Phoenix Team personnel profiles

== Mayla Vree ==
Rank: Commander
Race: Unjoined Trill
Age: 28 (as of 2394)
Birthplace: Leran Manev (Trill Capitol city) Trill
Physical Data:
Height: 5'11" (180cm)
Weight: 150lbs (68kg)
Sex: Female
Hair: Short cropped black (with a slight purple tinge to it)
Eyes: Deep purple
Family:
Biological Father: Darren (Deceased)
Biological Mother: Neyla (Deceased)
Adopted Father: Kyril Vree
Adopted Mother: Linsayla Savien (Deceased)
Adopted Siblings: Tylin Savien (younger brother), Nilani Savien (younger sister, deceased)
Spouse: none
Children: none
Personality: She has developed many traits from her adopted father who was a joined trill. All that he was as a joined trill from his vast knowledge from previous hosts was imbued into her. She is very much like him in terms of duty to Starfleet, but has a slightly calmer demeanor than he.
Combat skills: Mayla is a highly skilled fighter, master level (Dragon Palm, Carnora fighting stances, Klingon, Delphine Blade, and Romulan for example) and adaptable to many different types of weapons (energy and melee). She is immensely mature for her 28 years of age. Her vast knowledge and experience seems to exceed her years of life. She has all the same tactical, combat, leadership, and piloting skills as her father. Her dexterity and reflexes rival his, thus giving her excellent advantage over those with even the best of those abilities. Her choice of weapons include is a single plasmium katana (or twin normal katanas), throwing knives, wrist spring loaders, rhiannsu daggers. But she is very proficient at a variety of melee weapons. She is also an expert pilot, sniper, and assasin.
Description: She is an attractive female whose looks has a chameleon quality to her disguises and even personality. Her eyes speak of the depths of centuries of wisdom and experiences she can hide behind playful eyes and her youthful looks. She is often mistaken for looking younger than she actually is. She has an uncanny ability to take in a situation, whether tactical or social, gives her immediate insight what is occurring. Her ruthless understanding of combat and killing made her an excellent tactician. For this reason Starfleet Intelligence kept her as a covert operative even after the dissolution of Shadow Operations. She has a honed muscular body frame from the constant holosim training she had received since childhood with her father. She continues this rigorous regimen to keep all of her skills honed whether it is melee or projectile weapons. Also from her father, he taught and trained her on every skill he had himself, which makes her a very highly skilled operative.
2374 - Shadow Operations' Bravo Squad rescues Mayla from a Dominion concentration camp, where her parents were tortured and killed by the Dominion in front of her. Kyril Vree adopts her soon after.
2375 - Mayla enters Starfleet Academy at 9 years old after passing an extensive equivalency exam. But soon after, due to extenuating circumstances involving the aftermath of the Breen attack on Earth during the Dominion War, she was 'recommended' to re-apply when she was older.
2378 - Mayla is kidnapped from Science Base 003 by persons and reasons unknown
2379 - Mayla is rescued by Bravo Squad outside Federation space.
2382 - Mayla re-enters Starfleet Academy at 16 years old on a special accelerated curriculum.
2384 - Mayla graduates from Starfleet Academy with the rank of lieutenant jg. She is assigned to the Bravo Squad platoon - Echo Team as team leader.
2385 - Mayla promoted to full lieutenant.
2387 - Mayla is reassigned to Starfleet Intelligence after the deactivation of Shadow Operations. She is promoted to lieutenant commander and continues to lead Echo Team on clandestine missions.
2389 - Mayla is promoted to Commander and becomes a solo operative for Starfleet Intelligence. 
2391 - Mayla is reassigned back to lead Echo Team after the death of Echo Team's team leader.
2394 - Mayla is transferred to the newly reinstated Shadow Operations on board the USS Resurrection.
== Jahkar ==
Rank: Colonel
Race: Klingon/Romulan 
Age: 45 
Birthplace: Melkeron IV, Romulan Imperial Prison
Physical Data: 
Height: 6' 2" (188cm) 
Weight: 200 lbs (90.7kg) 
Sex: Male 
Race: Klingon/Romulan 
Hair: Black, worn long 
Eyes: Black
Family
Father: Nelvak, Romulan prison warden 
Mother: K'nara, Klingon prisoner 
Spouse: None 
Children: Tajel, stepson, Kedanya, daughter
Personality: Shunned by both cultures he hails from, Jahkar is bitter toward most people, especially Romulans and Klingons. He is usually quiet, short tempered and has something of a mean-streak in him from time to time. Still, he respects authority and follows orders...whether he likes them or not. As for his rough childhood, Jahkar has often thought about seeking out his father and killing him for his treatment of his mother..whom he cherishes. Whether he will ever seek out Nelvak remains to be seen.
Descripition: Big burly individual. Many Klingon characteristics with some Romulan. He has a slightly lighter skin tone than most Klingons. The ridges of his forehead are there, but they are less prominent than a full Klingon. His eyebrows are upturned like a Romulan and he has Romulan ears, usually concealed by his long hair. His teeth are also more Romulan than Klingon. When he's off duty, Jahkar wears dark clothing, usually something leather. He tends to stay away from traditional Klingon or Romulan clothing.
History: His mother was taken prisoner three years before he was born when the Klingon Bird of Prey she served on was captured in battle against the Romulans. Convicted as a war criminal, his mother and the crew of the ship were sentenced to life in a Romulan prison facility on Melkeron IV. Within the first two years, most of the Klingons died after trying to escape or by taking their own lives. Jahkar's mother, K'nara, kept hope she'd one day escape, and eventually caught the eye of the prison warden, a tyranical Romulan named Nelvak.
Nelvak found his advances toward K'nara spurned, so he began torturing other Klingon prisoners to break their spirits and make them serve as slaves to the Romulan Empire. He told K'nara if she would be his consort he would stop. So she complied.
A year later Jahkar was born. After a few months K'nara learned Nelvak intended to kill Jahkar, so she and the surviving Klingons formed an escape plan and were successful in fleeing the prison. Eventually back in Klingon space, she found herself and her young son an outcast in Klingon society. She was considered a Romulan collaborator and her son an abomination -- the product of a union between a Romulan and Klingon. Dishonored and hated, K'nara tried to remain in the Empire, but by the time Jahkar was 10, they were finally driven out and went to live on the Federation colony of Toras III. 
There, Jahkar tried to grow up as normally as he could, but things weren't always much better than they'd been in the Empire. The human children also disliked him and this made his life as difficult as it had been among Klingons. 
At age 18, Jahkar went off and joined the Federation Marines. He completed Marine Recon Special Forces training. He first saw action during the Cardassian withdrawal from Bajor where his unit was assigned as peacekeepers at the end of the Occupation. Later, his unit saw heavy combat against the Klingons when they invaded the Arcanus sector and dissolved the Khitomer Accords. Jahkar became good in hand-to-hand combat and was an ace shot with a sniping rifle. He scored nearly 28 confirmed kills during his service in the war against the Klingons. 
After the conflict with the Klingons ended, Sergeant Jahkar was loaned to Starfleet's Shadow Operations where his skill as a commando and sniper would be employed.
Jahkar took part in many Shadow Operations missions and was assigned to several teams, including those aboard the U.S.S. Avenger, U.S.S. Ticonderoga and U.S.S. Intruder. In this final stint with Shadow Ops, he was assigned to Bravo Squad and there he wed his love interest, Lt. Dara Illia.
Shortly after he and Illia were married, the couple had a child, and then Illia was tragically killed on a mission. Following this terrible event, Jahkar left Shadow Operations and took his step son, Tajel, then eight-years-old, and his newborn daughter, Kedanya, and returned to Earth where he sought and was granted an assignment as a special forces trainer with the Federation Marine Corps. 
Jahkar settled into a family life on Earth, training Recon Marines at Ft. Nordic in Scandinavia. The children were raised on base and attended school there. He also attended command school during this time and rose quietly through the ranks of the Marines. He would occasionally take missions off planet, usually acting as sniper overwatch for military units in the field on special missions. 
With Tajel now off to Starfleet Academy and Kedanya serving in the Bajoran military, Jahkar has found himself eager to get back into the field. He has spent the last six months in training himself to get his skills upgraded so he can accept a field assignment.
In 2394, just prior to being contacted by Admiral Ian MacLeod about a posting with a new Shadow Operations venture, Jahkar received a promotion to colonel.
== Tiri Sh'avelith ==
Rank: Lieutenant
Race: Andorian 
Age: 24
Birthplace: Andoria
Physical Data:
Height: 5'7" (170cm) 
Weight: 120 lbs (54.4kg) 
Sex: Female 
Hair: White
Eyes: Brown
Family: 
Father: Byth Sh'avelith
Mother: Vrire Sh'avelith
Spouse: None 
Children: None
Rank: Ensign
Personality: Tiri has a sullen disposition, seemingly angry and brooding on any typical day. She doesn't speak much, unless she has something to say. She's known to have a short fuse. Deep down, she can be thoughtful and caring, but has difficulty showing it.
Description: Average height, athletic with blue skin, silverish-white hair.
History: Tiri Sh'avelith was born on the moon Andoria, capital of the Andorian Empire (pre-Federation), in 2370. Her father was a freighter pilot who worked in shipping and her mother was an artist. Tiri was one of three children, she has a brother and a sister.
Growing up, Tiri excelled in school, but found it hard to get along with other children. She was involved in many altercations and was expelled from at least one school at the age of 14. Her mother wanted her to become an artist, having seen potential in her, but Tiri wanted a different life.
When she was 18, Tiri joined Starfleet and attended Starfleet Academy on Earth. She was a bright student and had great potential in science and medicine. She spent three years in the medical program at the academy, but decided to obtain certification as a field medic and switched her studies to Intelligence.
When she graduated, Sh'avelith was recruited into Starfleet Intelligence. She spent two years assigned to special ops aboard the U.S.S. Pandora and worked on missions finding and bringing down organized crime operations around the Alpha Quadrant.
She is a trained medic, as well as an accomplish martial arts expert. She is dangerous with an Ushaan-tor – an Andorian ice pick.
== Reepchip Charatetet ==
Rank: Ensign
Height: 2’9”
Age: 23 Years (UFP calender) 30 Passings of the Sentinal's Eye (Carnora calender)
Weight: 18 lbs (8kg)
Birthplace: Ronjeer Spaceport, Agavan, Carnora Republic, Antevas System
Rank: 
Starfleet: Ensign
Carnora Space Forces: Engineer, Level 2 (CPCSS Five Thrones)
Race: Carnora (Muran)
Biography
Reepchip was born on the moon Agavan, the innermost moon of Antevas I-b (also known as the Prince of Heaven). It is known for its strong volcanic activity, and spaceports are made to be mobile in case of eruptions in the area, but its proximity to the planet makes it a major launching point for gas-harvesting expeditions (mostly deuterium and helium).
Engineering and crafting is an honoured skill amongst the Murans, and Reepchip's skill at these things were encouraged by his parents. He also turned out to be something of a trickster, which is--within certain limits--also considered honourable. When he passed his manhood trials, he was enrolled in the Muransarak Academy on Carnor where he trained as an ship engineer. While there, he learned that the Carnora Pentarchy was seeking to continue the alliance that the Carnora Republic had with the Federation. As part of the deal, they would have an exchange program, and Reepchip became the student from the Carnora Pentarchy.
Reepchip did have an easier time of things than Ryramorl had. His tiny size did require certain special considerations--for example he had to have a custom uniform made for him, and some physical tests had to be altered, but he excelled in academics.
It didn't take long, though, for his trickster side to land him into trouble. Students in his area of the dorm soon learned to keep a close eye on their clocks after a few of them were wakened hours sooner than they'd intended. There were also complaints of school-issued PADDs suddenly displaying unfamiliar languages. Reepchip finally got caught when he tried to change the EMH's standard greeting from "Please state the nature of the medical emergency" to "What have you boneheads done to yourselves THIS time?" Reepchip was brought before a disciplinary board who decided if Reepchip had that much time on his hands, he needed more "mental stimulation" and was put in more and higher-level classes.
Reepchip had his paws full keeping up with all the new classes, but by the time his second year came around, the burden began to ease. He and a half-dozen friends founded what they called the "Madcap Engineering Cadets" with the motto, "'Why' is not a valid question." This group experimented with older and often unsuccessful technology. Before long, some members grew dissatisfied with their pointless experiments and the group agreed to reach out to the academy for ideas and actual projects to work on.
A Starfleet officer provided them with exactly what they asked for and even offered training in how to solve them. There was a caveat: They would take an oath of silence, and no-one else would be admitted to the group from then on. At first, the group were encouraged to find ways of accomplishing normal engineering tasks with increasingly limited supplies. Many of the projects they failed, but their overseer was patient with them and taught them how to see materials differently, focusing not on what they were designed to do, but what they could potentially do.
As time went on, the group began taking on projects requiring experimental technology, computer hacking, field engineering, forensic engineering and computing, and figuring out computers in different languages. The members soon grew suspicious—it was clear this officer was more than what he seemed. They tried to find out more about it, but were thwarted by the levels of security layered around the officer's file. Finally they confronted him, and he told them he was honing them for something more than an average Starfleet career, but refused to say anything more about it. When they graduated, most discovered the truth--the officer was grooming them for Starfleet Intelligence.
Reepchip did not enter Starfleet, but returned home in triumph, having done well in his field. Since he was newly graduated, he was made a Level 1 Engineer but got the prestigious posting of Engineer on the CPCSS Five Thrones: The official space ship of the Carnora OverKings.
One day, OverKing Rissa Jachekchek summoned him. He would accompany Ryramorl Ra'yral to Shadow Operations.
Abilities:
As a Muran, Reepchip is tiny but very agile, an excellent climber, and able to conceal himself quite well. His race's martial arts are heavily based on defence and avoidance, not attacking until the moment is right (which means he's very hard to hit). He also has extremely keen hearing and is capable of echolocation (this is mostly outdated in modern Carnora society, but the Muran military academies still teach it). Like almost all Murans (save those who are mute), he also has an extremely high-pitched shriek that Olverns and Atarans find very painful. This shriek is so high-pitched that it doesn't work on humans, though--at best, it causes some discomfort in the ears. Usarins can't hear it at all.
== Cody Beckett ==
Rank: Provisional Lieutenant
Age: 42
Race: Human
Place of Birth:\\Wanaka, South Island, New Sealand
Physical Data:
Gender: Male
Height:6'3" (160cm)
Weight: 198lb (44.5kg)
Hair: short, reddish-brown
Eyes: blueish grey
Family:
Father: Jerry Beckett
Mother: Birgit Beckett
Siblings: 1 brother, Ethan Beckett, 1 sister, Suzy Beckett
Spouse: none
Children: none
Bio: Background: Family is in Gascloud mining and Asteroidmining. Strong background in science. At young age, he got involved with the compnay, as his father took him on away missions. After his share of mining experiences and accidents, including riots, pirates and kidnapping, he decided to pursue a career at Starfleet as a regular science officer. Because he excelled in Science and Physics, he quickly ran through Starfleet. Majored in Advanced Theoretical Physics, Probability Mechanics and Astrophysics Personality:
Easy going, but mostly silent and observative. Due to personal experiences he doesn't easy trust people and has troubles with befriending people and relationships. Loves to be on his own, but also likes to have a night out with friends (the few he has). Loves to be outdoors.
Appearance: Due to his background in ore mining and refining, he is physically well trained and muscled. He stays in shape going outdoors, doing freestyle mountainclimbing. Casual clothing for him are cargotrousers, lumberjack shirt and boots.
History: Cody was born and grown up in New Sealand, having quite a normal youth. His father was often away for the ore companies his family had, so he grew up mostly with his mother and his brother and sister. He is fascinated by science and he can't wait until he is old enough to get into the family business.
When he is sixteen years old, he accompanies his father on his businesstrips as he wants to see the universe. He marvels at the awesomeness of the universe, as his father takes him with him on ore missions throughout the alpha and beta quadrant, including the Badlands. He even gets to see a few glimpses of the Gamma Quadrant as the mothercompany agrees with Bajor to do some mining in the asteroid fields on the other side of the wormhole. This all during the truce of the Cardassian-Federation war. The company runs well, as it has proper contracts with the Federation for delivering ore.
With the start of the Klingon-Cardassian war, things settle down a little, but once the Dominion show up, the company is overloaded with contracts to deliver ore and refined metals for the war effort. The company blooms, but it also gets gritty, as pirates and rogues roaming deep space often to attack the ore convoys.
After the war, the company is still thriving. The war is over, but rebuilding fleets, spacestations and cities give enough contracts. But Cody wants something else, and decides to go to Starfleet Academy. There, he cum laude graduates in 3 majors and is enlisted as a science officer onboard the USS Fenrir in the year 2381.
During his time on the USS Fenrir he is promoted to 2nd. Lieutenant. In 2387 he is transferred to the USS Saratoga, an Ambassador class Deep Space Exploration vessel for a 3 year exploration mission on the verges of the Alpha Quadrant. When he returns, he is promoted to 1st. Lieutenant due to outstanding performance onboard.
In 2391 he takes on an assignment in Starfleet Intelligence HQ on Earth.
In 2393, his family company is struggling and he decides to take an extended shoreleave to help out his father and uncle with the company.
==Owain Pickering==
Rank: Captain (Starfleet Marine Corps)
Age: 29
Birthplace: Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States
Physical Data:
Height: 6’ 4”
Weight: 230 Lbs
Sex: Male
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Light brown, worn short
Family:
Father: Samuel Pickering
Mother: Annette (Garnier) Pickering
Siblings: Isabella (F, 26)
Patrick (M, 24)
Charlotte (F, 21)
Emma (F, 19)
Notable cousins: Sergeant Major Robert Pickering Jr., Starfleet Marines and current CEO of the Pickering Whiskey Distillery.
Spouse: None
Children: None
Personality:
Owain Pickering is an intelligent, driven, and fiercely ambitious man, rising through the ranks by courage, determination, and luck. He is most comfortable on the battlefield; and being a soldier is the life he excels at.
His best friends and only real family are the soldiers he serves with. He is confident, highly skilled, instinctual, and ingenious on the battlefield. Like his cousin, Retired Sergeant Major Robert Pickering Jr, off the battlefield, he is often insecure and somewhat naive, never really fitting into the world of wealth and privilege that the Pickering Family is accustomed to.
Surprisingly, he has remarkably little to no ego. He inspires confidence in the soldiers under his command. According to one commanding officer’s performance evaluation, Owain Pickering had the uncanny ability to make the men and women under his charge believe "the impossible was just a little troublesome and that victory was commonplace where he led."
He is a born leader, a natural soldier who suffers no fools.
Description: Owain is quite large and looming in size. Standing at 6’4” and weighing 230 pounds, this heavily muscular marine has ice blue eyes, light brown hair worn short and speaks with a heavy New England accent. He dresses in jeans, button-down shirts, and leather jackets when off-duty.
History: Owain Pickering was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts, the oldest son of Samuel and Annette Pickering and heir to his family’s business, Pickering Agricultural Technologies.
The company is an offshoot of Pickering Farms, owned and operated by Samuel Pickering’s brother, Robert Pickering Sr.
At an early age, Owain wanted to follow his first cousin, Robert Pickering Jr., into military service. Seeing the mistakes and dangers Robert faced by enlisting in the Starfleet Marines against his parents' wishes, Samuel and Annette chose to take a different approach. They actively encouraged their son to join Starfleet as an officer.
Surprisingly, Owain’s application to Starfleet Academy was rejected. As a result, he enrolled at Boston University, where he graduated at the top of his class with degrees in applied military science, personnel management and biology. After graduation, he was recruited into Starfleet Marine’s Officer Candidate School (OCS). Six months later, he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant and assigned to a forward combat unit in the former Romulan Neutral Zone.
Pickering quickly distinguished himself in several combat actions. While cut off from his regiment on Theta Curry, he led twenty marines, four civilians and two Federation dignitaries through hostile territory and back to safety. On Beta Hutzel, he and those under his care found themselves surrounded by Romulan raiders. He ordered his marines to retreat to an abandoned fortification and held off repeated assaults and bombardments. Eventually, Pickering rallied his men and launched a counter-attack, breaking the siege and driving off his attackers. He commanded the right flank while defending a civilian settlement on Sierra VII from well-armed rebels. At the height of the battle, he ordered his men to rush the enemy. After twenty minutes of brutal hand-to-hand combat, the rebels surrendered.
Pickering always leads from the front and never from the rear. He is highly skilled in most infantry combat weapons and is considered an expert in the use of long-range, portable surveillance equipment.
Owain is devoted to his parents and has three younger sisters and a younger brother. The five siblings are exceptionally tight, with Charlotte being the closest to Owain. He makes it a point to spend as much time with his parents and siblings when not on duty.
==Rygaran D'Hronarin==
(in the Danro Mountains)
Age: 30 Years (UFP Calender)/39 Passings (Carnora Calender)
Birthplace: Danro Hronarin Fortress, Carnor
Physical Data
Height:6'3"
Weight:270 lbs
Sex: Male
Race: Carnora (Olvern)
Fur: Grey
Eyes: Yellow
Family:
Father: Janreth D'Hronarin (Legally dead)
Mother: Yorama D'Hronarin (Legally dead)
Siblings: Liral D'Hronarin (brother), Lyral D'Hronarin (brother),
Lorvana D'Hronarin (sister, deceased).
Spouse: J'yall D'Hronarin on the Yaktan Island
Children: Tarvo D'Hronarin (son), Zorai D'Hronarin (daughter), Zhorvann
D'Hronarin (daughter)
Personality: He can be easy-going most of the time, though he can be quite fierce when angered. More than Ryramorl, he is fond of fine food, considering his tribe was not an Ancient One.
Appearance: Lean, with a face disfigured by injury and a missing tusk. As he is of the mountain subrace of the Olvern, he looks more like a canid rather than felid like the Plains Olvern. He is heavily scarred, as Carnora healing does not attempt to hide scars for the most part. His Federation Standard is difficult to understand, partially due to the difficulty Carnora have with Federation Standard phonemes, and partially due to a legitimate speech impediment brought on by his disfigurement.
History: Rygaran was born on Carnor, in the main fortress of the Danro Mountains D'Hronarin tribe. His early life--so far as he recalls--was happy, until the Jem'Hadar invasiion of 2374-2375. The D'Hronarin women hid the cubs in the Endless Caves as the D'Hronarin warriors fought ferociously against the Jem'Hadar. The fortress was left in ruins, and the warriors barely managed to defend the caves, incurring heavy losses. They likely would have fallen had the Khyrrians not responded to a desperate plea for help, and destroyed the Jem'Hadar invasion. Rygaran's parents were amongst the petitioners; as Khyrrian law states that nobody who enters the Emperor's court may leave the palace alive, this effectively left Rygaran an orphan, trying to raise his infant brothers Liral and Lyral on his own.
Not long after, a Olvern named Talsyn--rumoured to have been killed during the invasion, took Rygaran under his wing and became like an older brother to him, teaching him martial arts and how to use his telepathy and becoming a father-figure to Liral and Lyral. The two were extremely close at first, but when Talsyn started into his criminal activities, Rygaran at first tried to halt the older Olvern, but eventually the two became estranged, though Rygaran still deeply loved him.
When Shor-Ghan Roshaigaro in the Arnor Mountains began preaching about how the disunity of the Carnora had led to their near-destruction and began calling for a unified people, Rygaran was one of his most ardent followers. He never rose to the prestige held by First Name Ryramorl La'an Ra'yral, though Shor-Ghan was happy to put Rygaran in other roles.
During the first iteration of Shadow Operations, Rygaran was an exchange officer, and played a role in taking down his one-time friend Talsyn along with his mates Tal-zedinya and Mes-araysha. He was later recalled to Carnor, and would reconcile with his old friend after Talsyn and his mates went through the Ritual of the Cleansing, a harrowing rite of penance.
Rygaran also was standing beside President Shor-Ghan when the Carnora Republic leader quelled a potential riot by publicly stepping down as President--a move that convinced the Carnora public that Shor-Ghan did indeed care about his people more than power, something that would see Shor-Ghan regain something of his old power as the Olvern Overking.
Rygaran has had a number of difficult postings since then, and was seriously injured when his patrol did a joint mission with Starfleet to free a Federation post from Nausicaan pirates. To this day, one side of his face is disfigured, and he's missing that tusk, which makes his Federation Standard harder to understand than Ryramorl's.
As Reepchip Charatetet's telepathic abilities became more and more important, Rygaran was ordered by Hworyal Andruvar in the South Arnor Hills to join Phoenix Squad to help train Reepchip, and Ryramorl was moved to Ghost Squad.
Abilities:
Rygaran is a skilled fighter, climber, as well as a trained telepath and a telekinetic. He has been trained in urban combat, use of a number of various weapons, and hand-to-hand combat.
==Shadow Operations uniforms ==
==Former members==
William McCulloch
Rank: Provisional Lieutenant Commander
Race: Human
Age: 48
Birthplace: Falkirk, Scotland
Physical Data: 
Height: 6' 1" 
Weight: 210 lbs.
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Family:
Father: James McCulloch
Mother: Sarah (Bucklin) McCulloch
Spouse: None, divorced from Commander Victoria Anne Smith, USS Attenborough
Children: None
Personality: Although quite bright and articulate, William McCulloch has, from time to time, displayed a deep passion for brawls. He is quick-tempered, curses often, enjoys most ales and brews, will devour any red meat and will drop any activity for a round of golf. He has a great sense of humor and was known for his practical jokes while at Starfleet Academy. His hatred of those who prey on the weak and innocent is only surpassed by his hatred of cowards. He has a deep respect for the Klingons and is convinced that the Klingons are somehow the distant cousins of the Scots.
Description: William McCulloch is approximately six-foot-one in height and well built with broad shoulders. He has blue eyes, brown hair and speaks with a Scottish accent. A feint scar from a childhood injury is noticeable on his left cheek. When off duty, William reverts back to his native clothing, which consists of a Highland bonnet, a sash with his clan colors (green, blue, red and yellow), civilian style shirts and jackets and his clan kilt.
History: William entered Starfleet Academy at age 18. While enrolled, his performance was poor and disorganized. Although he excelled in courses related to hand-to-hand combat, tactics and weaponry, he consistently scored in the bottom percentile of science, math and physics. He nearly failed his senior thesis by calling for the reintroduction of 19th century Earth military tactics. Following graduation, he was assigned to Security aboard the USS Concord. Although his conduct and performance was significantly better than his academy years, William had only achieved a rank of 2nd Lieutenant by the age of 27. Faced with a dead-end career, William was given a choice by his superiors: resign his commission or enlist in the Shadow Ops.
He chose the latter.
Following his training in Australia with Shadow Ops, McCulloch was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander and assigned to the USS Renegade as its Tactical Officer. He participated in two major battles within Klingon territory. His courage and valor during the First Battle of Klingon Imperial Battle Station 21 earned him various medals of commendation from the Klingon Empire and the Federation.
Following the destruction of the USS Renegade by the Consortium, William assumed command of the surviving crew until it reached Deep Space Nine. Shortly thereafter, William and Ensign Victoria Smith were abducted by alien beings from the Epsilon Quadrant and hurled back to 1776 Earth as part of a bizarre experiment. After spending a month in 18th Century New York, William, without his love interest Victoria, was able to return to the present. After his return, he was reassigned to the USS Repulse and assumed the role of the second officer.
During a mission to Karthos Beta, McCulloch was drugged and kidnapped by a cloned Klingon Demon. During the encounter, he deserted his team, executed several Klingons, attempted to hijack a Klingon Bird of Prey and displayed acts of cowardice. He would have been killed by Klingon security personnel had Lt. Commander Taryn Kane not intervened on his behalf and saved his life; an act which created unquestionable loyalty to that officer. 
On Stardate 9910.15, William McCulloch and other operatives traveled back to 1776 Earth and rescued Ensign Victoria Smith. After their return to the present, he proposed to her. They were married the next year.
On Stardate 0003.19, McCulloch served in the Second Battle of Klingon Imperial Battlestation 21 against the Breen and Dominion. As a result of his bravery during the engagement, no less than four Klingon Houses still sing songs of his valor and House K'toh-maag declared McCulloch an honorary member.
After the Second Battle of Klingon Imperial Battlestation 21, McCulloch was transferred to Bravo Squad. McCulloch served with distinction for several missions. However, on Stardate 0009.21, his wife was critically wounded in a terrorist attack. Overcome with grief and a desire for revenge, McCulloch circumvented acceptable Starfleet protocols and recruited a paramilitary organization known as The Black Watch to assist him in eliminating his wife’s assailants. Following the discovery of his actions, McCulloch defected to the Black Watch. It was only after several members of Bravo Squad were injured in a heavy firefight with the paramilitary organization that the Scot saw the error of his ways and negotiated his own surrender to Kyril Vree.
McCulloch accepted responsibility for his actions and quickly pled guilty before a military tribunal. The court quickly sentenced him to twenty years imprisonment at the Severus IV Prison Facility. McCulloch’s wife Victoria, who actually survived her attack, separated from her husband but chose to remain in contact with him.
During his first year of incarceration, McCulloch and his fellow prisoners were routinely beaten, robbed, tortured and humiliated by their marine guards. When the prisoners rose up in opposition to the cruel treatment, McCulloch took command of the revolt. After a bloody standoff and the intervention of Taryn Kane, more humane conditions were established.
On Stardate 0202.10, a high yield bomb was beamed into the Severus IV Prison Facility. When detonated, it was believed to have executed William McCulloch and several other prisoners. Many whispered that the Black Watch, Orion Syndicate or the Maquis were responsible for the act. Others said it was a contract hit carried out by Bravo Squad. In reality, the entire event had been staged. McCulloch had been recruited by Commander Taryn Kane and Admiral Sorvek for covert service outside of the confines of Starfleet and Shadow Operations. Specifically, in exchange for serving seven missions with a band of mercenaries, rogues and thieves, William’s rank would be reinstated and his criminal convictions expunged. Naturally, McCulloch agreed to the proposal.
Following McCulloch’s release, Admiral Sorvek made arrangements to reunite McCulloch with his wife. However, when Victoria discovered that her estranged husband was still alive, she demanded a divorce. As she told the admiral, she could no longer be on the nightmare roller coaster ride that was William McCulloch. A divorce was quietly secured in a Starfleet court so as to protect William’s current assignment.
Victoria and William have not spoken to each other in over a decade. She is currently the first officer of the USS Attenborough, a Nebula Class medical research vessel.
During his service under Commander Kane, McCulloch participated in a variety of missions, including disrupting the Orion Syndicate’s child trafficking rings, undermining Romulan incursions into the neutral zone and stopping several assassination plots against mid and high ranking Starfleet officers. Most notably, McCulloch led a complicated operation against his former allies, the Black Watch. On Stardate 0511.28, McCulloch personally commanded an assault against the paramilitary organization. Following a desperate two day pitched battle, the Black Watch was permanently crippled and its leaders brought to justice.
Shortly afterward, McCulloch became romantically involved with Taryn Kane. 
Following the completion of their sixth mission, Starfleet ordered Kane’s team to be dissolved. Complicating matters, McCulloch was denied what he had been promised … a full pardon and a reinstatement of his rank. In the eyes of the Starfleet, he was still a convicted traitor. 
Kane and Sorvek desperately tried to persuade Starfleet to reconsider. The requests fell on deaf ears.
Following the dissolution of her team, Kane was ordered to report to Deep Space Nine. McCulloch attempted to follow his new love interest but the request was quickly denied by Starfleet on security grounds. Two days after her departure, McCulloch received word that Kane’s transport had simply “disappeared” and all lives on board were presumed lost.
To deal with the grief, William turned to the bottle. 
Over the next four years, he was hired as a private contractor to perform a variety of questionable and often illicit tasks. Typically, the Scot executed these duties while inebriated so as to dull the pain and distress caused by the failures of his life. 
Eventually, Admiral Sorvek intervened and brought McCulloch to the colony of Caldos to start over. After a difficult year of recovery, McCulloch launched his own security and intelligence firm. By Stardate 1708.25, Inverness employed over one hundred individuals in a variety of roles, including weapons analysis, security tactics, counterintelligence operations, corporate espionage, and cyber disruption tactics.
Unbeknownst to many in Starfleet, Inverness also served a valuable and vital role to the organization’s intelligence wing, especially Admiral Sorvek and those under his command. When Starfleet struggled to identify mysterious new weapons, ascertain information on unknown terrorist organizations or gather intelligence on shadow organizations, it was McCulloch’s Inverness that stepped forward and quietly offered assistance.
William McCulloch still hopes he can somehow redeem himself, restore his previous rank and have his conviction wiped away...
Ryramorl Ra'yral
Rank: Lieutenant
Height: 6’9”
Age: 43 Years (UFP calender) 56 Passings of the Sentinal's Eye (Carnora calender)
Weight: 305 lbs (138kg)
Birthplace: Ra'yral Plains, Kingdom of Olavaron, Carnor, Antevas System
Rank:
Starfleet: Lieutenant
Carnora Pentarchy Special Forces: OverKing Bodyguard
Race: Carnora (Olvern)
Biography
Ryramorl Ra'yral (his surname is his clan name) attended the Alronar Academy in the Carnora Republic. Near his graduation, the Alronar Academy did an exchange student program with Starfleet Academy as part of a plan from the Carnora government to establish stronger ties with the large and powerful United Federation of Planets; Ryramorl was the one chosen to go to Starfleet.
Naturally, he excelled in the physical training and did well academically but suffered a severe culture clash, as the Olvern's customs are far more primal (some might say barbaric) than other races that have achieved spaceflight. Major incidents included him transporting an animal native to his homeworld for the specific purpose of sacrificing it to his gods, seeking someone to be prey for a non-lethal hunt (a sport on his homeworld) and--most disturbingly--going berserk during a fight with his Andorian roommate.
This final incident would have jeopardized Ryramorl's time at the Academy, but he was visited in the brig by two Admirals he didn't recognize. They offered a deal: If he agreed to keep out of trouble from here on and join their organization upon graduation, and they would wipe his slate clean. Wanting to avoid disgrace, Ryramorl agreed.
A meeting between Starfleet Academy staff and members from Ryramorl's tribe revealed that the Carnora--unlike most UFP--did not shun berserk rages, and that Ryramorl was possibly near the height of his breeding cycle, which made him particularly prone. Ryramorl was given medicines to quell his urges and a regimen was created to help him control his rages.
The rest of his time at Starfleet Academy passed mostly without incident, and in his final year Ryramorl was made the Resident Assistant of his dorm (he was said to be the most fearsome RA that year).
Upon graduation, Ryramorl was called into a room with the two Admirals--who he learned were Sorvek and Eric Jaeger. He was taken for special training for Shadow Operations.
Ryramorl served on the Ticonderoga, then on Bravo Squad. Eric Jaeger's betrayal hit Ryramorl hard, as Jaeger had been the one who'd saved Ryramorl's starfleet career several years before. After the crisis with the Linea was over, Ryramorl returned to Carnor, so he and his mate Ry'ala'ara could raise their cubs and Ryramorl could recover mentally.
With his experiences in Shadow Operations, Ryramorl was drafted into the Carnora Republic Special Forces—and then the Carnora Republic began falling apart at the seams as the Atarans, Murans, and Usarins broke out in protest over Olvern rule. The Special Forces were tasked with quelling protests, only to be faced with what would become known as the Muransarak Uprising, in which massive armed demonstrations occured in every city in that province--and those protests only spread, leaving the special forces completely overwhelmed, especially as non-Olvern began talk of mutiny. Shor-Ghan decided the best thing to do to avoid a civil war he couldn't win was to surrender. His last act as President was to task the Special Forces to keep order while he met with the leaders of the protests.
Ryramorl helped keep order in his homeland as the Carnora Republic dissolved and transitioned to the Carnora Pentarchy, an empire in which all five Carnora races would govern equally.
The new Pentarchy was organized more along the lines of the Muran Council of Emperors from hundreds of years ago, including the provision of bodyguards to each monarch. As Ryramorl had become a personal friend of Shor-Ghan and was a member of the Special Forces, he was a natural choice as an Olvern bodyguard.
Then he got a message from Ian MacLeod, calling him back to service. Shor-Ghan, worried about mounting problems in the Federation, placed Ryramorl on special assignment to find out what was going on in the Federation.
Capabilities:
Ryramorl is large and very strong. He has no problem using his claws and teeth in a fight; his martial arts have even trained him in the usage thereof. His training as a Special Forces member gives him some deductive and adductive skills. He has good hearing (his movable ears helps him pinpoint sounds) and a keen sense of smell.
As a Carnora, he also is prone to berserk rages. His tribe (like almost all Olvern tribes) have their own chant that one uses to work him or herself up to berserk rages; Ryramorl is also more prone to them during the height of his breeding cycle. Berserking is taken very seriously amongst Carnoras, and many tribes amongst the Olverns, Atarans, and Usarins have rituals in which members are taught to focus their rage on simple tasks that would normally be out of their capabilities. Ryramorl has a few holodeck simulations that help him keep up this control.
Daryl Thompson
Rank: provisional Lieutenant Commander
Race: Human
Age: 44 
Birthplace: Malibu Beach, Los Angeles
Physical Data:
Height: 6'1" (185cm)
Weight: 176lb (80kg)
Sex: Male
Race: Human
Hair: brown 
Eyes: brown/green
Description:
Daryl has a normal but well trained posture. When off duty he wears leisure wear, simple t-shirts and jeans.
Family:
Father: Pete Thompson, Captain of U.S.S. Atlantis, deceased
Mother: Winona Thompson-Davis, deceased.
2 sisters : Demi Reiss-Thompson, 46 years old and Sharon Thompson, 39 years old. 
1 brother: Julian Thompson, presumed dead at Wolf 359 in the battle against the Borg, at the age of 24.
Spouse: None
Children: None
History:
Born and raised in Los Angeles. His father was Captain of the U.S.S. Atlantis, a Nebula class vessel, used for middle and long range missions. His mother was the personal advisor of the Gouvernor of the State of California, James A. Miles. Daryl had a normal youth, together with his brother and sisters. However, things changed when hid brother Julian was presumed dead in the battle at Wolf 359. Both his parents were killed in the Dominion War. It made Daryl develop a bitter and cynic side. 
Personality:
Daryl has a big mouth, which has brought him into trouble more than one time. But he is also very honest and a hard worker. The loss of his brother and parents created a dark, brooding side in him, which, when surfaced, mostly didn't do him or his surroundings any good. However, during the years in prison, and with more experience under his belt, he has learned to think before speaking.
He likes junkfood and watersports. But also rockclimbing and running in the mountains are favourites of him. He is well trained in different types of martial arts, including Krav Maga, Kickboxing and Kung Fu. During his time in prison he learned streefighting techniques from some Nausicaan as well as af ew Suus-Mahna techniques from a Vulcan. In Starfleet Academy, he got a degree in Advanced Computer Sciences and a degree in Quantum physics. He also excelled in Astrophysics and Stellar Cartography. During the last three year, Daryl did an intense Tactical/Security training. After his graduation, Daryl was quickly recruited for SO because of his extraordinary skills with computerhacking and his tactical and combat abilities. 
During a SO mission in 2374, it was presumed that Daryl died and was brought back with medtech from the future. However, this was a clone. The real Daryl Thompson had been forcefully captured by Section 31 just before. He was moved to some backwater planet, was sold to a mining operation and imprisoned there. A lot of torture followed, as Section 31 wanted to break him so he would tell them everything about SO. 
In the mining operation, as a slave, Daryl has to survive among the scum of the universe. He survived because of his skills and wit. However, he felt he was abandoned by Starfleet and Shadow Operations, as no one ever came to free him. Eventually, the torturing stops, but it leaves it's scars, both physically and mentally. After a few years, they are attacked. 
Section 31 eventually fell to scandal and many of its members are killed or imprisoned, and the other group, some hired mercs working for a mining corporation, take over the place. Daryl sees chance to become the spokesman of the prisoners. Since the mercs are keeping the prisoners on a tight leash, there is no chance to escape. For years, Daryl has to stay there and work in the ore mines in the deeper layers of the planet. 
Surviving two mining disasters and several bloody riots, after a long time Daryl gets the change to escape the prison with a few others. In 2390, Daryl is able to get to one of the safehouses from Starfleet Intelligence, where he is promptly arrested. He is brought back to Earth and sent to jail. 
Admiral Sorvek debriefs him, and sends him home, as SO has been shut down 5 years earlier. He learns that a clone led his life, until it betrayed Section 31, along with his best friend Greg Durham. Eventually Admiral Erik Jaegar, who was secretly with Section 31, murdered the cloned Daryl and Greg Durham.  He was later arrested and placed in prison for his crimes after Section 31 fell.
After his escape and return, Daryl is reunited with his sisters and suffers a mental breakdown. In 2393, after a long period of recovery and advanced mental therapy and training, Daryl is reinstated as 1st. Lieutenant at Starfleet Intelligence HQ on Earth.
Vala Preet (NPC)
Rank: Lt. Commander
Division: Command, pilot and mechanic
Race: Trill, unjoined
Sex: Female
Age: 34
Hair: Dark brown, almost black
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5'10 (177cm)
Weight: 150 lbs (68kg)
Martial Status: Single
Children: None
Background: Vala Preet was born on Trill in 2360. She and her family are composed of unjoined Trill. She is an only child who grew up in the Southern farming province with two botanists as parents (Deegan and Xaria Preet). At 18, she joined Starfleet Academy. At 22, she was drafted into Shadow Ops where she served on a six-person team based on the USS Grissom, but was summarily transferred to Starfleet Intelligence when SO folded in 2387.
During the interim time, Vala served as an all-around pilot and mechanic. She flew active, covert missions for Starfleet Intelligence during this long time of peace, but she is currently stationed on Earth training new Starfleet Intelligence pilots. However, she does still fly for covert ops when needed.
Skills: Vala is proficient in several forms of martial arts from across the Federation. She is a skilled pilot who can adapt to multiple forms of ground, air, and space transit as well as perform combat repairs of most means of travel. Her preferred weapon of choice is a bladed weapon.
T'Aayla Praiin Raillius (formerly known as Jamie Marcus, NPC)
Rank: Commander
Race: Romulan (88%) Human (12%)
Age: 36 
Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa
Physical Data: 
Height: 5' 7" (170cm)
Weight: 150 lbs (68kg) 
Sex: Female
Hair: Black with just a hint of brown
Eyes: Green
Biological Father: Connor Marcus, Federation bureaucrat
Biological Mother: Sarah Marcus, scientist
Spouse: None 
Children: None
Personality: T'Aayla is usually quiet, calculating, observant and aloof, although she can display a horrific ferocity and temper if provoked. She sometimes experiences periods of dis-associative feelings and lack of emotion. She is very hard to read.
Description: T'Aayla is attractive, very well-muscled and athletic, yet still possessing feminine curves. She has black hair that she wears long and cut in the traditional Romulan style. When on combat missions she will braid it in a manner similar to Earth's Viking shield maidens. She has piercing green eyes, and these are probably the most noticeable feature about her. She has a medium build, and her body is covered in a myriad of faint scars which she generally keeps covered with clothing. She prefers to wear clothing composed of shades of green and black, which are the colors of House Raillius.
History: T'Aayla Praiin Raillius (Jamie T. Marcus) traced her lineage to a brief liaison between her four times great grandmother Carol Marcus and James T. Kirk after the Genesis incident. Her father, the only one in the Marcus family who didn't detest the famous Starfleet Captain, had played a joke on the family by naming his daughter Jamie Theresa Marcus. It was days later, after the birth certificate had been registered, that the family realized that "Jamie T." Marcus was strangely familiar sounding to "James T." Kirk. Jamie's father, a frustrated Federation bureaucrat, longed for a better and more interesting life for his daughter. He was divorced from Jamie's mother when Jamie was only three, and groomed his one and only daughter for a career in Starfleet from an early age. Utterly loyal and dedicated to her father, and adopting the personality of her famous Starfleet forebear, Jamie entered Starfleet Academy. Through diligent study and some devil's luck, she graduated in the top 2% of her class. She rose in rank quickly, making lieutenant within a year. She jumped at the chance to join the new Starfleet covert organization named Shadow Ops, and after years of harrowing Shadow Ops service on the USS Fearless, and USS Avenger, had made promotion to Lt. Commander and then Commander at age 26. After Shadow Ops was disbanded by orders of Starfleet Command, Jamie rejoined the regular ranks. Based on recommendations from Shadow Ops staff, she was promoted to Captain and given her first solo command of the Frigate Phoenix.
The Phoenix was lost with all hands in an engagement when it attacked a D'deridex Warbird that had stolen top secret cloak detection technology from a raid on a Federation scientific research base. Violating orders not to engage before superior force arrived; Jamie Marcus attacked the Warbird in order to prevent it from crossing into Romulan space. She disabled the Warbird, and it and the Phoenix drifted in the neutral zone. The Federation fleet arrived, but Captain Sorvek, in charge of the Federation force, refused to enter the Neutral Zone. Two additional Warbirds arrived after the Phoenix had self- destructed in a final attempt to destroy the Warbird and its stolen Federation technology. Captain Marcus was court-martialed in absentia, found guilty and relieved of Command post mortem. Nine years later Jamie Marcus resurfaced, albeit looking and acting very Romulan, during an incident involving the Romulan Empire, Klingon Empire, and the Federation that was linked to the disappearance of Admiral MacLeod's daughter. Jamie's status is currently top secret with only a few command officers, including Admiral MacLeod, Captain Riker, Captain Duncan, and Ambassador Worf, having knowledge of her status.
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