Roderic Altan

Lt. Roderic Altan is the Chief Intelligence Officer on the USS Odyssey.

## Background

Roderic’s childhood was tumultuous, and filled with grief and hardship. A born Romulan-Human hybrid, he had come of age after the fall of Romulan Star Empire. His origins were a mystery to him, as his earliest childhood memories start as his time in the hands of the Orion syndicate. Abuse and bigotry were commonplace, and he learned at a young age that manipulation and violence were paramount to his survival in a dangerous universe. As such, actions like murder and subterfuge had become second nature to him before he had reached manhood.

However, he had always yearned for more.

Eventually, he got his wish.

During a pitched fight for survival between rival factions within the syndicate, a federation starship had intervened due to the presence of certain prohibited material. While securing said material, he was discovered by a Starfleet officer who had taken an interest in him due to his tender age. This officer offered him a way out.

He had initially adjusted to his new environment quite poorly, and his integration into earth society had perhaps been as tumultuous as his early childhood.

However, over time, the kindness of Earth began to erode his reservations, and more so the edicts of the Federation, began to win him over.

This shining pillar of what peace could achieve had become an olive branch that he grasped in his hands.

This knowledge turned into aspiration, and aspiration into a Starfleet career. He summarily joined the academy, where his proficiency in tactical and informational gathering disciplines were noted. While there, he made firm friends, and longtime allies among his class. They had been patient with him when he first joined, and he repaid that patience with guidance when the pressures of the academy had set in.

His Starfleet career thus far has been a mixture of inspired work, and clandestine operations during the iconian war, that many would not have direct access to. Aside from his career, he is an avid reader of history, philosophy, and strategic manuals. He is also a practitioner of several martial arts, including Suus Mahna, Mok’Bara, and several human disciplines. He is currently working on developing his own Fighting System.

## Appearance

Roderic stands at 5’11, and has rather long, neck length hair that is swept back while on duty. He did not inherit the forehead ridges common to his species, but his ears are most certainly romulan.

## Personality

Roderic is generally even tempered, and friendly with his crew mates. While not overly talkative, he does enjoy interacting and conversing with a wide range of individuals. He is a shrewd strategist and vigilant operative who calculates from obscurity. He has a reflexive mistrust of any species with the ability to read minds or emotions. It’s a prejudice that he considers valid.

## Psych Evaluation

A born survivor, Roderic can keep a natural cool in tense situations as emotional impulsiveness and rash decision making would have been a death sentence to him in his youth. It has been observed that he has a slight penchant for cruelty. It has also been noted that he appears to be able to maintain a certain dispassion in the face of traditionally traumatic events. Beneath his seemingly keen nature lies a deep malevolence  that he keeps obscured from the people around him. This duality in his nature tends to compliment his work.

## Medical

He has several biomechanical augmentations that focus on improved strength and reaction time, all of which were implanted during his time with the syndicate.

## Other Information

Likes: Self improvement. Exploration.

Dislikes: Being read by telepaths, pointless restraint.