Alexander Marshall

Alexander Marshall was a United Federal Fleet officer of the United Interstellar Federation of Nations. He was one of the newest captains to join the fleet, but soon established himself to be a symbol of the best of UniFed: exploration.

The highlights of his career as a United Federal Fleet officer were the assignments and his time on board the U.F.S Aquatic, his first starship command. He served as the ship's commanding officer for 5 years. He strongly believed in the core values of the Fleet. He was dubbed by the admiralty as a 'heck of a explorer', helping to push the frontiers of exploration.

One of his greatest achievements was first contact with the Tritanians. When New Tritania was established in late 3002, Alexander was instated as the liaison officer to the New Tritanian Kingdom by a unanimous vote in the admiralty and the Federal Parliament. President Holland West himself personally instated him. Shortly after, he personally presided the coronation of Kilrauhnoe vox Tritania as Emperor.

He was a very private person. He treated his fellow crew members as family, and had a very close relationship with his family and friends. He is currently married to Joral Trej, marrying in late 3008.

Personnel File

 * Serial Number: TN-9786-0432
 * Active Rank: Rear Admiral
 * Current Assignment: Commanding Officer of Terra Novus


 * Former Assignments: Ensign (ESP), Chief Officer Administrator (ESP), First Officer (ESP), CO (UFS Aquatic)

Childhood
Alexander Marshall was born on 4 July 2973 in Poseidon City on the United Republic colony of Poseidon, to Callum Marshall-Cavendish and Eileen Marshall-Cavendish (nee Cerventor). His family home was located in the planet's countryside. He lived there for his entire childhood.

He once recounted how he would be in the kitchen every time his parents cooked. He would try to steal the food, but his mother would always stop him. As a child, he always loved the arts, specifically performance arts, though he would only pursue them when he became a teenager.

When he was a teenager, he studied performance art in the Poseidon Institute of Arts as his secondary education. When he was eighteen, he had a short relationship with a girl.

United Fleet Institute
Once he was eligible, Marshall joined United Fleet Institute, enrolling in both the Command and Sciences Courses. He did not stay in the Institute's hostel, instead he got a apartment in Downtown Singapore once he moved out of his family home on Poseidon. He did fairly well in his studies, although he didn't stand out in his classes. During his sophomore year, he was assigned to ESP for command training. This was when he would meet a few friends who would become a few of his future senior officers on the UFS Aquatic- Chadwick Kennedy, Malcolm Kelsey, Makena North and K'hyl Jarhna. They eventually formed the study group 'Constellatio', which lasted for 2 years until their graduation.

He was also the president of the Institute's Cadets' Union during the later half of his 3 years in the Institute.

Early Career
After graduation, he virtually spent his entire early career in ESP. After serving as an Ensign, he was promoted to junior lieutenant and assigned as ESP's chief officer administrator. He rose up the ranks very quickly. In 2999, when the UIFN was established, he was given the rank of Lt. Commander, and assigned as ESP's first officer. In late 3001 during the Federation-Norani War, Norani saboteurs disguised as Federation civilians boarded the station an attempted to bomb ESP. In a firefight, the commanding officer of ESP was shot and subsequently killed. Marshall took overall command of ESP, and managed to arrest the saboteurs under acts of terrorism on a Federation starbase. He was given the Federation Honour Medal in recognition of his actions, and got promoted to Commander. He continued to serve as ESP's first officer under a different CO until he was offered a command of a starship.

Captain of the Aquatic
In 3002, Marshall, now Rear Captain, received his first command. He was assigned to captain the UFS Aquatic, a prototype starship. He commanded the ship for 5 years, participating in many events. Many of these include the Battle of Endeavour, Operation Starfighter in which the Aquatic was part of a task force tackling rogue Andromedan war planets for a few days, and its participation in the Federation-Parthan War of 3005 and its involvement in Task Force Homefront.

Marshall only hand-picked a small portion of his senior staff. He picked his former mates in the United Fleet Institute (now UniFed Institute) who were also former members of the Constellation study group. He especially took an interest in the personnel file of Malcolm Kelsey when choosing, and assigned him as his first officer.

In his time on the Aquatic in that year, he performed admirably in providing diplomatic support within neighbouring factions outside of the Federation. The Aquatic was also sent on a long-term exploration mission into deep space.

In 3003, the Aquatic encountered Kilrauhnoe vox Tritania. After his rescue, he asked for asylum on Earth. Marshall personally sent a request to President Holland West. It was approved, and Marshall gave his former residence in Singapore to Kilrauhnoe. Marshall would prove instrumental in reestablishing the Tritanian civilisation on Xenox III, later called New Tritania. In recognition of his efforts, the Admiralty granted him a promotion of Upper Captain. However, he was also unexpectedly given the role as Liaison Officer to the Tritanians as voted by the Federal Parliament, and was instated as such by President West himself. He has since then fulfilled the role to the fullest of his abilities. He became involved in a number of diplomatic events with Kilrauhnoe, and also presided over the coronation of Kilrauhnoe as Emperor of the Tritanians. He had a fling with his first officer, Commander Malcolm Kelsey, although it didn't last long.

In 3004, the Aquatic was largely involved in providing diplomatic assistance to the Union of Quindarian Republics, and during the Second Quindarian Civil War, the Aquatic housed Quindarians escaping the war, while staying out of the war. Although eventually at the request of the Quindarian Supreme Leader, he acted as arbiter between the Union's warring factions. In the aftermath of the war, the Union selected him to oversee the installation of the Union's newly-elected Head Councillor, with the reluctant support of UniFed. In late 3004, Marshall developed a second romance, this time to Joral Trej, the ship's male counsellor, also part of his senior staff. The relationship became more intimate within a few months. At that time, UniFed revised its ranks, and Alexander was given the rank of Captain rather than Captain Upper.

In 3005, the Aquatic was still on its exploration mission. However, the outbreak of the Federation-Parthan War in Sector 006 eventually pushed the ship to the front lines of the war. It participated in the Battle of Quol, in which a combined defence fleet comprised of Federation, Quindarian, Tritanian and local Sector 006 ships defended the Tritanian expeditionary starbase Quol from Parthan invasion. Shortly after the battle, the Aquatic was sent to help defend the Federation's Sector 006 Command Starbase. With the capitulation of Sector 006 Deep Space Command a few weeks later, the Aquatic was chosen to lead a combined attack fleet into Parthan territory. Before the Federation could enact its plans, the Parthans plunged into a brutal civil war. The war eventually ended when pacifist rebels managed to capture almost 80% of Holy Parthan Empire territory, including the Parthan capital of Holy Partha. In the aftermath of the war, the Sacred Parthan Union was established, and the Aquatic was assigned with a Federation delegation to Union space. The delegation provided humanitarian support to the Union as it was reeling in from the war.

In 3006, the Aquatic played a part in Parthan reunification, as the remnants of the Holy Parthan Empire unified with the Union peacefully. Marshall acted as a mediator of the reunification. Soon after it returned to Sector 001, where it escorted the newly commission UFS Buckingham on its shakedown cruise. For the next three quarters of the year, the Aquatic returned to exploration. Marshall's romance with Joral reached a milestone that year, as they got engaged.

However, in December 3006, he announced to the crew that he was to step down as CO of the Aquatic, and chose Malcolm take permanent command of the ship. He was also promoted to Rear Admiral a week after he made the announcement. On Interstellar Date 3006.364.12, Marshall permanently disembarked from the Aquatic at Spaceport Omega. A day before his disembarkment, a shipwide farewell party was held in his honour.

Commanding Officer of Starbase Terra Novus
On Interstellar Date 3007.010.01, Marshall, now Rear Admiral, was assigned as the CO of the newly-relocated Terra Novus starbase, in Sector 001. Formerly a expeditionary starbase under Sector 006 Command, the station was relocated to the newly-discovered Terra Novus system, the station's namesake, in the Tartarus Cluster. In addition, he was given a small but advanced exploration scout frigate named Aegis, which he used to travel to Terra Novus. He also used it for missions outside the station or when necessary during the first half of the year.

The first few weeks of his newly-acquired command involved getting himself familiar with his command crew and adjusting back to life living on a station rather than on a starship. The Terra Novus system was marked as new colony site by the Federation.

Shortly after he was assigned, the station had the honour of hosting a visiting delegation of Federation ambassadors who were returning from their recently concluded diplomatic summit with the Newan Federated Planets.

In mid-3007, United Federal Fleet Command authorised the commissioning of a starship, named the UFS United. It would serve as his personal flagship.

He, along with his crew on Terra Novus, was instrumental in the discovery and first contact with the Eurani, aliens native to the Tartarus Cluster who live underneath the surfaces of the planets they inhabited. He acted as the ambassador for the Eurani in an unofficial capacity, and was soon seen as a respected figure in the Eurani civilisation.