Hey everyone, so Rogue just invited me to join so here is my BIO. Let me know what you think and if I should make any changes. I'll also need an "in," so perhaps Thom could help me out in that respect? A late addition/interview? Old connection from Solaris? You tell me and I'll jump right in.
Name: Leutnant (ret.) Andrew Wheeler
Callsign: ‘Doc’
Date of Birth/Age: 3036 - 27 years old
Current Mech: Bushwacker S2
House Affiliation: Lyran originally, now unaffiliated
Military History: Former LAAF 3
rd Donegal Guards. Participated in Operation ‘Bird Dog’ dropping with the Donegal Vanguards on Tarazed. After seven days of action behind enemy lines, Wheeler was rescued by the first wave of Operation Bulldog, the sole survivor of his lance, and one of only four to make it off alive. Following the action on Tarazed, Wheeler was reassigned to the rear to an administrative post. Shortly thereafter he retired from active military service.
Physical Description: Height approximately six feet, with an athletic build. Ruddy, auburn hair, kept somewhat short, but longer than military regulations would have had it. He wears olive drab BDU pants with combat boots most often, and simple T Shirts that are often given away at free Solaris events. He often wears a sand colored canvas jacket, spotted all over with oil and grease stains. His only weapon is a LAAF combat knife sheathed in his right boot. Often wears a LAAF field cap kept low over his eyes to avoid making eye contact with those around him. He’s still very personable once he gets to know you, but can be extremely shy at first blush, especially around women.
Open Background: Born on Hillerod near Donegal, Andrew Wheeler was a rather shy but caring child. Merely 14 when the clan invasion occurred, Wheeler was spared the horrors of the conflict, and the images of the battered and maimed troops returning home inspired him to go into medicine. Unable to afford passage offworld, Wheeler attending a local medical college, where he acquired passable medical skills. However, as troubles with the clans continued, Andrew decided to leave the medical college early, prior to completing his degree. Wheeler successfully applied to the LAAF, and was assigned to the prestigious 3
rd Donegal Guards, in part to replenish depleted ranks with members from systems close to Donegal. Wheeler distinguished himself in piloting a battlemech, despite having to learn in an ad hoc fashion. During his time in the Guards, Wheeler’s medical training was found to be of great use, especially in the field when Mechwarriors would often be cut off from the rear and proper military aid. As is common, Wheeler’s experience led him to acquire the callsign “Doc”, which he accepted with pride. When word came down for volunteers for Operation Bird Dog, a guerrilla mission behind clan lines, Wheeler jumped at the chance to prove he belonged in the Guards as a true mechwarrior. Following the operation, and his subsequent retiring from the service, Wheeler found himself wanting to take his life in a new direction. Following several failed attempts at non military careers, (including attempting to be a landscape photographer) Wheeler found himself broke, and down on his luck. With his last few CBills, Wheeler traveled to Solaris to hopefully find work as an advisor or tech with one of the many Solaris stables. Unfortunately, no one was willing to hire a former mechwarrior as a full time tech, and it quickly became clear he had no other option. With no other choice but to return to being a mechwarrior, Wheeler bounced from job to job, unable to find meaningful work due to being dispossessed. One night, during a particularly drunken exchange with the head of a Solaris Stable, Wheeler managed to win a battered Bushwhacker in a somewhat dubious Solaris match. With a newly acquired mech, and a desire to get as far from Solaris as possible, Wheeler and his mech bought passage on the first available transport to Outreach. Wheeler now lives alongside his mech in a rented mechbay, unable to afford proper housing. He is desperate to find work, or risk becoming dispossessed once again. At night, he volunteers at a local ambulance company, for which he receives a food voucher, and it keeps him from going crazy with boredom.
Deep Background: Despite desiring to own a mech and become a mechwarrior once again, Wheeler has rather severe PTSD, and often has graphic nightmares. Despite owning the Bushwhacker, he has not been in direct mech combat since Tarazed, and is terrified of cracking once he is in combat once more. His need to live and feed himself however, pushes him to continue on his path toward warring once more.
Edited by Listless Nomad, 16 October 2012 - 08:29 AM.