Name: Barks Brookings Affiliation: The Black Hand Status: Battleship Commander, Arcadian Height: 1,95 m Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Date of birth: 10th January 787 A.S. Place of birth: Planet New London, New London
Early Life
Born in a medium sized city from the Planet New London, Sophius had the usual childhood of any Bretonian. His parents were both part of the Bretonia Police Authority, yet only as communication operators, not actual pilots, so Barks didn't gain any interest in flight.
He passed trough his general studies between the top of his classes, after which he became his mother's unofficial assistant.
Years in Bretonia
Young years in Bretonia
After turning 19, he came to admire the cosmos, thus he decided he should look for some way to explore it. As he was given some starting money from his parents which were proud of his aspirations, he soon bought a ship, a standard Cavalier without weapons. With no actual plan, he decided to imput his application to the Academy of Science on Planet Cambridge, as well as participated to some free-entrance BPA trainings organised in those years.
After finishing his studies he took a job as a diplomatic consultant for the BPA, but he was instructed to keep in guard, thus he equipped his ship with standard weaponry.
Years after Bretonia
In 818 A.S., Barks decided he had both enough money and enough courage to start exploring and putting all his experience to a better use than just aiding in the pursuit of common criminals.
Given he had no interest in just going to another House, he thought of flying either in the Omegas or the Taus. Finally, uncertain that he would resist in the Omegas, as they were quite full with Corsair activity, he decided to fly towards the Taus. Yet since Gallia began it's invasion, the question was "How to do it?".
With some luck and a few connections, he was led by some Zoners towards the Baffin system, from which he could easily pass into Tau 29 without meeting and Gallic Navy. He remained at Freeport 6 for a few months, gathering information about everything he could. Later on, he left towards Tau 23, thinking to join the IMG. He was assaulted on his way by a patrol of Outcasts. Luckily he was saved by the Guild and taken to Java for recovery. One week later, he accepted to become an independent pilot for them, using his skills to keep the miners safe.
One year after, he became acquianted with some Colonial pilots and grew fond of their cause. Gaining more information about the small nation, he felt he could be of help to them, so he soon applied to become a Colonial citizen, as well as a member within their Military.
The Black Hand Years
Considering when he was quite new within the ranks of the military, he was at first a Warrant Officer, but he worked hard to prove himself and had already stopped a few pirates passing trough Coronado, as well as participated in the fights against Outcast patrols and raids, which he mostly refers to as "cardamine users".
He joined with a group of new recruits which have now become his friends, some of them being Rex Johnson, Mark Blackwell, Sophie Ramos and Alicia Reeder. He has also met a number of Bounty Hunters and Reaver Mercenaries in this time, people which, even if they are more or less heartless, he has come to respect due to their skills and devotion when it comes to fighting pirates.
Just a few weeks after joining, he was promoted to Flight Officer and he continued to work hard within the Republic, now as a member of The Black Hand.
Love and Marrige
Later the same year, he came in touch with a lovely Flight Officer from the Crayter Military, Susan Bones. The two became quite fond of each other, especially since she began to like the Bretonian like-ness in Barks' personality. A few months later, after a long trip over some plains of Planet Leeds, they admitted their feelings for each other and, considering that they were part of different squadrons, decided to continue on with a relationship. Just days later, they took a 3-days leave and went on Pecos to get married. A bold move on Barks' side, yet he finally found the woman he loved (now named Susan Brookings).
Establisment of The Black Hand
In his time with Crayter Military he established his own movement of fighters with his old group friend Rex Johnson and they both gain rank of Commander, The Black Hand how they call themselfs is the Military organisation foundend with Commander Barks who is still today Commander of the Hands.
Personality
Barks is, more or less, a very calculated person. His main attribute is the diplomatic and inquisitive nature that drives him, making him able to handle almost any situation. He, obviously, tries most of the times to find a solution without any flying lasers around, at least attempting to convince a pirate to calm down and leave (or allow himself to be arrested, in some cases), but when it comes to using his ships weaponry, he doesn't back down.
Outside of critical situations from space, he has the life of a natural Bretonian gentleman, trying to balance the time he spends alone to study with the time he spends around people at a station's bar or some public quarters. There are also moments when he prefers to roam out in nature; in the past he used to walk in the gardens of his home city, now he sometimes flies to Cortez and walks on the beaches of Planet Curacao. (obviously in his free time)
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