Itea Jace

**Itea Jace** is a Bajoran female from Dahkur Province, Jace along with her two sisters were apart of the Icar Resistance cell.

## History

Jace was born during the Cardassian Occupation of Bajor era.

At a young age her parents and her escaped a Camp and ended up in the Icar Cell where her parents became major parts of the Cell, her Father being a excellent farmer and cook and her Mother a Doctor they played major roles in the Cell, Eventually Jace along with her two sisters became active in the Cell as well.

Jace was involved in armed actions against enemy convoys and surprise base attacks and against enemy detachments, acts of sabotages etc.

Jace at the age of 14 in 2364 was captured by the Cardassian' s and they suspected to be among the ranks of the Icar Resistance Cell by a prominent Cardassian general, *Gul* Trelar. To this end, Jace was brought to Terok Nor by Security Chief Odo on suspicion of terrorism. Jace escaped the Station thanks the Icar Cell and the Sacrifice of both her parents.

In 2366 Jace survived the  Kendra Valley Massacre and was taken prisoner in a Cardassian Camp, she was then Transferred to Gul Trelar again whom kept her as his personal slave until she escaped 14 months later.

Once the Occupation was over Jace stayed on Bajor until her Sister was of age and they both joined Starfleet together just as their older sister Nalia had already did, Jace joined the Marines while Cidore decided she wanted to join Starfleet Security.

## Starfleet Career

Jace graduated from the 5 Month Marine Basic Training and Advanced Training and was assigned to Starbase 47 with the 4th Marine Division where she served for the first 2 years of her Career.

When the Dominion War broke out Jace was reassigned to Starbase 310 and to the 8th Marine Division. During the War the 8th saw the most combat of any Marine Division in Starfleet and Jace was on the front lines for all of it.

During this time period is when Jace met another Marine Master Gunnery Sergeant Kole Inrell and the two developed a bond, They were fast friends and Jace respected Koles leadership and his skills as a Soldier and survivor, often times reminding him that if he had been on Bajor with her and the rest of the Resistances he could have turned the tides against the Cardassian' s faster.

The two eventually became more then friends and first became lovers, then began a relationship that would define each others lives.

The War raged on and the two remained together both professionally and personally and became a very good team.

The Last Three months of the War became even more interesting as Jace Sister Nalia a Starfleet Doctor was assigned to their Marine Regiment and Jace feared for her sister's life as she was not as well trained to be in this active combat zones.

Jace was also shocked to find out during this time that her boyfriend had a short lived sexual relationship with her sister, while initially shocked and upset she forgave him as he had no idea they were related, and he only had known Nalia by her first name at the time.

### After The War

Once the War was over, Jace focused on moving up in rank, her original Goal was the achieve Master Gunnery Sergeant but now she believes she can achieve more and has included achieving Officer rank.

### Deep Space 9

With the Announcement in early 2380 that Deep Space 9(II) would now be the home of a new Marine Division and with it being so close to her home planet Jace took the opportunity and the promotion to move to DS9.

## Skills and abilities

Itea was a resistance fighter; having fought for her people's freedom from the Cardassians since she was a young girl. Because of extensive experience with the resistance movement; she was an expert in guerilla warfare tactics such as ambushes, setting up booby traps and close quarters combat and hand-to-hand fighting.

She is talented Marine who can effectively command and lead others; having been in charge of Several Marine operations and Missions. She was also an able tactical thinker and planner with a knack for creative problem solving; having provided valuable insights, analysis and solutions to many of the problems she faced.

In battle, she is even a very skillful in Hand to Hand combat, as well extremely deadly with her phaser.

## Personal Life

### Family-

Von-Jace Father, they were very close as Von was with all his daughters, Jace and Von shared a Love for Alvas and having a fresh glass of Kava juice which both splurges were had to come by during the Occupation.

Pel-Jace Mother, she raised her girls often without the resources to barely survive, Pel was very resourceful and the girls never felt like they lived without. Pel also taught the girls Basic's of surviving and along with Von developed each girl to find particular skills they could help grow. Jace found she was skilled at Hunting, Surviving and had the moto skills and memory to learn complex fighting style.

Nalia-Jace Oldest Sister, while Nalia was several years older she and Jace were very close until Nalia decided to leave Bajor in 2362 and join the Federation. Jace did not see her sister again until 2369 when the Occupation ended, by then Jace did not want to see her sister, as she felt like she abandoned them on Bajor.

Cidore-Jace youngest Sister, Jace raised her as Cidore was only 6 when their parents died, Jace took care of her and even brought her to Earth when she went for training. Cidore stayed on Bajor with family friends during the War and once the war was over moved back with Jace on Starbase 310 until Cidore decided to join Starfleet 4 years ago.

### Romance-

Kole Inrell- Kole and Jace met when Jace was assigned to his Company in 2373 eventually they became friends and by late 2374 they were in a romantic relationship. Jace considers Kole the love of her life and wishes to Marry soon.

## Personality

Jace is optimistic and masters the resilience to overcome many setbacks. Thanks to her gift for self expression, she can be the life of the party, and the center of attention. When used constructively, Jace's talent for self expression can be a great inspiration force in the world, uplifting others, and bringing much success and happiness to her

Even though Jace is from a place that’s maybe not as modern as the rest of the Galaxy, Jace is super open to new experiences. She may be traditional in some aspects especially to her Religion, but she’s certainly been willing to try out new and unfamiliar experiences and things.