Alden Northcliff

Background:

Born on Pacifica, and a bit of a rebellious youth. Sailed his first Circum-Pacifica Cup race at the age of 19, and survived but didn't place in the top three.

Alden became restless on Pacifica and emigrated to join Fleet at the age of 20. He's challenged by being "Planet Born" but finds he has aptitudes for investigation of planetary socio and geopolitics (probably more adept than most "fleet born" due to his experiences in his youth). He gained rank and did a lot of field work, working up to planetary system, and finally star-cluster wide analyses and intervention (when necessary) of problem areas where sociopolitical breakdown or revolution threatens the human race as a whole. He has been stationed in "Strike Armadas" that have engaged in planetary and system-wide strikes that take billions of human lives.

He only made one major error in his entire career, but that mistake cost nearly two billion lives, or so he believes. He was sent back to Pacifica on probationary leave awaiting a hearing in front of the admiralty, both to remove him from the conflict and give him time to process his feelings of guilt.

Appearances:

Pacifica