Tai Ilsam

		“The spirit lives on creativity and dies in conformity and routine.” - Unknown

Lieutenant Commander Tai Ilsam is a 39-year-old who is serving as a Mission Specialist/Diplomat aboard the USS Chin'toka.

He previously served as a counselor and a diplomatic officer respectively aboard the USS Blackwell and as a Mission Specialist aboard the USS Braveheart. He served temporarily at Starfleet Medical as a Counselor in the aftermath of the Astrofori One disaster before taking his posting aboard the USS Resolution as a Mission Specialist.

Tai was born to parents Olsam, Mara, and Emix Greyes on Stardate 236203.10 and grew up on Bactria. At the age of 10, his father was killed while treating a contagious disease off-world, leaving his grieving mother to care for him and his younger sister, Prielle. Friends encouraged his mother to remarry, but she had no interest in Bactrican men.

After completing his initial education, Tai pursued a career in counseling, in part to better understand the grieving process to help his mother. His studies led him to become part of an exchange program where he met James Connolly, a respected physician. Despite the age gap, the two became close friends and he invited James to his home to meet his family.

Much to Tai’s surprise, James and his mother flirted and soon began courting. A year later, they were married in a ceremony on Earth and his mother moved there to be with her new husband.

Fascinated by Earth’s culture and history, Tai elected to leave Bactria and continue his studies on Earth. After attending undergraduate and graduate courses at the University of Hong Kong on Earth, he decided to pursue a career in Starfleet as a counselor specializing in grief and loss.

After graduating, Tai was posted as a counselor to the USS Blackwell, a ship assigned to the Andaris Task Force, and was later switched to Diplomatic Officer. After the Task Force was disbanded, Tai was transferred to the USS Braveheart where he was assigned as a Mission Specialist and rose through the ranks to Lieutenant Commander. After a short time serving as Mission Specialist aboard the USS Resolution and a disastrous failed relationship with a colleague, he requested a transfer to the USS Brixham, where he served as a Counselor. It was aboard the Brixham that he met his now-wife, Jordain Bates, a civilian xenobiologist. The two celebrated their second anniversary on Stardate 240106.05.

He recently transferred to the USS Chin'toka, where he serves as a Mission Specialist and Diplomat.

Statistics

Full Name	Tai Ilsam
Nicknames	None
Species	Bactrican
T/E Rating	T0/E0+
Date of Birth	236203.10
Age	39
Place of Birth	Bactrica
Gender	Male
Marital Status	Married to Jordain Bates
Children	None
Current Assignment	USS Brixham
Current Posting	Counselor

Appearance

Height	1.52m (5'9)
Weight	72.57kg (160lbs)
Build	Thin, Athletic
Hair Color/Length	Short, Dark brown
Eye Color	Yellow with darker yellow center

Personality

Tai is likable and calm on the outside, especially when helping others. He cares so much more for helping others that he sometimes loses sight of himself. This could cause problems in his personal life. The most likely scenario is that he will be so caught up in trying to help others that he will become stressed out when it comes to his everyday life. He is a very open-minded man and will accept friends of all sorts, regardless of their beliefs. All he cares about in a friend is that they are trying to do their best to help the world.

He isn't attracted to materialistic or self-absorbed people. He enjoys most spending his time around creative individuals and people who just generally seem to be full of life. He is very good at understanding people because he can delve into the psyche and see behind a person's motivations. Despite appearances, Tai isn't a pushover and has the strength of character. He will stand up and do hard work for something he believes in.

Many find him very mysterious and elusive. He is molded by his surroundings and incorporates his experiences and surroundings into himself. He has extreme compassion and feels the pain of others. If something is wrong in the world that affects him, it affects him deeply. He takes it to heart and experiences strong feelings regarding the matter.

Strengths Compassionate, artistic, intuitive, wise, musical, caring, respectful, good listener

Weaknesses Overly trusting, often seeks escape in his off duty hours rather than socializing, places the needs of others before his own, pretends to be something he isn’t to fit in

Quirks Doesn’t do one-night stands typically; nurtures his feminine side; very spiritual; shy; takes awhile to fall in love and open up to others; despite being genderless identifies more with male traits and prefers male forms of address; Favorite color is mauve which is often used in decorating his home environment (i.e. his quarters)

Likes Sushi, Seafood, Pernod, holonovels, exploring other cultures and religions, music

Dislikes Bullying, peer pressure, coercion, and blackmail

Career History

STARFLEET SERVICE RECORD 239008.12 — 239405.25 Starfleet Academy Cadet Major: Counseling • Minor: Medicine — Academy Transcript — Academy Assignments Insignia Rank Dates Assignment Duty Post Cadet, 4th Class 239008.12 - 239108.11 Starfleet Academy Counseling Cadet, 3rd Class 239108.12 - 239208.11 Cadet, 2nd Class 239208.12 - 239305.25 Cadet, 1st Class 239305.25 - 239405.25 USS Centris-A Cadet Cruise Counseling Early Career Assignments Insignia Rank Dates Assignment Duty Post Ensign 239410 - 239411.08 USS Blackwell Counselor 239411.08 - 239412.10 Diplomatic Officer Lieutenant (JG) 239412.10 - 239503.15 USS Braveheart Mission Specialist Lieutenant 239503.15 - 239507.09 Lieutenant Commander ?? 239711.17 - ?? USS Resolution ?? - 240107.10 USS Brixham Counselor Current Assignment Insignia Rank Dates Assignment Duty Post Lieutenant Commander 240107.10 - Present USS Chin'toka Mission Specialist Awards & Commendations For OOC Awards, click here. Service Ribbon Name Stardate Assignment Starfleet Academy Graduate Ribbon 239405.25 Starfleet Academy First Contact Ribbon 239802.23 USS Resolution Explorer's Ribbon Peacekeeper Service Ribbon 239805.04

Languages

FLUENT Bactrican Federation Standard Mandarin

INTERMEDIATE Vulcan Thai

CONVERSATIONAL

Appreciations Nominations

• Overprotective Caregivers (Nominated for Appreciations by Lieutenant Jarred Thoran)

Publications and Research

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