Chythar Skyfire
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Lieutenant JG Chythar Skyfire is a medical officer serving aboard the USS Excalibur-A.
When his friend Sal Taybrim transferred to the USS Darwin-A, that caused a few additional problems for CD. Most notably, it brought his fear of breaking a fourth counselor to the surface. Time had passed, and after a drill against a couple of carefully programmed weapons platforms, he got a call out of the blue from a shuttlepod that brought Taybrim back aboard.
Recent events have caused Chythar to have a life-changing experience that he can't control.
Statistics and Appearance
- Full Name: Chythar Daniel Skyfire
- Race: Human
- DoB: 236207.06
- Gender: Male
- Height: 5'5"
- Weight: 65 kilos
- Hair Color: Blonde
- Length of Hair: Short, typically 4.5" and slicked back with water.
- Eye Color: Green
- Skin Tone: White
- Birthmarks, Scars: None
- Serial Number: DC-981-851
- Build: Slim and muscular
- Face: Typically serious, though when he jokes he does so with a poker-face being completely sarcastic while the situation isn't funny
- Mouth: Usually closed, though with a tendency to smile if he's on to something.
- Arms: His hands are more calloused than the rest, due to working with his armor projects.
- Carriage: Carries himself with an air of mirth, runs in case of emergency.
- Poses (Hands/Gestures, Feet/Legs, Torso/Head):
- Fidgets with a pencil if he's bored
- bounces knee when stressed
- tilts head sideways to the right when listening intently
- Taste in Clothing (when off duty): Blue jeans and a black tank top
- Shoes (When Off Duty): Combat boots
- Handedness: Right
- Telepathic Status: T2/E2, intermittent. Slightly stronger connection with Sal Taybrim because of the connection they share.
Manner
- Quarters: Typically kept tidy, except for the desk. You'll find a few pairs of pliers, some leather work gloves, and an incomplete chainmail project. A couple of wire coils sit at the base of the desk. A bookshelf lines one wall, a couple of books on it: Dante's Inferno, The Odyssey and Iliad Unabridged, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. Over the desk is a crude-looking drawing of the Counselor badge with a circle and slash similar to a no smoking sign. There are three, though one only has half a slash through it with Sal's name in it.
- Favorite Room: His quarters.
- Habits:
- Reading books
- chewing on pencils
- Mannerisms:
- When hyperfocused tends to talk fast and in another language.
- Chythar handles stress differently than most linguists. He creates a cipher that he distributes to his friends -- and depending on what language the letter is written in determines what point in his stress level he's at. One would have to know him well enough to comprehend this cryptic tactic first. Subconsciously, he may not realize he's writing in a 'panic' language' until told by the person who received his letter.
- CD tries to focus on literature during his time off, and occasionally makes obscure literary references to things like Dante's Inferno when he's stressed. Sometimes will lapse into another language while making one of said references.
- Religion/Spiritual Devotion: Follower of Ceiling Cat.
- Hobbies and Pastimes:
- Making chainmail
- reading.
- Likes:
- Chainmail
- Reading
Chythar off duty, reading a book - Jokes
- Socializing
- Dislikes
- Being by himself when there are conversations to be had
- Ambitions: Maybe one day, a command position.
- Goals: None at present.
- Achievements in Life:
- Surviving Med school.
- Surviving Starfleet Academy.
- Disappointments in Life:
- Never being able to spend time with his mother.
- Pressure under fire. He still feels the trauma from freezing during med school.
- Temperment: Fairly mild mannered, usually only gets angry when he's stressed. If someone consistently asks "How's it coming?" when he's working on a project, he may lapse into another language as a coping method.
- Mental problems (complexes and phobias):
- Mediocre self-esteem/inferiority complex: He pulls it together when his life or the life of his crew is threatened and tries harder than he needs to. His issue stems mostly from not being able to fit in or find friends.
- Never talks about his family, due to not having them anymore.
- Asperger's Syndrome. He never talks about it.
- Loneliness complex -- doesn't find friends easily, has a harder time making friends.
- Has trust issues with counselors, because soon as he finds one he likes, they usually disappear.
- Physical Limitations: None
Chythar Before Starfleet
Born on Earth, raised going to public schools by his father. Calvin did his best to raise the boy after his birth. Captain Skyfire did what she could to raise the boy before she was recalled to negotiate peace on Romulus when Chythar was 12.
As a result of going to public school, Chythar's interest in science became an obsession. He decided many of the hard sciences interested him: xenobiology, linguistics, and chemistry. By the time he was old enough to enter University of Washington at age 18, he focused primarily on chemistry and linguistics. His adaptability at languages was sophisticated enough that he was able to speak fluently in Greek, Chinese, Latin, Russian, and Hebrew. His graduation was a brief family reunion with his mother and father, along with an MD at age 23. Post-graduation, his mother left yet again for more diplomatic work. Captain Skyfire remained on Romulus until the planet was destroyed. Prior to his years at Starfleet, he grew up loving to read anatomy books and spent a good deal of time thinking about what would happen if he ever joined the academy to take after his mother.
Once he graduated high school, he took it upon himself to head to University of Washington where he graduated as an MD. It wasn't until much later that he even realized he wanted to become a medic; namely after meeting and interacting with Ryoji Chibitsu, who knew Chythar better than the lad knew himself.
Chythar spent the next 4 years at Starfleet, working on his science major and two specializations: Xenobiology and Medicine. When he graduated from Starfleet, it was the last time he sees his father as he leaves the nest to go exploring.
The fact he is in Starfleet now is almost ironic, given how much he hates Starfleet Command for robbing him of his mother's time. She died while on a Starfleet assignment, so he feels conflicted between his addiction to work in medicine and his duty to the uniform.
Languages Known
Terran
- Greek
- Chinese
- Hebrew
- Latin
- Russian
- English
- Gaelic. much like his Japanese, he doesn't admit he knows it.
- Japanese. He'll never admit openly to knowing Japanese, but he writes in it occasionally.
Non Terran Languages
- Klingon
Relationships
Family | |
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| Father: Calvin Daniels -- Deceased. Calvin wasn't that big into Starfleet, and had no affiliation. He was a single father for many years, and dropped off the face of the map after his son graduated from Starfleet Academy. Word of his death reached Chythar when he was stationed on Starbase 118. | |
| Mother: Kyrethia Angelica Skyfire: Retired SF Captain -- Deceased. Captain Kyrethia Skyfire has been on Romulus for several years, working with a minor faction to maintain peace. They seem to like her to stay in order to maintain said peace, and she was very proud when her son Chythar announced after his graduation from UW to go off to Starfleet. She remained on Romulus until her death, at the destruction of the planet. | |
| Siblings: None | |
Mentors | |
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| During Chythar's Starfleet career, he has had the privilege to serve under some particularly fine officers. While not all their leadership styles were compatible with his own, this is a list of the people who have influenced his attitude and style of leadership. | |
| Johanna MacLaren and Chythar met when they served together on board Starbase 118 Ops, and Chythar received his baptism by fire during the Odyssey mission. He feared he'd started out wrong with her, because of his emotional turmoil, which he later regretted as she laid on Death's Door in the sickbay of the USS Excalibur-A after the explosion during the Pythia's Tale mission. |  |
Acquaintances | |
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| Alexander Morgan and Chythar have been working together since they came on board. Both men need to learn to trust one another, as they haven't spoken except during missions. Hopefully, that will change. |  |
| Ceilidh Riverview and CD met during the aftermath of a combat drill. Chythar confessed his hatred of the position of counselor, making it perfectly clear he had no ill-will towards any one individual who held that position. His reasoning: "As soon as I find one I like, they leave." |  |
Friends | |
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| Mandany Rose was the first who learned about Chythar's panic attack during his pre-Starfleet years that cause him intense stress when he's under pressure, and is one of the few to whom he has explained his complicated cipher system. |  |
| Ryoji Chibitsu met CD during his Starfleet years, when he was training at the academy to become a science officer. It was through his interactions with Chibitsu he discovered his calling was actually to medicine. He is the only person who can actually get inside Skyfire's head and keep him from losing his mind. He's also one of the lucky few who has a copy of Skyfire's ciphers. As far as Chythar knows, still stationed on Starbase 118 and not answering messages. |  |
| Anscom Folds and Chythar met when they served together on board Starbase 118 Ops, and together they saved the life of Ensign Alden Cuthbert. Folds is grateful to have Chythar in the medical department. |  |
| Met in the aftermath of Pythia's Tale on board the USS Excalibur-A, Chythar had a few sessions with Sal Taybrim and managed to get to know him a bit. Then, unexpectedly, Sal was transferred to the Darwin. Sal promised CD an open line if he ever needs it, and resulting in the young doctor building a gradual hatred of counselors; he sees Sal as the third one he's lost. By a lucky transfer request, Taybrim returns to the Excalibur, though in the position of science as opposed to counselor. He is also one of Chythar's best friends, and CD recently came to the realization that he loves Sal as a brother. |  |
| Kieran Collim and Chythar have served on the same crew since he was stationed at Starbase118. However, they never formally spoke until one shoreleave and began establishing their friendship. |  |
Romance | |
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| Due to his introverted nature, he isn't exactly sure when he finds it. Once it's found him, relationships of any signifigant impact will be listed here. | |
| Debra Cross and Chythar met during the aftermath of a combat drill. The young doctor was giving her a physical. Their eyes met for a moment, then they began talking during Fleet Captain Kalianna Nicholotti's wake. |  |
Service Record and Professional History
See Full Article Professional History
| Insignia | Rank | Dates | Posting | Assignment |
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Cadet, 4th Class | 238402.05 - 238902.17 | Starfleet Academy, San Francisco (Earth) | Student Major: Science Specializations Xenobiology Medicine |
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Cadet, 3rd Class | |||
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Cadet, 2nd Class | |||
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Cadet, 1st Class | |||
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Ensign | 238902.17 - 239008.09 | StarBase 118 Ops | Medical Officer |
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239008.09 - 239012.08 | USS Excalibur-A | ||
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Lieutenant Junior Grade | 239012.08 - Present |
Abbreviated Timeline
- 238902.17 - Graduated Starfleet Academy
- 238902.17 - 230908.09 Assigned to StarBase 118 Ops
- 238908.09 - Assigned to USS Excalibur-A
- 239012.08 -- Received promotion to Lt. JG and several awards bestowed by Fleet Captain Kalianna Nicholotti after Pythia's Tale
- Legion of Merit
- Medical Science
- Joint Meritorious Unit
- Gateway Ribbon
- Lifesaver Ribbon
- 239012.23 - Awarded Genesis Badge bestowed by Fleet Captain Kalianna Nicholotti
- 239105.04 - Presented by Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Livingston following Strange New Worlds
- First Contact
- Explorer's Ribbon
- 239105.07 - Befriends 1st Lieutenant Debra Cross. Beginning of romantic relationship.
- 239105.08 - Confesses brotherly love towards Sal Taybrim.
Mission History
Missions on Starbase 118: Operations
Missions on the U.S.S. Excalibur-A
- Pythia's Tale (2013 Summer Blockbuster) -- Ensign Skyfire's Report
- Strange New Worlds
Awards and Service Ribbons
- For award descriptions, see: Awards and Service Ribbons
| Award/Ribbon | Name | RP Exerpt | Stardate | Posting | Presented By |
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The Gateway Ribbon | Chythar Skyfire, for participating in an event that uncovered an Iconian gateway during our last mission, I hereby present you with the Gateway Ribbon. For your miracle now known as the The Skyfire Cure, I present you with the Medical Science Ribbon. I also award you the Legion of Merit for this accomplishment. You saved an entire planet, and perhaps more. ::She paused a moment, letting that sink in before continuing.:: For your work with our Romulan counterparts, I present you with the Joint Meritorious Unit Award. And for saving lives in the line of duty, I present you with the Lifesaving Ribbon. | 239012.08 | USS Excalibur-A | Fleet Captain Kalianna Nicholotti |
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Medical Science Ribbon | ||||
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Legion of Merit | ||||
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Joint Meritorious Unit | ||||
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Lifesaving Ribbon | ||||
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Explorer's Ribbon | For your part in exploring this new region, and for participating in our discovery of three previously unknown races, you are hereby awarded the Explorer’s Ribbon and the First Contact Ribbon. Congratulations. | 239105.04 | Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Livingston | |
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First Contact Ribbon |
Gallery
Left to Right: Skyfire, Morgan, Folds -- Medical Team of the USS Excalibur A
Skyfire's ID
A chainmail dice pouch
Ensign Chythar Skyfire
Notes
Note: Not related in any way to the Vulcan/Terran Captain Skyfire.
References
Science Department and Major [1]
Academy Departments [2]
NPC Listing · USS Excalibur-A Crew Manifest · Crew History
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