Mark Crassis
Grumpy old man
NAME: Mark Crassis
FACTION: The Galactic Republic
RANK: retired military (Lt), senator
SPECIES: Human
AGE: 55
SEX: Male
HEIGHT: 5'8"
WEIGHT: 175LBS
EYES: Light Brown
HAIR: Dark Brown with specs of Grey
SKIN: White/pale, wrinkled
FORCE SENSITIVE: No
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STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES (Required: 2 Weaknesses Minimum) :
+ Strategic
+ Intelligent
+ Determined
+ Quick with a knife - Mark is surpisingly fast with a knife and this, coupled with his unassuming appearance, makes him more dangerous than most would believe
+/- Secretive
- Cold/Calculating
- Emotionless
- Amoral
- crippled (due to injured leg, he won't be winning any races)
APPEARANCE: [SIZE=12.222222328186px]Mark Crassis is a rather unremarkable man, in fact immediately after meeting him most people would forget what he looked like. The only exception to this is his eyes, which are a light brown, almost yellow color and seem to always be taking everything in. His face looks as if it were cut from stone, though it is now showing the effects of time. Mark walks with a cane now, following an injury that caused him to medical out of the Republic Navy. When Mark Crassis smiles it has all the appearances of joviality but is lacking in the emotion to sustain its appearance and those who interact with him a great deal with slowly begin to sense that he is a rather unhappy man. [/SIZE]
BIOGRAPHY: Mark Crassis was born Alderaan but didn't stay there long. His parents were both Republic Navy and he spent most of his life traveling with them. As soon as he was old enough he joined the Galactic Navy and began to climb his way up the ranks. He was often chided as being emotionless and uncaring, very typically described as cold. Mark is very much a Machiavellian, he always does what is necessary to achieve victory and while this has impressed his superiors it has not made him popular with the average soldier. [SIZE=12.222222328186px]He is always quiet and prefers to watch and take things in and has absolutely no sense of humor. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12.222222328186px]During the war with the One Sith, the ship Mark was serving on was destroyed and he was injured in escaping it. Left maimed enough that Mark now walks with a cane, he was no longer able to fulfill his duties as a naval officer, but life behind a desk was not something Mark wished. He quickly found himself a niche in the Intelligence community. Mark cultivated assets and moles in many of the powers throughout the galaxy and very quickly found himself in charge of managing a vast number of operatives. He wasn't without his faults here. Those that worked closely with him knew that he would do anything to achieve victory. His reputation as being cold and calculating from his days as a naval officer quickly took on a more menacing air. Left bitter from his injuries and the crumpling of his career, Crassis's nature turned even more dark. There was nothing he would not do to win. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12.222222328186px]These qualities made him a great at running intelligence operations, but they also made him a pretty dismal person. Crassis ran several divisions within Republic Intelligence for many years finally retiring in his old age to the planet Shulstine V. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12.222222328186px]Mark begun to pursue a political career in the aim of helping the Republic away from combat and his work in intelligence. Being relatively new to politics, Mark soon found himself on Shulstine V. The planet was a dreary place, often used as a punishment for senators and civil servants who had angered the higher powers in some way, but it was a good fit for Mark. He blended well into the crowds of criminals, thieves, and street urchins and he soon found himself amassing power on the planet.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12.222222328186px]Mark Crassis has changed even more. Now slowly moving into the twilight of his life, Crassis is no longer as vicious and cold as he had once been and those who know him well know that he carries with him many regrets. Regrets for the family he never started, for the life he could have lived. Yet, resolution is another hallmark of Mark Crassis. He is a man very much resolved to his fate. Whereas the man of his youth would do what was necessary to win and feel very little, Crassis now regrets the choices he is forced to make....but make them he does. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12.222222328186px]There is no horror he won't commit to protect the Republic....but at least he feels guilty about it now. [/SIZE]
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