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{{LCARS-bar-heading|Biography|COLOR=#BB8A33}} | {{LCARS-bar-heading|Biography|COLOR=#BB8A33}} | ||
===Personal History=== | |||
Koleth was the sixth and youngest child of Koreji and Reena, | |||
born a few short years after the end of the occupation. His father, Koreji, | |||
was a dentist from a long line of dentists | |||
and his mother, Idre, was a painter and musician. Both his parents | |||
grew up during the occupation, but were lucky, as his father's services were in | |||
demand enough that they could have a relatively prosperous life in the southern | |||
continent. | |||
His oldest brother, Weuvurn, was born just before the occupation ended and, | |||
like many Bajoran children who knew about its direct effects second-hand, was militant. | |||
He, and later Highdorne, joined the Kohn-Ma resistance to continue the fight against | |||
the Cardassians. This is a source of shame for Koleth's father, but secretly a source of | |||
pride for his mother, despite the fact that neither of his brothers have been officially heard from | |||
in over two years. They check in semi-regularly with Kole and his parents via short, encrypted comms. | |||
After they left, Koleth's father attempted to get him to take over the family dentistry | |||
practice, despite him having little inclination. Instead Koleth, as a sheltered and | |||
often isolated youngest child, was intensely curious about machines. Rather than study, | |||
Koleth could be found stripping the electrical systems in his home, tinkering with the replicators, and generally being a nuisance. | |||
One time as a prank he reprogrammed the replicators in the temple to create spoiled food, which the local priest blamed | |||
on the Pah-wraiths, until Koleth's father figured out what had happened and made him apologize. | |||
His three older systers all have married and become respectable artists (Onnas), policitians (Jeeshiri), | |||
or have continued the practice of dentistry (Fexia). Koleth, | |||
instead, dreamed of joining Starfleet Academy. He had seen the Federation engineers and doctors | |||
which came to help after the occupation, and he dreamed of a galaxy of exploration and puzzles to solve. | |||
While Stafleet was respected by many families | |||
who were more directly involved in the resistance during the occupation, it was thought of as | |||
a dangerous and reckless instution by those Bajoran families more rich and sheltered. A strong anti-Federation, | |||
pro-isolationist strain of Politics also appeared on Bajor after the occupation, which caused many Bajorans to look unfavorably on Starfleet and those who joined. | |||
Initially his parents were against it, especially since his two only brothers had been | |||
incommunicado in the resistance, but eventually his mother came around, out of a love | |||
for her son. His father did too, although he always gently begrudged Koleth for not | |||
becoming a dentist. They and the rest of his family have a loving relationship today. | |||
Koleth joined Starfleet in 2396 as an Engineering cadet. Going from a quiet | |||
life on Bajor to the rigors of the academy was a shock to Koleth, but he soon found his | |||
way. His incredible intelligence and curiousity made him a standout at the academy, | |||
where he earned top marks in every field he studied. However, he lacked discipline | |||
and had a habit of not following orders. His jocular, at times goofy demeanor | |||
gave many instructors the notion he was unserious, despite his abilities. This conception | |||
was not aided by his propensity to disobey orders so as to find unique solutions | |||
to problems. Despite this, his disarming nature and self-deprecating humor won him friends among his classmates. He graduated summa cum laude. | |||
===Service History=== | ===Service History=== | ||