funerals and weddings. They are also responsible for chronicling the lives of each house member and documenting their precious bloodlines.

The title of *Vox Maiorum* is strictly unofficial and has no legal standing within the meritocratic hierarchy of the Aurelian Empire. While the practice of appointing *Voces Maiorum* has spread to other turians worlds, it is still predominately a Bostran tradition. This tradition is rooted in the Bostran spiritual belief that priests who share blood with a petitioner can more naturally commune with the spirits of their joint ancestors, allowing them to become a physical conduit through which those ancestors may speak. This tradition is most noticeably practised by House Victus, House Sparatus, House Corinthus, House Oraka, and House Dorian, among others. Until he died in 2314 CE, Justinien Victus served as the *Vox Maiorum* of House Victus. His protégée, Claudia Victus, succeeded him upon his death. Claudia is currently training her chosen protégé, Gidion Victus, who is still yet to take his holy vows.

## Known *Voces Maiorum*

* **Sibella Sparatus**: *Vox Maiorum* of House Sparatus, 2186-2280 CE
* **Justinien Victus**: *Vox Maiorum* of House Victus, 2186-2312 CE
* **Claudia Victus**: *Vox Maiorum* of House Victus, 2312-present CE
* **Gidion Victus**: Future *Vox Maiorum* of House Victus, currently training under Claudia
Primatial Consort

A primatial consort, known as a *Conjux*, is the official consort of a *Primarch*. A *Conjux Domina* is a female consort, while a *Conjux Dominus* is a male consort. The title was created by Aurelion Aurelos, who specified that it was to be used for all primatial consorts, in place of *Imperatrix*/*Imperator* (meaning "Empress/Emperor"), after his death. When translated from High Cipritine, the title means "Lord/Lady Consort". When addressing a primatial consort directly, one is expected to call them *Domina* or *Dominus* (depending on their sex) and never use their name unless given express permission.

## Known consorts

### Imperial consorts

* **Rea Aurix** - *Conjux Domina* of *Primarch* Pallix Arterius, 254-243 BCE
* **Rigela Halabrian** - *Conjux Domina* of *Primarch* Orian Aurix, 243-236 BCE
* **Melaira Mehrkuri** - *Conjux Domina* of *Primarch* Regnaltus Fedorian I, 2169-2186 CE
* **Iacoba Parvus** - *Conjux Domina* of *Primarch* Adrien Victus, 2200-2219 CE
* **Nihlus Kryik** - *Conjux Dominus* of *Primarch* Desolas Arterius II, 2219-2227 CE
* **Fidellion Victus** - *Conjux Dominus* of *Primarch* Antraxes Mehrkuri, 2228-2239 CE
* **Marcia Abrudas** - *Conjux Domina* of *Primarch* Fidellion Victus, 2242-2337 CE
* **Pireius Lokarion** - *Conjux Dominus* of *Primarch* Desola Arterius, 2337-present CE

### Colonial consorts

#### Carthaan

* **Trebia Aurelos** - First *Conjux Domina* of *Primarch* Markus Abrudas, 317-312 BCE
* **Sevilla Narkkin** - Second *Conjux Domina* of *Primarch* Markus Abrudas, 252-250 BCE
* **Elissa Miras** - *Conjux Domina* of *Primarch* Aurelion "Auri" Abrudas, 250-? BCE

#### Bostra

* **Amadea Oraka** - *Conjux Domina* of *Primarch* Valexien Victus, 2224-2239 CE

#### Digeris

* **Antraxes Partinax** - *Conjux Dominus* of *Primarch* Astraea Mehrkuri, 2186-2224 CE
* **Valexa Victus** - *Conjux Domina* of *Primarch* Astraeus Mehrkuri, 2288-present CE

#### Thracia

* **Typhaena Cikos** - *Conjux Domina* of *Primarch* Quintus Arterius, ?-? BCE

### Taetrian consorts

* **Eulia Valen** - *Conjux Domina* of *Primarch* Marion Cailus, ?-present CE
Elia Arterius

* Pallix Arterius (uncle, adoptive father - believes himself to be Elia's real father)

Elia Arterius Aurina is the illegitimate daughter of Rea Aurix and Castus Arterius, who was passed off as the legitimate daughter of her paternal uncle, Pallix Arterius. Through her mother's bloodline, she was the granddaughter of Aurelion Aurelos, while through her father's bloodline she was the granddaughter of Quinteia Arterius.
Lysia Marnek

Lysia Victus Marniana was the first wife of Claudius Victus and the mother of his unborn son, Lysius Victus. She and her unborn son were murdered, alongside other members of Claudius' immediate family, on the orders of Astraea Mehrkuri and Antraxes Partinax, victims of the Night of Martyrs. Both Lysia and her son were lovingly embalmed by Claudius' paternal uncle, Justinien Victus, and entombed within the House Victus family vault, in the Petraean Necropolis on Bostra. While initially buried without a name, Claudius would posthumously name their son 'Lysius' in her honour, following his reluctant exodus to the Andromeda galaxy.
Parriarch

A *parriarch* is the head of a turian house. They are the highest ranking member of the house and can legally exercise autocratic authority over their extended family. Their primary purpose is to ensure the continuation of their house's name and bloodlines. They decide whom their kin will marry, what their role in the hierarchy will be, and even where they will be buried after death. They also reserve the right to name the children of their relatives and can claim custody of any child of their blood, should they feel the need to. They can also forcefully disown any member of their bloodline if the individual in question has brought dishonour to the house.

This authority, however, is moderated by strict social obligations to their own family and to the broader community. They have a duty to produce and raise healthy children to be future soldiers of empire, to maintain the moral propriety and well-being of their house, to honour the Spirits and their ancestors, and to dutifully participate in the empire's political, religious and social life. In effect, a *parriarch* is expected to be the model imperial citizen to which their family aspire. As their gender-neutral title suggests, *parriarchs* can be male or female.
Aritaea Sparatus

Aritaea Victus Sparatiana was the first *Primarch* of Bostra. She was the widow of Valexus Victus, who gave his life in an ill-fated attempt to free their beloved Bostra from the rule of the tyrannical, self-appointed despot, Soterian. She and Valexus were utterly devoted to one another, having chosen to mate for life. His death was a turning point for Aritaea, motivating her to throw her lot in with Aurelion *Imperator* for a chance at vengeance.

When Aurelion's forces finally captured Soterian, Aurelion gave him over to her to do with as she pleased, in exchange for her continued loyalty. Aritaea, riven by grief and filled with nought but hatred, personally flayed Soterian alive before nailing him to a post and leaving him out in the desert to be feasted upon by corivels. So terrifying was her revenge that none ever dared to question her rule as *primarch*, ensuring a docile, obedient Bostra for Aurelion's reunified empire.

Despite her reputation for sobriety, stoicism and a serious temper, Aritaea was never neglectful or cruel to her people. She did much to improve living standards for all Bostrans, including the mass production of state-supplied rebreathers to reduce the impact of silicosis - an incurable disease of the lungs caused by long-term inhalation of silica particles carried by sandstorms - the carrying of which she made mandatory (a law which still in effect on Bostra today and is hailed as the greatest advancement in medical equality in its history). She was also a loving mother to her and Valexus' children, whom she adored.

Aritaea and Valexus are the common ancestors of all members of House Victus, as well as several other bostran Familiae Martiales that their descendants married into over the millennia.
Sarena Arterius

Sarena and Fidellion, circa 2219 CE

> ***"You pissed off the wrong Arterius."***
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Sarena Victus Arteriana Kryina (High Cipritine: [saˈreːna aːrtʰɛrˈiː.ʊs]; 2193-2226 CE) was the only daughter of Desolas Arterius II and Nihlus Kryik, the wife and bondmate of Fidellion Victus, and the mother of their son Sairus. She was also a popular and well-respected general within the Turian Hierarchy. She is famous for her heroic sacrifice during the Leviathan War, where she gave her life to destroy a Leviathan indoctrination facility located on Sanctum. This selfless act turned the tide of the war, allowing her parents to enact the final push on Despoina, which saw the nuclear annihilation of the Leviathan species as retribution for her death. Her death cost Desolas a powerful ally and played a key role in his eventual abdication and exile.

Sarena was named in memory of her great-uncle, Spectre-Agent Saren Arterius, who took his own life to free himself from Sovereign's indoctrination and prevent the reapers from invading the Milky Way through the Citadel Relay. Similar to him, she would willingly give her life to stop the leviathan from indoctrinating any more of her people.

## Load-out

* **Primary weapon:**Phaeston (Turian automatic assault rifle, Armax Arsenal)
* **Secondary weapon:**Alvinax (Turian semi-automatic shotgun, Armax Arsenal)
* **Armour:**Praedator Armour (Turian heavy armour, Armax Arsenal)
* **Omni-tool:**Armax Arsenal's *Vulcan* model (military grade)

## Powers

* **Marksman:** Recharge Speed: 4.80 sec // Duration: 10.20 sec // Rate-of-Fire: +70% // Accuracy: +50%
* **Fortification:** Recharge Speed: 4 sec // Damage Reduction: 40% // Melee Damage: +70% // Shield Recharge Rate: -15%
* **Havok Strike:** Recharge Speed: 6.40 sec // Damage: 960 // Force: 1040 N
* **Carnage:** Recharge Speed: 6.25 sec // Damage: 525 // Radius: 1.50 // Armour Damage: +65%
* **Stimulant Packs:** Max Shields: 2000 // Damage: +45% // Duration: 15 sec
* **Frag Grenades:** Damage: 1080 // Radius: 8.45 m // Bleed Damage: 50% over 10 secs // Armour Damage: +75%
* **Dual** **Incendiary Blades:** Dual omni-blades wreathed in flammable gases, which ignite upon impact.
* **Marksman's Focus:** Grants an escalating damage bonus for every target killed in a short time.
* **Jump-jets:** Onboard propulsion packs which allow short distance glides to evade incoming attacks. Grant the ability to hover in place for a few seconds.
Alia Sparatus

Alia Victus Sparatiana Lascarina (born 'Alia Sparatus Lascarina') is the daughter of *Primarch* Domitia Sparatus of Bostra and her husband, Nikeos Lascaris. She is the wife of Malkum Victus and has two children with him; a son named Aren Victus and a daughter named Claudia. As the daughter of Bostra's reigning *primarch*, she is entitled to wear Tyrian purple, as are her husband and children.
Council of Hierarchs

The Council of Hierarchs is a governmental institution of the Aurelian Empire, comprising the 30 colonial primarchs and the Primarch of Palaven. It exists as an official advisory council to the Primarch of Palaven, advising them on pan-imperial political and military matters.

In theory, the Primarch of Palaven is first among equals. However, in practice, the council is subordinate to them as the Primarch of Palaven is not legally beholden to its advice and can annul any law that a colonial primarch passes within their jurisdictional territory if they feel it is not in the best interests of the empire. Despite this, some of the empire's colonial primarchs hold more political sway over the ruling primarch, often due to the material contribution their homeworlds make to the empire, i.e.: the Primarch of Carthaan has traditionally been a powerful voice on the council, due to the fact Carthaan produces most of the empire's food.
Melaira Fedorian

Melaira Fedorian Partinina is the daughter of Regnaltus Fedorian II and his wife, Valeria Partinax. She is named after her paternal grandmother, Melaira Mehrkuri, *conjux domina* of the late *Primarch* Regnaltus Fedorian I of Palaven and niece to Astraea Mehrkuri, the traitor *Primarch* of Digeris. Through her maternal line she was the granddaughter of the infamous General Valerio Partinax - the so-called *"Butcher of Taetrus" -* and the grandniece of Antraxes Partinax, reviled usurper of the Aurelian Throne.

Melaria's blood relation to Antraxes, Astraea and Valerio has made life difficult for her and she often has to be shielded by her father and the rest of House Fedorian to protect her dignity. As such, she has always been closer to her father and grew up resenting her mother's family. As an adult, she would eventually reconcile with her mother and apologise for her unjust feelings towards her.
Iacoba Victus

Iacoba Victus Caelina is the youngest child of Irixia Victus and her husband, Kiron Caelax. She has two older brothers named Euphemien and Gidion Victus. Through her maternal line, Euphemien is the granddaughter of *Primarch* Fidellion Victus of Palaven and a descendant of Aurelion *Imperator*. Through her paternal line, she is the granddaughter of *Primarch* Menelus Caelax of Macedyn. As the legitimate grandchild of two *primarchs*, she was entitled to wear purple from birth. Iacoba was named by her mother in memory of her maternal great-grandmother, Iacoba Parvus, who had passed away three years before her birth.