Recon N32-19 is an elite Enforcer Pathfinder.
Biography
One of the first Enforcers to land on Nexus Psi, N32-19 has survived against the odds. He now acts as a scout for the better-equipped Enforcer teams on the planet, leading them towards the greatest Plague threats.
After the planet was locked down properly, his experience would proof invaluable for the Enforcers which led to his recruitment through ESOC. His tactical and reconnaissance skills are now used under Monarchs command in the Hand of the Seven strike team.
The Story of the Containment Protocol
When Containment Protocols were first introduced following the Adrianna incident, the agents responsible for their enactment were admittedly a little trigger-happy, often containing worlds where there was no actual evidence of such action being necessary. This came to an end when a number of Corporations lodged formal grievances as the result of massive losses in revenue. A new system was clearly required.
Following a long-winded testing phase, the new Containment Protocol Verification Framework came into effect, and has been mainly unchanged since. It ensures beyond doubt that a planet is a viable target for containment, and that salvage is impossible. There is a rigorous checklist for each potential situation that could arise, from Veer-myn infestations to uncontrollable rebel uprisings, but the checklist in the case of a Plague outbreak is very simple, consisting of a single point:
> Has there been visual confirmation of an infected creature by a qualified operative?
These qualified operatives are usually Enforcer Pathfinders, who are a special breed of Enforcer. Each one wears stripped-down Enforcer armour, is trained extensively to survive with minimal support for long periods of time in hostile environments, and their standard armament is the Tag Rifle. They are scouting specialists who excel in gathering intelligence, mapping out enemy movements and sabotaging hostile forces clandestinely.
As soon as Corporation Central receives notification that an artefact has been uncovered, an appropriately-sized team (five troopers, in the case of Nexus Psi) is dispatched to the planet’s surface. Trooper Maxon, a.k.a. Recon Unit N32-19, was placed in charge of the Pathfinder unit investigating the potential for Plague outbreak on Nexus Psi. Each member of the team was given a specific mission. Many of these missions included gathering intel on important places or people; some were expected to lift valuable information from Corporation data terminals. But the most important mission always falls to the most experienced member of the team. This mission was to set up the Vigilance Control System and seek out visual confirmation of Plague outbreak.
The Vigilance Control System, or VCS, is a deadman’s switch, an alarm that flags the planet for immediate containment if it is not deactivated within a given amount of time. Because of this, even if N32-19 were killed while obtaining visual confirmation, the planet would still be marked for containment. N32-19 landed several kilometres from the location of the artefact and began tracking Six-Alpha. What he found in the ruins of the team’s convoy confirmed the fears of the Council: bodies wracked with mutation, corpses of those members unlucky enough to be prey of the infected and an inert, activated artefact. With no reason to deactivate the VCS, N32-19 immediately set to work tracking the Stage 1 that he eventually identified as Dr Remy Urovic.
Because of their roles as scouts, Pathfinders often serve as guides after the main Enforcer fleets arrive. Their knowledge of the local area, as well as their ability to track and infiltrate through hostile territories, makes them too valuable for immediate extraction once a Containment Protocol is enacted. N32-19 knew that this would be the best chance for locating Urovic and took the responsibility for doing so on himself. N32-19 was unaware of the danger that Dr Simmonds represented until Enforcer units finally converged on Outpost H36 to put an end to Urovic. Had he known, he would surely have tagged her for highest priority disposal.
Short Story
N32-19 deftly vaulted over the swing of the Stage 2A. He hit the ground hard on the far side of the creature, rolling up to his feet. He had just enough time to fire twice, each shot dropping a rapidly approaching 3A, before he was dodging the razor-sharp claws of the 2A again. His clashes with the various strains of Plague creatures were becoming more common, and the freshness of the corpses the Prime Vector left in its wake indicated he was closer to his prey than ever. None of that mattered at the present.
19 ducked as claws flashed; a frustrated roar rent the air. Such anger was easy to manipulate. The speed of the 2A’s assault left 19 little time to assess his environment. A chime in 19’s comms rang as the creature charged again. The remaining 3As had arrived. There was no better time.
As the 3As fell in around 19, he rushed the frenzied 2A. The 2A leapt at him, a malicious snarl on its lips. 19 dropped to his knees and bent backwards as far as possible. The 2A missed entirely, its airborne body providing cover for 19 from the shots of the 3As behind him. 19 rammed his knife into the 2A’s side as momentum carried him past. Six inches of steel cut a four-inch incision through the creature’s right external oblique before the knife was wrenched from 19’s grasp.
Such a wound would have shredded the intestines of a man, but the 2A’s rage only intensified. The creature’s eyes glazed over as its wounds pushed it into a total rampage. The 3As continued moving forward, chasing 19, oblivious to their imminent destruction. 19 catapulted to his feet as the 2A charged into the group of 3As, tearing them apart. The drone that had warned him of their approach slowly hovered over his shoulder as he brought up his rifle. The drone’s built-in targeting system guided his rifle’s aim. A little red dot hovered over the back of the 2A’s cranium just as it shredded the last of the 3As. He fired.
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