Certifications: Basic Engineering, Mechanic, Basic Piloting, Fighter Pilot, Bomber Pilot

• Personality: A relaxed guy through and through, Steven can most often be found in the hangar in close proximity to his fighter. When going about his day to day tasks he typically keeps a somewhat aloof demeanor, and generally enjoys casual banter with the pilots under his command. When flying he becomes very serious as his mind focuses on accomplishing objectives while preserving the lives of his subordinates.
• Likes: Coffee, spending time with his fellow pilots, tinkering around with his ship, and a certain woman.
• Dislikes: Being reprimanded, losing pilots, acknowledging his own short-comings.
• Goals (Old): To become an ace fighter pilot just like his late father, and ultimately surpass him.
• Goals (New): To get to know the daughter he never knew he had, and survive the war for her sake.

• Goals (Post-War): Do his best as the Terran representative on the Galactic Council, and see his family grow.

Steven's Family Tree

• Grandfather: Sean Tobias Kerning
• Grandmother: Jana Kathrine Kerning
• Father: Marcus Augustus Kerning (DECEASED)
• Mother: Trisha Sophia Kerning (DECEASED)
• Godfather: Walter Austin Steiger

• Daughter: Jana Kerning
• Child's Mother: Rhiannon Bell (DECEASED)

• Wife: Arcadia Langdon
• Son: Marcus Frederick Kerning
• Daughter: Lillian Kerning

• Steven was orphaned at a young age, two to be exact, and so he was raised by his grandparents. When he was growing up he was always excited to hear his grandfather, a retired fighter veteran himself, tell stories from when he was in the navy. His favorite stories were the ones about his father, whom was also a pilot and flew in the same squadron as Steven's grandfather. It was because of these stories that Steven had resolved himself to one day join the Terran Navy, and follow in the footsteps of his father and his grandfather to become an ace fighter pilot. At age sixteen, the minimum age for the Naval Academy, Steven sent in his application to the naval academy, and later that year was accepted into the Academy to begin his training for a career in the navy and as a fighter pilot. While attending the academy he was near the top of his class, and by graduation he was among a group of students who were offered leadership roles within the Terran Navy. But Steven had no interest in commanding a star ship and turned the offer down. After his graduation, which he graduated fifth in his class of one-hundred and thirty-two, Steven quickly enlisted as a wingman for Green Squadron. At the age of twenty-one Steven was at last in the cockpit of a scimitar starfighter flying as a wingman for the very same squadron that both his grandfather and his father flew for. After a time and after dozens of skirmishes and a few large engagements with the drathonian naval forces, Steven was yet another step closer to his goal when he became the squadron leader of the Greens.

• Theme Song: Protector of the Skies

• Hair: Steven has dark brown hair that he keeps trimmed to just a few inches in length.
• Eyes: Steven has sharp, focused eyes that are a soft green hue.
• Body: Steven is Caucasian with a medium build and decent muscle tone from regular exercise and mechanical work. His face is thin with a well defined jawline and high cheek bones.
• Distinguishing Features: Steven has a faint scar running parallel to his left eyebrow from when he tripped and smashed his head on the sidewalk when he was thirteen. He now has a series of scars that look like scales running along the left side of his face along his jawline. This same scar pattern is prevalent on his right forearm stretching from his wrist almost to his elbow, and also his right shin.