======  Mark "Spots" Taranis ======
{{ http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2213/2694494288_f5fcb8586b_m.jpg?240x211| (Photo credit: digitalART2) No, Spots doesn't really look like this. Want to draw me a picture? Pretty please?}}
===== Basic info =====
^ Short Description | Very tall with a wiry build under black-spotted fluffy white fur|
^ Homeworld | [[Oceania]] |
^ Birthdate | April 27, 2184 |
^ Apparent age | Mid twenties |
^ Gender | Male |
^ Species | [[Recom]], Amur leopard |
^ Height | 6ft 3in (191cm) |
^ Weight | 163lbs (74kg)|

===== Background and personality =====

Spots is from an upper-class suburban family on Oceania, the only child of an engineer and businessperson. His relationship with family is still strong, but as he is fairly independent, he has only a loose connection with them.

He enlisted in a leadership program with the [[Iridian Defensive Forces]] at age 16 to get money for university. After studying in the classroom for two years, he served two years with the Artillery Corps, then returned for two more years to complete his degree while working for the private sector. 

In starship design as a co-op, he worked on large-scale ship integration. By the time he graduated from university, he'd helped the company invent an entirely modular method of designing starships that cut ship design work by magnitudes. The freighter he flies (the Drifter) was the first prototype. As a design engineer on retainer, he swaps the old modules out for the new ones as kind of a shake-down test.

^ Personality | Independent, cheeky, eccentric |
^ Reputation | Not especially well-known |
^ Affiliation | Citizen of Oceania |
^ Hobbies | mechanical engineering illustration, ogling young women |
^ Skills | Advanced degrees in Systems Engineering and in Artificial Intelligence |
^ Occupation | Independent trader |
^ Residence | On board his ship |

===== Recent events =====

He is definitely not developing a romantic relationship with [[Moonshard]]. Really.

===== Fun facts =====



===== Player preferences =====
^ Online times | Online most days, weekdays from 6-10 CST |

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