Senior Ætherman, First Class Richard Robinson
Character Name: Richard 'Dick' Robinson
Rank: Senior Ætherman, First Class
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Date of birth: March the 26th in the year of our Lord 19 hundred and 67
Home: Sheffield. West Riding of Yorkshire. England
Marital status: Never married, no children
Height: 5’ 11’’
Weight: 180lbs
Physical description:
Robinson is broad, his arms and shoulders are well muscled from a
lifetime of hard work. Like many ratings he is heavily tattooed but his
choice of British Æther motifs is not objectionable. His face is care
worn and he carries many reminders of accidents and mishaps in the form
of old scars. His hair is blond and cropped
short. Dick prefers to be clean shaved as mutton-chops don’t suit him
and he finds it difficult to cultivate a beard. He is by default a
cheery looking fellow with a ready smile. Some of his superiors often wonder what this demeanor might be hiding.
Psychological
profile: Although
his service record indicates Robinson can be quite a drinker and
bruiser while on leave, he is a model ætherman while onboard. He
takes his duty seriously and takes pride in his work. Dick
has trained in every possible Ship board function over the course of
his many years and is valued for his experience and wisdom.
His one fault is his
inability to keep his nose out of other people’s troubles. Dick
has a broad conscience and really enjoys helping people; he has a coin
for a beggar and a helping hand for the young, weak or infirm.
Dick always seems willing to step into confrontation, with the
best of intentions of course, no matter what the consequences.
Dick is not
considered a lady’s man and can be quite tongue tied around the fairer
sex. He sometimes finds it difficult serving with female crew
members. All in all Dick is well liked by his mess mates as a big
rough Yorkshire man with hard fists and a soft heart.
Character
Motivations: Dick ultimately wants to make his 25 year Raf retirement
and then with his full pension and savings, open up a pub in
Yorkshire. Beyond those goals he's happy with 3 squares a day and
his ration of rum. Dick
distains personal failure and sometimes steers clear of new
responsibilities, but when it becomes his job he’ll take full title and
accountability for his actions. With Robinson’s long years of
experience it is important to push him to allocate some of his duties
to less experienced crew to spread his knowledge to the next generation.
Though
he would like to keep his head down he does deep down yearn to be
noticed, he would be so proud if he could someday be presented with a
commendation or medal for something other than service awards and
decorations for years of service.
Service Record: Robinson
enlisted in the fleet hoping for a life of excitement that he was not
getting in the steel mills, In 1984 at the age of 17 years he found
himself at his local recruiting office signing up for a life in the
heavens.
His
first post was on board the HMAS Prince Albert a destroyer, where he
served as a general crewman. When the Albert went in for refit Robinson
had been on board for five years, he had been mentioned in dispatches
after an action involving a Romlian Corvette laying mines in shipping
lanes, his sharp eye meant the Albert was spared the fate of heavy
damage or even destruction from hitting a mine. In 1991 he went on
shore-leave a Ætherman 1st class, but after a good night's carousing
found himself aboard an Endurian merchant ship head toward Saturn.
After
loosing his stripe, he shipped out on the HMAS Hood, for a ten year
stint where he saw a lot of action during the Klinkon wars. Dick
gained and lost his stripes many times and trained in many positions.
Dick once made Petty Officer but an altercation in the mess of the HMAS
Savoy, which sent the ship's Second Officer to the sick bay, busted
Robinson back down to ordinary Ætherman. It came as a large
surprise when to Dick when he received orders to report to the HMAS
Dauntless. He is proud to be a member of her crew. |
