ORIGINS: Sohte: Difference between revisions

One ship Sohte found himself on was a specialized transport, ferrying live animals from Earth to colonies.  He met a human named Esteban Morales, the foreman of the A-Zone ranch on Earth.  The A-Zone specialized in exotic horses and special breeds.  Sohte was invited by Esteban to work at the A-Zone on Earth for a season or two.

heard Starfleet had mustered the entire available fleet to fight for his world, he was stunned.  Vulcan, which had shunned humans, treated them as second-class citizens and continued to think itself superior had been defended by the very people it had scorned for so long.

the cynicism that drove him to leave Vulcan in the first place.  Sohte applied for a place in Starfleet.

The Vulcan interim government opposed his application and asked that he not be allowed to join Starfleet.  Starfleet was asked to send him, with all due haste,

to help restore the priesthood and the mystic traditions and teach the next generation.

During his second year at the Academy, Sohte took three weeks of emergency leave, citing personal and medical reasons to deal with pon farr - though he chose to respect the privacy taboo and did not speak of it to his fellow cadets or his instructors and superiors.  (Sohte, himself, is not ashamed of pon farr, but knows other Vulcans are, and respected their privacy by not revealing this secret.)  He even requested intevention by the Vulcan consulate, who, surprisingly, agreed.  Sohte has never spoken of what happened during those three weeks.

Sohte was a member of the Academy's unarmed combat team, the archery team and the marksmanship team and placed very highly in almost every competition.  He made friends easily at the Academy (as he had during his vagabond phase) and was well-liked and well-respected by his classmates.  He got a reputation for being an excellent listener, giving good advice, and being someone that could be counted on to keep secrets, not judge, and help out when he could.  He freely answered questions about Vulcan, and often taught meditation and martial arts classes in his free time.  Sohte continued his interest in cooking and often cooked for large(ish) groups of students during study meetings, finals prep and other occasions.  He provided his services as a tutor - and had to find a tutor to pass Astrophysics.

He graduated in 2261, 3rd in his class.  His training cruise was aboard the USS COPERNICUS NCC 623 and was uneventful.  Due to his extensive interstellar experience, Sohte was given the rank of Lieutenant and assigned to the USS HOOD NCC 1703 as the Chief of Security.

"Sohte is in excellent physical shape.  Though he has scars from his years abroad, there is nothing that would impair him.  His ability to suppress pain and forego sleep put a strain on his body, but he is very adept at handling this.  His blood type is very rare, so I have cautioned him to donate regularly on whatever ship he serves on."

Sohte sees himself as an eternal student and as a warrior poet.  He was a controversial figure on Vulcan and has survivor's guilt he has not dealt with in regards to his leaving Vulcan.  His rejection by Vulcans has left him somewhat cynical, though he is careful to hide it.  He is skilled at reading people and skilled at dealing with people.  Unlike many Vulcans, he does not shy from social interaction or experience.  If any Vulcan could be considered a 'people person,' it would be Sohte.

He is still very much a priest at heart, though he is loathe to admit it and often provides an ear, a shoulder and advice to those who need it, and frequently finds himself in the role of advisor and confessor to most of his social group - and many outside it.  While he does not seek such a role out, he is eager for it when it is thrust upon him.   

Sohte is very open-minded and non-judgemental, preferring to draw conclusions through observation and analysis.  He is very calm natured, but somewhat restless.  I feel he will make an excellent Starfleet officer.