Surmak, Celes
NPC 
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STAR FLEET PERSONNEL COMMAND FILE |
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| RETIRED[2] | |||
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| Surmak Celes | |||
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| Career Occupation | |||
| Position: | Engineering Officer | ||
| Assignment: | USS Copernicus, GSC-9035 | ||
| Rank: | Midshipman | 
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| Biographical Attributes | |||
| Played By: | Xan Macleod | ||
| Species: | Bajoran | ||
| Gender: | Female | ||
| Height: | 5" 6' | ||
| Eye Color: | Dark chocolate | ||
| Hair Color: | Chocolate Brown | ||
| Hairstyle: | Short, shaped to her head to frame her face | ||
| Physique: | Thin, Flexible | ||
| Complexion: | Pale | ||
| Facial Hair: | None | ||
| Voice: | Quiet | ||
| Birthplace: | Bajor | ||
| Born: | (N/A) 12.08 | Age: | 22 |
| Familial Relationships | |||
| Status of Parents: | |||
| Siblings: | None | ||
| Marital Status: | Single | ||
| Children: | None | ||
Personal History
Celes grew up on a farm with her parents. It was a relatively happy childhood and she loved helping her father maintain the technology they used to run their livelihood.
A desire to learn prompted Celes to apply for Star Fleet academy and she was thrilled to be accepted. There however, she found that the machinery she had helped with at home was far simpler than that used by most of the Federation and Star Fleet in particular, and she struggled.
She lost touch with the rest of the academy intake for her year and ended up re-sitting a year before she finally began to grasp the concepts she needed. Even then Celes had to study constantly and no one was more surprised than she was when she finally graduated.
The loss of her home and family hit Celes hard, and what little respect or interest she'd had in the 'Prophets' turned to disgust. As far as she was concerned they were nothing more than an advanced species of wormhole aliens (as Star Fleet called them) who had used her people's naivety to make themselves worshipped, ignored them while they lived under years of Cardassian oppression and finally abandoned them when they needed them most, during the Krynar invasion.
Whilst serving on the USS Copernicus however, Surmak came face to face with the Prophets.
As the only member of the Bajoran race on board, she was chosen by the captain to represent her people and make a plea for the survival of her planet.
Existing outside Linear time, the wormhole aliens did not at first seem to Celes to understand her representations or consider them important, however it was gradually born in among the company that they considered it’s disappearance to be the merest blip in Bajor’s history… in fact they had and would move it through time. It was not destroyed and was brought back into space-time at the end of the Krynar war.
Celes was grateful to the Prophets, and finally had proof of their love for their adopted children, but she still had many doubts. She had also missed her home and her family and decided therefore to take an extended leave of absence on Bajor to reconnect with her roots.
Personality Profile
Academy Major(s): Starship Construction, General Engineering
Academy Minor(s): Weapon Construction
Hobbies and Pastimes: Poetry and music, which she loves to learn but has no talent to create
Short-Term Goals: To be a better officer
Long-Term Goals: To be a better officer
Personality: Originally determined and lighthearted, the loss of Bajor has made her bitter
Sense of Humor: Quirky
Phobias: Being alone in the dark
Likes: Spicy Food
Dislikes: Being alone
Achievements: Graduating Star Fleet Academy
Disappointments: Not sharing her parents faith in the Prophets
Illnesses: None
Strengths: Determination and attention to detail
Weaknesses: Lacks creativity
Fears: None since her planet was destroyed
Prejudices: Hates the Krynar for destroying Bajor, and the wormhole aliens for doing nothing to protect it
Off Duty Clothing Tastes: Form-fitting dresses with leggings
Pets: None
Friends: None
Personal Paradigm Shifts
Most Painful Experience: The destruction of her homeworld
Best Time: Growing up on her parents farm
Most Crucial Experience: Meeting the Prophets and the restoration of Bajor
Role Model: Her father, who had a natural talent for machinery
Career History
Stardate 21312.01 - Assigned Engineering Midshipman, USS Copernicus, GSC-9035Stardate 21401.06 - Started extended leave of Absence, USS Copernicus, GSC-9035
