This character is a [[human]]. If a stat or skill is unlisted, assume the default for this character's species.
* Natural [[Pain Sensitivity]]: '''70%'''* Natural Max [[Blood]]: '''23'''
[[Skills]]: Species' natural skills + the following:
'''Soren Yatela''' is the third of the Yatela siblings, as well as the boss in charge of [[Garica Block]].
== Bio == Like his older siblings, Soren Yatela was born in Greening, to the same parents; Don Arsenio and their unknown mother. Possibly influenced by his position as the middle child, Soren always felt as though his siblings all have stronger and more colorful personalities than his own. In turn, whenever he was not breaking up fights or trying to be the voice of reason of the five siblings, he spent most of his time alone, preferring to spend time with machinery and electronics than he did with people. Originally, Soren was not interested in the Syndicate's business, aiming instead for a career in the [[Engineering Corps]]. In 682, he enrolled as an adult student on his 18th birthday, completing the engineering student course in a record 16 months (WIPnormally, it requires 2 or 3 years of studies). By 685, Soren became a full-fledged engineer, joining the Workshop Crew and running the workshop in Greening for about three years. Following Lenny's 18th birthday, after which he became an enforcer for the Syndicate, Michael requested to his father that all five siblings be part of the same crew. Under Consigliere Veleno's influence, the request was denied and each sibling was instead forced to work in a different town. Soren was sent far away, into [[Garica Block]], in the Eastern Zone. It was there that he met a cousin, Vance Valaso. Valaso was a caporegime primarily involved with overseeing and running the local strip club, ''Club 380''. Soren, admitting to his lack of social skills, told his cousin that he had no interest in the redlight industry, wishing not to work there. Instead, he offered to start another type of business: a legitimate engineering workshop, which Garica Block lacked, and the profits of which he would use to pay tribute to Valaso, as is required by Syndicate rules. Valaso accepted, and Soren opened the first workshop in the town's history. Most of the workshop's customers were members of the Syndicate; most of those that weren't, were usually Club 380 escorts or other civilians working in a Syndicate-controlled business. Following the failed hit against Michael, and his subsequent temporary disappearance, Soren was allegedly the first person Michael called while in hiding. It is widely believed that Soren planned the retaliation against Ciro Veleno, using each of the siblings' connections and abilities. It was him who organized Michael's leadership, Tony's experience with raising hit squads, Nicky's funds from the casino operation to purchase equipment, and Lenny's combat skills into a coherent plan, which eventually resulted in their assault on Greening in 693. Although he formally participated, it is believed he did not do much shooting or fighting of his own. After Veleno was publicly executed and Michael took the reins of power in the Syndicate, he was promoted to underboss. When it became clear that Valaso would quit Garica Block to focus full-time on assisting the new Don, Soren took over the Syndicate's operations in Garica Block, leaving the workshop he had founded to be taken over by a younger subordinate. Despite his public association with the Yatela Syndicate, the Engineering Corps has not officially disavowed him, making Soren officially and technically still an engineer, with technical expertise in various fields, such as mechanics, electronics, gunsmithing, handloading, computing, and programming. == Personality == Soren is, first and foremost, a rational person, only interested in the factual and the measurable. His level-headed approach to every situation makes him seem like the voice of reason in most situations; though it is also easy to confuse his apparent detachment to emotionlessness. While he often readily admits that he has neither the "sheer charm nor strong character" that his siblings can have, he does view himself as the most rational. His siblings consider him by far to be the most intelligent of the five, to the point of receiving various nicknames related to his intelligence, such as "Genius", "Nerd", "Egghead", or - Michael's favorite - "Mister Brains". Because he wears glasses, he is also sometimes called "Four-Eyed Soren", although he disapproves of the nickname. Socially awkward, he is well-known for having difficulties dealing with groups of people, preferring to remain withdrawn and limiting his social interactions as much as possible; unless one belongs to his "trust circle", comprised of a very small group of people; his siblings, his cousin Vance, and a select amount of friends and Garica Block locals. In his spare time, Soren is an avid gamer, fond of vertical shoot'em'ups, platformers, and first-person shooters, having developed mods for a number of his favorite games, such as ''Groove Grabbit'', ''Amethyst 9000'', ''Dood'' and ''Tremors''. == Equipment and skills == === [[Clothing and armor]] === '''Human/Halfling [[List of human clothing and armor|clothing and armor]]:'''* Top: Shirt with tie* Bottom: Technician trousers* Footwear: Regular shoes === [[Load-bearing equipment]] === * [[Tactical vests|Tactical vest]]: TT-1B Utility vest* [[Leg rigs]]: 2x Pistol mag rig (Right) === Equipment and inventory === Equipped [[weapons]]:* Auxiliary: ''[[Customs:Major|Custom Glock-SF]]'' with a [[Glock .40/.357 magazines|22-round magazine]] (22+1 /22, 23x [[.40 S&W]], Standard FMJ)** Configuration: .40 S&W, Full size, Unported barrel, G18 selector, Integrated RFX, Glock stock, Threaded barrel. (Class 2, Weight 5 submachine gun)** Accessories: Silencer (Pistol, standard, .40)* Holster 1: [[IMI Desert Eagle Mark XIX 50]] (7+1 /7, 8x [[.50 Action Express]], Standard JHP)* Holster 2: [[IMI Desert Eagle Mark XIX 44]] (8+1 /8, 9x [[.44 Magnum]], Standard FMJ) Inventory:* TT-1B Utility vest, Ammunition: 3x [[Glock .40/.357 magazines|Glock .40/.357 22-round magazines]] (Each: 22 /22, 22x [[.40 S&W]], Standard FMJ)* Pistol mag rig (Left), Ammunition: 3x [[Deagle .50 magazines|Deagle .50 7-round magazine]] (Each: 7 /7, 7x [[.50 Action Express]], Standard JHP)* Pistol mag rig (Right), Ammunition: 3x [[Deagle .44 magazines|Deagle .44 8-round magazine]] (Each: 8 /8, 8x [[.44 Magnum]], Standard FMJ) === Stats and skills === This character is a [[human]]. If a stat or skill is unlisted, assume the default for this character's species. * Natural [[Agility]]: '''-1''' [[Skills]]: Species' natural skills + the following:* Combat skills: '''Basic''' (Semi-auto pistol, Automatic pistol, Semi-auto rifle, Automatic rifle)* Non-combat skills: '''Expert''' (Repairing, Handloading, Crafting), '''Skilled''' (Lockpicking)