Alan Harkness

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> "*The marine made me into a man. It taught me humility, how to hold my shit together. I was nothing and nobody and it made me into somebody I'm proud of. It's the kinda thing you can only live once, y'know? And like, it wasn't easy. I'm not sure I'd be able to pull 12 g's several times a day, and eleven hour flights, like we had to at several points. But you felt bad, you know? You feel like total shit in your body cause that's what flight time does to you, but what you're really doing is sitting on your ass up in the air while some person's kids are down there, down in the mud, fighting for their lives and giving everything for the mission, and you just—you don't want to let them down. See? That's the thought which got me out of my bunk in the mornings.*"
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**Alan Harkness** is a Karian independent starship captain, professional blockade runner, and former starfighter pilot. Since 21 NE, he has captained the light blockade runner *Lady Rosa*, owned by Jockel Barr, on a number of high-stakes jobs throughout southern Aoshtai. Before that, he was the ship's executive officer and pilot.

## History

### Early life

Alan Harkness was born on the station of Rensing, a station above the planet of Kenn, close to Kornhofen, in 10 BNE. He was the son of Elias Harkness, an employee of the Karstedt International Astro-shipping Organization, and his wife, Kasmira Kiel Harkness. Growing up, Harkness attended a stifling public school aboard the station and led a largely directionless childhood and adolescence.

By all accounts, he was a capable youth with decent grades, but little passion for what he was doing in school, save for contact sports, self-defense, combat training, and anything having to do with the military. During his summers, he worked freight aboard a company ship helmed by one of his friend's parents, who allowed him to sit in the cockpit during off-hours. By the age of 15, he seemed to know what he wanted to become: a starfighter pilot.

### Military career

Harkness applied to the Kornhofen Strike Force Academy and scored high on the IQ, aptitude, and physical tests. He was accepted as a cadet and trained at the academy for four years, learning the principles of military decorum, protocol, discipline, and advanced combat. By his fourth year, in 7 NE, he earned his wings and graduated. He enlisted in the Karstmarine's strike corps and completed flight training 18 months later.

He flew an Fe 727 Star Hawk in a strike support role at the Battle of Orbitritum, which he later recounted as a grueling experience involving months of non-stop long flights, many high-g maneuvers, and the guilt of seeing the conditions that Karian Army boys were subjected to on the ground. By the time the nightmare was over, Harkness had accumulated over a hundred flight hours in a six month period and earned his fair share of decorations, including one for when he and his copilot were shot down over Orbitritan territory.

After the war, Harkness served his remaining 10 years in the Karstmarine, becoming a flight leader before retiring in 18 NE.

## Stats

* PROFILE
* RENOWN
* FINANCES

 Independent Freighter Captain

INCOME/EXPENSES

**3.23 -** +𝔛33 trillion from Jockel Barr for job for the Aoshanti Republic.
**5.23 -** +𝔛20 trillion from winning the Parantian Run.
**5.23 -** -𝔛20 trillion for entrance fee to the Grand Tivak Tourney.
**5.23 -** +𝔛84.6 trillion from winnings from the Grand Tivak Tourney.
**6.23 -** +𝔛2 trillion from Evgeniya Kiseleva for social services.
**6.23 -** -𝔛0.5 trillion in taxes to the Vigilian monarchy.
**6.23 -** -𝔛70 million to buy a Mieyar-Hasar Alsaariq from Nazmiyya Motors.
**6.23 -** -𝔛15 million to modify Mieyar-Hasar Alsaariq at Nazmiyya Motors.
**6.23 -** -𝔛9,730,000 to rent a second Mieyar-Hasar Alsaariq from Nazmiyya Motors to train on.
**6.23 -** -𝔛33 million to buy a Baron Legacy from Nazmiyya Motors.

CASH

## Trivia

* The formal way to address Alan is "Captain Harkness," "Commander Harkness," or "Mr. Harkness." As is custom among Karians, only very close friends and his family will call him Alan.