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
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Didrik Kaj Stennes (born 15 April 2360) is a human Starfleet officer.

Stats

• Full Name: Didrik Kaj Stennes
• Race: Terran
• Date of Birth: 236004.15
• Place of Birth: Tromsø, Norway, Earth
• Age: 28
• Gender: Male
• Telepathic status: N/A

Appearance

• Height: 181 cm
• Weight: 109 kg
• Hair Color: Brown
• Eye Color: Brown
• Build: Husky
• Voice: Speaks English with a slight Norwegian accent
• Handedness: Left

Family

• Mother: Hera Guldbrandsen (b. 2323)
• Father: Harald Stennes (b. 2324)
• Brothers: Ulf (b. 2356), Tobias (b. 2357), Søren (b. 2368)
• Sisters: Katarine (b. 2354), Hanne (b. 2363)
• Spouse: None
• Children: None

Backstory/Timeline

Early life

Didrik Kaj Stennes was born on 15 April 2360 in Tromsø, Norway, on Earth. He was the fourth of six children born to Harald Stennes, a correspondent for the Federation News Service, and Hera Guldbrandsen, founder of a charitable organization that worked to rebuild Bajor following its occupation by the Cardassians. His parents' respective work occasionally kept them away from Earth when Didrik was growing up, and he often stayed with his maternal grandparents, Didrik and Tea Guldbrandsen. On a few occasions, however, he accompanied his parents on their travels; he visited Bajor twice with his mother in 2370 and 2371, and traveled to Tellar, Vulcan and Alpha Centauri with his father during the summer of 2373. As a child, Didrik developed a great fondness for the outdoors, something that would remain with him throughout his life. He also demonstrated an interest and talent for writing, and initially wanted to follow in his father's footsteps and become a journalist.

Didrik's father was reporting for the News Service on Betazed when the Dominion invaded and occupied the planet in 2374, leaving him stranded. From this point forward, Didrik became preoccupied with learning everything he could about the war, its combatants and battles. He followed every development closely, often to the distraction of his school studies, and even built a map of the Alpha Quadrant in his bedroom to track battle developments the News Service reported. By the time the war ended, Didrik had a new focus; he wanted to study Tactical at Starfleet Academy. His parents disapproved of this, as the Stenneses were not a military family.

Didrik applied to Starfleet Academy after he graduated high school in 2378, but his grades didn't match his ambitions and his application was rejected. A family friend (and Starfleet lieutenant) recommended that some further study at a university might strengthen Didrik's application to the Academy, so he enrolled at the University of Bergen as a Military History major. Upon his graduation from the University in 2382, Didrik reapplied to the Academy, and was accepted.

Starfleet Academy

At the Academy, Didrik was a Tactical major and pursued minors in Navigation and Communications. He briefly wrote for the Academy newspaper and was a member of the junior varsity volleyball team. During his time at the Academy, he demonstrated strengths in languages, combat and diplomacy, but struggled in the areas of engineering, physics and xenobiology. By the end of his second year, his poor scores in these disciplines lowered his grade average such that Admiral Wagner refused to be the faculty adviser for Didrik's junior thesis on the use of guerilla tactics in the last days of the Dominion War.

In the fall of 2384, Didrik began his third year at the Academy on shaky ground. Depressed at his poor performance in some of his core courses and buckling under the stress of trying to catch up, he quickly grew discouraged and disillusioned with life as a Starfleet cadet. He took a leave of absence from the Academy in November 2384, and went to work for the Bajoran charitable organization his mother founded. He spent much of 2385 and early 2386 on Bajor, as a teacher at a school in Rakantha Province. During his year on Bajor, he continued to research and write his thesis, and upon his completion, Didrik sent a copy to Admiral Wagner at the Academy.

Didrik's leave of absence provided him with the clarity and sense of purpose he'd lost, and his desire to continue his tactical studies was rekindled. He was readmitted to the Academy in June 2386, on the recommendation of Admiral Wagner. He proceeded through the remainder of his classes at the Academy on Earth, publishing his thesis: "Behavior of the Individual: On the Use of Single-Soldier Guerilla Tactics by the Cardassian Underground During the Dominion War."

Didrik finished his final series of courses in December 2387 and began his cadet cruise in January 2388. For the first six months, he served aboard the USS Belgrade as she patrolled the Cardassian border. In July 2388, he transferred to Starbase 118 where he completed his cadet training. He graduated from the Academy on Stardate 238811.13, earning a commission with the rank of Ensign.

Facts and Miscellany

• Federation Standard pronunciation of Didrik's surname "Stennes" is "STENZ," however the proper Norwegian pronunciation is "STENN-ess."