5: Senior Staff and Other Known Crewmembers
Captain [Formerly Lieutenant Commander] Erik MacLeod
Species: Human
Age: 27 (As of November 30th 2183 – allowing for adjustment of calendars)
Current Role: Acting Commanding Officer, USS Vanguard.
Comments:
Based on the reports of Spectre T'Thon, we can conclude that the Captain is a competent fighter with well above average speed, durability and strength for a Human. Whether this is common for all of the new Humans, or just a result of intense training by the Captain, we do not know.
He shows a solid grasp on space-based tactics and from the very limited reports submitted by Spectre Shepard, we believe this is also true on the ground.
His willingness to travel with Spectre Shepard to Virmire to rescue his captured crew was both brave and stupid. It shows him to be very protective of those under his command, and someone who could inspire loyalty in others very easily.
This could become a possible concern the longer that the Vanguard is active in Citadel Space as he could inspire a 'cult of personality' similar to Asari Matriarchs, but without having to use bondings/joinings to achieve this.
While the Council has removed certain individuals in the Terminus Systems who were like this, the problem here is that the whole crew believes as he does, so the 'cult' would be based more around Starfleet than the Captain, though I suspect that his personal 'magnetism' would rapidly accelerate this.
[Please note, that for certain terms above I have used race specific phrases.]
His most obvious weaknesses would appear to lie in diplomacy and trade discussions. These could be exploited during negotiations for access to their technology.
We believe that breaking an agreement would risk angering him. The more serious the betrayal, the more likely he would be to withdraw from all agreements.
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This assessment seems accurate. Please see extracts from the reports of both Spectre T'Thon and Spectre Shepard.
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"After the death of his crewmember, he approached me about a demonstration of my Biotics, to which I acquiesced.
After briefly explaining and showing him the basic concepts and abilities taught to all Asari, he asked me for a practical demonstration in one of the Vanguard's holodecks.
The training was far more intense than I had expected. After only a few minutes, he was showing an excellent understanding of the usages for Biotics and created several counters that I had never seen before, and yet I felt he was holding himself back.
Every few minutes, his muscles would tense as though he was going to move, and yet he did not. I suspect he was holding himself back far more than I was so as to not let me know his full abilities.
What I can ascertain is that he is extremely competent in close-quarters-combat, with advanced training in what I believe to be multiple different forms of hand-to-hand combat, and should be rated at a similar level to Alliance Special Forces."
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Spectre T'Thon's comments make interesting reading as they show that the Captain is always working in a tactical sense as shown by his holding back and creating counters rapidly. This would make him a highly dangerous opponent to engage in combat, whether in space or plant-side.
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"During the assault on Saren's base, MacLeod engaged multiple Krogan in hand-to-hand combat, even a Battlemaster at one point. The fact he is still standing is testament to Starfleet training and the Commander's own inherent abilities."
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I wish that Spectre Shepard could be more verbose in her reports, and from viewing her pre-Spectre reports I suspect that I would not be alone in this wish.
However, there are clear signs that Captain MacLeod is a highly trained, if not enhanced, individual who should be dealt with honestly and fairly. Failure to do so could be hazardous.
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Why he now refers to himself as Captain is unknown, though two possibilities exist.
Firstly, it may simply be that the commanding officer is always known as a Captain and he was unwilling to admit so earlier on the belief that their comatose Captain would recover. Taking the rank now, suggests that either their original Captain has expired or he is not expected to recover anytime soon.
The other, less likely scenario, is that he chose to promote himself to the rank of Captain.
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Based on reports and observations of this Human, I feel the first reason is more likely.
Nothing currently known about him suggests a prideful individual; merely someone who is very sure of himself in the right situations.
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Sub-Commander Isha D'Mora
Species: Romulan
Age: Unknown
Former Role: Acting First Officer, USS Vanguard [Deceased]
Comments:
From what we could ascertain from the Federation documents provided, the Romulan Star Empire and the United Federation of Planets are not active allies, so seeing a Romulan officer serving as first officer, is highly unusual. It also adds more credence to the fact that they are all not here by choice, but by some truly improbably unlikely and highly unknown event that we suspect cannot be duplicated.
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This command situation would equivalent to seeing a Batarian serving as first officer aboard a Systems Alliance cruiser.
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The Sub-Commander is a true solider – based on the Federation reports of the Romulans – and seemed to earn Spectre Shepard's respect very quickly during the battle on Virmire.
Why she, as acting First Officer, travelled with, the then, Commander MacLeod to Virmire is currently unknown, but comments from those who have seen her around him suggest that they may have a sexual attraction to each other.
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Sub-Commander D'Mora was the most highly visible Romulan on the Vanguard, and from what little information has been made available to us about the Romulans, I speculate that the Romulan Star Empire is highly secretive. This is backed up by how little the Federation really knows about them – or at least how little they have in their public files.
If she had survived Virmire I believe that we could have exploited this possible relationship to our advantage. Now however, the issue of her loss could make Commander MacLeod irrational and more prone to violence, which does not bode well for anyone brave/foolish enough to challenge him.
I believe that all Romulans should not be trusted easily. While the Starfleet officers and crew have a highly commendable – if not a little restrictive – set of guidelines and general orders to follow, I suspect that the Romulans do not.
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Lieutenant Varik
Species: Vulcan
Age: 76
Current Role: Acting Chief Engineer
Comments:
Not much is known about the Vulcans in general or the Lieutenant specifically. Only Matriarch Lidanya has had any time to talk to him, but what she said is of interest.
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"I found their Chief Engineer, Lieutenant Varik, to be a most engaging individual to talk with. The concepts of IDIC and logic that run central to the Vulcan belief system is intriguing.
I would ask the Matriarchy to consider using some of the principles of logic and IDIC to help rein in the overly-rambunctious behaviour of some of our maidens.
In addition, the game that is used in conjunction with this philosophy, called Kal-toh, was highly enjoyable. While a game based around logic, it is also an excellent strategic game which forces the players to think carefully and logically of not only their next few moves, but that of their opponents, in a three-dimensional environment.
Such games are common throughout Citadel Space but the new games found on the Vanguard will help us gain an understanding of their mind-set and hopefully predict their patterns of behaviour."
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The Matriarch is correct about the Lieutenant, Vulcans and the game of Kal-toh. A set was part of a gift-set given to the Council. I have a copy of the game in my office and, along with the 3-dimensional version of the Human game called Chess, I have found Kal-toh to be an enjoyable game to play with my fellow operatives while honing my tactical and spatial awareness in a new and unique way.
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Lieutenant Havaris Kusto
Species: Bajoran
Age: 24
Current Role: Acting Security Chief
Comments:
Nothing is known except that Bajorans are a Humanoid species from the planet Bajor that was central to the Dominion War. Interestingly, member of the species have been in Starfleet since before the planet joined the Federation.
This could mean that members of the Citadel Races could join Starfleet, in theory, without any Council associated race joining the Federation first.
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This little factoid is worrying, as there is already a long list of applicants from both Citadel Space and the Terminus Systems who have applied to join Starfleet.
While many are seeking power or riches, if enough individuals start to agree with the Federation's way, and are coerced into believing the Federation is a better way of living, we could be looking at the long-term failure of the Citadel Council.
Thankfully, the odds of this were calculated at less than 3%. This only rises in the event of a galaxy-wide war of almost unimaginable destruction. In that case, we calculate the odds to be greater than 60%.
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Doctor (Lieutenant) Kestra Judal
Species: Betazoid
Age: 23
Current Role: Acting Chief Medical Officer
Comments:
The STG would pay greatly for a sample of the doctor's –or any Betazoid's – blood work as this species is fully telepathic. A live subject would be an even greater prize, but acquiring one is not recommended at this time.
While the Vulcans would be classed as touch-telepaths, much like the Asari, Betazoid's do not even require sight of their target to be able to read their thoughts.
Thankfully, the moral code of Betazoid's means they would never read another mind without permission, unless under extraordinary situations.
Interestingly, the planet Betazoid is the same planet where Captain MacLeod's records say he was stranded during a Dominion Occupation during the war. We are curious if the doctor knew of the Captain during the war.
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Why the Dominion did not exterminate the populace of such a potentially dangerous enemy species I do not know.
I cannot highlight the danger that this race pose. Even a simply stray thought in their presence could result in them learning something that could potentially destroy the Council!
We must ensure that we do not allow any Betazoids to be present during talks with anyone involved in sensitive positions and that we gain access to their blood work as soon as we can; without the crew of the Vanguard discovering our subterfuge.
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Ensign Colin Drake
Species: Human
Age: 23
Current Role: Acting Science Officer
Comments:
Beyond his name, rank and basic file we know nothing about this officer.
Our only information regarding him comes from Doctor Morroth;
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"I found the young Ensign to be extremely bright for a Human and capable of jumping tracks in discussion with the ease of a young Salarian.
While he is young and obviously lacks experience in both commanding a team and many fields, he knows how to surround himself with people that can help hide those weaknesses. An admirable trait."
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Morroth is well known in various scientific communities for being less than polite when talking about his peers, so this appraisal should carry extra significance.
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Ensign Ku
Species: Human
Age: 22
Current Role: Helm Officer
Comments:
One of the crew kidnapped by Saren.
There seems to be a connection between the Ensign and Captain MacLeod given to his leaving his ship to rescue her.
His behaviour suggests a protective nature over her, more so than with the rest of his crew.
She is believed to be one of only two individuals to have survived the effects of Saren's mind influencing technology.
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This link between her and Commander MacLeod could be exploited but given to his willingness to travel to Virmire and his effectiveness in combat there, I would only recommend such a plan if sufficient military force is used to counter the Vanguard itself or there is a way to force the Commander's hand into withdrawing from combat.
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Sub-Lieutenant Khev
Species: Romulan
Age: Unknown
Current Role: Unknown
Comments:
Nothing beyond name and rank is known.
Details will be added later as we learn about him.
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Major Sahen
Species: Romulan
Age: Unknown
Current Role: Acting First Officer - Intelligence Officer [Suspected]
Comments:
Nothing is known about him bar his name and rank. From this, and the fact he has been observed making opinions more in keeping with an STG operative, we conclude he is a member of the Romulan Tal Shiar, their intelligence/secret police force.
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The fact that the Romulan Star Empire has such a group, and that this individual is suspected of being a member, means the Star Empire is easier to understand than the Federation.
Also, this individual is not to be trusted, that cannot be over-stated.
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Ensign Ratcliffe
Species: Human
Age: 24
Current Role: Hazard Team/Security
Comments:
Second in command of Hazard team; Starfleet's tactical unit for dangerous situations.
Not much is known beyond an apparent interest in one Systems Alliance naval personnel, a Chief Ashley Williams.
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The Ensign was sighted sitting in her room at a Systems Alliance hospital on the Citadel the day following the Battle of the Citadel.
While I would recommend against it, this link could be exploited to gain access to Starfleet technology.
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Ensign Sarah Fourier
Species: Human
Age: 24
Current Role: Hazard Team/Security
Comments:
Hazard Team sniper.
Beyond readily available information, the only factoid of note is that surviving STG operatives from Virmire rated the Ensign as a highly efficient sniper: It is believed that every shot she took struck the intended target, even several over a kilometre away against moving targets.
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How much that accuracy is due to her ability or that of a light-speed beam weapon is a matter for debate. However, the Ensign did show exceptional reflexes for a Human.
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Petty Officer 2nd Class Miha Jankowski
Species: Human
Age: 35
Current Role: Hazard Team/Engineering
Comments:
Hazard Team Transporter Operative.
During Virmire operation, was stationed aboard their shuttle at all times.
Competent pilot due to his ability to avoid fire from the dreadnought Sovereign while escaping the planet.
Beyond his name, rank and file we know nothing about this officer.
Details will be added later as we learn about him.
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Nurse Frida Munroe
Species: Human
Age: 27
Current Role: Hazard Team/Medical
Comments:
According to Doctor Chakwas, both Starfleet nurses were very knowledgeable about Human injuries and skilled in the usage of their technology.
Both showed an impressive ability to soak up information about Salarian biology while helping the Doctor attempt to save numerous STG operatives.
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It is unclear how worried we should be that the Vanguard now has detailed knowledge about Salarian DNA.
This is also true of the Asari and Turians, as the Vanguard requested, and was provided with, details about their genetic structures to help them in future medical situations.
While it was admirable to provide that information freely, it may end up being destabilizing.
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Nurse Edgar Davids
Species: Human
Age: 26
Current Role: Hazard Team/Medical
Comments:
According to Doctor Chakwas, both Starfleet nurses were very knowledgeable about Human injuries and skilled in the usage of their technology.
Both showed an impressive ability to soak up information about Salarian Biology while helping the Doctor attempt to save numerous STG operatives.
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See above comments.
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Decurion Kassus
Species: Romulan
Age: Unknown
Role: Unknown – Possibly a member of Hazard Team. Also, possibly a bodyguard for Captain MacLeod.
Comments:
Beyond a name and rank, nothing is known about this Romulan.
Acted as a sniper during the assault on Saren's base on Virmire.
He is believed to still serve as a bodyguard for the Captain.
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The fact that the Romulans would assign bodyguards for senior officers is an interesting little insight into the make-up of the Romulan Star Empire.
That Captain MacLeod would allow the Decurion to act as his bodyguard, even on-board his own ship, shows remarkable trust for the Romulan which is not in keeping with how the Commander treats Major Sahen – though not many people would trust an intelligence officer.
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Uhlan Rheu
Species: Romulan
Age: Unknown
Current Role: Unknown - Possibly a member of Hazard Team. Also, possibly a bodyguard for Captain MacLeod.
Comments:
Beyond a name and rank, nothing is known about this Romulan.
He is believed to serve as a bodyguard for the Commander and one of only two individuals to be seen publically in the heavy armour that was deployed aboard the Citadel during the Battle.
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After reviewing security footage of the Balak Incident, it is clear that he has impressive strength, possibly on-par with a Krogan.
Whether he is that naturally strong, or that the armour he was wearing enhanced his strength, the fact that he simply crushed the skull of one Batarian with apparent ease makes him a serious threat at close range.
Also, that armour was more akin to a mechanoid than a battle armour for an organic. [Section 6]
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Leonard
Species: VI, possibly AI
Age: 1 week ?
Current Role: Senior Surgeon
Comments:
An automated holographic doctor in the Vanguard's Sickbay.
Trusted by the crew to preform major surgery.
Unknown whether it is a VI or an infant AI.
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It is intriguing that Starfleet would have such a program on-board. The logic of such a move in sound, but their willingness to have an AI serve as a doctor is disturbing.
While we could pressure the Vanguard to shut it down, Starfleet records list one Lieutenant Commander Data as the second officer of their flagship and that a Mark 1 EMH was active aboard the starship Voyager as the only doctor for seven years while all ships now carry EMH's. This suggests that they are comfortable with AIs, in complete opposition to Citadel statutes.
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Killed in Action
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Lieutenant Mok
Species: Bolian
Killed: On the Citadel, by a Batarian terrorist named Balak
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Crewmen Fields, Jacoon, Greq
Species: Human, Bajoran, Bolian
Killed: On Virmire, under orders by former Spectre Saren Arterius
Simply put, the more of their crew that die, the weaker they become. However, without a definite crew number to work from, we should not expect their numbers to drop enough that a direct assault would succeed for at least the next 20 years.