Cade McDonough: Difference between revisions

===Etran Harborage and death===

{{Quote|It's okay.|Cade's final words.}}

Following the trail left behind by the ''Spirit of Fire'' almost twenty-six years earlier, it took the ''Ace of Spades'' a little over four days to arrive at the appropriate coordinates in an uncharted location within the [[Milky Way]]'s Cygnus Arm. The lack of any recognizable objects in sight confused the crew, but Cade confirmed they were at the right spot. He and Niko both took charge of monitoring the space for signals or other items of note. Rion determined that they should get closer to the [[Korinth Prior system]]'s dwarf star and Cade agreed when Lessa proposed coasting at two-Gs. Over an hour later, Cade recalled Rion to the observation deck to bring to her attention what appeared to be a dense [[asteroid belt]]. He navigated the ship toward it, but it soon became clear that they were in fact viewing the remains of some sort of planetoid. Unbeknownst to the crew, they were looking at all that remained of [[Trove]], a [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]] [[Battle of the Trove|destroyed]] in [[2531]] by forces of the ''Spirit of Fire''. Niko located a piece large enough to have its own significant gravity well that looked to be partially covered by an active [[energy shield]], so Cade plotted a course toward it. He continued to monitor their position in the field while [[Lessa]] kept an eye on any rogue debris. Cade made sure Rion remained focused and picked out a spot to land atop an uneven slab of rock of a nearby cliff face under the dome of energy.

Cade's experience as a marine and later a salvager made him a man who knew more than anyone the price of taking risks, of jumping systems, and hunting salvage others would fight and kill for. For this reason, Rion valued his insight and considered him her second-in-command. Despite their closeness, Rion still never knew what Cade did with the [[credit]]s he earned. Even after fully committing to being a part of the crew on the ''Ace'', Cade maintained a clandestine network of former contacts from previous portions of his life that he could rely on for information.{{Ref/Reuse|SAS}}

==Equipment==

Like the other crew members of the ''[[Ace of Spades]]'', Cade had his own set of armor for working in cold environments. This coldsuit included a helmet with an opaque visor made of a tempered glass composite. He kept a knife sheathed in his belt and had his own [[MA5 series|MA5 assault rifle]].{{Ref/Reuse|SAS}} In the thin-[[oxygen]] environment of Laconia, Cade donned a jacket to keep warm and in order to approach the ''Radiant Perception'' unseen he used active camouflage. He also took a sack of grenades with him on multiple occasions, which included [[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose grenade]]s, [[thermite grenade]]s, and [[flashbang grenade]]s, a few of which he would strap to his belt for quick access. Cade never got rid of his dress blues from his time in the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] and also continued to wear his dog tags after being discharged. These were forcibly stolen from him by Gek 'Lhar following his impalement.