Sobek
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Sobek, Executive Officer (XO)
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BASIC DATA
BILLET INFORMATION
Character surname: Not Applicable
Character given name(s): Sobek
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Serial-No.: 7866-458-383
ETHNIC BACKGROUND
Species: Half Vulcan/Half Romulan
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: 2359
Place of Birth: Vulcan, 40 Eridani System
Spouse: none
FAMILY INFORMATION
Parents: Sernek, Father, Federation Spy (deceased)
Xonatha, Mother, Diplomat, currently residing on Vulcan
Siblings: None
Children: none
Religion: Mix of Romulan Mysticism and IDIC
Service: Star Fleet Navy
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 1.87 m (a little over 6 feet)
Weight: 86 kg (about 190 lbs US)
Eye color: black
Hair color: Black, slightly long for a Vulcan
Complexion: fair
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PROMOTION AND SERVICE RECORD
Term of Service*Service Institution/Unit*RankDetail
4 years Starfleet AcademyCadetBasic Naval Training
5 years USS FEYNMAN Ensign; promoted to LtScience Officer (Team member);
ship destroyed and officers reassigned
15 years Office of Starfleet Intelligence (OSFI)Promoted to LtCmdr. Worked as a data
analyst; After 15 years, requested and granted an honorable discharge
13 years Non-assigned; leave of absence on Vulcan, Underwent Kohlinar
N/A Reassigned to USS FEARLESS Reinstated at rank of LtCmdr. Assigned as XO
*Institutions to which Sobek attended prior to entrance into the Academy are listed below
in the EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND section.
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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
A. Academic Institutions Attended
High School
(High School Thesis: "Nanotech Enhancements to Smooth Muscle Tissue"; subtitled:
"Organic Alternatives to Cybernetics")
"Sobek has not yet realized his true origins, yet despite the confusion imparted upon him
by his emotional Romulan side, he has made remarkable achievements in his studies."
Headmaster Sorak, Dean of Vulcan Science Academy
Graduate School:
Vulcan Science Academy
(Thesis: "Gravimetric Analysis of Telepathic Contact Across Interspecies Boundaries")
"In line with his previous academic performances, Sobek exhibits marked capability in
understanding the sciences, but still continues to grapple with his untamed Romulan
emotions". –Professor Denarde Auix, Andorian Head of College of Science and
Technology for Vulcan Science Academy
Vulcan Academy of the Defensive Arts
"Never before has there existed a mix of raw emotional rage, coupled with the purity of
Vulcan logic. Sobek has a rare mixture, the likes of which many on the Vulcan High
Council would care not to be aware even exists in our universe. Sobek's Romulan heritage
had begun to develop and his mother feared unchecked it could lead to Sobek's own demise.
Thusly, he was enrolled in this academy. Here at the Vulcan Academy of the Defensive
Arts, we were hopefully successful in channeling the rage that exists within Sobek." -
Spoken by Talek, Defensive Arts Instructor, on Sobek's graduation day from the Vulcan
Academy of the Defensive Arts
B. Service Schools Attended
--Vulcan Science Academy
--Vulcan Academy of the Defensive Arts
--Star Fleet Academy
--Bridge Officer Curriculum Part I
--Bridge Officer Curriculum Part II
C. Qualifications
-- Primary: Quantum Physics, Xenobiology, and Defensive Tactics
-- Secondary (Optional): Xenotelepathy
D. Star Fleet Academy Record
Class Rank: graduated among top two percent of his class
Academic Major: Science, Focii: Gravimetrics, Nanotechnology
Professional Major: Defensive Tactics
Junior Bridge Officer Qualification
Commendations: none
Reprimands: none
Activities: Regular attendant of OSFI Lectures on Current Political State of Federation Relations with Romulan Empire
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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
A. Chronology (tabular form):
Born: 05.08.2350
Education: 2363 – 2367 High School
2367 - 2374 Vulcan Science Academy (7 years)
2374 - 2381 Vulcan Academy of the Defensive Arts (7 years)
2381 - 2385 Starfleet Academy (4 years)
2385 - 2390 Assigned as analysis officer to USS FEYNAM (5 years)
2390 - 2405 Assigned to OSFI as data analyst (15 years)
2405 - 2418 Leave of Absence on Vulcan, undergoing Kohlinar (13 years)
2418 Assigned as XO of USS FEARLESS
B. Background Summary:
Sobek was born on Romulus. His father, Sernek, was a Federation espionage agent placed planetside to observe the political machinations of the Romulan Senate as well as interact with Ambassador Spock's foundering Unification Movement. Unfortunately, Sernek was also on Romulus during the assassination of the entire Romulan Senate by a new Praetor (this new Praetor's rise to power was very short-lived because of the efforts of the crew of Starfleet's flagship). Due to the resulting chaos, the Federation was unable and unwilling to pull Sernek out forcing him to extend his stay on Romulus beyond original mission parameters.
During Sernek's time on Romulus, many of the hveinn (farmers) on Romulus revolted due to the unstable political climate caused by the sudden power vacuum. Several Reman factions took this as an opportunity to revolt as well, which led to many Romulan deaths. Amazingly, Sernek was able to survive and eventually fell in with a group of hveinn led by a forward thinking 'lai (elder romulan female) who gratefully accepted him into their community. This 'lai soon discovered the truth about Sernek, but revealed to him that she believed in the re-unification of the Romulan peoples with the Vulcans. She kept his secret from even the people she led. Soon, Sernek fell in love and married Xonatha, the daughter of a poor, indebted Romulan hveinn. Many cycles later, she became pregnant with Sobek and soon gave birth.
Upon Sobek's birth, it was immediately apparent that he was not fully Romulan due to his lack of prominent brow ridges indicative of the Romulan species. This aroused suspicions with many of the other hveinn who were racial purists. They began to suspect the stranger Sernek and the authorities were alerted. Fearing for the life of his family, Sernek managed to evacuate Xonatha, Sobek, and himself aboard a Romulan merchant vessel, just as a swarm of uhluans(Romulan military) overwhelmed the small farming community he had resided within. The old 'lai sacrificed her life so that Sernek and his family could escape.
Eventually, the trio made their way to Federation space, where Sernek was able to communicate, after a number of years, with his superiors. After a thorough debriefing, Sernek was allowed respite on Vulan with his new family. This respite was shortlived though as the deteriorating political climate on Romulus prompted the OSFI to send one of its most successful field agents back to Romulus. Heartbroken, Sernek left his family and returned to Romulus for what was promised as his last tour of duty with OSFI. This was true in an unfortunate way. Sernek was captured by Romulan authorities and interred within a Reman prison. It is a known fact that Remans, once imprisoned become total savages and resort to barbaric means of survival including eating their own kind. It is widely believed that Sernek is dead as he has not been heard from since Sobek was an infant, nearly 60 years ago from the present.
Sobek followed traditional paths of training, but constantly struggled with his Romulan heritage which gave him goodly doses of raw emotion from time to time. After completing training at both the Vulcan Science Academy and the Vulcan Academy of the Defensive Arts, Sobek chose to attend Starfleet Academy.
His performance at the Academy was standard for mentally disciplined Vulcans, despite his half Romulan heritage. After graduating, he was assigned to the USS FEYNMAN and served on this ship under a number of COs, including Captain Zane (current CO of the USS KIROV, Silver Fleet). He was transferred prior to this ship's destruction in the Coalsack Nebula.
Choosing to serve in the OSFI was a difficult decision for Sobek. Even though older now, he still struggled with maintaining control over his feelings and emotions, a fact he attributed solely to his Romulan heritage. Working as a data analyst, Sobek learned the importance of patience and meticulousness, skills honed because he hoped to find some indication of what happened to his father. His mother, still residing on Vulcan, had long since given up on finding Sernek, but something drove Sobek to keep searching for answers.
He found these answers after nearly 13 years of working for OSFI. Some intercepted data communications within the Romulan Navy provided rare access to the Romulan Empire's historical archives. Tapping into this archive, Sobek found mention of his father and his father's demise in a Reman prison, eaten alive by Reman inmates. Sernek had been placed there by his Romulan captors. Having difficulty managing his feelings as it was, Sobek withdrew from OSFI, requesting a discharge and traveled to Vulcan to be with his mother and undergo the Kolinar.
With one disappointment under his belt, Sobek soon faced another. After nearly 15 years of study, he failed the final test of the Kolinar. Leaving Vulcan, Sobek chose to re-enlist in Starfleet in the continued hope of obtaining the control he desparately seeks so that he can become more Vulcan and less of what he truly is, which is Romulan.
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MISCELLENEOUS NOTES
A. Skills Profile
Lieutenant Commander Sobek is a fully trained tactician possessing a scientific mindset. He is quite capable of defending himself in one on one or group combat. In addition, his age, experience, and years in OSFI have given him the ability to effectively lead teams of individuals towards a common goal.
D. Psychological Profile
"Lieutenant Commander Sobek has definitely benefited from undergoing the rigors of the Kolinar, despite not having passed the final exam. It must be noted that very few of non-pure Vulcan blood can even make it past the initial examinations required for the Kolinar. His mindset has truly become much less aggressive and more in line with baselines for Vulcan mindsets. My biggest concern is that Sobek's preoccupation with finding himself is far too focused on bottlenecking himself into that of a stereotypical Vulcan. Long have I held the belief that the re-unification of both Romulans and Vulcans would be mutually beneficial to both species, but there are many within the Federation who vehemently disagree, Vulcans being a major proponent of that dissent strangely enough. I feel that Sobek has already found himself, the necessary blending of both Romulan and Vulcan traits, aggression, passion, mixed with patience, and a willingness to understand the unknown."
-- Dr. T`Baura, Instructor, Counsellour, SF Command
D. Current Recreational Interests
Romulan news feeds, racquetball, and fishing
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END BIO FILE Bio Last Updated SD 180111
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ERRATA:
Sobek's mother currently resides on Vulcan and not ' Romulus'.
Sobek served 13 years with OSFI and 15 years undergoing the ritualistic Kolinar.
