Aleksandr Kerensky
Mercenary Captain
NAME: Aleksandr Kerensky
FACTION: The Dire Wolves Paramilitary Organization
RANK: Ship's captain, Company XO
SPECIES: Human
AGE: 40
SEX: Male
HEIGHT: 1.8 meters (6 feet tall)
WEIGHT: 84 Kilograms (185 pounds)
EYES: Blue
HAIR: White
SKIN: Caucasian
FORCE SENSITIVE: No (still debating this)
STRENGTHS (Required: 2 Weaknesses Minimum) :
Captain Commander - Aleksandr has had a considerable amount of time both leading ground forces and space forces in a leadership position. This gives him an excellent grasp on the strategy, tactics and logistical concerns of what most forces would need to consider in most if not all combat scenarios.
Cool Head - Kerensky has also seen first hand what happens to those whom are hot heads in such leadership roles, especially when said people lose their heads. This has taught Kerensky that if one thing is for certain, is that a cool logical head will always see someone through to victory.
Gentleman & a Scholar - Kerensky has had access to university level education in his time. And while this doesn't make him a veritable genius it has benefited him to increase his breadth of knowledge and seen things outside of the military. This gives him a more refined outlook and much more finesse when it comes to dealing with other people.
WEAKNESSES (Required: 2 Weaknesses Minimum) :
Not a fighter - Kerensky is not near the build, physical strength, or skill to make himself a viable combatant when it comes to ground combat. And when it comes to space combat he is at home on the command bridge of a vessel, not the cockpit of a star fighter. This makes him usually only really useful when he's in a position to tactically, strategically or in some other manner lead people to victory. And while he's no slouch when it comes to defending himself, he isn't a soldier type meaning he'll need help if he comes under serious danger.
Man of many vices - Kerensky during his time in school would also pick up many bad habits that while he is professional enough to leave out of work, are still quite bad habits. These include partaking of many mind altering substances (legal or not), drinking, smoking, womanizing, racing and gambling. And while a few of these are fine by themselves, combining them makes for a potentially dangerous cocktail especially for Kerensky's physical safety.
APPEARANCE:
Aleksandr Kerensky while not having an overly diminutive build has something of a quiet confidence about him. He is physically fit by military standards and while he dropped the clean shaven look normally required of officers and soldiers in military service he does still keep a very clean and professional appearance. This includes having his uniforms clean and pressed, and in the case of his dress uniforms inspecting them daily to ensure that there are no deficiencies or anything needing changed. Kerensky would in essence be the type of person you would meet on the street and see an older gentleman. More refined tastes, extremely polite, well kept, and never one to turn down the offer of a good drink. Aleksandr also has a quiet aura about himself which with his generally more soft spoken nature will allow people to relax themselves around him. Essentially he looks the part of someone you could walk up to in a bar and start a conversation, and not have a disappointing night. And while he won't go out of his way to dress expensively, his clothes are quite fashionable and comfortable, portraying an aire of certainly having done well for himself.
BIOGRAPHY:
Aleksandr Kerensky's story begins in the confines of The Sith Empire. Having come from an upper middle class family, Kerensky was always inspired by the recruitment posters and propaganda to join the TSE military, and as such applied for military service when he came of age. Taking the tests required to ascertain what his skills were, the TSE military found Aleksandr a man with a sharp intellect, formidable will, and while fit certainly not someone who was an athlete. A perfect candidate for their officer pipeline in one of their smaller naval academies. Aleksandr would graduate 51st in his class of 200 after three years of school and receive his first command, a smaller Corvette, nicknamed "Cutter", running anti-piracy operations. For his first few years in the navy, he would test his and his crew's mettle against the like of pirates, smugglers, and other galactic scum on the fringes of the empire. He would be promoted after this with exemplary service to a larger vessel, commanding a cruiser a part of a larger task force in the Sith Navy, now being used against more conventional combatants. It would be here that Alek would have his first true taste of war, now taking part in larger fleet battles against more conventional and much better trained combatants. This would give Kerensky his tutelage in the various tactics, strategies, and even the logistical requirements of not only a single vessel operations, but also smaller fleet operations. This would give Kerensky the needed drive to expand upon his knowledge, seeking out historical archives of naval tactics and stratagems, but also looking to land based army tactics and air forces to give himself as much data to formulate tactical and strategic decisions. This process would take years, and while he continued his command aboard the TSE Cruiser he would regularly test what he'd learned and often this would be with surprising results.
Finally Aleksandr Kerensky would take a small break from his career in the Navy, to go to a small university to continue his studies. This would be expanded to include standard general education studies to increase Kerensky's breadth of knowledge. It would be here that he would check all of the boxes for a normal college student, trying drugs, drinking games, racing speeders, womanizing and gambling. And while Kerensky would carry most of these new vices with him, after his few years in school he would learn enough self control to just do this on his free time. By the time he'd return to The Sith Navy, he was ready to assume his next command of a small three ship flotilla of one cruiser with a Corvette and Frigate.
It would be as a commander here that Kerensky would now develop, test and prove his own theories of naval space-fairing warfare. This would include the tried and true methods of The Sith Navy, and even coming up with tactics and maneuvers on his own based on his own experience and data. Through trial and error, and with reports coming in from other commands on similar engagements, Kerensky would become a very adept commander in his own right. And just as he was preparing to move onto his next command of a larger fleet with actual Star Destroyers and support vessels, disaster would strike for Kerensky.
The Battle of Mandalore. Kerensky was there as he saw the terrifying might of the Mandalorians and a unified galaxy meet for a seemingly final time. But the battle wasn't what spelled disaster for Kerensky's career. It was the systematic destruction, and other atrocities committed by The Sith Empire on Mandalore after the battle that tore at Kerensky's very being. He saw himself as a public servant, someone to protect the masses by making sacrifices and often difficult decisions on behalf of the civilian population. But what he saw on Mandalore, especially the treatment of the Mandalorians who weren't even combatants, Kerensky couldn't stand by. He would get into a shouting match with superiors, openly challenging orders, and before long stripped of rank and a dishonorable discharge. And while Kerensky had saved a lot of his pay during his time in the navy, saving every credit he could, a forced retirement weighed heavy on him. He was no longer a man of action, and was forced to run due to several vendettas against him from other officers he'd gone against in his last post. He would drift around the galaxy from place to place until he was recruited into The Dire Wolves Paramilitary Organization. Upon his induction and the record of military service, Kerensky would go through a basic training process to ensure he was still fit for military service, and then be assigned to Project "Hope", the commissioning of the newly created Dire Wolf Class Star Destroyer. And from here, Kerensky would once again live his dream of being a public servant within a militarized organization. This would let him use his skills to the best of his ability to serve the masses and save as many lives as he could.
SHIP:
The Dire Wolf Class Star Destroyer - Hope
KILLS:
None
BOUNTIES COLLECTED:
None
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