Name: Marcus Valerius, Jr.
Call Sign: None
Rank: None
Position: Chief Engineer, Shangri-La
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Ht: 6'2"
Body type: Athletic and toned
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Other Physical Characteristic: scar on his left hand from an electrical burn.

Written by: Strider_Ramses
Character Likeness: Eric Bana

Place of Birth: Ostia, Capital of Ostia province of Aerilon
Home Colony: Aerilon
Education: BA in Starship Engineering from Aerilon Astronuatical College, was working on his Masters through online courses at the time of the attacks.


Personality:

Marcus is a happy go lucky, curious soul who is happiest when he has a challenge to solve. He enjoys interacting with people but prefers to socalize with the crew and staff of the Shangri-La than 'outsiders' since his free time is a precious commodity.


Family: (All family presumed deceased)

Marcus Valerius Sr. - Father
Jessica Valerius - Mother
Amanda Valerius (nee Jackson) Glabrion - Ex Wife
no children

CareerHistory:

Marcus interned with Virgon Star lines while still in university during the summer, working for the Chief Engineer of the Shangri-La the summer before the ship began operations and the two summers afterward. Upon graduating from university he joined the crew as a 3rd Class engineer and worked his way up to 1st Class at the time of the attacks, directly under the Chief. When the attacks happened the Chief was on vacation visiting family back in Caprica City, and Marcus was tapped to fill his position by the Captain.

Other Personal History:

Marcus grew up the son of a spacesport cargo handler and homemaker, and went to college on an academic scholarship. From an early age he was interested in taking things apart and putting them back together, and was fascinated by the big spaceliners he saw in his father's work. It was a natural progression for the bright student to follow that interest into a career as a starship's engineer.

He never forgot the blue collar background he came from even with a professional degree under his belt and the hefty paycheck he pulled down as a starship engineer. Marcus works hard and likes to play hard too, and isn't one to back down from a fight. He will back his people up 110% in public and is very proud of the job they've done keeping the ship operational the past three years.

Marcus was briefly married to Amanda Jackson, daughter of a wealthy landowner back home on Aerilon. The two had fallen in love with each other during college but after he started his career in space the marriage quickly soured and were divorced within three years, finalized just before the attacks.


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