Ensign Eden Drake
Name Eden Drake
Position Security / Tactical Officer
Rank Ensign
Character Information
| Gender | Male | |
| Species | Human (Colony) | |
| Age | 32 | |
| Date of Birth | 2363 (date not known) | |
| Place of Birth | Querin (Human non-Federation Colony) |
Starfleet Info
Physical Appearance
| Height | 6’0” | |
| Weight | 158 Ibs | |
| Hair Color | Dark brown, almost black | |
| Eye Color | Brown | |
| Physical Description | Tall and athletic, Eden has strength in his body but also speed, and his enthusiasm for outdoor sports and activities keeps his shape. His dark eyes can be both harsh and warm and seem to fit well with his very dark hair. |
Family
| Spouse | None | |
| Children | None | |
| Father | Albion Drake (deceased) | |
| Mother | Lavinia Drake (deceased) | |
| Brother(s) | Caspian Drake, older brother | |
| Sister(s) | None |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | Eden’s background and place of birth have shaped a lot of his personality, making him a somewhat cynical, realistic, practical, blunt, sometimes harsh when needed, unrelenting, streetsmart, loudmouthed, brash sort of man. He has a darker edge to his personality, has a temper on him and is used to looking after himself. However, there is also a warmth to him that can bring an easy smile, a joke and enjoy a drink with friends after a long shift...and perhaps it’s surprising that because of it he has a lot of loyalty from those around him. He’s high on energy, many of his interests involving some kind of sport or outdoors activity that gets the blood pumping and heart racing. He can be a demanding authority figure and has no qualms in shouting down someone who’s stepped out of place or done something wrong. And yet, perhaps it’s his warmth, or his ability to muck in, get shot at and get a hard job done, but he still seems to be a man that many people like working with. |
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| Strengths & Weaknesses | Strengths – physical endurance, firearms (particularly projectile), strategy and tactics, calm under pressure, can handle large amounts of stress. Weaknesses – science, engineering, academic education is patchy, has a temper, can be too blunt and harsh at times. |
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| Hobbies & Interests | Running, rowing, skiing, iceskating, hoverbikes and old fashioned motorbikes. Training, weapons (projectile more than energy weapons). | |
| Languages Spoken | Federation Standard, Klingon (only enough to scrape a pass at the Academy) |
Character History / Other
| Personal History | Eden Drake was born on the colony Querin, a human colony originally settled by the Federation. Relations turned sour however and the people overthrew the government and left the Federation, becoming an entirely independent colony. The peace didn’t last though, and it wasn’t long before conflict started again. Over the decades, cycles of violence have seen a number of civil wars, making it a harsh and volatile place to live. Eden was an orphan of the previous civil war, and his older brother, Caspian, looked after him until he was arrested and taken away. Eden had nowhere else to go and ended up living on the streets as he grew up, having to look out for himself. He preferred that to joining any of the gangs or cliques. He was arrested when he was fifteen, and his punishment was to join the military training school in order to serve the government as a soldier. It was a system put in place by the paranoid government to build a stronger army to stop another group from launching a civil war to try and grab power from them...in the same way that they had done. Although furious at the situation, Eden, strangely, flourished and did well, finding it suited his temperament and natural skills and talents. When he was seventeen he passed the exam to become an officer rather than enlisted and was trained to be an officer. He served in the military for sometime, seeing off a number of uprisings and even some attacks from offworld chancers. He rose in the ranks with his skill and authority, and although he had a somewhat harsh manner, he always got the job done...and made sure other people did too. Despite his success, it wasn’t a good place to live. The people living on the streets...the crime...the destroyed and never rebuilt parts of the cities...the poverty...the obscene wealth of others...the political games and corruption...the gangs and cliques....the incessant conflict. He eventually couldn’t take it anymore and applied for a licence to leave. It was denied, but he didn’t care, stealing a shuttle to leave and headed away...anywhere that wasn’t there. He drifted for a year, living as he could, before someone suggested that an ex military officer such as himself could do well in Starfleet. He applied, but had no real hope of being accepted, not attempting to hide his background and knowing the reputation the colony, rightly, had. He was shocked when he was invited for tests and an interview. He struggled on some of the tests, due to his speckled education, but they took a liking to the blunt, sometimes harsh, matter of fact, brash...yet still warm man. And he had clear experience and skills as an officer. They gave him a chance, and due to his previous experience he was enrolled into the four year course to train as a security/tactical cadet. While he had to work harder on some aspects of the course, the physical, security and tactical elements were already in place. He had a reputation for pushing hard and being blunt and even harsh to some people in telling them what he thought, and yet he still managed to have a lot of friends at the academy with a warm side, good sense of humour and love of bars. He entered into service as a security/tactical officer, and as with his military career, he performed well, gaining a reputation as a hard man, but someone who could get a job done. He wasn’t afraid of telling people to shut up, put up and get on with it. It didn’t always win him friends, but for every person who hated his attitude, there was often another who got on well with him and would buy him a drink after work. It was a strange mix. |
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| Service Record | 2378-2380 – Querin Military School 2382-2383 – Querin Military Officer’s School 2383-2388 – Querin Military Officer 2389-2393 – Starfleet Academy 2393-2394 – USS Aura, Security/Tactical, Ensign 2394-2395 – USS Verity, Security/Tactical, Ensign 2395-Present – USS Wolff, Security & Tactical Officer, Ensign |