Aarro, Thyla

PRC	STAR FLEET PERSONNEL COMMAND FILE  SECURITY RATING 3, CONFIDENTIAL

Aarro Thyla
Career Occupation
Position:	Engineering Officer
Assignment:	USS Artemis, EX-11000
Rank:	Midshipman
Time on Site:
Biographical Attributes
Full Name:	Aarro Thyla
Species:	Bajoran
Gender:	Female
Height:	165 cm (5 ft. 5 in.)	Weight:	56.7 kg (125 lb.)
Eye Color:	Brown
Hair Color:	Nutmeg
Hairstyle:	Long, flowing. Tied into a loose bun while on duty.
Physique:	Athletic; Slim and fit.
Complexion:	Olive
Voice:	Lower end of feminine; Contralto
Affiliation:	United Federation of Planets
Homeworld:	Bajor
Birthplace:	Musilla Province, Bajor
Born:	(N/A) 01.15	Age:	22
Familial Relationships
Father:	Aarro Bajin
Mother:	Aarro Rila
Status of Parents:	Alive; Rila is an artist and painter, while Bajin is a chef.
Siblings:	Aarro Rhilu (Brother, aged 17); Aarro Jira (Sister, aged 11)
Marital Status:	Single

Personal History

Born to a fairly unimportant family on Bajor, Aarro Thyla grew up in a society still recovering from the Cardassian Occupation on their homeworld decades prior. While much of life had returned to a sense of normalcy, or at least the “new” normal, Thyla’s family ties to a Cardassian sympathizer, her grandfather Aarro Rhiga, led to a childhood of being largely ostracized by her peers. By the time they were teens, Thyla had only a few friends, and only one who she would consider to be a close friend; Zakhil Jaro. Jaro and Thyla remained friends through their time in school, bonding over a shared love of machines and space travel. Thyla’s fascination with this originally did not lead to her choice of career, being expected to follow in the footsteps of either her mother or father and become an artist or a chef, despite her ambivalent feelings on those topics. Throughout her childhood, her family would take frequent camping trips into the uninhabited areas of Bajor, during which Thyla spent most of her nights gazing up at the stars, and hoping one day to travel among them. On one such camping trip, when she was 11, Thyla was swimming in a river nearby their camping site, when an unexpected current grabbed her and nearly drowned her. Following that event, her greatest fear has been drowning, and swimming has become one of her least favorite activities, even many years later.

Through her teen years, Thyla grew increasingly interested in the inner workings of space travel, and especially warp theory. While her interest had already begun to grow beforehand, her first journey on a warp capable ship, for a short vacation to another world, solidified her interest growing into a passion, and eventually a career aspiration. Despite being 14 at the time that occurred, her father said she had the energy and excitement of a child when she was given a tour of the engineering bay of the ship. From that point onward, Thyla completely threw herself into studying engineering concepts and working towards a future in Star Fleet. Though Bajorans tended to keep to themselves, she did the best she could to interact with other cultures to prepare for a time when she would be living off-planet, among other people. Her interest in warp fields and warp theory, as well as her desire to end up at Star Fleet Academy led her to writing what would become an award winning paper in the “Under-18: Scientific” category, detailing the potential future applications of warp fields in areas beyond space travel. While the topic is something she now considers foolish, Thyla is intensely proud of the work put into and the recognition gained from her paper. Thyla and her brother were off-planet from Bajor when the planet was shifted 3 years into the future, and while their unease at the fate of the rest of their family has passed with the return of the planet, they now have to contend with the fact that they continued to age while their sister and parents did not.

The day she was accepted into Star Fleet Academy is a day that Thyla remembers as one of the best of her life, having devoted herself so entirely to the pursuit of being accepted, being able to see all of that work lead to a successful payoff was all Thyla could have asked for. Her time in the Academy saw her once again make only a few close friends, though she was on good terms with most of her classmates. Thyla did not quite excel in classes, but managed to complete her courses respectably, despite struggling with some of the less hands-on courses in the sciences department.

Personality Profile

Academy Major(s): Engineering
Academy Minor(s): Systems Engineering, Propulsion Engineering
Hobbies and Pastimes: Tinkering, painting
Short-Term Goals: Be recognized as a talented, intelligent engineer. Make new friends on her next assignment.
Long-Term Goals: Serve as a Chief Engineer. Make a significant breakthrough in warp theory.
Personality: Friendly but reserved; Energetic when discussing engineering topics.
Sense of Humor: Dry, sarcastic.
Phobias: Drowning, due to experiences nearly drowning as a child.
Likes: Bajoran art and music, Earth jazz.
Dislikes: Swimming; Rainy weather; Insects.
Pet Peeves or Gripes: Overly loud people
Bad Habits or Vices: Nail-biting when under extreme stress
Achievements: Finishing first in her class on Bajor. Authoring a successful engineering paper on warp field dynamics.
Disappointments: Failing to win over Bajoran affections.
Illnesses: A case of tartha pox in her childhood; Nothing current.
Strengths: Intelligent; Calm in a crisis.
Weaknesses: Headstrong, when she thinks she’s right she won’t let anyone tell her otherwise.
Fears: The loss of Bajoran culture; Insects.
Prejudices: Though she wasn’t alive for the Cardassian occupation, the cultural impact it has had on her people has left Thyla deeply distrustful of Cardassians.
Off Duty Clothing Tastes: For formal events, traditional Bajoran clothing; Otherwise athleisure
Distinguishing Features: Nose ridges, otherwise none.
Friends: Zakhil Jaro; A Bajoran girl Thyla has known since childhood.

Personal Paradigm Shifts

Most Painful Experience: Being seen as a Cardassian sympathizer throughout her childhood.
Best Time: A camping trip with her family in her youth, she enjoyed the family bonding.
Most Crucial Experience: Her first trip in a warp-capable ship, which fascinated her enough to lead her to pursuing engineering.
Role Model: Her mother, Aarro Rila.

Career History

Position	Assignment	Date(s)	Event
Cadet	Star Fleet Academy	22101.26	Graduate
Engineering Officer	USS Artemis, EX-11000	22101.26	Midshipman

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