Campaign:BTC/Hagan FUBAR Dransfield

Captain of the Dog-Tag

Description (Character)

Character
Name	Hagan Dransfield
Call Sign		FUBAR
Species		Imperial Human
Gender		Male
D.O.B.		Day:	178	Year:	1100
Homeworld		Arleshanu
Residence		Gabrael
Accumulated Dose (Grays)		.50
Valid as at		Day:	100	Year:	1138
Statistic	Value	DM
STR		6		+0
DEX		B		+1
END		A		+1
INT		9		+1
EDU		C		+2
SOC		5		-1
Characteristic	Value	DM
Subjective Age		37		-4
Objective Age		37
Initiative				+0
Size		Standard		+0
Skill	DM
Astrogation				+0
Athletics				+0
Athletics(Coordination)				+1
Battledress				+0
Broker				+1
Carouse				+0
Communications				+0
Engineering				+0
Engineering(Power)				+1
Flyer				+0
Gambling				+1
Gun Combat				+0
Gun Combat(Energy)				+2
Gunnery				+0
Gunnery(Turrets)				+1
Heavy Weapons				+0
Language(Aekhu)				+1
Language(Anglic)				+2
Language(Vilani)				+1
Leadership				+0
Life Science				+0
Mechanic				+1
Medic				+2
Melee				+0
Melee(Blade)				+1
Physical Science				+0
Physical Science(Electronics)				+1
Pilot				+0
Pilot(Spacecraft)				+2
Profession(Locksmith)				+0
Profession(Scavenger)				+0
Remote Operations				+0
Recon				+1
Sensors				+1
Stealth				+0
Streetwise				+0
Tactics				+0
Vacc Suit				+0
Other	Value	DM
Network(Family)		Dransfield		+0
Ally		Karin Mikkun
Rival		ex-"Scout Commander" Margesi Suvfoto
Employee		Emmylou Cameron-Kuzanlu
Employee		Dzae Rrighzlau
Employee		Tantars Ekaeshuz
Employee		Otto Talchek
Employee		Gil Jamar
Employee		Omata%i
Rank		Corporal (Imperial Marines)
Rank		Scout (IISS)
Award		MCUF (Hammand 1119)
Award		Combat Ribbon (Hammand 1119)
Award		TAS Membership (In Gratitude)
Ship Shares		Dog-Tag		99
Ship Shares		Darklight Wanderer		4

Character Details

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Personality

Hagan, according to his crew, is kind, generous, over-protective and apt to land in trouble with no idea that it was coming or how to get out of it. Somehow, it all turns out alright!

He is fair, loyal to his family and friends, over-trusting and cautious.

Family

Hagan is married (since 1118) to Nyla Dransfield with one natural (Corbus Dransfield) and one adopted (Sambuli Emish, Adopted 1138) child.

History & Background (Biography)

Homeworld

Gabrael/Deneb/2807 is a non-industrial world with moderate stellar technology. It has a gravity of .65G and an atmospheric taint requiring the wearing of filter masks while outdoors.

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Worlds within 3 parsecs of Gabrael

n.b. Hagan was born on Arleshanu/Deneb/3005 - a world much more hospitable than Gabrael - Hagan doesn't wear a filter mask as instinctively as he might, and much less agoraphobic than some of Gabrael's "dome-dwellers".

Parents and Legal Guardians

• Sunray Dransfield
• Isillii Peskhiimuuki-Dransfield

Sunray and Isillii are the founders and proprietors of the Dransfield Salvage company, originally of Arleshanu but lately relocated to Gabrael - where it has made something of a mark commercially. They are part of an extended family, many of whom work for the company - directly or indirectly. (See family tree below.)

Early Years

Hagan's early years were spent on Arleshanu - a planet that has since been abandoned and a community that has been broken up.

It seems that Hagan harboured dreams of following his father into the scrap recycling business, scavenging off the leftovers from the Naval Base and its nearby community. He had the basics of the trade, and a side-business as a locksmith's assistant before he had properly left school. It was his tendency to carouse in Marine bars that diverted him from this easy trajectory.

Imperial Marines

Having impetuously volunteered for the Imperial Marines, Hagan was shipped to Taproban for Imperial Marine Training in 1118 and then on to Boarding Detachment 7715 on the INS Wal Ta Ka Desert. At this time, the Vargr incursions were at their height - allowed by the impetuous withdrawal of the Corridor Fleet to Core Sector the previous year (1117).

The 61st Fleet was hard pressed to cover everywhere. Hagan was promoted to Lance Corporal and was initially deployed to undertake commerce protection and inspection work in the Million Subsector.

Hagan met and married Nyla Taler, an entertainer, in 1119 - just before heading for a patrol near Hammand.

A "Vargr raider" was discovered at Hammand in 1119. The ensuing Battle of Hammand was a spectacular and monumental mistake, but one that was none-the-less fatal for the participants. The Imperial Navy covered the whole thing up by simultaneously awarding Boarding Detachment 7715 a battle honour; Hagan and others medals and pretending the whole thing hadn't happened - certainly not on the scale that actually did. Hagan's "FUBAR" call-sign appeared to be all too true. Hagan's squad had spent the majority of the battle defending the buildings occupied by influential members of the Travellers' Aid Society and saved some of their valuable items and (more importantly) the member's lives. As a result, the Hagan was awarded membership of the society.

Hagan's wife delivered a son in the first days of 1120. They named him Corbus.

Hagan then started to look for a less dangerous occupation.

Scout Service

The Imperial Marines were happy to allow Hagan permission to transfer to the IISS and he was deposited at the Nurara Scout Base under the impression that he would be a "Pathfinder".

The station commander (Scout Commander Margesi Suvfoto) noticed the arrival of the ex-Marine and made his life a living hell. Nothing he did was was right and nothing could be done about it.

Despite the ongoing war with the Dzarrgh Federate, and a major shortage of staff, Hagan was drummed out of the service. His one highlight (and act of revenge) was to organise the sale of a captured Vargr scout to the Arleshanu space museum - who then immediately condemned it as valueless and sold it for scrap to Dransfield Salvage.

Scavenger

Hagan finally joined Dransfield Salvage, a company of doubtful reputation on Arleshanu dealing in condemned prizes and other scrap - reconditioning and repairing and eventually selling the ship (usually in parts) to whoever would buy at the best price they could get.

It was during this time that Hagan was involved with the Darklight Wanderer, a Free Trader/Smuggler that occasionally needed parts that it couldn't be seen to obtain. As a result, Hagan became a shareholder in this vessel.

Quite what Hagan's involvement was in the Gambling Ring on Arleshanu didn't come out when it was broken up by the Imperial Navy's investigators. There were no charges.

The Abandonment of Arleshanu was a bonanza for the family, and they were awarded a major contract for dismantling the Imperial Navy's base. Hagan, as an ex-Marine and qualified pilot, was drafted into one of the temporary logistics units for the duration.

Regency Marines

For Hagan to be drafted into the unit that was providing ground-to-space lift support for the Abandonment was most useful. He was able to arrange for the Imperial Navy to lift the entire Dransfield Salvage operation to Gabrael to fulfil a contract to keep the Refusers recycling systems operational while those who wanted to leave did so.

It was while he was evacuating patients from the Imperial Navy's Base Hospital at Arleshanu that he discovered the secret information that drove him back to Gabrael after his discharge at Uramid.

Traveller

Hagan arrived on Gabrael, where he had moved the old "Museum Ship" he had obtained over a decade previously, and started reconditioning it for space. Christened the Dog-Tag, Captain Hagan Dransfield emerged, and promptly found himself entangled in the war between Gabrael and the Aegzagangnthoegngvang.

As one of a small handful of armed, space-worthy vessels (even if you use the term loosely) that were available to Gabrael his ship was immediately indispensable. His first operation for Gabrael was blown after a Regency ship intervened. Aboard that ship was Margesi Suvfoto, who ensured that none of the blame fell on her!

Hagan and Nyla have "adopted" a rescued refugee child from Dry, Sambuli Emish. She had been found aboard a crashed Corsair in the outback of Gabrael.

Summary

Hagan Dransfield: Terms of Service

Term	Years	Service	Branch	Assignment	Duty	Notes
Current	1138	Traveller				Captain of the Dog-Tag
5	1134/1135/1136/1137	Regency Marines	Support		Pioneer Detachment 6027 (Provisional), RM	Seconded to 61st Fleet
4	1130/1131/1132/1133	Drifter	Scavenger	Salvage	Dransfield Salvage
3	1126/1127/1128/1129	Drifter	Scavenger	Salvage	Dransfield Salvage
2	1122/1123/1124/1125	Imperial Interstellar Scout Service	Exploration Branch	Pathfinder	Nurara Scout Base
1	1118/1119/1120/1121	Imperial Marines	Star Marine		INS Wal Ta Ka Desert; Boarding Detachment 7715, IM
Adolescent	1114/1115/1116/1117	Education	Senior High School		Portgate High School
Young Adolescent	1110/1111/1112/1113	Education	Junior High School		Portgate High School
Child	1106/1107/1108/1109	Education	Primary School		Primary 12
Young Child	1102/1103/1104/1105	Family	Pre-School
Baby	1100/1101	Family	Infant

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• Rolled by: Andy Simmons
• Author: BackworldTraveller