Name: Captain Johnathan Nelson
Race: Human
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Appearance: Normal build and height, brown eyes and black hair, which is visibly starting to turn grey, wears an Alliance officer uniform
Occupation: Captain of the SSV Dallas
Allegiance: Alliance
Bio: Nelson was the Captain of the SSV Berlin during the Eden Prime War and the Reaper War, and fought alongside other ships of the Alliance Fifth Fleet during the Battle of the Citadel and the Battle for Earth. The Berlin was damaged beyond repair by a Reaper blast at Earth, but the lives of most of her crew members were saved when the Reaper that was attacking the Berlin was destroyed by the SSV Chancellorsville. Nelson spent much of the 7 years after the war assisting rebuilding projects and acting as a liaison between the Alliance and the Captains of the other vessels which had been stuck in the Sol System until the thrashed Charon Relay could be repaired. In his many years of service, Nelson had proven himself to be a talented strategist and officer in no small number of engagements, as well as a talented diplomat, and the Alliance brass took notice. When construction was completed on the Heavy Cruiser SSV Dallas, he was chosen to be her commanding officer.
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Name: Commander Edwin von Braun (Nickname: Doc)
Race: Human
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Appearance: Caucasian of German descent, tall and thin with blonde hair and blue eyes, usually dresses in an Alliance officer uniform or a lab coat (like Dr. Chakwas').
Occupation: XO and Chief Medical Officer of the SSV Dallas
Allegiance: Alliance
Bio: Edwin von Braun was born on Terra Nova in 2158. His father, an Alliance Officer, was a veteran of the First Contact War. Edwin was trained by his father in the ways of warfare from a young age, to ensure that he would be well prepared for military service. Edwin proved to be a talented tactician and strategist (and a good shot) and planned on enlisting as an Alliance infantry officer after college. It wasn't until college that he discovered he had a talent for Medicine and changed his plans from becoming an infantry officer, to becoming a medical officer. After graduating from Medical School and completing Alliance officer training, he was made a Medical Officer onboard a small frigate, the SSV Chancellorsville.
Doc served with distinction while aboard the Chancellorsville, and participated in the Eden Prime War and the Battle of the Citadel before the start of the Reaper War. By the time the Reaper War began he had been promoted to Lieutenant and was made the Chief Medical Officer of the Chancellorsville. When the Reaper War broke out, the Chancellorsville was stationed at Arcturus with the Fifth Fleet. Though it survived the battle, it sustained heavy damage, and by the time the Fleet had retreated the First and Second Officer along with almost a quarter of the crew had died. Still, had it not been for Doc and the other medical staff many more would've perished. As the next most senior officer aboard, Doc was given a battlefield promotion to Commander by the Captain and made the new XO.
Once the fleet made it to safety, the crew of the Chancellorsville worked around the clock to get the ship back into fighting shape, and repairs were made in record time. In only a couple weeks the Chancellorsville was back in working order, and it was able to participate in the final battles of the War. Unfortunately, during the battle at Cerberus Headquarters a Cerberus cruiser landed a direct hit on the Chancellorsville's Bridge, killing the Captain and much of the crew and crippling the vessel. Doc was in the Medbay at the time, and survived. Though it seemed the Chancellorsville was out of the fight, the remaining crew was determined not to miss the Battle for Earth. Before the fleet launched the final attack, Doc took command of the battered vessel and devised a plan: while rerouting command functions to Engineering (one of the few ships areas that was still fully functional) the vessel's shuttles were used to bring explosives from the captured Cerberus base back to the Chancellorsville. The explosives were then placed throughout the accessible areas of the ship and armed: much like the sailing vessels of old, the Chancellorsville was turned into a fire ship.
When preparations were complete, Doc, knowing his plan was extremely dangerous and had a high probability of failure, ordered the remaining crew to disembark. However, the crew refused the order stating, in no uncertain terms, that they would not be denied their revenge. When the fleet set course for Earth, the Chancellorsville was ready. When the battle began, the Chancellorsville followed behind the fighters towards the Reaper fleet, and set its sights on a Reaper destroyer. When the Reaper opened fire on an Alliance cruiser, the crew of the Chancellorsville aimed the ship towards the source of the Reaper's beam, laid in the course, set the ship's speed to full ahead, then hauled ass to the escape pods. Shortly after the pods were launched, the Chancellorsville collided with the Reaper in a massive explosion, destroying both vessels. The surviving crew didn't get much time to rest though; knowing Operation Hammer could use all the help it could get, they set their pods' course towards London, and joined up with the forces there. Most of them did not survive. At the beginning of the war, the crew of the Chancellorsville numbered 71; when the Battle for Earth ended only Doc and five other crew members remained.
Doc spent the next few months working in a makeshift hospital in London, helping to treat the countless soldiers who were injured in the war. As the years passed and the Alliance began to rebuild its fleet, Doc was chosen to be the Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer on the newly built Heavy Cruiser SSV Dallas.
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