Technical Sergeant Xander Drake
Name Xander Alec Drake
Position Field Medic
Rank Technical Sergeant
Character Information
| Gender | Male | |
| Species | Human (Tauri) | |
| Age | 38 | |
| Weapons Layout | Beretta M9, Ontario MK3 Navy Knife |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 6'1" | |
| Weight | 195lbs (86kg) | |
| Hair Color | Brown with blonde highlights | |
| Eye Color | Hazel | |
| Physical Description | Xander stands 6’1” with a lean, athletic build shaped by years of fieldwork, military conditioning, and combat prowess. He’s 190 pounds of functional muscle — strong enough to haul gear and casualties, but not bulky. His hair is brown with natural blonde highlights from sun exposure, usually kept short and slightly messy. His hazel eyes are sharp and always scanning, giving him a focused, alert look. His features are rugged: a defined jaw, straight nose, and a few small scars on his hands and forearms from both medical work and archaeological digs. He carries himself with relaxed confidence, moving like someone who’s used to reacting fast and staying calm under pressure. His posture is straight, his steps quiet, and he tends to observe before speaking. |
Family
| Spouse | Dame Erika Arvegård (seperated): Born in Oslo, Norway, her family moved to Wiltshire, England to be closer to the Drake family. She met Xander through an arranged family meeting. A middle child as well, they shared the same passion for exploration, and ruins. Growing up together since childhood, they married due to tradition and duty. However, moving to the US, having two children while Xander served in the military, the year 2019 became the final straw that broke them apart, slowly. She quietly asked him for a divorce even after a separation. However, Xander hesitated, because he still quietly loved her. | |
| Children | Jules-Verne “JV” Arvegård-Drake(Eldest daughter): Born in Washington, D.C., JV was named after a famous writer of the books Xander loved to read. She grew up with a strong familiar bond with her father that became inseparable, even while he grew out of love for Erika. Ulysses “Uly” Arvegård Drake (born 2009): Born a month late, he came out with an ear infection. He lost hearing on the left ear and only had twenty percent hearing on his right ear. Born deaf, he grew up learning to speak first before signing. Xander named him after the Greek hero from the Odyssey. Together, they bonded through non-verbal communication and reading. However, after the separation, their bond deteriorated when Uly went through his first teenage phase. |
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| Father | Sir Ursus Drake: An aristocrat, he expects the best from his children including Xander. When he joined the military, he quietly disapproved. However, he disowned his son after he moved to America without his approval. | |
| Mother | Lady Evangeline Drake: The most diplomatic one in the family, Xander got most of his medical skills from her and her kindness. Despite Xander moving with Erika to the states, she kept in touch with her son more than her husband. | |
| Brother(s) | Sir Deacon Drake (Elder brother): Five years older than Xandra and Xander, he became the head of the house whenever their parents travelled. More rigid and structured, he adopted the role of the parent to his younger siblings rather than an older brother. Mateo Drake: The youngest son, he quickly followed his older brother’s path. He barely had time to foster a connection with Xander. |
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| Sister(s) | Dame Xandra Drake (Xander’s Fraternal twin): A few months older than Xander, she became the model of an entitled lady. She’s more temperamental and spoiled than the rest of the siblings, wanting more for herself and saving none for anyone. True Drake (Youngest): Barely a year old when Xander turned sixteen, she grew attached to Xander more quickly than the rest of the siblings. She grew sad when Xander moved, but stayed in touch. When Uly was born, she quickly became attached to him. More curious with an adventurous spirit than the rest of her siblings, she helped JV look after him while Erika and Xander went through a mutual separation. |
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| Other Family | Alec Drake, Senior. Professor of Archeology. Excavator. Ruin seeker. Story teller. He lived in Cairo, Egypt to be closer to the pyramids, but during the summer, he teaches at a prestigious college in England. Xander looked up to him when he was young. Alec disappeared during an excursion when he turned eight. He left behind a huge legacy that Xander eventually followed, even if it would become the catalyst for Xander’s eventual separation from Erika. |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | Xander is calm, observant, and quietly competent — the kind of man who thinks before he speaks and acts with precision. He carries himself with steady confidence, shaped by military discipline and years of fieldwork, and rarely shows stress even when he feels it. Emotionally guarded but deeply loyal, he protects others instinctively without trying to control them. His humor is dry and understated, slipping out only when he’s comfortable. He feels things strongly but privately, compartmentalizing more than he admits. Grounded, practical, and reliable, he’s the person who steps up when things go wrong and fades back when the crisis is over. | |
| Strengths & Weaknesses | Calm under pressure. Observant. Practical and hands on. Disciplined. Loyal and protective. Adaptive. Survivor. Combat proficient. Emotionally Guarded. Internalizes Stress. Self-sacrificing. Detached at Times. |
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| Ambitions | Xander wants to rebuild a life defined by purpose, not obligation. After years of family pressure, arranged marriage, and military duty, he’s driven by a quieter, more personal ambition: to become someone his children can look up to. He seeks meaningful work, steady ground, and a sense of identity that belongs to him alone. He doesn’t chase rank or recognition — he wants competence, stability, and a future he chooses for himself — and for his children — while still loving her. | |
| Hobbies & Interests | Archeology and Field Research. Combat Fitness and Conditioning. Marksmanship and Weapons Maintenance. Reading almost anything; Science fiction like Jules Verne, and HG Wells, Mission Logs and Journals, Outdoor Trekking, Practical Craft and Repair Work, Studying Ancient Cultures. |
| Personal History | Born in Wiltshire, England on the Drake family estate, Xander grew up a middle child in the quiet rolling hills of the countryside layered with history. The estate itself sits on an old Roman foundation — the kind of place where a kid can find pottery shards in the garden and grow up surrounded by books older than most buildings. Here, near the Stonehenge ruins, he met his childhood friend through an arranged family visit, the Arvegård family. His family is old‑name British nobility with titles, expectations, traditions, and a legacy he never asked for. He grew up with structure, tutors, and a house full of history, but not much room to choose his own direction. His father, Sir Ursus Drake, comes from the old‑world British aristocracy — a lineage defined by tradition, duty, and a family estate older than most countries. While he respected the military as an institution, he considered service beneath the Drake lineage and held rigid expectations for his children, especially Xander. His mother, Lady Evangeline Drake, was the opposite. A civilian physician and humanitarian volunteer, she worked with NGO medical teams abroad, often supporting archaeological groups and cultural missions near Athens, Greece and Cairo, Egypt. Xander traveled with her on many of these trips, learning more from her calm precision and compassion than he ever did from his father’s rigid structure. These experiences sparked both his medical interests and his fascination with ancient cultures. Turning eight years old, Xander met his first childhood friend through an arranged family visit — Erika Arvegård. They fell into an easy rhythm, cautious but curious around each other. Too young to understand the expectations behind the meeting, they bonded over a shared fascination with ruins. Their families — the Drakes and the Arvegårds — often traveled together on humanitarian trips, cultural events, museum galas, and academic circles, and the two children grew up orbiting the same worlds. Being the middle child in a noble family meant his father and siblings expected him to be shaped by the roles imprinted on him, but not to be heard. His older brother, Deacon, was the heir. His fraternal twin sister, Xandra, followed in Deacon’s footsteps and expected Xander to do the same. Xander sidestepped and nearly lost his footing. Mateo, five years younger, was already sprinting ahead. By the time Xander reached fifteen, both families began preparing him for an arranged marriage with Erika — a plan designed by their fathers long before either child had a say. While the legal marrying age in England was sixteen with parental consent, Xander hesitated. He cared for Erika as a childhood friend, but not as a love interest. Their fathers pushed the issue, nearly forcing the matter, but his mother stepped in as a peacekeeper and gave him room to breathe. After two years of pressure, expectation, and quiet debate, Xander finally agreed. He married Erika at eighteen — not out of romance, but out of duty, tradition, and the path laid out for him since childhood. While Xander quietly protested, he swallowed his pride and desired to keep Erika happy. Early Education. Xander’s education followed the path expected of a Drake son: structured, prestigious, and designed to shape him into the kind of aristocrat his father envisioned. He attended private preparatory schools in Wiltshire, where he excelled quietly in history, biology, and classical studies — the subjects that tied closest to the ruins he loved and the medical work he watched his mother perform. As part of his father’s obsession with discipline and tradition, Xander was placed in the Royal Air Force section of the Combined Cadet Force (RAF CCF). It wasn’t meant to steer him toward a military career, because his father expected him to not enlist into the military. Xander, however, found himself quietly drawn to the order and clarity of being in the military. Xander received early military‑style training through the RAF Combined Cadet Force from ages 13–18, giving him foundational fieldcraft, marksmanship, and discipline before his formal U.S. Air Force enlistment. He’d recieve his first nickname, Alec, due to his inspiration from his grandfather who vanished earlier in his life and left behind his legacy of books and artifacts he found during the 1960s. His teenage years were split between two worlds: the rigid academic expectations of the Drake household, and the humanitarian trips where he learned practical skills his tutors never taught. He picked up basic first aid, field triage, and the calm, methodical thinking his mother modeled. These experiences planted the early seeds of the medical path he would later pursue. By sixteen, he was enrolled in a sixth‑form college with a focus on sciences and humanities. He studied: • Biology (inherited interest from his mother) • Classical Civilizations (fueled by Greece) • History (a Drake family staple) • Physical Education (where he discovered he was naturally fit and disciplined) While his father expected him to continue into a university track aligned with aristocratic tradition — law, politics, or estate management — Xander felt increasingly out of place. His arranged engagement to Erika only intensified the pressure that even she noticed. She quietly encouraged him to follow his heart and his heart led him to move to America against his father’s wishes. Erika reluctantly moved with him. However, she supported him. Military Career By eighteen, Xander and Erika became newlyweds and planned their move to America. During that time, Erika became pregnant. They needed to move fast if they were to have their firstborn in the U.S. They settled in Annapolis, Maryland, mostly out of necessity rather than choice, trying to build a stable life before the baby arrived. They settled in Annapolis as their first home in America, close enough to Washington, D.C. for immigration processing and medical care, where Xander obtained permanent residency before enlisting in the U.S. Air Force. He spent the next four years at the air force military base in Annapolis before enlisting in the great battle during 2009. During the battle, he became injured and shipped to the hospital His wife Erica was pregnant with his second child, Uly. After his military service, Xander completed a PhD in Archaeology with a specialization in Near Eastern and Egyptian studies, following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Professor Alec Drake. |
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| Service Record | Branch: United States Air Force Field: Aerospace Medical Service (AFSC 4N0X1) Status: Former Active Duty Overview: Enlisted at age 18 after immigrating to the United States and settling in Annapolis, Maryland. Obtained lawful permanent residency prior to enlistment and earned U.S. citizenship during Basic Military Training through the expedited naturalization program for service members. Completed Technical School with EMT‑Basic certification and advanced into field‑oriented medical roles. Medical Track: Assigned to the Aerospace Medical Service career field, providing clinical care, trauma management, and field medical support. Received training alongside rescue‑oriented units, gaining exposure to survival, evacuation, and enroute‑care protocols without entering the Pararescue (PJ) pipeline. Training Highlights: • EMT‑Basic Certification • Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) • Joint Enroute Care Training (JET) • Field trauma management & evacuation protocols • Survival and rescue operations exposure (non‑PJ track, adjacent) Assignments: • Medical clinic rotations (triage, stabilization, patient transport) • Attached to aircrews and ground teams for field operations • Deployed with convoy and rescue‑support elements • Independent medical operations in remote environments Reputation: Calm under pressure, reliable in chaotic environments, and consistently effective in high‑risk situations. Known for maintaining composure, safeguarding teammates, and performing without seeking recognition. |