Cadmus Maragos

Lance Corporal Cadmus Maragos

Tony Leung Chiu-Wai as Cadmus Maragos

Personal

Alias:	Cad
Age:	23
Features:	6'0", wiry build, stern features.
Colony:	Scorpia

Professional

Rank:	Lance Corporal
Department:	Military Police
Position:	Policeman

Background

"We are in bondage to the law that we might be free." - Cicero

By all accounts, Cadmus Maragos' rank in the Colonial Marine Corps is owed to two major abilities. First, he owes his branch choice to his strict adherence to the Colonial Code of Military Justice and the fleet regulations. Second, he owes his rank to his skill with unorthodox investigative methods, and strong tactical awareness. Not bad, for a kid who grew up poor, fleecing tourists on Scorpia.

Cadmus has made something of a name for himself amongst the Marines aboard Cerberus by being consistently saddled with any and every report relating to sabotage and saboteurs, as well as repeatedly volunteering for whatever kind of insanely dangerous mission is the flavor of the week.

Service Jacket

• 2038 AE (4 months) — CMC Marine Boot, Fort Argus, Sagittaron.
• 2038-2039 AE (3 months) — Advanced Individual Training: Rifleman, Fort Argus, Sagittaron. Emphasis in tactical fireteam command.
• 2039-2040 AE (10 months) — Transfer to secondary AIT: Military Police. Known for unorthodox investigative methods and strict adherence to CCMJ.
• 2040-2041 (6 months) — 3rd Battalion 5th Marines ("The Striking Fifth"): Charlie Company, Dog Team Two-Five, Scorpia Colonial Shipyards.
• 2041 AE (current) — 1st Battalion 9th Marines ("The Mountaineers"): Bravo Company, Able Team Three-One, Battlestar Cerberus.

Physical Features

Cadmus seems a cautious gentleman, with a severe cast to his mouth and eyes, as though he were constantly worried someone might see past his face and into his thoughts. Lips pursed, brow slightly furrowed, he regards the world as one might regard a slightly dubious lunch - with suspicion, but not ill-will. He's a tall and wiry fellow who looks like he could explode into motion at the drop of a hat. He has short-cropped black hair, dark brown eyes, and the epicanthic fold of a Tauron or Scorpian. His features are sharp, chin and jawline thin, and body language highly formal.

On the Grid

Known Associates

Air-Wing

	Major Cidra Hahn: "I've had about two conversations with Major Hahn ever, and both times I've felt like I didn't have any idea what she was thinking. Maybe it's me, and maybe it's her, but I haven't got the first clue as to what's going on in her head. Poulos said that's what it feels like to talk to me. I guess now I know."
	Captain Ibrahim Sitka: "Well, shit. I'd always intended to get to know Shiv better, and now he's dead, like so many other good officers. I'd say it was a waste, but Sitka went out like the heroes of old: diving the dragon's maw, lance in hand, slaying the beast that the rest of us might live."
	Lieutenant Alessandra Sophronia: "Lucky's an odd duck, in my opinion. She's probably one of the most loyal officers I've met - loyal to individuals over ideals, though. That's good, but she's loyal to the point where I could see it interfering with her judgement in certain circumstances. I don't know the details of what goes on in the air wing, but I've heard that may have been a problem in the past. She'll stand by you through anything, though, and that's of value. I'm just glad she's not an MP, or we'd have to have a long discussion."
	Lieutenant Junior Grade Tisiphone Apostolos: "Lords above, woman. How many times are you gonna get promoted and then demoted before you learn to reign in your impulses? Sometimes it's really hard to be your friend. Other times, though, you're saying the same shit I'm thinking. So thanks for catching the flak for it."
	Lieutenant Junior Grade Evandreus Doe: "I seriously have no idea what to make of Bunny. It'd help if I ever saw him under circumstances when I was doing or saying something he approved of. As it stands, I get the impression that every time I see him, I'm the bad guy. It's a shame, because he seems like a nice guy, albeit one I'm glad isn't a Marine."
	Ensign Emilie "Snag" Villon: "You died because I didn't catch Morgenfield and Borenstein fast enough. For that, I'm sorry. But I want you to know I've learned my lesson: next time, I'm gonna throw everyone in the frakking brig, and twist the truth out of them any way I can."

Deck

	Specialist Tyr Bannik: "Crewman Bannik is probably one of the only people I've met that's more of a stickler for paperwork and proceedure than I am. He's green, but he's dedicated to making sure everything goes according to the book. It's a shame he doesn't know quite how to loosen up when off-duty, yet, but it'll come with time."
	Crewman Lauren Coll: "I guess it wasn't a crush on El, after all. I guess you married him. And now you're another body on the wall. They say you were a Cylon, but if you were, you're one who pulled my ass out of the fire more than once."
	John Borenstein, Saboteur: "Why the frak haven't we killed you yet?"

Engineering

	Lieutenant JG Haeleah Parres: "I haven't ever spoken with Parres. I don't know what she looks like, what she sounds like, or even if she'd drive me crazy in person. To date, she's just a name on a series of memos in my email, but whoever's writing those emails has a hell of a head on her shoulders."
	Crewman Sofia Wolfe: "I think Sofia's been lit on fire, shot, and exploded more times than any other crewman I can think of. The only person who's been more of a magnet is El, or maybe Raine. And yet she keeps on smiling. I hope I remember that, when I inevitably catch napalm in the face."

Marines

	Major Madilyn Willows-Cavanaugh: "I hate dealing with the brass, for the most part. They generally get in the way of what I'm doing, and more often than not assume rank places them above the law. The Major isn't like that, though. After talking to her about the value of law and duty, it was very apparent we saw completely eye-to-eye on the necessity of maintaining in the face of horror. This is a woman I'll gladly tote a rifle for."
	Lieutenant Raine Lunair: "Raine is pretty much the exact opposite of what you'd expect from a Marine Lt. That puzzled me for a long time, especially since she's no slouch with a gun. Eventually, she saw fit to open up a little to me about why she was here. I'm still not sure what to make of it, but I'm glad to have her with us."
	Sergeant Phaedra Demos: "It's hard to ask for a better fireteam leader. Phaedra knows her shit inside and out, backwards and forewards. It's been almost eerie at times, how we'll be thinking and doing the same thing without communication. I thought about who might make a fireteam leader I'd like working with more. I couldn't do it. An absolute top-notch MP."
	Corporal Eleftherios Constin: "I think El is a human magnet. I've never seen anyone get shot, blown up, burned and stabbed so many times and keep going. I figure there must be some kind of cosmic balance out there, and he's the sponge for all the bullets that have been aimed at me. Also, if you're thinking about insulting his wife, don't. He'll kill you, and then I'll burn your corpse."
	Private Jason Panos: "Jason's a total jackass, a loudmouth, drinks too much, and will stick it in anyone with a pulse. But when the chips are down, he's my usual backup man for a reason: I know I can count on him to stay sharp when it matters, to be a good judge of character, and to put a bullet in someone if they're a threat."

Medical

	Lieutenant Gracious Bia: "Lt. Bia gave me cookies. For no reason. I like that. Also, she's Scorpian, too, so being reminded of home is nice."
	Lieutenant Jesse Stavrian: "When it comes to corpsmen, Stav is about as good as they get. He gets pissy every time I call him 'doc', too. But I figure that if you can patch somebody up from catching shapnel in the face and make 'em look none the worse for wear, you're a doctor, even if the papers don't say so. I've seen him do trauma-surgeon level work in conditions barely fit to call poor."

Tactical / CIC

	Major Clive Tillman: "The XO and I have a commonality: he doesn't seem to shy away from contemplating the inconceivable, either. The difference between us is that it's his job, and he has to live with deciding to act on his suppositions. I have the benefit of only having to imagine making small mistakes."
	Lieutenant Diana Rime: "I don't trust Rime as far as I can frakking throw her. She has the tactical chops for me to respect her job, but she thinks with her heart and not her head. Oddly illogical in some circumstances, given how smart she's supposed to be. I wouldn't put it past her to try and get me and El killed on a mission because of our role in arresting Abbot."
	Lieutenant JG Stephen Laux Kulko: "I don't know why, but I trust Stephen implicitly. At the end of the day, we're out for the same thing: to figure out how to fight and win, with minimal losses. So far he's had a great track record in CIC. I just hope some day I get to work on an op with him."

Civilians

Miss Sawyer Averies: "She calls me 'Good Housekeeping', and is always sniffing around for information that I might let slip. And frankly, I don't mind. It's nice to have a civilian perspective around, even if it calls you funny names. I guess I'm one of her 'sources', now… But whatever. People need to know things, and I can't tell them direct, most of the time."

Trivia

Intro/Rumors

• Cadmus has never been wounded in service to duty, or indeed for any reason. He's been through bloodbaths, such as Parnassus Station, without so much as a stubbed toe, despite most of his compatriots-in-arms having been shot repeatedly, grenaded, burned, and blasted. He's literally walked through battlefields without wounding. Some have started to say he's blessed; he says it's because he "knows to keep his frakking head down."
• Because of his "good luck", he's started to work as the squad radio operator and artillery support contact.
• Happiness seems to elude Cadmus, conceptually. He rarely smiles, and any instance of him expressing actual good cheer is largely apocryphal. On the flip side, however, he also never seems to express sadness, nor does he ever seem to give up hope. This gives him a reputation as something of an alien amongst the more ordinary naval crew.
• Cadmus is a by-the-book kind of guy, because if the book exists, you should be using it. He's the type to spit-polish his boots even if he doesn't have to, or to raise an eyebrow the moment he sees someone cutting corners on their maintenence reports - even if it's none of his business. So gossip about him tends to be a bit unkind, when it exists at all.
• It's rumored Cadmus had a somewhat checkered childhood on the other side of the law. He denies being a criminal, but the gossip among the marines is that he knows a little too much about how con-artists and smugglers work to be entirely straight-laced.
• He's superstitious about astrology. He's been known to take good luck charms with him on inauspicious days, preferring emblems of Artemis.

Tattoos

• Cadmus is heavily tattooed, though you can't see any unless he has his shirt off. They aren't traditional or coherent tattoos of any kind. Rather, each one seems to be a good luck charm, superstitious emblem, or is otherwise intended to ward off evil. No man's an atheist in a foxhole.
• An astrological design covers the majority of his back, depicting an auspicious convergence of stars and planets within Cyrannus.
• His right shoulder depicts Artemis, bow drawn. The Huntress is sighting down an arrow while crouched. Ready to fire, the arrowhead points down his arm, as though her aim should guide his own rifle.
• His left shoulder depicts Ares, in the form of a traditional Scorpian religious emblem. Ares sits cross-legged, his skin red and four-armed. His head is girded with a helm, each arm holding a different piece of the god's panoply, but made modern: a riot shield as the Aegis, an assault rifle as the Spear, a military wireless in place of the Javelin, and handcuffs instead of the hunting dogs. The placement on his left shoulder coincides with his tendancy to wear heavier armor on his left side, suggesting Ares will protect him from harm.
• The base of his neck has the phrase NEVER BENT NOR BROKEN inked upon it.

Activities

• Cadmus loves Pyramid. He's a positive fanatic for it - watching it, playing it, talking about it. He doesn't seem to mind losing - which is good, because apparently he's not very good at it, but makes up for it with natural ability. Rather, he seems to enjoy games where every player pushes themselves to their limit, and gives everything they've got to the effort.
• He's a good hand-to-hand fighter. Time was, he had a good left hook and uppercut. These days, it seems like he trains with any and everything that could be used as a weapon, and has developed a fondness for knowing how to break people's limbs.
• He claims to be a worse shot than most marines, though he seems to make up for it by usually restricting himself to semi automatic or short burst fire, preferably with a suppressor on his rifle. His tactical style seems to be to strike quietly from hiding whenever possible.

Commendations

• Colonial Marine Corps Medal - For actions on Leonis that uphold the highest traditions of honor, bravery, and valor in the face of enemy action.
• Leonis Campaign Medal - For spending a minimum of 48 hours on Occupied Leonis, under arms, as a member of the rescue operation HALO Jump Team.
• Airborne Tabs & Qualification - For the Leonis HALO jump: a distance of approximately 25 miles.

Soundtrack

Gold Key

Shadow on the Sun

Thirteen

Lonely Soul

Love Vigilantes

Nutshell

The Dead Flag Blues

Recent Logs

PHD #299: On the House

PHD #186: Tihar Prison Blues

PHD #180: EVENT - Things Fall Apart

PHD #174: EVENT - The Widening Gyre

PHD #151: Strange Friends

PHD #146: EVENT - Sin High, Fall Hard

PHD #123: Welcome to My World

PHD #122: For The Sake of Knowing

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