[OOC] Star Trek : The Journey Continues

[Gunther]

Lieutenant Jabari

Lieutenant Kojo Uhura-Jabari

Character Summary

Name: Kojo Uhura-Jabari
Alias: Kojo, Ko, Lieutenant Jabari, LT
Homeworld: Earth
Race: Human
Age: 29
Rank: Lieutenant
Area of Expertise: Tactical - Helm, Navigation, Weapons & Shields

Description

Height: 71" (181cm)
Weight: 190 Lbs (86.1Kg)
Hair Color: black
Hair Style: short - flattop
Tattoos/scars: 2" scar below left kneecap & 2" scar on upper left back.

Personality

Kojo does not lack for confidence. On occasion people confuse his confidence and aggressive style for arrogance. But they are not wrong, because he can be arrogant at times. He is also professional in his work habits and knows to keep his mouth silent during operations aboard ship. Kojo enjoys both physical and intellectual pursuits. In his free time, Kojo exercises in the workout room, runs on deck two, three or four, reads novels and socializes with other officers in the officer's mess on deck two.

Positive Traits

Physically strong
Intelligent
Disciplined
Pays attention to detail

Negative Traits

Arrogant
Insensitive
Possessive

History

Kojo Uhura-Jabari was born to Nyota Uhura, Commander (Retired) and Amadi Jabari, Admiral (Retired) in Monrovia, Liberia, The United States of Africa on February 8, 2266. Young Kojo was raised by relatives as his Starfleet parents were frequently deployed to distant locations in the known universe. Although he questioned his parent's intentions, to himself and to his family, he lived a happy and loving life on earth.

When it was his time to choose a path, he followed his parents, enrolling in Starfleet. He was torn between tactical and security, but felt he had better chance of advancement by pursuing the tactical course of study. He learned everything he could about flying star ships, the schematics and operations of various phasers, photon torpedoes, sensor arrays and navigational charts. He thoroughly enjoyed his course study, putting himself into everything he studied.

As a young man, he trained in taekwondo earning a first dan at age 12. As a young teen, he had the opportunity to train in both Muay Thai and Brazilian Ju-jitsu. Kojo has always been attracted to physical pursuits. Later in his teen years, he included Krav Maga which is a hybrid martial art form employing techniques from BJJ, taekwondo and Muay Thai. In his last three years of secondary education he trained in Kenjutsu or the Japanese form of bladed combat. He fights very well with the Japanese curved sword, Katana and Wakizashi.

After graduating from Starfleet Academy, Kojo was posted aboard the USS Majestic, a Miranda-Class medium Cruiser as its Helmsman. He served in this capacity for four years. Upon receiving a promotion to full Lieutenant, he was reassigned to the USS Tricyion, as ship's helmsman.

Abilities

Strengths

Piloting
Tactical
Shooting
Hand to Hand Combat (Krav Maga, Muay Thai, BJJ & taekwondo)
Bladed weapons (Kenjutsu)

Weaknesses

Medical
Engineering
Diplomacy-Negotiations

[Cyrania]

@Gunther

I think he'll work out well. I see that you took inspiration from Sulu.

And it looks like T'Plior will be the "diplomat" by default if only for the fact that's she's the only level-headed one and she's not weak in diplomacy.

[BlueSky44]

@Gunther

Nice character! Send him over to the Characters tab.

Also, is it really that suprising that the Doctor is going to be the level headed one? I didn't put diplomacy down as a strength or weakness since I didn't want her to be the best at it, but can do it if necessary.

[Cyrania]

Though obviously, Tetra is not going to like being diplomatic because of her temper. T'Plior is more ambivalent and while not an expert, she can stay even tempered throughout the process.

[RumikoOhara]

I made Rachel with a weakness in diplomacy to reflect her lack of a personal opinion filter. It's one of those area she needs to work on if she ever wants to be a ship's Captain

[Cyrania]

I understand that. Just something I realized about how the ship crew will fit together. That and that Gunther's character will probably be the token male of our game unless Soviet does a male security chief.

[RumikoOhara]

LOL

"Girl Power!"

[Gunther]

I did not look at other characters when I chose a lack of diplomacy/negotiations as one of Kojo's weaknesses. If I had known, I may have left that out and chose something else.

[Gunther]

Can I get a rank for a Tellarite Engineer? You asked for other races. How about an argumentative dwarf?

[DepressedSoviet]

@BlueSky44Here's my character, a Vulcan Security Chief. Hopefully he doesn't come across as a Tuvok knockoff.

Chistrov

Character Summary

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Name: Chistrov
Alias: Lieutenant, Lieutenant Chistrov, Security Chief
Homeworld: Vulcan
Race: Vulcan
Age: 35
Rank: Lieutenant
Area of Expertise: Security

Description

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Height: 1.8m (5ft 11in
Weight: 89.35kg (197lbs)
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Hair Style: Close-cropped, regulation length.
Tattoos/scars: None

Personality

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• Negotiator - As the Security Chief, Chistrov is focused on the ship’s security. As a Vulcan, he believes the best way to ensure the ship stays safe is to not fight at all.
• Stickler for Rules - As Security, Chistrov is in charge of watching for contraband items, rules violations, and the like. He runs a ‘tight ship’ so to speak, being very strict on the rules.
• Emotionless - He is an avid follower of Vulcan philosophy, and as such focuses hard on being as emotionless and logical as possible.

History

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Born on the planet Vulcan, Chistrov was initially raised to be a Vulcan Ambassador. He was taught the Vulcan philosophy, how to communicate with new species and initiate first contact, and how to negotiate between hostile parties. However, as he grew older, he became fascinated with Starfleet, greatly intrigued with the aspects of deep space exploration and long-distance journeys. When he came of age, he chose to join Starfleet instead of becoming the ambassador we was intended to be. While in preliminary training, he grew interested in the aspects of ship security, ensuring the safety of the ship and its crew through both hostility and peace. He would graduate in the top 10% of his class, and go on to act as a full security officer, eventually gaining the position of security chief aboard the USS Tricyion

LIGHTGREEN, I CHOOSE YOU!

Abilities

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Strengths

• Melee and Unarmed Combat
• Ranged Combat
• Negotiating

Weaknesses

• Sciences
• Engineering
• Breaking Rules or Regulations.

[BlueSky44]

@DepressedSoviet

Alright, pop him over to the Characters tab.

@Gunther

Lieutenant Junior Grade, and that works for me

[DepressedSoviet]

@BlueSky44Are there any important crew positions left to fill? Because I was thinking of making a second character as well, but I wanted to know if there was any specific role I should fill first.

[BlueSky44]

@DepressedSoviet

As of this moment, the only actual Science Officer we have is the Andorian I made who is only an Ensign, so that would probably be the most useful.

There is also more spots available on the bridge, well, more of several but a few of the positions (Chief Engineer, Chief Science Officer, Security etc.) who also can do jobs on the bridge.

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(*cough cough* the Commander position is also still open too to anyone who wants it, or we could fill it later, it isn't needed for the RP to start)

[Cyrania]

Don't forget communications officer.

[DepressedSoviet]

@BlueSky44Could I get the rank for a communications officer, please? I have an idea for one.

[BlueSky44]

Alright then, you are officially the communications officer

[BlueSky44]

@DepressedSoviet

Your rank is Lieutenant by the way.

[Gunther]

LtJG Gavi

Lieutenant JG Gavi

Character Summary

Name: Gavi
Alias: Ziv, Lieutenant Gavi, Zivi
Homeworld: Tellar Prime
Race: Tellarite
Age: 31
Rank: Lieutenant Junior Grade
Area of Expertise: Engineering

Description

Height: 58.5" (149 cm)
Weight: 132 Lbs (60 Kg)
Hair Color: Long
Hair Style: Long with a ponytail
Tattoos/scars: None

Like all Tellarites, Gavi has a distinctive pig-like snout and appears to be hairy. Although Gavi prefers a neater appearance than many of his race. His beard is always neatly trimmed and he keeps his hair tucked into a neat pony tail. Tellarites may have anywhere from three to five digits on each hand, Gavi has five like most humans. Gavi wears a computer-assisted monocle over his left eye. He was born with a diminished visual acuity in the left eye. He could not distinguish lights and colors properly. The Monocle assists him in seeing the entire light spectrum including the capacity to view gamma rays, X-rays, Ultra-Violet Rays, Infrared Rays, Radar and even radio and video waves.

Personality

Humans find Gavi difficult to get to know because he thoroughly enjoys arguing. In the Tellarite culture, arguing, which could be synonymous with debating is a national pastime. All Tellarites enjoy a good argument. It is not of interest to win an argument, simply to be engaged in one. He means no disrespect or mental torture. He prefers to begin an argument with insults or complaints. These complaints may be general in nature or they may be personal to the individual he is addressing.

Positive

Intelligent
Well-organized thinker
Confident
Sensitive to others
Intuitive

Negative

Pugnacious
Abrasive
Cowardly
Occasionally produces an offensive odor

History

Gavi was born on the Tellarite homeworld known as Tellar Prime in 2263. Both parents worked at the planetary science observatory and wrote lengthy articles and tomes about the known universe and postulated as to the unknown. Many of their theories have been proven accurate by the findings of Starfleet. Gavi's parents gave him the nickname "Ziv" when he was young. It simply means inquisitive one because like most children he asked a lot of questions. But for Gavi, there was no end to his questions.

When Gavi was a teenager, he was admitted to the Vulcan Science Academy. It was discovered he had an unusual gift for science. He has always excelled in Engineering, Astro-Physics, Chemistry and Geology. He prefers the physical science over natural or biological science. He left the Academy on Vulcan when he was 25 and transferred to the StarFleet Academy. He graduated near the top of his class in Engineering and was immediately assigned to the USS Tricyion as an Ensign in the Engineering Department. He has been working with Lieutenant Commander Robin for the past three years and was promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade only two months ago.

Gavi enjoys working with Commander Robin and the two enjoy fun banter of hurling insults at one another. In reality, Gavi has the utmost respect for his superior and would do anything for her.

Abilities

Strengths

Engineering
Astro-physics
Chemistry
Geology

Weaknesses

Physically weak
Shies away from combat
Piloting
Leadership

[DepressedSoviet]

Lieutenant James Roberts

Character Summary

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Name: James Roberts
Alias: Those who know him from his days on the cargo ship call him “Jimmy” or “Jim", depending on how old he was when they met him
Homeworld: N/A, born aboard the cargo ship S.S. Queensland
Race: Human
Age: 30
Rank: Lieutenant
Area of Expertise (engineer, medical, etc...): Communications, Xenolinguistics

Description

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Height: 1.82m (6ft)
Weight: 90.7kg (200lbs)
Hair Color: Brown
Hair Style: Slightly disheveled, but trimmed.
Tattoos/scars: N/A

Personality

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James is a very friendly, kind man, willing and eager to make friends with anyone and everyone, even if they don’t want to. This causes him to have trouble telling when people are ready to end a conversation, don’t want him around at the moment, or just plain don’t like him. He enjoys discovering new races and learning their languages, seeing new ones as puzzles to solve. He’s also great at masking negative emotions behind a kind and jovial face, which can sometimes make it hard for him to express these negative feelings to someone else.

History

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Born in space aboard the cargo ship S.S. Queensland, James worked as a crewmember as soon as he was old enough to walk and talk. He always enjoyed meeting new aliens at port and as new crewmembers, talking to them greatly, and taking interest in how they spoke back. However, life aboard the cargo vessel just wasn’t enough for James, who left for Earth and Starfleet academy once he came of age. In training, he put his interests to good use, becoming a communications and xenolinguistics expert, taking pride in his abilities. After graduation, he served first as an ensign aboard the U.S.S. Divergence, a Miranda class vessel, as a 3rd shift Comms. Officer. This position was nice to him, but he eventually received an indictment and transfer to a starbase after the captain discovered he was running a weekly poker game without his permission(The captain was just jealous James didn’t invite him). Eventually, James would make Lieutenant rank, and be reposted to a starship, the U.S.S. Tricyion.

GOLD!

Abilities

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Strengths:

• Communications - James is skilled at operating the communications equipment for most Starfleet vessels, including shuttles.
• Xenolinguistics - James is skilled at speaking, translating, and learning new languages.
• James is also a great poker player, and loves hosting games when off-duty(With the captain’s permission of course)

Weaknesses

• Combat
• Medical
• Science

[RumikoOhara]

LOL

@DepressedSoviet

I can see that Rachel will have a Gambling Partner in Robert