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An easy smile and a kind word are second nature to Ren, but when he is frustrated or angry, he gets red-faced and tongue-tied, and may erupt in a verbal tirade. His expression can be dreamy and distant, but he keeps a strong focus on tasks at hand. Professionally, he is a highly organized and detail-oriented officer who strives for efficiency and can perform well under pressure. He suffers from a healthy dose of Trill curiosity that leads him to stick his nose in where it might not belong.  

* '''Temperament''': Easy-going and kind, Ren is naturally diplomatic and peaceful. He is known for being friendly and making those around him feel comfortable. He is hard-working and community-minded, the product of his life at home with a large farming family in a small community. Despite his love of home and family, he is also adventurous and eager to see new sights and have new experiences in other parts of the galaxy. Like most of his people, he celebrates and reveres natural beauty, fresh experiences and the simple pleasures of life. One liability is a temper that will lead him to occasionally explode in a verbal tirade sometimes referred to as a "country rage."  

* '''Quarters''': A welcoming, lived-in atmosphere makes Ren's quarters a comfortable home where the door is always open to visitors. He fills the room with plants cut from his family's farm.

* '''Favorite Room''': The holodeck, where he indulges his hobby as an extremely amateur programmer.

* '''Habits''': Ren will tell a story about his hometown to anyone at any time, and he usually does.

* '''Hobbies and Pastimes''': Studying languages and history, holodeck adventures and programming, amateur studies of Trill history and genealogy, linguistic puzzles.

* '''Likes''': Language and history, making friends, experiencing something new.

* '''Dislikes''': Starfleet-issue Science Blankets. And being asked about his symbiont - he doesn't have one.

* '''Achievements in Life''': Ren is proud of breaking away from the life he was expected to live on Trill to join Starfleet and explore the universe. Aboard [[USS Atlantis]], Ren helped develop the [[Atlantis Panic Room]] to navigate the difficult terrain of the Par'tha Expanse. Ren proudly served as first officer aboard [[USS Columbia]], where his highest goal was to be a great crewmate and help his fellow officers prosper.

* '''Disappointments in Life''': Ren was the guardian of [[Rover]], a mischievous ambassador of the Cloud Dancers, a cloud-based species native to the Jenatris Cloud. Rover solidified into a solid rock-like form in 2392 and appeared to have died. Ren still holds on to hope that it is some unknown dormant state from which Rover will emerge, but the loss of his funny companion has been a great disappointment to the Trill.

Ren grew up on a stretch of land near Arnmere, a small and ancient town deep in the farmlands of Trill. His family and all their neighbors ran prosperous operations, building on hundreds of years of proud family history and experience. He was a hard worker who enjoyed living the life he was born to and proudly took his place among his large, close-knit family.

Ren attended Ledaro Regional University on Trill, where he pursued a double major in Business and Systems Operations – with an eye toward expanding and modernizing his family’s business – and a minor in Xeno-Linguistics – his own secret passion. This was at a time of war with the Dominion, but his parents insisted he stay in school on Trill rather than join a defense force or enlist in Starfleet like many of his friends.

After school, Ren returned to Arnmere to apply what he had learned to the family farming operation. A few years of hard work changed Ren, as did the thought of what he could have contributed to the cause of peace during the war, when so many others sacrificed themselves.  

Ren and his sister Alin attended Starfleet Academy together after studying and taking their entrance exams without their family’s knowledge. Alin was the minimum age for acceptance and Ren was ten years older, but he was determined to start a new career among the stars. At the Academy, Ren built on his love of flight and knowledge of ship systems to become a Helm Officer. In keeping with his love of languages, matched with his systems studies, he earned a minor in Operations and Communications.

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* '''Ledaro Regional University''', Ledaro, Trill

** '''Matriculated''': 237609.01  

One of nine siblings, Ren has a different relationship with each of his brothers and sisters, each of which continues to develop as time goes by.

* [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/sb118-atlantis/burn$20the$20barn/sb118-atlantis/_7ba3daLctU/d9xo_9ggZrcJ Burn the Barn] - The family gathers to say goodbye to an old friend.

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* '''Parents

** '''Tor Rennyn''': The youngest Rennyn sibling is still in school and wonders what piece of the family business will be left for him when he comes of age, after all his brothers and sisters have beat him to it.

* '''Others''':

** '''Great Uncle Wavern''': Ren's father Elan's uncle is an elderly bachelor who owns a smaller farm near Tro'Arn, just bordering the village of Arnmere. Ren spent many happy days roaming the forgotten backfields after helping his great uncle with chores.