Sarah Phillips

		“I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging the future but by the past.” Patrick Henry

USS Gorkon
Sarah Phillips
Position	Science
Rank	Ensign
Species	Human
Gender	Female
DOB
Age
Birthplace	████████
Writer ID	G239711SP0
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Ensign Sarah Phillips is currently serving as a science officer aboard the USS Gorkon.

	Appearance

• Height: 1.80m (5'11")
• Build: Slim
• Hair: Red
• Eyes: Green

	Relationships

Family

• Parents: Rose and Franklin Phillips
• Siblings: Younger brother
• Spouse: None
• Children: None

	Background

Sarah Phillips was raised on a luddite colony in the backwoods of the Alpha quadrant. Her grandparents, after seeing the horrors of the Federation-Klingon War, gathered together with like minded individuals to form a colony on a remote planet where they would eschew modern technology and outsiders as a way to protect themselves. Throughout Sarah's life she overheard (often drunk) elders let slip about an incredible galactic federation of planets, and miraculous technology like replicators and transporters, but when she confronts her parents and various authority figures on the matter she was rebuked and hushed.

One day a stranger comes to the colony after their shuttlecraft breaks down and strands them there. Mistaking the human commune for a provincial Federation colony, due to their speaking Federation standard and modern, if dated, clothing, the stranger asks for Sarah’s help with repairing their craft, exposes her to modern tech and proves to her that her dreams of life among the stars were not lies. The stranger realized their mistake, but the seed was planted. Sarah knew her place was among the stars, and begged the stranger for passage to the Federation.

Sarah left her home, and everything she knew, at the young age of 15, and became the first human in her colony to see the world from above in almost 100 years. Making up for lost time, she spends the next several years in the Federation (remedial) education system, and eventually joins and graduates Starfleet Academy at 30 as a science specialist, with her degree in exobotany (with focuses in gene editing, surveying, and whole-planet restoration) a homage to the agrarian background of her colony.

She's always been embarrassed by her stunted knowledge of things, and does her best to hide her dated upbringing. This makes her come off as shy and a little standoffish, but in reality she's eagerly drinking in every fact that this brave new world has to offer.

	USS Gorkon

Sarah Phillips' first post was on the USS Gorkon as a science officer. Her service there started on SD 239711.15

	Current Mission

Operation Q-Ball Stardate 239711.30 - Present As the USS Azetbur goes missing, and Rear Admiral Quinn Reynolds mysteriously disappears, the crew of the USS Gorkon take it on themselves to investigate her disappearance by heading into the seedy, underhanded world of the Orion Syndicate once more. Phillips struggles to recall pirate impersonation in the Starfleet handbook.

	Errata

• Had a Bajoran roommate at Starfleet Academy, was inspired by her parent's death of starvation during the Cardassian Occupation to specialize her background into agriculture, food production, and ecosystem restoration
• Quarters on the USS Gorkon are Deck 4, Room 3F 121 as of SD 239711.15.
• Sweats when she's nervous.

	Service History

Starfleet Service Record Insignia Rank Dates Posting Assignment Cadet 2393 - 2397 Starfleet Academy Cadet Ensign SD 239711.15 - Present USS Gorkon Science Officer

	Awards & Service Ribbons

For award descriptions, see: Awards and Service Ribbons

Awards and Service Ribbons
Service Ribbon Name Date/Assignment Citation Starfleet Academy Graduate Ribbon 239711.15 Starfleet Academy Awarded to those who have graduated from Starfleet Academy. Award Name Date/Assignment Citation None

	SIM Archive

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• Title of First SIM - (Stardate and brief description of what happens)
• Title of Second SIM - (Stardate and brief description of what happens)

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