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Name: Brandiff Alexander Kerwin III
Alias: Alex (Only officials and doctors call him Brandiff)
Personality: Cool, calm, and collected, Alex likes to keep everything on a business level. In his line of work, he finds it increasingly difficult to trust anyone. Even those whom he has paid for their services.
His loyalty only lasts as long as his contract, however, He will never breach his own contract unless it is unavoidable. (Ie: breaching a contract rather than taking a bullet to the brainpan)
This means that if he is contracted to obtain an deliver a particular artifact, even if owned by another and therefore must be stolen, he will do so to complete his contract, however, should someone else, including the former owner, contract him to obtain and deliver the same artifact, he is not above stealing it from his previous client to complete the new contract.
Appearance: Though well worn, Alex has a sort of rugged charm despite his cold attitude. His medium-short black hair, icy blue eyes, and (Usually) clean-shaven face would tell you he's in his mid 20s, defying his actual age of 34.
Perhaps not the tallest of men, Alex boasts a formidible 6' 2" frame. Well toned muscles clearly identify him as one who takes pride in staying fit.
Equipment: Tan, longsleeve shirt with the sleeves rolled up to just below the elbow, dark brown, fingerless gloves, brown vest, black trousers, black steeltoed boots, simple gold neckchain with a silver ring hanging from it, one switchblade knife, PDA style computer for keeping in touch with clients, and holster under his vest to conceal the single 9mm pistol he always keeps with him. Also keeps two extra magazines in his vest pockets.
History: Born into the working class on Londinum, Alex had a typical childhood. His father owned and operated a small antiques shop thst made enough money to keep their heads above water while his mother spent her days caring for Alex and his younger brother, Demitri.
His affinity for ancient relics, artifacts, and antiqueties began when his class at school took a trip to the museum where he found himself eager to learn as much as he could.
He continued to expand his knowledge of relics of Earth-that-was and ancient weaponry with books and articles he could find on the Cortex once the museum had nothing more to teach him
When his father died, he took over the antiques shop but soon learned there was much more money to be made from taking commissions for specific items that could often be salvaged from wrecked or crashed ships. He left his brother in charge of the shop and began obtaining salvage licences as well as hiring ships to get him where he needed to be and transporting the goods to clients.
Soon his legal salvage trips expanded into illegal salvage trips with a more unsavory crowd. There had been many a time where Alex found himself on the business end of a gun or knife but the rewards were too great for him to give up.
Within just a few years, he had expanded his father's simple little shop into a bustling business. Life was good. Too good.
War broke out and before long, Alex found himself drafted into the Alliance and shipped out to the rim to fight the Independents. While he didn't care about the war or who won for that matter, he did fight loyally. His skill and loyalty to the Alliance got him to the rank of Captain rather quickly.
Things changed, however, when his ship was shot down. Which planet or where on the planet, he couldn't tell you, but he managed to escape the wreckage only to be captured by a group of Independents. He expected the worst but, in fact, they treated him with a level of respect. He even made a few friends among them during his stay as a PoW.
When the war ended, he was released back to the Alliance, and srnt home where he had discovered the business shut down for smuggling and fraud both of which his brother was serving time in prison for. He later discovered that his mother had passed while he had been away. He has since, hated his brother.
Since then, Alex has wandered the 'Verse doing odd jobs and rebuilding his list of contacts. Contacts both inside and outside the Alliance. Some of which allow him to slip away during some of his less honest jobs in "Antiqueties Procurement".
He had friends and enemies everywhere in the 'Verse
Primary Skill: Antiqueties. Alex knows everything there is to know about almost any antiqueties that can be found. His specialty being objects from Earth-that-was and weapons. He can often sort out reproductions from the real deal with considerable ease. He also has the contacts to move such things... Discreetly.
Secondary Skill: Combat training. Such things don't leave you easily. While he's not going to be shooting out the eye of a newt at a hundred yards anytime soon, he is competent with a firearm as well as close quarters combat.
Additional Information: Alex is Left Handed. While he is a fan character set in the Firefly Universe, he exists apart from any cannon characters or events.
