William Victor de Brightstar

Major William Victor de Brightstar

• Virtue: Excellent Staff Officer
• Vice: Alcohol
• Minor Nobel Family (Baron)
• Third in line for the title (So unlikely)
• Allies: Lt Colonel Roger Eric de Brightstar (brother), Ensign Victoria Philippa de Brightstar (sister, currently with the crew of the Scheherazade), Major General Hector Bermudez-Wu (mentor), Fleet Captain Josephine Vargia (old drinking buddy and fellow member of the Fifth Fleet's Staff... she died so that the Empire might live, RIP :-()
• Enemies/Rivals: Colonel Henry Humphries de Brightstar (brother), Admiral President Ellison Mugombe (Formerly commander of the Fifth Fleet now traitor to the Empire), Major Katherine Marie Melio (Maybe possibility??? Rival and ex lover), Major General Hector Bermudez-Wu (former mentor, now arch-traitor to the Empire)
• A strong Empire is a healthy Empire
• Aspirations and Goals: Ensure the advancement of Colonel Lasalle and by extension myself, obtain position in Grand Imperial General Staff and rise to top.
• Mixed Economy (the Empire must ensure a steady flow of resources to the military to ensure its safety)
• Space Easter/Space Christmas Space Catholic
• Bureaucracy: Expert
• Imperial Officer: Professional
• Politicking: Professional
• Protocol: Professional
• Range Weaponry: Professional
• Strategy/Tactics: Professional
• Streetwise: Layman
• Intelligence Gathering: Layman
• Culture/History: Layman
• Stay out of trouble: Terrible
• Death to all those who seek to destroy the safety and security of the Empire!

Personhood

• IQ: 4
• Wits: 5
• Charm: 5
• Cunning: 5
• Durability: 2
• Physical Action: 3

Skills

Court

Black Mail - 1

Horse Trading - 2

Chummy - 3

Bureaucracy - 4

Legal - 3

Speech Giving - 1

Plotting - 1

Military

Ship Command

Helmsmen - 1

Gunnery - 0

Leadership - 0

Squadron Command

Maneuver - 3

Formation - 3

Command - 3

Fleet Command

Maneuver - 2

Formation - 2

Command - 2

My Story

I am William de Brightstar, third son of Baron Humphries de Brightstar. My family was ennobled some five generations ago in thanks for a service performed by my ancestor to empire. While the service wasn’t of great importance to the history of our eternal empire but did much for my family and since then we have dutifully served the throne. Of the current generation both of my brothers serve in the Imperial Cavalry and my younger sister is a third year at the Academy… As for myself, well, while my siblings took to the Line Officer track, I found a real talent for the planning and administrative maneuvering that are the hallmarks of a true Staff Officer. While my brothers look down on me for becoming a ‘mere paper-pusher’ I have found that the true power within the Imperial Navy lies with those controlling the flow of resources and information more than any dash or élan. While some considered me to be 'nosy' and 'officious' few disagreed with my ability to find and make the best use of resources and was considered on track for a position within the Grand Imperial General Staff on Reunion itself. I’ve served as a Staff Officer for six years with a promising, if methodical, climb before running afoul of the corrupt Admiral Mugombe who promptly assigned me to Tahminah Lasalle's unit.

And that is when everything changed…

Words of Wisdom from Mentor to Pupil

"In a world where friends and enemies can change at a moment's notice and everyone seeks glory there's one important thing to remember son..."

"What's that General?"

"Everybody lies. Everybody."