AJ Trent

Name Akhilleus Joannou Triantis Age 34 Homeworld Affiliation Role Captain/Pilot of Bad Omen Status Active @PCs

1 Jan 2171 A.J. Trent born born in Polyphemus system, sole scion of a fairly prominent shipping magnate.

3 Mar 2189 Though not a rabid proponent of the government, he was not disloyal either and joined the TFR Navy at 18 where he excelled in training. His initial aptitude scores were such that he was granted a commission despite a lack of much formal education. Was not well-regarded by his peers but had an excellent record nonetheless; most of his peers saw him as a jumped-up frontiersman, undeserving of his rank. Decorations and promotions were slow despite his technical proficiency.

Saw brief action during the combined-Confederacy action against the Tohre-Chi while serving aboard the TFS Normandy, a destroyer-analog, while an Ensign (2191). Following the cessation of official hostilities between the Confederacy and the Tohre-Chi, the Normandy was rotated to pirate hunting duty.

In June of 2193, the Sophie, a free trader commanded by Luc Marceau, entered the Tyndareus system; the dead system served as a halfway point for many smaller ships so it was no surprise that a free trader would venture there. While recharging their jump drives, they detected a TFR distress beacon and investigated, discovering an escape pod adrift in space with only an unconscious Lieutenant, j.g., A.J. Trent aboard. The Sophie's medical officer examined the officer and was unable to determine any physical problems with him. When revived, LT Trent suffered from a 4-day gap in his memory and was unable to explain his circumstances.

The Sophie dropped him off at the next TFR system. LT Trent was immediately charged with numerous counts ranging from dereliction of duty to treason and spent the next year in a military prison awaiting trial. Of the Normandy, there was never another sign.

The trial was a short affair and, had it not been for the presence of diplomatic observers from the various Confederacy nations, A.J. Trent would probably been found guilty on all charges and executed. As it was, he was acquitted on all counts except the dereliction of duty charge; despite his protests of innocence and requests for deeper inquiries, the twenty-three year old was expelled from the TFR Navy and branded a traitor for something he did not do.

It was during this time that the mysterious man named "Grimm" became his patron; Trent suspects that it was due to Grimm's actions that he (A.J.) wasn't executed.

He drifted for over two years, doing whatever jobs he could find that would keep him drunk. His travels eventually brought him to the USA where he enjoyed no small amount of anonymity. In August of 2196, he was recruited by Juliet Marceau, the daughter of the now-retired Luc Marceau; though she had a reputation as a hard-ass (rightfully so), she was secretly a softie on the inside and felt sorry for TFR expatriate. Under her (sometimes brutal) guidance, Trent clawed his way out of the bottle and managed to get himself back together; as a result, he does not touch alcohol at all.

A year passed aboard the Sophie and, not unexpectedly, Trent and Marceau became romantically involved. It was a tempestuous relationship from the beginning as both were very stubborn and hard-headed; though Julie Marceau could be a loving woman, she could also be as hard as nails when necessary, sometimes, in Trent's opinion, too hard. Over a year after their relationship began, Marceau shot Trent in the shoulder during one such fits of anger; the wound was not serious (though Trent kept the bullet as a souvenir once it was extracted) and she was instantly sorry. On the spur of the moment, Trent proposed while the bullet was still being extracted, she accepted and they were married within the hour.

On the eve of their third-year anniversary, Marceau and Trent walked away from one another; it could have been called an amicable split but the coldness that continues to exist between the two indicates that to call it that would be a lie. Neither of them have admitted why they split and there was no indication of marital problems before they divorced.

A year ago, he met Trouble, though everyone else just calls her Bella.

The current year is 2205.