Slishdakk Ssa'Rukk

Slishdakk "Slish" Ssa'Rukk was a Gorn

Official Starfleet Biography

Slishdakk was born on Gorn IV, just one more fruit of the labors of his terraforming parents, who immediately set out for a new assignment on the barren frontier world of Gorn IV, where they have been ever since. Slishdakk and his elder brothers were very close, and fought and played in the wild and sometimes violent colony, which was ruled by Lord Governor Sha'Zakk, a governor under the Colonial Autarch, who along with the Homeworld Autarch rules the Gorn Alliance. Slishdakk made his coming-of-age pilgrimage to S'sagarnon with his brothers (2364.07.01)for the bi-annual Autarch's festival, and Slishdakk saved his elder rother Ssravaakk from a giant Ssu'Voss (three-headed leapord), slew it, and won the title of Grand Superior for that year. For this act he was personally decorated by the S'sagarnon Autarch (Ssla'Gassk IV), and presented with a Ssaz'ta (traditional bladed ocatagonal shield) and Sskatra (collapsable boltcaster).

A parting of ways for the brothers came when Ssravaakk saved the life of a visiting member of the Governor's household from an accidental death (2366.04.23). As reward, Ssravaakk was made a retainer of the House of Sha'Zakk, and saw little of his blue-collar family in later years. Slishdakk's sister Ssavatu married (2368.08.04), and then there was a great stir in the family when his elder sister Ssilatra announced her intention to break her betrothal arrangement and continue studying her passion of geology at the Science Academy on Earth(2368.10.30). Ssilatra's willfulness drove a wedge between her and the family, but secretly Slishdakk admired her drive and her departure from what had become humdrum routine in the colony. The last straw for Slishdakk came when his younger brother Sslu'Shakk found his calling as a professional Ss'Avakk fighter (a kind of professional athelete), in 2370.01.03.

Slishdakk envied his brother, and made up his mind to follow his own dream -to explore the universe as an officer of starfleet. If his sister's career had upset the family, Slishdakk's capsized it. He was confronted by his elder brother, now a Captain of Retainers, and the pride of his father. It was the opinion of both his father and elder brother that to join Starfleet was to forego his heritage and his honor. His elder brother offered to fenagle a low level position in the Governor's Guard for Slishdakk, but he refused, thus estranging himself from his brother and father. He found moral support in his mother though, and from his successful younger brother and Geologist sister. He enrolled in Starfleet, the only Gorn in his class.

Majoring in Operations, he struggled through his technical classes, but excelled in his Security minor. His instructors suggested many times that he switch his Majors, but all Slishdakk could think of was the taunts of his brother,who assured him he would be given some brutish job the warm-bloods found `fitting' for him -an animal-like member of a barbarian race. Slishdakk underwent Marine training, but stopped halfway through to seize and opening in the Command program. Again, his marks were not exemplary, but he showed perseverance and graduated in the upper half of his class

Service Record

2372.06.01 -Enters Starfleet Academy at age of 20, only Gorn in class.
2376.12.19 - Graduates, upper 66% standing. Major in Operations, minor in Security. Specialties in Small Unit and Space Tactics, Diplomacy.
Recieves Marine Training.
2376.12.21 -Cadet Cruise, USS CRAZY HORSE.
2377.05.21 -Graduates Command School, 9th out of class of 12.
2377.07.04 -Sim Training on Starbase 118, assigned as Security Officer, USS Kodiak.
Mission:2378.08.10 - Away Mission to Kismet. Encountered and neutralized a then unknown lifeform, later named a `Slishdakk' in his honor.
2378.12.02- Promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade, Reassigned as Chief Tactical Officer.
Mission 2379.02.01: Web Nebula/Dyson Sphere.
2379.03.01: Promoted to full Lieutenant.
Mission: 2379.05.15: Hell's Gate Triumph.
2379.07.03: Awarded the Nebula Bar.
2379.0726: Mission to Antidean Colonies. During this mission Lt. Ssa'Rukk was obliged to euthanize Lt. James David Stark, Chief Helmsman and Wing Commander, after he was infected by a T'Lithian intruder.
2379.0810 - Following the crippling of USS Kodiak, Ssa'Rukk transfered to USS Isannah as First Officer.
2379.0819 - Decorated by the Imperial and Colonial Autarchs of the Gorn Confederacy for his achievements in the interests of intergalactic relations between the Confederacy and the United Federation of Planets.
2379.0824 - Following disciplinary action for jeapordizing interspecies relations and the safety of a subordinate officer, Ssa'Rukk was demoted to Lieutenant and assigned as Chief Of Security, USS Steadfast.
2379.0826 - Diplomatic mission to Zamkon II.
2379.1002 - Promoted to Lt. Commander, reinstated as First Officer, USS Steadfast.
2379.1008 - Mission to Gamma Quadrant, investigating Breen activity.