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| origin = {{House Link | Bretonia | long}} | | origin = {{House Link | Bretonia | long}} | ||
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| founding_date = 31.07.816 | | founding_date = 31.07.816 | ||
| leader = Colonel [[Jack Aubrey]] | | leader = Colonel [[Jack Aubrey]] | ||
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| base = [[Planet Primus]], [[Omicron Kappa]] | | base = [[Planet Primus]], [[Omicron Kappa]] | ||
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| + | ==Who are we?== | ||
| + | ---- | ||
| + | Cerberus is the codename for a black ops organization that was part of the Order before going rogue. Cerberus has since evolved into a human-survivalist paramilitary group led by a well known Bretonian, many know him just as The Colonel, few know him as Jack Aubrey. Cerberus' core belief is that humanity is under costant threat from possible alien species and that the Order is to hamstrung by law and public opinion to truly act against these dangerous foes. For Cerberus, any method of advancing humanities ascension are justified, including illegal or dangerous experimentation, terrorist activities, sabotage and assassination. Cerberus operatives accept that these methods are brutal, but they know that if they want to save humanity they are forced to use these methods. Cerberus has many operatives planted throughout Sirius, which includes House space, who regularly report back to Jack Aubrey. Due to our very large network of contacts, we effectively have access to most systems, major trade stops, and colonies in Sirius. However, Cerberus has no knowledge of the political climate in Gallia, thus rendering Cerberus blind in the Gallia systems. Cerberus is very well-funded with several unnamed suppliers and contributors within the Bretonian military-industrial complex contributing credits and resources to Cerberus, trusting Jack Aubrey will make the right decisions. Cerberus also owns several front corporations which further fund and support their operations. Classified financial records indicate that Cerberus has a reliable income stream of several billion credits per year. Communication throughout Cerberus sometimes takes the form of steganographic messages embedded within extranet broadcasts. These messages can range from ship movement orders or instructions to financiers to direct funds to their main cell. Unfortunately this method of communication was recently compromised by the Liberty Security Force. Cerberus has obtained quantum-entanglement communicators with one such device already installed onboard the Terminus to give Col. Aubrey a more secure, direct means of communication with the many Cerberus operatives across Sirius. Cerberus is known to only recruit highly skilled Order pilots to maintain their elite force, their bomber wing, also called the Shock Wing, is a force to be reckoned with. | ||
| + | The current headquarters of Cerberus is rumored to be onboard the Terminus, an experimental Osiris class battleship built in secret by them to serve as a mobile base for Cerberus. Soon a ground base will be established on Planet Primus in Omicron Kappa. | ||
| + | ==Short History== | ||
| + | ---- | ||
| + | Cerberus was founded by a an ex-Bretonian Armed Forces officer, Col. Jack Aubrey in close collaboration with a rogue Deep Space Engineering researcher named Dave Synk. Jack Aubrey left the Armed Forces during the attack on Cambridge at the hands of the Phantoms when a MOX warhead was deliberatly dropped on the planet's main settlement, Brighton. Jack in a matter of seconds lost his parents and his friends. He decided to leave Bretonia forever to seek revenge against those who took everything away from him. | ||
| + | He founded Cerberus some months later with the help of an ex-researcher of DSE, Dave Synk, and with the help of two former Order pilots, Elijah Jurgen and Justin Cheezcat. | ||
| + | The most famous event that involved Cerberus directly was during the Liberty Navy's punitive assault on the Order. Cerberus fought side by side with their former allies to keep the Navy away from planet Toledo. They managed to survive the Navy's onslaught but they suffered a great loss. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Another event that is memorable enough is of course when the Outcasts invaded Minor with heavy warships after an assault in Omicron Gamma. The Order wasn't there when they were needed, but Cerberus and a former Order cell known as the TCG caught the outcasts in a crossfire and pushed them out from Minor while suffering very little damage. | ||
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| + | Cerberus eventually left Minor after some "negative" events that involved the Order. They now operate from Omicron Kappa in close collaboration with their new friends, The Cincinnatus Guard (TCG). | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Learn about Cerberus== | ||
| + | Cerberus is divided into numerous cells, also called sections, which have no knowledge of their counterparts. This ensures that should one cell be compromised, the others would not be compromised. Each cell is led by an operative who reports directly to Col. Aubrey. Cerberus is made up of many sections or wings, the shock wing, the support wing, the research division and the main wing, but the most famous cell is the elite wing of Cerberus. | ||
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| + | As of 818, Cerberus consists of 450 operatives organized into five cells. Jack Aubrey oversees all projects carried out by the cells personally and consequently, there are can be upwards of a dozen projects active at one time. | ||
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| + | '''The Cells:''' | ||
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| + | '''Shock Wing''' TAG: Cerberus|{SW}Firstname.Lastname [Note: No rank is required in the tag] | ||
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| + | The Shock Wing is the cell in which bomber class vessels are the only force. Their pilots are highly trained and experienced in battle, they are also known to be remarkably calm during a fight even when they are completely outgunned and outnumbered. | ||
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| + | '''Support Wing''' TAG: Cerberus|{SW}-Shipname (For Gunboats) / Cerberus|{S}-Shipname (For Cruisers) | ||
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| + | The Support wing is the active small capital ship fleet of Cerberus|, the goal of this section is to provide the cover to the Shock Wing during "big" battles in which the main targets are the fighters of the enemy faction. The goal of the Support Wing is to fend-off any enemy fighters from the Shock Wing. | ||
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| + | '''Escort Wing''' TAG: Cerberus|Rank.Firstname.Lastname | ||
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| + | While the goal of the Support Wing is to fend-off any kind of threat to the shock wing's bombers, the escort wing's goal is to defend the Main Wing {MW} against enemy bombers. They usually concentrate all on a target and take it out in a matter of seconds. | ||
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| + | '''Main Wing''' TAG: Cerberus|{MW}-Shipname | ||
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| + | The Main Wing is the active capital ship fleet of Cerberus. The Main Fleet is acting only on high risk missions and during possible encounters with enemy capital ships is highly probable. The Main Wing is also formed by the top ranking members who have access to the most devastating weaponry across Sirius. | ||
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| + | '''Research Division''' TAG: Cerberus|R|Firstname.Lastname/ Cerberus|R|Shipname | ||
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| + | The research wing is lead by the well known xenoarcheologist and quantum physicyst, David Synk, the job of this section is research. All forms of research from new weapons, new shields, new armors, space anomalies or other related research are the domain of this section. | ||
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| + | ---- | ||
| + | '''Elite Wing''' TAG: Cerberus|Rank.Firstname.Lastname* | ||
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| + | The elite wing is the well known section lead by Col. Aubrey, featuring only highly trained members of Cerberus, the elite wing members are known to be victorious even when outnumbered. | ||
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| + | ==Ranking Sistem== | ||
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| + | 2nd Lieutenant (2nd Lt.)/Ensign (Ens) Squad members: Junior officers in Cerberus with Ensign being the lowest rank. Only allowed to fly fighters/bombers. Not allowed to use codenames. Nomad technology allowed after being in Cerberus two weeks and officially requesting them on Cerberus forums. | ||
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| + | 1st Lieutenant (1st Lt.) Section Leaders (101st/102nd): Support/Escort/Shock Wings section leaders have 3 squad members that directly report to them. The Section leaders report directly to their respective Division Leader. Allowed ships are Hathor gunboat and below. All weapon types allowed. Codenames must be purchased and not allowed to be used on trial basis. May be returned or exchanged at 60% of original purchase price. | ||
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| + | Lieutenant Commander (Lt. Cdr) Division Leaders: Support Wing/Escort Wing/Shock Wing division leaders answer directly to their respective Wing Commanders. They are directly in charge of 2 section leaders. Allowed ships of Resheph and below. All weapon types allowed. May not use codenames on a trial basis. Must purchase the use of all codenames. May be returned or exchanged at 75% of original purchase price. | ||
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| + | Major (Maj) Support Wing/Escort Wing/Shock Wing Commanders: The 3 Majors are in charge of their respective wings and answer directly to the Wing Commander. They are considered Senior officers and are part of the senior leadership of Cerberus. Allowed ships of Geb class and below. All weapon types are allowed. Codenames may be used on a trial basis of 1 week. Then must be purchased or returned. | ||
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| + | Commander (Cdr)Wing Commander: Third highest ranking officer in Cerberus. The 3 Wing Commanders directly report to the Wing Commander. Allowed Ships of Geb class and below. All weapon types allowed. May use codenames on trial basis for two weeks. Then must be purchased or returned. | ||
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| + | Lieutenant Colonel (Lt. Col) Executive Officer: He is the second highest ranking officer in Cerberus. Allowed ships of Geb Class and below. Use of all weapons allowed. May use codenames on trial basis for 4 weeks. Then must be purchased or returned. | ||
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| + | Colonel (Col) Commanding Officer: Only rank allowed for the Osiris. Allowed use of all codenames and all ship types. Does not have to purchase codenames and may be used and switched out at his leisure. | ||
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| + | ==Faction General Diplomacy== | ||
{{Faction Diplomacy begin}} | {{Faction Diplomacy begin}} | ||
{{FD | [[The Cincinnatus Guard]] | +0.9}} | {{FD | [[The Cincinnatus Guard]] | +0.9}} | ||
Revision as of 00:19, 9 October 2010
- This is an unofficial player group. For the affiliated NPC faction, see The Order.
| Cerberus | |
| Origin |  Kingdom of Bretonia
|
| Alignment | The Order |
| Profile | |
| Date of founding | 31.07.816 A.S. |
| Founder(s) | Colonel Jack Aubrey |
| Current leader(s) | Colonel Jack Aubrey |
| Base of operations | Planet Primus, Omicron Kappa |
| Primary role | |
| Protecting Humanity from the Nomad/Phantom/Wilde threat. Cerberus Operatives work Sirius-wide often acting in undercover. | |
| Secondary role | |
| Enforcing their presence in Omicron Kappa,Omicron 74 and Omicron Theta | |
Who are we?
Cerberus is the codename for a black ops organization that was part of the Order before going rogue. Cerberus has since evolved into a human-survivalist paramilitary group led by a well known Bretonian, many know him just as The Colonel, few know him as Jack Aubrey. Cerberus' core belief is that humanity is under costant threat from possible alien species and that the Order is to hamstrung by law and public opinion to truly act against these dangerous foes. For Cerberus, any method of advancing humanities ascension are justified, including illegal or dangerous experimentation, terrorist activities, sabotage and assassination. Cerberus operatives accept that these methods are brutal, but they know that if they want to save humanity they are forced to use these methods. Cerberus has many operatives planted throughout Sirius, which includes House space, who regularly report back to Jack Aubrey. Due to our very large network of contacts, we effectively have access to most systems, major trade stops, and colonies in Sirius. However, Cerberus has no knowledge of the political climate in Gallia, thus rendering Cerberus blind in the Gallia systems. Cerberus is very well-funded with several unnamed suppliers and contributors within the Bretonian military-industrial complex contributing credits and resources to Cerberus, trusting Jack Aubrey will make the right decisions. Cerberus also owns several front corporations which further fund and support their operations. Classified financial records indicate that Cerberus has a reliable income stream of several billion credits per year. Communication throughout Cerberus sometimes takes the form of steganographic messages embedded within extranet broadcasts. These messages can range from ship movement orders or instructions to financiers to direct funds to their main cell. Unfortunately this method of communication was recently compromised by the Liberty Security Force. Cerberus has obtained quantum-entanglement communicators with one such device already installed onboard the Terminus to give Col. Aubrey a more secure, direct means of communication with the many Cerberus operatives across Sirius. Cerberus is known to only recruit highly skilled Order pilots to maintain their elite force, their bomber wing, also called the Shock Wing, is a force to be reckoned with. The current headquarters of Cerberus is rumored to be onboard the Terminus, an experimental Osiris class battleship built in secret by them to serve as a mobile base for Cerberus. Soon a ground base will be established on Planet Primus in Omicron Kappa.
Short History
Cerberus was founded by a an ex-Bretonian Armed Forces officer, Col. Jack Aubrey in close collaboration with a rogue Deep Space Engineering researcher named Dave Synk. Jack Aubrey left the Armed Forces during the attack on Cambridge at the hands of the Phantoms when a MOX warhead was deliberatly dropped on the planet's main settlement, Brighton. Jack in a matter of seconds lost his parents and his friends. He decided to leave Bretonia forever to seek revenge against those who took everything away from him.
He founded Cerberus some months later with the help of an ex-researcher of DSE, Dave Synk, and with the help of two former Order pilots, Elijah Jurgen and Justin Cheezcat.
The most famous event that involved Cerberus directly was during the Liberty Navy's punitive assault on the Order. Cerberus fought side by side with their former allies to keep the Navy away from planet Toledo. They managed to survive the Navy's onslaught but they suffered a great loss.
Another event that is memorable enough is of course when the Outcasts invaded Minor with heavy warships after an assault in Omicron Gamma. The Order wasn't there when they were needed, but Cerberus and a former Order cell known as the TCG caught the outcasts in a crossfire and pushed them out from Minor while suffering very little damage.
Cerberus eventually left Minor after some "negative" events that involved the Order. They now operate from Omicron Kappa in close collaboration with their new friends, The Cincinnatus Guard (TCG).
Learn about Cerberus
Cerberus is divided into numerous cells, also called sections, which have no knowledge of their counterparts. This ensures that should one cell be compromised, the others would not be compromised. Each cell is led by an operative who reports directly to Col. Aubrey. Cerberus is made up of many sections or wings, the shock wing, the support wing, the research division and the main wing, but the most famous cell is the elite wing of Cerberus.
As of 818, Cerberus consists of 450 operatives organized into five cells. Jack Aubrey oversees all projects carried out by the cells personally and consequently, there are can be upwards of a dozen projects active at one time.
The Cells:
Shock Wing TAG: Cerberus|{SW}Firstname.Lastname [Note: No rank is required in the tag]
The Shock Wing is the cell in which bomber class vessels are the only force. Their pilots are highly trained and experienced in battle, they are also known to be remarkably calm during a fight even when they are completely outgunned and outnumbered.
Support Wing TAG: Cerberus|{SW}-Shipname (For Gunboats) / Cerberus|{S}-Shipname (For Cruisers)
The Support wing is the active small capital ship fleet of Cerberus|, the goal of this section is to provide the cover to the Shock Wing during "big" battles in which the main targets are the fighters of the enemy faction. The goal of the Support Wing is to fend-off any enemy fighters from the Shock Wing.
Escort Wing TAG: Cerberus|Rank.Firstname.Lastname
While the goal of the Support Wing is to fend-off any kind of threat to the shock wing's bombers, the escort wing's goal is to defend the Main Wing {MW} against enemy bombers. They usually concentrate all on a target and take it out in a matter of seconds.
Main Wing TAG: Cerberus|{MW}-Shipname
The Main Wing is the active capital ship fleet of Cerberus. The Main Fleet is acting only on high risk missions and during possible encounters with enemy capital ships is highly probable. The Main Wing is also formed by the top ranking members who have access to the most devastating weaponry across Sirius.
Research Division TAG: Cerberus|R|Firstname.Lastname/ Cerberus|R|Shipname
The research wing is lead by the well known xenoarcheologist and quantum physicyst, David Synk, the job of this section is research. All forms of research from new weapons, new shields, new armors, space anomalies or other related research are the domain of this section.
Elite Wing TAG: Cerberus|Rank.Firstname.Lastname*
The elite wing is the well known section lead by Col. Aubrey, featuring only highly trained members of Cerberus, the elite wing members are known to be victorious even when outnumbered.
Ranking Sistem
2nd Lieutenant (2nd Lt.)/Ensign (Ens) Squad members: Junior officers in Cerberus with Ensign being the lowest rank. Only allowed to fly fighters/bombers. Not allowed to use codenames. Nomad technology allowed after being in Cerberus two weeks and officially requesting them on Cerberus forums.
1st Lieutenant (1st Lt.) Section Leaders (101st/102nd): Support/Escort/Shock Wings section leaders have 3 squad members that directly report to them. The Section leaders report directly to their respective Division Leader. Allowed ships are Hathor gunboat and below. All weapon types allowed. Codenames must be purchased and not allowed to be used on trial basis. May be returned or exchanged at 60% of original purchase price.
Lieutenant Commander (Lt. Cdr) Division Leaders: Support Wing/Escort Wing/Shock Wing division leaders answer directly to their respective Wing Commanders. They are directly in charge of 2 section leaders. Allowed ships of Resheph and below. All weapon types allowed. May not use codenames on a trial basis. Must purchase the use of all codenames. May be returned or exchanged at 75% of original purchase price.
Major (Maj) Support Wing/Escort Wing/Shock Wing Commanders: The 3 Majors are in charge of their respective wings and answer directly to the Wing Commander. They are considered Senior officers and are part of the senior leadership of Cerberus. Allowed ships of Geb class and below. All weapon types are allowed. Codenames may be used on a trial basis of 1 week. Then must be purchased or returned.
Commander (Cdr)Wing Commander: Third highest ranking officer in Cerberus. The 3 Wing Commanders directly report to the Wing Commander. Allowed Ships of Geb class and below. All weapon types allowed. May use codenames on trial basis for two weeks. Then must be purchased or returned.
Lieutenant Colonel (Lt. Col) Executive Officer: He is the second highest ranking officer in Cerberus. Allowed ships of Geb Class and below. Use of all weapons allowed. May use codenames on trial basis for 4 weeks. Then must be purchased or returned.
Colonel (Col) Commanding Officer: Only rank allowed for the Osiris. Allowed use of all codenames and all ship types. Does not have to purchase codenames and may be used and switched out at his leisure.
