Acerbus

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Dessel "Acerbus" Rengo
Military Information
Callsign

Viper 11

Rank

Senior Crewman

Position

Flight Member

Flight

3rd Flight

Squadron

Viper Squadron

Wing

Phoenix

Fleet

1st Fleet

Division

Navy

Biographical Information
Homeworld

Corellia[1]

Age

25

Species

Human

Gender

Male

Height

187 cm, 6'2"

Weight

90 Kgs, 14St, 198 lbs

Hair Color

Dark Brown

Facial Hair

Goatee

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Personal Information
Affiliation

Vast Empire

Family

None known

Current Status

Notable Skills

Background Skills

Sniping, Rifles (DC-15x, T-28) and Blasters (DL-44, E-11, DLT-19), Some military training to NCO level, Hunting, Tracking, Survival, Urban survival (Street-wise), Negotiation, Basic piloting.

VENaval Aviation Examination passed at 100% with distinction.

Biography

Appearance

Dark Brown Hair in a short back and sides, goatee beard, dark brown eyes, swarthy complexion. Medium build, not too defined, because he’s mostly a pilot now.

Dress: Smart casual, takes care to appear smart and disciplined, even in mufti. Sombre colours, mostly Navy Blue. Corellian Bloodstripes down sides of trousers, in Yellow for Second Class. Has not mentioned to anyone how and why they were earned so far.

Walks with a very slight limp on his right leg, maybe another Coronetian street affectation at the same time, but he did break his right big toe once kicking a Speeder that nearly knocked him over as a young man.

Personality

Likes to stay out of the way at the back of the class, from being always caught as a kid. Likes to quietly get on with his tasks, does not like to be bothered until the work is done, however, he loves a good chat and banter, has a dry/dark sense of humour, hence the nick. Does not really like to talk about his past though, often in conversation his colleagues feel that he has more to say, but that he does not. All he talks about is what is to be done and about the present.

Seems aloof at first, but makes firm fast friends easily and keeps his word, his senior commanders elsewhere have noted that he prefers to react more to events and can overload himself with tasks meaning that he completes none to his own, let alone his superior’s, satisfaction.

He can also be insubordinate and sarcastic when feels wronged, can also have a very quick temper and can hold grudges for a long time. These things need only to be harnessed in the right way by a strong commander, usually equally if not more so in those personality traits that Acerbus himself can display. Despite all of this, Acerbus is famously calm under fire, it was also noted.

Acerbus believes politically that Democracy is bankrupt and easily corrupted (plus, his own experiences of being an indentured bondsman in a so-called Democracy also made him very sceptical), and that furthermore the Senatorial mandate should not be extended across the Galaxies, that rather an Imperium of command be extended for better administration and defence. Acerbus hopes to be able to further the Imperial agenda across the known and unknown regions.

History

Origins and Childhood

Acerbus does not like to talk about it, but it comes out in the fact of him always knowing a lot about life and people, and especially in the games that they play, giving him a cynical outlook, often expecting the worst from people.

Acerbus was born into extreme poverty, and was sold into debt-slavery as an indentured worker by his own mother to a Latifunda-style Ranch-farm owned by a Muun on Corellia. This seeming rejection was a formative experience for Acerbus, and he never saw his family again, nor wanted to.

With the harsh and callous treatment at the hands of his Muun master was the beginnings of Acerbus’s deep hatred of aliens (although on the part of his Muun master it was nothing personal, just business), this is mostly kept a secret though from most others, and it only usually manifests as a casual chauvenism that is not unusual among Imperial Forces.

Acerbus might discover some deeper reasons for this hatred later on in life, but for now it is mostly an irrational dislike that he does his best to hide from others.

As a young boy Acerbus was taught to hunt Sand Panthers in small teams of two for their valuable pelts and venom. Acerbus would spend weeks out in the arid regions with his older teacher, another indentured Bondsman called Amano. Amano had become indebted to their Muun master for life, and in him Acerbus saw his future mapped out, a lifetime of servitude working for free while only subsisting. However, Acerbus learned all that he could from the beaten but very experienced older man in the ways of hunting and survival.

Acerbus enjoyed being at one with nature, and the process of hunting where he also became one with the hunted, thinking like they did in order to anticipate their movements and place his shots perfectly.


Adolescence to Adulthood

Acerbus escaped the Latifundae at age 12 when he and Amano had travelled much further than usual, and in the heat Amano suffered a stroke and he died in front of Acerbus' eyes. From his loss he began to see a gain, so he chose this opportunity to escape from that life and into a new and more dangerous one on Coronet, where in order to survive, his hunting and tracking skills now useless; Acerbus fell in with the gangs.

He rose swiftly because he was a good judge of character regarding who to rob and who not to rob, plus he had the gift of the gab regarding talking their way into and out of situations. Still, Acerbus had ambitions to get off the planet and be truly free, because he still felt constrained by his circumstances.

Helping some smugglers hide from trouble on Coronet and knowing the streets so well, he soon fell in with the Smuggling crew, and by age 18 he was learning to fly on smuggling runs with the smugglers, but he also inherited the gang’s vendettas, and ultimately a Hutt family got a hold of Acerbus and again he was made into a debt slave after being “robbed” while doing a run for the Hutts. He was then used as an assassin (again utilising his hunting skills with the rifle and scope, both DC-15x and T-28) and enforcer by the Hutts (He was even loaned out as a Mercenary to other commanders during this time), as time went by they took him more for granted, so Acerbus was able to slip away during an espionage mission on Anzat at age 25.


Joins the Vast Empire

Immediately and in order to get himself a new life, Acerbus made his way into the Vast Empire and joined the Naval Academy on Abrae, throwing himself into his new life after being drawn there and seeking to free himself by submitting to the Empire, and of his own free will this time.

Acerbus had a pleasant time at the VENA, at the same time he studied hard, but the pleasure for Acerbus stemmed from the chance to study and read and use the Sims without having to work at someething else or fight for his survival.

The Academy was serene and the people were civilised, Acerbus actually looked foward to getting back to studies every morning. Acerbus related to a lot of the study materials, added to plenty of time in the simulators; and it was not long that Acerbus was comfortable with the terms of use and systems of thought demanded of an Imperial Pilot. Finally Acerbus took his exam and passed with a distinction, added to the personal message that same day from his Wing Co. giving him his squadron placement, this was a happy day for Acerbus, giving him a real sense of achievement.

Being given his placement, Acerbus began to look into the business of Viper Squadron, it was daunting, but hopefully another set of challenges to be taken on with gusto and aplomb, rather than previously in his life.

Service History

Ranks

Ranks
Insignia Rank Start Until Reason for Promotion
CRWSFC.JPG Crewman July 10, 2008 July 27, 2008 Joined the Vast Empire
SCRWSFC.JPG Senior Crewman July 27, 2008 Present Passing Flight School with Distinction

Positions

Naval Positions

Positions
Position Start Until Reason
Trainee July 10, 2008 July 27, 2008 Joined the Vast Empire
Flight Member - Viper 3-3 July 27, 2008 Present Completion of Flight School

Awards and Certifications

Awards

Awards
Ribbon Award Award Name Date Received Reason
[[]] [[]]] [[]]


Certificates

Certification Exams
Symbol Exam Exam Name Date Passed Score Received
(=*A*=) Aviator's Exam July 26, 2008 100.00%

Story Participation

Story Participation
Story Start Date End Date Type Post Count
[[]]  ? Squadron ([[]])
Total: 0


Viper Squadron Roster

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Pilot Rating/Proficiency

Overall Pilot Rating: TBA

Pilot Proficiencies

Technical

Proficiency Rating
Reconnaissance TBA
Escort TBA
Infiltration TBA

Bombadeer

Proficiency Rating
Space Bombardier TBA
Ground Support TBA

Attacker

Proficiency Rating
Dogfight TBA
Elemental TBA

Weapons Proficiencies

Proficiency Rating
Small arms TBA
Heavy Weaponry TBA
Explosives TBA
Melee TBA
Hand to hand TBA


Leadership Skills

Proficiency Rating
Authority N/A
Tactical Skills N/A
Strategic Skills N/A
Diplomatic Skill N/A
Decisiveness N/A
Inspiration N/A


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