Sapphire Elites

**Sapphire Elites** are one of the two high level Elite groups. They are primarily used for espionage, sabotage, and assassinations, trained in skills surrounding those roles.

## Elites Role Summary

### Uniform and Badges

The uniform colours for Sapphires is black with blue accents. As there are many different types of uniform styles, there are a number of different variations from casual pyjama clothing, to heavy duty armour, as well as the day to day uniform, designed to accomodate all body types and limbs.

Sapphire BadgeSapphire Handler's Badge
## Sapphire Elites Structure

Each continent has their own ranking and structure.

### Command Structure

* **Sergeant**

The Sergeant is the main coordinator for the Elites. There will usually be one sergeant per region, and they will have command of the lietenants. In smaller or more remote regions, there may be an on-base Sergeant to report to.

* **Lieutenant**

The Lieutenant is the highest active handler role within the Sapphires and Rubies. There is usually a trio of Lieutenants per bunker, however smaller bunkers may only have one Lieutenant who takes command of the Sapphire Handlers and their teams.

* **Sapphire Handlers**

Handlers are important to team groups as they command up to 5 individual groups, whilst also actively participating in their own groups, and will answer to their Lieutenant or Sergeant if there are any issues. Sapphire Handler teams are generally unranked, as they are essentially teachers and managers who resolve issues and monitor the progress of their subordinates. Often these Sapphire Handlers will have to have a good raport with their groups and are required to write up information about each team member to report on their progress.

* **Sapphire Elite Teams**

The structure of the Sapphire Elites usually has one team leader managing the whole team.

Teams 1 through to 39 are the ones looking to rank up as the professional teams of Sapphires who will likely go on to be Diamonds or are sent out into active combaat, where as 40 - 60 are teams that take on different missions within ARCDA. These missions will vary from continent to continent.

Many teams choose not to go for the ranking of Diamonds, and instead either maintain their ranks to be strong soldiers, or they might choose to become Handlers and teachers for lower level Elites.

* **Unranked Sapphires**

Unranked Sapphires are generally single Synths who do not have a team either by choice or circumstance, however they assist in the day-to-day running of different departments of ARCDA usually as managers. This can cover everything from Nursery Managers, Hunter Units, Crisis Aid and Response teams, to working in Admin and as Transporters. Just like the teams, the unranked Sapphires can be demoted.

### Training Locations

* North America - La Verendrye, Canada
* South America - Paraná River, Paraguay
* Europe - Hoffell, Iceland
* Asia - Serra da Capivara, Brazil
* Africa - Minkébé, Gabon
* Oceania - Strathgordon, Tasmania

## Skills and Training

Sapphire training involves a lot of night-time work and navigational skills, and a lot of social skill development in understanding body language, using words to get information through manipulation or persuasion. Sapphire training is seen as not being as physically demanding, however it is more emotionally and mentally taxing and a much harsher culture. Sapphires who are unable to handle the training are very quickly either demoted, removed from the team, or sent to Recovery.

## Sapphire Culture

In ARCDA Sapphires have the reputation of being cold, intense, and intelligent. Where as Ruby Elites are generally referred to as "canon fodder" by Sapphires, in return the Sapphire Elites are considered to be "sneaky bastards" since they are trained for stealth and to hang back to gather information, or to kill quietly from a distance.

Sapphires usually have a preference for working within their own groups out of duty more than loyalty. However, due to the 'assassin' style nature of their jobs, they can evolve into very standoffish and suspicious individuals who do not take easily to strangers and are highly wary of anyone who is not directly involved with their team, leading to lots of friends being lost. Unfortunately, due to the high stress nature of Sapphire work, many Sapphire elites burn out or change dramatically in attitude that not everyone can handle. Usually this change comes in the form of them becoming quieter, more suspicious, more intense with their emotions as the world becomes divided into '*truth*' and '*duty*'.

Lies are second nature to Sapphires, and lying to team mates is a grievous offence and can quickly lead to the team dissolving. A team would rather dissolve than resort to violence on one another as most Sapphires would never dare kill another Sapphire, and even the idea of Rubies killing other Rubies would provoke outcry, but not out of loyalty but instead out of 'duty'. Lying to friends is fine however, as they are not usually part of whatever duty is occuring.

## Known Sapphire Elites

#### Individuals

* Roanoke - Sapphire-44 [Formerly]
* Big Dog - Sapphire-44 [Deceased]
* Westwind
* Nico - Sapphire-1 [Formerly]
* Sunshine - Sapphire-44 [Deceased]
* Tortuga -Sapphire-44 [Deceased]
* Dixy - Sapphire-44 [Deceased]
* Frigatebird - Sapphire-1
* Friend
* Darter

### Sapphire Elite Groups

**North America [Pre-Broken Arrow]**

* S-40 - Vetiver, Quill Fish
* S-42 - Caw
* S-43 - Harsh
* S-44 - Sunshine, Roanoke, Dixy, Big Dog, Tortuga
* S-46 - Alice
* S-48 - Cloudy
* S-50 - Daisy

## See Also

* The Elites
* Ruby Elites

## Trivia

* Sapphire Elites act as rogue or stealth classes.
* Sapphires would rather work with someone they don't like and is honest about how they feel but they know get the job done, than someone they're friends with. Being friends distracts them from their duties and gets their friends hurt or killed.

## References

1. ↑ Broken Arrow - CH1

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