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Roshanara Rahman was born on SD 235612.15 on Moselina IV, a busy trade stop located near Krios Prime, the [[Kriosian]] homeworld. Her birth parents gave their newborn up for adoption. A human couple, Issam and Najwa Rahman, took in the child as their own (and only) daughter.

The new family returned to Earth, and Roshanara was raised in the city of Lahore. Growing up, she knew she was different from the locals, but because Kriosians shared many physical similarities with humans, she did not feel ostracized on her adopted homeworld. As a child, she did tend to wear her hair in such a way as to cover her spots, yet even if they were noticed, most people often mistook the quiet but friendly young girl as a member of the more familiar [[Trill]] species.

===Displaying the Knack===

Roshanara was a gifted student in her primary and secondary education. In particular, one of her teachers noted, she "displayed extreme intuition about all things mechanical." This intuition more than once did get her into trouble as she was a bit of a mischievous child. Although neither of her adopted parents were in Starfleet or had a family history in the service, Roshanara chose to attend Starfleet Academy for the chance to work with the latest developments in starship engineering.

Rather than remain on Earth, she went off-world and completed her undergraduate education at the academy's Beta Ursae Minor II campus. After graduating in 2378, she stayed for an additional two years to earn her master's degree in engineering. She then served on two vessels, the ''Shanghai'' and the [[USS Tempest|''Tempest'']], as an engineering officer.  

===Change of Plans===

Aboard the ''Tempest'', Roshanara was severely injured in a major accident in 2383. Due to the extent of her injuries, she took a leave of absence from active starship duty. While still recovering aboard [[Medical Starbase 253]], she met a visiting [[Medusan]] researcher who had chosen the name {{n|Victor|Frankenstein}}. Frustrated with the limitations of the traditional Medusan carrier pod he had been confined too, Roshanara worked with him to develop an exo-suit that permitted him much greater mobility and independent function to do his work.

For her part, she found the chance to delve into an engineering project welcome after having been forced for several weeks to sit out on the sidelines "to regain her strength." Truthfully, she had grown restless having had her medical clearance for active starship duty revoked during her rehabilitation, and the experience with Frankenstein led her to go on and complete the Daystrom Institute of Technology's doctoral program in engineering from 2383-2387 on a sponsorship from the [[Starfleet Corps of Engineers]].

Upon earning her doctorate, she was assigned to the [[USS Pioneer|''Pioneer'']] as a research and development engineer in 2387. There, she met a young [[Rodulan]] engineer named {{n|Tristam|Core}}. Later that year, Core was severely injured on the ''Pioneer'' during an experiment of a new component for Starfleet R&D's [[quantum slipstream drive]] project. He lost his Rodulan telepathy and protection from having his mind read by other telepathic species. He took his own medical leave of absence before transferring to operations on [[Deep Space 17]]. Roshanara, meanwhile, was later assigned as the ''Pioneer'''s assistant chief engineer by 2388. A year later, she was promoted to lieutenant commander and assigned to the {{USS|Mercury}} as chief engineer.