Vuran Meiru

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ENS Vuran Meiru, Chief Engineering Officer USS AMBERJACK NCC-23219

ENS. Vuran Meiru
ENG, USS AMBERJACK

Played by: Eric Rzeszut

I. Personal Data
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Surname: Vuran
Given Name: Meiru (pronounced "MAY-roo")
Current Rank: Ensign (O-1)
Current Billet: Chief Engineering Officer, USS AMBERJACK

Species: Bajoran (50%); Terran (50%)
Gender: Female
Age: 27 Terran Standard Years
Date of Birth: 5 August 2394
Place of Birth: Ilvia, Rakantha Province, Bajor

Father: CAPT Vuran Tonar, Bajoran Militia
Mother: Dr. Vuran Miriam, UFP Redevelopment Agency, Bajor
Siblings: LT Vuran Limor, Bajoran Militia (born 2399)
Vuran Leah, Bajoran Academy of Science (born 2403)
Spouse: None
Children: None

Height: 167.2 cm
Weight: 55.7 kg
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Red
Complexion: Medium Olive
Blood Type: Terran O+ / Bajoran X2+
Vision: 20/15 (post corrective surgery)
Religion: Terran Jewish
Citizenship: Bajor (B'hava'el VII), United Federation of Planets
Languages Spoken: Terran Standard (first language); Bajoran (fluent);
Terran Hebrew (moderate)

II. Educational Background
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Academic Institutions Attended:
-- Ilvia Regional Academy, Bajor, class of 2410
-- Starfleet Academy (Bachelor of Science, Engineering), class of 2421

Service Schools Attended:
-- Rakantha Military Institute, Bajor (2410-13)
-- Starfleet Space Warfare Officer School

Qualifications:
-- Engineering [level: proficient]
-- Security [level: acceptable]
-- Navigation [level: marginal]

Starfleet Academy Record:
Class Rank: 88/285
Honors: Commandant's List, three semesters
Academic Major: Electrical/Computer Engineering
Commendations: 1
Reprimands: 3
Athletics: Soccer (varsity letter)
Activities: Elected to Cadet Council, third class

III. Biographical Notes:
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Chronology (tabular form):
0-16: Lived with parents, attended Ilvia Regional Academy.
16-19: Attended Rakantha Military Institute, Bajor.
19-22: Performed compulsory service in Bajoran Militia.
23-27: Attended Starfleet Academy.
27: Attended Space Warfare Officer School.

Background Summary:

Vuran Meiru grew up in the suburbs of the Bajoran metropolis Ilvia. Her
mother is an Terran botanist from Israel who came to Bajor in the 2390s
to help with the redevelopment of areas of the planet devastated
during the Cardassian Occupation. What was intended to only be a
two-year assignment became permanent after Meiru's mother met her father
Tonar, a career officer in the Bajoran Militia.

It was Tonar's desire that Meiru follow in his footsteps, and Meiru
managed to gain admission to the Rakantha Military Institute, the
premier training facility for Bajoran officers. Meiru spent most of
her compulsory three years of service following graduation from the
Institute guarding a variety of sensitive Bajoran installations such as
power plants and military bases. She also spent a three-month term
assigned to the Bajoran security force stationed at Deep Space 9, and
this was her first introduction to Starfleet. After talking with some
of the Starfleet officers on DS9, Meiru realized she wanted to join, and
she enrolled in Starfleet Academy when her Bajoran service was complete.

Bajorans and Israelis alike are known for their fierce passions and
volatile tempers, and Meiru has inherited these traits from both of her
parents. The strict discipline of Starfleet Academy required some major
adjustments on her part, adjustments she was barely able to make.
Indeed, after receiving three reprimands during her plebe year, Meiru
was nearly expelled from the Academy. She began to settle down a bit
during her second and third years, and really came into her own during
her final year of study.

Native Israelis have a Hebrew word for themselves: "sabra," which is a
type of cactus, prickly on the outside but soft and sweet on the inside.
This term can easily be applied to Bajorans as well, and it fits Vuran
Meiru to a tee. She would do anything for her close friends and family,
and makes friends fairly easily -- but if you should cross her, watch
out for that prickly exterior!!

IV. Official Starfleet Record:
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Chronology:
170701 Entered Starfleet Academy
211201 Graduated Starfleet Academy
211201 Comissioned as Ensign (O-1)
220110 Assigned to Space Warfare Officers School
220415 Graduated Space Warfare Officers School

Medals/Commendations:
None

Previous Military Service (non-Starfleet):
140515 Commissioned as Ensign, Bajoran Militia
151210 Promoted to Lieutenant (junior grade), Bajoran Militia
170430 Resigned commission, Bajoran Militia

V. Psychological Profile:
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"Ensign Vuran seems to be a well-adjusted young woman ready for the
trials of a Starfleet career. Due to her previous military service
on Bajor, she is somewhat older than the 'traditional' Starfleet
Academy graduate. However, I do not expect this to negatively affect
her performance."

"I've read the reports from her fourth-class year, and know the
circumstances which lead to her three reprimands and near-expulsion.
I have to say, without reading those reports, I would never have known
that this young woman could be so undisciplined. Whatever happened
between her plebe year and the present, she appears to have learned to
control the wild emotional reactions that nearly ruined her Starfleet
career."
-- Dr. Susan Lowenstein, Counselor, Starfleet Academy

VI. Non-RPG Information:
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As is the custom among Bajorans, the surname comes first, the given name
is listed second. So, with fellow officers who don't know her very
well, the appropriate address is "Ensign Vuran." With friends and
family, she is addressed as "Meiru."

Meiru's physical appearance is a blend of her two cultures. She has the
ridged upper nose typical to the Bajorans, but much less prominently
than full-blooded members of that race. Her hair is reddish brown,
chestnut in bright light. Her eyes are deep brown, almost black. Her
complexion is the medium olive color typical to Terrans from the Middle
East region.

Meiru inherited her spiritual beliefs from her mother. In both the
Jewish and Bajoran traditions, spirituality is passed down from the
matrilineal side. Meiru's parents have honored that, raising their
children according to the practices of Judaism.

Despite this, Meiru spent nearly her entire life on Bajor, first in
primary schooling, then in the military academy and the Bajoran Militia.
She and her family made occasional visits to Earth to visit Miriam's
parents, Meiru's grandparents, who live in Jerusalem. During her four
years at Starfleet Academy, Meiru was able to spend significant amounts
of time in Israel with her grandparents, and indeed to explore more of
her mother's home planet.


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