Ensign Handley Page, is currently a Terran enigneer aboard the USS Independence-A with a particular interest in reverse-engineering alien gadgets and solving mysteries, ably assisted by his young colleague, Crewman Rick Rawden.
Stats
- Full Name: Frederick Handley Page
- Race: Terran (British)
- Place of Birth: Oxford, Great Britain, Earth
- Age: 39
- Gender: Male
- Rank: Ensign
- Position: Engineer
- Assignment: USS Independence-A
Appearance
- Height: 5'10 ft
- Weight: 150 lbs
- Hair Color: Brown, greying at temples
- Length of Hair: Short
- Eye Color: Blue
- Skin Tone: Pale
- Birthmarks, Scars: None
- Build: Slim
Manner
- Quarters: USS INDEPENDENCE-A
- Favorite Room: Engineering store room
- Habits: Fascinated by gadgets, widgets and technology. Will talk, at length, about it.
- Mannerisms: Uses arcane English phrases and tends to make light of grim situations. Often wears massive magnifying spectacles when examining circuitry.
- Religion/Spiritual Devotion: just Science & Technology
- Hobbies and Pastimes: Tinkering with his growing collection of machines and contraptions.
- Likes: Gadgets (see above)
- Dislikes: People in authority who don't seem to warrant it.
- Temperment: Equable, unflappable, but potential to get over-excited when his interest is grabbed.
- Best SIM Quotation: I'm the part of the Castle not normally shown to paying visitors.
Family
- Marital Status: Divorced
- Children: None
- Parents
- Father: Harold Page
- Mother: Margo Page
Handley Page is relatively old to be just an Ensign. He was, however, once a young Lieutenant and poised to be promoted to LtCommander aboard the USS Valiant. During a routine mission, a mistake occured during manouvres that resulted in the loss of a life and severe damage to the ship. This event is only referred to as the 'Docking Incident'. Handley and a more senior officer were the only one's on duty. The senior officer was at fault for the tragedy, but being close friends, Handley agreed to take the blame for his friend who's career promised much more than Handley's at that point. Sadly, this friend never spoke to Handley again after the court martial and left him to fend for himself. Page was demoted to Crewman and sent to work on the freighter Halifax. Page's marriage also ended at this point. He eventually made his way back to the rank of Ensign, and returned to front-line duties aboard the USS Independence-A but by now he had lost any enthusiasm for climbing the career ladder in Star Fleet. He nows enjoys getting his hands dirty building, dismantling and fixing a wide variety of machinery and technological devices. He often acts as an avuncular figure to some of the younger crew around him in engineering, being a much more approachable figure than Chief Engineer Darius Clack.