Marcus Henson

Description from book
'' Zun says quietly to Neven as she leaves his side, heading towards the table. Neven watches her move next to a giant of a man, muscles from head to toe. He stares at the broad smile on the man’s face, his bright white teeth a stark contrast to his dark brown skin. Holding onto one of his tree trunk sized arms is a short woman with light butterscotch skin, a comforting smile on her face. A quick scan of the room tells Neven that they are the only full blooded humans besides himself.''

Personality
Marcus has a very military personality, having spent just about all his life in the military with the majority of that spent as a heavy infantry soldier he has definitely been shaped by it into the person he is today. He can easily take command of a situation and has no problem barking orders. He gives off an aura of command that can sometimes intimidate people who don’t know him very well. Marcus can drink anyone under the table and understands the need to live a little every now and then. With all of this said, he has a gentle heart and a great sense of humor.

Biography
Marcus was born on the Huzien Space Ship (HSS) Incognito, His parents Daniel and Linda Henson were both officers in the military serving aboard the Incognito. He spent the first year of his life on the Incognito. His mother took a post on New Ginea to put him into a good school; his father took a post closer to home on the Huzien Alliance space station orbiting New Earth. He was brought up in a strict military household; he began to show signs of being an advanced psychic at the age of 16. At the age of 19 he was drafted into the advanced psychic children program and through training achieved the abilities of a level 4 telekinetic. He spent the rest of his schooling under the careful eye of specialist trainers who helped him to control and properly use his abilities. When he finished the advanced program at the age of 30 he made his parents proud and joined the military. Although he joined the military, Marcus had a passion for the Mobile infantry instead of the fleet life. When he joined the mobile infantry he was drafted into the Archlight program which lead to his skeletal frame being cybernetically reinforced and his organs genetically enhanced. Due to his abilities both psychic and physical he quickly advanced in ranks and status. On the battlefield he blended a focused version of cihphist and heavy weapon combat which proved to be insanely effective. In his off time he spent a great deal of time studying military strategy with a focus on Lanrete. On one of his missions off world, Marcus was leading a strike team into enemy territory where he was ambushed and half of his squad was wiped out. Through sheer determination, Marcus lead the remnants of his team from the ambush to completing the mission and taking out the enemy installation. Lanrete had been aware of this soldier for some time and after awarding Marcus a medal he offered him a position on his team. Marcus has been with Lanrete for 62 years and is considered a close friend by Lanrete. He is married to Arnea Henson and has been for 86 years. His Archlight armor is named Claire.

Motivation
Marcus has a great passion that was instilled in him by his parents of serving in the military. He is in every sense of the word a patriot for the Huzien Empire. What drives him is his trust in the Huzien Empire and strong belief that it's leaders have the best interest of the people in mind.

Goal
His ultimate goal is to become a general and then retire after a lifetime of service and dedication to the Huzien Empire. Him and his wife will then move back to Thae and live out the remainder of their lives in the capital believing that they helped to make the Huzien Empire a better place.

Conflict
Although he is a hardened soldier not everything Marcus sees directly reinforces his trust in the Huzien Empire. Having served with Lanrete for a number of years Marcus has seen and experienced aspects of the Huzien Empire that he would have rather not known existed. After essentially spending his life serving the empire he begins to wonder if he has instead wasted his life.

Epiphany
Lanrete considers Marcus a close friend and helps him to realize that it isn't the Huzien Empire itself that he is fighting for, but instead his family and friends that make up the empire. He comes to grasp with the fact that not everything the empire does it always the right decision and what makes a good general is someone who stands up and questions when something doesn't align with what is right

Marcus in a genetically enhanced super soldier known as an Archlight. The hulking giant is a member of the Founder's Elite and second in command of the Foundra Ascension.