Josef Marks

Josef Marks
Profile
Origin	Rheinland
Affiliation	Volksfront,Bundschuh
Born	May 5th, 770 A.S., Planet Holstein
Died	Still Alive

Education

Bachelor's of economics 790 a.s. Daumann Industrial College

Master's degree of political science 791 a.s. Munich University

Doctorate in history 795 a.s. New Berlin University

History

A son of two deceased parents, Josef Marks’ life story is a meteoric rise to the height of Rheinland society, followed by a fall just as dramatic and rebirth as a fiery Revolutionary.

Early Life

When his father, a miner in Daumann's employ, died in an industrial accident shortly after his mother's death in childbirth, Josef, lacking relatives, was given into the custody of Daumann. These were not happy years for Josef, for while it can be said that Daumann fed and clothed him, little more can be said about that which was provided for young Josef.

Considering these circumstances then, It was remarkable to see Josef perform so well in his education, and was to be selected for a scholarship to the elite Daumann Industrial College. Seeking perhaps, to distance himself as far as possible from the company that raised him and the parents whom he never knew, Josef chose to study economics. This was a field of study far from the rock crushers of Dresden and the Omegas, and offered an escape to Josef.

Graduating with honors, Marks looked to continue his education, but was obliged to man a desk at Daumann – payment, in return for the years of childhood support, though pitiful, and the cost of his education. However, Marks’ high level of achievement at the college, comprising not only his grades but already a body of published work, attracted the attention of several larger universities. With the help of a kind professor at the industrial college, Marks was able to convince New Berlin University to settle the matter with Daumann. Marks finished his second degree there, a master’s of political science, and went on to complete a doctorate in history at the University of New Berlin.

Academic Career

Marks' thesis "The Ongoing Cycle of Revolutions" is to this day considered a revolutionary deconstruction of revolutionaries and the regimes they fight and a landmark in the field. His current status largely ignored by the ivory tower, it is continues to be referenced in the historical and political papers of his academic peers. It is also believed that Marks first came into contact with underground dissenting organizations while doing the research for the paper. Long sympathetic to the numerous dissidents in Rheinland, Marks had admired them since his rough childhood in the hands of Daumann.

His thesis was well received by the university, who immediately offered him an assistant professorship. Already an up and coming intellectual at the age of 25, Marks continued to impress and was made a full professor at the age of 32, in 802A.S. He became known among students as a popular and exciting professor, and remained a prolific writer. He entered into the circles of the Berlin intelligentsia, and a more social side of his personality became visible.

During this middle period, Marks was involved with the local Bundschuh chapters on campus, and often wrote propaganda material for them. From time to time, he would also contribute whatever information he would hear from his many well-placed patrons and friends Berlin society.

And so Josef Marks existed, and for 5 years, nothing notable happened.

Dissidence

During the infamous university raids of 805, many of Marks' comrades and friends were rounded up and sent to Vierlande as part of a republic-wide clampdown on dissidents. While Marks' more influential friends prevented him from being arrested and sent to the "rock"; the officer in charge of roundups at New Berlin University, Wolfgang Lepheim, flagged him for future reference.

Nonetheless, the Bundschuh slowly rebuilt their network of students, and a man who had been on the fringes of the movement earlier, helped to rebuild the New Berlin society around his fiercely renewed passion. His writing taking a different slant now, Josef's material grew dangerously treasonous. In 809, officer Lepheim received a warrant to tap and monitor all of Marks' communication. Seeing the writing on the wall, Marks realized that his remaining time on the planet was short. Whether he would leave New Berlin for Vierlande or Bruschal would depend on his actions.

Defection

To this day, Marks' escape is exhibited to RFP recuits as both an example of the ingenuity of the enemy they are facing, and of what will happen when they perform so poorly in the public eye. Officer Lepheim is currently doing a density survey of all the rocks in Omega 11.

At 5 p.m. June 17, 813 A.S.; a bomb exploded outside the campus precinct of the RFP. Fearing a possible attack, all RFP officers, including those monitoring Marks, were called to the station to regroup. At this time, Marks and a few other Bundschuh assets, stole the station's "Ragnar" command center. Having been monitoring Marks, it was hijacked in the chaos of the explosion.

Proceeding to make all haste for the exosphere, Marks utilised the craft's powerful broadcast equipment to take his best shot at publically destroying the RFP's reputation. As police forces desperately attempted to neutralize the well-equiped armoured transport, Marks broadcast almost every scrap of dirt that he had collected on the Police, the Military, Daumann, and the Kanzler. Maniacally being chased across New Berlin space, a wing of Bundschuh fighters swept in, and escorted the transport, "requisitioned in the name of the people," to places unknown.

Current Status

An infamous and influential figure, Josef Marks has gained no small amount of notoriety in the public eye. He has used this to his advantage, publishing large amounts of propaganda in his name, and hosting much of the material on "Volksradio" a subversive radio station.

Craft

Borderworlds Series "Saber" A common craft among a certain “independent” breed of individual, Marks is known to pilot one, though his skill in it is unknown.

Associates

Unknown

Outstanding Warrants

Treason

High Treason

Defaming the Kanzler

Slander

Libel

Destruction of government property

Theft of government property

Assault and battery

Espionage

Tax evasion

Speeding

Illegal Parking

Impersonating an officer of the law

Distribution of subversive media

Conspiracy to commit crime

Resisting arrest

Use of unlicensed spacecraft

Noise bylaw violation

Illegal and unlicensed radio broadcasts

Racketeering

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