Cyrus

> I do not do stealth. I do not do it.
>
> Cyrus

**Cyrus** (he/him) is a Spaasimar barbarian member of the Aether Bastards. He is played by Liz Dreizen.

Cyrus is the last surviving member of the Spaasimar people of the planet Sunimagi. He was part of a Zalarian "super soldier" program and served for many years as an elite Zalarian soldier. He defected from the Zalarians and spent some time as a mercenary.

Cyrus was recruited to the Aether Bastards by the gangster Dev Selimas. He became the crew's muscle, pilot, and ad hoc dad after the Aether Bastards elected to remain together after the job. During his adventures with the Aether Bastards, Cyrus has acquired a pet caracockra named Trillex and been adopted by the ship's autopilot, 0tt0.

## **Intro**

"Cyrus is that cool but slightly suspicious uncle. He won't start fights, but he is always ready to finish them!"

"Cyrus is older, he's been around the block a few times. He is a deserter, he was in the Zalarian military. He was decently high in the ranks and he got out. He doesn't tell people how he got out, he just says he got out. He enjoys helping what he's been told are low lives, but he does a little bit of everything. He'll help you lift stuff, if you need to smuggle something he can help you do that. But when he's not doing that, he just hangs around in bars and acts as a de facto bouncer."

## **Description**

### **Appearance**

Cyrus stands tall at 6' 8". He has bronze skin and hoofed feet. Cyrus has topaz blue eyes that are slitted like a lizard. He is missing his left leg and wears a prosthetic. Cyrus weighs 220 pounds without his leg, which alone weighs around forty pounds. Cyrus' hair is dark red and buzzed short in a military-style cut. He has a beard that he is very protective of. In addition to his rage, Cyrus has been known to use collapsible javelins, a laser flail, and very large guns.

As a barbarian, he is capable of entering a rage state. When raging, Cyrus' eyes glow gold and the cracks in the scales around his eyes become more pronounced. As a wild magic barbarian, anything can happen when Cyrus rages. Examples have included generating golden orbs that can be fired as projectiles and generating magical shields to protect allies.

### **Personality**

Cyrus has been through a lot in his life, and it's given him quite a bit of perspective. Cyrus is generally level headed, though has the capacity for recklessness when the situation requires. He is not afraid to get creative in order to gain an advantage in a fight; up to and including flirting with his opponents. Cyrus genuinely cares about helping others, particularly the less fortunate, but he takes no nonsense. Recently he has become comfortable enough around his crew to let his sass reemerge. Cyrus is a magpie who loves to collect all things shiny.

## **Biography**

### **Before Campaign One**

Cyrus is the last surviving member of the Spaasimar people of the planet Sunimagi. He was part of a Zalarian "super soldier" program and served for many years as an elite Zalarian soldier. He defected from the Zalarians and spent some time as a mercenary.

### **Campaign One**

Cyrus was recruited to the Aether Bastards by the gangster Dev Selimas. He became the crew's muscle, pilot, and ad hoc dad after the Aether Bastards elected to remain together after the job. During his adventures with the Aether Bastards, Cyrus has acquired a pet caracockra named Trillex and been adopted by the ship's autopilot, 0tt0.

## **Relationships**

### **Oomal**

Cyrus and Oomal met "a long time ago on a port," over twenty years in the past. He remains a reliable contact known to provide quick-turnaround jobs.

### **Elmyra Zylven**

Elmyra Zylven, known to Cyrus as "the Sun", oversaw the research program that Cyrus was a part of. While she was rarely directly involved in their training and experimentation, Cyrus has fixated on her as the cause of his trauma. He's not wrong.

### **The Aether Bastards**

Cyrus is not the most cuddly individual, but he has formed strong bonds with the other three original members of his crew. They are his friends and he has demonstrated a willingness to die for them on numerous occasions.

### **0tt0**

After acquring an automatic piloting unit from the merchant Walgar, the unit demonstrated a mind of its own and quickly attached itself to Cyrus. 0tt0 describes Cyrus as 'dad who won't let me drive' and Cyrus has not disputed the existence of a paternal relationship with the unit.

## **Quotations**

* "I do not do stealth. I do not do it." - Episode 0: The Team Up
* "We've been running for far too long." - Episode 30: Stacked Time

## **Trivia**

* Cyrus loves trinkets. He has been known to make unwise decisions when faced with shiny objects.
* Cyrus has danced burlesque at least once in the past (job related).
* Cyrus is a capable pilot who is responsible enough not to do donuts with the ship.

## **External Links**

**Art:**

1. ↑ Episode 0: The Team Up - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhBXKE-YATA
2. ↑ Episode 6
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Episode 1: The Beginning
4. ↑ Episode 4