Lieutenant Zhara Rynn
Name Zhara Rynn
Position Chief Counselor
Rank Lieutenant
Character Information
| Gender | Female | |
| Species | Betazoid/Carpathian | |
| Age | 32 |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 5' 9" | |
| Weight | 145 | |
| Hair Color | Brown | |
| Eye Color | Black | |
| Physical Description | Zhara is curvaceous and somewhat petite. She wears civilian clothes when she can get away with it, preferring rich colors like gold, emerald, sapphire and cream. She dresses for comfort as well as style as she recognizes the importance of first impressions and being comfortable while you work. |
Family
| Spouse | none | |
| Children | none | |
| Father | Petrov Rynn (deceased) | |
| Mother | Mara Chrysobal | |
| Brother(s) | none | |
| Sister(s) | none | |
| Other Family | None she knows of. |
Personality & Traits
| Strengths & Weaknesses | Compassionate, considerate, smart, cheerful and at peace with her world. She likes people, but she can be a bit high-handed when she feels she is right. She also has a Robin Hood complex. She will often stand up for the underdog and the defenseless. She has been known to bend the rules if she feels the cause is just. She loves to read and will lock herself away for hours at a time, comfortable with her own company. She has unorthodox methods that can cause some people to think she's odd. |
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| Ambitions | Zhara is torn in her desires. She has several fields of study and tries to devote time to each of them. She would love to teach some day and have the time to explore, which she currently lacks. Love has so far eluded her, but she would one day like to marry and have a family. |
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| Hobbies & Interests | Reading, embroidery, weaving, playing the flute. She enjoys music and singing. |
| Personal History | Zhara was born on January 5, 2359 on Carpathia, a planet that produced spices and rich fabrics to export to other worlds. Her father was a spice merchant and her mother a weaver of tapestries. At an early age, Zhara learned to weave and embroider fine tapestries and clothing to sell in her mother's store. Her parents hoped she would follow in their footsteps, but Zhara also loved to read. She spent much of her free time reading books about strange worlds and fantastic adventures. She especially loved the histories and folktales. When she turned 15 and finished school, she took a job on a merchant ship so she could explore the galaxy and learn more about the other cultures she'd read so much about. After two years of traveling, she stopped on Betazed, the home of her father's people, and decided to stay for a while. She enrolled in a university where she studied science, history and literature. She also learned how to use and control her telepathy, something she had grown adept at with her parents, but had never used with others outside her own family. While at university she would often spend time listening to her fellow students and their problems and do what she could to help them. After the first year, she began to take classes in counseling so that she could more effectively help them. By the time she was done with her schooling, she was qualified to work in science, counseling and computers. She had also grown in her telepathic and empathic abilities to where her teacher felt she had learned as much as she needed. Zhara booked passage on a science vessel so she could continue traveling. This time, she fell in love with exploring itself. At the first opportunity, she took her entrance exam to Starfleet and passed, but not getting in until nearly a year later. During this time she was allowed to work on the starship, the USS Tesla, as a cadet in both science and counseling. |
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| Service Record | 2381-2382: Served as a Cadet on the USS Tesla from 2382-2385: Attended Starfleet Academy 2385-2387: Served as historian and counselor on the USS DaVinci 2387-2389: Served as Assistant Chief Science Officer aboard the USS Lakota 2389-2391: Served as Chief Counselor on Paloma Colony 2391-Present: Serves as Chief Counselor aboard Starbase Protector |