Quorum

### Identifying Marks

A bronze-like Geth Insignia indicating their status as an ambassador on their chest.

## OOC Info

### Status

Active

**Quorum** is the geth Ambassador to the Citadel Council, however the title of Ambassador is a formality at best. The Council is not ready to deal with the geth problem, and has assigned Quorum to the Council Recovery Corps for the meantime.

## Biography

Quorum’s journey began not too long ago. The mobile platform was only built about three years ago as a response to G.U.A.R.D.I.A.N.’s arrival on Rannoch. The close proximity to their planet of origin forced the geth to interact with the galactic force and reveal themselves to the overreaching galaxy. Knowing that the consciousness would be forced to make an official stand at some point, they put to work many different contingency plans, Quorum was one of them.

Originally an unnamed Shock Trooper model, Quorum would be filled with enough programs to provide it functionality away from the veil. The geth had practiced this technique in the past and had sent out a few scouts and models into the galaxy in the past. A few of them had even interacted with G.U.A.R.D.I.A.N. but this would be the first time they would be designing a model to interact with the council and the galaxy as a whole. Reviewing their research, they knew an ambassador would be essential to peaceful negotiations and eventual introduction to the political engine. Over a thousand programs would be implanted within the platform and then they would be instructed to prioritize their stored information. A unit of pure diplomatic energy.

Once the model had been finished, the programs uploaded, and the information downloaded, Quorum would be ready for field testing. Assigned a company of ten additional geth units, Quorum (still unnamed at this time) would make excursions into the galaxy using their own personal geth dropship. The excursions would be minor and under the radar, a simple test on how the programs handled their new platform and if any adjustments would be needed to be made. The field testing would only last a few months, a few updates here and there and finally given the all clear.

The biggest trial of their reveal would be the disillusion of G.U.A.R.D.I.A.N. Originally planning on using the galactic organization as their liaison, the lack of a secure connection would prove to be...problematic. The geth were still viewed with much suspicion, and knew that the odds of them getting shot down before establishing friendly contact would be unlikely. This was further reinforced by the disappearance of the very ship they had loaned G.U.A.R.D.I.A.N. as a goodwill measure. With no one to contact other than a few possible leads, they had to reevaluate the best way to establish contact. This would come about in the oddest of ways.

The geth ship was stolen by the Council themselves and taken into deep space for analysis. This would prove to be the most optimal way to reestablish contact. Sending out signals to the ship, they would sit there and wait for someone to finally “pick up the phone” as it were. Finally, be it luck, or curiosity, someone finally picked up that proverbial phone and answered the signal. With contact established, the geth would finally implement their ambassador unit in its first mission.

The ambassador unit would begin to engage in frequent conversation and it was in these conversations that he would be dubbed “Quorum” by the council team on the other end. Without a name to address the unit by, they came to agree that a collection of diplomatic orators would have no better name than Quorum. Agreeing to the moniker, Quorum fully came to be, and a bargain was finally struck.

The geth would be allowed to send the unit to the citadel for briefing along with a small contingence of bodyguards on one condition, they couldn’t be connected to the main consciousness. Obviously the geth would agree as they had already foreseen this requirement, hence the entire creation of Quorum. They would send the unit, a geth dropship, and 10 other geth units. This would be the first peace mission sent out by the geth, and hopefully it would lead to a new relationship with the galaxy.

Now, if only the ship had made it to the Citadel...

## Personality

Quorum, like all geth, is a mobile platform made up of geth programs. Unlike most geth however, they are an “independent” platform, indicating that they are made up of over a thousand progams. The number of programs doesn’t change how a gestalt consciousness works thankfully, as Quorum still runs all thousand plus programs simultaneously, consulting all at once, and then choosing the best course of action at an insane processing speed. This allows Quorum to move, act, and perform as a unified platform; to anyone observing them, they would appear to be making decisions all on their own, unbeknownst to the observer that they were actually meticulously calculating each decision they will ever make.

The act of consulting a gestalt consciousness makes a geth platform unique in the way they view the world. They don’t have the time to worry about their decisions, be struck with indecision, or easily make mistakes. Everything is discussed, everything is debated, compared, and carefully chosen. Quorum is extremely matter-of-fact when answering someone or picking a course of action. They know all the risks already, and they have made up their mind. As such it can be a bit unnerving, if not frustrating to speak with the platform, as the act of changing their mind is not one to be done easily. Doubt is nearly a foreign concept to the platform.

What sets Quorum apart from the few independent platforms that exist, and the overall geth consciousness in general, are the types of programs chosen to be implanted in the unit. The geth programs residing within Quorum were tasked with focusing on tactical knowledge, diplomatic skills, and planetary history. Purposefully devoting their memory banks to skills that would cause the platform to excel in decision making regarding diplomacy, Quorum has a very unique way of speaking and acting. The platform, instead of stringing together single sentences or responding with one word, they have practiced in delivering complex lines of dialogue, as well as continual research in speech writing and public speaking. Quorum has understood that a more comprehensive respect for verbal communication is required in order to carry out their job as an ambassador, a title that still feels quite fresh and foreign to the geth.

Outside of their political and diplomatic structuring, Quorum has also partaken in the studies of philosophy and history. To dialogue with a foreign power without knowing their history is to err. Most of the historical knowledge that Quorum has to reference come from independent scouting missions and information that has made it back to the Perseus Veil. As such it can sometimes be outdated, so independently Quorum has dedicated a portion of its programs to gather the most accurate representation of galactic history.

The last, yet most important part, of Quorum’s nature is his severing from the main gestalt consciousness. The ambassadorial platform left the Perseus Veil with a small cadre of fellow units with the promise that they’d be cut off from the main gestalt. This was a protective decree by the Council and as such, Quorum lakes the access to the main body of intelligence that helps move and operate all geth. It's the reason they have so many programs in one platform, and the companion of geth they arrived with help each other, but without the main connection they aren’t nearly as powerful. Further separation from the main consciousness creates further risk of deviation and rogue programs within the platform. It is with that in mind that Quorum must maintain a unified state of mind and make sure their company is equally in line. Luckily Quorum’s ship is outfitted with a server bank and can act as a relay station with the main force behind the veil.

### Exceptional Skills

* Diplomacy
* Collective Intelligence

## Physical Description

Quorum is a standard Shock Trooper mobile platform built by the geth. Their imposing figure stands at 8 feet, dwarfing most average humanoid species. Although large, Quorum barely reaches the height of their Prime bodyguards, and in general blends in with almost all the other geth models around them. The white metallic plates add a large level of protection while their synthetic musculature allows for a breadth of movement and swift adjustments.

The only thing that indicates Quorum is different from other geth models is a bronze-like insignia emblazoned on their chest. It is a marker of the geth themselves, and they believe this should help organics identify Quorum’s peace based mission. However, contradictory to the peace dictating insignia, Quorum is equipped with the standard Geth Pulse Rifle as a deterrent and personal protection should they need it.

### Abilities

* Hex Shield
* Shield Boost
* Carnage