Pal’Aven

Ensign Pal'Aven is a tactical officer on the USS Odyssey
==Background==
Pal grew up as a child on one of the ships that traveled into the federation space. When they got the allowance to settle on a small moon he was 8. Life in the small habitat was uneventful, since they were lucky and had a pretty safe spot to settle. The occasional visits from starfleet officers sparked his interest for starfleet and he was amazed by the whole history of the federation and the quadrant and decided early how he would want to spend his journey once the time comes. 
When he turned 18 and his augmentations were complete he decided to make good use of his journey by trying to join starfleet. After some discussions and negotiations he entered the academy in 2408. In the beginning he bounced between different main courses, from medical to engineering till he found that his talents would be best put to use in tactical. His academy time was filled with hardships since he had a hard time fitting in, cause as open armed the federation appears, they have to adjust to newcomer species as much as he had to adjust to them. Many species traditions and ways of thinking were new to him and sorting everything took time. 
He finished his 2nd year in academy when the iconian war broke out and everything was flipped upside down. With the losses growing every day Starfleet had to use the cadets to fill the holes in their ranks which lead to Pals first experiences with the reality of war, which left quite the imprint on him. He fought in a few ground battles but was mainly stationed on support ships, one of them being the USS Hermes, a nova class ship, meant for quick responses and escorts. 
Before he knew it the war was over and he was filled with joy that he survived, as did the others, but soon after that began the mourning. He requested a few weeks vacation to visit his people who survived with a few scratches and helps them rebuild what was destroyed. After that he returned back to academy and completed his training in 2412. There is only one registered accident from that time, during a training exercise a flashgrenade exploded to close to him, a misthrow from a teammate which lead to his facial scars. While he could have them removed he decided that he would keep them as a reminder, and they weren't as severe as they looked at first. 
He served on an observation station near the romulan territory, serving in the security force which consisted of a lot of dry exercises but no real danger came across them. His superior felt that his talents were wasted like that and made it possible that he gets transfered to a recently returned ship, the USS Odyssey, where his talents could be propperly utilized. 
During the flight through the anomaly he was hit by a discharge of exotic energy which knocked him out flat and put him in a comatose state in which he remained for the time being. 
==Appearance==
1.84m tall, 82kg, blue eyes, facial scar from an accident, facial tattoo representing him being on the journey 
==Personality==
Respectful, calm, appears laid back and at times annoyed, but that's a misconception, he just hates waiting till others finish talking since he perceives speech a bit faster, means everyone else sounds slower to him. Understanding and usually tries to help if he is asked, takes some time to warm up to people.
==Psych Evaluation==
He has some troubles with fitting into the social bubble of his surroundings. The federation is a melting pot of civilisations and it takes a long time to adapt to them. He can handle stress without problem, but since a stun grenade exploded too close to his face he sometimes has a tinnitus like sound in his ear for a minute when in combat.
==Medical==
Pal’Aven possesses a variety of physical augmentations. His bones possess a higher density so that they can handle the stress when his augments are active. A thin mesh of nanites over them acts as a bioelectrical amplificator to support his active augments. His muscles possess a higher density for durability and to handle the strength amplification nanites without being torn apart. His skin is denser and harder to cut once his augments are active, when not active the difference between his and human skin is marginal, apart from the cellular density, which is a result of his cells being home to nanites and increased resistances against toxins which work via skin contact. Besides from that he has an allergy towards blueberries, for some reason his adaptive immune system won't configure for them. He starts sneezing when he eats them.
==Other information==
*He is an early riser, accustomed to hardships of space life and a fast learner due to his nomadic upbringing.
*Likes: Cats, fast talkers, people who know what they want before starting a conversation
*Dislikes: long meetings, people who beat around the bushes, blueberries
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