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Cerberus Threat Index: Illyan T'Donna

Compiled by Mars Cell

Security Level Red


Illusive Man,

As per your request, I have begun a compilation of threat profiles on all members of the Silver Blades Lancer unit in the wake of the Benihi incident. I was assisted in this by both Operative Lawson, and General Petrovsky. As I am not usually a field agent, I have allowed them to handle those sections related to combat potential while I focused more on their individual history and psychology.

Operative Chambers


Basic Profile

Name: Illyan T'Donna

Species: Asari

Race: Illium Clanless

Skin tone: Navy Blue

Markings: None

Age: 162

Height: 6'11" / 2.1 m

Weight: 230-260 lbs / 104-118 kg

Eyes: Blue

Homeworld: Illium

Parentage: Vacinn T'Donna (deceased), Unknown

Siblings: Erana T'Donna

Languages Spoken: Low Batarian, High Batarian, Thessian Standard, Khellish

Sign Languages: Khellish


Medical Analysis

Chambers

A simple glance at her height and weight (or simply an image of her) will make it clear that this individual is anything but a normal Asari. She is a full nineteen inches above the average height for a Clanless Asari, and thirteen inches above the norm for a member of Thessia's genetically enhanced high families. Her musculature is likewise heavier than a typical Asari, although it is not overly disproportionate given her tall frame.

Research into Illium's medical records provided by Cetus Cell indicate that she suffers from an extremely rare disorder referred to as Towering Branch Syndrome. Essentially the Asari version of Gigantism, those affected grow to far exceed the Asari norms by the time they are in their second decade. Secondary side-effects include an increased daily calorie requirement (to fuel both the enlarged body as well as their natural regeneration to repair the incremental strains its sheer size incurs), and vastly decreased eezo levels in comparison to normal Asari.

Typically the condition is treated in-utero via genetic therapy and extremely measured eezo injections, but her mother's life as as homeless drug addict prevented her from receiving said treatments.

There is no known impact to the lifespans of those affected. The lowered eezo levels actually cause a miniscule decrease in body heat, and increase their chances of surviving the initial hormonal shifts after reaching the Matriarch stage. This is unfortunately countered by the slowing of their regeneration brought on by age, causing them to begin suffering pain as their oversized joints can no longer repair themselves perfectly.

Nearly all recorded instances of historical figures suffering from the condition quickly become drug or alcohol addicts by their eighth or ninth centuries, and usually succumb to said addictions within a matter of decades (still leaving them around the Asari average in terms of longevity... though their last few years are far less pleasant than most).


History and Psychological Profile

Chambers

T'Donna's unfortunate past has left her in an unusual place for an Asari maiden. Her mother's drug habits resulted in her early death (according to public record), and in turn left her as the sole caretaker and provider for her younger sister. While this is never a pleasant experience to be in for any species, it is worse for Asari given that their mainstream culture imprints certain ideas about what young maidens should act like. I can only assume that Illium is even more overt about such things as Thessia, and that she likely felt high levels of social anxiety as a result.

Quiet investigations of her former co-workers in Khar'shan Minor reveal a young maiden struggling to both act as a parental figure for her sibling, as well as trying to find the time to enjoy life to excess as most Asari her age are want to do. She seems to have withstood the pressure her double-life caused fairly well, with no major incidents or events tracking her over the past century until her place of employment shifted to the Shaaryak family mansion.

Given her lack of an overt military background, I can only assume that she picked up what combat skill shes has during this time frame. Possibly taught to her by Trena T'Laria, the former CO of the Shaaryak family's security forces.

After this point, her life actually seems to shift towards more... typical maiden behavior. Discreet inquiries into stolen Eclipse mail records searching for keywords reveal a very sexually active being, who was more than open to using her exotic size to locate willing partners. This seems to have been sustained up until the Silver Blades arrival on Redcliffe.

That particular campaign left very few records for me to examine, and there has been very little record of her since the Blade's re-organization beyond her placement in the Lancer unit. Even my personal meeting with her on Xentha did not reveal much, as she largely remained silent and observant while Kean handled negotiations.

I don't consider said silence to be telling in any fashion, given the... tense nature of said meeting. Perhaps in a more personal setting she would have revealed more, but that opportunity was lost thanks to the SIU.

Overall, I would classify her as extremely mature for her age group, with far more real life experience than many Republic maidens. She is still beholden to cultural norms however, though that may actually prove advantageous as it gives her a network of former lovers who may feed her generic information over time.

Benihi Update – Lawson

T'Donna is almost certainly in a relationship with Cieran Kean as of this point in time, which calls into question either her own open attitudes or Kean's. Given his fairly inflexible nature when it comes to the few morals that the man has, I would conclude that he is enforcing a monogamous relationship upon her.

Psychologically I have little to add. Her involvement and attitudes were professional, which was a pleasant change from those few other Asari maidens that I have encountered in the past. If I did not know her age I would have assumed her far older. I cannot speak to her personality further, as she (and the others) were careful to reveal as little as possible about themselves to us.


Biotic Capability

Lawson

I can attest to the accuracy of the medical reports indicating her low biotic capabilities after observing her in battle. She seemed to struggle with both yield and endurance, and preferred to utilize firearms or shift to close combat rather than rely on them. The only area in which she does not seem to be weak is the speed at which she can throw up said powers, with her singularities in particular appearing slightly faster than the Asari norm.

Singularity – Exhibited low-duration, low-impact singularities on several occasions. Sufficient to slow and distract enemies or to alter round trajectories, or to shift the direction of grenades. While weak, her reaction times still enables them to be useful on the battlefield.

Warpfire – Utilized a poorly constrained gout of warpfire in one instance. Likely only dangerous at very short range. Her low control resulted in a high degree of wasted energy, and I find it unlikely that she utilizes this power with any frequency.

Charge – Her biotic charge or flash-step seemed adequete over the short range she utilized it. As she was not witnessed using it multiple times over variable distances, I can only assume that she as limited in this aspect as she is in other talents.


Unit Cohesion

Petrovsky

Of the four lancers, this particular Asari is the least directly dangerous but perhaps the must crucial to the group's overall success. She routinely exhibited far greater combat awareness than the other three, and continuously adjusted her own position to cover her companion's blind spots even if they were not aware of them. I can only assume that this trait was picked up during the campaign on Redcliffe.

Any future encounter with this Lancer unit as an enemy should be planned with T'Donna as the principle first target. Both for the psychological damage it would likely cause Kean, as well as the precipitous drop in combat potential as she would no longer be available to temper Kean and Chi's more impulsive behaviors. The chance to lure the remaining unit into an ambush or away from a critical target increase nearly thirty percent without her present.

Given her weak levels of biotic protection, anti-biotic measures should be unnecessary. Given Asari regenerative capabilities, weapons should be loaded with incendiary rounds as per standard procedure. Her distinctive height should make identifying her a simple matter, given that their ability to conceal her identity is largely restricted to modifying her armor to human or Batarian standards.

Assume any being of roughly her height near Kean is her, despite whatever protections they may be wearing.


Threat Index

Lawson

T'Donna is a moderately experienced combatant, with reasonable levels of natural ability augmented by the battles she has engaged in during her time as a mercenary. As there are no recorded instances of her acting in a leadership position, and given that General Petrovsky has already remarked upon her exceptional battlefield awareness, I will focus on her personal capabilities as they are known.

Close Combat – Even a moderate degree of competence in hand-to-hand is sufficient to rate her as a lethal combatant given her natural size advantage. Particularly built males of our species may be able to engage her, but while weak, she likely retains the natural Asari ability to augment her blows with biotics.

Small Arms – Having observed her in action, I would rate her as a more than passable shot in terms of accuracy, but would again remark that she has excellent target prioritization. As the latter is more important than the former, I consider her to be an above-average marksman in terms of combat threat.

Defenses – While being an Asari does give her natural flexibility, it does not quite scale up, and her sheer size counts heavily against her in this category. Her low biotics are another factor, as her natural barriers seem to be quite weak, forcing her to rely on standard shielding.


End Report


Fairly standard stuff in this one, mostly because unlike Voya and Shyeel, Illyan really didn't have much for Cerberus to really dig into about her past. Her mother sucked, she raised Erana, she met everyone, learned how to properly fight.

The next section will be on Shyeel, and will see a partial return of the conversational format from the old Cerberus report.

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