Sovereign Ones: T'Leth

The Agents of T'Leth

Those who herald the twilight of the galaxy do not spring from the tainted waters of the Poisoner; they are not the twisted and artificial replications of the Black Fleet; nor are they the armies which emerge from the corpse of a dead god. Such emissaries are driven by their puppetmasters, by forces far older and more powerful than they are.

For all the masters of this galaxy have an agenda. They all have purpose. They scheme, plan, and conquer. They wage limited war through their pawns; hiding in the shadows and refraining from sharing their true nature. For deep within their souls is the crushing grasp of fear, for they know they alone cannot stand against the legions of metal; the trillions who follow the Mockeries of the Gods.

But there is one who disdains the petty and pointless conflicts that make up the war that shadows the universe. One who does not cower and hide. One who has no goal other than to destroy those who could challenge him for rule over this galaxy and all others. Yet even the Warmaster does not act alone.

They will emerge from the planets and homes thought familiar by so many, their flesh and bone reshaped by the hidden forges of the Sovereign of War. Their faces will be replaced by masks as they release the obligations of their previous lives in service to the one who reveals the darkest truths about the galaxy. A galaxy of illusions and schemes, a galaxy of unending war and conquest.

The truth is enough to instill in them the desire to burn it to the ground.

They do not come from hidden places or created in the image of others, they come from the lowest; the forlorn, the shaken, the abandoned. Such creatures who have lost their ways in life, who see no alternative to the curse placed upon the galaxy than to ensure it is destroyed by their own hands.

There have been many armies and species who have been destroyed from within as the Warmaster awakens and begins calling – for many, many are susceptible; many listen to his promises and schemes – For the Warmaster is no fool, he is no different than the other false gods of this galaxy. He is merely more direct – more straightforward.

A god that can be trusted.

Yet the Sovereign of War cannot ever be trusted to do anything more than destroy and annihilate. For countless cycles he has been the force which brings the other false gods to their knees, he has destroyed trillions of beings and planets and slain several of the false gods themselves. Yet he is a bright flame that soon turns dark when the Mocking Fleet and their legions arrive.

Let there be no misunderstanding – mere war means nothing, even between gods. It begins, ends, and begins anew. It heralds nothing, it indicates nothing. Yet there is a sign of the approaching end. The harbingers of the apocalypse will not be the shining armies under the false gods, they will not be specters of the harvested who cling to their power.

Beware those who wear armor of cold stone, for they are the heralds of the apocalypse. Yet do not fear, for they will fall to the Leviathan, as will all others.

- The Tome of the Leviathan

Entry from the personal journal of the Chronicler

Entry 324: T'Leth says that I am the first. Not the first one to have this…connection…if it can be called that. There have apparently been many others. But the first Human. Something that I've found surprising, but considering the…state…T'Leth seemed to be in when there was first contact, perhaps it is not unreasonable.

There have been so many questions and revelations. Were I not painfully aware of the reality of this situation, I would expect to be going mad or still in some kind of dream. Many things make sense now, much more does not. T'Leth still does not appear to be fully awake, and so getting answers from him is more of a challenge than would be anticipated.

Yet even with these limitations…there is so much to have learned. The revelation that I am speaking with something millions of years old is…humbling and terrifying. I have felt the vast gulf in our consciousnesses, and I don't see how anything can compare to it. It has seen and experienced things I would likely not be able to comprehend.

It's taken different shapes and forms when I speak to it. Always the same voice, but the forms are different. Some of them are oddly pleasing to look at, others are regal and intimidating, others are simply horrifying to look at. Aliens. Life from the stars. Dead now if T'Leth is to be believed; harvested or killed by his brethren, himself, or something else.

I can't say it's thrilling to know that even if our species manages to go beyond the Earth, there is a non-zero chance that we will encounter something more dangerous and powerful than we are. I've mentioned the possibility of T'Leth beginning to take a greater role in the development of our own species, as the knowledge and power he could bring would shape our species into something far more powerful than if we stumbled in the dark on our own.

T'Leth was…in disagreement over the idea, and in fact almost seemed offended when it was brought up. I am not certain he fully understood me. He surely would have done such before; in one of these previous 'cycles'.

Of interest are the others who came before me. And what happened to them. T'Leth has said little about my predecessors, albeit what has been said has certainly been interesting. Some of the names are impossible to pronounce, and in some cases I would not know how to describe them, but one consistent theme was that they all seemed to find T'Leth on their own, much like I did. There is some kind of connection, and if T'Leth lacked this and rejected me, then I likely would not be in the position I am today.

I wonder how many times that has happened? T'Leth did not say, and I did not ask.

One thing I asked was if I should recruit others to fill the role I have now. More eyes and ears for T'Leth, perhaps some trained warriors and scientists. Yet I was dissuaded from this. T'Leth seems to want to handle the recruitment himself, and does not want an army. Just agents placed throughout the world. I wish he would tell me the full plan, as it now merely seems to be waiting.

Until then, I will use my apparent immortality to learn and grow. Learn to understand these concepts and future technology that T'Leth has demonstrated. And even if it is not a stated goal for T'Leth, I suspect he would not have revealed it to me if he did not want me to understand its importance. I may be the first Human agent of T'Leth, but there are others.

And they are waiting to be awoken again.

Audio Recording between Chancellor Saudia Vyandar and the Chronicler

[Saudia Vyandar]: "So. This entire time you've been a spy."

[The Chronicler]: "I'd prefer the term 'observer'."

[SV]: "And please tell me what one of the purposes of a spy is?"

[TC]: "Point taken. Although a spy implies eventual hostile intent. I had no such intent for you."

[SV]: "And what was your intent then?"

[TC]: "To assist in EXALT's eventual subjugation of the world. As your advisor I could work to ensure that…well, it would not interfere with T'Leth's plans. Much like how EXALT influenced the world through well-placed individuals, so too was I to do the same for him."

[SV]: "There is a lot that makes sense now. You were always around, you never seemed to age, no one actually knew much about you, nor cared to ask."

[TC]: "And you never noticed. There was no harm done."

[SV]: "You affected all of our minds."

[TC]: "I appreciate you saying this as a statement of fact. Obviously. Otherwise someone would have noticed something was off back when I entered the precursor to EXALT. And considering how things have turned out, I think it's fair to say that I am most certainly your ally, even if I withheld the truth from you."

[SV]: "Oddly enough, yes. I should be furious at you right now."

[TC]: "And you're not. I can sense that much. I can say that I never lied to you. Perhaps that has something to do with it, as well as the fact that I only acted in the best interests of EXALT."

[SV]: "Perhaps not lie, but you failed to impart some crucial details. Like the fact that you actually work for a being older than the entire modern Human race."

[TC]: "And how exactly would you have taken that? Would you have even believed me?"

[SV]: "You can answer that question for yourself. You know what it would have taken to convince me."

[TC]: "Indeed, but that wasn't my directive. T'Leth…prefers his observation to be more subtle."

[SV]: "I'm surprised you never took command. You'd been around long enough that you probably could have done it without issue, and that's without taking into account your telepathy."

[TC]: "Yes, I could have. But that was not my role. Mine was observation and influence. Such responsibility…well, it was not what I was born for or trained to do. No matter how T'Leth has trained me, my skills do not pertain to directing the course of the Human race. That is for you, and I'm pleased that you were the one to fulfill the directive of EXALT."

[SV]: "Flattering. I wonder, did you plan to ever tell me?"

[TC]: "If you succeeded? Yes. Until that point, there was no need. It would be a…distraction. You consider T'Leth a possible threat. A concern."

[SV]: "Am I wrong?"

[TC]: "I'm simply commenting on your reaction. And…yes and no. Some concern is warranted for an individual of his power. But T'Leth has no interest in controlling or acting against Humanity – not unless we provoke him, of course."

[SV]: "Oddly considerate of an individual with his kind of power. The Commander does not exaggerate, so I trust his assessments of these Sovereign Ones. I remain surprised that one would refrain from assuming direct control of anything they pleased."

[TC]: "Most of his kind would. I've learned that much."

[SV]: "I suppose we're lucky."

[TC]: "Very."

Momentary silence.

[SV]: "You're connected to him, yes?"

[TC]: "Yes."

[SV]: "What is that like? Constant? Or you only talk to him when you want to?"

[TC]: "I would say it's more like he talks to me whenever he wants. We're connected. He passively sees everything I see, think, and feel, or at least that is how he explained it to me once. I feel nothing, or if I do, I've blocked it out. But when he wants to take control…well, I notice that, and I merely become a spectre of sorts. Watching as my body acts and controls power at a level I could not reach on my own."

[SV]: "Does it hurt?"

[TC]: "Yes."

[SV]: "Could you die?"

[TC]: "No. My body has been modified to survive the process. But I still feel everything. A liquid fire inside me, hot and cold at the same time. I suppose that is the price for controlling such power. We instinctually stay away from that which hurts us, but T'Leth ignores my human brain screaming about the dangers because to him I'm a tool to be used at full power – and I can take it."

[SV]: "Callous."

[TC]: "He isn't uncaring. If that were the case, he would not have modified my body to withstand it. I don't consider my use as a tool to be a detriment. I suspect that is likely the highest someone like us can achieve in the eyes of a Sovereign. Only a Sovereign can probably understand another Sovereign. Humans…we have a ways to go yet."

[SV]: "I see. I also don't suppose you'd say if there are other Agents of T'Leth in ADVENT?"

[TC]: "No. What need of Agents does he have when I can speak to the Chancellor of ADVENT or the Commander of XCOM whenever I wish?"

[SV]: "Contingency plans. I'd do that."

[TC]: "I suspect we're lucky you're not a Sovereign, Saudia. You'd be a dangerous one."

[SV]: "I agree. Which is probably why it's best I'm not."

XCOM Report SO017

Authorization Level: Internal Council

Authors: The Commander of XCOM; Haley Yates, Head of the XCOM Psychology Division

Subject: The Agents of T'Leth

Overview: Since the arrival of the Chronicler and the subsequent revelation of the wider…galactic conflict between the Sovereign Ones, we have made some attempts to determine a more accurate profile of the so-called Agents of T'Leth, including their numbers, capabilities, equipment, and technology. Admittedly, much of this T'Leth and his agents are hesitant to give or allow us, which implies that they want to keep some secrets to themselves.

We would be fools to assume that T'Leth and his agents do not have their own agenda or plans. We have not seen much to indicate that it is necessarily nefarious, but they are all highly private about their plans, intentions, and even their pasts. Getting any significant amount of information out of them after they joined T'Leth is close to impossible, although we have been able to ascertain some things, and perhaps in the future T'Leth will be more open and willing to treat us as a proper ally.

Purpose of the Agents: In simple terms, to act as the eyes and ears of T'Leth. His more 'active' connection to the world and galaxy that he observes through passively; which according to the Chronicler means that he's listening and observing at all times, even if he doesn't make his presence known.

This raises a number of questions regarding the free will of the Agents, as T'Leth appears to be ingrained to such a degree that they aren't even aware he is in their minds unless he makes an obvious effort. While it may be a bit outlandish to say that T'Leth is passively controlling all of his agents, it isn't out of the question to think that they are inherently driven or prevented from doing certain actions – or even having certain thoughts.

The personality in this case is not so much kept intact as it is constrained. It is likely the aberrant personality developments will simply be prevented from happening in the first place without symptoms or thought manifesting that are contrary to what T'Leth desires. In short, this appears to be evidence that a personality is 'locked in' whenever an individual joins with T'Leth. Not because change can't happen, but because it simply won't be allowed.

It's notable that none of the Agents spoken to consider this a major issue. They either accept it and don't have an issue with it (somewhat suspicious) or deny that happens at all and that they still retain their free will (unlikely given what the Chronicler has said). In neither case did they hold any sort of negative opinion against T'Leth or any actions he'd take – even if the cost was their autonomy.

To be clear – I do not think T'Leth is doing this out of malevolence. A being like that cannot be comprehended as easily as a Human, Vitakara, or even an Ethereal. T'Leth may simply not realize that this is questionable and may even consider him bestowing such importance on mortal aliens as benevolent or a great honor.

Perhaps this is the best they can do? We will have to observe a bit longer.

The other role the Agents play is as emissaries of T'Leth. A means for him to communicate his words or will without exposing himself. Their minds are protected by him, and cannot be broken into easily, if at all. If necessary he can directly assume control of their bodies and turn them into pure weapons of psionic destruction and power.

Interestingly, he only has chosen psions for this position. This implies that non-psions he would not be able to use in the same way, psionically at least.

Emissaries, observers, and weapons. This is the purpose of the Agents. If there are other agendas, we are unaware of them – and the Agents might be as well.

Tactics and Capabilities: We have limited exposure to their actual operations, and have only observed several Agents in action so this should be assumed to be incomplete. The Commander has said that the 'tactics' typically employed by Agents are usually simple and straightforward since they are close to impossible to stop, let alone kill. They operate as one-man armies against forces and enemies much larger than they are, and very rarely have support or even need it.

It does appear that Agents seem to heavily favor the Dynamo, Telepath, and Teleportation disciplines of psionics. They are capable of highly destructive usages of power, are capable of protecting allies and dominating enemies telepathically, and have a seemingly inherent ability for teleportation. Some have demonstrated exceptionally difficult or borderline theoretical aspects of psionics such as Nanokinesis.

Each Agent does appear to have something of a specialization or style in their combat capabilities (this will be elaborated on below), and even facing enemies such as Ethereals only seems to amuse them. They are rather arrogant in battle, and heavily reliant on their armor and genetic modification. This could be due to T'Leth occasionally taking control, but this has not been confirmed.

All Agents demonstrate exceptional control over psionics, regardless of what discipline they follow. Their own psionics is colored blue, instead of purple, and the reasons for such have not fully been determined. Dr. Vahlen has speculated that it could be a 'purer' manifestation of psionics, but has admitted that they would not know what a 'pure' manifestation even would be, or if it matters at all. Something speculated but unconfirmed is that it means nothing and is an illusion or pointless manifestation that T'Leth's Agents like to maintain.

We can only speculate as to the upper limit of the capabilities of the agents, but we are fairly certain that they have not been reached yet. We do know that the upper limit can only be achieved if they are under the control of T'Leth, who is capable of performing actions which they would not be able to fully achieve on their own.

Number of Agents: Currently there are nine known Agents of T'Leth, and the Chronicler has not been explicit if there are more than that. He has confirmed that there are no hidden agents in ADVENT or XCOM (Which we should give as much weight as it deserves – little), but did not discount the possibility that there were other independent agents – or if all of them were Human.

Recruitment is also a closely guarded secret. It appears that T'Leth is exceptionally picky about who he chooses to be his agent, and the only pieces of information relating to this which could narrow down some criteria are that they must be psionic. Age does not seem to matter due to wide range of ages already within the known agents, nor does gender as a third of known agents are women. They are all Human, but it's unknown if this is just due to T'Leth residing on Earth or not wanting to expand to other aliens now.

It is extremely likely that T'Leth has more agents which do not fulfill a combat role, such as scientists or geneticists. We know that he maintains multiple bases around the world, and it's reasonable to assume that they are still occupied. The evasiveness of the Chronicler as it relates to this also provides circumstantial evidence that there are more agents which have not been disclosed to us.

What T'Leth intends to do with them is unknown. As is the case with Agent Nara, they will likely only be revealed to us when necessary.

Known Agents: These are the known Agents of T'Leth. All of them have been interviewed and have had limited observation. Please note that some of this is incomplete and/or speculative based on information available – or a lack thereof.

Christopher Williams: This is one of the Agents with Harper who joined in Australia, and thus we can learn a decent amount about who he was, although much of it is not important. He was part of the Australian military before transitioning to the Australian Resistance. He participated in several operations when Agent Gertrude was in operation down there, and was obviously one of the survivors of the Chosen Assassin's attack.

He's one of the youngest of the group, and strikes me as someone who is a bit over his head. The fortunate thing is that he has no immediate family outside of his parents who were evacuated and are now residing in South Korea. Nonetheless he isn't unhappy with the direction his life has taken, and he simply does not know a lot about T'Leth's operations – at least nowhere to the extent the Chronicler does.

Roy Weaver: Former Australian Special Forces, and also one of Harper's crew, Roy is probably the most dangerous of the team and quite clearly agreed to the Chronicler's plan because it would help sate his vengeance. He does not interact with aliens at all, and goes out of his way to avoid them. I will note the irony of this while he is linked to an alien much more powerful than any of the species that attacked Earth, but I suppose a crucial difference is that these species have directly affected him negatively – T'Leth has not.

He was actually willing to fully demonstrate his combat capabilities to us, and demonstrated a thorough understanding of Dynamo psionics and appeared to make the ground explode in a small area. We aren't quite sure how T'Leth's Agents are learning such complicated techniques so quickly, but Vahlen theorizes that it is likely linked to a kind of memory transfer which T'Leth has no doubt mastered.

He is not a danger to us, but I'd suggest that we make sure he isn't alone with any aliens. While I doubt he'd hurt them physically, I wouldn't put it past him to mess with their minds.

Derrick Ellison: The third of Harper's crew, Derrick Ellison is another soldier of the Australian Military with a wife in the States (who he communicates with regularly), two sisters, and both parents who were safely evacuated to South Korea. He's definitely the most well-adjusted out of all of them, which is perhaps notable because he's the only one with a spouse and keeps in contact with his family.

Outside of that there isn't anything worth noting, at least not beyond the fact that he is an Agent. We don't know if he has told his wife of this development, but if nothing else keeping an eye on him may reveal how T'Leth handles this sort of situation. In combat he prefers to use weapons over psionics, and when he does, telekinesis is his preferred discipline – although there have been no demonstrations of Nanokinesis observed.

Norma Anderson: The last of Harper's crew, Norma is the lone woman and Australian immigrant who joined the Australian Air Force. While she is not a pilot, she primarily specialized in logistics and electronics. She's also accomplished with firearms, which has since transitioned to T'Leth's particle beams. Prior to the invasion she's made slow progress on pursuing a higher education degree in military logistics, but this has clearly been postponed.

Unfortunately, her family was unable to be evacuated and as far as she is aware, they are all dead or captured. Vengeance is definitely a driving force, although not quite to the degree of Roy. Talking to her will not really reveal anything significantly out of place, but it is definitely there – just hidden below the surface.

She has become very closely attached to Harper since the attack, and assists him in pretty much everything. While I did not press (either of them) there is clearly a developing relationship between them which appears to have had a positive stabilizing influence on both of them. Interestingly, Norma does not appear to primarily serve in combat roles, but provides some kind of support through T'Leth's network. It is unclear what this is exactly, or if it is physical or telepathic.

Lincoln Harper: The former leader of the Australian Resistance appears to have taken up a similar role under T'Leth. He was a senior and ranking member of the Australian Military, and was instrumental in the early days of the war in harassing, damaging, and weakening Collective influence in Australia, to the point where his operation was directly targeted and eliminated. However, they failed to actually eliminate the leader and he later accepted a position under T'Leth.

Prior to this the Chronicler and Harper had been working together, albeit with the latter unaware of the role or capabilities of the former. It's possible that the Chronicler was observing Harper to see if he could qualify, or merely wanted to ensure that Australia was under watch. Agent Gertrude reported that there was a base the Chronicler managed, which could explain why the Chronicler was operating in that area at all, even if he had claimed at the time that he was representing ADVENT.

While it may appear that Harper has taken a more direct and active role as opposed to the strategic position he had previously employed, we suspect that Harper is far more aware of what T'Leth is actually planning as well as the full scope of his operations than anyone else brought with him. He has clearly been given an officer or leadership position, as most other Agents defer to him if in the same space. Only the Chronicler appears to outrank him in this.

He's been observed to be a powerful user of Dynamo psionics, although we likely suspect that this is only one ability set he has mastered. The Commander has wondered if the usage of someone such as this in the role of a soldier is perhaps misdirection; to make observers think that T'Leth's Agents are destructive warriors who don't need (or want) to use subtler or more cerebral methods of strategy or warfare when in reality it is the opposite.

Something to consider. It is unlikely T'Leth willingly ignores the training or past of his Agents. We should not assume that Agents are only capable of performing what we have previously seen.

The Chronicler: We all know who the Chronicler is, so I won't focus too much on what we already know about him. We know he is very old, though exactly how old is an open question that the Chronicler has refused to answer. We suspect it has to be several hundred years – if not longer – as Chancellor Vyandar has stated he's been around for as long as she can remember, and was likely in EXALT since the beginning.

What he was doing before EXALT is also unknown, and while I doubt he was amassing a secret army for T'Leth, he was unlikely to be sitting idle. But what is certainly fascinating is that the Chronicler has been around during some of the most pivotal moments of our species, and I cannot help but wonder what role – if any – he might have had in them. It is certainly somewhat unnerving to consider that the world as it exists today could have been because of T'Leth, even if unknowingly.

The Chronicler says that T'Leth had not become fully 'awakened' until recently, but we all know better than to take this at face value, and the definition of 'recently' could be very different to a being millions of years old than to our own Human minds. Something to consider, but I am slightly more inclined to believe the Chronicler in this instance. I suspect that if T'Leth had an active interest in shaping our species, the Chronicler would have had a far more active role in EXALT.

Now, one thing that I had not seen actively documented is the fact that the Chronicler is one of the most knowledgeable and intelligent Humans in our entire species. The title isn't for show, and he has the equivalent of doctorates in most – if not all – fields of study and an absurd knowledge of history not just of Humans, but other previous alien civilizations from previous cycles.

Yes, he has written these down. He said he will consider releasing them to us for review if there is some interest.

It's fascinating to comprehend just how much knowledge is packed into his brain. I suspect he has a perfect or near-perfect memory as I inquired about several highly obscure historical events and asked if he knew anything more. He did, and answered within a few seconds of me asking the question. That level of recollection is not normal, and I suspect people will be put at ease with his old-man persona which he continues to adopt.

He's openly said that if he wanted to, he could de-age his face (his body is in perfect condition) into something younger, but he actually prefers it this way. People are less suspicious of the elderly according to him, and it allows him to move with fewer people noticing him and also tend to underestimate him in most matters.

This is a very dangerous and highly manipulative individual. There is a reason he's more or less the second in command to T'Leth, as there is no one alive who can compare to him in knowledge, intelligence, and power. He outclasses all of our psions in raw power and finesse, he can read alien languages which we've never encountered, he has seen more than any of us can really understand.

Treat him cautiously.

Lavallic ir Nara: For the unaware, this is the most recent Agent who was revealed to us, and one of the most suspicious in my professional opinion. Lavallic ir Nara is almost a complete mystery, and was only introduced due Dr. Vahlen's request for Sovereign assistance on the Spartacus Project. Nara describes herself as a genealogist first and foremost which is an…odd choice to assist in this project if true.

I am suspicious as to that as Vahlen confirmed that her understanding of alien genetics is almost as good as her own, and has personally written several dozen reports on the malleability of the Human genome and the possibility of creating eventual off-shoots of Humanity. This appears to be research conducted by T'Leth, though for what purpose is unknown. She stated that the research was purely for herself, but we should take that with a grain of salt.

Nara is a rather…unpleasant woman to be around. For some inexplicable reason she seems irritated and disgusted with everything and everybody for no apparent reason. Interviewing her revealed nothing, as she did not want to reveal her past or history. She is not extremely old from my estimation, although thanks to the gene therapy she could very likely be far older than she actually is.

She also appears to fulfill a support role, and no psionic abilities have been demonstrated although Vahlen confirms that she had strong telepathic defenses. This unpleasantness extends to the other Agents, especially Fiona, notably – she seems to hate the woman for some reason, and the feeling is mutual. The only one she appears to tolerate is Crevan, and even then she's more distant ever since he told her to knock it off – or perhaps used stronger language.

I've put her face into the database and there are no matches, closely or otherwise. A long shot, but there is no trace of this woman and if her face didn't turn up something, her unusual height should have (she is nearly as tall as Saudia). We don't know her nationality, with our best guess being somewhere in Europe, perhaps the Nordic countries due to her accent (what little of one there is). The woman is undeniably brilliant in what she does, but she certainly isn't going to make any friends.

It raises the question of why T'Leth has her working for him, because she's the one exception to the normally cordial Agents.

Fiona Dorren: While we also know fairly little about this woman, we thankfully know enough to put together a history, and unlike Nara, she appears genuinely younger. Enough to not be inclined towards lying. According to her she had something of a rough childhood and was forced on the run at an early age and eventually ran into Crevan, who presumably introduced her to T'Leth.

However, I consulted with Zhang and attempted to pin down a few more details. Unfortunately, Fiona did not want to provide the names of anyone from her past. Not a single one, including her parents. That is…suspicious. While I don't necessarily believe that she is lying, she is definitely leaving some important details out. It may be against T'Leth's policy to have his Agents give their life stories, but it does have the effect of making them not completely trustworthy.

Her accent and ethnicity place her as reliably British, although like Nara, no luck with facial recognition. Which she would definitely stand out from a crowd due to her green eyes, prominent scar, and dyed grey hair (she said she likes the color). Like the other Agents, she did not allow us to take samples for genetic analysis. I bring this up because she became very defensive when I brought up the topic.

She explained that she doesn't especially like the usage of genetic modification, even if it has its uses. She did not elaborate further, and I suspect there is another hidden story there. It seems to be a continuing pattern.

Aside from that, she's one of the most personable and friendly of the Agents. She regularly spends time with the soldiers, duels the Templars, and makes an effort to make friends. The soldiers like her and she makes a good impression on them.

Her melee skills in particular are of note, since she is the only Agent to employ a sword. One interesting thing that Leng noted during her training duels was that the style of fighting she employs is unlike anything he's really seen. He was very confused, and even more so when she explained that it was her father who taught it to her. Perhaps another lie.

More likely it is some kind of alien style that T'Leth introduced her to. In fact, one of the Dath'Haram currently with us described her fighting style as "eerily like a Bladedancer." When pressed on the specifics of what was different, the answer was along the lines of 'there's more twirling', which I took to mean that…Bladedancing is not as choreographed? It wasn't entirely clear, aside from the fact that the fighting style she uses is not common.

Her other main specialization is that of teleportation. She uses it frequently in combat, and there doesn't seem to be anyone – the Chronicler included – who is as good at it as she is. But like most of the Agents, she's very tight-lipped about how it personally works for her. Her method of teleportation seems slightly different from other psions we have observed. While most appear to go through a portal, it appears that Fiona doesn't need to even create that and can teleport anything at will.

Again, it is not clear. I suspect that it is due to being an exclusive focus, as she has yet to demonstrate any affinity for other psionic disciplines.

Crevan Machas: We're back to having little to no information on who Crevan Machas is. He's presumably been an Agent of T'Leth for a while, though after the Chronicler, and before Fiona, so potentially recruited prior to the Collective War. Once again facial recognition turned up nothing, though considering what Crevan can do, this isn't surprising.

He is an oddly unnerving individual to be around, and there isn't an obvious explanation as to why. He is extremely professional – if somewhat cold when addressing the average person – he is not arrogant, he is clearly educated and intelligent. But people tend to feel nervous about him and usually while around him. A few psychological reasons for this could be his height, as he dwarfs many men and almost all women, and he has an interesting tendency to rarely blink. It happens, but it's so intermittent that it gives the illusion that he doesn't, and his intense gaze does not downgrade the effect either.

Speaking with him, his tone also appears somewhat dismissive and impatient at times, but he is highly cooperative and straightforward. He flat out told me there were subjects he would not talk about and that bringing them up would waste his time and mine. Respectable, and he clearly knew what I was doing.

One thing which sets him apart is that he does not wear the stone armor the other Agents bear, instead wearing some kind of flexible robes and light armor without a helmet. He wears fingerless gloves for reasons I'll get to, and typically carries a staff with a small Sovereign Orb inside it. He's certainly developed a unique style, and I wonder if he's secretly a fan of fantasy books, which would be rather amusing to consider.

In combat his most common ability appears to be utilizing Nanokinesis to shoot lightning from his fingertips or otherwise utilize the elements. He's also been observed to set objects and enemies alight, or outright kill enemies with Biopathy. If you understand anything about these topics, you should know how extremely difficult this is, and the fact he does it with such ease demonstrates how skilled he really is.

We have not seen many instances of how he uses the staff, but considering what we know of Sovereign Orbs, it likely provides a passive telepathic field for allies, or perhaps can be directed at a specific opponent. Crevan did not go into the details of how it worked or what the purpose of it was. We are still unsure of what his role precisely is, though we speculate that it is a kind of front-line support. Crevan did not disagree with this assessment.

Crevan appears to have the closest relationships to the Chronicler and Fiona, the former from a professional standpoint as both men clearly respect each other and Crevan also acts as something akin to an executive officer for the Chronicler. The relationship between him and Fiona…while not quite a parental relationship, there are certainly elements and Fiona has stated that he's been her teacher for years and she is comfortable around him.

He may be among the more mysterious of the Agents, but I do think he is a useful and reliable ally, if one to keep a watch on.

Document recovered from operations in the Inner Galaxy.

Note: Religious document in tone, appears to be written as a fable or lesson, though descriptions indicate a possible identification of possible Sovereign Avatars. Recommend acquiring the full religious text for full analysis. – Sicarius

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And the day comes when war descends upon all; anticipated or not; wanted or not. Those who run from the war will find themselves in the center of it; those who believe that simply staying away, staying impartial, they will be among the first put to the sword by the blade of the Sovereign and Harbinger. Their armies descend upon the worlds, caring not for those who live in peace and harmony.

The guilt or innocence will mean nothing to those who only live by the commands of their masters.

None shall be spared; the old and young alike will be taken and slaughtered.

None shall be given pity; the cowering and prostrate will be given no special leniency compared to the defiant and brave.

None shall emerge whole; families will turn against each other in desperation; a last attempt to salvage the life they held so comfortably.

Yet there is life; there is hope for those who accept the protection of the Goddess. For the time will come when the cities of her creation are targeted and surrounded by those who wish to subject them to the horrors of death, slavery, and torture. Many cities shall fall, yet the Goddess will protect all those who rely on her.

The day of reckoning will come when those who have turned away from Her truth and love will see the black constructs march on their homes; they will see their loved ones killed before them by the hands of metal and stone; they will see – and they will fear. But even those who have spurned the Goddess will be afforded protection in their time of need.

One such woman once stood in the center of the place she had called home; the dead bodies of her family, neighbors, friends, and colleagues were piled around her. Fires raged around her, burning the once-pristine buildings and fields from which they had one day toiled. A short distance away stood the butcher of her people.

It was a towering, faceless creature. Stone covered the body and claws. Eyes glowed an artificial blue, and unnatural energy flowed off of it, even as blood flowed off of the blade and onto the ground. An automaton of one of the Sovereign; a warrior who only served the bloodthirst of the master it served.

"Why?" The woman demanded, tears flowing down her face.

The butcher of stone stood silent, and briefly contemplated the question. "Because you are a puppet. Because your Goddess must die. Because the cycles must end."

At this the woman was shaken to her core and fell to her knees, for she had long ago dismissed the Goddess as false, yet now she knew that she had made an unforgivable mistake. She knew that no forgiveness could be afforded to her, and prepared to meet the same fate which had befallen her kin.

Yet the Goddess heard her unspoken plight, and knew the contrition in her heart, and resolved to not let another of her innocent creations die. And so she dispatched Lucen, the greatest of the warriors who commanded the Element. Her Champion descended upon the place of battle in shining white light, and the butcher of stone stood back aghast.

"She is no believer!" It roared, the bloodstained sword pointed upwards at the holy enforcer. "Why do you intervene?"

The rich and commanding voice of Lucen answered. "She is of my creations, and I will not have her die to you or your master."

One hand pointed to the towering figure of Lucen, the woman forgotten. "So be it!"

And so the two entities fought, with their power further annihilating the place which had once held such vibrant life. The stone warrior fought as ferociously as his master, yet it could not stand against the holy power Lucen commanded, for she was the chosen of the Goddess and would not perish by the hands of a simple butcher.

Sixteen hours they fought; deep into the night until Lucen struck the final blow, and the extension of the Sovereign of War fell silent forever.

When the time of darkness falls upon you, and all seems hopeless, do not despair. Be at peace, for the Goddess has heard you.

And you will be protected.