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Lieutenant Commander '''Tristam Core''' (pronounced /traɪstɛm/), a [[Rodulan]] of mixed Attraxan and Krzexxi descent, is currently a components expert working for the [[Starfleet Corps of Engineers]] on [[Outpost 3]] to strength communication within [[the Shoals]].

As a Rodulan, Tristam is highly telepathic, though others aren't normally capable of reading his thoughts or emotions. On top of this, while he slips and may occasionally catch other thoughts from those around him, he deliberately avoids actively seeking thoughts of another, for fear of causing harm. He despises violence, regularly citing that it gets a situation nowhere. Though he has spent over a decade away from the home and safety of Rodul, he still considers those around him as aliens, and often finds himself curious or confused about the confines of their culture or identity.

Tristam enjoys working with technology, and proves to be quite happy to get his hands dirty and fix something, going so far as to call it therapeutic. Often he will use a process of elimination when problem solving, coming up with courses of action or when attempting to explain abnormal things - his head will tilt slightly in a different direction when he considers a different possibility.  

He tends to be overdramatic about the smallest of things, meaning he often has a lengthy list of things he doesn't like. He is mortally afraid of spiders and dislikes having to work on propulsion systems due to prejudices from home (though he does possess the skill and know-how to do this, he may delegate these tasks to others of an Engineering staff).

Aside from a slight height difference, Tristam is identical to his brother Taywor. With brown hair and trademark rings of tiredness under his eyes due to not getting enough sleep, the Rodulan often sports a scruffy beard, rarely completely shaved (claiming he'd rather not look like a two year old). His eyes are a typical Rodulan black, though he will use contacts with "regular eyes" when in large crowds of Terrans to avoid causing alarm - these are brown in colour.

After a severe knee injury, when Tristam stands for long periods of time, he rests most of his weight onto his right leg out of habit. He will also cross his arms when listening to instructions or important information - which is also presumed to be a habit.

In terms of dress sense, Tristam is very simple - normally wearing a tee-shirt and jeans. He has a favoured pair of maroon canvas shoes for when he is off duty, wearing them with just about anything (he also claims he only owns three pairs of shoes - the canvas, brown dress shoes and his work boots). His hair is what he likes to call "stylishly messy", both on and off duty. On duty, he is always wearing his Engineering cargo pants, equipped with quite a number of engineering tools.