Solomon Kane entered Star Fleet Academy as a relative unknown. He was nominated by a Federation Council delegate from a doomed colony in the Karion System. That delegate was later indicted for a number of crimes, including graft and influence-peddling.
Kane scored well on the entrance examination and did well at the Academy, where his instructors and classmates found him aloof, restrained, and arrogant. In spite of these traits, or perhaps because of them, Kane served his Cadet Cruise on a Galaxy Exploration Command vessel and was passed with Honors.
He rose rapidly through the ranks and served a tour of duty on an Excelsior class Starship, the USS Hood. Despite his obvious talent, he spent four years as Supply Officer on a Starbase near the Orion Worlds. There were later allegations that Kane himself arranged the assignment.
At the age of 35, the newly-promoted Commander Kane was given command of the USS Cortes, a Nelson class Scout ordered to patrol an area just beyond the Orion Worlds. Incredibly, in four years, the ship never enountered an Orion privateer.
After returning from that cruise, Kane was accused of murdering a merchant on Tiros II. The merchant's partner claimed that they'd made arrangements to sell Kane a large supply of Curial Dust, a potent narcotic, and after the deal fell through, Kane knifed his partner and stole the drugs. Kane was tried by a local court and acquitted, but there were numerous irregularities, including the mysterious disappear-
ance of his accuser. Two of the three judges involved in the case were later jailed for accepting bribes.
Kane resigned from Star Fleet in disgrace and vanished from public view.
Description and Personality:
Kane is a slender man with an Oriental cast to his features. He is 6' tall and weighs just over 170 pounds. He has short, graying hair.
Kane is loyal only to himself. His chief vice, among many, is his greed, but even that is governed by his native caution. He is thoroughly vindictive and will repay any slight or injury; although he may wait years for an opportunity to take his revenge in comparative safety. He is a shrewd and dangerous enemy.
Kane is a cold, calculating, and cautious man. He can be counted on to act in any way necessary to ensure his safety and comfort. He appears emotionless and often uses that appearance to throw his adversaries off-guard, but he is a man with a great capacity for hate. Kane never raises his voice above a soft, penetrating whisper; forcing those around him to listen attentively.
