[hider=Étienne Richard]Name: Étienne Baptiste Richard (Nick: Eti, Ten, Tienne or Steve)

Age: 35

Background: Étienne was born on Montreal. His parents moved from Avranches prior to the Atomic Awakening. Both were single when they moved and met years later on the northern floating city. As a boy, Étienne, also known as Eti lived on the streets of Montreal. His parents busied themselves with their jobs, relying on their son’s better judgement; even at a young age. Apparently, his immature judgement was not as developed as they hoped. He found himself on the wrong side of the law, but usually only misdemeanors. By the time he was 18, he had turned himself around and began work as a longshoreman.

He spent a few years working the docks of Montreal until he picked up a job as a Boatswain’s mate aboard a Freighter. Aboard most ships, the Boatswain is in charge of a group of sailors, referred to as a Boatswain’s mate who take care of all the other duties, not specifically assigned to the helm, engineering or with a warship, the gunners. The Boatswain’s mates help load and unload cargo, mop the floors, run errands and a sundry other task, jumping in and helping the gunners or enginemen when necessary.

Étienne eventually rose to the position of Boatswain aboard the frigate, [i]“Walpole”[/i]. He enjoyed his time until the ship was stricken by a firebreather from the surface. Most of the crew plummeted to their death. The chief engineer, Derrick Hanlon and the ship’s Boatswain, Étienne Richard survived aboard a floating life raft. The two were picked up by a frigate and taken to Baltimore. While in Baltimore, he tried to use his experience to secure a position aboard ship. He met with a new captain, Sahara Drake, hiring on as a Boatswain’s mate, training as a gunner.

Personality: Étienne is calm, cool and collected. He is slow to anger with a high degree of patience. He prefers his ship to be taken care of, clean and orderly with everything in its proper place. It is generally a pet peeve of his to become annoyed by a disheveled appearance. During an engagement, he understands things being disorderly. He is the first to put things back where they belong. Étienne enjoys games of chance exhibiting a natural poker face when necessary. He does have a [i]tell[/i] when bluffing.

Crew Position: Boatswain’s Mate, training as a gunner. Of course, there are usually more Boatswain’s mates aboard ships than any other position. They do most of the work. They help carry ammunition to the gun decks when necessary.

Aspirations: For now, Étienne is happy serving as a crewmember aboard ship. He would enjoy rising through the ranks. He would like to return to his previous position as Boatswain and eventually a lieutenant either on the gun deck or on the bridge; maybe even making first officer one day.

Appearance: [img]https://i.imgur.com/uH6tEzU.png[/img][/hider]