Renakir tr'Torre'vnau

Awkward and clumsy with words, Renakir struggles to express his feelings with others. He hates sunlight and bright lights and avoids them at all costs. Just like a true Romulan, he is initially distrusting of others and thus is terrible at first impressions. He is highly introverted and is only beginning to be more confident with himself.

## Appearance

Renakir stands at 195cm (6ft 5in) and has grey skin with green undertones. He has broad shoulders and a muscular build as a result of his training in MMA and intensive exercise.

As is typical of his species, he has pointed ears that are thinner at top, giving them a floppy appearance. He has slanted eyebrows and prominent forehead ridges. Internally, he has organs of a Reman arranged like a Romulan. He has light sensitive eyes and his core body temperature is lower than that of a full blooded Romulan. He is most comfortable in the cold and is uncomfortable at temperatures above 10C. To help with his light sensitivity, he must wear sunglasses at all times.

He has light silver eyes, a Torre’vnau family trait, and well defined muscles. He also has sharp teeth and naturally straight black hair that he keeps in a short undercut with a long fringe.

Off duty, Renakir likes to wear as little clothing as possible to combat the M-Class heat and hates humidity. He loves streetwear like snapbacks, shorts with many belts and chains, and t-shirts.

## Early Life

### Age 0-5: 2382 - 2387

Renakir was born in secret to a Romulan father and Reman mother in 2382 in Biscae village on Remus. His father was part of a well known Romulan house and a diplomat and his mother was a resistance sympathiser he met when on Remus. He was raised by his mother and her Reman family and given the name ‘Renakir’ by his uncle Tiravurik. Both his parents hoped for Romulans and Remans to make peace. There was a lot of fighting and turmoil on Remus at this time, trauma that Renakir would block out later in life. Renakir stayed on Remus under the care of his Reman family until Xiomek brokered peace between the Romulans and Remans to grant all Remans Romulan citizenship. Renakir’s Reman family was heading to Cretaris, but his mother knew that there would be no place to raise a child. She sought out Renakir’s Romulan father to hand over their son. Cerrub had no idea Renakir even existed until this moment, but took responsibility for him immediately and promised Jianux he would care for their son until the two races could coexist together. Unfortunately Renakir nor Cerrub would see Jianux ever again as she ends up dying on the way to Cretaris.

### Age 5-18: 2387 - 2400

After the Supernova, Renakir was taken to Rator III with his Romulan family. Unable to speak a single word of Rihannsu, Renakir relied heavily on the help of his Romulan older brother, Rai, to translate for him. Renakir’s father chose Rator III because he wanted to help rebuild instead of seeking aid with the Vulcans. He disliked their way of life and more importantly wanted to give his son a fully Romulan upbringing. Renakir’s older brother wanted to enlist in the Romulan military, but before he left he haned over the title of “Heir of House (Eri'hfirh)” to him.

Renakir’s father continued his diplomatic activities and helped sway the government to being more open to the UFP. He was still in support of making peace with the Remans, although his opinion was not shared by many. Renakir was raised as any other Romulan child, and used his Romulan name Solait. Just like other Romulan children, he already had a wife promised to him arranged by his father. She was the daughter of a like-minded Romulan family who also believed in the cooperation between the Romulans and Remans.

Rator III was difficult as Renakir’s only wish was to be able to live peacefully as a mixed child, but he was forced to hide his Reman heritage.Renakir’s father taught him about diplomacy and politics. His father wanted him to follow in his footsteps, but Renakir never felt like he would be accepted into the Romulan government with his mixed background. Although Renakir was interested in politics, he did not want a job that would put him under bright lights all the time. A true Reman child, his dream job would be something a little more low key and in the dark.

## Why Starfleet

He met a few Starfleet officers who came and went on Rator III and their kindness towards him made him hopeful that there was a future for a mixed child somewhere in the galaxy. Renakir did a lot of research and spoke to a lot of officers about Starfleet and knew that if he wanted to join Starfleet he would not only need a sponsorship from an officer, but he would also need to pass the exam.

Renakir studied tirelessly for the exams, in particular he knew he had to make a good impression in the interview. He studied French culture and language, hoping to impress the interviewer with his deep knowledge of earth. He was able to get a sponsorship from one of the officers who was working with the Free State at the Borg Reclamation Site and when he went into the interview, he stunned the interviewer with his very fluent French skills. Renakir landed a spot in Starfleet Academy at the age of 18 and headed off to Marseille, France.

## Life at the Academy

Renakir struggled in the Academy at first when he was hit with culture shock. Although he already spoke a lot of French and did research ahead of time, it was difficult being a Romulan/Reman who had never known anything outside of Romulan space. In the first couple years of the Academy, he made very few friends and threw himself into his studies. He knew that if he did poorly, he would have to return to Romulan space and he knew he had no future as long as the Tal Shiar was still in power on Rator III. He had regular communiucations with his father as well, which helped him with his homesickness.

Renakir eventually found a good group of friends to hang out with. They were from a place called Guilin, China, which was covered in forests and lots of shade. They invited him to spend holidays together in their quiet forest and Renakir enjoyed the silence. He never truly opened up to them though, as he always had a feeling they pitied him being a Romulan on Earth. Still, his time in the academy was peaceful. His friends thought he was incredibly cool, but he was convinced they just kept him around because they wanted to stare at his ears or something. The beginnings of his imposter syndrome began to show at this time. His human friends genuinely liked him and considered him part of their group, but he kept them at a distance.

In his third year, he chose to go into OPS because of his natural skills at mathematics and computing. He did not want a job that would bring him any attention, which is why he chose OPS. He liked working in the shadows and liked the versitility of OPS. He was good at engineering and problem solving, which made him a perfect fit for the division. He worked extremely hard and ended up graduating with honours.

## Previous Postings

### USS Polaris: 2404 - 2408

Renakir’s first assignment was as a transport officer on the Polaris-class USS Polaris. The ship was a science vessel that mainly focused on scientific surveys of the alpha quadrant. Renakir did not make many friends during his time on the ship, but he did enjoy exploring around the galaxy. He assisted his senior officers on improving the ship’s turbolifts and helped develop a way to transport dangerous chemicals and objects. He stayed on the ship for a total of four years before he was contacted by his father about joining the Romulan Republic. He decided to request a transfer to a location closer to Romulan space and in the meantime he left the Polaris and caught a transport to Romulan space to help his father get in contact with his Reman family.

### Romulan Flotilla (As a civilian): 2408 - 2409

Renakir spent a little under a year at the Romulan Flotilla with his father and Reman family. He applied for a leave of absence from Starfleet in order to help his family. His father suggested he transfer factions to the Romulan Republic so that her could stay close, but Renakir was insistent that Starfleet was where he was meant to be. He also met his older brother for the first time since he had left for the Free State Navy.

In 2409 is when he decided it was time to return to Starfleet. As much as he loved his family, he didn’t feel fully welcome in Romulan space and wanted to go back to exploring. He contacted Starfleet and they gave him a new assignment on a ship.

### USS Sagittarius : 2409 - 2412

Renakir was assigned to the USS Sagittarius at the end of 2409, right before the Iconian War. He was excited to be back on a ship and serving Starfleet as a transport officer. The beginnings of his post on the ship were relatively calm with the ship focused on patrolling the borders of Romulan space and suppiorting the newly formed Republic as Federation allies.

It was in 2410 that the Iconian War broke out and Renakir had to fight in the Battle of New Romulus. He worked hard to keep the turoblifts and transporters working throughout the conflict and had no big acts of heroism– however Renakir’s family praised him for his bravery. Renakir assisted many of his crew getting out of tough situations whilst trying to keep the ship together during the conflict. He repaired turbolifts and helped beam injured people to sick bay.

At the end of the conflict, Renakir returned to his family on New Romulus where the Torre’vnau house had relocated. After a nice reunion with his family, he asked to be stationed somewhere close to home and Starbase 777 was an easy choice as it was on the border of Romulan and Klingon spaces. His father thought this would also be a good posting for him as he could show other Remans that they can also be successful in Starfleet. By this point, Renakir’s family was fully behind him serving Starfleet and even his older brother agreed with his decision.

### Starbase 777: 2412 - present

Renakir is currently stationed on Starbase 777 serving as a transport officer.