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Rynka Korren

Cardassian Female

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Character Information

Rank & Address

Lieutenant Commander Korren

Assignment

Chief Engineering Officer USS Horizon

Full Name

Rynka Korren

Born

2345

Lakarian City, Cardassia

Played By

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Ludvig Traven (ID: 3114)

Summary

Rynka Korren, as a Cardassian, was raised within a family fiercely loyal to the Union. Her family has all served within the Cardassian Military at some point during their lives. She followed suit, serving as an officer and Engineer.
A decade after the end of the Dominion War she commissioned into Starfleet. She overcame the adversity of a Cardassian in Starfleet through her assignments to Starfleet Corps of Engineers, the USS San Clemente and more recently the USS Horizon where she currently serves as the Chief Engineer.

Appearance

Height: 5’8”
Build: Slim
Eye colour: black
Hair colour: black
Scars: One-Jawline
Tattoos and piercings: Ears
Description: Typical Cardassian features. A ridged forehead with dark grey skin. A clear veteran of a stricter military, she has a strong posture and is rarely seen to relax. She has a single scar on her jawline, easily fixed with modern medicine but to her a reminder of a more difficult time.
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Personality

A typical Cardassian, calm and calculating and an individual of great discipline. She values efficiency, order, and strategy ideal for a career in engineering. She is known for her ability to remain focused in the most intense of situations. However, this also means that he does sometimes appear cold and detached.

Her experience in the Cardassian military gave her an ability to work under extreme pressure. She has the rare ability to think several steps ahead, which allows her to design complex solutions and emergency repairs with ease.

She lost her first husband and two children at the end of the Federation-Dominion war. She does not blame the Federation or allies for their deaths though in the years that followed she struggled with the celebrations of victory by those allies who she now worked alongside. Her pride can sometimes cloud her judgement, especially when her Cardassian heritage has been challenged.

She remarried during the post-war period and currently has one daughter, her Starfleet career took precedence over the expansion of the family further, though, both her husband and daughter moved to Deep Space 17 in 2402 to be near to her while assigned to the Region.

Hobbies and Interests

Korren’s interests reflect both her engineering expertise and her Cardassian upbringing. Having spent much of her life post the Dominion War rebuilding her homeworld, she retains a fascination with reconstruction efforts, urban planning and the practical changes needed to communities after a disaster. To her engineering is a means of creating stability from chaos.

Away from her duties she maintains a connection to her culture. She is an avid student of history, political bios accounts of Cardassian reconstruction. She holds a firm belief that understanding the past can result in a better future. She often shares stories and traditions from her homeworld, taking pride in aspects of her culture that go beyond the military image many non-cardassians associate with her people.

Family remains one of her most important interests and much of her time is dedicated to maintaining contact with her husband and daughter. She rarely misses an opportunity to spend leave with them.

History

Early Life (2345-2365)

Rynka Korren was born on Cardassian prime. A native of Lakarian city she was raised within a family fiercely loyal to the Union. Her family has all served within the Cardassian Military at some point during their lives. However, she developed a strong fascination with the technical side of military equipment and facilities.

Military Career (2365-2375)

Korren was never going to do anything other than join the Cardassian military at the first opportunity. He family demanded it. She trained at the Cardassian Military Academy, arriving in 2355. However, instead of following her family into combat roles, she opted for the more technical role as an engineer. Rising through the ranks with relative ease, she did so out of displaying her abilities as an effective engineer as opposed to her comrades ‘cloak and dagger’ techniques of progressing.
In 2375, she was stationed back home in Lakarian city and was joined by her Husband and children, However, during the Battle of Cardassian against the Federation and their allies she was assigned off planet to assist with defending the system. The destruction of Lakarian City by the Dominion pushed her to rebel against them and she joined the liberation force to free her people from Dominion rule. She only later found out the extent of the attach on her home, finding out her husband and both children were killed along with most of the population.

Post-War Reconstruction (2375-2385)

Cardassia Prime was devastated at the end of the Federation-Cardassian war. Despite the grief of seeing her home world in disarray and losing her family, she chose not to succumb to this. She instead resigned her commission in the Cardassian military and redirected herself toward the reconstruction efforts on Cardassia Prime. She worked tirelessly to restore Cardassia Prime and installed multiple vital systems accoss the planet to assist those in need.

She remarried in 2383 and and welcomed her daughter into a fragile but hopeful new chapter of her life in 2384.

Starfleet Service (2385-2402)

A decade after the end of the Dominion Occupation of Cardassia, at 40 years old, she decided a new career was in order. She had assisted with the reconstruction efforts of her homeworld only to see many of her people returning to their old ways. She commissioned into Starfleet as an Engineering Officer in 2385.
She saw this as a way to assist in the reconstruction of the galaxy, to maintain a peace to was so hard won. Following graduation from the Academy, she served within Starfleets Corps of Engineers, going where the Federation needed them as opposed to being stuck on one starship of facility.
During that time she was able to use the experiences gained in the reconstruction of her own homeworld to set herself above her younger peers. Her reputation as an effective and trusted member of Starfleet developed.

USS San Clemente (2401-2403)

Assigned to the USS San Clemente to head up off-ship Engineering Operations. An Engineering Variant of the Class of starship means a wide range of complex and intricate tasks come their way. As such the Chief Engineer and Head of Engineering positions were split to ensure the continued operation of the vessel while on mission.

Through 2402, the Korren served under Captain Traven during its deployment to the Caelari System in the Shackleton Expanse. There, it conducted its first ever first contact observation, cultural assessment and coordinated with a Klingon vessel. The Mente played a key role in mediating civil unrest within the system, along with supporting joint search and rescue efforts, disaster response and diplomatic stabilisation of the Caelari Government. Korren was instrumental in supporting the Caelari people during disaster relief efforts.

USS Horizon (2403-Present)

Assigned USS Horizon as the Chief Engineering Officer early 2403. She contributed with professionalism and dedication throughout the displacement crisis of 2403, she adapted quickly to an unfamiliar and dangerous reality. Their actions helped support the Horizon’s primary mission, protect the crew, rescue the displaced and uphold Starfleet values under extraordinary circumstances.

Service Record

Date Position Posting Rank
2385 - 2389 Cadet Starfleet Academy
Cadet
2389 - 2401 Engineering Officer Starfleet Corps of Engineers
Lieutenant
2401 - Present Engineering Specialist USS San Clemente
Lieutenant Commander
2403 - Present Chief Engineering Officer USS Horizon
Lieutenant Commander