Leigha Jacobs: Difference between revisions

==Appearance==

*'''Place of Birth''': Portland, Oregon, Earth  

*'''Gender''': Female  

*'''Telepathic Status''': Unknown**  

==Family==  

* '''Father''': Matthew Thomas Jacobs  

** '''Career''': Civilian Astrophysicist (Contacts with Starfleet)

* '''Mother''': Sara Lynn Marran Jacobs  

**'''Career''': Medical Doctor; Holds rank of admiral in Starfleet. (Has been an instructor at Starfleet Academy & now currently serves as an administrator at Starfleet Medical)

* '''Sister''': Michelle Samantha Jacobs Torrea  

** '''Career''': Starfleet Commander- First Officer of the U.S.S. Rhea  

**'''Marital Status''': James (Jim) Torrea  

** '''Children''':  

* '''Brother''': Michael (Mike) Jason Jacobs

** '''Career''': Civilian Microbiologist  

** '''Fiancee''': Daryn Elizabeth Relar

* '''Brother''': Brian Daniel Jacobs  

** '''Spouse''': None

** '''Children''': None

==Physical Appearance==

Jacobs has dark drown hair that has a natural waviness to it. She varies how it is cut and styled. Typically, Leigha sports a haircut which allows her hair to fall just below her shoulders in length. However, sometimes she prefers to have her hair cut so that it falls above her shoulders. While on duty, it is normally styled into a French braid. Her eyes are a deep green, the color of emeralds. While standing at approximately 5' 7", most of her muscle strength is in her long legs making her ability to move quickly possible.

==Personality==

During her childhood, Jacobs was quiet and introverted. However, as she has grown older, she has developed somewhat of a more relaxed attitude about life. Leigha has come to favor very cynical perspectives on most things in life. As such, she has a very sarcastic sense of humor. This sarcastic behavior also acts as a compensation for feelings of insecurity that Jacobs has due to several personal relationships that she has had throughout her lifetime. While she is a very, dutiful, loyal, and responsible individual, she is above all persistent. Jacobs very rarely gives up at anything she attempts as she likes to see things through to their natural resolution.  

Jacobs can also be very defensive. This often results in most people viewing her has hard to get close to in any other manner than very casual friendship. As such, Jacobs has developed a sense of independence and self-sufficiency.  

Jacobs enjoys a good joke,and often encourages levity in those she is around. Her acerbic personality combined with a wicked sense of humor has lead to Leigha being infamous for her practical jokes. Although Jacobs believes in following the rules and regulations that are necessary for life to run in an orderly manner on a daily basis, she does not favor many formalities. She sees them as a waste of time and as such too unproductive to observe.

*Preferences:

# Favorite color is blue.  

# Jacobs main hobby is collecting old manuscripts and books from Ancient Earth. Studying and reading about the ancient history of Earth is one of her passions, especially the classic myths, legends, and folklore of those cultures.

==Personal History==

1. Born Leigha Elizabeth Jacobs in Portland, Oregon, Earth.

4. Much of Leigha's childhood was spent in several different places. During her early life, she lived in Oregon with her father and siblings at her father's family home. Later, her father went to work at a science institute on Mars. After spending some time there, Leigha moved with her grandmother to Betazed for several years.

5. Youngest sibling, brother Brian, died on a family vacation to Australia- The boy drowned when Leigha was supposed to be watching him, but she had been distracted by friends and he had wandered off into deep water before she noticed he was gone. By the time Leigha brought him back to shore, it was too late for her to do anything as she did not know any first aid procedures. (This led to a great feeling of guilt for the boy's death that is a source of great pain for Leigha. She keeps it very well hidden, despite the fact that it was a main driving force in her life to become a doctor to make sure that she was never in such a helpless position again. Also, although Leigha loves children, she is afraid of having a family of her own because of her negligence when Brian had been entrusted to her.)

==Professional History==

12. Graduated Starfleet Academy and promoted to Ensign.

14. During a mission to the Chamra Vortex Belt, Jacobs found out that research she had done on the Gamma Epi Project as a young student was being brought to the surface again. Classified records were revealed to show that the research team had been designing a weapon to halt the Borg assimilation process. The prototypes were known as Resistance Nanoprobes. This technology had been modified and used in the crews of two ships assimilated at Wolf 359, and the Arizona was involved in rescuing survivors found in the Chamra Vortex Belt.

17. Promoted to the rank of full Lieutenant.

18. After the Indria had been hijacked by Romulan renegades, Jacobs had been apart of a team to retake the ship. During that mission, Leigha suffered numerous wounds. The rebel Takar, a Dominion changeling, was responsible for inflicting the most injuries. One of the daggers that Takar used to stab Jacobs had been coated with a special Dominion poison. It caused several health problems, almost ending Leigha's death. However, after suffering from a bout of amnesia, it was revealed that growth in Jacobs' paracortex had been stimulated resulting in the lost memories. Empathetic powers developed; to what extent they will result in is unknown. Although large gaps in Jacobs memory occurred, especially concerning the most recent events in her life, most of her recollections have since been recovered.

19. Later, during Jacobs' tenure on the Indria, she again encountered Rapport. Serving as the executive officer on Starbase 4, Rapport had attained the rank of commander. However, crooked dealings involving corrupt Starfleet officials and Dominion operatives had led Rapport to become a dishonest Starfleet officer. Committing treasonous acts, Rapport was indirectly responsible for the destruction of Starbase 4. He also assaulted Commander Allen O'Malley after which he kidnapped O'Malley and Jacobs. Hoping to convince Jacobs to run away with him, Rapport was unsuccessful in his attempts. Refusing to let Jacobs and O'Malley return to the Indria alive, as he was threatening O'Malley's life, Jacobs was forced to take action. The result was Rapport's death at Jacobs' hands. Ruled by an initial board of inquiry as justifiable homicide, no further actions or investigation has been since carried out.

20. Having been recommended for promotion by then Captain Shaun Marlin, Jacobs subsequently took the commander's exam. Scoring a perfect 100% on the written portion of the exam, Jacobs consequently passed the practical exam and was approved for promotion to full commander.

22. Due to personal issues, Jacobs left the Indria after having requested and been granted a leave of absence.

26. With the purging of the psionic beings, several medical complications had ensued. It was not until after all was said and done that medical personnel realized that Jacobs had suffered a miscarriage. The second time she had lost a child, Jacobs had not even been aware that she had been pregnant until the time of her loss. Still a deep source of pain, due to this painful event, Leigha has resigned herself to the fact that she believes fate does not want her to ever be a mother. Due to her extreme sense of guilt over the subject, Jacobs still has not told the father of her child that she had even been pregnant let alone lost the baby. Using her rank and position in Starfleet, Jacobs has since purged any mention of her miscarriage from official Starfleet