Erin Hendrix

**Erin Hendrix** is a civil administrator and a member of the Council Recovery Corps.

## Biography

Born upon the colony world of New Canton in the year 2169 to Michael and Laura Hendrix, Erin’s birth was one into industry and mining. With the colonial world being under the System’s Alliance sphere of influence, his father’s company was one of many that had a long-lasting and mildly profitable contract. This in turn made life comfortable for Erin and his parents, who both worked within the administration of the Hendrix Mining Company.

Erin was coddled by his father in some vain effort to raise his son exactly in his image. Michael wished for Erin to be his junior in every sense; from the ambition to the pragmatic views of the world. His mother, however, would find herself in frequent arguments over how to raise their child. As a result, Laura Hendrix would eventually exit out of Erin’s life as his parents separated at age three; leaving Michael to raise Erin on his own.

With his education starting, Erin initially struggled. With the swift exit of his mother still processing in his head, his father had free reign to tutor and morph Erin into the person he wanted him to be. This resulted in a lot of pressure being put on Erin even as a young boy, pushing him to good grades but at the sacrifice of friendships and socializing. Despite the push from his father, Erin still managed to form a small but closely-knit friendship group with the likes of Leon Willborn, Emmi Dunham and Levi Wonders, members of his class in school.

It took a year or two of difficulty with schooling until Erin eventually settled, finding a space uninhabited by his father’s lectures in the form of his friends. Whilst still working hard and trying to be the best he could be at his father’s behest, Erin found solace in being around Leon, Emmi and Levi who all came from varied backgrounds from the care-free parents of Leon to the neglect that Levi faced from her own. Realising that not everything was quite so black and white as his father had made it out to be, Erin adopted a second ‘personality’ to try and fit in. This false personality, to which Erin focused more on being sarcastic and funny over quiet and being more laid back opposed to full-blown workaholic, found moderate success, with Peppi Tomblin from another class at school soon joining the closely-knit group of friends.

Erin’s ‘false’ personality took a much more predominant role as time went on. Enjoying the freedom of being another side of himself, his mid to late time in primary school saw yet another butting of heads between himself and his father. Michael, who was more interested in his son’s grades than his mental wellbeing and enjoyment, demanded that Erin broke away with his friends for reasons of seeing them as a detriment to his son being the best he could be. This made homelife very uneasy for Erin as punishments came in the form of grounding and bans on the films that Erin frequently watched. After three weeks, Erin submitted to his father’s demands and promptly returned to form in addition to dropping his false persona.

The next few years were relatively quiet for Erin during his moving-up from primary to secondary education. Remarked as the typical quiet kid who stuck to himself, Erin had drifted away from the friendship group that he had considered a second family. For this, Erin resented his father and as he grew older and started to settle into his early teens, these resentments became full arguments that usually ended with Erin locking himself in his room for extended periods of time. Despite this, Erin continued to push himself academically, seeing it as the only thing he had left after being forced to split apart from his friendship group.

With the news from Citadel Space of civil unrest over the announcement of a Genophage cure, Erin’s interests were piqued towards history and the current events. With New Canton being a relatively quiet colony, the stories of violence reminded him of the movies that he used to watch. Beyond the skies of San Enbel sounded exciting and adventurous, something that Erin wished to reach out and explore. Realising that his father’s doctrine of better grades presented more opportunities, Erin doubled down on his studies. His greatest accomplishment came in the form of an A during a mock exam.

This news and the accomplishments of his education, however, was overshadowed by something much closer to home. With Erin now being sixteen, the political climate within the Terminus systems was flipped on its head. With the formation of the Terminus Confederacy, Erin’s focus turned to them. The ideas of pirates and mercenaries were exciting to him, especially when compared to some of the books he had read of notable outlaws throughout human history. This sentiment was not shared by the Systems Alliance nor many of the adults who inhabited the colony; in response opting to increase the garrison of New Canton.

These precautions turned out to be correct as on the 24th of April, 2186, the Terminus Confederacy declared war upon the Citadel Council. With New Canton in harm's way, Erin’s father made the decision to send Erin away to the Citadel where he believed his son would be safer. Learning that Laura had moved to the Citadel and held a steady job as an accountant, Michael shipped his son off with a promise to see him again when things had calmed down. Unbeknownst to Erin, this was the last time he would see his father or San Enbel.

Upon arrival at the Citadel, Erin was taken in by his mother and was invited to stay within her apartment in the Presidium Commons. Whilst her welcome was warm and genuine, Erin’s feelings had become estranged towards his mother due to the fact that she hadn’t been in his life since Erin was three years old in addition to her direct contrast to his father’s mentality. It would take time for him to reconnect and rebond with his biological mother in addition to growing accustomed to the Citadel’s scale, compared to his rather small upbringing upon New Canton. In time, thanks to Erin’s mother and the newly formed bond they shared, his attitude and personality started to shift to be more in balance, taking aspects from both her and his father.

Having still kept contact with his father since his departure from New Canton, the contact dropped entirely a year later leaving Erin bewildered and mildly concerned. Whilst still unable to freely move about the galaxy like he had wished to, Erin trawled the news day after day expecting to hear that the Terminus Confederacy had set New Canton in their sights. To his bewilderment and shock, the colony’s seeming vanishment was not caused by pirates or thugs but, unbeknownst to Erin at the time, Reaper and Collector forces. With images and news of New Canton being burnt to the ground, Erin fell into a catatonic state for some time whilst he processed the devastating news.

While it took time for Erin to accept the loss of his home, father and the people that he had grown up around, his recovery was swift. Taking on the last few years of secondary education and graduating with above average grades, his search for employment began. With anger against the now-revealed Reapers and revenge seeming impossible, Erin’s plan to send out applications to security firms and even the Systems Alliance to join the fight were dissuaded by his mother who saw these ideas as a sure-fire way for Erin to get himself killed. Instead, Erin’s mother suggested that there were more ways to help with the war effort than just being on the frontline and whilst it took some convincing, Erin eventually adopted this idea.

Rather than going straight into employment at the age of eighteen, Erin opted in for higher education in the hopes to gain entry in the corporate sector as an administrator. Taking on a course funded by his mother, Erin put all of his effort into everything he did in some hope to respect his father’s wishes. During the course’s duration, his mother offered additional financial support by enrolling Erin into a self-defense class as a form of compensation for the thwarted dreams of her son’s enlistment into the military.

As refugees started to pour in from the Terminus Systems after the Reaper’s decimation of many of the colonies, Erin was relieved with good news after hearing that some had arrived from New Canton. Reuniting with Emmi Dunham and Levi Wonders, Erin’s mood was elevated considerably. This was pushed further by the offer of an apprenticeship within the company his mother worked for upon completion of his course. This offer was accepted and, when the time came, Erin became a junior administrator within the small logistical company. Having completed his self-defense classes, Erin was given an M-3 Predator as a gift for his birthday by his mother.

In 2190, having spent three years within the logistical company as an apprentice-turned-employed certified civil administrator, Erin submitted his application for the Council Recovery Corps with the intent to use his qualifications and experience within the corporate sector to fulfil his ambitions and finally help pick up the pieces that the Reaper Invasion had left behind.

## Personality

Erin presents himself as a friendly, if somewhat passive individual upon a first meeting with someone or conversation with someone he has had very little interaction with. Getting to know Erin more personally or spending more time around him however will reveal that Erin is a heavily sarcastic and highly driven individual who sets lofty goals and will do his best to see them achieved. A pair of traits clearly inherited from both his father and the streak of rebellion from his mother. Unless thrown into the direst of situations, primarily life-threatening ones, Erin will liberally throw out a sarcastic or witty comment to try and lighten the mood. Though he is driven and highly ambitious, Erin’s flaws reside mainly in poor planning and compulsive actions rather than careful thought and methodical execution.

Erin is not a fighter and will usually try to use words rather than outright conflict to defuse a tense situation, though his diplomatic skills are nowhere near an ambassador level. If called for, he will attempt to use the lure of credits or other materialistic items to sweeten the deal, although he seldom delivers with his promises. Erin is honest when he needs to be but is not above boasting, exaggerating or otherwise lying to make himself look good or worm himself out of a poor situation should it favour him and whilst it is not pathological, Erin does rely upon this tactic frequently.

### Exceptional Skills

* *Role Playing Games* - Erin finds interest in the concept of TTRPGs and the creativity behind making characters and dropping them into an unfamiliar world.
* *Civil Administration* - Erin has had experience within an office environment and understands the duties that are required of someone within his sector of employment.
* *Interior Design* - Whilst not at all qualified nor has any professional experience, Erin enjoys planning and decorating living spaces.

## Physical Description

Erin is a five-foot-nine male consisting of a rather tame mix of lithe frame and slight muscular disposition. His hair is chocolate brown and kept to a standard of mid-short. His eyes are icy blue and seem worn down by some light bags under the eyes, suggesting some signs of restlessness.

When off-duty, Erin’s choice of attire is ‘smart-casual’, typically opting to wear a formal button-up shirt, waistcoat and a pair of jeans. This get-up is often complemented by a pair of leather gloves, a rather flashy pair of aviators and a long coat should the weather permit. In terms of footwear, Erin is often seen wearing formal dress shoes. Although he does not tend to find himself in combat scenarios often, Erin possesses a standard lightly armoured hardsuit with fully enclosed helmet for when situations arise, all coloured in a pure black tint.

### Abilities

* Tactical Cloak
* Overload