Joran Matthew Brownlee

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Joran Matthew Brownlee was the Second Officer and Chief Science Officer of the USS Paladin (NCC-52776) during the Federation Civil War of the early 25th century. As his ship, and his homeworld, were both on the side of Admiral Robert LoDona, Joran served of his own free will the so called "de-facto" side of the conflict.

Basic Information

Personnel Profile

Service Record

Pre-Starfleet History

Joran Matthew Brownlee was born on November 12, 2380, in Vulcana Regar on Vulcan (planet). His father, Commander Matthew Brownlee, was in Starfleet himself, and so Joran was a military brat from the get-go. At the age of about 1 month, his father's tour on Vulcan (planet) ended, and he moved to the USS Vanderbilt (NCC-71453), where his father served as first officer for about a year. In early 2382, he transferred to Earth, where he had a position supervising the shipyards in geosynchronous orbit above the city of Boston, Massachusetts, Earth.

Soon after moving to a suburb outside of Boston, disaster struck the Brownlee family. In the midst of the great joy of the birth of Christian Soval Brownlee, there was great sadness over the loss of Nara, who had died in childbirth. Matthew, who was half-Vulcan, suffered a complete emotional breakdown and never bothered to teach his young sons the practice of Vulcan Kolinahr, a training that was essential to Vulcan emotional suppression. Because of this, the boys began to emulate the behaviors of others in the town of 200,000 in which they lived, the majority of whom were Human.

In school, Joran was always a popular and friendly student; a trend that continued through high school. When he graduated high school in 2398, he applied and was accepted to the Vulcan Science Academy, where he wanted to study to pursue a carreer in exo-biology. This did not las very long, however. Many of the other students at the school made very insulting comments towards him, as he did not practice Kolinahr as the rest of them did. This resulted in many fights, the last of which resulted in a badly broken arm. After that incident, he had had enough, and dropped out of the Vulcan Science Academy in the spring of 2400. He applied to Starfleet Academy soon after dropping out, and was accepted for the start of the 2400-2401 school year.

Academy Life

Life at Starfleet Academy was much more pleasing to Joran than life at the Vulcan Science Academy had been. This may have had to do with the fact that his roommate was one Joseph Ross, an old friend from his hometown, and the one Joran considered his best friend. Rooming with his best friend wasn't the only thing to look forward to for Joran however. In late 2401, Joran met and fell in love with then plebe cadet Rana Apar. This relationship has stood the test of time and they are now engaged and serving onboard the USS Paladin (NCC-52776) together.

In the Academy, Joran majored in Sciences and minored in Stellar Navigation. His schedule was always very rigorous, as he wanted to catch up on the two years he though of as lost at the Vulcan Science Academy. However, his two years' experience at the Vulcan Science Academy are what guaranteed his acceptance.

Joran, during his time at Starfleet Academy, began to come out from behind the protective shield he had made for himself during his time at the Vulcan Science Academy. It wasn't until after graduation in May 2404 that the process was finally finished. In September 2404, he entered Advanced Training at the Resorte Advanced Training Facility. Later in life, he described it as the most intense year of his life. However, during this time, his mentor, Lieutenant Willie T. McGruff guided him along, and Joran has credited him as the one that finally pulled him out from behind his protective shield.

He graduated valedictorian from Advanced Training, and was promoted to the rank of Ensign, junior grade. He didn't have much time to celebrate his graduation, and shipped out within 24 hours on the USS Windsor (NCC-85341) to rendevouz with Starbase Geneva (NCC-85745), which was en-route to its new location at the terminus of the Subspace River.

Recent Career

Joran reached Starbase Geneva (NCC-85745) in the middle of a crisis situation, involving a T'Kon probe that the station had encountered while en-route through the Subspace River. Once the crisis was resolved, however, he, along with Captain Vladek Rofellian, were the only two to remember the incident due to the timeline resetting.

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