User:JackfieldsA113/Carlisle Shepard



Carlisle Shepard was a human Systems Alliance soldier. Carlisle was born on the colony of the small colony Mindoir. He lost his family when batarian slavers attacked the colony. He enlisted in the Alliance Military when he was 18. Early in his service, he and his fellow soldiers were attacked on Elysium  by a coalition of slavers, pirates, and criminals; this battle was called the  Skyllian Blitz. He was awarded for his bravery and was recognized by the Alliance fleet.

Due to his heroic actions Shepard became the second human to ever be considered for Spectre candicy; the first being his mentor Captain David Anderson, and was also the first to recieve the honor. After the rogue Spectre Saren Arterius and his army of geth attacked the human colony of Eden Prime, Shepard led a mission to bring Saren to justice. His quest took him to many worlds including Feros, Noveria, and Virmire. He eventually learned that Saren was searching for an ancient piece of Prothean technology, which Saren wanted to use to usher in the return of an ancient race of machines known as the Reapers. While on Virmire, Conor discovered that Saren was mearly a pawn of Sovereign, who was in fact a Reaper. Shepard pursued Saren to the Prothean world Illos and followed him through the Conduit, arriving on the Citadel just as Sovereign and the geth invaded. Saren and Sovereign plotted to use the mass relay hidden on the Citadel to unlock a portal into dark space, allowing the Reapers to return and invade. Shepard was barely able to stop Saren and allowed the Alliance Fleet to rescue the Citadel Council, earning the trust of the entire galactic community. The Alliance Fleet was able to destroy Sovereign and stop the invasion. Knowing that the Reaper invasion had only been delayed, Shepard vowed to search for a way to destroy them.

To this end, he traveled to the edge of the Terminus Systems in search of remaining geth. The Normandy was attacked by an unknown enemy. Although most of the Crew survived the attack, Shepard was seemingly killed. He woke up 2 years later in an unknown location. He learned that he was genetically ressurected by a human supremacist organization called Cerberus. He was taken before the mysterious leader of Cerberus: The Illusive Man, who told him that he was brought back because entire human colonies were vanishing without a trace. The Illusive Man believed that some new agent of the Reapers were behind the attacks. Shepard discovered that the people responsible for the abuctions were an enigmatic race known as the Collectors.

Childhood
Carlisle Shepard was born on Mindoir, a small, outer colony on the edge of the Attican Traverse, in 2154 CE. He lived in a small farming settlement, near the outskirts of thea major city on the planet with his parents Clayton and Jessica and his younger sister Hannah. He lived a reletivly quiet life. When he was six years old, he began schooling in the city.

During his first years of schooling, Shepard was rather shy and solitary. A quiet and sensitive boy, he often kept to himself. He spent much of his time in his quarters studying. He loved stories and history. Although he was often content to be by himself, he secretly wanted to have at least one true friend that was around his own age, but didn't know how to get one. His father told him that unless he tried to interact with people he would never get a friend. He eventually followed his father's advice and met Gwen Thorne. The two quickly became best friends and were almost inseparable. In High School Shepard's friendship with Rachel eventually blossomed into a romantic relationship.

The Skyllian Blitz
During a scouting mission on the edge of the Skyllian Verge The SSV Camelot was attacked by an unknown enemy. Knowing the battle was lost, Captain Hudson ordered a full retreat. He told the crew to board the escape pods. Shepard, Kai, and Tristan all boarded a shuttle together. After their pod was jettisoned they were forced to make a crash landing on the planet Ceirien. They discovered that the was shuttle too damaged to repair. So Shepard suggested that they salvage all they can from the wreck and search for a settlement where they could get help. And so they began a long trek through the dense jungle.

After a long day with no success Shepard, Kai, and Tristan decided to make camp. As they were all about to drift to sleep Tristan was awoken by the sound of a branch breaking. He roused Shepard and Kai. In an instant all three were up with their weapons drawn. From inside the foliage the three were attacked by raiders riding speeder bikes. The three were able to easily subdue the attackers. They restrained them so they could interrogate them. The mercenaries revealed that they were part of a massive coalition of various pirate, raider, and slaver bands from across the galaxy. Shepard demanded that they tell him why these groups were working together but the raiders said that if they talked they would be killed. Kai quickly drew his pistol saying that he would kill them himself unless they talked. Terrified the raiders said that they were all being funded by a turian politician that they didn't know the name of. He intended to use them to launch a massive assault on several key worlds in the Skyllian Verge. After further interrogation the soldiers learned that there was a base about a day’s journey away. Kaidan suggested that they travel to the base, hijack a ship and return to Alliance space. Shepard remarked on the massive risk but Kai reminded him that it could be their only chance to warn the system of the impending invasion. Shepard and Kai agreed. They took the assassin's weapons, armor, and speeder bikes and left them bound and gaged to a tree.

They made their way to the Pirate Base. They were stopped by armed guards. Shepard was nervous they would see through the disguises but the guard merely admonished them for being late. The guards told them that a briefing they were supposed to be at had already started and that they needed to get there.

The Avalon Station
6 months after being assigned as First Officer aboard the Normandy, the ship recieved a distress call from the Avalon Research Station in the Hourglass Nebula. Captain Anderson informed Shepard that the scientists aboard the staion had discovered pieces of ancient alien technology. The Scientists had speculated that the artifact may have been of Prothean origin.

Shepard, Alenko, and another soldier by the name of Piper boarded the station. When they first boarded they were taken aback by how quiet and empty the station was. As they searched they came across no one. The entire station seemed to be abandoned. Suddenly, the heard a crashing noise in the distance. Shepard and the others went to investigate. Suddenly they were attacked by a strange synthetic creatures that Piper described as "techno zombies". They quickly dispatched the creatures but Shepard was disturbed by the creatures.

Personality
Carlisle was known for his dry sense of humor and friendly nature. He always had a tendancy to look before he lept, calculating the risk before taking action. He was clever and very resourceful. He was also known to be an opportunist, using any weaknesses in his enemies to his advantage. But he was also an honorable and compassionate man. He was also very trusting of his officers, a fact that had saved and hurt him in the past. He believed in goodness of others. He was always extremely loyal to his companions. When any of them were in jeopardy, he would do anything to save them. He always refused to turn his back on those in need of his help. This made the decison to leave his good friend Kaidan Alenko behind during the Battle of Virmire very difficult for Shepard.

Carlisle believed in the advancement of humanity but was not in xenophobic. He believed that humanity must work together with other species for the betterment of all. This view was considered to be very controversial among the Alliance. Some of the more xenophobic officers have even described him as "naive". This also put him at odds with Cerberus during his time working with them.

David Anderson
Carlisle and Captain Anderson's friendship began when they met on Mindoir, following the slaver attack on the system.

Saren Arterius
Shepard met Saren briefly during the award ceremony where he, Kai Leng, and Tristan Marshall were given the Star of Terra for their actions during the Skyllian Blitz.

Kai Leng
Carlisle met Kai Leng for the first time when they both went through the N7 training together. They did not speak to each other much during the training because Leng was so focused on the training. However, the eventually struck up a friendship when both were assigned to the SSV Camelot. They served through several tours of duty together and fought side by side during the Skyllian Blitz.

Despite disapproving of his reckless nature, Shepard looked up to Kai and admired his ability to think on his feet. Kai became something of a mentor to Shepard. However, Shepard began to notice Kai Leng slowly becoming more and more violent. He grew concerned for his friend. He was forced to pry Kai off of a batarian slaver as Leng was brutally beating him.