Member
Kuro
Little Bill
“Some are born for greatness and reject the call; I am not one of them.”
Personal Dossier
Name
Erik Nyqvist-Åkerfeldt
Age
18 (2708 CE)
Gender
Male
Origin
Terra Nova, Barnard's System
Gandvik, Van Maanen's System
Gandvik, Van Maanen's System
Appearance
Rarely comfortable without being under several layers of grease and oil, Erik maintains a minimalist attitude when it comes to fashion, preferring practical clothes that fit rather than keeping up with gaudy trends like other Terra Novan teenagers. The only exception to this are a number of rings and studs on his left ear that he claims to have gotten on a whim. He keeps his flaxen hair relatively short to avoid getting it in his eyes or stuck in some errant piece of machinery.
He stands at a short-for-Gandvik height of 5'7", and seems to take great pains to keep his body in the same shape as his mind. His most strikingly Gandvikian feature are his oftentimes cold gaze and yellow eyes, supposedly the result of a genetic modification fad centuries ago. Time will tell how well the rest of his frame will fill out over the course of his time at Taiyōtawa Academy.
He stands at a short-for-Gandvik height of 5'7", and seems to take great pains to keep his body in the same shape as his mind. His most strikingly Gandvikian feature are his oftentimes cold gaze and yellow eyes, supposedly the result of a genetic modification fad centuries ago. Time will tell how well the rest of his frame will fill out over the course of his time at Taiyōtawa Academy.
Personality
Ostensibly, Erik Nyqvist is defined by fierce independence and the will to overcome the circumstances of one's birth. He is living proof that with enough dogged determination even the lowest orphan can reach for the stars. An inspiration to everyone in the Confederacy. Or so he likes to think. In practice, Erik is a young man with very little experience dealing with people his own age, and it shows. Most of his newfound classmates claim he is haughty, dismissive, and altogether full of himself, and such accusations are not without merit. He takes no small amount of pride in being the smartest person in the room at all times, and his tendency towards blunt criticism and bold declarations of his own intellectual superiority have rubbed many people the wrong way.
Background Information
Erik Nyqvist was born to unknown parents on the dour mining planet of Gandvik in Van Maanen's System and subsequently left on the door of one of the planet's orphanages; a fact that has shaped nearly every aspect of his life even after his emigration to Terra Nova. Relentlessly bullied by his peers during youth for everything from his diminutive stature to his erudite disposition, Erik dedicated his life to study at a very young age. While other children were running through the streets, Erik was either reading textbooks or tinkering with numerous broken appliances around the orphanage. Needless to say that other than the rare moments where he'd repair the building's heating system at the onset of winter or fix the building's connection to the Hypernet, it was a solitary life.
This would all change after the discovery of a unique element now known as Dromium in one of Gandvik's mines several years ago.
Ordinarily considered little more than a galactic backwater, Gandvik was suddenly set upon by hundreds of scientists and government agents. (Technobabble about what super special element can do here maybe).
One day, Erik's orphanage was visited by one Dr. Øystein Åkerfeldt. Although the staff had made sure to inform the children to be on their best behavior, the vast majority found themselves bored and ignored most of what the doctor had to say. Erik, meanwhile, was entranced. He spent hours inquiring into every aspect of the doctor's work, from how he'd gotten into science to his government contract and just what (super special element) was theoretically capable of; not that the man could actually answer most of the boy's questions.
The next day, Øystein returned, only with a number of other men. He subjected Erik to a number of written and practical tests over the course of several hours. Before he knew it, Erik was called into the headmaster's office and told to pack his things, he was heading for Terra Nova. Thus ended his life on Gandvik. He has never looked back.
Given only minimal time to adjust to life on the capital planet of the Confederacy, Erik was put under Dr. Åkerfeldt's personal care. He excelled in his new environment, taking in as much of his guardian's knowledge as the man could impart. However, unbeknownst to him, the doctor had him enrolled in the Taiyōtawa Academy's engineering program, and although Erik has since skyrocketed to the top of his class in grades, his ability to work with his fellow students has been called into question.
Time will tell whether or not he improves in said aspect.
This would all change after the discovery of a unique element now known as Dromium in one of Gandvik's mines several years ago.
Ordinarily considered little more than a galactic backwater, Gandvik was suddenly set upon by hundreds of scientists and government agents. (Technobabble about what super special element can do here maybe).
One day, Erik's orphanage was visited by one Dr. Øystein Åkerfeldt. Although the staff had made sure to inform the children to be on their best behavior, the vast majority found themselves bored and ignored most of what the doctor had to say. Erik, meanwhile, was entranced. He spent hours inquiring into every aspect of the doctor's work, from how he'd gotten into science to his government contract and just what (super special element) was theoretically capable of; not that the man could actually answer most of the boy's questions.
The next day, Øystein returned, only with a number of other men. He subjected Erik to a number of written and practical tests over the course of several hours. Before he knew it, Erik was called into the headmaster's office and told to pack his things, he was heading for Terra Nova. Thus ended his life on Gandvik. He has never looked back.
Given only minimal time to adjust to life on the capital planet of the Confederacy, Erik was put under Dr. Åkerfeldt's personal care. He excelled in his new environment, taking in as much of his guardian's knowledge as the man could impart. However, unbeknownst to him, the doctor had him enrolled in the Taiyōtawa Academy's engineering program, and although Erik has since skyrocketed to the top of his class in grades, his ability to work with his fellow students has been called into question.
Time will tell whether or not he improves in said aspect.
Attributes & Other Information
Coordinator Type
Physical Coordinator
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