Henry Rodier

Authored by Gavin Burkhardt

Character Biography

Physical Description: Tall, relatively muscular, but overall quite thin. Short, dark brown hair swept up and to the side. Soft, searching greenish-brown eyes. Pale skin.

Nickname: Henry’s close friends sometimes call him Ry, pronounced “ree.”

Born: 2375 - New England Region

Entered Starfleet Academy: 2392-3 (Class of ‘96)
Major in Security (Concentration in Strategic Command)

Parents: 2, male and female - Chris and Mara Rodier - Chris: assistant landing coordinator of a midsized Starfleet-affiliated terrestrial dock; Mara: mechanical engineer

Siblings: 1, male - Elijah Rodier - Professor of Planetary Geology

Bio:
Originally from the great state of Connecticut (~ 30 minutes outside the capital, a rural area), and later residing just above San Diego beginning at the age of 15, Henry knew he wanted to join the Fleet years before he entered the Academy. His father had wanted to do the same in his youth, but was denied based on the presence of blood-borne illnesses. His older brother is a gifted professor living in Rhode Island. Despite some abilities in scientific fields, Henry chose the Security department, fitting with his own ideals and natural affinities for strategic timing and intuition. His aspirations go up to the Captain’s chair, but are (at first, anyway) limited by his lack of desire for responsibility. Henry is an aficionado of 2D chess, and played basketball up until the beginning of his 3rd year in the Academy. He might sometimes be found in private listening to classical music, perhaps a little too loud.

Engineering is quite lost on Rodier, which includes being confounded with starship piloting and operating procedures, as well as general difficulties using some technologies. While he is aware of how starships function strategically, he struggles to understand the underlying systems that make the starships themselves function, apart from basic weapons systems. By necessity, he learned to operate a Tactical station during his Academy training, but would classify himself as better on the Bridge in an advisory capacity than in an operational capacity. His combat specialty is defensive fighting, which also carries over to his overall strategies. If Henry suggests an all-out attack, you can be sure there’s a reason.