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Lieutenant Commander Ishkabella Journs is a 32-year-old Medical Officer currently serving aboard the USS Chin'toka under Commander Jarred Thoran. She previously served as a medical officer and Assistant Chief Medical Officer aboard the Atlantis, a medical officer aboard the Braveheart and briefly as a medical officer aboard the Duronis II Embassy.
She was born the youngest child of three in the Sez Toural province on Leya I to mother Levira Daeli and father Dezan Journs and was raised in an unusually small Haemachuo group with two only others. From a young age, Ishka enjoyed spending time with and looking after younger children. When she received her branch assignment at age 10, Ishka studied at the Sez Toural Akademio de Medicina with the goal of becoming a doctor. After eight years of intense study, her favorite uncle was exiled from Leya-I for not conforming. A few months later, he entered his Season and was unable to find a mate. His death hit Ishka hard and she began to question some of the fundamental truths of Al-Leyan culture. Instead of speaking out, she left Leya-I to continue her studies at Starfleet Medical Academy. Upon graduation, she was assigned to the Braveheart where she eventually reached the rank of Lieutenant.
She specializes in Xenopathology and is a qualified surgeon.
