Cerberus (Player Group)

Salvation comes with a cost. Judge us not by our methods, but what we seek to accomplish. - Cerberus

Cerberus Network

Description

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 the very large network of contacts, they 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, and probably even ExoGeni, 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 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.

Shift of Leadership

Known throughout the Omicrons Cerberus was founded by Jack Aubrey, the organization performed great under his leadership and became a wealthy one. After a while the leadership was passed on to his trusted friend, Dave Synk, also known as The Doctor or just "Doc". Yet again, the organization flourished and nomad key points were disabled, assassinations were carried out, bombs were planted and research was done.

After a long lasting reign of power Dave Synk handed the leadership to his Colonel, Joe Daniels. The reasons for the constant shift of leadership are classified and are unknown to the people who shouldn't know. Rumors have it that The Colonel is retired, which is unthinkable. Others say that The Doctor fled for his life for reasons unknown. No one knows the truth expect one man, the current leader of Cerberus, the black ops organization that terrorizes the Nomad Worlds, Joe Daniels.

Notable Operations

Operation BLACKOUT

Operation BLACKOUT, also called Harbinger of Darkness, was the name given to the Cerberus project involving the launch of a HEPW (High Energy Pulse Warhead) over the corsair settlement of New Andalucia, on Planet Crete. The warhead was developed at Outpost X-58, a secret Cerberus research complex somewhere in the Border Worlds. The overall operation was a complete success, the pulse discharge over the settlement caused a general blackout in an area wide up to four hundred miles.

The involvement of the notorious researcher Dave Synk in this project is certain.

The local population was not aware of the ruse de guerre of Cerberus, using the notorious tactic known as 'flag change'. The warhead was launched from an automated transport, bearing the identification beacon of the Hogosha. Cerberus involvement in the operation was contested, and due to the lack of proof, the Corsair Council declared that they were searching for a shadow, thus closing the case. Some survivors offered a reward to those who could manage to find the real executors behind the operation. But shortly after their announcement on the Neural Net, they dissapeared, probably assassinated or rapt by Cerberus.

When the corsair known as Ezio della Francesca managed to get hold of a Cerberus agent, which he supposed that he took part in the operation, the corsair agent sent the Cerberus captive to Planet Crete, in order to be processed and probably executed. The transport on which the Cerberus agent was held captive never arrived on Planet Crete. The wreck was later found in Omega-5, and the Corsair Council thought that the Red Hessians were involved aswell. After this event, Cerberus became the main suspect for the HEPW discharge over New Andalucia.

Operation PANDORUM

Operation PANDORUM, also called Black Death, is an infamous operation of Cerberus, involving a biological warhead developed at Outpost X-36, on Planet Pecos. The warhead was carrying the disease known as PANDORUM, or disease PX-36.

Operation OMEGA NINE

Operation OMEGA NINE, also called The Scrap Hunt by the agents involved in the operation, was the name given to the operation involving the retrieval of any kind of sensible data regarding the Dallas Research Station, the station known to be involved in the infamous Texas Incident. Despite their efforts, nothing worth of note was found, and the mission was a failure.

Operation TYPHOON

Operation TYPHOON also called Clean Sweep was a major move made by Cerberus, involving deep space recon, neutralization of a Nomad base and retrieval of critical data regarding the K'Hara in the Bretonian system of Chester. The leader of this operation was the well known scientist Dave Synk. The operatives infiltrated the Bretonian sector using advanced stealth technologies, far more advanced then the known Rheinland prototypes. The operatives managed to neutralize a K'Hara settlement that apparently was rebuilding. The legendary Assault Cruiser, The Legion took part of this intense operation using a massive Trans-Warp jump technique offered by the Cerberus' ION drive. After the destruction of the base, Dave Synk managed to obtain a rare artifact that unlocked more mysterious ways to manipulate quantum particles, offering new weapon technologies.

Zone of Operation

Due to their activities, Cerberus is known to operate Sirius wide. Cerberus was seen operating from New York to the desolate system of Chester, sometimes even entering the Upper Omicrons after The Phantoms. Their hostility to The Phantoms derives from the bombardment on Planet Cambridge, where millions of countless innocent lives were lost. An interesting fact about the personnel of Cerberus is that the main part of them are bretonians, including their shadowy leader, Jack Aubrey.

Influence

Their main zone of operation is known to be the Edge Nebula, and the eastern part of the Walker Nebula. Their main zone of influence is undoubtely in Omicron 100 and Omicron Mu. A recent rumor said that Cerberus placed a notable garrison on Mora Station, after that their lead scientist managed to find an anomaly in the jumphole leading to Omicron 92. Various Order agents said something about secret laboratories in the lower levels of the base, but misteriously they went disappearing.

The rumor that Cerberus eliminated the main witnesses is a credited fact, even if no proof about their actions exist. Jack Aubrey denied Cerberus involvement in the disappearance of the Order agents.

Organization

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 Main Wings

The general list about the main wings and divisions of Cerberus.

'The Assault Wing' While the goal of Support Wing is to fend-off any kind of threat to the shock wing's bombers, the assault wing's goal is to defend the main warships of Cerberus against enemy bombers. They usually concentrate all on a target and take it out in a matter of seconds. All the fighters of the Assault Wing are based on the Cerberus|HQ-Legion

'The Shock Wing' 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. All the bombers of the Shock Wing are based on the Cerberus|AV-Solar.Flare

'The Punitive Squadron' The punitive squadron is the active capital ship fleet of Cerberus. The squadron is acting only on high risk missions and during possible encounters with enemy capital ships is highly probable. The squadron is also formed by the top ranking members who have access to the most devastating weaponry across Sirius. The Cerberus|HQ-Legion is in charge of coordinating all the other warships.

'The Elite Wing' The E7, or Section 7 is a highly trained group of pilots, mainly the elite of Cerberus. Little is known about this section. All the E7 members are based on the Cerberus|HQ-Legion

'The Research Wing' 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. All the Research Wing members are based on the Cerberus|RV-Fading.Sun

Founding

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 Cayle Swanson.

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.

Database

Human Resources Database

Jack Aubrey Colonel (Retired for time being) Joe Daniels Colonel Dave Synk Lt.Colonel Corazon Santiago Major Dan Beckz Captain Mark Neumann Lieutenant Robert Foster Lieutenant Avery Clark Lieutenant Leryn Morgan Ensign

Notable Members

Colonel-Major Jack Aubrey - Ex-Leader of Cerberus Status: Unknown Colonel Jack Aubrey, is an ex-Bretonia Armed Forces career officer, he distinguished himself alongside the QCP in the assault on the Satsuma, the royal yacht of the Kusari Emperor, Jien Kogen. After the Phantom bombardment of Planet Cambridge, he retired from the Armed Forces, and seeked the Order, a shadowy organization deep within the edge Nebula.

Colonel Joe Daniels - Current Fighter Wing Leader and The Leader of Cerberus Colonel Joe Daniels, is the current fighter wing coordinator and leader. Well before that Cerberus was born, he was a part time mercenary. He know is the commander of the Cerberus|HQ-Legion. He now is in command of Cerberus, although there are signs that he still has contact with the Docter and The Colonel.

Lieutenant-Colonel Dave Synk - Lead xenoarcheologist and Ex-Leader of Cerberus Major Dave Synk, also called Davey or Doc by the members, he is a former DSE engineer and researcher, he was forced to leave Liberty after that DSE went bankrupt, eventually he met Aubrey. He is renown for his ION engine project, the current engines that are installed on the Terminus, possibly the most advanced piece of equipment in Sirius.

Major Corazon Santiago Major Corazon Santiago was born on Crete, after many years spent in the Imperial Corsair Fleet, her dislike for the chaotic ways of piracy grew to a breaking point, and she sought off Cerberus to put her skills on a greater cause.

Captain Dan Beckz Lieutenant Dan Beckz is a man who takes care of his men. Always in for a joke, but deadly when necessary. Was in charge of leading the diplomatic talks with the 101st Outcast Division and a high Keepers envoy. After the talks he was rewarded the Humanitarian Ribbon for his skills.

Lieutenant Avery Clark Lieutenant Avery Clark, was an ex-LSF member, and for some time a mercenary. He decided to join Cerberus after that his family, of zoner descent, went missing in the Edge Nebula. He went missing during a patrol of Omicron 92, a probable navigator failure, in the treacherous radioactive cloud, made him lose the way back to Minor.

Lieutenant Mark Neumann Lieutenant Mark Neumann is a new Lieutenant within Cerberus, he flies his Sekhmet with pride and makes sure his enemies fear him. He is commandeering the Recon Vessel Wanderer.

Lieutenant Robert Foster Lieutenant Robert Foster is deadly in his fighter. He also commandeers the Recon Vessel Taranis.

Ensign Leryn Morgan Ensign Leryn Morgan is the newest addition to Cerberus.

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Ship Database

Snubcraft

Colonel Jack Aubrey Bastet Colonel Joe Daniels Bastet Lieutenant-Colonel Dave Synk Bastet

Major Corazon Santiago Sekhmet Captain Dan Beckz Sekhmet Lieutenant Avery Clark Sekhmet

Lieutenant Mark Neumann Sekhmet Lieutenant Robert Foster Bastet Ensign Leryn Morgan Bastet

Warships

Head Quarters Legion Osiris Thanix Osiris Assault Carrier Solar Flare Geb Support Vessel Black Hole Hathor

Special Units

Recon Vessel Fading Sun Resheph Recon Vessel Taranis Resheph Recon Vessel Wanderer Resheph Recon Vessel Farragut Resheph

Faction Diplomacy

• Diplomacy is determined after game interaction.

Faction	Relationship
Wedjat	Allied
Zoners	Allied
Order Primary Fleet	Allied
30th Assault Squadron	Allied
Blood Dragons	Allied
Hogosha	Allied
Bundschuh	Friendly
RRA	Friendly
42nd Order Recon	Friendly
410th Black Nile Squadron	Friendly
The Cincinnatus Guard	Friendly
Rheinland Military	Friendly
Rheinland Federal Police	Friendly
Westliche Rheinland Flotte	Friendly
Gas Mining Guild	Friendly
Lane Hackers	Friendly
The Council	Friendly
Colonial Remnant	Neutral
Independent Mining Guild	Neutral
Corsairs	Neutral
Junkers	Neutral
Bretonia Armed Forces	Neutral
Bretonia Police Authority	Neutral

Faction	Relationship
101st Outcast Guard	Neutral
Kusari Naval Forces	Neutral
Kusari State Police	Neutral
Xenos	Unfriendly
Mollies	Unfriendly
Liberty Navy	Unfriendly
Gallic Royal Navy	Unfriendly
Gallic Royal Police	Unfriendly
Liberty Police Incorporated	Unfriendly
Liberty Security Force	Hostile
Eux	Hostile
Bounty Hunters Guild	Hostile
Followers of the Ember	Hostile
Outcasts	Hostile
SCRA	At War
Nomads	At War
Das Wilde	At War
Aoi Iseijin	At War
The Phantoms	At War
Keepers	At War
113th Assault Wing	At War