Name: Allan Welles<br/><br/>PHYSICAL APPEARANCE:<br/>Age: 29<br/>Eye Color: Grey-Green<br/>Weight: 150 lbs.<br/>Height: 5’11”<br/>Type of body/build: Lanky<br/>Skin tone: Fair, with slightly tanned forearms and face.<br/>Distinguishing Marks: He has a tattoo –an anchor, with the words “RODGER YOUNG” on it, located on his back left shoulder.<br/>Shape of face/Predominant feature: None<br/>Hairstyle: Close-cropped<br/>Natural Hair Color: Black<br/><br/>(http://cobolhacker.com/images/drwho/the_ninth_doctor.jpg)<br/><br/>Military Rank: 1st Lieutenant<br/>Medals: Five Years Service, Bellerophon Campaign Ribbon, Kithrup Campaign Ribbon, Pandaemonium Campaign Ribbon, Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon, Purple Heart (with three stars), Bronze Star, Silver Star, Navy Cross<br/>Field of Service: Naval Weapons – Specializing in Vasari Weaponry<br/>Disciplinary Notes: Allan has a few – Reckless Endangerment, Physical Abuse of Naval Property (a fancy way of saying he kicks the computers when they don’t work), and one strange Conduct Unbecoming an Officer that no one seems to want to talk about – the nature of the violation isn’t even on record.<br/>Commendations: Some – for courage, for notable contributions in tactical and strategic meetings regarding the Vasari, for leadership under pressure.<br/><br/>History: Allan Welles was born on the TEC world of Arcadia, an agricultural world where it is said that if you stand on the prairie and watch the sunrise, you can see from here to eternity.  The second-born of five children, and the oldest male, Allan was pretty much expected to take over the family trade – that was, until the Vasari and Advent Incursions of ten years ago.  Seeing a way off-planet (and out of the farm life forever), Allan volunteered himself.  Placing in the top quarter of volunteers, he was sent to the Naval Academy to become an officer.  Despite his agricultural upbringing, he was found to have a technical head from the get-go, and showed above-average proficiency with TEC weapons systems.  Upon promotion, he was assigned as First Officer aboard the Cobalt-Class Frigate Streaker, which he served aboard with distinction during the Bellerophon and Kithrup campaigns – obtaining a promotion to 1st Lieutenant, two Purple Heart decorations, and a Bronze Star.  It was this distinction that brought him to the attention of Captain Donald Farrow of the Cielo-Class Cruiser Rodger Young, who had the young officer transferred to his ship to replace his KIA First Officer.  It was aboard the Rodger Young that Allan served in the Pandaemonium Campaign, a bloody two-and-a-half year effort against the Vasari.  It was during one of the fiercest exchanges (and, thanks to the events that occurred, one of the last) over the planet that Allan showed what he was made of.  The battle was not going well, the Vasari ships pushing back the fleet containing the Rodger Young.  During the retreat, the ship was hit, killing the Captain and two other officers on the bridge, and wounding all others present, leaving Allan in command.  At this point, the retreat was still ongoing, however, the captain of the Kodiak-class Cruiser Exalted, Seth Brannigan, saw a weakness in the Vasari formation, and began a counterattack.  However, Brannigan failed to gather enough forces behind him, and his ship was obliterated by the Vasari attack, seemingly halting the counterattack.  It was here when Allan turned the Rodger Young around, and attacked the Vasari weakpoint.  The single action rallied the whole fleet, which drove the Vasari fleet back.  While not in the lead, the Rodger Young was one of the front-line ships, and suffered approximately 40% casualties during the battle.  It was for this act that he was awarded the Navy Cross, and commanded the Rodger Young until the end of the campaign, where the surviving officers were transferred away to other ships and positions – in Allan’s case, as Weapons Officer aboard the TDN Agronev.<br/><br/>Notes: For the most part, Allan does his job, and with relatively good competency.  He doesn’t like to pick fights, however, and on the occasion where he’s been confronted, he will most likely say the thing that has made men two pay grades and ten years his senior back down:<br/><br/>“I served aboard the Rodger Young.”