Xandeus Filistrien: Difference between revisions

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Xandeus grew up as a ‘prodigy’ in various fields, seemingly excelling at various fields of academia without much effort, and as such, he was always expected to do great things. Between his sister Tilminé’s position as future Royal Aide and Xandeus’ academical records, the Filistrien family was often considered quite blessed in terms of their children’s prospects. The resulting spotlight on the two older siblings led to a rift between particularly Xandeus and the youngest child, Hecaies, who felt overshadowed by his older siblings' accomplishments.

<br>After three failed attempts at the Academy's Entrance Exam, and a fight with depression brought on by an overwhelming sense of inadequacy, Xandeus opted to go the ‘rough-and-tumble’ way about the future. He enlisted as a menial crewman, and is determined to claw his way up by any means necessary. Preferably without a fourth Exam attempt.

Xandeus' first posting was a Communications Operator on the medical ship, the [[USS Braveheart|USS ''Braveheart'']], where him and an entire Communications-team was responsible for coordinating relief and evacuation efforts whenever the Ship attended a planet-based emergency. The work was busy and had real merit, and Xandeus was '''good''' at it. He worked at it tirelessly, sometimes a bit overzealous, but his supervisors were the first to admit that he was doing good work. After close to a year aboard the [[USS Braveheart|''Braveheart'']], a transfer order was put to the Braveheart for experienced communications staff to bolster the staff aboard the experimental vessel, the [[USS John Paul Jones|USS ''John Paul Jones'']], where Starfleet was testing out a new type of communications array. Xandeus was on the shortlist for the transfer staff, and since then, he's been part of the [[USS John Paul Jones|JPJ]]'s crew. He started out in much the same position as he was in before, proving his worth and his capabilities to his new superiors, and eventually, an exciting new opportunity presented itself.