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*'''Full Name:''' Alexander William Brodie | |||
*'''Born:''' Stirling, Scotland, Earth | |||
*'''DOB:''' 234703.13 | |||
*'''Age:''' {{age|2347|03|13}} | |||
*'''Species:''' Human | |||
*'''Gender:''' Male | |||
*'''Height:''' 182 cm (6'0") | |||
*'''Weight:''' 81 kg (171 lbs) | |||
*'''Eyes:''' Green | |||
*'''Hair:''' Grey | |||
*'''Skin tone:''' Light | |||
*'''Build:''' Lithe/Toned | |||
*'''Carriage:''' Upright but relaxed | |||
*'''Mannerisms:''' None of note, tends to scratch beard occasionally | |||
*'''Temperament:''' Calm and collected, extremely difficult to anger. High degree of self-control | |||
*'''Style:''' Generally well dressed, prefers darker colours | |||
*'''Handedness:''' Right-Hand Dominant, Capable Left | |||
*'''Voice:''' Even, Clear Scottish Accent | |||
*'''Languages Spoken:''' | |||
**'''Fluent:''' Terran Standard, Scots Gaelic, Bajoran, Cardassian, Romulan | |||
**'''Conversational:''' Russian, Latin | |||
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Alexander William Brodie was born in Stirling, [[Earth]], to Lorna and Stuart Brodie along with his twin sister, Iona. | Alexander William Brodie was born in Stirling, [[Earth]], to Lorna and Stuart Brodie along with his twin sister, Iona. | ||
They had an uneventful upbringing although their father worked away a lot on projects off-world. This relative normalcy was shattered in 2358 when their father was killed in an industrial accident – leaving Lorna alone to bring up her two eleven-year-old children. They continued to attend school and Lorna tried to ease her burden by ensuring the children attended various clubs and out of school activities – which is where Alex began studying fencing. Their mother, however, never truly recovered from her husband’s death and, following an acute psychological collapse, she took her own life in 2360. Alex and Iona remained in Scotland, staying with their uncle Malcolm on a farmstead at Port Menteith on the banks of the Lake of Menteith.[[Image:Lake_Of_Menteith.jpg|300px|Right|thumb|Lake Of Menteith]] | They had an uneventful upbringing although their father worked away a lot on projects off-world. This relative normalcy was shattered in 2358 when their father was killed in an industrial accident – leaving Lorna alone to bring up her two eleven-year-old children. They continued to attend school and Lorna tried to ease her burden by ensuring the children attended various clubs and out of school activities – which is where Alex began studying fencing. Their mother, however, never truly recovered from her husband’s death and, following an acute psychological collapse, she took her own life in 2360. Alex and Iona remained in Scotland, staying with their uncle Malcolm on a farmstead at Port Menteith on the banks of the Lake of Menteith.[[Image:Lake_Of_Menteith.jpg|300px|Right|thumb|Lake Of Menteith]] | ||
The quieter rural life in a small, quiet community helped him and his sister comes to terms with their loss but, as he approached the age of eighteen, he knew he had to go out and try and find his own way. He’s always enjoyed languages and felt he wanted to study those in more detail. Eventually, however, he did not want to be too far from his sister so he opted for a course closer to home that combined linguistics with psychology. He found that an aptitude for psychology during his studies and decided to take it further by electing to complete a research masters in non-verbal communication in association with a research institute based on Mars. It was during these studies that he found work at some of the gambling establishments in the local area. | The quieter rural life in a small, quiet community helped him and his sister comes to terms with their loss but, as he approached the age of eighteen, he knew he had to go out and try and find his own way. He’s always enjoyed languages and felt he wanted to study those in more detail. Eventually, however, he did not want to be too far from his sister so he opted for a course closer to home that combined linguistics with psychology. He found that an aptitude for psychology during his studies and decided to take it further by electing to complete a research masters in non-verbal communication in association with a research institute based on Mars. | ||
It was during these studies that he found work at some of the gambling establishments in the local area. This gave him both a source of income and, more importantly, an arena in which he was able to employ his observational skills and psychological training to watch for patterns in betting behavior to ensure no-one was cheating the system and quickly became a 'pit boss'. This experience not only gave him an area to hone his observational skills but it also allowed him to refine his own craft with regards to gambling and manipulating games of chance or, more typically, their participants. | |||
Following submission of his research thesis he joined the Elysium institute on Mars and it was while working here as a senior research associate that he met his future wife, [[Rosanna Savinkova]], who was a junior agent with [[Federation Security]] at the time. The couple were married and, in 2376, Ros gave birth to a daughter – [[Danica]]. Alex, meanwhile, had been working with a medical relief unit providing support to Cardassian refugees following the end of the Dominion War and felt he wanted to try and make a change to help people in need. Research work was grant dependent and, when his expired, he moved into training as a clinical psychologist. He studied at Cerberus Plains Teaching hospital where he continued to work following completion of his training. [[Image:Brodie_Cerberus.jpg|100px|left|thumb|Brodie: 2382 - Cerberus Plains Teaching Hospital]] | |||
In 2387, Alex and Ros decided to return to [[Earth]] with Dani and they relocated to Anchorage, Alaska. Alex accepted a role of Forensic Clinical Psychologist which, in addition to working with more traditional patients, also saw him working more closely with more troubled individuals as well as developing a closer working relationship with FEDSec. In this role, which was highlighted to him by his wife, he was part of their rehabilitation/assessment program providing not only psychological care but also fitness assessments, conducting interviews, constructing profiling and providing on-site assistance to field operations in terms of negotiation strategies and victimology. | |||
It was approximately one year later that Rosanna took a promotion to join the FEDSec. Marshals service. Her new role often saw her either working extended periods away from home protecting individuals or pursuing criminals who were attempting to evade justice. These absences, as well as the increasingly high stress nature of his own work, began to put a strain on their relationship which deteriorated over the following few years leading to them living apart. | |||
In | In the winter of 2390 matters came to a head with what became termed the ‘Black Mirror Killings’. Alex was involved in the pursuit and eventual capture of [[Inchyra Rixx]], a dangerous telepath responsible for multiple deaths. This case, and the hunt for Rixx became consuming for Alex and, while successful, it took a tremendous toll on his relationship with both Ros and their daughter. This ultimately cemented the break-up of their marriage and, following their separation, he resolved to review his life and how it led him down the path that it had. Fearing that he had spent too long focusing on the darker side of the mind he decided he wanted to go back to helping people in a wider setting and dedicating his time to supporting others in a more positive way. | ||
Having reviewed his options he felt that the best way to approach this would be explore studies in counseling psychology - to try and mitigate issues before they became too insurmountable. There were plenty of opportunities for studies off-world, such as Betazed, but he wanted to remain on Earth in an effort to try and repair his relationship with his daughter. His best chance of accomplishing that was through Starfleet and he filled for an application as a post-doctoral researcher with at their campus in San Francisco. | |||
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Alex, already being an established psychologist, had a slightly different training route through Starfleet Medical | <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | ||
Alex, already being an established psychologist, had a slightly different training route through Starfleet Medical. | |||
He was able to follow a post-doctoral research route while studying a Ph.D. in counselling psychology combined with psychopharmacology. He had, over his professional career to date, seen the benefits of medical interventions and while not strictly within his area of expertise he felt that a better understanding of these would allow him to manage more acute situations. It would also allow him to better support more medically minded professionals when it came to directing patient care and treatment plans. | |||
{{Heading|Federation Embassy: Duronis II| | In addition to his post-doctoral studies, he also took an interest in xenotheology; specifically as regards to how faith might become a support mechanism for those who were experiencing psychological distress. It was through his studies that he can to discover more of Romulan culture due to the significant amount of refugees that had been created by the [[Hobus supernova|Hobus Supernova]] and Starfleet's efforts to support them. Alex also worked as a teaching assistant at the academy giving support to undergraduate students and other officer cadets. | ||
Upon completion of his post-graduate studies, Brodie was assigned as a counsellor to the [[Embassy|Federation Embassy on Duronis II]] under the command of Rear Admiral [[Toni Turner]]. | |||
Following the submission of his final thesis his was granted a commission as an ensign in Starfleet. Based on his experience with Romulan refugees, together with an understanding of their language and culture, he was assigned as a counsellor to the Federation Embassy on Duronis II to support both the Federation personnel their and also their mission. | |||
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Upon completion of his post-graduate studies and graduation from the academy, Brodie was assigned as a counsellor to the [[Embassy|Federation Embassy on Duronis II]] under the command of Rear Admiral [[Toni Turner]]. | |||
===[[Fortuna (Embassy of Duronis II)|Fortuna]]=== | ===[[Fortuna (Embassy of Duronis II)|Fortuna]]=== | ||
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The Thunder progressed to the expanse to pursue the IRW Tahndak and, on arrival both vessels came under threat from an unknown force. This was further complicated by an apparent DNA mutation noted I the bio-gel packs found within the ships computer systems. Following a return on the proto-matter, and a cessation of hostilities with the Romulans, the USS Thunder returned to the Embassy under warp power only. | The Thunder progressed to the expanse to pursue the IRW Tahndak and, on arrival both vessels came under threat from an unknown force. This was further complicated by an apparent DNA mutation noted I the bio-gel packs found within the ships computer systems. Following a return on the proto-matter, and a cessation of hostilities with the Romulans, the USS Thunder returned to the Embassy under warp power only. | ||
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In the first half of 2397 Alex, together with the entirety of the Embassy senior staff, were transferred to the [[USS Thor]] on a full-time basis. The Thor, now under the command of Fleet Admiral [[Aron Kells]] was was reassigned as a fully independent vessel to the [[Menthar Corridor]]. | In the first half of 2397 Alex, together with the entirety of the Embassy senior staff, were transferred to the [[USS Thor]] on a full-time basis. The Thor, now under the command of Fleet Admiral [[Aron Kells]] was was reassigned as a fully independent vessel to the [[Menthar Corridor]]. | ||
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===[[Hammerfall_(USS_Thor)|Hammerfall]]=== | ===[[Hammerfall_(USS_Thor)|Hammerfall]]=== | ||
*'''''Stardate: 239707.03 - | *'''''Stardate: 239707.03 - 239708.14''''' | ||
*'''''[[Alexander Brodie/Mission Reports#THR-AWB-COU-MIS-0007|Personal Mission Report]]''''' | |||
Following a period of shoreleave in orbit or Ferenginar, Fleet Captain Aron Kells departed abord the USS Tharsis to further investigate a rare sighting of a Gormagander pod. The USS Thor as the vessel conducted a test flight to perform diagnostics on the quantum slipstream drive (QSD). Upon engagement of the QSD system, however, the Thor was impacted by an unknown object which was able to bypass the vessel’s shields and struck amidships causing significant damage to the hull and internal systems. | |||
As part of the response to this situation Alex was assigned to the role of acting First Officer and tasked with helping to coordinate the response to this incident. Initial reports revealed that the mine was, essentially, a piece of subspace. In addition to this a Laudean member of the crew was able to confirm this using their Fielding ability. | |||
Following this Acting Captain Teller formed a new strategy to attempt to remove the mine from the Thor – this would take the form of a three-phase approach that would involve destabilising the link the device had to subspace, find a way to neutralise the mine and, more vitally to continue to maintain the security of the QSD. Brodie was asked to coordinate the first aspect of these strategies. Preparation of the bulkheads and forcefields to allow a controlled hull-breach were in place and a series of probes emitting a synthetic QSD drive signature were placed into a ship synchronous orbit. These features, combined with the destabilisation frequencies, allowed a controlled release of the device from the vessel as the ship exited quantum space. | |||
While the Thor was now safe and free of the alien mine the damage to the vessel together with the isolated nature of the ship beyond the furthest reaches of the Federation the regretful decision was made to abandon ship. The preparations were made for this eventuality but it was not required due to the timely intervention of a taskforce led by Fleet Captain Kells. This taskforce towed the Thor back to Federation space where it was placed in dock at Deep Space Nine, in the orbit of Bajor, awaiting repairs. The final fate of the mine remains unknown. | |||
===[[Stick of Butter, Dozen Eggs & A Liter of Moba juice (USS Thor)|Stick of Butter, Dozen Eggs & A Liter of Moba Juice]]=== | |||
*'''''Stardate: 239709.20 - 239711.27''''' | |||
*'''''[[Alexander Brodie/Mission Reports#THR-AWB-COU-MIS-0008|Personal Mission Report]]''''' | |||
===[[The Cost of Forever (USS Thor)|The Cost Of Forever]]=== | |||
*'''''Stardate: 239801.05 - 239803.01''''' | |||
===[[The Fallen Sword (USS Thor)|The Fallen Sword]]=== | |||
*'''''Stardate: 239804.14 - 239806.10''''' | |||
===[[The Mugato and the Bunnicorn (USS Thor)|The Mugato and the Bunnicorn]]=== | |||
*'''''Stardate: 239807.14 - 239808.31''''' | |||
===[[Leviathan (USS Thor)|Leviathan]]=== | |||
*'''''Stardate: 239810.26 - 239901.12''''' | |||
===[[Ragnarok (USS Thor)|Ragnarok]]=== | |||
*'''''Stardate: 239902.18 - 239905.20''''' | |||
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===[[Forest for the Trees (USS Oumuamua)|Forest for the Trees]]=== | |||
*'''''Stardate: 239906.26 - 239909.06''''' | |||
===[[Missing In Action (USS Oumuamua)|Missing In Action]]=== | |||
*'''''Stardate: 239910.29 - 240001.09''''' | |||
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