Doctor Zinoviy Aranov

## **Physical Appearance**

Due to his El-Aurian
Biology, Aranov looks like he is a thirty-something human. He is muscled,
clean-shaven and calm eyed. In 2305, he nearly got blown up by Klingon pirates
during firefight aboard a freighter. The incident left him with severe burns to
his face. Over the years, these have slowly (been) healed, until only a
Y-shaped scar on his left cheek remained.

## **History**

 Yaron and Helena Aranov - two El-Aurian refugees - on Earth. His mother wrote
 Holo-novels for a living, while his father was a Medic aboard the SS Caesar.
 (A passenger liner serving the Sol System.)
 The first ten years of Z's - as his friends called him - childhood were very
 unremarkable. Then - for his eleventh birthday - his father took him for a tour
 of the Caesar. It impressed him and the next day he decided he wanted to join
 Starfleet and see the galaxy.
 His parents supported him and arranged for a series of tests to see which
 department he liked the best. It didn't take Z long to decide that he wanted
 to become a nurse. For the next five years, Zinoviy devoted himself towards
 that goal. And at age sixteen, he joined Starfleet. He graduated second in
 his class.
 And thus began Z's long Starfleet career. But it nearly ended five years
 later. The USS Oregon (NCC-7100) rode to the aid of the SS Moya - a
 Federation Freighter - which was being attacked by a Klingon Pirate ship. The
 Oregon send over an away team, which engaged the pirates in combat and drove
 them away. Aranov went along to treat the wounded Moya crewmembers and was
 nearly killed.
 Over the years, Zinoviy climbed the ranks to become a Master Chief Petty
 Officer. He also managed to earn several doctorates, despite being an
 enlisted man. During the Dominion War, Z was selected to become an officer.
 He graduated with high marks.
 In the 2380's, Zinoviy met a female Romulan diplomat called Fabia Valerius.
 They fell in love and had a child, Marcus. When Marcus was seven, Fabia
 contracted a disease and died. Zinoviy raised Marcus - who took his mother's
 last name in her honor - alone after that.
 In 2399, Z transferred to the USS Valkyrie. (Marcus joined him there, working
 as proprietor of Guido's.) In early 2400, he has finished training to become
 a pediatrician. (His fifth doctorate.) After the destruction of the Valkyrie,
 he was re-assigned to Pandora Station. In 2401, he was asked by Captain Denise Syral to become Chief Medical Officer of Starbase 111 and accepted.

**Time-line:*** 2284.01.01: Born on Earth.
* 2295.01.01: Tours SS Caesar
* 2300.01.01: Joins Starfleet
* 2300.07.01: Promoted to Crewman Apprentice
* 2300.07.05: Assigned to USS Oregon
* 2301.02.01: Promoted to Crewman
* 2305.07.23: Nearly killed aboard SS Moya
* 2305.08.01: Transferred to USS Revere (NCC-2887)
* 2306.01.01: Promoted to Petty Officer 3rd class
* 2307.04.02: Transferred to USS Hathaway (NCC-2593)
* 2310.12.22: Promoted to Petty Officer 2nd class
* 2315.07.09: Promoted to Petty Officer 1st class
* 2320.01.18: Transferred to USS Nightwing (NCC-8342)
* 2323.09.15: Promoted to Chief Petty Officer
* 2324.06.19: Sister Ophelia born
* 2329.12.01: Promoted to Senior Chief Petty Officer
* 2333.07.05: Transferred to USS Antares
* 2334.12.08: Promoted to Master Chief Petty Officer
* 2340.01.09: Transferred to USS Hathaway (NCC-2593)
* 2363.06.07: Transferred to USS White Sands (NAR-0002)
* 2370.08.02: Transferred to USS Mayflower
* 2374.12.08: Promoted to Ensign
* 2377.04.03: Transferred to USS Veracruz (NCC-30352)
* 2381.06.17: Son Marcus born
* 2386.01.01: Transferred to Starbase 6
* 2388.12.07: Wife Fabia dies.
* 2390.04.08: Transferred to Starbase 12
* 2395.01.01: Transferred to USS White Sands (NAR-0002)
* 2399.01.01: Joins the crew of the Valkyrie
* 2399.01.17: Temporarily loaned to base on Delta Vega.
* 2399.08.26: Returns to Valkyrie
* 2400.01.15: USS Valkyrie destroyed.
* 2400.03.20: Arrives on Pandora Station.
* May 2401: Transfers from Pandora to Starbase 111 to become CMO.

## **Physiological Profile**

A calm, friendly man. Due
to his long service in Starfleet, Zinoviy has developed a 'thick skin'. He does
not anger easily and is very patient.

Aranov is tends to think things through he acts, but - in an emergency - is
also capable of making snap decisions. Similarly, he usual follows protocol,
but can abandon it when necessary.

## **Specialties and Skills**

**Positive:** Besides being a
fully skilled male nurse, Zinoviy also has several doctorates, which are:

1. Dentistry
2. Forensic Psychology
3. Medical Examiner
4. Pediatrics
5. Veterinarian Medicine

**Negative**: Piloting. Despite multiple attempts in his early years in Starfleet,
Zinoviy couldn't fly a shuttle if his life depended on it.

## **Hobbies**

Writing Holo-novels. Over
the years, Zinoviy has written over twenty-seven novels. All the novels were
published under the alias of Riley Anders.