USS Warspite
Command Staff


Full Name: Paul Drake
Rank: Commander
Position: First Officer
Contact: roadrunner1998@aol.com

Race/Species: Human
Planet of Birth: London, England
Homeworld: Earth

Date of Birth: 2344
Sex (if applicable): Male
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180lbs

General Appearance:
Paul has dark red hair and green eyes. He works out as much as he can in the holodecks, so he's well built and physically strong.

Specialist Skills:
Paul was trained in starfleet security measures. He has some computer hacking training, and stealth in the battle field.

Personal Strengths:
Weapons, hand to hand combat, reading people like a book.

Notable Weaknesses:
Drake is very interested in the latest weapons, perhaps even to the point of being a tad fanatical about them. He is also claustrophobic, and can just about cope with a turbolift.

Personality Profile:
Paul is a shy, introverted person who finds it difficult to associate with the rest of the crew in his off hours. When it comes down to bridge and ship matters, he is very professional and 'cool' about the everything, or at least pretends to be. In his off hours he instead prefers to work out or go back to his own quarters and read or play old fashioned computer games he used to play with as a child.

General Background:
Born to a wealthy family in the year 2344 on Earth, for the beginning of his life, he was very much spoiled. Because of this, he generally had no friends. What he did have instead was an imaginary friend, which disappeared when he was about 13. Eventually, he learned to be self-sufficient, and this translated to his family life. Becoming very anti-social, and withdrawn, his only real enjoyment was reading books on the fictional past, mainly the old sea pirates on earth and other books about knights and fairies and dragons, preferring to get lost in the stories than face up to the future. His parents eventually got sick of him moping around, making nothing of his life and pushed him at the age of 18 into Starfleet Academy, where he did (surprisingly) well. He studied the basics, engineering, weapons and tactical... along with a bit of science. But what he was really interested in was the people. Most days, when in between classes, he would sit outside in the gardens and observe the people, watching the different behaviours and attitudes unique to each individual. Over the few months he learned a lot, making himself a good people watcher and he can read people like a book, ... he shuts up easily and listens, making him a good person to talk to but he is no diplomat, and will speak his mind. As soon as he left the Academy, he was immediately transferred to the USS Yorke, where he received the rank of ensign and served as Ops officer. Eight months later, in a skirmish with the Cardassians, the ship's security officer was killed, and Paul was forced to take his place (much to his displeasure). Soon after, he was promoted to Lieutenant and was asked to remain as security officer which he did. He quickly advanced to the rank of Lieutenant Commander within a few years, and was transferred to the Warspite later.

Service History:
USS Yorke, helm officer: 2366 - 2367
USS Yorke, security officer: 2367 - 2373

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