Alfred Chard

Nationality and Planet of Origin

Wolf359 Commonwealth from the planet Archer (Q2)

Family Origins

The Chards trace their roots to a junior branch of the Pendragon family that emigrated to the Archer colony in Quadrant 2, where the two families became quite closely bonded through marriage. They were historically always involved in local government and helping the Colony prosper, but their specific rise to power is commonly attributed to the Archer uprising of 2969; they commanded a lot of respect amongst the local population, especially because they chose to stand against the central government. During the fighting, several members of the nobility – including the heir apparent – and the Chards ensured everyone was returned safe and unharmed. As a reward and an act of conciliation towards Archer, the Chards were awarded the lands of the Pendragon off-shoot who's last living member had died in the uprising.

Family Values

The Chards are a traditionally conservative family, although they've also been very keen on promoting Quadrant rights and the agency of local governments & military forces.

Their family motto is “Let Justice Be Done.”

Career

In joining the military, Alfred followed in the footsteps of his Great-Uncle Lord Hiram Chard (see Chard Lord Hiram] - the first to do so since Hiram himself as due to historical reasons the family tends to avoid military service on principle.

Alfred's fascination for lawnscaping and moulding land to his whims drew him to the planetary Militia’s Corps of Engineers where he enrolled in the Officer Training Program. He became adept in field fortifications as well as the planning and execution of large-scale building projects. All of Alfred’s designs seem to always have space for a small, perfectly laid out garden area - something of questionable value for field operations. He was also very ‘hands-on’ as a leader.

He reached rank of Lt. Colonel in charge of one of the Engineer Corps reservist Battalions before taking voluntary discharge due to budget cuts across the Planetary Militia. He had a brief stint where he set up his own construction company, before hearing about the opportunity to ‘Buy In’ to Colony 51. Being from a junior branch of the Chard family no-one would really notice if he left for new adventures with his family.

3221 Colony 51

Alfred travelled to Colony 51 as the Inaugural Head of Colony Development. Travelling with him were his wife, Jane, eldest daughter Alexandria ‘Lexi’ and her husband Sebastian ‘Bash’ Amos, youngest daughter Guinevere ‘Evie’ Chard and Household Member Jennifer Konig (see Konig Jennifer).