Ko’lek Miller

Appearance
Ko’lek is tall and broad shouldered, although less so than most full-blooded Klingons. He stands 6’ 5” and has an imposing presence. He keeps his black hair tied behind his head when on duty and wears a full beard, of which he is very proud. He inherited his father’s emerald green eyes and bright smile. He keeps his uniform clean and straight.

Personality
Born to a Klingon mother and a Human father, Ko’lek learned the traditions of both races. He values honor, justice, and straightforwardness, but also understands that honor must sometimes be laid aside in times of need. He loves a challenge, and takes insults very seriously. However he also values friendship and new experiences. He is an avid reader and enjoys discussions of philosophy with others. He enjoys the more sophisticated things in life, but is also happy to let loose and have fun when not on duty.

Ambitions
To make his family proud and prove to himself that he can do anything he sets his mind to.

Morals
Values justice and honor and enjoys helping others.

History
Ko’lek was born to a somewhat unorthodox couple. His mother, Roh, is a Klingon navigator, and his father David is a retired starfleet security officer, who is now a fairly famous poet. They met when his father saved his mother after the ship they were posted on was attacked. David lept in front of a falling support beam to save Roh from being crushed. She was saved but the beam damaged David’s spine, and he was honorably discharged from starfleet with a pension. A year later he asked Roh to be his wife and she agreed, and not long after Ko’lek was born. His mother insisted on teaching him about his Klingon heritage and regularly brought him to visit other members of her House. He was instructed in the traditions of Klingon martial arts, as well as the use of the Bat’leth. His father taught him all he could of the great poets and writers of the universe. Ko’leth took an especial interest in philosophy and studied all he could.

At age fifteen Ko’lek underwent the Klingon Age of Ascension ceremony. He walked between two rows of warriors who whelted him with painsticks and chanted ancient Klingon right. As is tradition he proclaimed his most profound feelings during the ritual. He shouted loudly and clearly that he hoped to bring honor to both his parents and their families, and be a good son to both sides. After this he was rightly considered to be a Klingon warrior and was treated as such by Klingon law.

Despite his caring parents and diverse upbringing, Ko’leth felt great pressure to be good enough for both sides of his family. He felt that he was too soft and thoughtful to make his mother’s family happy. And he thought that he was too busy with his martial arts and athletics to study with his father. So Ko’lek trained as hard as he could and spent many sleepless nights catching up on reading to make both parents happy. Although he pushed himself hard, he was proud of the man he became and even prouder still when he received his acceptance letter to starfleet academy.

Ko'lek enjoyed his time in the academy and was captain of the Starfleet boxing team two years running. He studied hard and trained hard, and made many new friends. He graduated with high marks and excellent recommendations. His first assignment was as a security guard on a mining colony. While the threats were usually no more than small fights and petty theft, it helped him gain valuable experience. After a year on the mining colony he was transferred to a small space station used for leisure, where he learned the more diplomatic side of law enforcement as he helped to keep the peace among the wealthy patrons of the station. After two years on board the station he received word that he was being transferred to a new post. He would be serving on the U.S.S Arcadia. What the future holds is unclear, but Ko’lek looks forward to this exciting new opportunity.

Core Courses

 * ADMIN101: Star Fleet Operations
 * ADMIN110: Chain of Command and General Protocol
 * DIPL101: General
 * ENG221: LCARS Programming 1
 * ENG231: Computer Memory and Personnel Interfaces
 * ENG232: Replicators, Transporters, and Holodecks
 * ENG233: Sensors, Communications, and Helm Systems
 * HIST101: Birth of the Federation
 * LANG101: Federation Standard
 * LANG110: Major Species (Elementary) - Cadet's Choice
 * LAW101: Federation, General
 * MATH101: Concepts
 * MED101: First Aid and Field Medicine
 * PHYS101: Concepts
 * PILOT101: Runabouts and Shuttles
 * SURV101: Starship Emergencies
 * SURV110: Environmental Suits and Zero-G Training
 * TAC101: Combat, Unarmed
 * TAC110: Combat, Small Weapons
 * BIO101: Concepts
 * XEN101: General

Majors

 * ARM101: Introduction to Weapons
 * ARM110: Hand Phasers, Phaser Rifles and Artillery
 * ARM120: Knives and other Small Weapons
 * SURV150: Land-based Survival in Desert, Ocean, Jungle, and Moderate conditions.
 * DIPL200: Hostile Species
 * TAC200: Combat, Martial Arts, Anbo-Jytsu and Federation Standard
 * TAC301: Strategy of Battle 1

Minors

 * TAC220: Small Units
 * LAW200: Federation, Constitutional
 * LAW150: Non-Federation

Trivia

 * Secretly enjoys cooking
 * Favorite drink is gin and tonic
 * Favorite author is Hemingway

Likes

 * Camping
 * Martial arts
 * Poetry
 * Music

Dislikes

 * Being talked down to
 * Not receiving recognition for achievements
 * People who refuse to consider other’s viewpoints