Raissa Moonsong

USS Garuda
Raissa Moonsong
Position	Chief of Counseling
Rank	Lieutenant
Species	3/4 Human / 1/4 Betazoid
Gender	Female
DOB	236506.21
Age	36
Birthplace	Leech Lake, North America, Earth
Counseling Reports • Academy Transcript Awards & Service Ribbons Department Chief Ribbon Prometheus Ribbon First Contact Ribbon Defense of Temporal Flow Ribbon Legion of Merit Explorer's Ribbon Order of the Valiant Heart Russ Bar Purple Heart Silver Star Starfleet Academy Graduate Ribbon

Lieutenant Raissa Moonsong is Chief of Counseling aboard the USS Garuda.

Stats

• Full Name: Raissa Moonsong
• Date of Birth: June 21, 2365
  • Age: 36
• Place of Birth: Leech Lake, North America Earth
• Telepathic Status: T6/E6

Appearance

• Height: 5’6”
• Hair Color: Black
• Eye Color: Brown
• Build: Slender and athletic
• Birthmarks/Tattoos: Black Eagle in Flight covering her back

Education

• 2382 - 2385 Medical College of Virginia, Earth
• 2385 - 2389 Starfleet Acadeny, San Francisco, Earth
• 2389 - 2391 Starfleet Medical Academy, San Francisco, Earth

• Languages: Federation Standard. Anishininiimowin, French, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Klingon, Vulcan

Service History

Promotion History
Insignia	Rank	Dates	Posting	Assignment
	Ensign	239107.25 - 239109.29	USS Garuda	Counselor
	Lieutenant JG	239109.29 - 239201.28
	Lieutenant	239201.28 - Present		Chief of Counseling

Raissa Moonsong Awards History

Service Awards Ribbon Name of Award Ceremony 239204.13 -- USS Garuda -- Fleet Captain Cassandra Egan Manno and Lt. Commander Msafiri Bakari Department Chief - Counseling Attention to Order First Contact Ribbon Defense of Temporal Flow Ribbon Prometheus Ribbon 239201.28 -- USS Garuda -- Captain Cassandra Egan Manno and Lt. Commander Msafiri Bakari Explorer's Ribbon Best Part of the Job Legion of Merit 239112.05 -- USS Garuda -- Lieutenant Commander Nia Calderan Purple Heart It Gives Me Great Pleasure Silver Star 239107.23 -- Starfleet Academy, Starbase 118 Campus -- Academy Commandant Starfleet Academy Graduate Ribbon REDACTED General Awards Ribbon Name of Award Stardate Presented By Ceremony Order of the Valiant Heart 239201.01 Captain Cassandra Egan Manno 2392 Awards Ceremony Russ Bar 239112.19 Captain Cassandra Egan Manno REDACTED

Family

• Spouse: None
• Children: None
• Parents
  • Father: Nikolai Moonsong
  • Mother: Sasha Moonsong nee Aldron
• Siblings:
  • Twin brothers:
    • Alexi Moonsong, born 2360
    • Andre Moonsong, born 2360
• Grandparents:
  • (Maternal) Tianna Aldron, Betazoid
  • (Paternal) David Moonsong

Relationships

Chythar Skyfire Alora DeVeau Carter Greyson Cassandra Egan Manno Saveron Evan Delano Gabrielle Porchevska

Personal Background

Raissa was born near Leech Lake near the Ojibwe Reservation in North America.. She is a direct descendant of several Native American tribes, notably Ojibwe and Lakota. Her great, great grandmother (paternal) developed an interest in llamas and started the business of raising them.

Raissa and her elder twin brothers were raised in an environment that combined living in harmony with nature and the the sophistication of modern technology. Her upbringing was steeped in the traditions of her ancestors both paternal and maternal. Of the three Moonsong siblings, Raissa showed the natural aptitude skill for the native traditions of healing and herbalism along with a skill in dealing the ill and aged.

Her grandfather, David began training her at a young age in the tribe traditions. Her betazoid heritage inherited from her maternal grandmother, Tianna, gave her low level empathic ability she was able to include in her training. It was with her grandmother's help she was able to learn how to use her empathy effectively when dealing with others.

At age 17, Raissa began her medical training to be a doctor with the intention to return home to be a doctor there. But during her second semester, she worked in a recovery center helping to care for Starfleet who had to undergo long periods of therapy. She enjoyed learning from these men and women about their careers. In particular an officer who had retired and was happy to tell Raissa stories of his 'adventures'.

In time she found she was no longer satisfied remaining on Earth and decided to apply to Starfleet Academy at the end of her second term in college. Her decision came as a surprise to her family but they chose to be supportive of her desire to see more than their world could offer. Her fiance at the time, a fellow medical student, did not support her decision and the engagement ended soon after.

At the Academy, due to her aptitudes, Raissa changed her major from medicine to psychology. Her first four years at Starfleet Academy included getting her degree in psychology and because of her linguistic aptitude, she began learning more languages An additional two years were spent at Starfleet Medical perfecting her skills and learning new ones as it related to other species.

Raissa thrived in the Academy environment. She developed a large number of friends and was very social, able to get along with many of her fellow students. While not exceptional in her studies, she managed to remain firmly in the center of the top third of her class.

Personality Profile

Raissa gives her patients the impression of being calm and in control. Her instinct is to always help others and she tends to suppress her own needs and insecurities when helping others. She is a deeply loyal friend and will go to almost any length to protect those she cares about. At heart she doesn't think she is anything special and but she will do anything in her power to make sure others know their value.