Rupert Faulkner

Rupert Faulkner was the most common of several names used by a mysterious, presumably human, man who had several encounters with Timothy Sinclair and the crew of the USS Pendragon. (({Pdn}})

Faulkner was first encountered by the USS Cerberus (NCC-26303) while on a mission to survey the galactic rim in 2363. While charting an M-class planet, an away team discovered a crashed vessel, and the apparent sole survivor, who introduced himself as Dr. Rupert Faulkner, archaeologist.

Aboard the Cerberus, Faulkner showed an interest in Ensign Timothy Sinclair, which made the young man decidedly uncomfortable; Faulkner even appeared in his dreams, turning them to nightmares of "ancient places...castles, towers...and darkness."

He remained with the Cerberus for several weeks, right up to her destruction by an unknown force near the rim. When the nine survivors were picked up three weeks later, Faulkner was presumed lost with ship. Ensign Sinclair, however, believed he had not only been responsible for the Cerberus' destruction, but had survived it. (PDN: "Of Shadows and Starlight", "In the Realm of Shadow and Silence")

Sinclair's belief was proven accurate when Faulkner again appeared during the USS Pendragon (NCC-85000)'s mission to the galactic rim twenty years later. (PDN: "Whispers As Loud As Thunder", "Of Shadows and Starlight", "Dreams May Come")

Other encounters
Faulkner was present on Titan when the infant Timothy Sinclair was brought to Enclave J-12 after his parents' accident. He kept an eye on Project Erion for years. (PDN: "Father to the Man", "Counterpoint, Parts I & II", "Odyssey, Parts I & II")