Alix Harford
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“Wherever the art of Medicine is loved, there is also a love of Humanity.”
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Lieutenant JG Alix Harford is currently on Leave of Absence from Starfleet.
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Character Basics & Identity
- Name: Alix Danae Harford (she/her)
- Preferred Nicknames: None
- Born: 237401.29, Texas, Earth
- Species: Human
Appearance & Traits
- Portrayal: Elizabeth Henstridge (actor)
- Biological Sex: Female
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
- Height / Weight: 1.78 m (5'10") / 70.30 kg (155 lbs), Lean Muscular Build
- Hair / Eyes: Shoulder Length Wavy Brown / Brown Eyes
- Handedness: Right-handed
Interests, Hobbies, & Favorites
- General Interests: Medicine, Science, Gardening, Cooking
- Favorite Authors: Mostly reads medical journals and peer-reviewed research articles. Also enjoys the works of old-Earth psychologists and philosophers.
- Favorite Music: Plays the piano and Flute, Prefers listening to instrumental music
- Exercise: Running / Hiking / Sports
- Diet: Dislikes replicated meals
- Favorite Foods: Earth Southern Comfort Foods, hates cherries
- Drinks of Choice: Spearmint Tea, Hazelnut Latte, Pinot Blanc, Whiskey & Cola
Fashion & Style
- Uniform: Wears a white medical coat over her uniform when working in the clinic.
- Off-Duty Dress: Mostly casual, neutral tones. Prefers pants. Has recently begun exploring fashion.
- Quarters: Deck 6, Next door to Divya Tam
- Favorite Color: :::: Dark Olive Green
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High School
- Alix Harford graduated high school from Texas Accredited Vocational School, a high school / college dual enrollment program. She attended the school on a basketball scholarship. Attending the vocational school allowed her to graduate high school with an undergraduate degree in pre-med and attend medical school immediately after graduation.
Medical School
- Alix attended Medical school straight out of high school and studied at Baylor College of Intergalactic Medicine. Her focus of study was trauma surgery with a minor in holistic wellness medicine. Her mentor heralded the benefits of relying on your senses and never becoming too dependent on technology alone as a diagnostic tool.
Pre-Starfleet Career
- Alix worked for a year as a trauma surgeon at the Central Texas Trauma and Rehabilitation Center where her own life threatening injuries had been treated years earlier. She quickly grew bored and decided to join Starfleet for the challenge of practicing medicine on the frontier of Space Exploration.
Starfleet Academy
- Having joined Starfleet with a background in medicine allowed Alix to diversify her studies at Starfleet Academy where she earned a Science degree with focuses in Chemistry & Biology and a Psychology minor. She also played on the Basketball on the Academy team.
Continuing Education
- After Frontier Day Alix found herself with the unique opportunity to return to the Academy and finish out the courses needed for her Counseling Certification. She and Dr. Sevantha Saa worked together on a thesis project which explored the ethical concerns surrounding the use of telepathy in the Counseling field. Now, she uses her knowledge of psychology to help her trauma patients recover from more than just their physical injuries.
Professional Qualifications
- Doctorate in Medicine
- Trauma Specialization
- Trauma Surgeon
- Dual Science Degrees
- Microbiology
- Organic Chemistry
- Certified Counselor
- Trauma Recovery
| Background ⮟ |
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Alix Harford was born on Earth to human parents, Alex Dane & Stephanie Harford. The oldest of four girls, she was responsible, hard-working, physically fit and tall like her father. She enjoyed sports and science and did not enjoy girly things like her much smaller, much more feminine sisters. Her parents raised her with “old Earth” values and did not approve of space travel. Preferring instead to live their lives “as humans were intended”.
Alix excelled in school but never fit in socially, perhaps due to extreme anxiety that manifested after a near-fatal shuttle accident in her teen years. That was when she fell in love with medicine after watching the doctor who happened to be on board calmly treat and stabilize the injured passengers, including Alix and her father. Later she found out that the doctor on board, Dr. Pax Granger, had been a retired Starfleet Medical Officer.
After the accident, Alix's parents insisted she meet regularly with a counselor for trauma therapy. Her counselor, Dr. Lirohe Roim, was a half betazoid/ half human female who regularly used her abilities to usher Alix through her feelings. Ever since, Alix has had a dislike for anyone poking around in her mind, invading her private thoughts.
While working at Central Texas Trauma and Rehabilitation Center Alix had a crotchety old mentor named Dr. Saturn Utley. He pushed his doctors to rely on more than fancy medical equipment and was often heard saying, “All your fancy tech can fail, your kit can be lost, but you’ll never be without your eyes, your hands, and your ears.” To this day, Alix makes it a habit to begin with her senses before moving on to taking her scans. Deep down she hopes Dr. Utley is proud of where she's ended up.
After 4 years of medical school, a year of working in medicine on Earth, and 4 years at Starfleet Academy, Alix Harford was still an anxious perfectionist who preferred science to social situations. Practicing medicine was the only time she truly felt calm and in control.
- 237401.29 - Alix is born on Earth
- 238906.04 - Alix and her father are in a near fatal shuttle accident
- 239208.20 - Alix begins medical school
- 239605.14 - Alix graduates from medical school
- 239605.14 to 239701.11 - Alix works in a medical facility on Earth
- 239703.20- Alix enlists in Starfleet
| Life in Starfleet ⮟ |
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Denali Station
- Dr. Harford's first posting after the Academy was to Denali Station where she served for 5 1/2 months. Originally stationed there with two other members of her graduating class, Alix was tortured to find out that Daniel "Mac" McGillian was one of those Ensigns to be assigned with her. The third member of their class washed out of the fleet rather quickly and Mac transferred in July of 2401, disappearing in the middle of the night later to be discovered as having helped with the stealing of the USS Chin'toka during Frontier Day.
- While serving on Denali, Alix became close with Kettick and with Drex who are now serving on the USS Eagle. She didn't have much time to explore other relationships except with her colleague Dr. Araxxu Vahin who has since taken leave from the fleet to care for his mailing mother. She also carries respect for Alora DeVeau though she didn't have much time to get to know her before taking a temporary transfer to the USS Astraeus to help relieve the pressure of loss in the aftermath of Frontier Day.
- During her first mission on Denali, Dr. Harford and half of the crew of Denali, led by their XO, Lt. Commander Falt answered a distress call from the Juneau. When they arrived the ship was dead in the water and infested with semi-sentient electric glowworms that had siphoned off the electrical power of the ship and most of the crew. The glowworms were also inhabiting crew members and controlling them, using their energy to survive. The crew finally discovered the problem and turned a torpedo into an escape pod for the aliens and their artifacts. Once they were off board, the Juneau regained power and the entire crew made it safely back to Denali Station.
- The second mission on Denali Station was an accidental trip into a REDACTED where Alix met REDACTED and helped to free REDCTED. Finally breaking free of REDACTED the crew returned home to Denali Station.
Astraeus
- Alix transferred to the USS Astraeus on August 31st for a temporary relief assignment. She both wanted to be of service in the traumatic aftermath of Frontier Day and wanted the opportunity to face her fear of space with some forced exposure therapy. She didn't know where she would be assigned until the day she left Denali. Only 20 days into her temporary transfer, Alix learned from her new Captain that Starfleet Command had chosen to make her transfer permanent. Never having properly said goodbye on Denali Station, she still misses members of her old crew.
- While aboard the Astraeus, Alix was able to reconnect with her Academy roommate, and was forced into close proximity with her Academy crush, Charles Matthews. Things had not ended well for them, nearly a year prior, and tension was evident in all of their interactions until he transferred to the USS Khitomer in February of 2402.
- Alix's first mission with the Astraeus crew was a research mission to a Rogue Planet that had somehow found a new orbit in the PE-629A Star System. While exploring, their crew made First Contact with a long dormant civilization of highly advanced aliens. The civilization began re-terraforming the planet from a mysterious sphere in orbit while many of the crew were still on board. The team Alix was assigned to lost their shuttle and was nearly killed until the Astraeus broke into the atmosphere and flew close enough to beam them back aboard and to safety. Later in the mission, Alix beamed back into the atmosphere to stabilize an injured Divya Tam and performed emergency surgery on her lungs immediately upon returning to the Astraeus Sickbay.
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Alix at the Piano -
Alix & Maddie as Teens -
Alix & Sam at a Conference -
Alix in the Lab -
Alix Celebrating a Breakthrough -
Alix at a friend's Academy Graduation Party -
Young Alix on Horseback -
Alix at her Lt. JG Promotion -
Fleet Awards 2401 -
Alternate Dimension Alix "Doc" Harford -
Pickle the huge axolotl plush that is always on Alix's bed.
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Starfleet Service Record
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