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[size=150][b]Character Description[/b][/size]
[list][b]Name:[/b]  Nathaniel Archer (Nathan or Nate for short)
[b]Species:[/b]  Human
[b]Gender:[/b]  Male
[b]Age:[/b]  34-Years-Old
[b]Appearance:[/b] [spoiler]

Hair Color:  Ash Blonde

Eye Color:  Ice Blue

Height:  6 feet 1 inch (185.42000000000002 centimeters/1.8542000000000003 meters)[/spoiler]
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[hr][/hr][size=150][b]Strengths and Weaknesses[/b][/size]
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[b]Skills[/b]:

Ambidexterous - Thanks in part to having to retrain his body after the explosion which injured him, Archer is equally capable with both his dominant and off hands.

Well Read - Though no expert in most fields, and he'll be the first to admit it, Archer is an avid reader.  This has resulted in him picking up a lot of multi-discipline trivia.  Still, this can make him sound like he's talking down to others and his lack of degrees in a lot of these fields tends to make actual experts even more annoyed.

Outside The Box Thinker - Archer has a habit of thinking around, above, and otherwise ignoring corners that might block others.  This doesn't always mean he gets things right though.

[b]Weaknesses[/b]:

Limp - Originating from an injury sustained as a cadet, Archer isn't going to be keeping up with any combat teams.

Overthinking - Archer has an issue, at times, of overthinking things.  This can make otherwise simple solutions escape him.

Earth First - Though he makes an effort to not let it affect his work, Archer does not trust those not 'of Earth'.  In other words, the immigrant species.  A big part of this is his belief that the Federation is holding Earth's development back and, otherwise, they would be a much bigger power on both sides of the wormhole.

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[hr][/hr][size=150][b]Background:[/b][/size]
[list][b]Nationality[/b]:  British/English
[b]Department in the Ship[/b]:  Intelligence Department

[b]Birthplace:[/b]  Cowes, Isle of Wight, England

[b]Family:[/b]

Wife:  Gwendolyn "Gwen" Acher, nee Croft (32-years-old)

Daughter:  Kimberly "Kim" Archer (7-years-old)

Daughter:  Jocelyn "Joss" Archer (7-years-old)

[b]Backstory[/b]:

Born the youngest son and second youngest child of a miltary family that proudly traces its heritage to when the Royal Navy first took to Earth's seas, Nathaniel Archer grew up always expecting to serve.  Though always going the extra mile in school and even graduating with honors from high school, he never stood as the top of his class.  It wasn't until he joined the University Royal Naval Unit in college that hereally began to shine - eventually rising to be the lead trainee underneath the Lieutenant in command of the unit's training ship by the time he graduated.

Quickly applying to the Britannia Royal Naval College shortly after hitting the streets, Nathaniel began official life as a cadet.  An eager learner, he continued to push himself to do honor to his family name and legacy;  this all came crashing down in his second year as a cadet - a Kiel cadet, looking to show off to a female cadet, accidentally caused a blaster power cell to overload.  Nathaniel was caught on the edge of the blast and ended up shattering his knee and having half of his femur fragmented.  As a cadet, his medical insurance only allowed for replacement with artificial materials instead of the still relatively new stem cell based organ printing technology from off world;  as luck would have it, the surgeon and his team missing it until it was far to late, the shockwave and later tearing of flesh by the bone shards had damaged the nerves in part of his leg resulting in a limp that removed Nathan from consideration of field duty.

Resigned to the thought of returning home in disgrace, Nathan was surprised when representatives of the Naval Intelligence Division approached him.  Apparently he had passed some secret test they had given randomly to cadets and was able to continue as a cadet with a guaranteed post in Room 39.  Though restricted to using a cane for the rest of his life, he managed to continue keeping his grades up at his usual standard and more than earn the promised posting.

Once graduated and formally a part of Room 39, Nathan started from the bottom.  Known for his sharp mind and keen eyes, his physical disability was ignored by those he worked with as they handled incoming information from off world and how it affected the Royal Navy.  Never officially assigned to serve on a ship as he had grown up dreaming of, Nathan did visit several - in sea, air, and space - as he rose through the ranks in intelligence, getting married and starting a family of his own along the way.

When word came down that the Sol navy, under the United Nations, was launching the [i]Destiny II[/i], Nathan had relatively recently risen to the rank of Commander.  Unaware of the closed door manuverings of his superiors, he eventually found himself assigned to the starship as an intelligence officer tasked with both making sure Earth's secrets didn't fall into hostile hands and to try to acquire off-world secrets for Earth to make use of themselves.

[b]Personal effects[/b]:

Bach - An intelligence branch varient of the ever present maintenance droids found on modern Sol vessels, Bach has been with Archer for a little over five years.  The droid serves as a hybrid of personal assistant and secretary.

Canes - Due to a limp sustained from an injury as a cadet, Archer owns an every day cane and a more formal cane that he can switch between as the situations call for it.

Holo-Phone - A military grade version of the latest in Earth augmented reality smartphone design, the twin ear-clips in Archer's posession allow him to remain in contact at range.  They also incorporate various military technologies, such as translation, as built into the hardware.

Personal e-library of books and movies.

Cricket bat - A memento from middle school.

Selection of civilian clothing for off duty situations.

Pocket Watches - Though not his whole collection, Archer has a selection to wear as needed for different situations.

Tea set - Archer may tolerate the instant stuff, but only so long as he is able to fresh brew his own.

Medal display case

Smart frame with collection of personal and family photos and videos

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