Alexander Richards

Ensign Alexander Richards, a Terran, is currently the chief communications officer aboard the USS Independence-A.

Stats

• Full Name: Alexander Richards
• Race: Terran (Lunarian)
• Date of Birth: 235711.06
• Place of Birth: Tycho City, Lunar colony
• Age: 30
• Gender: Male
• Telepathic status: Non telepath/empath, fully readable

Appearance

• Height: 6'3"
• Weight: 12 stone 4 pounds
• Hair Color: Blonde
• Length of Hair: Medium, groomed
• Eye Color: Blue
• Skin Tone: Caucasian
• Birthmarks, Scars: N/A
• Build: Toned
• Face: See photographic database (Right)
• Eyes: See photographic database (Right)
• Mouth: See photographic database (Right)
• Arms: Long with a defined muscular structure
• Legs: As with arms.
• Carriage:
• Poses (Hands/Gestures, Feet/Legs, Torso/Head):
• Taste in Clothing (when off duty): Informal modern wear. Owns a circa 20thC suit with bow tie.
• Shoes: Black leather
• Voice: Queen's English
• Handedness: Right

Manner

• Quarters: Shared quaters at present with Ensign Tavek, a Vulcan Male
• Favorite Room: His old bedrrom back on Tycho city. It was decorated with the periodic table and various other scientific/engineering posters.
• Habits: Richards has a tendancy to look too deeply into things. His constant quest for knowledge has caused him many a problem socially in the past with some wondering how he managed to hold down his relationship with Marissa.
• Mannerisms: Richards is very abrupt, often not thinking before speaking. This has been known to get him to trouble on more than one occasion.
• Religion/Spiritual Devotion: Atheist
• Hobbies and Pastimes: Reading, writing, holodeck adventures and Dabo.
• Likes: Pasta, Saurian brandy, Tycho City, London, musicals, romance stories, science, engineering and Alien Culture
• Dislikes: Sport, bees, spiders, Romulan Ale, daiper changing and shuttlecraft.
• Ambitions and Goals: Richards would like to one day captain his own starship but, in the mean time, he would like to become an Engineering officer. He wants to be a good father and to hopefully raise at least one more child with Marissa.
• Achievements in Life: Achieved A+'s in maths, English and science at the Tycho Academy. Graduated from Eton with A grade A levels in English, maths, science, French and German. Graduated from Oxford with firsts in Mechanical Engineering and Modern Languages.
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• Temperment: Shy and sometimes introverted. Very few people have been able to get Richards out of his shell.
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Family

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Personal History

1. 232001.01: Event.
2. 232001.02: Event, etc.

Professional History

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Awards & Commendations

• The Order of StarFleet Merit and Achievement 1: Date awarded.

Timeline

1. 232001.01: Event.
2. 232001.02: Event, etc.

Appearance

• Weight: In pounds or kilos.
• Hair Color: Blonde
• Eye Color: Blue

Family

• Spouse: Marissa Richards (Born 235505.30) - Teacher - Married 237703.15
• Children: John Richards (Born 238507.26) - Concieved while Alexander was on shore leave from the academy
• Parents
  • Father: Mark Richards (Born: 232708.12) - Xenobiologist
  • Mother: Alison Richards (Born: 233212.26) - Botanist
• Siblings:
  • Harold Richards (Born 236302.21) - Artist
  • Elena Richards (Born 237009.11) - College student studying Medical science at Oxford university

Backstory/Timeline

Alexander Richards was born in Tycho City Lunar colony to Alison and mark Richards in 2357. His formative years were spent watching with youth filled awe the various experiments and thesis his parents would perform/write. This encouraged him develop his intellectual side more so than his physical side. At school he would always be found with his head in a PADD during recess instead of playing with the other children. This enabled him to amass a great wealth of knowledge at the expense of his social interaction development.

When it came to familly however, the young Richards was always friendly, helpful and loving owing to the environment his parents maintained. He always found it humorous to retell the tale of how he accidentally stunted his younger brothers nasal development by being a little over zealous with a rattle. This inccident occured on Stardate 236306.17 and resulted in a broken nose for his younger brother. Later in life, Harold would join in joking about the incident.

Although stunted socially bu his early life decisions and physicly by his lack of involvement in sports, Richards would go on to study applied mathematics and Quantum Mechanics at Oxford in preparation for his studies at the academy. He would graduate both courses with a first. At this point, he would have gone to Starfleet Academy but, his wife convinced him to hang around for a bit and to enjoy life before jetting off to the stars. They moved into a suburb of London near what was once called Soho and enjoyed a few Romantic years together.

It was not until 2382 (at the age of 25) that Richards applied to the Academy. His application was accepted however he was informed that physical excercise would be mandatory whilst studying as joining Starfleet was labour intensive especially when working in Engineering. On SD 238507.26 John, Alex and Marissa's first son was born. Since the birth, Alexander has been spending his weekdays at the academy and weekends with his wife and Son. He has also spent all his leave at the family home. Both Marissa and himself are aware that this time is special as visits back to Earth may be few and far between once he graduates.