Name: Orsus Gaul
Race: Krogan
Gender: Male
Age: 170
Class: Soldier, serves as the ships chef (he does his best)
Appearance:
Gaul is of an average build for a Krogan but appears more well set due to standing short at just 7ft, there is a slouched aspect to his stance and more than others of his race is a certain sluggish yet precise nature to his movements. He has amber eyes and dark brown markings across his skin that show his age, as well as a number of small battle-scars dotted about his person.
By far Gaul's most distinguishing feature though is the complete lack of a frontal plate on his head, instead there is only a set of rough bandages where it would normally be. An old persistent rumour in the underworld is that with the right application of pressure a Krogan's plate can be torn clean off, Gaul is living proof. A source of massive insecurity for the Krogan, in public he will usually wear a helmet to try and hide his shame.
Biography:
Like most Krogan, Gaul was born amidst the wastelands of Tuchanka, the scarcity of infants meant that each was cared for with its survival precedent, at least till they reached maturity. His father Grec was killed in a turf dispute while Gaul was still young, he didn't know his father well enough to really feel the loss but the young Krogan respected that he'd had a 'good death', holding ground until reinforcements could arrive to secure, Gaul hoped his own end might be similar.
Cursed with mediocrity while growing up, Gaul was neither especially big nor strong compared to his peers, in a large clan it was difficult for him to really gain recognition and he began to realise that the chances of him impressing one of the few fertile females would be slim. Despite this though Gaul had a measure of intelligence and persistence about him and was determined to leave his mark on the world.
When the time came for Gaul to fulfil his right-of-passage he opted to leave Shath his clan of birth, for Orsus, a much smaller more obscure clan. An unexpected move that many of his Krantt took for betrayal, meaning he had to survive the Thresher-Maw with less comrades than he would of liked barley escaping the ordeal with his life. However his gambit seemed to have paid off, Gaul was no longer the small fish in the big pond and soon began training under a battle-master to rise through the ranks.
It took him almost a century of hard work, proving, outsmarting and bullying, but Gaul eventually ascended to become the head of clan Orsus, though the clan was little more than an extended family. Leading a smaller clan proved to be difficult though and he did his best to try and keep under the radar from larger groups and slowly consolidate power.
Gaul was content in his life, now a veteran chief Orsus had began to prosper under his rule, however this became their downfall. By some freak chance the clan was blessed with a multitude of fertile females, far outweighing the probability of their numbers, it attracted unwanted attention. As soon as word got out Orsus was beset on all sides by more powerful clans hoping to claim the females.
The war was brief but bloody, Orsus was outnumbered but their territory was harsh and Gaul knew how to use it best to his advantage hoping to show other clans they weren’t worth the fight. Eventually though things came to a stand-off, caught off-guard during a convoy, Gaul and a few others opted to stay behind and entrench themselves while the rest fell back, the Krogan had lived a long life and he was done running.
Slowly his men were whittled down and eventually Gaul was captured and awaited what he deemed, a good death. It wasn't to be though, to his horror he realised that this was his old clan Sharth he'd come face to face with and his Krantt still remembered his betrayal after all these years. They didn't kill him, for Krogans do not fear death, instead binding him down they pried with a rusted piece of metal and tore off the old Krogan's fore-plate, then left him broken in the wastes.
Shortly after clan Orsus was absorbed into Sharth, Gaul's lifework melting away before him, he was branded an outcast, not just from the clan but from Tuchanka, without his plate he was no Krogan and Gaul left the planet in shame.
He spent some decades wallowing in shame, broken in body and in spirit, taking dead end jobs and all to frequently holding a barrel to his head and coming closer to pulling the trigger. Some part of his Krogan self kicked in though, he had endured much but this would not be a good death for him.
Instead Gaul has dedicated himself to once again being able to gain acceptance on Tuchanka, inspired by the likes of Okeer and Ganar Wrang, who returned with power to their people. Gaul wizened in his exile believing the key lied in rediscovering the old technologies and ways of the Krogan before their nuclear holocaust instead of relying on aliens.
Gaul also felt it was time he got back into combat, though despite his renewed spirit he remains very damaged goods.
Equipment:
Shotgun Graal Spike Thrower (Sheilah)
Assault Rifle Striker Assault Rifle
Armour: Aldrin Labs Heavy Onix Armour
Omni-tool: HMOT Basic Model
Grenades: Frag grenades.
Powers:
Krogan Beserker
Concussive Shot
Frag Grenade
Cyro Ammo