Didrik Stennes

Didrik Nikolaj Stennes
USS Drake, USS Columbia, USS Darwin-A, USS Blackwell
236004.15 239612.24
Tromsø, Norway, Earth
Aged	36
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Main Page Service Ribbons Explorer's Ribbon Purple Heart Peacekeeper Service Ribbon Klingon Invasion Ribbon Innovation Ribbon Legion of Merit Prometheus Ribbon Lifesaving Ribbon First Contact Ribbon Galactic War with the Borg Service Medal Awards Pilot's Sextant Sheathed Sword TOSMA Russ Bar Order of the Valiant Heart 1-year Member
In Memoriam

Didrik Nikolaj Stennes is a human officer in the Federation Starfleet, currently holding the rank of Lieutenant Commander and serving as Counselor aboard the USS Darwin-A. Having first entered Starfleet in 2388, Stennes left the organization in 2390 and was engaged in various civilian activities until his return in 2393.

	Stats

• Full Name: Didrik Nikolaj Stennes
• Race: Terran
• Date of Birth: 236004.15
• Place of Birth: Tromsø, Norway, Earth
• Age: 41
• Gender: Male
• Relationship Status: Awkwardly single
• Health: View Medical Record.

	Appearance

• Height: 185cm (73in, 6ft 1in)
• Weight: 114kg (251lbs, 18st)
• Hair Color: Brown
• Length of Hair: Short
• Eye Color: Brown
• Skin Tone: Fair
• Birthmarks, Scars: None
• Legs: Two
• Build: Husky, solid
• Carriage: Square-shouldered,
• Taste in Clothing: Prefers multiple layers (jackets, jumpers, sweaters, etc.)
• Voice: Baritone. Prefers to speak Norwegian, but speaks English when circumstances require.
• Handedness: Left

	Personality

Didrik's personality is highly influenced by the culture in which he was raised. While Earth is the Federation capital and one of its most cosmopolitan worlds, there are areas where day-to-day life has changed little over the centuries. Northern Norway, where the Stennes family calls home, is one of those areas. Despite his knowing better, Didrik still carries with him a somewhat parochial and narrow view of the universe, and tends to view things from an Earth-centric perspective. Joining Starfleet and serving with members of other species has opened his mind significantly, and has done much to challenge his outmoded thinking in many ways. Didrik is at times taciturn and contemplative, and at others lively and jocular, mainly depending on the level of familiarity he has with his present company.

Manner

• Quarters: Didrik Stennes' quarters are located in the drive section of the USS Darwin-A on Deck Eight. The apartment is approximately 45m² in area and has an open, single-room layout. A combined living and working area occupies the majority of the space, with a sofa, a table and chairs, storage shelves, a food replicator, and a workstation equipped with an LCARS computer terminal. A vidscreen is mounted into the aft bulkhead for video communications and entertainment viewing. Against the forward bulkhead is a sleeping alcove with a single berth, and a private bathroom with a toilet, sink, and sonic shower. The windows along the starboard side provide a spectacular view of space. While he doesn't have much in the way of memento, mounted on the walls in his quarters The Daystrom Award in Biosciences and the J. Bruce Bioengineering Award, given to him by Aron Kells.
• Favorite room: The bridge of a starship
• Habits:
• Religion or spiritual affiliation: Baptized Church of Norway, but not religious in practice.
• Hobbies and pastimes: Mountaineering, winter sports, knitting
• Likes: Hearty Terran cuisine, acoustic music
• Dislikes:
• Ambitions and goals:
• Achievements: Returning to Starfleet
• Disappointments: Social awkwardness makes building friendships difficult
• Temperament: Polite and even-tempered. Often says please and takk ("thanks") when giving orders.
• Mental problems: Diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, carefully managed with therapy and medication.
• Physical limitations: Suffers from congenital analgesia (inability to feel physical pain) and a minor visual impairment.

Family

• Marital status: Awkwardly single
• Children: None
• Parents: Harald Stennes (b. 2324) and Hera Guldbrandsen (b. 2323)
• Siblings: Katarine (b. 2352); Ulf (b. 2355), Søren (b. 2356), Hanne (b. 2357), Tobias (b. 2363)

Personal history

See Biography of Didrik Stennes.

Born in Norway in 2360, Didrik Stennes is the fourth of six children. Showing interests in writing and the outdoors as a child, he developed a desire to join Starfleet as a teenager, during the Dominion War. Upon completing secondary school in 2378, Stennes unsuccessfully applied to Starfleet Academy and enrolled at the University of Bergen instead. Upon completing undergraduate study in the field of military history in 2382, he reapplied to Starfleet Academy, and was this time successful.

Professional history

See Starfleet Academy transcript of Didrik Stennes and Awards and commendations received by Didrik Stennes.

Personal relationships

Psychological Profile

Didrik dislikes crowds and raised voices, and avoids them whenever possible. He is an outdoorsman and an explorer, an able hiker and mountaineer. Didrik is fond of wordplay and sarcasm, and will take whatever opportunities he can to make a good-natured quip. While fluent in Federation Standard English, he often configures his combadge to transmit simultaneous translation into Norwegian, mostly because he finds it amusing how the computer so frequently gets it wrong.

Didrik is his harshest critic, and has trouble accepting compliments or taking credit for things he succeeds at. While he shrugs it off as Nordic modesty, he secretly is driven by a desire to fit in and be liked. An average tactician, Didrik has embraced his natural aptitude for Ops and Helm, and is looking for opportunities to grow in that area, rather than sit by and wait for a tactical post to open. When on duty, he prefers to operate the helm manually rather than allow the NavComp to fly the ship. To that end, he has devised a number of unique console layouts that allow him to pilot the ship while monitoring other departments in the absence of an Ops officer on duty.

Physically, Didrik is bulkier than the average human. He is self-conscious about his forehead, which he thinks is too large. Born with a healthy Norwegian appetite, he has never met a food replicator that he didn't like, and he must make himself exercise regularly to avoid putting on too much weight.

Familial

• Harald Stennes (Father)
• Hera Guldbrandsen (Mother)
• Katarine Stennes-Cavanaugh (Sister)
• Ulf Stennes (Brother)
• Tobias Stennes (Brother)
• Hanne Stennes (Sister)
• Søren Stennes (Brother)

Professional

• Solok
• David Whale

Romantic

• Elrem Tiro
• Aron Kells
• Brell
• Joel Canarssee

Service Record

Insignia	Rank	Dates	Posting	Assignment
	Cadet 4th Class	238209.01–238308.31	Starfleet Academy	Cadet
	Cadet 3rd Class	238309.01–238408.31	Starfleet Academy	Cadet
	Cadet 2nd Class	238409.01–238412.31	Starfleet Academy	Cadet
		238412.31–238604.30	Leave of Absence
	Cadet 2nd Class	238605.01–238612.31	Starfleet Academy	Cadet
	Cadet 1st Class	238701.01–238712.31	Starfleet Academy	Cadet
	Cadet 1st Class	238801.01–238710.14	USS Belgrade	Cadet
	Cadet 1st Class	238810.15–238811.12	Starbase 118	Cadet
	Ensign	238811.13–238904.16	USS Drake	Helm Officer
	Lieutenant JG	238904.17–238910.26	USS Drake	Helm Officer
	Lieutenant	238910.27–239003.04	USS Drake	Helm Officer
		239003.05–239006.14	Leave of Absence
	Civilian	239006.15–238910.09	USS Drake	Civilian Observer
	Civilian	239010.10–239010.31	Starbase 118 Ops	Civilian Observer
		239011.01–239206.18	Leave of Absence
	Civilian	239206.19–239208.01	USS Columbia	Civilian Observer
	Civilian	239208.02–239209.21	USS Columbia	Strategic Operations Specialist
	Civilian	239209.22–239302.08	USS Darwin-A	Counselor
	Civilian	239302.09–239304.12	USS Darwin-A	Lead Counselor
	Lt Commander	239304.13–Present	USS Darwin-A	Lead Counselor & Second Officer

Selected sims

USS Darwin-A Crew Manifest

	Primary Cast Support Cast Deck by Deck Edit/View Key	CO Renos FO Varaan CSO John Valdivia SO Merrick R'Ven CMO Graeme Cook MO Isabel Pond MO Jora Kalis CC Didrik Stennes CHCO Rendal Rennyn HCO Randal Shayne CSec Nicu Icavoc SO Kurt Logan CTO Emery Rhyn CEO Brell E Kael Thomas

Selected Events Timeline

2388

• Stardate 238812.03: Pilots shuttlecraft Portebelo on away mission to Tellarite orbital facility. Assists in the rescue of four USS Drake crewmembers and makes first contact with an artificial intelligence inhabiting the facility.

2389

Stennes in 2389, recovering from an eye injury

• Stardate 238902.05: USS Drake is pulled into another dimension (referred to as null space) while looking for a lost shuttle carrying Lt. Cmdr. Whale.
• Stardate 238902.26: Commands an away team for the first time. Leads five-person team onto a planet in null space to locate dilithium from a crashed Gorn ship.
• Stardate 238903.04: Suffers a lacerated cornea and resulting globe rupture during a shuttle crash onto a planet in null space.
• Stardate 238903.17: Comes into contact with a DNA-altering condensate endemic to null space.
• Stardate 238903.27: Returns to normal space. Eye injury leaves a minor, but permanent vision impairment. Henceforth uses corrective lenses. Contact with Mist alters genetic makeup, resulting in the inability to feel pain.
• Stardate 238904.17: Promoted to Lieutenant junior grade; awarded Purple Heart ribbon for injuries sustained in null space.
• Stardate 238906.15: Participated in mission to Jektim Imperium.
• Stardate 238907.24: Underwent Marine Search and Rescue training supervised by Major David Whale on Ishkarian shard planet.
• Stardate 238908.27: Briefly becomes phased out of normal space-time while assisting Major Whale and Lieutenant Pandora in activating an ancient Ishkarian sensor relay. Encounters a space-time reality the resident Ishkarians refer to as Karbogi, which the computer somewhat incorrectly translates as Purgatory.
• Stardate 238910.27: Promoted to full Leutenant; awarded the Klingon Invasion Service Ribbon.
• Stardate 238910.30: Enlists the help of Captain Aron Kells of the USS Mercury to rescue the Ishkarians trapped outside of normal space-time. The two begin work on the project via subspace and holoconferencing.
• Stardate 238912.13: The Drake makes contact with a spacefaring species, to whom they give the provisional name Cosmozoa.
• Stardate 238912.21: Taken from the Bridge of the Drake and brought inside the body of the Cosmozoan. Learns to communicate with the species through recalled memories. Discovers the Cosmozoa are hunted for both food and fuel by an unknown alien civilization, and that members of the Cosmozoa were present during the explosion of the Ishkarian homeworld.
• Stardate 238912.31: Received Pilot's Sextant, Sheathed Sword and TOSMA I awards for service in 2389.

2390

• Stardate 239002.28: Upon arrival at the Ishkarian homeworld, is captured and imprisoned by members of The Path, a clandestine terror group seeking to exploit Stennes' unique form of congenital analgesia. His position on the Drake is taken by a genetic copy.
• Stardate 239006.01: Rescued from The Path by Starfleet Intelligence. Arrived at Starbase 118.
• Stardate 239006.12: Evaluated by Starfleet Medical and diagnosed with PTSD. Placed on indefinite leave from active duty.
• Stardate 239006.24: Recruited by the Federation Accountability and Ethics Office as a civilian observer. Assigned to the USS Drake.

2392

• Stardate 239206.19: Posted to USS Columbia as an observer on temporary assignment with the Federation Diplomatic Corps.
• Stardate 239207.10: Assists Columbia's crew in destroying an Iconian gateway on Avronis V, using the artificial singularity from a Romulan power generator.
• Stardate 239207.23: Completes temporary assignment and returns to Starbase 118 unemployed.
• Stardate 239208.02: Accepts civilian position as Strategic Operations Specialist aboard USS Columbia.
• Stardate 239209.20: Resigns position on USS Columbia. Relocates to Deep Space 6 and resumes university study.
• Stardate 239209.22: Accepts civilian position as Counselor aboard USS Darwin.

2393

• Stardate 239304.13: Starfleet commission reinstated, promoted to Lieutenant Commander and Second Officer of USS Darwin-A.

Image Gallery

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  Stennes in 2392, in typical civilian dress, aboard USS Columbia

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  Harald Stennes and Hera Guldbrandsen, Didrik Stennes' parents

Miscellany

• Federation Standard pronunciation of Didrik's surname "Stennes" is "STENZ," however the proper Norwegian pronunciation is "STENN-ess."
• Didrik always refers to starships as feminine, and without a definite article (eg., "How will Enterprise make it back home without her warp core?")
• He doesn't smile, and hasn't since his kidnapping and torture.
• While not opposed to using the holodeck for simulating natural environments, holographic characters give Didrik 'the creeps.'

Quotations

STENNES: That's all any of us can do, I guess. To believe. To choose. They're not really that different from each other, are they?

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(Shortly after being excreted into space by a giant cosmozoic lifeform, the bridge crew watches as the brand-new Ensign Wanda DyAmone executes a daring shuttlecraft rescue of two lost officers.)
DANZIA: And once this is over, I'm having words with whoever did that.
STENNES: Me too. Where was the daring shuttlecraft rescue option back when I was floating through space inside a piece of poo?

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(Columbia, at risk of losing two away teams on a planet inhabited by a mysterious telepathic creature. Didrik, a victim of telepathic torture, has had enough of the attempts to communicate with it.)
STENNES: Forgive me if I sound like an ignorant Terran, but while we stand here discussing who whispered what into the mind of whom else, we have nearly a dozen people on that planet who are counting on us to bring them back. Now the deflector is calibrated and ready to transmit, so I suggest we get on with reestablishing real, verbal contact with our people. Unless you all would rather we just stand around here and bend some spoons.

Selected Sims

• The Human Tint (Stardate 238812.20): Didrik meets Aron Kells
• Cameo (Stardate 238903.22): Didrik relives his life, sort of (2389 Top Sims Contest - Round 5 Winner)
• Contrition, Vol. 1 (Stardate 239208.29): Didrik remembers his captivity and torture at the hands of nefarious telepaths