Etan Iljor: Difference between revisions

While not shy by any stretch of the imagination, Iljor was a contemplative and quiet man and not one given to loquaciousness. There was a serene grace about him. He was perhaps most animated discussing his passion in life: archaeology. He was also extremely humble, eschewing recognition when he receives service ribbons and is almost always embarrassed by the attention The kind to study and take in a room before engaging, he was diligent and careful in everything that he does. He approached assignments with scientific methodology such as proposing a debate (as opposed to a diplomatic summit) between the Thama and the Nascaik over the rights to an uninhabited planet.

He was often reluctant to confide in people when faced with a personal challenge, believing that if he does he will be burdening them with his problems. When he was confronted with allegations about his parents' activities in the Occupation of Bajor (see below for more information.), it was several months before he confided in somebody.

 

During the course of his service aboard the {{USS|Resolution}} and the {{USS|Excalibur-A}}, Iljor grew in confidence and found it easier to make connections with people. After the destruction of the {{USS|Resolution}} he developed a more assertive streak, which initially led to clashes with Lieutenant [[Vitor Silveira]]- but the two quickly became friends. Others aboard the Excalibur have remarked that he has become a more commanding presence.

 

* '''[[Yogan Yalu| Lieutenant (J.G.)Yogan Yalu]]''' - Roommate aboard the Resolution. Yogan and Iljor quickly bonded, with the former inviting him to participate in his zhian'tara. During the time he embodied Yalu's second host, Edanne revealed to Yogan that Iljor considered him akin to a big brother. During one routine surgery mission, the two stumbled across an adrift Type-7 shuttlecraft emerging from the [[Celendi Nebula]]. Iljor asked Yogan for advice when he was considering expanded into the command track.

* '''[[Karrod Niac | Lieutenant Commander Karrod Niac]]''' - Before their assignment to Demes II, Iljor considered Karrod to be just a superior. But having posed as adoptive brothers, Iljor found a bond forming with the perpetually ''harumphing'' and grumpy Trill. When Karrod proposed a rescue mission for [[Tina Kuppasoop]], Iljor didn't think before joining him. Niac was Iljor's sponsor for the Command Training Program.

During the awards and promotion ceremony, Iljor suddenly found himself in unfamiliar surroundings with Commodore Nicholotti, Sil and Ensign [[Sleepy Tiberius|Seria Tiberius]]. He then meets Damiyo Il Naosuke, a human feudal lord from 18th century Japan on Earth and he realised that they had travelled through time. Before the Starfleet officers could begin to figure out how this had occurred or how to get back to their own time, they were thrown through time again and arrived at the construction of one of the ancient Pyramid of Giza. They were accosted by guards of the Egyptian Pharaoh and were made to trek across the Sahara Desert to meet with the all power leader. How time shifted once more and the away team- plus a now temporally displaced Naosuke- found themselves in an alien jungle, the prey of a Hirogen hunter. Iljor and Sil quickly drew parallels between the Resolution's encounter with CloQ and their current predicament. Shortly after Sil refused to play CloQ's game by sacrificing his life (which earned Iljor's ire)- the displaced officers and Naosuke were shifted once more, this time to [[Magna Roman|Magna Roma]] where they assisted in a prison break before being apparently returned to the Excalibur- although it quickly became obvious they were in the past, on the day that then-Captain Nicholotti lost her life to 'The Scar'. Before the group could make any headway, CloQ summoned them and demanded that Commodore Nicholotti apologised for her crew's disrespect towards them- something which he bluntly refused to do. Sil thanked CloQ for the opportunity to grow and enraged, the Q reversed-aged him as an act of punishment forcing him to relive traumatic events. They then returned the crew to the Excalibur, as if no time had passed.

 

 

 

 

 

* Iljor was utterly intimidated by Commander [[Addison MacKenzie]]- something that became more pronounced when she caught him reading Klingon erotica.

* As a child he was often babysat by his grandmother, Sobra, who made him watched holovids of fictional crime series. She also encouraged him to finish his sentences if he had started speaking, suggesting that he was prone to trailing off mid-sentence.