Colonel Galen s'Khev
Name Galen s'Khev
Position Executive Officer
Rank Colonel
Character Information
| Gender | Male | |
| Species | Romulan | |
| Age | 125 |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 5'10" | |
| Weight | 189 lbs | |
| Hair Color | Bald | |
| Eye Color | Hazel | |
| Physical Description | Standing at 5'10" with a solid athletic build, he chooses to shave his head with piercing hazel eyes. His forehead sports a solid V shaped ridge that extends into the hairline. Ears are pointed, but not overly extended in height. |
Family
| Spouse | None | |
| Children | None | |
| Father | Telan s'Khev - deceased | |
| Mother | N'alae s'Khev - deceased | |
| Brother(s) | none | |
| Sister(s) | Gwiu s'Khev - eldest - deceased Vrina s'Khev t'Cretak - second eldest - deceased Kihaia s'Khev t'Mandak - second youngest - deceased Lyie s'Khev - youngest (whereabouts unknown) |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | standoff-ish, Romulan stoicism, slowly getting past his closed nature to be more open with crewmates, overprotective regarding his sister as he is unsure where she is, proud of his heritage regardless of the distrust and dislike it may garner, | |
| Strengths & Weaknesses | +mentally strong/conditioned, can handle mental stresses many times that of humans, thus does not falter under pressure +stoic nature, will never give up, no matter the cost -deals with heavy depression, which can sometimes cause outbursts of anger and rage -has many secrets of his time with the RSN, is not very open about much of his past, thus is somewhat standoff-ish |
|
| Ambitions | Assist in creating a new Romulus a better Romulus. One that can take its place among the greatness in the galaxy. | |
| Hobbies & Interests | He enjoys astral navigation as a hobby. He has a small collection of ancient star charts from Romulus (originals and reproductions) that are among his prized possessions, along with replicas of ancient Earth and Vulcan star charts and astrogation tools. He also enjoys rock climbing, Romulan martial arts, and learning the history of his cousins, the Vulcans, of which he heard about through the teachings of Spock. |
| Personal History | Galan (Gal-an) was born in the city of Dartha on Romulus, 3rd of five children, and the only male. Galan sought to distinguish himself from the rest of his siblings through academic pursuits, and service to the Empire. His Mother served in the Romulan Star Navy aboard the fleet construction yards above Remus and his Father served as a Pro-Consel within the Romulan Senate and member of the Judiciary of Dartha while raising their family. His sisters followed their own academic pursuits and careers but the family house remained strong in Dartha and upheld an honorable standing. Galan was commisioned as an Equitoriam (Ensign) in the Romulan Star Navy as a science officer upon his graduation from the Romulan Science Academy in Stellar Cartography; and the Romulan Astrophysical Academy for Astrometrics and Astrophysics. He started his career as an officer aboard the science vessel Rh'kor and eventually transferred into the Naval Intelligence division as an astrometics specialist, serving at a neutral zone listening post and eventually aboard the Warbird IRW Valdore. It was during this tour of duty that Reman uprising and subsequent rise of Shinzon occured. Galan remained loyal to the Romulan Guard throughout the incident, and to the rebuilding of the Empire afterwards. He served Naval Intelligence with distinction and was selected for special assignment to the Praetorian Guard and new Senate regarding confirmation and study of theories being promoted by a Vulcan scientist, regarding instabilities in the Hobus star; one Spock of Romulus, previously of Vulcan. The team he served with confirmed these theories and led to the eventual evacuation of a significant population of civilians from Romulus prior to the destruction of Hobus along with the Romulan and Reman home-worlds. Galan suffered a severe depression and dark outlook towards regarding the path of the empire as his family perished during the destruction of the Hobus star. The aftermath of this event would spell doom for the Empire, nearly destroying all that he loved, served and worked for in a fortnight. In the weeks following, Galan began using his connections in the Intelligence networks to search for any survivors of his family, eventually, a few months later, he found out his youngest sister lived but no one knew where. She had managed to flee off-world with a transport flotilla and that was where her trail went cold. This was the hope he had been looking for. The state of the Empire was failing, and Galan was becoming disillusioned with his work, but Galan continued his service. He knew that he could help find a new home for his people, but it wouldn't be the same knowing that his family was so far away. Deciding that he needed to find his sister, so she may know that she was not the only surviving member of their family, he applied for an Officer Exchange program to Starfleet to learn advanced astrometrics and astrophysics. Originally intending to learn from the Federation so he might aid in the finding of a new home-world, and then bring his sister home, Galan learned and saw more than he bargained for. He was assigned to the USS Nikola Tesla, under Capt Talas Kor (an Andorian woman) and supervised by Lt. Commander Jalene Korso. During his time with Starfleet, Galan had an internal apotheosis, and realized that the Empire could have used their information for the benefit of their people and not kept secret such a dire possibility. He saw the infighting over power and compared it to how Starfleet worked for their people, ruled fairly and justly, and moreover, used knowledge to take precautions against events like Romulus' destruction, by sharing and acting on information acquired instead of hiding it. The Romulans deep need for secrecy, and consolidation of power led to the loss of their home-world, the loss of the Empire, the rise of warring factions and moreover, the personal loss of his family. These facts caused Galan to both like and hate the Federation and Starfleet. These were traits that he wanted for his people, and a new goal was born. Galan resolved himself to change his own ways, for the sake of himself and his sister, if not for his people. When the program was completed Galan took these ideals and returned to Romulan Fleet which had just gotten back on its feet. He began to work for the better of the Empire. Due to his experience with Starfleet the Romulan Fleet sent him to work with Captain Maxwell Culver at Triton Seabase as the Executive Officer. The base had been used as a refuge for Romulans from Hobus for decades. It was for this reason that Starfleet aggeed to a Romulan officer as Executive Officer. Galan took the assignment as he hoped it would be a stepping stone to finding his long lost sister. |
|
| Service Record | Romulan Science Academy - Astrometrics/Astrophysics Imperial War College - Romulan Star Navy *commissioned - Equitoriam (ensign)* *Assigned to RIS Rh'Kor* *commendation for meritorious service* Romulan Intelligence Academy - Naval Intelligence specialist *assigned to Listening Post ******** in ***** Quadrant* *commendation for meritorious service* *promotion - Secondam (Lt - jg)* *Assigned to IRW Valdre* *commendation for valorous service* Praetorian Guard - Special Sciences assignment *special services to Romulan High Council in Hobus incident* *promotion - Trinam (Lt)* *awarded the Sotarek Citation - valorous conduct during crisis Officer exchange program to Starfleet *Promotion - Sub Commander (LtCmdr)* *Promotion - Major (Cmdr)* *Promotion - Colonel* *Assigned as XO Triton Seabase* |