Lieutenant Ronan D'Sai

Character Information

Gender		Male
Species		El-Aurian
Age		40

Physical Appearance

Height		6'0"
Weight		180 lbs
Hair Color		Black
Eye Color		Amber
Physical Description		Lean, owing to a fast metabolism and an unfortunate tendency to forget to eat, Ronan has no interest whatsoever in fashion and tends toward casual wear that hasn't changed much since his days at the Academy.

Family

Spouse		None
Children		None
Father		Amherst D'Sai, M.D. (Incarcerated)
Mother		Emrys D'Sai (Deceased)

Personality & Traits

Personality Overview		Strong-willed shows up in several facets of his personality. For example, he had the choice to change his name, to put behind him everything that his father had done, but refused to do so. He found within himself the courage and the determination to face things head on, good or bad. A childhood of tutors and rules put him ahead of his classmates in some areas and far behind in others. He faced that as well. The fact that he's El-Aurian (which comes under the heading of yet-another-thing-my-parents-kept-from-me) hasn't really registered. He was raised by a Bajoran as Human and that's how he feels for the most part. At the Academy, he read what he could about them, the El-Aurians, but its not something that he as yet feels belongs to him. Work in progress. Having tutors also means that he's a bit naive when it comes to human behavior. He's loyal to those he's close to but at the same time, doesn't get close easily. The responsibility for getting someone hurt through his own actions can cause him to retreat into himself for a bit while he works it out. He has a strong sense of right and wrong coupled with an honest nature. He can be idealistic about social problems and relationships but is also a rationalist. His thought processes are logic/mathematics based which precludes acceptance of things like magic, psychics, etc. At the same time, he's highly curious about pretty much everything, is self-reliant, and is not nearly as helpless as he can sometimes appear. He has a wide-ranging and somewhat eclectic intellect.
Strengths & Weaknesses		Strengths > Highly intelligent with an eidetic memory > Specialties in languages and cryptanalysis > Studied applied mathematics, good at pattern recognition, and is highly adept with computers > Self-reliant and independent > Observant and analytical Weaknesses > Poor reaction times and non-violent. That made weapon qualifications a bit of a challenge. As with most things, he did some research and came upon a quote, 'fast is fine but accuracy is everything' (Wyatt Earp) and chose, rather than compete for times, to be careful with his aim. > Misses nonverbal cues, especially with respect to social interaction. Literally, someone who was interested in him would have to throw themselves naked on his desk and even then, he might miss the intended message. > Stubborn and hard-working to the point of being obsessive. While observant about some things, can completely miss other things. Can become captivated by a problem and work tirelessly to solve it, often missing meals and losing sleep. > Strong dislike for counselors, especially telepathic ones, who want to dig into his past. > Doesn't forgive his own faults easily. After all, his father was a serial killer and it took him seventeen years to figure it out. > Bit of an insomniac. The memories, you know, sometimes creep up on a person. Then too, if he's working on a particular problem, sleep is the right thing to go.
Hobbies & Interests		> Reading (non-fiction only) > Forensics > Hiking > Plays cello (studying since he was a child) and piano

Medical History

Past Injuries		Long bone and rib fractures in early childhood.
Known Allergies		Retinax V

Personal History		Amherst D'Sai, a well-respected surgeon, was always a driven man. Work came first and his wife, Emrys, understood this though few others in their social circle could say the same. A talented artist, she contented herself with studio time while Amherst worked long hours at the hospital or lectured at conferences out of town. Sometimes, she went with him, because to an artist, everything they see, do, and feel becomes fuel for their art. But those shared trips became fewer and fewer. Emrys, pregnant now with their first child, arranged for a romantic getaway at a remote cabin. Amhert, excited by the thought of having a child, was happy and attentive. And to Emrys, it felt like the early days of their marriage. Sadly, she went into early labor and died in April 2329 before the medical team could arrive to transport her to the hospital. That changed things. A child, especially one too young to communicate with, was beyond Amherst's understanding. And so, he hired Phelan, a taciturn Bajoran, as aide/housekeeper/gatekeeper. Amherst, who was not a demonstrative man at the best of times, believed in strict guidelines in the home. No pets. No overnight guests. Straight A's in school. Ronan D'Sai knew early that he came a distant second to his father's work. He learned independence and self-reliance at an early age. He became comfortable on his own. Nico and Phelan were stationary, living in the San Francisco Bay area, while Amherst travelled nine months out of the year. The worst, at least for Ronan, were the three months that Amherst remained at home. Because what became painfully clear over time was that father and son didn't particularly like each other. Amherst wasn't easy to know and Ronan was too direct, too quick to point out flaws that Amherst wasn't willing to admit existed. Their relationship grew strained and over time, as he grew up, Ronan's attempts to forge a good relationship with Amherst were rebuffed. The child's mistakes could not, it seemed, be forgiven or overlooked. And yet, if you asked him, he would tell you that his childhood was a happy one. Phelan, followed Amherst's rules to the letter but within those rules, Phelan helped with homework, hired the tutors, while baking cakes and managing Amherst's affairs. Injuries were handled by Phelan who had medical training. Ronan lived in the private world concocted by Amherst (who was only 'Father' on the rare occasions when the man himself decided to make an appearance) and wanted ... more. The tutors changed in response to Ronan's educational needs; most were interchangeable in his mind except the last one. William, or Wills, as he was called, who had a passion for mysteries and adventures. It was through him that Ronan was introduced to Sherlock Holmes and how logic and observational skill could be applied to a problem. They would listen to news vids and discuss the events of the day, tying them back to historical events, and discussing the cultural aspects of those involved. Wills was curious about everything, always asking questions, especially Ronan's mysterious father, Amherst, and a murder that happened while Amherst was away at a conference. Wills started leaving the house at night and Ronan, unable to sleep, noticed and followed him on one of those excursions. More out of curiosity then anything else; what he discovered was the that Wills was following his father. A pattern quickly emerged. When Amherst was home, Wills would follow him at night and that meant that Ronan followed them both. He wasn't good at it, nearly got caught several times, but he was determined to discover why it was all happening. Amherst went to a small storage facility; with Wills following and Ronan following him. Ronan hung back and lost sight of Will; as he was turning a corner that would bring him into a pool of light, a hand reached out and pulled him back out of sight. It was Wills. The conversation was whispered and heated; Wills took Ronan home, warned him not to follow again, and promised to explain everything. He never got the chance. He was found dead in his apartment of apparent suicide the next day. Ronan was devastated. His father, in an uncharacteristic act of what Ronan perceived as generosity, allowed his son to attend a regular school and for a time, the novelty of being among others his own age caught and held his attention. Wills though, Wills stayed with him. For the first time, his life wasn't scheduled and orchestrated down to the minute. There was time for him to pursue his own interests since he only returned to Phelan for holidays and vacations. And truth be told, he would have forgotten except for two things. He received a package from Wills which laid out his suspicions. Circumstantial mostly and while disturbing, not proof but then, he remembered that storage facility. He waited until the next time his father went out of town and, with the help of his new friends, broke into the storage facility. What he found there, well, it changed everything. He contacted Starfleet who sent a security team to the site immediately. In the weeks afterward, the story unfolded. Amherst Elias D'Sai, Chief Surgeon, widely respected, was responsible for the death of twenty women. They found him at home, reading over a glass of good wine, and arrested him on the spot. It was believed that there would be more caches in other locations and indeed, they found two more. He was six months short of his eighteenth birthday and he was responsible for the arrest and conviction of his own father -- though he made sure that Wills also received credit for his part. As it turned out, Phelan had had his suspicions but never said anything and it was the guilt of that, combined with advancing age, that ended his life. When Phelan died, Ronan was the only mourner at his funeral. On his eighteenth birthday, he enlisted in Star Fleet and that was where another huge secret was revealed. As part of the process all cadets went through, Ronan was expected to visit a physician. It seemed strange, to have other hands than Phelan's working on him. The doctor was a young Trill, enthusiastic to have an El-Aurian as a patient, his first. When Ronan corrected him, the truth came out. He was human. Amherst was human. Emrys was human. What was the man talking about? So, they went through the science together and everything he knew about himself suddenly shifted. Reoriented. He was El-Aurian -- who knew how far back his father's crimes went. The thought was chilling but he was Star Fleet now and then came the counselors. Some wanted to help but many, more than few, wanted to dig into his brain, use their cunning and their telepathy to learn about the first known serial killer of his species and about the son who might, after all, be the same.
Service Record		2347 - 2351: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Earth 2351 - 2355: Starfleet Science Institute, Earth Fending off all too curious counselors and coming to terms with his father and his own biology proved easy in a collegiate setting. Professors were more interested in teaching than probing which gave him time to come to terms with his past before joining Starfleet. 2355 - 2361: Starfleet Academy, Science Major (Cryptanalysis Specialty), Computer Programming Minor The Academy was equally difficult and amazing. Difficult because now there were counselors who wanted to push into his past more for their own purposes than anything to do with him though there were a few that offered help when it was need. Mostly, and for the first time, owing to Starfleet's rigid entrance requirements, he was in a class with people of his own age coming from many different worlds. There were challenges, some more difficult than others. Gaining the respect of the Vulcans he met was easy enough; passing his weapon certification was difficult. Slow reflexes and average hand-eye coordination meant that he couldn't get his score high enough. As he did with most things, he spent time doing research, figuring it out, and his answer came in the form of quote from Wyatt Earp. "Fast is fine but accuracy is everything." He slowed down and got a high score -- wouldn't make him an asset in a firefight but it got him through. 2361 - 2369: USS Faraday, Science Officer (Later, Asst. Chief Science Officer) Every new environment presented adjustments and challenges. He didn't regret his decision to join Starfleet; on the contrary, he though he had finally found a path that suited his curiosity and love of scientific exploration. Aboard the Faraday, he became comfortable within his department and gained a reputation for being thorough and obsessive when it came to solving a problem. Didn't take long before his Chief was calling him in on the more important cases. > He helped in translating an unknown language on a dead world and wrote algorithms that improved the computer's ability to translate important documents, leading to a cure for a virulent virus contracted by members of his own department on the away team. > Published papers and later, taught mathematical physics while on leave from the Faraday 2369 - Now: Transferred to USS Thunderbird, Assistant Chief Science Officer