<div align="right] Salvation comes with a cost. Judge us not by our methods, but what we seek to accomplish. - Cerberus
Background
Cerberus is the codename for a black ops organization that was part of the Order before leaving the Primary Fleet to pursue its own ideas and ambitions. Cerberus has since evolved into a human-survivalist paramilitary group that was led by a well known Bretonian, many know him just as The Colonel, few know him as Jack Aubrey. However, Jack Aubrey disappeared after some time. The majority think that he died in combat, a select group believe that he retired and is now spending time on some faraway planet enjoying life and but a handful of people know the truth.
After he left a young and gifted Doctor took command of this organization, a Doctor by the name of Dave Synk. Well connected to the Hunter family this man took Cerberus another notch up by conducting research none of the other scientists could have accomplished. One of his final adventures took him all the way to Planet Sprague in Cambridge. Accompanied by Eriksson Ravenov, Joe Daniels and Jack Aubrey (who, for some reason, was at Sprague at that time and afterwards disappeared) they found the burial ground and discovered some very alive nomads.
After some time Synk left, yet again, some believe he fled for his life and others think he just "packed his bags and went on". On that day the current leader stepped up and took command, this man is known as Joe Daniels. This Colonel and the rest of his dedicated group established contact with various groups within Sirius, the 101st Outcast Guard, the Corona Battlegroup and a different species as a whole, The Rotakian Remnant.
It was an entirely different approach to even talk to these "Rotakians", whereas a different leader might have considered them a Kill on Sight target this Colonel decided to talk with them and see what they had to offer. To this day both the groups have a friendly agreement for mutual benefit, the Rotakians bring in any infected pilot they can get there hands on, Cerberus then pays them and "take care" of the infection.
Research projects include a cooperation between Cerberus and the Corona Battlegroup to combine the knowledge of scientists to progress on the infection "cures" and way to stop the infection from spreading further into an already infected person.
Objectives
A solution to the Nomad problem, be it peaceful or violent.
Study the Nomads to find a possible cure or deterrent against infection and to aid already infected personnel.
Advance the modern technology through intense research and funding the scientists in whatever way they see fit.
Protect our lives the way we know it and stop major threats who want to change that.
Ships and Equipment
Cerberus' fleet is mostly composed of snubcraft. These ships are the mainly used way of travel for the Operatives, because a fighter or bomber is less quickly discovered than a warship gliding through open space.
The Bastet is the most commonly used fighter within the organization. A ship that favors agility over armor, capable of dodging anything that is thrown at it this ship fits Cerberus perfectly. Used for reconnaissance missions deep within enemy territory or just to fend off the enemy whenever they strike.
The Sekhmet is the bomber used by Cerberus, the ability to mount 5 forward guns against the mainstream 4 forward gun bombers is a clear advantage which is used on a daily bases. This bomber is a big threat against anything bigger than another bomber. However, one bomber against any other vessel might not pose such a threat at all. That is why the Cerberus Strategic Command chose for a bomber wing. This Ymir bomber wing has the objective to destroy each and every enemy capital craft within the system and is only deployed when it is absolutely necessary.
Warships
After the Nomad attack on Omicron Minor, our home. Cerberus suffered heavy casualties, as every other Order group. This invasion meant the destruction of a lot of vessels and those that were not utterly destroyed were heavily damaged. However, some of the warships made it all the way to Evora Shipyard in Omicron-100.
The Legion, an Osiris class battleship commanded by Colonel Joe Daniels. This ship has seen many battles and, most importantly, came out alive after each and every battle. She is only deployed out of absolute necessity when they are faced with enemy warships, invading fleets and utter annihilation.
Cerberus has two of these beautiful light carriers in its possession. One of them is being commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Corazon Santiago and the other one is being commanded by Major Dan Beckz. These carriers possess the ability to literally spew out snubcraft and fill space with our forces within minutes. Armed with Light Mortars and a deadly dose of solaris turrets these flying fortresses are an opponent to judge right. If judged wrong, it will be the last thing done in life.
The organization has several of these reconnaissance vessels in active service. These state-of-the-art cruisers are capable of monitoring across vast distances whereas conventional scanners would not even get close to. A good example of proper use of this vessel was on an expedition lead to Gallia by Lieutenant Foster. This mission, which charted until that day unknown areas within Gallia, was invaluable to Cerberus and that intel is still used to this day.
Identification and IFF
Cerberus uses Order ID and IFF.
Ranking Structure
The ranks within Cerberus resemble a common military one. It is being used for two main reasons; Cerberus is a military organization and therefore it would be strange to not implement such a structure and secondly because these ranks are known throughout Sirius, which eliminate a possible miscommunication about ranks when talking to other groups.
Cadet - Just enlisted and still not proven himself. Will always fly accompanied by a full member.
Ensign - Proven member. Ensign's first assignments will probably be babysitting cadets when those are not training or under examinations. Ensigns must be promoted by a Captain or superior rank.
2nd Lieutenant - The first step on the higher ranks, and the most precarious one. When an ensign becomes a 2nd lieutenant, he will be under constant scrutiny by the superior officers to see if he is really capable to handle a position of responsibility. he will often be put in charge of ensign wings on patrols and other missions, and carefully observed in action.
1st Lieutenant - The "true" lieutenant rank. At this point, the new officer will probably have to choose. Either maintain a stable position and become a fixed point in our command chain, or continue on the effort to rise the rank.
Captain - Now the real hard stuff begins. A captain is a very important part of the rank structure, it's the link between the commanding officers and the lower ranks. Also, rising above this rank will require a serious commitment, and managing to fulfill the requirements while performing all the other duties will be hard.
Major - Will be organizing the assignments of the captains, and will direct the activities of his Cell*.
Lieutenant-Colonel - The Core Cell, composed by the 2nd-in-Command and the Colonel's personal staff.
Colonel - Cerberus supreme commander, and Core Cell leader. Can bypass any rank and grant any promotion personally. Can evaluate Majors to promote them into the Core Cell.
* Cell : A Cell is an independent part of the organization which focuses all of its attention on the main purpose. A purpose which is different for each and every Cell. Operatives can be switched from one Cell to another by a Major or higher ranking officer.
Diplomacy
Cerberus is an Order affiliated organization, but still works very closely with the Primary Fleet. Two organizations stand taller than a single one, therefore they combine their strengths for a mutual benefit. Because of this alignment the diplomacy between the factions does not differ a lot, but still, there are some differences.
Allied
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Zoners
Blood Dragons
Friendly
The Rotakian Remnant
The Corona Battlegroup
Neutral
Hogosha
Corsairs
Outcasts (Note : This because of neutral contact between Cerberus and the 101st)
Unknown
Bretonia Armed Forces
Independent Miners Guild
Gallic groups
Gallic Royal Navy (Note : Although their intentions are clear and are unacceptable)
Unfriendly
ECG (Note : Corsair group, this because of a cowardly raid on Omicron Minor. Cerberus did not retaliate)
Hostile
The Liberty Navy
Liberty Security Force
Bounty Hunters Guild
Mandalorian Mercenaries and other freelancers claiming bounties on Cerberus
At War
Aoi Iseijin
Das Wilde
SCRA
Zone of Influence
Cerberus operates from within the Omicrons. First that was, of course, Omicron Minor and now that has changed to Omicron Mu. The mobile Headquarters The Legion is the center of staging attacks and recon patrols. One will not find a Cerberus ship wandering through House space or using trade lanes. However, if one does not see such a ship it does not mean it is not there. The organization is operating Sirius wide to achieve the goals Cerberus set.
(// I know it's been awhile since anything like this regarding Cerberus has come up the forum and this time I want to keep it entirely up to date. Feedback would be greatly appreciated.)
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The guys who founded Cerberus chose to "import" the group because the ME Cerberus displayed the concept they were going for - to use any means necessary in the protection of humanity. Obviously these guys were massive ME fans and as such wanted to mix and match.
Personally (and don't judge) I had never heard of the Cerberus in ME until someone asked me about it in game.
In conclusion we have discussed possibly changing the name and logo, however we have built a small reputation and a lot of work has gone into this. Re-branding a faction would be a huge job. On top of this we have now formed an Alliance with two other Sirius groups, which makes this task even more complicated.
Don't judge us on our image, judge us on our role play