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== Hi! Thank you for the welcome! ==
== Physical Description ==
Name: Rowan Richards
Species: Angosian-Vulcan
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Height: 6’2” (188 cm)
Weight: 205 lbs (93 kg)
Build/Body Type: Athletic and broad-shouldered; powerful without bulk, carrying strength with restraint rather than intimidation
Complexion: Light olive with a warm undertone; appears human at first glance
Hair Color: Jet black, with partial curls
Hair Style: Neatly kept, usually parted to the side; practical, unfussy, and regulation-clean
Eye Color: Blue-gray, often softened by warmth and attentiveness
Voice: Calm, resonant, and steady; naturally reassuring, with a quiet authority that invites trust
Off-Duty Clothing Taste: Simple and understated; earth-tone sweaters, fitted jackets, comfortable boots; favors practicality and modesty over fashion
Distinguishing Features: Strikingly human appearance despite Angosian origin
A gentle, open expression that contrasts with his imposing stature
Habitual small gestures of care - subtle nods, steady eye contact, a reassuring half-smile - that make others feel seen and at ease
== Personal History ==
Date of Birth: November 11
Place of Birth: Lya Station, Angosia III
Marital Status: Single
Siblings Name & Ages: None
Mother's Name: Mara Richards (adoptive mother), T'Vel (biological mother)
Father's Name: Dr Alaric Richards (adoptive father), Kaelen Vos (biological father)
Parent's Status: All four of his parents are alive.
Pets: None currently
Best Friend: Cadet Thalen zh’Rihn (Andorian, Starfleet Academy). Cadet zh’Rihn and Cadet Richards became friends in the unremarkable way that often proves the most enduring. They were assigned as lab partners during an early Academy science practicum that demanded patience more than brilliance, and both quickly discovered in the other a shared preference for careful work and unhurried thought. Thalen’s sharp Andorian focus paired naturally with Rowan’s steady, grounding presence, each compensating for what the other lacked without competition or friction. Their friendship deepened through late-night study sessions, quiet conversations over replicated tea, and a mutual respect for listening before speaking. Over time, it became understood among their peers that where one was found, the other was rarely far behind, a partnership built less on similarity than on trust.
Personal History: Rowan Richards entered the galaxy under a different name and under circumstances that were never meant to endure public scrutiny. He was born Ruvan, the son of two individuals whose lives were shaped by discipline, restraint, and the consequences of power. His father, Kaelen, was an Angosian super soldier, one of the last products of a program designed to engineer absolute physical supremacy. Though the Federation had long since curtailed such practices, Kaelen’s generation still bore their mark. He possessed strength beyond ordinary limits, accelerated reflexes, and a body honed for survival in extremes. Yet it was not his capacity for violence that defined him, but his determination never to let that power define his son.
Ruvan’s mother, T’Vel, was a Vulcan xenogeneticist attached to a Federation oversight initiative tasked with studying the long-term effects of Angosian genetic enhancement. She was precise, reserved, and unwavering in her ethical commitments. Where others approached Angosian biology with fear or fascination, she approached it with responsibility. Their union was brief and discreet, born of proximity rather than intention, but its result was unprecedented. Ruvan inherited the full physical potential of both lineages. Angosian dominance shaped his outward appearance, leaving him indistinguishable from a human infant at first glance, yet Vulcan physiology asserted itself internally. His blood was green. His neural efficiency exceeded human norms. His endurance and strength developed at a rate that was registered by every medical instrument that measured him.
The absence of pointed ears offered him no safety. His genetic profile was anomalous enough to draw attention from multiple quarters, each with their own interests. Federation observers flagged the child as politically sensitive. Angosian authorities feared renewed stigma. Vulcan institutions debated implications with characteristic detachment. In this climate of quiet contention, Ruvan’s future narrowed rapidly toward containment, study, or controlled relocation. It was during this fragile window that Dr. Alaric Richards, Chief Medical Officer aboard the USS Helios, encountered the child.
Alaric was a physician whose reputation rested not on brilliance but on judgment. Years in Starfleet medicine had refined his instincts toward preservation rather than ambition. Assigned to oversee a classified neonatal medical transfer, he recognized immediately that the infant before him was being treated as a problem to be managed rather than a life to be protected. Medical authority, ethical precedent, and Federation law intersected just narrowly enough for intervention. With cooperation from select Vulcan officials, including T’Vel herself, guardianship protocols were quietly invoked. Ruvan was removed from active research registries, his genetic records sealed under the highest medical privacy classifications permitted by Federation statute.
Adoption followed through legitimate channels, recorded with minimal fanfare. With it came a transformation that was both symbolic and practical. Ruvan became Rowan, a name chosen for the tree that survives in exposed ground without becoming harsh, and for its long association with quiet protection. It was a hope that the child would grow rooted rather than hardened, strong enough to endure, gentle enough to shelter. Alaric resigned his deep-space post soon afterward. Together with his wife Mara Richards, a former Starfleet counselor whose career focused on trauma recovery and post-conflict rehabilitation, he chose a life far from political gravity wells. They settled in Ottumwa, Iowa, a place defined by open land, measured rhythms, and communities that valued steadiness over distinction. There, Rowan grew not as a curiosity, but as a child.
His upbringing was marked by careful guidance rather than secrecy. From an early age, Rowan struggled with a body that responded too quickly and too powerfully to emotion. Childhood frustrations shattered objects. Falls ended without injury. What felt like harmless roughhousing to Rowan often left other children bruised in ways that made him withdraw and grow more careful. These incidents were not dramatic, but they were frequent enough to teach him caution before he understood restraint. Alaric trained him patiently in control and awareness, emphasizing responsibility rather than fear. Mara ensured that Rowan never mistook difference for isolation. He was taught that strength carried obligation and that gentleness was not weakness but mastery.
Rowan’s green blood was identified early in childhood and explained to him in practical terms as a result of his Vulcan heritage. He was taught that while biology influenced physical capability and neurological response, it did not determine identity or moral choice. Regular medical supervision was maintained to monitor his mixed physiology, but it was deliberately kept unobtrusive so that he could grow without feeling observed or managed. His Vulcan traits expressed themselves primarily as heightened physical resilience, faster healing, and a stable nervous system capable of sustaining intense emotional states without collapse. Unlike Vulcans who discipline emotion through suppression, Rowan experienced emotions fully and empathetically. His difficulty lay not in feeling too much, but in learning to regulate how strongly those feelings translated into physical action, particularly when concern or protectiveness amplified his already exceptional strength.
Ottumwa grounded him. The routines of school, shared labor, and community expectations taught him how to belong. He learned to move carefully through the world, to anticipate his own reactions, and to place others first by instinct rather than instruction. The vast skies above Iowa and the stories of distant stars shared by his father cultivated a longing that never displaced his sense of home. As he matured, Rowan came to understand that the universe was larger than fear and more complex than power. His yearning was never for dominance or recognition. It was for understanding. He wanted to explore without conquering, to study without exploiting, and to serve without commanding.
When he applied to Starfleet Academy, he did so as Rowan Richards of Earth, his heritage disclosed only where medically and ethically required. Among his peers, he was known for composure, empathy, and a steady presence that anchored others in moments of uncertainty. His physical gifts remained evident, but they were never displayed for advantage. They were contained, disciplined, and governed by conscience. Now, as he approaches the culmination of his Academy training, Rowan carries within him the full inheritance of his origins. The strength of Angosia. The discipline of Vulcan blood. The moral grounding of a human upbringing in a quiet Midwestern town. He stands prepared not to prove what he is capable of, but to demonstrate what he chooses to be.
== Personality ==
Academy Majors: Science (Astrophysics, Exobiology)
Academy Minors: Tactical Operations, Federation Ethics and Intercultural Studies
Hobbies and Past-Times: Rowan spends much of his free time engaged in quiet, methodical pursuits. He maintains detailed stellar maps and anomaly charts beyond curricular requirements, treating them as both scientific exercises and meditative practice. He reads extensively, favoring classical Federation literature alongside Earth novels that explore ethics, identity, and moral consequence. He frequently tutors junior cadets in the sciences, particularly those struggling with confidence rather than comprehension. Observation decks are a favored refuge, where he studies stars or planetary weather systems in silence. He also keeps meticulous personal scientific logs. Outside of formal study, Rowan is an avid tea enthusiast, maintaining a growing collection of Terran and Vulcan teas and carefully documenting their preparation methods, finding the ritual grounding and clarifying.
Short-Term Goals:
Successfully complete his final holodeck examination
Secure placement aboard a Federation exploratory vessel
Demonstrate that Angosian-derived resilience can serve discovery, care, and restraint rather than conflict
Long-Term Goals:
Participate in peaceful first-contact missions as a senior Science Officer
Contribute to Federation research on post-conflict species rehabilitation and ethical recovery
Eventually mentor cadets from politically sensitive, stigmatized, or misunderstood worlds
Personality:
Rowan is warm, composed, and quietly confident in a way that does not announce itself, but settles into a space and remains. His presence tends to slow conversations rather than dominate them, creating room for others to think, speak, and be heard. Though his formal training lies in scientific disciplines that often reward detachment and clinical distance, Rowan does not treat knowledge as something to be extracted or mastered. He approaches science as a responsibility toward living systems, believing that understanding carries an obligation to protect, preserve, and minimize harm. Discovery, to him, is meaningful only insofar as it serves life.
His empathy is active rather than performative. He does not seek recognition for kindness, nor does he dramatize concern. Instead, he listens with sustained, deliberate attention, noting what is said and what is avoided, and responds in ways that reflect careful consideration rather than impulse. When responsibility presents itself, Rowan accepts it quietly, without framing it as leadership or sacrifice. He does not pursue authority, yet others often defer to him because his decisions are measured, ethically grounded, and consistently oriented toward the collective good.
In moments of pressure or crisis, Rowan’s demeanor becomes more focused rather than more forceful. Where others might escalate or harden, he narrows his attention, clarifies priorities, and relies on restraint as a stabilizing tool. His Angosian strength remains present but governed, never allowed to surge ahead of judgment. His Vulcan-influenced physiology grants him exceptional emotional endurance, enabling him to remain present and functional through prolonged stress, grief, or uncertainty. Rather than suppressing emotion, he sustains it, allowing compassion and concern to persist without overwhelming his capacity to act responsibly.
Sense of Humor: Subtle and situational. Rowan favors dry observations and gentle understatement, often using humor to diffuse tension or reassure others rather than to entertain or impress.
Phobias: Failing others through hesitation or inaction
Being placed in roles that require cruelty, coercion, or moral compromise
Likes:
Collaborative research environments
Open, sincere discussion
Long-range sensor data and stellar phenomena
Seeing others grow into confidence and competence
Quiet professionalism
Well-prepared tea
Dislikes:
Intellectual arrogance disguised as rigor
Scientific justification for harm or exploitation
Dismissal of ethical context
Being pressured into decisions without adequate reflection
Pet Peeves and Gripes:
Poorly documented research or incomplete data logs
Interrupting others before they finish speaking
Implicit bias against non-humanoid or non-Federation lifeforms
Bad Habits and Vices:
Assumes excessive responsibility for the well-being of others
Reluctant to seek emotional support when under strain
Occasionally sacrifices rest and recovery for group needs
Achievements:
Graduated within the top tier of his Science cohort
Received commendation for interdisciplinary analytical work
Recognized informally for mentorship, mediation, and peer support
Disappointments:
Persistent discomfort when discussing Angosia’s past in academic settings
Failure to intervene earlier during a cadet conflict early in his Academy years
Illnesses: None chronic. Displays exceptional physical resilience consistent with Angosian and Vulcan physiology
Strengths:
High emotional intelligence
Strong ethical grounding
Analytical rigor balanced with empathy
Leadership through presence rather than dominance
As an Angosian-Vulcan hybrid, Rowan also possesses exceptional strength, speed, and endurance, comparable to the upper limits of Vulcan physical performance
Weaknesses:
Over-identification with others’ struggles
Difficulty maintaining emotional boundaries
Hesitation when decisive action risks unintended harm
Fears: Thanks to his rather problematic heritage, he fears losing touch with the simplicity and grounding of his upbringing, the quiet humanity of Iowa, and the small rituals that keep him connected to life beyond duty.
Prejudices: None consciously held. Maintains a cautious skepticism toward institutions that prioritize control, containment, or expedience over care, informed by Angosia’s history.
== Questions ==
Most Painful Experience: Gradually realizing, as he grew older, that his childhood in Ottumwa was something fragile and finite. The pain came not from trauma or loss, but from the slow understanding that the simplicity of ordinary life, shared meals, quiet routines, and being known without explanation, would inevitably recede as his path carried him farther into the stars.
Best Time: Evenings during his Academy years spent in shared science labs long after scheduled hours had ended, when the corridors were quiet and the work became unhurried. In those moments, surrounded by colleagues rather than hierarchy, discovery felt human and communal, closer to the small-town rhythms he associated with home.
Most Crucial Experience: The decision to formally declare for the Science track rather than Command. In choosing understanding over authority, Rowan affirmed that he could serve Starfleet without surrendering the parts of himself shaped by ordinary life, restraint, and care. It was the moment he understood that leadership could exist without command.
Role Model: Captain Jonathan Archer, for his willingness to step into the unknown without certainty and remain human while doing so.
Referrer / How you found Fed Space: Google search — “Star Trek RPG forum”
== Tag Whittaker! ==
== Physical Description ==
Name: Rowan Richards
Species: Angosian-Vulcan
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Height: 6’2” (188 cm)
Weight: 205 lbs (93 kg)
Build/Body Type: Athletic and broad-shouldered; powerful without bulk, carrying strength with restraint rather than intimidation
Complexion: Light olive with a warm undertone; appears human at first glance
Hair Color: Jet black, with partial curls
Hair Style: Neatly kept, usually parted to the side; practical, unfussy, and regulation-clean
Eye Color: Blue-gray, often softened by warmth and attentiveness
Voice: Calm, resonant, and steady; naturally reassuring, with a quiet authority that invites trust
Off-Duty Clothing Taste: Simple and understated; earth-tone sweaters, fitted jackets, comfortable boots; favors practicality and modesty over fashion
Distinguishing Features: Strikingly human appearance despite Angosian origin
A gentle, open expression that contrasts with his imposing stature
Habitual small gestures of care - subtle nods, steady eye contact, a reassuring half-smile - that make others feel seen and at ease
== Personal History ==
Date of Birth: November 11
Place of Birth: Lya Station, Angosia III
Marital Status: Single
Siblings Name & Ages: None
Mother's Name: Mara Richards (adoptive mother), T'Vel (biological mother)
Father's Name: Dr Alaric Richards (adoptive father), Kaelen Vos (biological father)
Parent's Status: All four of his parents are alive.
Pets: None currently
Best Friend: Cadet Thalen zh’Rihn (Andorian, Starfleet Academy). Cadet zh’Rihn and Cadet Richards became friends in the unremarkable way that often proves the most enduring. They were assigned as lab partners during an early Academy science practicum that demanded patience more than brilliance, and both quickly discovered in the other a shared preference for careful work and unhurried thought. Thalen’s sharp Andorian focus paired naturally with Rowan’s steady, grounding presence, each compensating for what the other lacked without competition or friction. Their friendship deepened through late-night study sessions, quiet conversations over replicated tea, and a mutual respect for listening before speaking. Over time, it became understood among their peers that where one was found, the other was rarely far behind, a partnership built less on similarity than on trust.
Personal History: Rowan Richards entered the galaxy under a different name and under circumstances that were never meant to endure public scrutiny. He was born Ruvan, the son of two individuals whose lives were shaped by discipline, restraint, and the consequences of power. His father, Kaelen, was an Angosian super soldier, one of the last products of a program designed to engineer absolute physical supremacy. Though the Federation had long since curtailed such practices, Kaelen’s generation still bore their mark. He possessed strength beyond ordinary limits, accelerated reflexes, and a body honed for survival in extremes. Yet it was not his capacity for violence that defined him, but his determination never to let that power define his son.
Ruvan’s mother, T’Vel, was a Vulcan xenogeneticist attached to a Federation oversight initiative tasked with studying the long-term effects of Angosian genetic enhancement. She was precise, reserved, and unwavering in her ethical commitments. Where others approached Angosian biology with fear or fascination, she approached it with responsibility. Their union was brief and discreet, born of proximity rather than intention, but its result was unprecedented. Ruvan inherited the full physical potential of both lineages. Angosian dominance shaped his outward appearance, leaving him indistinguishable from a human infant at first glance, yet Vulcan physiology asserted itself internally. His blood was green. His neural efficiency exceeded human norms. His endurance and strength developed at a rate that was registered by every medical instrument that measured him.
The absence of pointed ears offered him no safety. His genetic profile was anomalous enough to draw attention from multiple quarters, each with their own interests. Federation observers flagged the child as politically sensitive. Angosian authorities feared renewed stigma. Vulcan institutions debated implications with characteristic detachment. In this climate of quiet contention, Ruvan’s future narrowed rapidly toward containment, study, or controlled relocation. It was during this fragile window that Dr. Alaric Richards, Chief Medical Officer aboard the USS Helios, encountered the child.
Alaric was a physician whose reputation rested not on brilliance but on judgment. Years in Starfleet medicine had refined his instincts toward preservation rather than ambition. Assigned to oversee a classified neonatal medical transfer, he recognized immediately that the infant before him was being treated as a problem to be managed rather than a life to be protected. Medical authority, ethical precedent, and Federation law intersected just narrowly enough for intervention. With cooperation from select Vulcan officials, including T’Vel herself, guardianship protocols were quietly invoked. Ruvan was removed from active research registries, his genetic records sealed under the highest medical privacy classifications permitted by Federation statute.
Adoption followed through legitimate channels, recorded with minimal fanfare. With it came a transformation that was both symbolic and practical. Ruvan became Rowan, a name chosen for the tree that survives in exposed ground without becoming harsh, and for its long association with quiet protection. It was a hope that the child would grow rooted rather than hardened, strong enough to endure, gentle enough to shelter. Alaric resigned his deep-space post soon afterward. Together with his wife Mara Richards, a former Starfleet counselor whose career focused on trauma recovery and post-conflict rehabilitation, he chose a life far from political gravity wells. They settled in Ottumwa, Iowa, a place defined by open land, measured rhythms, and communities that valued steadiness over distinction. There, Rowan grew not as a curiosity, but as a child.
His upbringing was marked by careful guidance rather than secrecy. From an early age, Rowan struggled with a body that responded too quickly and too powerfully to emotion. Childhood frustrations shattered objects. Falls ended without injury. What felt like harmless roughhousing to Rowan often left other children bruised in ways that made him withdraw and grow more careful. These incidents were not dramatic, but they were frequent enough to teach him caution before he understood restraint. Alaric trained him patiently in control and awareness, emphasizing responsibility rather than fear. Mara ensured that Rowan never mistook difference for isolation. He was taught that strength carried obligation and that gentleness was not weakness but mastery.
Rowan’s green blood was identified early in childhood and explained to him in practical terms as a result of his Vulcan heritage. He was taught that while biology influenced physical capability and neurological response, it did not determine identity or moral choice. Regular medical supervision was maintained to monitor his mixed physiology, but it was deliberately kept unobtrusive so that he could grow without feeling observed or managed. His Vulcan traits expressed themselves primarily as heightened physical resilience, faster healing, and a stable nervous system capable of sustaining intense emotional states without collapse. Unlike Vulcans who discipline emotion through suppression, Rowan experienced emotions fully and empathetically. His difficulty lay not in feeling too much, but in learning to regulate how strongly those feelings translated into physical action, particularly when concern or protectiveness amplified his already exceptional strength.
Ottumwa grounded him. The routines of school, shared labor, and community expectations taught him how to belong. He learned to move carefully through the world, to anticipate his own reactions, and to place others first by instinct rather than instruction. The vast skies above Iowa and the stories of distant stars shared by his father cultivated a longing that never displaced his sense of home. As he matured, Rowan came to understand that the universe was larger than fear and more complex than power. His yearning was never for dominance or recognition. It was for understanding. He wanted to explore without conquering, to study without exploiting, and to serve without commanding.
When he applied to Starfleet Academy, he did so as Rowan Richards of Earth, his heritage disclosed only where medically and ethically required. Among his peers, he was known for composure, empathy, and a steady presence that anchored others in moments of uncertainty. His physical gifts remained evident, but they were never displayed for advantage. They were contained, disciplined, and governed by conscience. Now, as he approaches the culmination of his Academy training, Rowan carries within him the full inheritance of his origins. The strength of Angosia. The discipline of Vulcan blood. The moral grounding of a human upbringing in a quiet Midwestern town. He stands prepared not to prove what he is capable of, but to demonstrate what he chooses to be.
== Personality ==
Academy Majors: Science (Astrophysics, Exobiology)
Academy Minors: Tactical Operations, Federation Ethics and Intercultural Studies
Hobbies and Past-Times: Rowan spends much of his free time engaged in quiet, methodical pursuits. He maintains detailed stellar maps and anomaly charts beyond curricular requirements, treating them as both scientific exercises and meditative practice. He reads extensively, favoring classical Federation literature alongside Earth novels that explore ethics, identity, and moral consequence. He frequently tutors junior cadets in the sciences, particularly those struggling with confidence rather than comprehension. Observation decks are a favored refuge, where he studies stars or planetary weather systems in silence. He also keeps meticulous personal scientific logs. Outside of formal study, Rowan is an avid tea enthusiast, maintaining a growing collection of Terran and Vulcan teas and carefully documenting their preparation methods, finding the ritual grounding and clarifying.
Short-Term Goals:
Successfully complete his final holodeck examination
Secure placement aboard a Federation exploratory vessel
Demonstrate that Angosian-derived resilience can serve discovery, care, and restraint rather than conflict
Long-Term Goals:
Participate in peaceful first-contact missions as a senior Science Officer
Contribute to Federation research on post-conflict species rehabilitation and ethical recovery
Eventually mentor cadets from politically sensitive, stigmatized, or misunderstood worlds
Personality:
Rowan is warm, composed, and quietly confident in a way that does not announce itself, but settles into a space and remains. His presence tends to slow conversations rather than dominate them, creating room for others to think, speak, and be heard. Though his formal training lies in scientific disciplines that often reward detachment and clinical distance, Rowan does not treat knowledge as something to be extracted or mastered. He approaches science as a responsibility toward living systems, believing that understanding carries an obligation to protect, preserve, and minimize harm. Discovery, to him, is meaningful only insofar as it serves life.
His empathy is active rather than performative. He does not seek recognition for kindness, nor does he dramatize concern. Instead, he listens with sustained, deliberate attention, noting what is said and what is avoided, and responds in ways that reflect careful consideration rather than impulse. When responsibility presents itself, Rowan accepts it quietly, without framing it as leadership or sacrifice. He does not pursue authority, yet others often defer to him because his decisions are measured, ethically grounded, and consistently oriented toward the collective good.
In moments of pressure or crisis, Rowan’s demeanor becomes more focused rather than more forceful. Where others might escalate or harden, he narrows his attention, clarifies priorities, and relies on restraint as a stabilizing tool. His Angosian strength remains present but governed, never allowed to surge ahead of judgment. His Vulcan-influenced physiology grants him exceptional emotional endurance, enabling him to remain present and functional through prolonged stress, grief, or uncertainty. Rather than suppressing emotion, he sustains it, allowing compassion and concern to persist without overwhelming his capacity to act responsibly.
Sense of Humor: Subtle and situational. Rowan favors dry observations and gentle understatement, often using humor to diffuse tension or reassure others rather than to entertain or impress.
Phobias: Failing others through hesitation or inaction
Being placed in roles that require cruelty, coercion, or moral compromise
Likes:
Collaborative research environments
Open, sincere discussion
Long-range sensor data and stellar phenomena
Seeing others grow into confidence and competence
Quiet professionalism
Well-prepared tea
Dislikes:
Intellectual arrogance disguised as rigor
Scientific justification for harm or exploitation
Dismissal of ethical context
Being pressured into decisions without adequate reflection
Pet Peeves and Gripes:
Poorly documented research or incomplete data logs
Interrupting others before they finish speaking
Implicit bias against non-humanoid or non-Federation lifeforms
Bad Habits and Vices:
Assumes excessive responsibility for the well-being of others
Reluctant to seek emotional support when under strain
Occasionally sacrifices rest and recovery for group needs
Achievements:
Graduated within the top tier of his Science cohort
Received commendation for interdisciplinary analytical work
Recognized informally for mentorship, mediation, and peer support
Disappointments:
Persistent discomfort when discussing Angosia’s past in academic settings
Failure to intervene earlier during a cadet conflict early in his Academy years
Illnesses: None chronic. Displays exceptional physical resilience consistent with Angosian and Vulcan physiology
Strengths:
High emotional intelligence
Strong ethical grounding
Analytical rigor balanced with empathy
Leadership through presence rather than dominance
As an Angosian-Vulcan hybrid, Rowan also possesses exceptional strength, speed, and endurance, comparable to the upper limits of Vulcan physical performance
Weaknesses:
Over-identification with others’ struggles
Difficulty maintaining emotional boundaries
Hesitation when decisive action risks unintended harm
Fears: Thanks to his rather problematic heritage, he fears losing touch with the simplicity and grounding of his upbringing, the quiet humanity of Iowa, and the small rituals that keep him connected to life beyond duty.
Prejudices: None consciously held. Maintains a cautious skepticism toward institutions that prioritize control, containment, or expedience over care, informed by Angosia’s history.
== Questions ==
Most Painful Experience: Gradually realizing, as he grew older, that his childhood in Ottumwa was something fragile and finite. The pain came not from trauma or loss, but from the slow understanding that the simplicity of ordinary life, shared meals, quiet routines, and being known without explanation, would inevitably recede as his path carried him farther into the stars.
Best Time: Evenings during his Academy years spent in shared science labs long after scheduled hours had ended, when the corridors were quiet and the work became unhurried. In those moments, surrounded by colleagues rather than hierarchy, discovery felt human and communal, closer to the small-town rhythms he associated with home.
Most Crucial Experience: The decision to formally declare for the Science track rather than Command. In choosing understanding over authority, Rowan affirmed that he could serve Starfleet without surrendering the parts of himself shaped by ordinary life, restraint, and care. It was the moment he understood that leadership could exist without command.
Role Model: Captain Jonathan Archer, for his willingness to step into the unknown without certainty and remain human while doing so.
Referrer / How you found Fed Space: Google search — “Star Trek RPG forum”
== Tag Whittaker! ==