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Born on Moselina IV, a busy trade stop located near Krios Prime, the Kriosian homeworld, Rahman's birth parents gave her up for adoption, and a human couple took her in, named her, and raised her back on Earth in the city of Lahore. Often mistaken for a Trill due to her [[Kriosian]] spots, she joined Starfleet because of her interest in starship engineering, an interest that has not come without a cost as she was gravely injured early in her career from a major accident that required lengthy rehabilitation.

:* '''Scars/Physical Trauma''': Rahman was seriously injured in 2383 from a major accident that occurred aboard the {{USS|Tempest}}. She required lengthy rehabilitation at [[Medical Starbase 253]], and her Kriosian physiology was not as responsive to standard dermal regeneration treatment. She has a set of scars on the left side of her face that run across her cheekbone. Her left arm was so badly damaged from exposure to [[ma:plasma coolant|plasma coolant]] that the medical team initially feared they would need to replace it with a prosthetic. They were ultimately able to salvage the limb and restore function through the use of myoelectric implants to supplement destroyed nerve and muscle tissue. Her fourth and fifth fingers on her left hand were amputated and replaced with mechanical substitutes. With the loss of muscle mass, her left upper limb is noticeably thinner than her right, appearing as if there is minimal flesh over the bones with extensive scarring remaining all along her left hand, arm, and shoulder. She normally keeps these areas covered, with only the scars and mechanical fingers of her left hand remaining as hints of the past trauma.

Often assumed to be shy, Rahman actually enjoys meeting people but prefers to wait until there is something meaningful to say rather than engage in small talk. Her sense of humor is decidedly dry.

:In her off hours, Rahman particularly enjoys reading fiction to escape both reality and technical journals. She also is an avid writer herself and has maintained a personal journal since childhood.

:* '''Adopted Father''': Issam Rahman (born 2317)

:* '''Adopted Mother''': Najwa Rahman (born 2320)

Image:Lidia_ivanova.jpg|[[Ivanova, Lidia|Lidia Ivanova]]

Image:Csampi.jpg|[[Sampi, Charles|Dr. Charles Sampi]]

:Faryul treated Rahman after there was a major accident aboard the ''Tempest'' in 2383.

:Reez was severely injured during the same accident aboard the ''Tempest''. Blinded by plasma coolant, his life was saved by Rahman after they had both been left to die by their department chief, Lieutenant Commander Montanez.

:During the accident, Montanez was forced to eject the warp core, effectively subjecting Reez and Rahman, who were trapped within the isolated core compartment, to painful, horrific deaths once the actively feeding plasma coolant system ruptured. Fortunately, Rahman's quick thinking protected the two engineers from the subsequent flood of plasma coolant. After the accident, Montanez received a commendation for his decisive action that saved the lives of over 300 people aboard the ''Tempest'', with no casualties incurred among his engineering crew. He last spoke to Rahman one month after the accident during her long-term recovery at Medical Starbase 253.  

* '''[[Ivanova, Lidia|Lidia Ivanova]]''': A human security officer who later served as chief of security of the ''Pioneer''.

:Rahman met Ivanova after the security officer came aboard the ''Pioneer''. Despite their differences in personality, with Ivanova being more extroverted (and somewhat crass), the two discovered that their behaviors and attitudes complemented each other, and they became close friends.

* '''[[Sampi, Charles|Charles Sampi]]''': A human medical officer.

:Rahman knew of Dr. Sampi and was seen by him a few times, but beyond what Ivanova would tell her about him (and his crush on Ivanova at the time), the engineer and physician maintained only an amicable, professional relationship.

File:Delvedova.jpg|[[Del Vedova, Niccolò|Niccolò Del Vedova]]

File:IanWestUniform.jpg|[[West, Ian|Ian West]]

File:Chaun.jpg|[[Chaun, Dre'lith|Dre'lith Chaun]]

File:Rrawden.jpg|[[Rawden, Rick|Rick Rawden]]

* '''[[Del Vedova, Niccolò|Niccolò Del Vedova]]''': A human medical officer.

:Some people admire doctors while others abhor them. Rahman doesn't fall into either group, but after her time spent with many doctors during her long recovery, she has grown wary of their intentions, especially those who seem overtly "caring." In contrast, Del Vedova surprised her by both his morbid sense of humor and his blunt bedside manner. Still, he seemed genuinely interested in knowing more about her beyond what was in her medical file, and with those first seeds of trust planted, Rahman felt comfortable opening up to him.

* '''[[West, Ian|Ian West]]''': A human astrobiologist and science officer.

:Having both been assigned to the ''Mercury'' at the same time, Rahman and West shared a cup of coffee before the ship's arrival at [[StarBase 118]]. A confident man from his extensive education and record of achievements before joining Starfleet, West soon worked with Rahman to resolve the mysterious computer glitches that plagued the ship after its departure from the starbase.

* '''[[Chaun, Dre'lith|Dre'lith Chaun]]''': An Andorian pilot.

:Confident, persistent, and shameless, Chaun finished his previous assignment aboard a ship with a nearly all-Vulcan crew and was looking forward to serving aboard the ''Mercury'' and particularly with the female members of the crew. He eavesdropped on Rahman and [[Vistain, Danielle|Danielle Vistain]]'s conversation at StarBase 118 and introduced himself to his new shipmates but was unsuccessful at getting them to spend some time with him in a holosuite adventure. Still, he's not one to give up that easily, much to Rahman's annoyance.

* '''[[Rawden, Rick|Rick Rawden]]''': A young human engineer.

:Rawden's made a good impression on Rahman, although she hopes he can remember to stop calling her "sir" eventually. With his "can do" spirit and eagerness to be helpful, the young man reminds her of what she was like a decade or so ago, which only makes her more determined to ensure he doesn't have to learn about the dangers of being a Starfleet engineer the hard way as she did.

Roshanara Rahman was born on SD 235612.15 on Moselina IV, a busy trade stop located near Krios Prime, the Kriosian homeworld. Her birth parents gave their newborn up for adoption. A human couple, Issam and Najwa Rahman, took in the child as their own (and only) daughter. The Rahmans were told that because the child would not receive the typical Kriosian diet in her adopted home, they were to give her daily medication to supplement her development (medication which she continues to take to this day). The new family returned to Earth, and Roshanara was raised in the city of Lahore.

Growing up, Roshanara knew she was different, but because Kriosians shared many physical similarities with humans, she did not feel ostracized on her adopted homeworld. As a child, she did tend to wear her hair in such a way as to cover her spots, yet even if they were noticed, most people often mistook the quiet but friendly young girl as a member of the more familiar [[Trill]] species.

Rahman was a gifted student in her primary and secondary education. In particular, one of her teachers noted, she "displayed extreme intuition about all things mechanical." Although neither of her adopted parents were in Starfleet or had a family history in the service, Rahman chose to attend Starfleet Academy for the chance to work with the latest developments in starship engineering.

After completing her undergraduate education at the academy's Beta Ursae Minor II campus in 2378, she stayed for an additional two years to earn her master's degree in engineering. She then served on two vessels, the ''Shanghai'' and the [[USS Tempest|''Tempest'']], as an engineering officer.  

Aboard the ''Tempest'', Rahman was severely injured in a major accident in 2383. Due to the extent of her injuries, she took a leave of absence from active starship duty. While still recovering, she completed the Daystrom Institute of Technology's doctoral program in engineering from 2383-2387 on a sponsorship from the Starfleet Corps of Engineers.

On SD 238909.16, Rahman was promoted to lieutenant commander and assigned to the [[USS Mercury|''Mercury'']] as chief engineer. She became acquainted with one of the ship's medical officers, {{n|Niccolò|Del Vedova}}, through her medical check-in, and introduced herself informally to her engineering staff the night before her first official day as chief of the department.

Soon after the ''Mercury'' left [[StarBase 118]], though, Rahman's engineering skills were called into service after the ship began suffering minor computer glitches that eventually threatened to interfere with the ship's vital mission transporting Councilor Prianna of the Cardassian Union's Detapa Council. While looking into the manner, Rahman, science officer {{n|Ian|West}}, and engineer {{n|Rick|Rawden}} became trapped in the ship's primary computer core control room. There, they discovered that the glitches were being caused by some kind of artificial intelligence that referred to itself as [[Efili]] and took the form of a ''Mercury'' crewman as its holographic avatar.

The crew did not have too much time to investigate further as the ship was rocked by several explosives the following morning after the ship's captain {{n|Aron|Kells}} and several senior officers had been seemingly kidnapped by the Klingons. Among the most heavily damaged areas was main engineering, where 16 engineers perished, including {{n|Graham|MacNeil}}, the assistant chief engineer. Had Rahman not remained on the upper level when the explosives went off, it is likely she too would have died.

Working with {{n|Alexander|Richards}} and (surprisingly) Dr. Del Vedova, Rahman and her engineering crew were able to restore some of the ship's systems, and the ''Mercury'' limped back to StarBase 118 once Captain Kells and the others were retrieved.