Alistair Slaine

### Identifying Marks

Several scars from many fights and battles over the decades particularly noticeable is the burn mark on the left side of his face from an incineration attempt at the Torfan Raid

## OOC Info

### Status

Inactive

**Alistair Slaine** is an operative in the Council Recovery Corps.

## Biography

Born to Adar and Ailsa Slaine, produce factory workers, in 2153, October 30 his early life was a hard one, but simple. He was from a middle-class family and was given everything he needed to survive. He didn’t know the lap of luxury or the grime of poverty but he did understand hard work. Even at a young age around his family's home when he could walk he was put to work doing chores when he wasn’t at school. His back grew strong and his hands calloused with the chores he was given, like helping his dad work on the house.

Most of his childhood was spent watching military action videos leading to his interest in the military. Alistair was also taken to see his doctor many times throughout his childhood. Having been found to be biotic potential he was watched since birth and tested quite often to see if he would develop anything negative after birth.

When taken to a doctor they were told he had the potential to be in a biotic schooling program. When his mother and father wondered where the biotics came from, being simple workers, they were told it was from their work in the factory most likely from some dust form she inhaled from the many machines that use eezo in the factory, and when his mother got frantic that she had caused her son to possibly be a mutant the doctor quickly calmed her giving her the facts about Element Zero mutations in humans and that if there was going to be an issue he would have died in the womb.

In 2164, May 16 he finished grade school and was offered a chance to go to the BAaT and excel. They told Alistair’s parents that without training he could hurt either himself or the other kids and possibly even kill himself by creating a singularity within his own body. They were quick to send their boy off in fear that he would possibly harm his own body. The fear they felt was amplified by the fact that they felt it was their fault.

What he found in BAaT was not what he expected. After given his L3 implant he would only be there for a few months when he would be subject to the training of a brutal man. The man would withhold food and water to try and push them harder. Made them fight each other over scraps. Alistair’s cold outlook was brought out here as he was pushed past his limits as he learned to look out for himself first and his fellow man second. He witnessed a fellow trainee rise up and fight against the brutal methods of the instructors. Even to this day, he believes it was the right thing to do and wishes he would have told his peer so. Even as he left.

In 2169 he was sent home. The BAaT had been shut down and files closed to cover up the atrocity that was the abuse and the inhumane treatment of biotic children. On his return home, his parents were a bit apprehensive at first but when he sat and spoke with them about what happened and what the truth was about biotics they were immensely apologetic. He accepted it and knew that they had been lied to but he by now was more calculated and mature than most teens because of what he was subject to.

By 2174, February 20 He would finish up his high school career and find a love of science and chemistry. His love of the military had never stopped but he wanted to study at college first to see if he truly wanted to go into the service of the Alliance. He was able to attain a scholarship because of his 4.0 average in school. But there was also a bit of help from the Alliance with the money.

In college, he spent his full time as a student. He would do nothing but study and exercise his mind and body. There was some distrust among his peers once rumors started floating about he was a biotic after he tried to show out for a friend and ended up being seen by someone else. Among cruel words being whispered in earshot he also would have a confrontation with a fellow classmate in his free time.

Alistair was confronted off-campus in town getting some food and more writing supplies for his semester. A male student decided he wanted to confront the biotic. General distrust led to this particular young man having quite a hateful idea of what biotics were and had joined an anti-mutant movement. The young man would try to harass Alistair, though the young biotic simply turned away from the abrasive peer and started to walk away until his shoulder was grabbed. At that, his fight response took over and without the use of biotics, he would grab the hand and turn twisting it into an awkward position. He then would slam his fist into the young man’s diaphragm bring him to his knees.

The rest of his time in college getting his doctorate degree was uneventful and he kept his grades above average through hard work and continuous study. He would be offered an internship inside a prestigious lab in council space and even a higher paying position inside the factory his parents work at as a quality manager for the preservative chemicals. He would take time to return home and think about what he wanted.

On March 2nd, 2178 he would head to a recruiter. With his mind made up now about what he wanted to do for a career he would sign up for the OCS.  On 2178, April 13

Alistair would enter into the OCS training program via the ECP. In training, he stood out among his peers. His prior experience in BAaT had made him acquainted with how harsh instructors could be but here instructors were regulated and were strict and harsh, but fair. Everything other than Leadership was at a solid 90%. His leadership was 83% due to his seemingly detached nature. He can sometimes seem as if he doesn’t care for the lives of his men even if he makes good calls and never leaves someone behind. At third in his platoon, he was given distinguished honors and in firearms training, he would score expert in Marksman.

At the end of OCS  around May 2178, he would begin TBS the six-month training program that combines what he has already learned on top of teaching him further on the merits of leadership and combat. He would learn to care for his fellow man more due to the leadership training being further expanded upon. On top of leadership, he was further trained in pistol and assault rifle. According to his superiors when it comes to weaponry, if the alliance has a manual on it Slaine has a rating with it. In the six month train, he became one of the best combat officers in his class and was often the highest scoring when it came to the simulations.

November 2178 at his graduation with his new platoon his family was there, crying as he did the run and crying as he would be dismissed for family day. And from there he was immediately deployed to the Terminus for patrol around Elysium. Patrol in pirate-infested space while helping farmers and colonists stay safe. He felt pride again and was more than happy to make a life out here feeling like home even though Eden Prime was light-years away. On the day that he will never forget, along with his teammates, he was on patrol not far away from the farm he had taken a liking too. A family of four, mother and father with two kids a brother and sister, had taken a liking to him and he to them as they reminded him of home. He was off-site checking on some strange radio signals when the call came out.

Late 2178 after his graduation his first assignment was something he will never forget. He was given command of a small unit, one of many, all given the mission to attack Torfan. On the day of the raid on the shuttles, no one was joking and laughing. There were no jokes and no one was reading or listening to music. They were all quiet due to the orders they were given. This raid was to wipe out Torfan. It was a den of pirates and smugglers so each person there was considered hostile. The pirates that had occupied Torfan were some of the most ruthless criminals and fought hard.

Some were begging for their lives and apologizing for the acts of their kin but there was nothing they said that made Slaine hesitate. Biotics, guns, melee, anything that was available. He would lose most of his men but his ruthless and detached mind would not stop. Even his men were not as efficient as him in the killing of Batarians. Many would see him as a machine or even a monster. In one instance it is on record that a Batarian came around a corner running and screaming after burning Alistair’s face with a failed Incineration attempt. This succeeded only in angering Alistair and yanked the Batarian backward via a biotic lash. When the Batarian would lay on his back and look up crying for mercy Alistair didn’t once look down but simply walked by using his sidearm and fired a single shot in between the Batarians four eyes. Marines involved in the Raid would be put on temporary leave as the Alliance would try and cover the horror of Torfan up. No one was given medals that day, no one spoke of it, no one drank to it.

By 2179 October 2nd after he had completed another tour of just simple patrols around the colony space of humanity he was assigned to the cleanup and reconstruction of several colonies hit throughout the cluster where Elysium was. Pirate attacks were always common and there was always a need for hands in various places. From needed help rebuilding to fighting off smaller slaver and pirate attacks. For four years he would be deployed throughout several regions of colony space helping with patrol and reconstruction of affected areas that had been hit by pirates. He would hear of a new group being formed by the citadel in response to the massacre at the coffee shop.. He spent time guarding the Embassy on the Citadel and saw various protests and how GUARDIAN was operating and noticed their efforts. He took another leave, shorter this time, to get advice from his family and think about his own decisions.

Not long after his leave was over in 2185, September 2 was the GUARDIAN group was formed and in the spirit of helping people, he would ask to be transferred. Command decided to keep most Marines from the Torfan raid far from further interaction with the Hegemony for fear of creating zealots that might cause racial tension among the Batarians so his request for transfer was denied. Instead, he was given the option to have a bit of an easier deployment by staying in the Citadel guarding the Embassy.

It was here Slaine would meet Ashiana Pelassaria, an Asari, who took a liking to his calm and collected manner seeing most humans as rash and far too quick to act. His cold and calm manner attracted her and would begin a love affair that would be intense though short lasting only a year. They would meld and in those moments in “Eternity”, he felt something akin to pure bliss that started to change his mentality. He started to see his biotics as a gift from the universe that saw him as worthy not simply a mutation. He started to meditate more and find the peace that Torfan had taken from him.

Their relationship would last only a year during his time guarding the Embassy. In that year he learned she was a representative of GUARDIAN on the Citadel. She was in her Maiden stages around 214 so she was interested in learning of other species and their ways. At first, it was simple flirting and small looks to each other across rooms in the Embassy. But due to his duty as a guard, he was unable to walk over and meet her. One day she would be walking past and dropped a small piece of paper at his feet. It was her extranet address. From there she would be the one to ask him on a date to a local club. A year of this would end in them amicably splitting due to simply not being compatible but remained in touch as GUARDIAN slowly pulled from under Council influence.

2186 August 1st

When GUARDIAN left Council Space and split from the council he fought leading his men in the second Blitz. In a better state of mind thanks to Ashiana he was not only capable but level headed and not in his own head about vengeance. He was one of the few squads there to help GUARDIAN but it was by no means another Torfan or Elysium. In the coming months, there was only the next mission and the next. News of GUARDIAN being destroyed in a terrorist attack reached him and he worried about Ashiana. He would head to the CItadel on leave to ask about her as she was likely still a representative there and instead found out that she had died in the attack on GUARDIAN. With the alliance working to restore some form of order to the galaxy with GUARDIAN he would attain rank quickly in the Alliance to Major leading his men in battle.

In the year 2187 around June 20th a year later Slaine is helping the Alliance and starting to plan on extended leave to visit his family when news reaches him. Something has hit Eden Prime. From reports from the Alliance, it was something big, a Reaper. His mind was blank as he stared at the names of his parents. Instead of taking leave he now would seek to continue his tour and return to active duty. He tirelessly leads his men across all theaters of war, both with the Hegemony and Cerberus. Throughout July he led more than a dozen attacks across the galaxy on orders of peace. He also would search through files and reports of Eden Prime to see where they could have done better.

On the eve of battle with the Reapers in August of 2187, he would submit his request for separation from the Alliance. In the battle against the Reapers, he would act as added security onboard an alliance frigate and watched as something truly terrifying fought against them.

While the rest of the galaxy celebrated a victory against the Reapers he would disappear. He found work in Omega. Lost in the Eezo mines he worked hard and tirelessly for a time as the galaxy moved on. He found himself working mercenary contracts from time to time as a Biotic Merc called “Warlock” for his abilities in biotics not simply because he was powerful he was but because of how he used them. His Alliance training along with his ruthless nature made him something of a “Scorched Earth” response to an issue as he often only took jobs that would have no survivors. Settlement disputes between drug gangs or even as a bodyguard where the person he was guarding planned to betray the other party.

He stayed removed from galactic conflicts after the alliance. He didn’t want to be involved in such a thing again and after his time working hard he bought a ship. He had seen on the news channels in bars and on the extranet that a group was helping people of all creeds. He felt that maybe they were not as political as it seemed most were supportive of the CRC and thus he wished to see what he could do for them. He grew tired of endless grime in Omega and wanted something new.

## Personality

Being raised by factory workers he still kept many of those old values that were taught to him by his family; loyalty, pride, respect, and kindness. Though as a young man it was evident to many of his family that he was somewhat cold to his fellow man. This combined with the treatment of the children at BAaT has caused him to be ruthless in his decisions once they are made.

He may be cold to most but he has natural paternal feelings to those he sees as either students or peers. He enjoys teaching his biotic beliefs seeing it as a way to connect to the universe on a deeper level. He has experienced the Asari “meld” once and has become somewhat of an obsession of his leading to his calm nature. Even in his coldest, he is still fiercely loyal to those he chooses to trust until they betray him. He survived BAaT but at the cost of some of his emotional attachment to his fellow man and other living creatures making him rather cold and ruthless.

His most manic moments are when he is caught in his own mind. The nightmares and the voices from the wraiths of his past all can make him isolate and become hostile. Rare as it is when it does happen he becomes angry and withdrawn.

### Exceptional Skills

* *Toy Maker* - Having a degree in chemical engineering he has a love of making highly volatile mixtures of explosive material usually pertaining to a job he has coming up. He can make a bomb out of just about anything in a household or with expensive materials specifically made to make the biggest or most flammable bomb.
* *Stiff Drink* - He also has a love of Moonshine made with exotic flavors from around the galaxy. (He sometimes creates Molotovs or a napalm mixture from the non-consumable alcohols.)
* *The Monk* -  He is deeply spiritual in his views of biotics so he meditates often on the meaning of existence to clear his mind from his worries and anxieties. He has a deep love of martial arts from all species especially the Drell and Hanar often practicing what he can in his free time.

## Physical Description

Having been one of the first few in the BAaT program he was honed into a well-sculpted machine. Even with his body in top shape and his musculature chiseled he still was a large man making his speed suffer along with his joints having some added strain as he grew.

At his six and a half foot height, he towers over a good portion of humanity and the smaller alien races with the exception of Krogan and Turians, of course. The scarring across his body indicates the fights he was in over his life leading to several injuries that have him in pain sometimes and often can cause his PTSD trauma to flare up and cause him to enter into a semi-manic state until he can assess his surroundings.

He tends to wear an older style of clothing with a hat or monk-like robes with a hood to try and accentuate his calm exterior. His large size is also accentuated with his posture being very straight and his chest out. He doesn't like poor posture as it was drilled into him in the Marines to always have a straight back and look forward no matter the reason.

### Armament

* M-12 Locust
* M-6 Carnifex
* M-97 Viper

### Abilities

* Throw
* Pull
* Slam
* Lash