USS Fearless-A NPC profiles

== Vehakra Rhikal ==
Rank: Captain
Race: Orion
Age: 48
Birthplace: Verex III trade colony, Orion Colonies
Physical Data:
Height: 6’0"
Weight: 130 lbs
Sex: Female
Hair: Black, worn long or in ponytail
Eyes: Hazel
Family:
Father: Corshav
Mother: Nilana
Spouse: None
Children: None
Siblings: Nelakran, sister
Personality: Vehakra is a private person, though she can be very outgoing among friends. She is often blunt, calculated and maintains a very business-like demeanor.
Description: Vehakra Rhikal is a tall, attractive Orion woman.  She maintains a toned physique, having spent her early years as a dancer.
History:  Vehakra Rhikal was born on the Orion colony of Verex III in 2347. Her father was a trade merchant and her mother stayed at home to raise Vehakra and her sister.
When Vehakra was 18, her father ended up deep in debt to an Orion Syndicate crime boss named Garlu and in order to pay off the debt he made Corshav Rhikal give him one of his daughters as a slave. In order to protect her younger sister, Veharka accepted and surrendered herself to Garlu.
She spent the next two years as a harem girl, dancing to entertain Garlu’s friends and associates at his stronghold on Verex III. When Garlu began to make demands of Vehakra that went beyond simply being an entertainer, she decided to get out. She stowed away aboard a Ferengi cargo ship that carried her from the Orion colonies to a space station in Federation space.
In the Federation she sought asylum and joined Starfleet Academy.  
Vehakra was at Starfleet Academy from 2367-70 and went directly from graduation to Shadow Operations training. She had shown a talent for espionage and combat, so her abilities were put to good use with the division of Starfleet Intelligence.
Rhikal served in various roles aboard Shadow Ops vessels including the USS Stealth, USS Avenger and USS Fearless. She excelled in combat, hand-to-hand combat and command. Rhikal quickly rose through the ranks and even had temporary command of the USS Avenger.
During her early years in Shadow Operations, Rhikal received a message from Garlu indicating if she did not surrender herself to him, her family would be punished. Unwilling to go back to slavery, Rhikal refused and as a result her parents were both killed by Garlu and his henchmen. Her sister was kidnapped and forced into slavery.
In 2380 she was assigned to command a special covert ops unit of Shadow Operations that was sent to infiltrate and destroy the Orion Syndicate and criminal organization known as the Consortium. After many missions against these enemies, the operations of both organizations were seriously disrupted. During the course of the team’s campaign, Vehakra found and rescued her sister, bringing her to live in the Federation.
After Shadow Operations was shutdown, she was reassigned to Starfleet Intelligence where she worked in various capacities, mostly in the field. In 2395 she was approached by Starfleet to return to Shadow Operations to take command of the outfit’s new command vessel.
== Nisa Alantris ==
Rank: Commander 
Race: Betazoid
Age: 42
Birthplace: Rixx, Betazed
Physical Data: 
Height: 5’8” 
Weight: 115 lbs 
Sex: Female 
Race: Betazoid 
Hair: Black
Eyes: Black
Family 
Father: Thrax
Mother: Dorei  
Spouse: None 
Children: None
Personality: Considered to be thorough and well-organized, Alantris is driven by overcoming challenges and learning as much as she can. She absorbs information like a sponge and is always eager to add to her skillset.
Description: Average height, demure and attractive, with long black hair, often worn in a ponytail.
History: Nisa Alantris was born on Betazed in 2353. Her father, Thrax, was a science officer with Starfleet, while her mother, Dorei, was a detective with local security on Betazed. Nisa joined Starfleet Academy in 2371 and was drafted soon after graduating into Starfleet’s Shadow Operations branch.
Alantris has spent her entire career aboard the USS Fearless. She started as an intelligence officer with the Shadow Ops under Captain Sortha and later Captain Ian MacLeod. She received several promotions during the Dominion War and served as chief of security, ops officer and eventually as first officer.
She remained with MacLeod aboard Fearless during its years as an intelligence gathering vessel for Starfleet Intelligence and was there when the ship was reactivated as a Shadow Operations vessel in 2394.
Alantris requested assigned aboard the new Fearless-A in early 2395 and now serves as first officer under Captain Vehakra Rhikal.
== Matthew O’Shaughnessy ==
Rank: Lieutenant
Race: Human 
Age: 28
Birthplace: Belfast, Ireland
Physical Data: 
Height: 6' 1" 
Weight: 190 lbs 
Sex: Male 
Race: Human 
Hair: Red 
Eyes: Blue
Family 
Father: Brian 
Mother: Saoirse  
Spouse: None 
Children: None
Personality: Loyal and dependable, Matt O’Shaughnessy is smart, tenacious and well-organized. He does not always have a lot to say, but when he does it is usually important and said with some degree of humor or sarcasm.
Description: Tall, lanky Matt is most recognized by his curly red hair and the nearly trimmed goatee he wears. He tends to dress casually whenever possible, preferring jeans or a pair of work coveralls to a uniform. As an aide to Admiral Sorvek, he spent most of his time squirreled away in a computer lab where he did not have to see or interact with many people.
History: Matthew O’Shaughnessy was born on Earth in 2367 to parents Brian and Saoirse in a quiet country home outside Belfast, Ireland. His father was an expert in computers and data mining, working for several companies as a private contractor. His mother was an oceanographer who spent much of her time under the oceans on Earth.
At an early age, Matt showed a predisposition to computers and technology, finding himself able to quickly learn about computers and gadgets through hands on experience. His dad once said there was not a piece of electronics his son could not fix, improve or hack.
O’Shaughnessy went to Starfleet Academy in 2385 and excelled in computer science and engineering as well as holo-technology and cybernetics. When he graduated in 2389, his first posting was to the USS Magellan where he served two years.
In 2391 he was assigned to Starfleet Command to help with the installation and training for new holographic technology installed on all Starfleet ships and facilities. While working on upgrades at Starfleet Academy, he learned Admiral Nazen Seran, a Betazoid, was having an affair with a young woman enrolled at Starfleet Academy.
O’Shaughnessy hacked into the personal transmissions made by Seran to everyone at Starfleet Command revealing the affair with the cadet. Seran managed to avoid serious disciplinary action, but he retaliated against Matt by having him reassigned to a remote listening station on the edge of Federation space. It was at that time Admiral Sorvek with Starfleet Intelligence caught wind of the whole episode with O’Shaughnessy and Seran and filed a request to have Matt assigned to be his personal aide.
In 2392 O’Shaughnessy became his aide and shuttle pilot. He worked directly for Sorvek until his death in 2394 and was later reassigned to serve as Intelligence Officer aboard the Shadow Operations vessel USS Fearless-A.
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