Lieutenant Commander K'Shren
Name K'Shren
Position Chief Medical Officer
Rank Lieutenant Commander
Character Information
| Gender | Female | |
| Species | Klingon | |
| Age | 56 Terran years |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 1.7 M; (5:8) | |
| Weight | 65.34 KG; (144.05 lbs) | |
| Hair Color | Blonde | |
| Eye Color | Green | |
| Physical Description | Small and slender for a Klingon, K'Shren has a lithe physique with unusually dextrous hands, due to her profession in medicine. Also, unusually for Klingons, she has blonde hair and green eyes, resulting from recessive genes. |
Family
| Spouse | Elizabeth Rian, Captain, U.S.S. Sylvestrie, Intrepid-class | |
| Children | None | |
| Father | Kral, son of Hor'neth, of House Nurl | |
| Mother | L'Besh, daughter of K'Taan, of house Mokai | |
| Brother(s) | Krath; killed during the Dominion War | |
| Sister(s) | L'siv; commander of the Negh'Var-class I.K.S. Lukara | |
| Other Family | L'Rel, distant maternal ancestral cousin, Chancellor of the High Council from 2258-65 |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | Laid back and quiet--at least by Klingon standards, K'Shren is nonetheless a fierce advocate for her crewmates' health, as she sees them as family--even more so than most officers on long-term assignments. (This is due to her growing up on a cargo ship, helping to run her family's business). Away from Sickbay, she is a reflective, quiet soul who seeks friendship, yet not boistrous necessarily. She is also a firm defender of herself and others, particularly due to the discrimination she faced while serving in the Klingon Defense Force. |
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| Strengths & Weaknesses | Highly competent in her field Organized Strong sense of right and wrong |
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| Ambitions | Sometimes seems antisocial Has been accused of overstepping in her quest for the health and well-being of her crew Can be jaded, especially after witnessing reactionary elements/infiltration in Klingon and Federation service |
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| Hobbies & Interests | Cooking--she's currently working her way through all kinds of non-Klingon dishes based on grains Coin collecting--albeit grudgingly; essentially, she's keeping some overflow from her wife's collection with her, but has some rare oddities of her own Competitive Bat'Leth-fighting; she never enters the more extreme, lethal bouts, however |
| Personal History | Born on Nerrendra III, just days before the Romulan attack there in 2344, an ancient Klingon might have thought K'Shren touched by the gods. While both her parents were/are educators, after full diplomatic ties were established between the Empire and Federation following the attack, they saw an opportunity. As a result, K'Shren spent sixteen years--from eighteen months until almost her full third Right of Ascension at seventeen--aboard a cargo ship. In this capacity, she was introduced to a variety of species, although she did not form long-term attachments to many people. At seventeen, K'Shren applied to the Klingon Defense Force, and was granted admission to their medical program. (Although scoffed at by some, Klingons do need doctors). She found it difficult to leave her family behind, but was comforted by the fact both her younger siblings eventually joined her. It also helped that her parents settled on the Qu'Vat colony, taking up professorships at a cross-cultural university there. Graduating from her training in 2368, K'Shren was assigned to the B'Rel bird-of-prey Azetbur. She toiled there for four years, before being assigned to the Vor'Cha-class Tong'Veh in 2372, just prior to the outbreak of hostilities with the Cardassion Union, and subsequently, the Federation. It was on the Tong'Veh she developed what humans would call a 'thick skin', both because of her working in a somewhat unpopular line of work, and attempts by male crewmen to intimidate, harass, and even coerce her into unwanted relationships. (Her previous posting, while male-dominated, had been such a small ship, there wasn't any time for ego to get in the way). During this time, however, there was light; K'Shren met and married a female engineer. With the outbreak of the Dominion War and signing of the Second Khitomer Accords, K'Shren found herself in the strange position of being posted as a go-between for Federation and Klingon medical professionals and patients. This was, in point-of-fact, both an artifact of her upbringing on a cargo vessel--she spoke multiple languages and was social at least by human standards--and an unfortunate impact of Chancellor Gowron's somewhat taciturn support for the Federation-Klingon Alliance. Although not directly tied to the power structures of the Empire, her parents were known enough as academics that they became headaches for Gowron. As a result, K'Shren was posted as an Exchange Officer to the Galaxy-class U.S.S. Venture. She served there throughout the war. Unfortunately, tragedy followed her; when Orion elements allied with the Dominion were found to have disrupted Klingon supply lines, both Venture and Azetbur, along with a couple of other vessels from both parties, were assigned to investigate and neutralize the threat. In the series of running battles which followed, both K'Shren's brother--now a civilian freighter captain--and her wife were killed. Grieving, K'Shren took a year's leave after the signing of the Treaty of Bajor. She found herself on the free colony at Gamma Epsilon, where she sought solace with the Qow'at Milat nuns, and met the woman who would eventually become her wife. Through the Qowat Milat practice of absolute candor, she was able to come to terms with the deep psychological wounds the war had wrought, and resolved to join Starfleet. This resolve was further strengthened by her meeting Lieutenant Rian, at the time a crewmember of the USS Shran-A. With the recommendation of Rian's commanding officer, K'Shren entered Starfleet training in 2377. Given her previous service aboard both Klingon and Federation vessels, she was able to enter full service in 2379, just prior to the Shinzon Incident. In the years that followed, K'Shren served aboard three Federation vessels, first helping with ongoing reconstruction efforts in the aftermath of the fall of Cardassia Prime, then assisting Romulan refugees, and finally serving on a ship tasked with diplomatic duties. Tired of this, she took a position at the Academy in 2390, teaching cadets how not to kill people. (Her words, that is). With the seeming looking outward again of the Federation, K'Shren once felt the call of space, somewhat pushed along by her wife, now captain of a Federation starship. |
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| Service Record | 2344: Born, Nerrendra III, Klingon Empire. 2367: Enters Klingon Defense Force training, Q'Onos. 2368: Begins service aboard I.K.S. Azetbur, B'Rel-class, Klingon Defense Force. 2372: Transfers to I.K.S. Tong'Veh, Vor'cha-class, Klingon Defense Force. 2373: Marries Engineer Q'Nen, I.K.S. Tong'Veh; see attached documentation from then-General Martok, Klingon Defense Force; also see signature by Captain Benjamin Sisko, Deep Space Nine. 2374: Enters Officer Exchange Program; begins service aboard USS Venture, Galaxy-class; see attached documentation from Captain Horn. 2374: Stardate 51703; commendations for service in the Orion Campaign, Qu'Vat Sector, Klingon space. 2375: Leave of absence; see attached documentation from Klingon Defense Force officer K'Vret. 2376: Applies for service in Starfleet; see attached documentation from Captain Wilkins, USS Shran-A, Sovereign-class. 2377: Enters Starfleet training, San Fransisco, Earth. 2378: Granted United Earth and Federation citizenship; see attached documentation from Federation Consulate, San Fransisco; see also attached documentation from Klingon Embassy, San Fransisco, Earth. 2379: Stardate 56834; graduates Starfleet Medical training. 2380: Stardate 57020; marries Lieutenant Elizabeth Rian; see attached documentation from the Reverend Katheryn Russel. 2380: Stardate 57054; assigned to U.S.S. Ilex, Nebula-class. 2382: Stardate 59663; commendation for service in conflict between Cardassian Self-defense Forces and Klingon pirates; see attached documentation from Captain Russel. 2383: Stardate 60205; transfers to U.S.S. Raal, Intrepid-class; promoted to Lieutenant Commander. 2386: Stardate 63554; transfers to U.S.S. Byrd, Miranda-class. 2390: Begins professorship at Starfleet Academy, San Fransisco, Earth. 2400: Transfers to U.S.S. Lenora, Nova-class. |