Marova

Political Information

• Affiliation: Starfleet, United Federation of Planets

Family

• Mother: Clarove
• Father: Robel

Biography

Early Life

Marova was born on Hekeras in late 2375 to Doctors Clarove and Robel (both medical doctors). As a lonely child, Marova was extremely lucky that her parents spent a lot of time with her as she grew up. After she gave birth to Marova, her mother returned to work while her father remained at home to raise the infant. Marova is named after her father’s grandmother, whom she was close to as a child. Her grandmother, a retired astrophysicist,  would spend many late afternoons and evenings telling Marova a range of stories about deep space. Filling the young girl’s mind and imagination with what lay beyond her home. As a teenager, her parents were offered the opportunity to join a small civilian-based company that would travel among Federation worlds to provide medical aid where needed. Visiting new worlds was quite exciting for Marova. However, when the Romulan homeworld was destroyed, her parents sent Marova home to live with her grandmother as they didn’t want to experience the huge refugee crisis along the border. They were keen to help those who needed it. Not happy with their decision, but eventually she understood it (thanks to her grandmother), and Marova settled down to complete her studies. By the time she finished school, Marova was eager to join Starfleet.

Starfleet Career

Starfleet Academy

Preparing for the entrance exam was a stressful moment for Marova, but thanks to her grandmother (who tutored her), she was successful in gaining a spot. She left Hekaras in 2391 and travelled to Earth for her first year at the academy. Marova was keen to focus on astrophysics, a subject she had known all of her life but was also eager to try other areas too. In her second year, she was given the opportunity to complete her specialisation area at the Mellstoxx III campus, which she accepted. While at the campus, her time training in a range of advanced starship operations led her to fall in love with flying. Her professors and instructors assessed her as a natural and gifted pilot. By 2395, she completed her degree and graduated in the top ten of her class.

USS Odyssey (NCC-80000)

Marova was fortunate to get a posting to the Odyssey after graduating from her class. Initially, she was assigned as delta shift flight control officer. She held this post for three years before she was promoted to lieutenant junior grade in 2398 and assigned to gamma shift flight control officer and made responsible for overseeing training other officers in maintaining the ship’s complement of auxiliary support craft. Almost a year later, during the Archanis Campaign, Odyssey was boarded by the Hunters of D’Ghor. During their invasion, they killed a number of crew, including the ship’s assistant chief flight control officer. Lieutenant Commander T’Rani, who became a mentor of Marova’s, insisted on making her the ship’s newest deputy flight control officer. Captain McCallister and Commander Cambil agreed with the idea and Marova was given the new appointment. Over the next two years, she enjoyed the chance of shadowing T’Rani.

It came as a shock when T’Rani announced her intention on leaving the Odyssey to join the USS Themis at the end of 2400, which made Marova guess that T’Rani would be replaced by someone else off the ship. She was surprised further when Captain McCallister asked her to step up and take over from T’Rani. Extremely grateful for the chance he was offering her, Marova accepted on the spot and with it came a promotion to full lieutenant. As part of her promotion, McCallister insisted she undertook the advanced tactical training course, which she agreed without hesitation.