Lieutenant Talvin Ryok

Character Information

Gender		Male
Species		½ Human ½ Vulcan
Age		28

Physical Appearance

Height		6’5”
Weight		212 lbs
Hair Color		Black
Eye Color		Blue
Physical Description		Talvin is a tall, distinguished looking man. His dark hair is naturally straight, which he keeps cut short in more of a military style. His height and build give him an imposing stature. His skin naturally holds a tan giving him an attractive complexion. His only facial blemish is a scar that extends from just above his left eyebrow, down over his left eye socket, over his left cheek and ends at his jaw line. His left eye is cybernetic, replaced after his childhood injury that left said scar. His ears and eyebrows are both Vulcan in appearance, although not as prominent were he a fully-blooded Vulcan.

Family

Spouse		None at present.
Children		None that he knows of.
Father		Captain Jeremiah Ryok (Ret.)
Mother		Captain S’ylik (Ret.)
Brother(s)		Ronald Brown (Adopted brother)
Sister(s)		Agnes Brown (Adopted sister)
Other Family		None known.

Personality & Traits

General Overview		Talvin, despite his stature and build, is a patient and gentle man. Being a child of two races, he is doomed to be both but not quite either at the same time. He holds both vulcan tendencies and mannerisms, and for the most part, he has embraced his Vulcan heritage more than his Human. He is also known to be quite antisocial but this is due to a number of factors. Firstly, he just feels slightly uncomfortable around people he doesn't know, and secondly, because he refuses to acknowledge his feelings of awkwardness. To those few that do know him well, he is a loyal friend and companion.
Strengths & Weaknesses		Talvin is a hard worker and strives hard to excel at everything he attempts, often to the point of perfectionism. He is a controlled man, thanks to his Vulcan heritage, and works hard to control his emotions, even when it is unhealthy to do so. Despite his controlled emotional state, he has found it difficult to completely harness them and as such, he has been known to seek counselling from time to time. It has been troublesome opening up to new people and making friends, and has led him to be slightly aloof. During his second posting, his commanding officer attempted to get Talvin to open up and make friends, something that he has actively tried to do since. He is often calm under pressure, showing a distinctly Vulcan approach to problems and dealing with situations, but has also lead him to have a cold and seemingly uncaring demeanor, despite his best attempts to seem otherwise.
Ambitions		Talvin, like most starfleet officers, aspires to have a fruitful career in Starfleet. His focus on his career has led this to be an achievable goal, but has also caused his social skills to be somewhat lacking. He does wish to make more friends and hopefully become a more social person.
Hobbies & Interests		Talvin enjoys playing different musical instruments, mainly piano and violin. He has spent years studying these instruments and has grown adequately proficient, but it could never be more then a hobby for him. He is also a fan of operatic and symphonic music.

Personal History		Talvin Ryok was born onboard the USS York, a Cheyenne class science ship dispatched to the Beta Quadrant to seek out new life and civilizations while monitoring and documenting previously unobserved spacial phenomenon. Talvin’s father was the York’s first officer while his mother was the ship's Captain. They met when the ship first set out during it's first five year mission. Despite being polar opposites, over time the two fell in love, married, and had a single child, Talvin. Talvin was his father's pride and joy, dotting the young boy around the ship, almost showing him off to the rest of the crew. Talvin’s parents were active parents, always making time for their son and letting him know he was loved (though his mother's confessions of love seemed a little dryer then his father's) but he never felt out of place among the crew. All two-hundred crew members were much like fathers and mothers to him, but none were more involved then his own parents and the Browns. John Brown was the Chief Engineer on the York, which was Talvin’s father’s old position, while his wife Lenora was the helms-woman. Talvin’s father and John had been inseparable friends ever since going through Starfleet together, and when Talvin’s mother was given command of the York, she asked her husband who he would recommend to be on the crew, he chose John and Lenora. The Browns already had a child when Talvin was born, Agnes, who was four. Shortly after Talvin’s birth, Ronald Brown was born. Ronald and Talvin spent nearly every second together and quickly became friends, much like their fathers. The two went almost everywhere together, the crew never saw one without the other. In his schooling Talvin was a quick study in most subjects, from literature to mathematics. Ronald on the other hand seemed more out of place in the academic setting as he was more of a hands on learner, though it wouldn't be recognized right away and he fell behind. Something Ronald was already adept in was causing trouble. Pranks and jokes were constant source of fun for Ronald, something Talvin found himself pulled into on many occasions. The pranks were often innocent and lighthearted, like when the pair reprogrammed the computer to respond only to Klingon. The two would result in a swift reprimand for the incident, but when young Ronald stole a shuttle and took himself and Talvin on a joy ride, they quickly found themselves in trouble when an ion storm left the ship stranded. The pair surely would have died if not for the intervention of the York. The two spent two weeks under house arrest before being allowed to return to their studies and duties on the ship. The positive effect, however, was that the event made a major change to Ronald and he began to see the heartache it caused his parents. Afterwards, Ronald started to take his studies seriously and was reflected in his scores, catching back up in a short time. Talvin and both of the Brown children took an interest in the ship operations and the tasks of the York, spending countless hours learning about the ship and helping the crew do their appointed duties. When Talvin was only twelve, the York was one year into it's third tour of the Beta Quadrant. This tour would be cut short when they encountered a quantum filament which caused the ship severe damage. The ships antimatter containment field destabilized and caused a massive core breach. During the initial impact of the quantum filament, Ronald’s parents were killed. The couple was among the fifty-five deaths and sixty-two injuries. It was during this catastrophe that Talvin was hit by a piece of exploding hull and the injury would result in the scar on the left side of his face and would cost him his left eye. Thankfully he and his parents were able to reach escape pods in time. The York’s distress call was answered by a nearby freighter and a Galaxy class federation ship which rescued the rest of the crew. After the tragedy, Talvin’s parents adopted Agnes and Ronald Brown and moved back to Earth. Talvin’s parents began teaching at the Academy as they raised the three children, except for a yearly trip to Vulcan that Talvin and his mother made (she wanted her son to learn about his Vulcan heritage). Both Ronald and Talvin continued to learn about the Federation and space travel, but Agnes who had begun to grow distant from her new family, showed little interest in the things that she did before. She would eventually be diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder, but through years of counselling, she would grow to accept what had happened and would learn to cope with the disorder. When she turned eighteen she enrolled in Starfleet academy, getting in on her first attempt. She would go on to graduate top of her class with highest honors in spatial phenomena and would be assigned to the USS Degree where she would be a science officer. Talvin and Ronald both expressed a desire to go to Starfleet Academy as well. When they were both fifteen, the spent their combined life savings on a small broken down shuttle and rebuilt it with the help of Talvin’s father. During it's first warp test the pair nearly died when the warp drive gave out and life support systems failed, but Talvin was able to repair the systems at the last minute and the pair made it safely back to Earth. When the boys turned seventeen, they both applied for Starfleet Academy and were overjoyed when they were accepted to Starfleet. Ronald majored in flight/conn and was a natural. His natural ability would not lead to success in other studies however, and he would be forced to spend much of his time trying to stay up with his classmates. Talvin on the other hand double majored in engineering and science. Talvin did well in most of his studies, but took a particular shine to theoretical and applied physics. While in the academy, the pair would be together whenever their studies allowed. Ronald, though more serious, was still rather lighthearted and fun loving and would always attempt to get Talvin to open up more and have more fun. On several occasions he would convince Talvin to skip studying to go out to bars or clubs to meet girls. Talvin would get little out of these encounters with the opposite sex, he would often be stiff and dry, seeing little use for these distractions from his schooling, but Ronald never gave up on it through the four years of the Academy. When they graduated the pair was separated for the first time, Ronald being sent to the USS Georgetown as a conn officer, while Talvin was sent to Starbase 47 to work as an engineer. After four years on Star Base 47, Talvin was transferred to the USS Pike. The commanding officer on the Pike was a friendly captain by the name of Harrison Ray. Ray had served on the York during it's second tour. He respected Talvin’s parents and had requested to have Talvin on his crew after seeing his exemplary record on Starbase 47. Ray took notice of Talvin’s strong work ethic and intelligence and had him promoted him to assistant chief engineer. The Captain was however baffled by Talvin’s aloofness, barely knowing anyone that he didn't work with directly and even they knew very little about Talvin outside of the working environment. Ray took it upon himself to get Talvin to open up and interact with his fellow shipmates to which the captain was only marginally successful. However, Talvin did make an effort to make a few friends, accomplishing this with his fellow engineers. Talvin was then offered a place on the USS Endurance, which he accepted.
Service Record		Admitted to Starfleet Academy Graduated Starfleet Academy with a degree in both Applied Engineering and Theoretical Engineering Assigned to Starbase 47 as an Engineering Officer Promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade Reassigned to the USS Toccoa as assistant Chief Engineering Officer Offered a place on the USS Endurance as Chief Engineer.