Persons of Note

Eric Grimes

Eric Grimes was a recent high school graduate well on his way to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Born in 1995 in Boston, Massachusetts, he was the youngest of three children in a biracial family—his brother Alfonso and his sister Garcia. His father was an Irish immigrant while his mother was a second-generation Dominican, though she was born in Puerto Rico.

He lived in the shadows of his father and sister and was bullied and harassed at school constantly for one reason or another.

After his father took multiple tours in Afghanistan as an intelligence analyst, he took up a job as an IT manager and worked relentlessly, so his mother and sister took up the responsibility of running the house. His brother demonstrated poor behavior such as going past curfew, not bothering to tell anyone when he would come back. He introduced Eric to the Mass Effect series during a family gathering at Christmas. For several months, Eric became immersed in the games. However, he had to stop when his homework assignments took too much of his time.

Luke and Natalie Clay

Luke Clay was born in 2157 in Salvador, Brazil to an American couple. At age 18, he enlisted in the Alliance and eventually was transferred to the 103rd Division. He went on multiple tours, exploring multiple planets and serving with distinction alongside many people of diverse backgrounds. In 2180, he had a chance encounter with Natalie Patel at San Francisco while on shore leave.

Natalie Patel was born in 2155 in Mumbai, India. While growing up she dreamed of serving the law and following in her father's footsteps. She achieved her dream when she graduated from the police academy with top marks at the age of 21. She brought her knowledge to multiple stations across Earth, eventually meeting Luke at San Francisco.

Late in 2181, they were married and settled in the Bachret Ward on the Citadel with a luxurious house. Luke completed his enlistment by then and set up a local restaurant. Natalie applied as an investigation officer in C-Sec. However, humans were uncommon in C-Sec and Natalie found herself paid less compared to her alien colleagues. Meanwhile, Luke's restaurant had received fewer customers as of late, and the couple had started to fall on economic hard times.

Garrett Pitt

Garrett Pitt was born in 2164 in Benning, a garden world with a thriving human colony. The only child to a military family, his father died to an eezo mining incident on a planet in the Attican Traverse. Despite the hardships he and his mother had faced, they had comfortable lives in the farmlands, and Garrett was able to make some friends.

Right after he graduated from high school, he signed up to enlist in the Systems Alliance, following in his mother's footsteps. At that time, he was brought on a blind date with Eric Grimes, set up by his mother and her friend, Luke Clay. In the weeks that followed, his relationship with Eric grew into something more. He hoped it would bore fruit, unlike his past relationships during high school.

While Garrett was impulsive, he was a passionate and intelligent young man, willing to stand up for others. His sarcastic quips often get him into trouble. However, he grew to despise batarians, as his aunt and uncle were killed by batarian slavers on Mindoir. He never recovered from the trauma when he received the news soon after the attack.

Galactic Government

Bravo Squad

Known as Bravo Squad, the 2nd Brigade, 9th Infantry Regiment was a small unit, specializing in skirmishes, recon, extraction and rescue ops. It was a relatively new unit, only established in the year 2177 when Roy Brandon, an N7 with biotic potential, led an evacuation at Dubai in the wake of the damage left by a devastating sandstorm on the city. It was a daunting task, even with backup, handling rations and morale and dealing with the local insurgency, but few civilian lives were lost, and the extraction was considered a success. He and his team were awarded for their courageous actions, and Roy was given the honors of promotion.

Turnout of the squad was at a steady pace, as members were transferred from one detachment to another or left after their tours were complete. Rarely, the team suffered casualties, as they were not used for direct combat. Currently, the rest of the unit consisted of three members: Zoey Lugo, a sniper and infiltrator; and Talia Bert, a biotic with a knack for tech. Alan Cain, a heavy weapons specialist, left the team after the attack on the Citadel, seeing the Alliance as being too soft. The previous tech specialist, Loraine Theresa, had perished in the line of duty during a scouting mission.