Shay Archfield

[Shay Archfield]

Name: Shamus Cian Archfield
Birthday: November 12th, 2488 (Age 31)
Home Planet: Londinium
Wife: Danica "Dan" Archfield
Daughter: Brighid "Bre" Kresimira Archfield
Parents: Somerled and Iona Archfield
Sister: Muireann Archfield (aka Murray Archer), Presumed Dead
Current Location: Beaumonde
Profession: Freelance Pilot

Education: Shay attended a private military based academ, due to the fact his father was an alliance soldier. He was quickly recoginized in his class as one of the best at aviation, and once he graduated from the academy, he went on to Flight school.

History: Shamus never really saw the issues of his family until he matured. He didn't notice how cruel his father could act, espicially to his mother, and he never realised just how absent his parents really were in his life. Since he spent most of his education away from home, this was not illogical and almost expected.

He was very close of his younger sister once she was born, almost taking it upon himself to be a figure of love and understanding in her life, opposed to his father. He used to make excuses as to why his father was the way he was, but he really could never find a truly convincing one. It never occured to him that his father would treat Muireann differently then he had treated him.

One reason he never noticed was the fact he had his own life to lead, away from his home planet. He was married almost immediatly out of Flight school, and was a father by 24. It wasn't until a visit to Londinium that he really saw the big picture. Noticed the bruises on his sister, noticed how his father acted, and how his mother simply downed her fourth glass of wine and hid from the truth.

It made him question his own life. He was a third year alliance pilot, one of the best. But the only reason he had become one was to please his father, make him proud in some way. But it occured to him that he didn't need to make his father proud...didn't need to care. So he simply quit. And made the decision that come summer, after Muireann returned home from the academy, he would take her away with him. Keep her safe.

But he never got that chance. She disappered, ran away. A few weeks passed and it people simply stopped looking. He did his best, but their was a whole galaxy, and he had no idea where she could have been. He knew she was smart, knew she could hide if she really wanted too. So he never gave up hope that he'd find her one day.

After quitting the Alliance starfleet, he became a freelance pilot, doing many missions on planets and moons near Beaumonde, where he and Danica had settled down. Because of his change in profession, he has more time to spend with his wife and daughter.