Agent, Commander Gabriel Corvus

• Build: Athletic / Functional Combat-Ready
• Conditioning: Precision-trained for endurance, close-quarters combat, and flexibility—more SEAL than soldier.
• Posture: Straight-backed, controlled tension in every motion. No unnecessary gestures, no twitch reactions.
• Presence: Understated power—walks like a man who knows the exits and the odds.

• Muscle Definition: Defined, not bulked. Every muscle group honed for fluid combat efficiency.
• Scars: Faint tracery of microblade scarring on left shoulder and forearms—suggestive of energy shrapnel or melee engagements.
• Hands: Steady. Slight callusing. Fingernails immaculately trimmed—discreet subdermal interface in left palm (Starfleet Black Beacon tech, code-locked).
• Skin: Slight weathering—implies time spent exposed to hostile climates, rather than climate-controlled stations.

• Bone Structure: Angular—sharp cheekbones, prominent brow ridge. The kind of face that isn’t forgettable but wants to be.
• Eyes: Hazel with subtle green coronae around the iris. Pupils contract faster than baseline human norm—modification or long-term neurological training.
• Mouth: Minimalist expressions. Tight-set lips, corners turn slightly upward only when amused or deeply displeased.
• Hair: Short, tactical cut. Parted left. Shows zero deviation from grooming standard, even under stress.

• Scar: Right temple—precise and linear. Possibly from neural tap interface or micro-blade contact. Visible only in direct light or under medical scan.
• Voiceprint ID: Husky tone with low-register resonance. ~15 Hz subharmonic detected under stress—potential biometric trigger coded to AI protocols (Nyx/Swayze compatible).
• Gait Signature: Slight outward foot rotation on right side—residual from reconstructed Achilles tendon. Still outpaces most operatives in pursuit scenarios.

• Non-Dominant Efficiency: Practices using his left hand for routine functions to avoid predictable muscle memory.
• Silent Entry Preference: If a door hisses audibly when he enters, he considers it a tactical failure.
• Trigger Discipline: Even when unarmed, his index finger curls subconsciously—always prepared to act, never impulsively.

• Lethal in Close Quarters:
• Strikes are never meant to debilitate—they end threats immediately.
• Can disarm, disable, or execute in under 2.8 seconds from still posture.
• Body mass optimized for applied leverage, not brute overpowering.
• Operative Resilience:
• Survived vacuum exposure (23 seconds) using breath training and trauma focus.
• Maintains high oxygen efficiency—can function in near-depletion environments without alerting monitors.
• Override Access:
• May trigger Swayze-level Dead Protocol Bypass under confirmed existential threat. This requires dual biometric and neural confirmation.
• If engaged, unlocks Heimdahl’s silent kill-chain capability—a feature even most of the crew doesn’t know exists.

• Primary Attire: Starfleet Intelligence field-grade infiltration uniform: matte black tactical weave, kevlar-infused underlayer, pressure-sealed chest plate (non-reflective).
• Jacket: Modified utility coat with internal data pouch compartments. Exterior always clean. Stitch-perfect.
• Utility Belt: Non-standard. Modular—holds encoded tricorder, phaser, field knife, two holo-tags, and biometric spike.
• Watch: Analog face. Old Earth make. Not connected to any system. A reminder of something.
• Eyewear (occasionally): Clip-in retinal overlays. Worn only when decoding high-frequency visual signals.

• Combat Training:
• Starfleet MACO hand-to-hand (Level 5 Mastery)
• Romulan Tal Shiar Joint Counter-subdual Techniques
• Orion Grapple Break and Joint Manipulation Systems
• “Low Grav Silence” – Delta Quadrant infiltration combat for low-atmosphere stealth scenarios
• Field Infiltration:
• Micro-expression reading (~92% accuracy)
• Secure entry slicing (2-tier fallback patterns memorized)
• Linguistic mimicry—can fake 7 dialects, 3 species-level inflections

• Background: Earth-born, Federation Core World. Family records partially sealed—speculation persists around his father’s involvement with post-Temporal Cold War clean-up operations, possibly linked to early Time Directive enforcement doctrine.
• Section 31 Brushfire Phase:
  Corvus was fast-tracked within Starfleet Intelligence due to his tactical genius and pattern-recognition thresholds. By his mid-20s, he was approached for recruitment by Section 31. The invitation was subtle: classified assignments escalated in secrecy, layered with manipulated intel and moral erosion. For a time, he complied. He did two operations under full black-shield authorization—one involving a biogenic weapon leak cover-up, the other a memory-wipe protocol field test. The missions were surgical, ruthless, and “clean” on paper. But Corvus wasn’t clean. He watched good people disappear. He saw the quiet lies written in blood and sealed orders. And on the final mission—a joint operation under Commander Eli Carradine—he saw what Section 31 truly was.
• The Break:
  Corvus walked away. Not diplomatically. Not quietly. After refusing to execute a kill order on an asset-turned-civilian, he transmitted a ghost-coded message directly to Carradine’s deep relay:

“I am not your scalpel. I am your warning. Don’t mistake the difference.”

He expected retaliation. It never came.

Why? Rumors swirl. Some believe Corvus has proof of Carradine’s darkest ops, buried in an off-grid cache—the kind of secrets that ruin admirals and dismantle dynasties. Others suspect he made a mutually assured destruction pact with someone inside 31 who owed him everything.

Whatever it is, it’s strong enough that even Section 31 won’t touch him.

• Status Post-Break:
  He returned to Starfleet Intelligence as a field operative—but never again invited to join the “invisible ranks.” Instead, they monitor him from a distance. Some fear him. Some admire him. Carradine simply waits. The rivalry is active. The silence is the war.

Also Situational

• While male-identifying by default (and by biometry), Corvus is capable of switching gender presentation to suit an operation.
• Has presented as female and non-binary under multiple aliases, using mannerism training and micro-expression mapping to enhance believability.

Situational

• Gabriel Corvus weaponizes charm and intimacy as needed—his attachments, if any, are unrecorded.
• Has engaged in seduction-based infiltration ops—but never repeats the same persona twice.
• Psychological analysis classifies him as adaptive-fluid in presentation and intention.

• Starfleet Academy (Advanced Tactical Division):
• Specialization in Cryptography, Counter-Subversion, and Deep Space Infiltration
• Honors graduate, but denied flag rank upon refusal to endorse covert paramilitary clearance extensions
• Starfleet Intelligence Academy:
• Black-level coursework in cultural inversion ops, AI threat analysis, xeno-psychological warfare
• Final assessment marked “Section 31 Adjunct-Eligible”—declined participation
• “Graduated without joining the club. That’s rare. And dangerous.” — Internal Note, Admiral V. Halliday

• Starfleet Intelligence – Autonomous Field Division
• Operative, then Handler. Transitioned after surviving three consecutive failed extraction missions (lost all assigned handlers).
• Currently embedded as:
• Strategic Liaison for USS Heimdahl
• Blackline Contact for Swayze-level systems
• Operates under Level-5 autonomy within Intelligence chain, direct report to Admiral Halliday only

• Broken the Vonn Loop Cipher – a near-unsolvable Tal Shiar code recursion
• Prevented Romulan strike on Deneva Station via zero-hour cultural impersonation (16-hour polyglot performance)
• Survived Obsidian Shard fallout with full memory intact and no known brain degradation
• Recruited four top operatives who were later promoted to black command—three remain active, one presumed dead (Carradine incident)

• Operation “Wraith Coil” — failed to extract allied Cardassian double agent. Civilian casualties exceeded acceptable threshold.
• Carradine Rift — internal handler review logged Corvus as “volatile, insubordinate.” Redacted before reaching tribunal.
• Unapproved link with Heimdahl SWAI — friendship with Swayze flagged as “potentially compromising.” Ignored by Admiral Halliday.
• Known to have walked out of a briefing mid-order when given falsified mission intel. Never reprimanded—but permanently reassigned.

• Post-Obsidian Shard Residual Flash Syndrome (subclinical trauma from high-intensity failure scenarios)
• Symptoms: micro-insomnia, ocular twitch under artificial starlight, occasional auditory hallucinations (recorded and analyzed—none indicate instability)
• Response: Corvus uses breath synchronization, sensory deprivation meditation, and auditory scripting to suppress symptoms
• Possibly untreated survivor’s guilt related to loss of a mentor operative known only as “Kestrel” during formative years

• Pattern Recognizer: Sees interconnections where most see noise
• High Abstraction Tolerance: Can operate effectively on minimal intel
• Emotionally Meticulous: Selective expression of empathy—uses it like a knife
• Mental Stamina: Holds complex thought branches under pressure without collapse
• Linguistic Drift Control: Can “phase” through dialects or social tones mid-sentence to control the room

“Uphold the idea. Survive the machinery.”

• Believes the Federation is worth protecting—but not in the way it believes it should be protected.
• Rejects authoritarian control, yet uses deception when the end prevents catastrophe.
• Practices the Dead Game in parallel to Swayze’s doctrine: “Let others play. I’ll tilt the board.”

• Loathes brainwashing, memory scrubbing, or personality reconstruction—considers it a form of existential mutilation
• Refuses to torture—psychological manipulation is acceptable, but physical coercion breaks his operational code
• Will not eat replicated meat—considers it a form of “ethical simulation” and an insult to reality
• Detests when someone lies poorly—“If you're going to betray me, at least make it a good story.”

Corvus is, at his core, a believer in Starfleet's highest principles—but he believes they must be protected, not romanticized.

His moral engine runs on:

• Truth (not transparency—truth that serves peace)
• Peace (but only peace worth protecting)
• Honor (not pride, but earned conduct)
• Security (of people first, institutions second)

He is not driven by power—he’s driven by responsibility. The more unstable the situation, the more he must be its steady center.

Savvies (Strengths):

• Tactical foresight (thinks five moves ahead)
• Cultural navigation (can walk into almost any environment and disappear into it)
• Silent manipulation (uses your own thoughts to guide your decisions)
• Moral clarity in crisis (knows exactly where his line is, and when to cross it)

Ineptitudes (Limitations):

• Delegation (rarely trusts others to hold the line alone)
• Long-term diplomacy (he sees through posturing too fast to respect it)
• Celebrations, social softness (feels out of place in joy he didn’t earn)
• Bureaucracy (actively loathes Starfleet's internal politicking)

Likes:

• Silent observation decks
• Handwritten notes (keeps a real pen on him at all times)
• Tactical games with no reset button
• Operatives who think, not just comply
• Earth jazz (late-night saxophone, preferably analog-recorded)

Dislikes:

• People who mistake quiet for weakness
• Over-engineered lies
• Being asked where he’s from
• Officers who salute out of fear
• Synthetic tea (it’s the principle, not the taste)

• Steadfast: You won’t find a stronger moral spine under pressure
• Empathically Aware: Reads pain and fear with clinical precision—but doesn’t weaponize it unless cornered
• Respectful of Agency: Never violates someone’s will without cause, and even then, he logs the cost
• Stamina of Will: The longer things get bad, the stronger he becomes
• Shadow Honorable: Keeps his promises even when no one knows he made them

• Isolationist Tendencies: He pushes people away to protect them—and himself
• Operative Fatalism: Deep down, he doesn’t expect to live long
• Emotional Shutdown: He can go cold when feelings become a threat to the mission
• Legacy Guilt: Carries responsibility for old ops that went dark and didn’t end clean
• Unwillingness to be Vulnerable: He would rather fail than admit he needs help

• Always writes mission notes by hand, even when digital is required
• Rubs the scar on his right temple when deep in thought—it’s subconscious
• Occasionally quotes field poetry or old spy memoirs (only when alone, or to someone dying)
• Sleeps in full clothing and with a backup escape route planned
• Eats standing up when alone—says sitting is "too domestic"

• Ruthlessly clean. Not out of vanity, but discipline.
• Maintains strict grooming even in the field—hair never overgrown, nails clean, gear aligned.
• Owns exactly two colognes—both subtle, both used for specific infiltration contexts.
• Carries real soap, non-replicated, from Earth. Refers to it as “a luxury worth carrying.”

• SWAI “Swayze” (USS Heimdahl):
• Historical bond. Swayze recognizes Corvus as “the one who turned back.”
• Trust extends to operational override—Gabriel holds a dual-layer access key that even Nyx cannot decrypt.
• Swayze calls him “the conscience that refused to kill the host.”
• SWAI “Loki” (USS Sleipnir):
• A more chaotic system. Gabriel uses Loki like a loaded gun—carefully, sparingly, but efficiently.
• Their relationship is one of mutual weaponization.
• Admiral Victoria Halliday (Starfleet Intelligence):
• Superior officer and political shield. She pulled Corvus out of the black pit after Section 31 tried to reclaim him.
• Their relationship is built on silent respect—and strategic co-dependence.
• She knows Corvus can do what she cannot. He knows she’ll take the heat so he doesn’t have to.

• Federation Diplomatic Corps (select assets)
• Obsidian Order survivor cell (non-aggression accord)
• Romulan Free State informants (some loyal to him, not Starfleet)
• Vokari engineer Ilai’ken Tevran: known contact; no direct ops together, but mutual network links through Swayze and early Nyx development
• The Triad (Orion intelligence sect): uneasy détente—Gabriel negotiated their blackmail code into irrelevance

• Not religious. Not atheist.
• Believes in consequence, memory, and moral inertia.
• Keeps a folded piece of parchment from Earth—unknown writing, never shown. Possibly a psalm. Possibly a threat.

“The stars don’t care if we lie to ourselves. They only care who survives.”

• Operative Mode: Charming, adaptive, confident—can become exactly who the room needs, or fears
• True Self: Quiet. Reserved. Watchful. Operates best from the edge of the room, not the spotlight
• Reads others with disturbing accuracy; rarely responds to provocation
• Will leave a conversation mid-sentence if it becomes a waste of time

• Keeps his hands clasped loosely behind his back in high-stakes conversations—open posture, unnerving confidence
• Tilts head slightly left when detecting a lie—crew have learned to fear it
• Frequently pauses for exactly two seconds before responding—enough time for most people to panic or overshare
• Wears his jacket like it’s armor; never hangs it up

• No known pets.
• Was once seen tending to an injured seabird in the ruins of a collapsed outpost. Didn’t explain why. Didn’t need to.
• Hobbies:
• Sketching landscapes from memory—believes it sharpens his recall
• Non-verbal chess—once played Swayze to a stalemate over a 72-day asynchronous match
• Old Earth vinyl collection—kept on encrypted chip. Mostly jazz, some ambient compositions from lost composers.

• Measured. Precise. Never flustered.
• Drops silence like a hammer—often lets others fill it before speaking.
• Slight gravel in tone from past vocal cord trauma—adds unintended gravitas
• Rarely uses first names unless he’s issuing a final warning—or a rare compliment

• No official assets—as expected for a black-level operative.
• Holds encrypted financial fallback keys in seven systems, including Ferenginar (front business), Risa (safe estate), and Deneb III (charity shell).
• Personal holdings likely exist under false identities, but all assets are weaponized for misdirection or extraction—not luxury.