Jania Nis
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| Jania Nis | ||
| Position | Medical Officer | |
| Rank | Ensign | |
| Species | Trill (Joined) | |
| Gender | Female | |
| DOB | 237508.13 | |
| Age | 26 | |
| Birthplace | Trill | |
| Writer ID | O240108JN2 | |
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Ensign Jania Nis is a joined Trill and symbiont. They are an officer of the Federation Starfleet currently serving as a medical officer aboard the USS Octavia E Butler.
Appearance
Jania:
- Height: 1.58m
- Hair: Short black
- Eyes: Brown
Nis:
- Length: 21cm
Relationships
Jania:
Parents: Kadu (father) and Lanah Diaad (mother)
Siblings: Irul and Aagru (older brothers)
Spouse: None
Children: None
Jania Personal History
Jania comes from the Urot Mountain region of Trill. Her parents were well-off but lived fairly modestly. They produced woven fabrics made of Yilga moth silk. She is the youngest of three. Her older brothers were sometimes cruel to her, including playing a ‘game’ where they told her ghost stories before locking her in the basement.
Only she and her mother have symbionts. Although her father is content without one, her brothers are jealous of her. When she was younger she rubbed it in their faces a bit since they picked on her as a little girl, but these days she just ignores it. She’s still closer to her mom and dad than to her brothers though.
Jania’s mother was an amateur naturalist, and Jania spent much of her youth in the woods. When she was 13, she met Yisrah Nis, a geology student who became her tutor. When Yisrah graduated three years later, she invited Jania on a celebratory camping trip. But a day into the trip, Yisrah was fatally injured in a rockfall. Although Jania was unable to help Yisrah, she was able to save the Nis symbiont by bonding with it. Because of Jania’s age and the circumstances, this was psychologically difficult for both of them. It also caused consternation among the Symbiosis Commission, though they’ve since gone through Zhian'tara to bond properly. Yisrah’s death and a chance encounter with a Starfleet recruiting agent led Jania to join Starfleet as a medic, as she became more interested in helping people than studying rocks.
She does still enjoy a good rock, though. During breaks from her grueling shifts in sickbay, Jania is usually found on the rock climbing wall in the Butler’s gym.
Although Jania has an adventurous side and loves nature, she can be clumsy. That said, as a medic, she’s quite skilled with her hands. In the academy, she was known for her calming bedside manner, and she was often called to deal with patients who were panicking.
In many cases, she's as fast at accurate diagnoses of injuries without a tricorder as she is with one. She’s by no means a luddite, but if she’s got the time, she prefers to default to low-tech methods of first aid. She even knaps her own scalpel blades using obsidian from Trill.
On the USS Octavia E. Butler
Jania Nis's earliest experience on the Butler involved witnessing an ensign succumb to the hallucinations caused by the changeling on Omicron Victor IV; she and Nurse Miash managed to prevent the ensign from depressurizing the ship.
She received a Silver Lifesaving Ribbon for her efforts; she later cut it in half to give a portion to Nurse Miash.
After the OVIV mission, Jania mostly stayed on the ship during shore leave, treating radiation wounds and out-of-phase crew members of the USS Unity Dow.
Nis Personal History
Nis has had a number of hosts for a symbiont, many of whom lived long lives. This leads Jania to joke that it is a crusty old man. While it has had a variety of hosts, it tends to prefer science-minded hosts. Here is a list of its previous hosts:
Yirin - Host 1 – female – government official/teacher (late 1800s to early 1900s) – This host was a populist firebrand who eventually mellowed out and became a teacher after an embarrassing political defeat.
Kona - Host 2 – m to f trans – government official (1900s) – While still a government official, this host was much the opposite of Yirin, beginning in a more administrative role and being elevated into politics somewhat against her wishes. She stayed in politics all her life, though.
Deesru - Host 3 – female – archaeologist/spy (2000s) – This host began her life as an archaeologist but used her status to serve as a spy for the Trill government after their first contact with the Vulcans went not-so-well in 2055; she was the first to take Nis offworld.
Gaz - Host 4 – non-binary – soldier (late 2000s to 2100s) – This host trained as a soldier after the L’Dira incident but never saw combat because of changes in political structures; they lived a long life even for a Trill and traveled the galaxy. They visited many places, including Corazonia.
Ajil - Host 5 – male – geologist (most of 2200s) – This host was a famed geologist who made important discoveries about Trill plate tectonics; he left Trill once but found flying disagreed with him so stayed on-world. His pet project was an eccentric search for Trillian time crystals, something most scholars claimed don’t exist. Toward the end of his life, he became a bit of a joke, and people said he only wanted to find time crystals on Trill because he was too much of a coward to look for them anywhere else.
Sudre - Host 6 – male – biologist (late 2200s to early 2300s) – This adventurous biologist studied lifeforms on and off Trill, including petel stones, a type of plant which grows in asteroid fields. He died, somewhat ironically, in his early 50s after he’d retired to work at a zoo and was bitten there by a venomous earth serpent.
Mibahm - Host 7 – female – journalist (2300s) – This host was an entertainment journalist who was familiar with Timorzin Lahl. Mibahm had expensive tastes in food and wine; her favorite wine was Holtin House Tetali. While initially antagonistic after Mibahm wrote a negative review of Timorzin's restaurant, over the years their relationship mellowed, and when Mibahm died, Timorzin spoke some kind words at her funeral.
Yisrah – Host 8 – female - geologist (b. 2367 - d. 2392) - This host was a geologist and explorer who died at the age of 25 in an unexpected accident (late 2300s). She used Ajil’s memories to become a specialist in time crystals, although she didn’t believe any could be found on Trill itself.
Jania — Host 9 — female - see notes above
Susru — Host ? — female — soldier (lived circa 2900s) - This host hoped to be a scientist but was forced into a life as a soldier due to the Temporal Wars. At about fifty years old, she met a time-displaced Jania Nis.
Service History
Starfleet Service Record
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Awards & Service Ribbons
- For award descriptions, see: Awards and Service Ribbons
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NPC Listing · USS Octavia E Butler Crew Manifest · Crew History
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