Cerne M'Taci

### Unique Markings

* In addition to the charcoal colored facial markings Cerne has that appear as exaggerated eye shadow, tiny diamonds decorate her lower eyelids, brow ridge, and tentacles - a testament to how exorbitantly rich she truly is

## Status

### Occupation

CEO of Sytau Diamonds

**Cerne M'Taci** is the ruthless and vile asari corporate overload of the Sytau Diamonds corporation, supplier of some of the most luxurious stones offered in the Milky Way.

## Biography

In the life of Cerne M'Taci, money and power are all that matters. Staunchly selfish and driven by greed and desire, Cerne is someone who gets what she wants, regardless of what it takes or who she has to step over along the way. She was born into the highest echelons of Thessian society, where she was raised to be just so; the M'Tacis before her were equally feared, but Cerne possessed the ambition and drive to grasp as what no-one before her had dared.

Nearing the end of her maiden stage, Cerne happened upon Sytau while fleeing a brigade of Terminus pirates that she'd provoked. Though deadly, dangerous, and downright difficult to exploit, Cerne saw an opportunity like no other waiting for her on the diamond-encrusted planet, and spent the next several decades building a handful of processing and internment stations in orbit around Sytau in which her indentured and enslaved miners lived and worked. She threw money into the volcanoes of the planet and watched it burn, knowing soon enough she'd be making it back tenfold - and she was right.

In 1931, Sytau Diamonds was established as a legitimate business and stores began popping up on the most popular worlds across the galaxy - Thessia, Illium, Palaven, Sur'Kesh, anywhere the business beckoned. The gems M'Taci's workers mined from Sytau were undeniably the most lustrous anyone had ever seen; they were more than just diamonds, they were a symbol of power and influence, and the richest souls in the galaxy scrambled to get their hands on even the smallest of the excessively priced stones.

Cerne became one of the wealthiest people in the galaxy almost overnight, with the cheapest of her jewelry selling for upwards of half a million credits. Though many were vocal about the abysmal conditions her employees were forced to work and live in, no-one could deny the quality of her goods; just like that, she became untouchable, famous, and reveled in her riches as her profits only continued to grow.

## Personality

* Zealous
* Greedy
* Intense
* Self-Obsessed
* Enterprising

## Physical Description

Glitz and glamor are the things that Cerne holds closest to her frigid heart, and, coincidentally, are the words that can best describe her and the kind of life she leads. Everything around Cerne seems to shine a little bit brighter when she walks into a room, because that's the kind of surroundings she demands. Her outfits are flashy and bold, and her words and mannerisms even more so. Cerne acts like life is a constant, blockbuster movie, and she's the star at the center of it all. And though she certainly has the looks for it, being the epitome of elegance and grace, the blood on her hands and her cold, cruel personality ensures she remains restricted to reality.

## Armament

Though she doesn't often need to, Cerne is no stranger to fighting. In combat she utilizes two Acolyte pistols and an M-490 Blackstorm. Her omni-tool is equipped with the combat abiltiies Decoy, Defense Matrix, Neural Shock and Tactical Cloak, and she can utilize her biotics if necessary.