Captain Joral Taran
Name Joral Taran
Position Chief Engineering Officer
Rank Captain
Stats
- 3 Mission Posts
Last Post
2025, Sat Aug 23rd, @ 12:29am
Character Information
| Gender | Male | |
| Homeworld | Trill | |
| Species | Trill | |
| Date Of Birth(DOB) | March 12, 2360 | |
| Age | 42 |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 6' 0" | |
| Weight | 185 lbs | |
| Hair Color | Black, graying slightly at the temples | |
| Eye Color | Dark green, intelligent and observant | |
| Physical Description | Lean but solid, with the wiry strength of someone who’s worked in tight crawlspaces most of his life. Trill spots running from forehead to ankles Faint burn scar on the back of his left hand Acquired during an emergency plasma manifold repair during the Dominion War (USS Arcadia). He keeps it as a reminder of the crewman he saved. Thin vertical scar behind right ear From a minor cranial implant procedure after a neural shock during a core breach simulation at Utopia Planitia. It’s mostly cosmetic now but still visible when his hair is closely trimmed. Slight heterochromia His right eye is a darker green than his left—barely noticeable unless you're close. Some say it reflects the presence of multiple lifetimes. Tattoo (not visible while in uniform) A minimalist symbiont spiral design near his left shoulder blade, added after joining with Taran. Personal tribute to the bond. Calloused fingertips Years of hands-on work in Jeffries tubes and EPS junctions. He still prefers tactile tool work over holotools when possible. |
Family
| Spouse | N/A | |
| Children | N/A | |
| Father | Tavin Jorel - Retired Transport Logistics Supervisor | |
| Mother | Malira Jorel - Civic Architect, Trill homeworld | |
| Brother(s) | N/A | |
| Sister(s) | Niala Jorel (Younger Sister) - Xenobotanist, posted on New Coridan | |
| Other Family | N/A |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | Style: Professional, methodical, and deeply respectful of engineering protocols Leadership: Leads from the front—often found on the deck with his team rather than in his office Temperament: Calm under pressure, but can be cuttingly sarcastic when confronted with incompetence Philosophy: "Technology is only as reliable as the people maintaining it. So be reliable." Quirk: Keeps a small sketchbook where he draws power systems and doodles improvements |
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| Strengths & Weaknesses | Strengths: Multi-lifetime expertise in both theory and fieldwork Excellent at cross-disciplinary collaboration (esp. with Science and Operations) Revered by junior engineers as a mentor Has a nearly instinctive sense for warp core fluctuations Weaknesses: Sometimes too focused on the "right way" rather than the "fast way" Struggles with delegation, preferring to solve problems himself Keeps past hosts' failures to himself—sometimes haunted by decisions he didn't technically make |
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| Ambitions | Master Engineer in Starfleet History Design a Starship System from Scratch Build a Trill-designed Federation outpost Balance Host and Symbiont Legacies Explore Pre-Federation Trill Ruins |
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| Hobbies & Interests | Antique Starship Systems Restoration (Simulated) Symbiont Meditation Cooking (Precision-based) |
| Personal History | Jorel Taran was born in 2360 in the coastal city of Virek Port, a quiet community in Trill’s Mak’ra Province known more for its shipyards than its scholars. His parents were grounded, practical people—his mother a civic architect, his father a logistical supervisor—who believed in infrastructure, reliability, and putting things together that would last longer than you. As a child, Jorel was quiet but relentlessly curious. He disassembled nearly every mechanical object he touched—then rebuilt them to be more efficient, or stranger. When he was 9, he rewired his family’s atmospheric regulator to respond to voice command. His parents weren’t thrilled, but they weren’t surprised when he applied to Starfleet Academy at 14. He entered at 15, barely old enough, but already with the demeanor of someone older. His early Starfleet career was marked by discipline and excellence—but also emotional distance. He worked harder than anyone else, not because he wanted to impress, but because he was building something he couldn’t yet name. During his tour on the USS Soval, he was recommended for symbiont joining after saving a team from a ruptured plasma conduit. The Joining happened in 2370, and Taran—a symbiont with four accomplished but emotionally burdened hosts—became part of him. The Joining transformed him. Not in personality, but in depth. Suddenly, he had the quiet counsel of a civil engineer, a wartime ops officer, a Starfleet instructor, and a theorist—all with their own regrets. It gave Jorel a strange serenity, but also a new responsibility. He wasn’t just a man building engines anymore. He was a legacy, and legacy is heavy. He served with distinction aboard the USS Arcadia during the Dominion War, surviving multiple fleet engagements and sustaining injuries that required minor neural augmentation. But the war changed him. He grew more introspective, more reliant on the voices within him. When the war ended, he turned down promotions and combat posts, choosing instead to spend four years at Utopia Planitia, helping lay the groundwork for the next generation of exploratory cruisers. It wasn’t enough. Taran realized he couldn’t live in schematics alone. He needed motion. He returned to space aboard the USS Odyssey, modernizing its systems and leading junior engineers who quietly began to refer to him as “the Chief.” When tragedy struck and he briefly assumed the duties of first officer during a crisis, he proved he could lead—not just build. Now serving aboard the USS Chronepsis, Jorel is considered one of the most respected engineering officers in the fleet. He trains his team rigorously, expects quiet excellence, and sees every plasma relay and shield grid as an extension of Starfleet’s greater mission: to keep people alive long enough to become more than what they were. He’s still trying to balance his five lifetimes. Still chasing a perfect system that doesn’t exist. But he’s learned—slowly—that some things, like crew and family, aren’t systems to optimize. They’re people to trust. And trust, like an engine, needs maintenance. |
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| Service Record | Starfleet Academy 2375–2379 (Ages 15–19) Field of Study: Warp Field Mechanics, Starship Systems Integration Honors: Cochrane Award for Advanced Warp Theory Valedictory Commendation in Applied Diagnostics Starbase 12 Refit Simulation Commendation Notes: Youngest engineering cadet of his year; completed field internship rotation a year early aboard the USS Kestrel USS Kestrel (Nebula-class) Assignment: Engineering Officer Rank: Ensign → Lieutenant (2379–2384) Assigned immediately upon graduation due to accelerated technical track Participated in refit operations and warp manifold stabilization research Promoted to Lieutenant in 2383 USS Soval (Excelsior-class) Assignment: Assistant Chief Engineer Rank: Lieutenant → Lieutenant Commander (2384–2389) Successfully joined with Taran symbiont in early 2384 (Age 24) Managed integration of new power transfer conduits and redesigned redundancy frameworks Promoted to Lieutenant Commander in 2388 USS Arcadia (Akira-class) Assignment: Chief of Systems Engineering Rank: Lieutenant Commander (2389–2394) Led major system upgrades during prolonged border tension patrols Implemented adaptive EPS routing and introduced power-loss predictive algorithms Mentored junior engineers across cross-cultural teams Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards (Mars) Assignment: Warp Systems Integration Liaison Rank: Lieutenant Commander → Commander (2394–2399) Contributed to new warp efficiency designs, leading the Pathfinder-class trials Promoted to Commander in 2397 Declined further administrative promotion, requesting deep-space assignment USS Chronepsis Assignment: Chief Engineering Officer Rank: Commander (2399–2402) Rank: Captain (2402–Present) Senior-most technical officer aboard a long-range exploratory vessel Commended for his role in the Fifth Signal incident Now developing an engineering doctrine for symbiotic systems management in Federation designs |
Out Of Character Info
| Contact Info | connordonovan325@gmail.com | |
| RP History | ShadowFleet and another character on here | |
| Character | Go Down With a Fight |