Captain Eduard Antonis Drake
Captain Eduard Antonis Drake
Captain Drake was the Captain of the Talitha, the original ship that brought humans to Talitha harbor. As the Captain, he was also the first person to set foot on the planet.
Physical Description
Identifying Characteristics
Eduard's most distinguishing features were his redhair and gray eyes. In the right light they would take on a blue hint, but in the artifical light of the Talitan ship they always looked gray. He grew a beard as soon as he had the hormones for it and kept it for most of his adult life. He shaved once, when he was in his mid-thirties, and decided that he hated it. He felt that his jaw line was a little too narrow and liked the more square look that the beard gave him.
He wasn't a particularly tall man, but he was born with a somewhat deep and melodic voice. It more than made up for his average features and he found it easy to gain attention when he wanted it, even before becoming Captain.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Captain Drake was born on the Talitha transport ship. The ship saw many generations before it found a place to land. When one Captain grew too old the next was voted on by the crew. There was no complicated political system in place, just simple votes. The candidates were simply those who knew how to properly manage a large transport vessel and keep everyone alive.
Drake was born to two ship engineers. As such he was raised among the electronics and learned how to properly maintain the ship's engines and some of the other auxiliary systems. He was also a naturally charismatic man and never lacked in friends as he grew up. He was a bit impulsive as a child and found himself in trouble on a regular basis. However, he never did anything that was serious.
Eduard did as most children did on the spaceship, he followed the duties that his parents had. He helped them as a child and slowly took over as they aged and he became an adult. He proved to be a very apt enigneer and a quick thinker. He was not as impuslive, but he was also not scared to make a decision, even difficult ones.
Though the Captain had a lot of friends, he had very few lovers. He did not lack in attracting interest, but he found that he rarely shared those interests. On rare occasion he would find someone that he wanted to be closer too, but that never happened on a physical level. He had little interest in sex. When his parents inquired about his lack of relationships in his early 20s Eduard came to the understanding that he was asexual. He did have one relationship that lasted for several years with another ship member named Joline. They were also asexual and they were able to share in their mutual sexual identity. The relationship lasted for many Earth years, but eventually their romance waned and they decided to part ways. Eduard found that he was perfectly happy as a single person and choose to maintain that. He aslo supported Joline when they found another and decided to have a onboard wedding in honor of that love.
Eduard was 45 Earth years when the previous Captain decided to retire and a new one was voted for. Eduard had shown himself more than capible and the vote for him was almost anonymous. Two years after he made Captain the ship's computers notified the human occupants on the Talitha that a suitable planet for them had been found and their long years of living on a ship were over.
Gender Identity
cis-male, he/him
Sexuality
asexual and grayromantic
Education
There was no offical school system on the Talitha. Children were taught the job that their parents did. If there was a shortage in a particular area then adults who had multiple children would more or less loan their kids out to those areas so the ship would have everyone needed.
Employment
He started out as an Engineer and then became Captain. Once they landed he more or less kept that role. Instead of managing ship operations he helped with planning the new settlement and the future of the Talithans.
Morality & Philosophy
A strong since of empthy and human respect was taught to all of those aboard the Talitha spacecraft. It was a necessity to keep everything running smoothly for human survival. Eduard embodied this and held fast to these morals until he died. When the Talitha landed there was some discussion on what direction they would take the colony in. They had digital plans for a massive varity of Earth technology, industry, etc. Some of the early Talithans wanted to simply rebuild Earth. However, Eduard and some others felt that this would only cause the same issues that their ancestors had ran from. So, they instead focused on building a society that would respect the planet's ecological lifecycles and have as little impact as possible. They did not feel the need to give up all comforts. Though, after many years living aboard a space craft the list of comforts that they were used to was small.
Eduard was one of the biggest promoters of the philsophy that ended up being dubbed simply the Ecology. He was not, however, the biggest mind behind it. That was left to others who had a better understanding of nature and, largely, the ship's computer.
Current Location
Circumstances of Death
Old Age
Place of Death
City of Anunitum
Children
Pronouns
he/him/his
Gender
male
Eyes
Gray with the slight hint of blue
Hair
Red, he kept it short and pushed back away from his forehead. He also kept a short beard for most of his life.
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Slightly on the paler side, but still average white person
Height
167 cm
Founded Settlements
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