Elias Barrington

Early life

Elias was brought up in a Starfleet family, with several relatives, including his parents, in Starfleet service. As a result, his childhood and teenage years were spent on a variety of starships and other fleet facilities. A bright and extroverted child with a tendency to organize any group of children into whatever play activities he preferred, it was no surprise when Elias expressed the desire to become a Starship captain like his grandfather.

Starfleet Academy

Elias joined Starfleet as soon as he was able and was on the Bridge Officer Track. As the senior cadet of his training squadron, he was on course for a stellar career in Starfleet. However, in his final year, a wilderness survival exercise went badly wrong, and there were several serious injuries and two fatalities. Even though he himself was injured, Elias took responsibility as the senior cadet in charge and resigned from the academy.

Only his mentor’s intervention kept Elias in Starfleet, but he refused to return to the Academy. Instead, he entered administration as a yeoman.

Early Career

Elias’ first posting was aboard the USS Ghillie, an older science vessel. It was aboard the Ghillie that his previous academy training turned out to be surprising advantage. Familiar with the fleet’s procedures and protocols from the other side of the fence, he found could organize the administration side more than effectively, often knowing what form or procedure was required instantly. He gained a reputation for being able to track down the most obscure of paperwork or hidden of records.

He continued this reputation when he moved to the USS Victorius. An older ship that stayed firmly within federation borders Elias found himself as the backbone of the administration department. His life was an orderly routine of making sure paperwork was in order and filed correctly, and that transfers (of which there were few) were progressed in the correct manner. Everything in it’s place and a place for everything became his motto.

His move to the USS Stirling came with a promotion, first to Petty Officer, then to Chief Petty Officer and yeoman to the captain, his former mentor at the academy. The ship was more front line that his previous postings, but Elias took the change of pace in stride. The crew aboard often took bets on whether anything bothered the stoic yeoman, and always lost. The only thing that seemed to ruffle his feathers was paperwork incorrectly filled out (something that ill-advised ensigns often attempted, only to be met with an eyebrow raise that quickly had them correcting said errors)

Current Career

When the Stirling’s CO retired, Elias opted not to remain aboard and requested a transfer. He was reassigned to Starbase Bravo, and joined the administration department aboard.