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!ADMIRAL BOUM TROMMEL Space Navy of the Greater Federation of Asteel Trommel is a secretive and reticent man, especially about his origins and early career, though he is capable of great vigour and aggression when roused. A career astronaut, he is unusual in having risen from the Lower Decks to his present position as GFAN Commander for Quadrant Six. He retains a habit of occasional hands-on repairs of ship's systems which his subordinates find rather unnerving at times; though he is agreed to be extremely proficient. He is married - possibly to a Martian woman - and it has been rumoured one of his daughters is a Pacifier pilot in the Martian Space Navy. He was born on one of Asteel's penal colony worlds in 3155, allegedly following an illegal liaison between a prisoner and a guard. He was raised in a State Orphanage and apprenticed aged fourteen to the Chief Cable Guy of an orbital recycling collective at Grifter in Quadrant Four. Aged about twenty Trommel joined the GFA Space Navy and worked for a few years as a crewman in Power Systems on various warships. He was commissioned in 3175 and soon afterwards was involved in 'The Gapann Incident' when an Imperial Cruiser attacked an Esteeler base, supposedly after the Earther Captain had gone insane; the truth will, perhaps, never be known, but Trommel's vessel, a Destroyer ASS Schwarzkopf, was on the spot and severely damaged. He was left senior survivor when only eight of the forty-two crew and marines were left alive. It has been suggested his well-known mistrust and antipathy towards Earthers dates from this traumatic event. Trommel was promoted astonishingly rapidly thereafter and became a Captain in 3181, raising his Admiral's pennant in 3192. He is known to be a member of the influential group in the GFAN lobbying for a Navy largely based on Interstellar Carriers, de-emphasising Battleships. He became Q6 Commander in 3196. His hobbies are thought to include speed-chess and bonsai.