== Bio ==
Shrapnel was born in [[Murberry]], and joined the [[Maze Police]] at the young age of 18 after dropping out of school, abandoning his studies of library science to become a police officer. From the very beginning, he showed extreme promise: while his marksmanship was barely above average, he had a great head for tactics and urban warfare, and was selected for SRT training before he had even finished initial police academy. Within the SRT, he was again recognized as a rising star by those around him, and he was ultimately selected for membership in the prestigious Emergency Support Group, a highly-specialized SRT team in [[Citadel Lambeth]] that is led by the Sheriff themselvesthemself.
Shrapnel led a long, successful career in Lambeth, becoming a frequent associate of former Sheriff Jack Manston, and is quoted as having described him as "a fearless leader of men, a man without equal in the law enforcement community." After Manston retired in 698, it is believed that the new Sheriff, [[Len Hargrave]], was very skeptical of Shrapnel. Ultimately, Hargrave ousted him from the ESG - and the Police as a whole - for an incident that occurred in Duplima of that year. The subject is taboo for all who know of it, having seemingly agreed to never speak of it again. Within a week, he appeared at Ferron City, and was summarily granted a place in MAIM, where he's remained since.