ThreeByThreeArden

Allies
Name: Lawrence (Larry) Cambion Race: Caucasian Location: Qing Long Profession: Surgeon/Administrator Quirk: Collects old style firearms Last Seen: Last year, several months after graduation Backstory: Larry and Arden were good friends in college. Arden learned his deductive reasoning skills from Larry and also his reticence in getting involved without knowing all the facts comes from his friendship with the older man. Now an administrator in the largest hospital on Qing Long, Larry has helped Arden in the past. Most recently in leaving the Core.	Name: Abigail Farthington Race: Caucasian Location: Qing Long Profession: Adolescent Care and Education Quirk: Always changes the color of her socks Last Seen: Six weeks ago Backstory: Abigail was a neighbor of Arden's apartment that he lived in Medical School. They are close friends, though always platonically Arden's closest friend. Sophie is blond (though she shaves her head) with blue eyes. She enjoys shocking others in modes of dress and style.	Name: Daniel 351-B Race: Nigerian Location: Sophie, Zeus Profession: Mercenary Quirk: Wears his hair in traditional African war braids and beads. Last Seen: One month after college graduation Backstory: Slightly older than Arden, Daniel was assigned to be Arden's big brother in the crèche. Daniel and Arden bonded despite their differences in athletics and intelligence. Daniel introduced Arden to the martial arts and Arden has kept up the practice, mostly as a way to remember his "big brother."
Contacts
Name: Olivier Samson Race: Arabian/Swahili Location: Regina Profession: Air/Space Traffic Controller Quirk: Collects glass figurines Last Seen: Several years ago Backstory: Olivier is Valerie's younger brother. Olivier and Arden were roommates in college and through him, Arden met Valerie. He and Arden remained friends even as Valerie's rivalry with Arden heated up. Olivier was always willing to go out, have a beer, or just hang. Arden and he spend many hours just playing video games and shooting the breeze.	Name: Terry Gibbs Race: Egyptian Location: Persephone Profession: Investigator/Detective Quirk: Affects the air of a hard-boiled detective Last Seen: 2 years ago Backstory: Arden was able to save Terry Gibb's youngest daughter after a accidental poisoning. Gibbs has told Arden that if he ever needed anything and was on Persephone, he would be the man to come to.	Name: Mi Thin Race: Chinese Location: Qing Long Profession: Consort/Companion Quirk: Has a pet Cockatoo that she babies Last Seen: 2 years ago Backstory: A acquaintance from undergraduate school, Mi Thin and Arden have remained friends. Arden considers her his younger "sister." Mi Thin is a companion, or affects being a companion. She is actually a fugitive from something bad that happened out on the Rim. Arden draws a good bit of his self-confidence from her example.
Rivals
Name: Valerie Samson Race: Caucasian Location: Osiris Profession: Doctor/Neurosurgeon Quirk: Obsessive about keeping notes and records Last Seen: Graduation from medical college Backstory: Valerie brought herself up from nothing; her family was dirt poor & everything she accomplished, she did by the sweat of her own brow. Valerie and Arden were lovers when they first became acquainted, but they did drift apart for on other reason than just long term incompatibility. As they medical training advanced they frequently found themselves competing for resources and slots	Name: Fredrick Von Braun Race: Japanese/Nigerian Location: Ariel Profession: Noble/Entrepreneur Quirk: Your Typical Snooty Noble Last Seen: Graduation from medical school Backstory: Married to Valerie Samson No connection to Arden, but Fredrick is jealous of Valerie's and Arden's old relationship.	Name: Rush (Russell Kiling) Race: Japanese Location: Ariel Profession: Rockstar Quirk: Love attention and hates it when others are in the limelight Last Seen: Undergraduate school Backstory: Attended same school, lived in same dorm. When Arden and Russell attending college it seemed that anything Russell did was instantly overshadowed by Arden. That isn't true, but that is how Russell remembers it. Russell is now a pop star (called "Rush"). He still remembers Arden and would go out of his way to make Arden's life more difficult if he has the opportunity.