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Lieutenant Commander '''Tristam Core''' (pronounced /traɪstɛm/), a [[Rodulan]] of mixed Attraxan and Krzexxi descent, is currently First Officer of the [[USS Invicta]]. A components expert and a talented tinker, he is a components expert, and works as the [[Starfleet Corps of Engineers]] project manager for the Invicta's region.
Lieutenant Commander '''Tristam Core''' (pronounced /traɪstɛm/) is a [[Rodulan]] engineer aboard the {{USS|Veritas}}. Assigned as a components specialist, Core's focus aboard the Veritas is improving subspace communication within the [[Shoals]], creating a "3G" subspace network.


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* As a Rodulan, Tristam is highly telepathic, though others aren't normally capable of reading his thoughts or emotions.
===Early life===
Tristam Daneil Core was born to Attraxan and Krzexxi parents Gamighan Core and Meredyn Tjaent, the "older" twin of [[Taywor Core]], a rare case of Rodulan twins in the Western Gate of Rodul. When his mother passes due to complications, Tristam and Taywor are raised by Gamighan and the local community surrounding the small family in [[Myiron]].  


* Uses a process of elimination when problem solving, coming up with courses of action, or even just explaining abnormal things. Though he doesn't notice that he's doing it, Tristam's head tilts slightly in a different direction when he considers each possibility or course of action.  
As a young Rodulan, Tristam excels in his education, but seemingly without purpose compared to his brother. Gamighan enlists the help of [[Guan Medledore]], a renowned engineer and friend, to tutor Tristam and direct him toward a path of technology. Though she proves to be a stern teacher, Tristam’s interest in the luxury technologies that populate their everyday life grows, and expands to more complex subjects.  


* Is quite happy to get his hands dirty and fix something, going so far as to call it therapeutic. If this means he has to destroy something himself in order to fix it again, he'll do it - for example, he notes "minor explosive tests" on log of a USS Garuda shuttlecraft just prior to transferring to the [[USS Invicta]], which many of his co-workers claim was used as a stress-reliever. He has since moved on to working within the Invicta's holodecks.
Having surpassed expectations of him in his course of biotechnology, Tristam, along with his friend Nygeyan Vale-Caeloi, present an upgraded propulsion drive for Rodulan space shuttles to a board of assessors, providing improved impulse capability which would allow further exploration out past the Betreka Nebula. However, a combination of Tristam’s young age and the Rodulans still healing from a joint occupation by the [[Klingon]]s and the [[Cardassian]]s provoke a negative response by the board. Told that he was too young and naïve by Medledore, and frustrated that his people were too frightened of leaving Rodul to join the galactic community properly, Tristam abandons his plans to venture into the transportation field of engineering, opting to prove to himself that a young Rodulan could be capable of living a comfortable life off-world. But the incident would leave its permanent mark on him, and Tristam would refuse to work with engines for as long as feasibly possible.


* Seems to be very uninformed of changes around the ship. This may include changes within staff, equipment, or plans during missions, and may also result in officers having to chase up reports despite giving him two weeks notice for them. This is a fault of his own many find quite frustrating, especially in his new position as First Officer. However, despite the delays, he's quick to catch up and provide assistance or insight when possible.
At first, Tristam joins his father Gamighan, whom by this time is a neurologist seeking to better understand the telepathy of other species, on a short trip to Betazed. As Rodulans are incapable of ''reading'' each other, the shock of ''hearing'' the thoughts of other people is almost too much for the 19-year-old to handle, but he manages with his father’s help. Gamighan introduces him to an off-duty [[Starfleet]] medical officer, whom allows Tristam a few moments to look at her tricorder. Intrigued by the technology and its being significantly more advanced than any general scanning equipment he’d yet seen, he begins studying for the Starfleet Academy entrance exam.


* Is bound to his morals and beliefs. 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.
===Starfleet===
:'''''See also:''' [[/Professional history|Professional history]], [[/Medical Records|medical records]]''
Against the advisement of his academy trainers, Tristam took the famed Kobayashi Maru test. Before entering the Neutral Zone, he evacuates his ship and faces Romulan warbirds without a bridge crew, in the hope to save as many lives as possible and fool the Romulans into believing the civilians aboard his vessel to be his crew. However, he did not keep track of his personnel, and they are ambushed in their shuttles and escape pods, taken prisoner or destroyed as Tristam left them defenseless to spatial attack. Meanwhile, his daring plan to rescue the civilian vessel fails, and Tristam attempts to warp with a severely damaged warp drive (of which he would have known, had he still had a bridge crew). It destroys his vessel. Tristam looks back on the incident as being an absolute disaster.  


===Appearance===
After graduating Starfleet Academy, Tristam is placed aboard the {{USS|Pioneer}} as an Engineering Officer. He is promoted to Lieutenant JG a year later and reluctantly broadens his Engineering knowledge by learning more about the ''Pioneer'''s propulsion systems.  
[[File:TristamCore.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Image of Tristam in 2390.]]
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).  


After a severe knee injury (from the same accident that caused damage to his telepathic lobe), 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.
During 2387, [[Roshanara Rahman]] is assigned to the Pioneer as a Research and Development Engineer. Having heard of her technical capabilities and expertise in propulsion engineering, Tristam outright introduces himself as disliking propulsion, describing how transwarp beaming would be a more effective long-term tool in the face of warp drive. Intrigued, Rahman asks Tristam to join her research team, and the two work together on the first iteration of the [[Quantum Slipstream Drive]].  


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.
As a Lieutenant JG, the power to Tristam's quarters were cut as a prank played by [[Roshanara Rahman#Personal Life|an Engineer of whom has not yet confessed]]—locking him in his quarters. In a panic, Tristam (armed with a PADD and a tricorder) used the computer systems in Engineering to draw as much attention to himself as possible, flashing lights, taking over the ships speakers, and changing the language display of the Engineering consoles to Rodulan. He doesn't, however, think to just manually open the door.  


* '''Height:''' 5'8
Research and development of the slipstream drive draws to a close when the ''Pioneer'' sets a trial date for the engineering team to reach. Under the supervision of Admiral Kjær, Rahman initiates the test slipstream drive, but the EPS flow dips below suitable levels, and a cascade of devastating failures occur across all systems. Against Chief Engineer Meran's advice, Tristam attempts to correct the problem, but he is caught in an explosion on the lower level of Engineering, and is severely injured. Tristam loses his natural telepathic abilities, and almost his left leg. He is transferred for emergency treatment to Medical Starbase 358, and placed on a medical leave of absence for eleven months to recover.
* '''Hair Color:''' Light brown
* '''Length of Hair:''' Short
* '''Eye Color:''' Black
* '''Birthmarks, Scars, Tattoos:''' None - any previous scars caused by injuries have been removed.
* '''Build:''' Lean
* '''Taste in clothing (Off Duty):''' Simple shirt and jeans.
* '''Taste in clothing (On Duty):''' Starfleet uniform, usually with Engineering cargo pants for extra pockets.


===Hobbies and Pastimes===
===Deep Space 17===
* '''Fixing things'''
Mostly recovered and free from medical leave, Tristam is stationed aboard [[Deep Space 17]] as an Operations Officer. He is involved in a "scuffle" regarding misaligned circuitry with a superior officer—and though the matter is resolved, Tristam remains under the watchful eye of [[Msafiri Bakari]]. Three weeks later, Tristam almost blows out an entire deck of the station whilst working with plasma conduits, but quickly repairs any would-be damage.
** Deliberately breaking equipment such as PADDs and communicators in order to fix them whilst stressed. It should be noted that these pieces of equipment are outdated, and are personal items of Tristam's (though he has deliberately broken [[Tan, Alleran|another officer's]] tricorder in order to create a crude communications device).


* '''Reading'''
He is promoted to Lieutenant in 2389. Asked to mentor new students of the engineering department, Tristam reluctantly takes on cadets [[Vian Nova]] and [[Ukaramesh Blanufic]]—but he grows to enjoy the partnership he developed with Blanufic in particular.
** Enjoys laying on the couch and reading a good fiction novel - this is normally any sort of fiction, except for Westerns.


===Likes===
Tristam becomes involved in a hostage situation and is (once again) locked inside a room. Using his experience aboard the Pioneer, he alerted the station's Chief of Security to the situation by flashing the lights and taking over the speakers, using his tricorder. His time aboard DS17 began to draw to a close following this incident when Tristam is offered a promotion to Lieutenant Commander in late 2390. He initially attempts to decline, not pleased with the prospect of rising in the ranks at such a young age, but [[Msafiri Bakari]] convinces him to take it.
[[File:Swuitstick.jpg|90px|thumb|right|Homemade Rodulan swuit stick.]]


* '''His work'''
After three years of working aboard a station, Tristam is transferred to the {{USS|Vigilant|A}} as Chief of Operations in 239104. Because the ship is equipped with a perfected quantum slipstream drive, he's required to take a crash course on its operation aboard the ''Vigilant''. His efforts become futile when he is inexplicably reassigned again barely three weeks into his tenure aboard the ''Vigilant'' to the {{USS|Garuda}}—at the request of the [[Galaxy class]]'s chief engineer [[Roshanara Rahman]].
** Being labelled as an Operations Officer meant that the majority of it was paperwork, but Tristam still appreciates working through it and getting it done. And although he complains about the majority of his Engineering workload, he truly does enjoy it.


* '''[[Rodulan swuit stick]]s'''
===Aboard the Garuda===
** A stick with a hard lolly-like substance set around it. When he was much younger, his father made them as treats. In the summer, Gamighan would even freeze them. They were a favourite childhood treat for Tristam - and still are today.
Tristam, along with the ''Garuda'''s [[Ross, Harrison|First Officer]], [[Reynolds, Quinn|Chief of Intelligence]], [[Tan, Alleran|Commander Tan]], [[Kells, Aron|ex-Captain Kells]] and [[DeVeau, Alora|Lieutenant DeVeau]], is assigned to assess a mud dome threatening the [[Eth]] people of Bocasa. It leaves them stranded for an unknown reason on the planet of Pleethion with a jamming field that blocks their communications (and any communication signal). Tristam is able to rig a remote control for the Galaxy class ship using his communicator, a PADD and two tricorders. He is able to successfully gain the attention of the unsuspecting ''Garuda'' by blasting "I'm a little teapot" through the speakers around the ship and flashing the lights. Having used the technique for a third time, Tristam muses that he'll call it "The Tea Pot maneuver". Tristam would also find a source for part of the dampening field in Commander Tan's tricorder.  


* '''Tartare sauce'''
Commander Rahman is able to successfully bounce back (and create a working communications link) with Tristam via his crudely made engineering concoction. Unfortunately, seconds beforehand, Tristam sets foot onto a mine. Having explained to Rahman that beaming up the rest of the away team may set off the mine he was standing on (and beaming engineers down may end up with the same result), he attempts to walk Lieutenant DeVeau through disarming the mine. DeVeau finds the mine could make the situation with the mud dome much worse, while Kells believed it may assist with the situation. Regardless, the mine is inadvertantly set off, and they rush the team back aboard the ship. Unfortunately, a mine hooks into Commander Tan's leg, of which Tristam successfully transports it away, much to Rahman's distaste.  
** Will quite willingly have tartare sauce with just about any hot meal, if not on its own.


===Dislikes===
Tristam finds a perfectly intact surveillance camera in a Jefferies Tubes junction, of which had access to some major security systems, and watches with [[Shryker, Jade|the ''Garuda'''s Chief Security/Tactical Officer]] as Rahman deactivates the systems. Because of the suspicious behaviour, and because Rahman may have been a vital part of the sabotage aboard the Garuda, [[T'Leia|Lieutenant T'Leia]] wishes to question her. Unable to trust the new Security officer, Tristam seeks his good friend Lieutenant Commander Bakari, and the three questioned Rahman in her office, DeVeau also present. Rahman turns herself in for the sabotage.  
* '''Working on warp or propulsion systems'''
** Despite being an engineer, Tristam avoids working on propulsion systems at all costs. He has stated several times to cadets that life-sustaining systems are far more important, and that speed was not a necessity . . . unless you were being chased by an angry pack of Klingons, Borg, and so forth.


* '''Working on the Bridge'''
On stardate 239107.27, [[Egan Manno, Cassandra|Captain Egan Manno]] gave Tristam the position of Acting Chief Engineer. She also awards the Diplomacy ribbon on stardate 239108.03 with the rest of his crew for their efforts on Pleethion.  
** More specifically, working on the Bridge as an Engineering Officer. He claims that Engineers have no real purpose on the Bridge unless they're fixing consoles. Thus, he prefers working below decks.


* '''People touching his things'''
[[Image:TristamCore3.jpg|thumb|200px|Tristam Core, circa 2392.]]
** Got stuck with a roommate at the Academy that thought stealing or hiding his stuff was funny, commonly stealing his favourite maroon canvas shoes and hiding them in the most obscure of places. Since then on, he has always been protective of his stuff, rarely lending anything out to anyone in fear that he'll never get it back.
** [[Voss, R'raika|Ensign Voss]] took the opportunity to try some of Tristam's battered flake and tartare sauce whilst he was busy taking a comcall. Once he realized said food had been touched, he vowed that someone would "pay for this".


* '''Spiders'''
Tristam is part of the two teams sent aboard the presumed rogue vessel {{USS|Mercury}}. As the Mercury isn't completely powered, he, DeVeau, [[Trel'lis]], [[Douglas, Sian|Douglas]] and [[Delano, Evan|Delano]] make their way to the ship's primary computer core to correct power flow. Once there, he realises that the ship's power problems are due to its being redirected to a part of the ship of which is no longer attached (the Mercury's sensor module). He is unable to relay this when an explosion occurred near the team's position. There were some serious injuries, including most of the team incurring head traumas, and Tristam with a scapula fracture—unable to use his left arm.
** Absolutely ''hates'' spiders. He is convinced that spiders of any kind have a plan to destroy the universe one way or another. It's not explained why he hates spiders as much as he does.  
** [https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!topic/sb118-garuda/bCN97VDL9I4 An experience] with a very large spider saw Tristam come up with two ways to remove a spider nest from the Garuda - blowing the deck to smithereens, or flushing everything out the airlock.


* '''[[Naughton, Sean|Sean Naughton]]'''
The team make their way to the ''Mercury'''s Strategic Operations for a lack of safer areas aboard. Once there, they find internal sensors are no longer functioning. Tristam blacks out, regaining consciousness with no recollection of how he'd gotten aboard the ''Mercury'', and is unaware of Lieutenant Delano's name. Finding himself more involved in the situation (Delano having discovered that [[Handley-Page, Leo|Leo Handley-Page]] was not, in fact, alive), he splits Delano and DeVeau off from the rest of the group in Strategic Operations with the new goal of shutting down the holographic projections.  
** Even punched him to prove it.


===Areas===
A com call from the ''Garuda'' explaining the dire situation of the Mercury changes his plans, and the reduced team of three make their way to Main Engineering instead, where they were to meet Rahman and at least two others to reboot the computer system and reapply antimatter containment. They are disrupted by a holographic version of Rahman, taking DeVeau hostage. Rahman is then thwarted by a holographic version of [[Mei'konda]]. Throughout the entire exchange, Tristam falls into a state of shock, his ability to function as an Engineer compromised. 
[[Image:TristamCorelivingroom.jpg|270px|thumb|right|Living room of Tristam's quarters.]]
====Quarters====


Due to his messy nature, it is rare occurrence that Tristam's quarters be completely clean. Normally, the only real time this occurs is when he moves into new quarters or he plans to have guests (in which case, everything will be temporarily thrown into his bedroom). There is a three dimensional chess board on his coffee table, but is rarely used to due his inability to find someone to play against. Hanging on a wall somewhere in his quarters in a modern yellow frame is his "expert qualification" in components, having been obtained during his time on Deep Space 17.  
In the remaining minutes, Rahman sends him to a lower deck to manually restart a main sequencer segment. The holographic Rahman follows him, physically intervening and causes him further injury. With only little time left, Tristam resorts to using a phaser to distract the hologram—in doing this, he also ensures the holograms "death". With only seconds left, Tristam is able to restart the sequencer. In pain, shock and mentally worn down, he is finally beamed directly to the ''Garuda'''s Sick Bay with the real Roshanara Rahman.  


Tristam's bedroom is normally cluttered with piles of PADDs, and his bed is never usually made. This is the only area of his quarters that actually features images of family and friends - his bedside table features a group photo of Tristam, Taywor and their father Gamighan from 2380 (Gamighan's birthday).
Tristam wakes in Sick Bay on stardate 239109.23. He is promoted to Chief Engineer on stardate 239109.24. He is also awarded a Good Conduct Ribbon, a Purple Heart, and a Captain's Commendation on stardate 239110.09 for his efforts on the Mercury.  


====Office====
On stardate 239203.08, Tristam is caught in a time fracture on the [[Peppalexa|Peppalexa homeworld]], sending him and [[Shandres, Ki|Lieutenant Ki Shandres]] far into Peppalexa's past—meeting [[Saveron]] in the same area and time. There, the group spends 15 days in a Peppalexan jungle with no word from the ''Garuda''‘s crew. They are found by Lt.Commander Mei'konda's away team, and despite the three being separated, the ''Garuda'''s crew are able to beam them back to the current timeline.  
Surprisingly, unlike his quarters, his office space is immaculate - possibly due to the countless amount of guests he receives. Covered in PADDs of which have barely been skimmed let alone read thoroughly. On his desk sits a box of parts which may or may not be from various different tricorders for him to fiddle with.  


==Family==
Tristam is part of a small team of the ''Garuda''‘s officers to find evidence to prove misconduct against the [[Va Wreth]]. When infiltrating a social gathering hosted by the race, the team once again clashes with Harrison Ross, who they'd believed to be planning to harm those in the gathering. After escaping from a locked maintenance shaft with [[Tuk, Hanar|Hanar Tuk]], the team tries to capture Ross to no avail—and, as a result, Rahman accidentally beams an innocent civilian into the ''Garuda'''s Brig. The team is split yet again. Shandres, Mei'konda, DeVeau and himself are kidnapped by another group of Va Wreth and held against their will. An attempt to escape ends with their group being found by Va Wreth allies, and they are escorted to Astrofori 1's medical facility for treatment.


===Father===
On stardate 239206.20, Tristam is transferred to the [[USS Invicta]].
[[Image:GamighanCore.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Gamighan Core.]]
Gamighan Core, Tristam's father is a retired man residing on Rodul. He is an expert in telepathy, specifically of verbal thoughts. Some sixty years ago, he exchanged Basotile with Meredyn Tjaent, and after careful preparation, decided to have a child - though neither expected to have twins. Meredyn unfortunately died due to complications in child birth.


Over 100 years old, Gamighan supposedly likes to tease those with lower lifespans with his Rodulan physiology. When the boys were in their early twenties, it was supposedly agreed that Tristam inherited his attitude and "deviousness" from Gamighan - Taywor being the more collected and less chaotic twin out of the two of them was supposedly something Meredyn was known for. Gamighan is proud that both his sons have a "high level of intelligence", as both are very prominent in their chosen fields - Tristam being an expert in Components Engineering, and Taywor in Psychology of humanoid species. Gamighan is also extremely confident in the belief that, if she were alive, Meredyn would be proud of her sons.
===The USS Invicta===


Upset when Tristam announced that he was joining Starfleet, Gamighan became increasingly concerned about his health and safety when his son was finally posted aboard the [[USS Pioneer]]. This concern only increased when Tristam was involved with an accident aboard the ship, and Gamighan left their home planet to make his way to the medical facility to stay with his son. However, after rehabilitation, Gamighan very clearly voiced his displeasure to his son about his remaining in Starfleet - yet at the same time, was proud to know that his son was picking himself up again (Tristam has even stated that Gamighan believes wholeheartedly that he should remain within the Federation). But it is because of his concern for Tristam that Gamighan contacts him frequently, to the point where Tristam has sometimes found it annoying, but appreciates it all the same.
After a handful of years creating the concept, Starfleet's Corps of Engineers green-lit Tristam's MST development on stardate 239212.14, a project to transport whole starships from one section of space to another. He enlists the assistance of [[Angeline Loupaz]] and Coalem Garry.  


===Twin brother===
With Commander Rahman's departure from her position for the Corps of Engineers, Tristam was offered to take the role. Instead of taking the position on top of his workload as Chief Engineer, Tristam is now solely stationed aboard the Invicta as the SCE's project manager.
[[Image:TayworCore.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Taywor Core, Tristam's twin brother.]]
[[Core, Taywor|Taywor Taniel Core]] is Tristam's identical twin, younger by a mere minute. He is a budding Psychologist, interested in the workings of a Rodulan's brain. Despite believing themselves to be of equal intelligence, neither can truly understand what the other is saying when speaking their study's jargon.  


As children, the two often pretended to be one another to confuse others. As they got older and Tristam was busying himself with learning how to work with the latest of technologies, Taywor was working himself into a steady relationship. By the time he was nineteen, Taywor and Yanata Venxi were expecting their first son, which caused a rift of sorts between Taywor and his father who claimed that he was far too young - a situation of which Tristam did his best to stay out of. It was thankfully rectified shortly after Samual was born.
As [[Kinan Venroe]] departs for reassignment, Tristam is placed as the Invicta's First Officer on stardate 239305.13. For his efforts in an alternate reality (where the Dominion were the major power) and encountering the [[USS Ronin-A (alternate)|USS Ronin-A]], as well as participating in efforts to reclaim the [[Charles Lindbergh]], Tristam was awarded the Quantum Reality Service Ribbon and the War of Shadows Ribbon respectively on stardate 239306.08.


After the accident that impaired Tristam's telepathy and following the time spent in the medical facility, Taywor spent a brief month on Deep Space 17 making sure his brother was settled in and well, before finally returning to Rodul. The brothers keep in frequent contact with Taywor regularly inquiring about Tristam's health - of which has admittedly faltered now and then due to his time with Starfleet.
===Outpost 3===


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The Starfleet Corps of Engineers assign Tristam to the crippled [[Outpost 3]] in late 2394, to assess and repair the damage caused by a pirate attack. With the help of a civilian repair team led by [[Molly Ashaba]], and young crewman [[Kolby Selrus]], he reclaims the outpost’s lower decks, making them liveable. The project stalls temporarily when Crewman Selrus’ arm is crushed under a falling bulkhead. Because medical supplies will not arrive for some time, Tristam has to create an anti-gravity brace for his arm. 


===Education===
Tristam gives Captain Rahman a tour of the functioning levels of Outpost 3 when the {{USS|Veritas}} arrives. However, Rahman initially deems the project to be a total loss, citing how the amount of materials used could have built an entirely new station in the time they’ve spent renovating this one. As he tries to persuade her to reconsider, they stumble upon a stash of felicium. Repairs are again put on hold for the ''Veritas'' crew to investigate.  
Tristam received general schooling until the age of twelve, where he began to focus his subjects more on technology and engineering. He graduated his secondary college with high achievement in his electronics class. He moved on to study Everyday Technologies at Bromivitch University of Rodul, and received a Master of Engineering. It should be noted that he also studied Healthcare and Biotechnology of the 24th century, though it is not necessarily one of his strong points.  


Including a majority of his core classes at Starfleet Academy, Tristam excelled in most of his classes in the [[Starfleet Engineering School/Components Engineering|Components Engineering course]], the exception being Weapons Systems. He also received low grades in Impulse Systems, one of only two propulsion classes he took. However, time working as an officer in Starfleet has given him time to gain a further expertise in many Engineering systems, a capable components expert.
Tristam meets and works with Lieutenants [[Lael Rosek]], [[Sepek]], and [[Hanar Tuk]] as they establish how the felicium ended up on the outpost to begin with. When offered spare parts for repairing the station from the ''Veritas'', Tristam declines, stating he couldn’t bring himself to take equipment the ''Veritas'' may ultimately need down the line. However, a few days into the investigation, a proximity alert around the outpost is triggered, and a [[Klingon]] patrol boards Outpost 3. After countering the Klingon breach of the station’s computer systems, the situation is resolved.  


After taking on the position of Chief Engineer, Tristam was required to study additional warp mechanics. Despite this, he still claims to have a limited knowledge of his ship's propulsion assembly and requires the assistance of others of his staff to work with him to solve any problems of which may arise.
The ''Veritas'' remains a few more days to assist with repairs, though Tristam grows increasingly irritated at the over-arching work ethic of the Starfleet crew, having become comfortable with the casual atmosphere provided by a civilian work crew. When the outpost runs low on its supply of deuterium, Tristam finally asks the ''Veritas'' for help. The transfer of deuterium proves problematic later however, as the ''Veritas'' would be called away for an emergency, resulting in dangerously low deuterium reserves on the ship’s return trip home.


===History in Starfleet===
When the ''Veritas'' leaves to return to [[Star Station Esperance]], Roshanara stays behind with Tristam to assist with repairs on the outpost, and to reconnect. During this time, they encounter [[Kallo Ver]] whom has much needed materials and just “happened to be passing by”. In return for the materials on his ship, he asks Roshanara for a single favour to be called upon in the future. She agrees, though Tristam likens it to her having sold her soul to “black paint”.
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'''''See also: [[Core, Tristam/Academy Transcript|Academy Transcript]]'''''


After graduating Starfleet Academy, Tristam was placed aboard the [[USS Pioneer]] as an Engineering Officer. He was promoted a year later to Lieutenant JG, and he began attempting to broaden his Engineering knowledge by learning more about the Pioneer's propulsion systems.
===Aboard the Veritas===
Roshanara unceremoniously “kidnaps” Tristam from Outpost 3 long before repairs were due to be complete on the small station. It irritates him for only a few days, before reconciling with her and attending [[Mei'konda]] and [[Evan Delano]]’s wedding on Esperance. Here, the two agree to put their relationship first, and Roshanara reassigns Tristam to the ''Veritas'' permanently.  


During 2387, [[Rahman, Roshanara|Lieutenant Roshanara Rahman]] was assigned to the Pioneer as a Research and Development Engineer, and the two supposedly became friends.  
Tristam is aboard the ''Veritas'' when [[Kallo Ver]] asks for the crew’s help in tracking down a lost [[Romulan]] “treasure fleet”, and joins [[Luna Walker]], [[Alex Blair]], and [[Hanar Tuk]] aboard a Romulan Warbird found in the Shoals—however, they are trapped in a cargo bay upon arrival and could not provide much help to the other teams aboard the warbird.  


As a Lieutenant JG, the power to Tristam's quarters were cut as a prank played by [[Rahman, Roshanara#Personal Life|an Engineer of whom has not yet confessed]] - locking him in his quarters. In panic, Tristam (with a PADD and a tricorder) used the computer systems in Engineering to draw as much attention to himself as possible, flashing lights, taking over the ships speakers, and changing the language display of the Engineering consoles to Rodulan. He didn't think to just manually open the door.
Still tasked with improving communications in the area, Starfleet sends Tristam to [[Kidman I]] to complete construction of a relay station on the colony world—he also helps develop new water reclamators for the small settlement [[Bupirninyirring]] in his spare time. Just after installation of a critical component, the settlement is attacked by a pirate crew, whom infiltrated the relay station. Though unharmed, Tristam was locked in a storage closet, and the critical component he’d finished installing was stolen. Disturbed by the notion that the component may allow the pirates an advantage by improving their communications capability within the Shoals, [[Sky Blake]] brings Tristam along to retrieve it—hough they are successful, they end up trapped in a malfunctioning escape pod. Using the component as a distress signal, the two are eventually rescued by a civilian crew passing by.  


Seven months after Rahman was posted, an R&D experiment involving her and Tristam supposedly caused multiple explosions in the Pioneer's Engineering department. Tristam was severely injured, losing his natural telepathic abilities and almost his left leg at the same time. He was placed on a medical leave of absence for 11 months to recover.
When a temporal anomaly produces the younger selves of Roshanara and [[Mei'konda]], [[Sky Blake]] tells Tristam of what has happened. She tells him not to speak to Roshanara, fearing that he would over-react and would not handle an encounter with her well (given the strong possibility that they cannot revert them back to their former selves), but he ignores her advice and meets with Roshanara late at night, vaguely catching her up on events that occurred. Though he does not inform her of the relationship between them, he refers to her without naming her, describing her in his eyes when prompted. He details his fear to Roshanara that he might not get her back (the current-day version of her), Roshanara tells him to have faith in her, not realizing they are both referring to herself.  


In mid-2388, Tristam was taken off leave, and requested a transfer into an Operations department. Despite this, he was stationed aboard [[Deep Space 17]] as an Operations Officer, but claims that the work is almost exactly the same as it would have been if he was assigned as an Engineer. Within his first week aboard the station, Tristam was involved in a 'scuffle' regarding misaligned circuits with a superior officer. The matter was resolved quickly and maturely under the watchful eye of the station's Chief of Security, [[Bakari, Msafiri|Lieutenant Msafiri Bakari]]. Three weeks later, Tristam almost blew out an entire deck of the station whilst working with plasma conduits.
Later, when the ''Veritas'' is stuck 600 years in the past, Blake asks Tristam to “babysit” a Borg infection taking place in the ship’s sensor dome, but he is distracted by an Omega symbol locking the ship's systems down. Roshanara contacts him with [[Timothy Alentonis]], tasked with building a harmonic resonance chamber for Omega molecules. They construct what eventually turns out to be a molecule vacuum cleaner, though to use it for its designated purpose, they have to push past several Borg drones aboard the ship, resulting in Tristam’s creating a carrier wave power-down for the drones in proximity, caused by a false command from a perceived collective. Eventually, back in 2395, LtCmdr Rahman goes back to her time of origin, and the true Roshanara Rahman returns to the ship once more.  


Tristam was promoted to full Lieutenant in 2389. During this period, he was asked to look after and mentor two cadets as he worked around the station; Cadets [[Nova, Vian|Vian Nova]] and Ukaramesh Blanufic (it should be noted, however, that Nova left the Academy during her time with Tristam). Blanufic remains in contact with Tristam, and is currently the Assistant Chief Engineer aboard the USS Evantair.
In September 2395, work on the [[MST project]] hits an unexpected stand-still because of the limits of current-day technology. His disappointment is quickly set aside upon the disappearance of a ''Veritas'' away team that includes [[Tasnim Shandres]], Roshanara’s ward. But he senses [[Anjar Thoran]]’s struggle to keep a level-head as the ship’s acting Chief Engineer—and when he gives the engineering staff conflicting orders, Tristam pulls him aside to briefly council him, chastising his attitude toward the staff.  


Whilst serving aboard the station, Tristam became involved in a hostage situation. Using his experience aboard the Pioneer, he alerted the station's Chief of Security to the situation by flashing the lights and taking over the speakers, using his tricorder.  
Tristam is present during the group meeting regarding the missing teams, concluding that a quantum surge redirected the transporter losing all team members. Though affected by Tasnim’s disappearance, Tristam works with the teams to locate her—and despite being limited by professionalism, he does his best to console Roshanara during the meeting. He works with [[Geoffrey Teller]] to convert solar power into useable energy for the EPS relays, using his premature designs for the MST project as a guide. As they rip up a transporter pad, he schools the new engineer on the “shortcomings of warp drive”. The experiment is a success, and they recover all crew members from their mysterious location—though Tristam’s first instinct is to baby Tasnim to the best of his ability whilst appearing purely professional.  


His time aboard DS17 began to draw to a close when Tristam was promoted to Lieutenant Commander in late 2390. After three years of working aboard a station, Tristam was transferred to the [[USS Vigilant-A]] as Chief of Operations in 239104, where he was required to take a crash course on the Vigilant's slipstream drive. He was reassigned again after barely three weeks to the [[USS Garuda]] as an Engineer at the request of the Garuda's Chief Engineer.
The following shore leave, Tristam drops by Tasnim’s shared quarters. When she admits to him she feels out of place because of her youth, he relays that all officers and enlisted crew are on the same level of professionalism aboard the ''Veritas'', regardless of age. He laughs when she calls herself a dork, and states that aboard a Starfleet vessel, all engineers are or were dorks at some stage, though she rebuffs this by stating that her ‘dorkiness’ comes from her lack of experience in this universe (of which she’s not native). Of the many things she has yet to experience, one of them is swimming, and Tristam gives her a swimming lesson in the ''Veritas'' pool.  


Tristam, along with the Garuda's [[Ross, Harrison|First Officer]], [[Reynolds, Quinn|Chief of Intelligence]], [[Tan, Alleran|Commander Tan]], [[Kells, Aron|ex-Captain Kells]] and [[DeVeau, Alora|Lieutenant DeVeau]], were assigned to assess a mud dome threatening the [[Eth]] people of Bocasa. Left stranded for an unknown reason on the planet of Pleethion with a jamming field that was blocking their communications (and any communication signal), Tristam was able to rig a sort of remote control for the Galaxy class ship using his communicator, a PADD and two tricorders. He was able to successfully gain the attention of the unsuspecting Garuda by blasting "I'm a little tea pot" through the speakers around the ship and flashing the lights. Having been used for a third time, Tristam plans on calling it "The Tea Pot maneuver" - Tristam later found a source for part of the field in Commander Tan's tricorder.  
[[Lael Rosek]] calls Tristam in for a meeting about ‘goal setting’ and his performance for the following year which confuses him (as he is aboard in a specialist role, as dictated by Captain Rahman). Mistakenly believing the conversation was regarding his report about [[Anjar Thoran]]’s behaviour during Rosek’s disappearance, he asks if Rosek is attempting to bribe him to change his report, having somehow thought the two were in a relationship. Rosek corrects this assumption.  


Commander Rahman was able to successfully bounce back (and create a working communications link) with Tristam via his crudely made engineering concoction. Unfortunately, seconds beforehand, Tristam set foot onto a mine. Having explained to Rahman that beaming up the rest of the away team may set off the mine he was standing on (and beaming engineers down may end up with the same result), he was told he needed to walk Lieutenant DeVeau through disarming the mine. DeVeau found that the mine could actually make the situation with the mud dome much worse, while Kells believed it may assist with the situation. Despite either of these things, and regardless of DeVeau's steady hands, the mine was set off. It was a rush to beam back to the ship (unfortunately with a mine hooked into Commander Tan's leg, of which Tristam was able to successfully transport away, much to Rahman's distaste).
In late 2395, the ''Veritas'' suddenly loses all its deuterium reserves and must be evacuated, prompting the crew’s crash-land into [[Limbo]]. He looks after young [[Ayden Blake]] until this point, reuniting him with his mother after the reach Limbo’s surface. As Blake breaks down, Tristam consoles her, but asks about Roshanara’s status and whether she made it off the ship, and Blake confirms that she did, much to Tristam’s relief. He then urges Blake to take command of those assembled (as she is the ship’s second officer) until such time they reunite with the rest of the crew. Tristam dismantles the escape pods in case more equipment is needed, and prioritises the creation of water reclamation units. A week later, Tristam’s search for other communications on Limbo proves successful, and Blake goes out in search for other members of the crew.


Tristam seems to have some sense of distrust towards the missing Captain Reynolds, believing that, as she is an Intelligence officer, she may have had the means to sabotage the away teams mission. Three jamming signals had been found in the teams tricorders prior to beaming back aboard the Garuda, of which Kells and Tan found to be Cardassian - confirming the worst, Rahman explained that the crew met Reynolds at a Cardassian facility. On top of this, Reynolds also simply "showed up" to join the shuttle team after a disagreement with [[Egan Manno, Cassandra|Captain Egan Manno]], of which gave her access to a shuttle (of which Tristam realized she wouldn't have had, had she stayed aboard the Garuda). She also spent several minutes of "quality time" with Tan, ensuring that if a wrong word was spoken against her, Tan would stick up for her no matter what.  
===Engineer's Trading Post===
It's believed Tristam became one of the numerous contacts for the [[Engineer's Trading Post]] during his time on [[Deep Space 17]]. When repairs after the [[Vaadwaur]] occupation of the station were complete, the Operations department had a surplus of spare parts. With permission from command, Tristam and a few other officers of the department traded these parts with other Starfleet or Federation vessels when docked at the station. More often than not, he received several favours or "gifts" for the parts he traded himself and is apparently still owed these favours today.  


He found a perfectly intact surveillance camera in a Jefferies Tubes junction, of which had access to some of the major security systems, and watched with [[Shryker, Jade|the Garuda's Chief Security/Tactical Officer]] as Rahman deactivated the systems. Because of the suspicious behaviour, and because Rahman may have been a vital part of the sabotage aboard the Garuda, [[T'Leia|Lieutenant T'Leia]] wished to question her. Unable to trust the new Security officer, Tristam sought out Lieutenant Commander Bakari, and the three questioned Rahman in her office, DeVeau also present. Rahman turned herself in.
Though he is not nearly as involved with the community, he still has many contacts within it, and uses these contacts with the Invicta's Bridge briefing table goes mysteriously missing. He also uses his contacts to obtain Mark V PRP generator, implying that he had duplicated it for use with holographic systems on Invicta, and later the [[USS Syracuse]].  


On stardate 239107.27, [[Egan Manno, Cassandra|Captain Egan Manno]] gave Tristam the position of Acting Chief Engineer. He was also awarded the Diplomacy ribbon on stardate 239108.03 with the rest of his crew for their efforts on Pleethion.
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===Personality===


Tristam was a part of the two teams sent aboard the presumed rogue vessel {{USS|Mercury}}. As the Mercury wasn't completely powered, he, DeVeau, [[Trel'lis]], [[Douglas, Sian|Douglas]] and [[Delano, Evan|Delano]] made their way to the ships primary computer core in an attempt to correct power flow. Once there, he realized that the ship's power problems were due to its being redirected to a part of the ship of which was no longer attached (the Mercury's sensor module), but was unable to relay this when an explosion occurred near the team's position. There were some serious injuries, including almost all of the team incurring some form of head trauma, and Tristam with a scapula fracture was unable to use his left arm from that point onwards.  
Young and considerably naïve by typical Rodulan standards, Tristam has proven to be a whimsical genius of his field. He is highly dramatic about the smallest things, as what a ‘regular’ humanoid may consider an ''over''-reaction is Tristam’s standard reaction. He is quick on his feet and far from single-minded, often whizzing around main engineering thinking about a dozen things otherwise unrelated to his task. He often cannot properly explain certain concepts to others in one attempt, requiring multiple attempts to become understandable, and often uses metaphors and colloquialisms to get his point across.  


The team presumably made their way to the Mercury's Strategic Operations due to a lack of safe areas aboard. Once there, they found that internal sensors were no longer functioning. Tristam blacked out, regaining consciousness with no recollection of how he'd managed to get aboard the Mercury, and was unaware of Lieutenant Delano's name. Finding himself more involved in the situation (Delano having discovered that [[Handley-Page, Leo|Leo Handley-Page]] was not, in fact, alive), he split Delano and DeVeau off from the rest of the group in Strategic Operations with the new goal of shutting down the holographic projections.
Despite the Rodulan consideration of his age, Tristam is highly dependable. He struggles on a day-to-day basis with his sleep schedule, needing a minimum eleven hours to function at 100%, but the standard work shifts aboard most Starfleet installations aren’t equipped for this. There have been days where he is late to a work shift, but the Rodulan will do his utmost to make up for tardiness. His work ethic is indisputable, as once the Rodulan has his mind set on something, it is near impossible for him to simply give up on it—as evidenced by his time on [[Outpost 3]]. He is a capable leader, willing to adjust and make exceptions for certain situations, though he has never truly felt comfortable in a leadership role.  


A com call from the Garuda explaining the dire situation of the Mercury changed his plans, and the reduced team of three made their way to Main Engineering instead, where they were to meet Rahman and at least two others to reboot the computer system and reapply antimatter containment. They were disrupted by a holographic version of Rahman, taking DeVeau hostage, and Rahman was then thwarted by a holographic version of [[Mei'konda]]. Throughout the entire exchange, Tristam was somehow forced into a state of shock, his ability to function as an Engineer compromised. In the remaining minutes, Rahman sent him to a lower deck to manually restart a main sequencer segment. The holographic version of Rahman had unfortunately followed him, physically intervening with his input and causing him more injury. With only a little amount of time left, Tristam resorted to using a phaser as means to distract the hologram and get her away from the console - in doing this, he also ensured the holograms "death". With only seconds left, Tristam was able to restart the sequencer. In pain, shock and mentally worn down, he was finally beamed directly to the Garuda's Sick Bay with the real Roshanara Rahman.
Highly telepathic and incapable of having his thoughts read by others, Tristam still considers those around him as aliens, often finding himself curious or confused about the confines of their culture or identity. He glimpses the thoughts of those around him, but to avoid causing harm, he refuses to engage others in the full use of his abilities, instead using basotile. However, because of his powerful capabilities, he sometimes cannot control what he hears, and he becomes ashamed of himself upon learning information or details of which he was not meant to know. His ability to hear someone’s deepest inner thoughts has proven problematic for him, as he sometimes cannot understand the difference between someone’s fleeting inner monologue and their true overall intention.  


Tristam awoke in Sick Bay on stardate 239109.23.  
That being said, Tristam is a pacifist, downright despising violence to the point of racism, seeing the Rodulan people as “above” such barbaric displays, and believes all conflicts should be solved through some form of diplomatic means. He rarely carries a phaser, unless need for its use as a tool arises.  


He was promoted to Chief Engineer on stardate 239109.24.
Tristam enjoys working with technology, and is happy to get his hands dirty and fix something, calling 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. Some note on many occasions that Tristam thinks more than he speaks, sometimes to a fault.  


He was also awarded a Good Conduct Ribbon, a Purple Heart, and a Captain's Commendation on stardate 239110.09 for his efforts on the Mercury.  
Tristam leans towards Rodulan spirituality through a Krzexxi interpretation of modern Artistry (also known as ''Dikkenism'' by older Rodulan generations). He uses language derivative of this to the confusion of others, but he is more than happy to explain what he means.


On stardate 239203.08, Tristam was caught in a time fracture on the [[Peppalexa|Peppalexa homeworld]], sending him and [[Shandres, Ki|Lieutenant Ki Shandres]] far into Peppalexa's past - meeting [[Saveron]] in the same area and time. There, the group spent 15 days in a Peppalexan jungle with no word from the Garuda's crew. They were found by Lt.Commander Mei'konda's away team, and despite the three being separated, the Garuda's crew were able to beam them back to the current timeline.
===Appearance===
 
[[File:TristamCore.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Image of Tristam in 2390.]]
Tristam was part of a small team of the Garuda's officers to find evidence to prove misconduct against the [[Va Wreth]]. When infiltrating a social gathering hosted by the race, the team once again butted heads against Harrison Ross, who they'd believed to have planned to harm those in the gathering. After escaping from a locked maintenance shaft with [[Tuk, Hanar|Hanar Tuk]], the team tried to capture Ross to no avail - and, as a consequence, Rahman accidentally beamed an innocent civilian into the Garuda's Brig. The team was split yet again. For a currently unknown reason, Shandres, Mei'konda, DeVeau and himself were kidnapped by another group of Va Wreth and held against their will. An attempt to escape ended with their group being found by Va Wreth allies, and they were escorted to Astrofori 1's medical facility for treatment.
Aside from a slight height difference, Tristam is identical to his brother Taywor. Standing at 5'8 feet, 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 five year old). His eyes are a typical Rodulan black - which often cause alarm among anyone whom have never seen a Rodulan before. He's often required to deal with the shock of fellow crewmates or otherwise, and usually resorts to laughing their reaction off.
 
On stardate 239206.20, Tristam was transferred to the [[USS Invicta]].
 
After a handful of years creating the concept, Starfleet's Corps of Engineers green-lit Tristam's MST development on stardate 239212.14, a project to transport whole starships from one section of space to another. He enlists the assistance of [[Angeline Loupaz]] and Coalem Garry.
 
With Commander Rahman's departure from her position for the Corps of Engineers, Tristam was offered to take the role. Instead of taking the position on top of his workload as Chief Engineer, Tristam is now solely stationed aboard the Invicta as the SCE's project manager.
 
As [[Kinan Venroe]] departs for reassignment, Tristam is placed as the Invicta's First Officer on stardate 239305.13.
 
{{Ribbons Rack
|Diplomacy Ribbon|1
|Good Conduct Ribbon|1
|Purple Heart|1
|Captain's Commendation|1
|Innovation Ribbon|1
|Silver Star|2
|Legion of Merit|1
|Prisoner of War Ribbon|2
|First Contact Ribbon|1
|Defense of Temporal Flow Ribbon|1
|Prometheus Ribbon|2
|Department Chief Ribbon|1
|Peacekeeper Service Ribbon|1
|Joint Meritorious Unit Award|1
|B-Plot Award|1
}}
 
====ETP involvement====
It's believed Tristam became one of the numerous contacts for the [[Engineer's Trading Post]] during his time on [[Deep Space 17]]. When repairs after the [[Vaadwaur]] occupation of the station were complete, the Operations department had a surplus of spare parts. With permission from command, Tristam and a few other officers of the department traded these parts with other Starfleet or Federation vessels when docked at the station. More often than not, he received several favours or "gifts" for the parts he traded himself and is apparently still owed these favours today.
 
Though he is not nearly as involved with the community, he still has many contacts within it, and uses these contacts with the Invicta's Bridge briefing table goes mysteriously missing. He also uses his contacts to obtain Mark V PRP generator, implying that he had duplicated it for use with holographic systems on Invicta, and later the [[USS Syracuse]].  
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Tristam prefers a smart-casual dress sense, often leaning towards a simple pair of pants, shirt and vest. 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 (though [[Joseph Washington|commanding officers]] have asked him to 'clean up' on few occasions). On duty, he is always wearing his Engineering cargo pants, for pockets to carry various tools and small pieces of equipment. When working on ship or station repairs, he may often be found without his uniform jacket. At all times, he wears an "Eye of the Artist" - a deep blue, circular pendant that supposedly allows the Artist an eye to where the Rodulan canvas simply cannot extend.


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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. When his hands and feet are busy, engineering tools may be held between his teeth whilst Tristam works - much to the distaste of engineering tool owners.
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! style="background:#E0FFFF; width:100px;" |<font color=#000000>'''Insignia'''</font>
! style="background:#F0E68C; width:175px;" |<font color=#000000>'''Rank'''</font>
! style="background:#E0FFFF; width:185px;" |<font color=#000000>'''Dates'''</font>
! style="background:#F0E68C; width:220px;" |<font color=#000000>'''Posting'''</font>
! style="background:#E0FFFF; width:220px;" |<font color=#000000>'''Assignment'''</font>
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! style="background:darkgoldenrod;" |[[File:DS9style-cadet1 gold.png]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" |Cadet, 4th Class
! style="background:#ffffff;" rowspan="4" |238104.29 - 238502.23
! style="background:#ffffff;" rowspan="4" |[[ma:Starfleet_Academy|Starfleet Academy, San Francisco]] (Earth)
! style="background:#ffffff;" rowspan="4" |Student<br><small>Major: [[Starfleet Engineering School/Components Engineering|Components Engineering]]<br>Minor: [[Helm/Com/Ops (Duty Post)|Operations]]
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! style="background:darkgoldenrod;" |[[File:DS9style-cadet2 gold.png]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" |Cadet, 3rd Class
|-
! style="background:darkgoldenrod;" |[[File:DS9style-cadet3 gold.png]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" |Cadet, 2nd Class
|-
! style="background:darkgoldenrod;" |[[File:DS9style-cadet4 gold.png]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" |Cadet, 1st Class
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! style="background:darkgoldenrod;" | [[File:DS9style-ens gold.png]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" | Ensign
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 238502.23 - 238603.14
! style="background:#ffffff;" rowspan="2" | [[USS Pioneer]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" rowspan="2" | Engineering Officer
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! style="background:darkgoldenrod;" | [[File:DS9style-ltjg gold.png]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" rowspan="3" | Lieutenant JG
! style="background:#ffffff;" |238603.14 - 238708.01
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! style="background:grey;" | [[File:Grey-Blank.png]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 238708.01 - 238806.03
! style="background:#ffffff;" colspan="2" | Medical Leave of Absence
|-
! style="background:darkgoldenrod;" | [[File:DS9style-ltjg gold.png]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 238806.03 - 238905.11
! style="background:#ffffff;" rowspan="3"| [[Deep Space 17]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" rowspan="3" | Operations Officer
|-
! style="background:darkgoldenrod;" | [[File:DS9style-lt gold.png]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" | Lieutenant
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 238905.11 - 239012.22
|-
! style="background:darkgoldenrod;" | [[File:DS9style-ltcmdr gold.png]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" rowspan="9"| Lt. Commander
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 239012.22 - 239104.14
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! style="background:darkgoldenrod;" | [[File:DS9style-ltcmdr gold.png]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 239104.14 - 239105.01
! style="background:#ffffff;" | [[USS Vigilant-A]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" | Chief of Operations
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! style="background:darkgoldenrod;" | [[File:DS9style-ltcmdr gold.png]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 239105.01 - 239108.27
! style="background:#ffffff;" rowspan="3"| [[USS Garuda]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" | Engineering Officer
|-
! style="background:darkgoldenrod;" | [[File:DS9style-ltcmdr gold.png]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 239107.27 - 239109.24
! style="background:#ffffff;" | Acting Chief of Engineering
|-
! style="background:darkgoldenrod;" | [[File:DS9style-ltcmdr gold.png]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 239109.24 - 239206.20
! style="background:#ffffff;" | Chief of Engineering
|-
! style="background:darkgoldenrod;" | [[File:Grey-Blank.png]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 239206.20 - 239209.29
! style="background:#ffffff;" rowspan="4"| [[USS Invicta]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" | Medical Leave of Absence
|-
! style="background:darkgoldenrod;" | [[File:DS9style-ltcmdr gold.png]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 239209.29 - 239304.09
! style="background:#ffffff;" | Chief of Engineering
|-
! style="background:darkgoldenrod;" | [[File:DS9style-ltcmdr gold.png]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 239304.09 - 239305.13
! style="background:#ffffff;" | SCE Project Manager
|-
! style="background:darkgoldenrod;" | [[File:DS9style-ltcmdr red.png]]
! style="background:#ffffff;" | 239305.13 - Present
! style="background:#ffffff;" | First Officer
|}
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===Personal spaces===
As an engineer, Tristam spends significant time in a starship's Main Engineering during high-importance ship operations. However, when not at red alert or required for other reasons, Tristam takes up a small engineering lab to run tests on potential communications upgrades or for the MST project.


<h2 style="margin:0; background:#800000; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #F0E68C; text-align:center; color:#ffffff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">NOTABLE SIMS</h2>
Off-duty, Tristam may be attending functions, fiddling with technological gadgets and gizmos, or catching up on sleep. Since moving in with [[Roshanara Rahman]], his messy tendencies have subsided significantly, though pieces to a three-dimensional chess board can still be found scattered on a coffee table.  


===USS Vigilant-A===
==Gallery==
*[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sb118-vigilant/UDuWf3-u1aQ/7wxzUMqLTLUJ Ship and Shirt] (JP with [[Bakari, Msafiri|Bakari]])
<gallery>
File:Core-Rahman.jpg|With [[Roshanara Rahman]]
File:TristamCorelivingroom.jpg|Living quarters aboard the {{USS|Invicta}}
File:Tristamseason-Christmas.jpg|Happy holidays
</gallery>


===USS Garuda===
==Trivia==
*[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/sb118-garuda/bCN97VDL9I4 Spiders and panic go hand in hand.]
*When formally addressed outside of Starfleet norms, Tristam will be referred to as "Daneil Core" - Daneil being his title. He was given this term by his mother shortly before her death, assigning the field to him as customary by parents in the Western Gate, giving their child perhaps an angle of education to explore in their expected long life. Tristam somewhat coincidentally became connected to the technological field, though Meredyn's prediction had little to do with it.
*[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sb118-garuda/RG_PZxlVjuU/_PALu8rEeMEJ The Running Plan part 2] (JP with [[Rahman, Roshanara|Rahman]])
*According to [[Jhalib Ekal]] during "''[[Limbo (Veritas)|Limbo]]''", Tristam would have been one of those killed aboard ''Veritas'' had it been destroyed in the [[Flashpoint (Veritas)|2395 Ekal timeline]]. This would have prompted the [[MST project]] to be shelved, in spite of the equipment he had already designed prior to his death&mdash;but it would allow the [[Temporal Integrity Commission]] to utilize and retrofit his designs for temporal travel in the 25th century.
*[[SIM: JP: LtCmdrs. Core and Rahman: Metamorphosis|Metamorphosis]] (JP with [[Rahman, Roshanara|Rahman]])
**Since Tristam does not die in 2395, his work on the MST project has continued. Whether it's due to his being alive, or because of the further work on the project, the change to the timeline causes the temporal beacons that provide temporal coordinates for Ekal's [[CRI brace]] to be erased from existence, effectively locking Ekal away from his home in the 2400s.


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The Shoals
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Tristam Core

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Family
    • Gamighan Core (father)
    • Meredyn Tjaent Core {mother, deceased)
    • Taywor Core (brother)
        • Samual Core (nephew)
    • Neekee Toszim Tjaent (grandmother)

Medical records
Professional history
Log entries
Relationships
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Lieutenant Commander Tristam Core (pronounced /traɪstɛm/) is a Rodulan engineer aboard the USS Veritas. Assigned as a components specialist, Core's focus aboard the Veritas is improving subspace communication within the Shoals, creating a "3G" subspace network.

History

Early life

Tristam Daneil Core was born to Attraxan and Krzexxi parents Gamighan Core and Meredyn Tjaent, the "older" twin of Taywor Core, a rare case of Rodulan twins in the Western Gate of Rodul. When his mother passes due to complications, Tristam and Taywor are raised by Gamighan and the local community surrounding the small family in Myiron.

As a young Rodulan, Tristam excels in his education, but seemingly without purpose compared to his brother. Gamighan enlists the help of Guan Medledore, a renowned engineer and friend, to tutor Tristam and direct him toward a path of technology. Though she proves to be a stern teacher, Tristam’s interest in the luxury technologies that populate their everyday life grows, and expands to more complex subjects.

Having surpassed expectations of him in his course of biotechnology, Tristam, along with his friend Nygeyan Vale-Caeloi, present an upgraded propulsion drive for Rodulan space shuttles to a board of assessors, providing improved impulse capability which would allow further exploration out past the Betreka Nebula. However, a combination of Tristam’s young age and the Rodulans still healing from a joint occupation by the Klingons and the Cardassians provoke a negative response by the board. Told that he was too young and naïve by Medledore, and frustrated that his people were too frightened of leaving Rodul to join the galactic community properly, Tristam abandons his plans to venture into the transportation field of engineering, opting to prove to himself that a young Rodulan could be capable of living a comfortable life off-world. But the incident would leave its permanent mark on him, and Tristam would refuse to work with engines for as long as feasibly possible.

At first, Tristam joins his father Gamighan, whom by this time is a neurologist seeking to better understand the telepathy of other species, on a short trip to Betazed. As Rodulans are incapable of reading each other, the shock of hearing the thoughts of other people is almost too much for the 19-year-old to handle, but he manages with his father’s help. Gamighan introduces him to an off-duty Starfleet medical officer, whom allows Tristam a few moments to look at her tricorder. Intrigued by the technology and its being significantly more advanced than any general scanning equipment he’d yet seen, he begins studying for the Starfleet Academy entrance exam.

Starfleet

See also: Professional history, medical records

Against the advisement of his academy trainers, Tristam took the famed Kobayashi Maru test. Before entering the Neutral Zone, he evacuates his ship and faces Romulan warbirds without a bridge crew, in the hope to save as many lives as possible and fool the Romulans into believing the civilians aboard his vessel to be his crew. However, he did not keep track of his personnel, and they are ambushed in their shuttles and escape pods, taken prisoner or destroyed as Tristam left them defenseless to spatial attack. Meanwhile, his daring plan to rescue the civilian vessel fails, and Tristam attempts to warp with a severely damaged warp drive (of which he would have known, had he still had a bridge crew). It destroys his vessel. Tristam looks back on the incident as being an absolute disaster.

After graduating Starfleet Academy, Tristam is placed aboard the USS Pioneer as an Engineering Officer. He is promoted to Lieutenant JG a year later and reluctantly broadens his Engineering knowledge by learning more about the Pioneer's propulsion systems.

During 2387, Roshanara Rahman is assigned to the Pioneer as a Research and Development Engineer. Having heard of her technical capabilities and expertise in propulsion engineering, Tristam outright introduces himself as disliking propulsion, describing how transwarp beaming would be a more effective long-term tool in the face of warp drive. Intrigued, Rahman asks Tristam to join her research team, and the two work together on the first iteration of the Quantum Slipstream Drive.

As a Lieutenant JG, the power to Tristam's quarters were cut as a prank played by an Engineer of whom has not yet confessed—locking him in his quarters. In a panic, Tristam (armed with a PADD and a tricorder) used the computer systems in Engineering to draw as much attention to himself as possible, flashing lights, taking over the ships speakers, and changing the language display of the Engineering consoles to Rodulan. He doesn't, however, think to just manually open the door.

Research and development of the slipstream drive draws to a close when the Pioneer sets a trial date for the engineering team to reach. Under the supervision of Admiral Kjær, Rahman initiates the test slipstream drive, but the EPS flow dips below suitable levels, and a cascade of devastating failures occur across all systems. Against Chief Engineer Meran's advice, Tristam attempts to correct the problem, but he is caught in an explosion on the lower level of Engineering, and is severely injured. Tristam loses his natural telepathic abilities, and almost his left leg. He is transferred for emergency treatment to Medical Starbase 358, and placed on a medical leave of absence for eleven months to recover.

Deep Space 17

Mostly recovered and free from medical leave, Tristam is stationed aboard Deep Space 17 as an Operations Officer. He is involved in a "scuffle" regarding misaligned circuitry with a superior officer—and though the matter is resolved, Tristam remains under the watchful eye of Msafiri Bakari. Three weeks later, Tristam almost blows out an entire deck of the station whilst working with plasma conduits, but quickly repairs any would-be damage.

He is promoted to Lieutenant in 2389. Asked to mentor new students of the engineering department, Tristam reluctantly takes on cadets Vian Nova and Ukaramesh Blanufic—but he grows to enjoy the partnership he developed with Blanufic in particular.

Tristam becomes involved in a hostage situation and is (once again) locked inside a room. Using his experience aboard the Pioneer, he alerted the station's Chief of Security to the situation by flashing the lights and taking over the speakers, using his tricorder. His time aboard DS17 began to draw to a close following this incident when Tristam is offered a promotion to Lieutenant Commander in late 2390. He initially attempts to decline, not pleased with the prospect of rising in the ranks at such a young age, but Msafiri Bakari convinces him to take it.

After three years of working aboard a station, Tristam is transferred to the USS Vigilant-A as Chief of Operations in 239104. Because the ship is equipped with a perfected quantum slipstream drive, he's required to take a crash course on its operation aboard the Vigilant. His efforts become futile when he is inexplicably reassigned again barely three weeks into his tenure aboard the Vigilant to the USS Garuda—at the request of the Galaxy class's chief engineer Roshanara Rahman.

Aboard the Garuda

Tristam, along with the Garuda's First Officer, Chief of Intelligence, Commander Tan, ex-Captain Kells and Lieutenant DeVeau, is assigned to assess a mud dome threatening the Eth people of Bocasa. It leaves them stranded for an unknown reason on the planet of Pleethion with a jamming field that blocks their communications (and any communication signal). Tristam is able to rig a remote control for the Galaxy class ship using his communicator, a PADD and two tricorders. He is able to successfully gain the attention of the unsuspecting Garuda by blasting "I'm a little teapot" through the speakers around the ship and flashing the lights. Having used the technique for a third time, Tristam muses that he'll call it "The Tea Pot maneuver". Tristam would also find a source for part of the dampening field in Commander Tan's tricorder.

Commander Rahman is able to successfully bounce back (and create a working communications link) with Tristam via his crudely made engineering concoction. Unfortunately, seconds beforehand, Tristam sets foot onto a mine. Having explained to Rahman that beaming up the rest of the away team may set off the mine he was standing on (and beaming engineers down may end up with the same result), he attempts to walk Lieutenant DeVeau through disarming the mine. DeVeau finds the mine could make the situation with the mud dome much worse, while Kells believed it may assist with the situation. Regardless, the mine is inadvertantly set off, and they rush the team back aboard the ship. Unfortunately, a mine hooks into Commander Tan's leg, of which Tristam successfully transports it away, much to Rahman's distaste.

Tristam finds a perfectly intact surveillance camera in a Jefferies Tubes junction, of which had access to some major security systems, and watches with the Garuda's Chief Security/Tactical Officer as Rahman deactivates the systems. Because of the suspicious behaviour, and because Rahman may have been a vital part of the sabotage aboard the Garuda, Lieutenant T'Leia wishes to question her. Unable to trust the new Security officer, Tristam seeks his good friend Lieutenant Commander Bakari, and the three questioned Rahman in her office, DeVeau also present. Rahman turns herself in for the sabotage.

On stardate 239107.27, Captain Egan Manno gave Tristam the position of Acting Chief Engineer. She also awards the Diplomacy ribbon on stardate 239108.03 with the rest of his crew for their efforts on Pleethion.

Tristam Core, circa 2392.

Tristam is part of the two teams sent aboard the presumed rogue vessel USS Mercury. As the Mercury isn't completely powered, he, DeVeau, Trel'lis, Douglas and Delano make their way to the ship's primary computer core to correct power flow. Once there, he realises that the ship's power problems are due to its being redirected to a part of the ship of which is no longer attached (the Mercury's sensor module). He is unable to relay this when an explosion occurred near the team's position. There were some serious injuries, including most of the team incurring head traumas, and Tristam with a scapula fracture—unable to use his left arm.

The team make their way to the Mercury's Strategic Operations for a lack of safer areas aboard. Once there, they find internal sensors are no longer functioning. Tristam blacks out, regaining consciousness with no recollection of how he'd gotten aboard the Mercury, and is unaware of Lieutenant Delano's name. Finding himself more involved in the situation (Delano having discovered that Leo Handley-Page was not, in fact, alive), he splits Delano and DeVeau off from the rest of the group in Strategic Operations with the new goal of shutting down the holographic projections.

A com call from the Garuda explaining the dire situation of the Mercury changes his plans, and the reduced team of three make their way to Main Engineering instead, where they were to meet Rahman and at least two others to reboot the computer system and reapply antimatter containment. They are disrupted by a holographic version of Rahman, taking DeVeau hostage. Rahman is then thwarted by a holographic version of Mei'konda. Throughout the entire exchange, Tristam falls into a state of shock, his ability to function as an Engineer compromised. 

In the remaining minutes, Rahman sends him to a lower deck to manually restart a main sequencer segment. The holographic Rahman follows him, physically intervening and causes him further injury. With only little time left, Tristam resorts to using a phaser to distract the hologram—in doing this, he also ensures the holograms "death". With only seconds left, Tristam is able to restart the sequencer. In pain, shock and mentally worn down, he is finally beamed directly to the Garuda's Sick Bay with the real Roshanara Rahman.

Tristam wakes in Sick Bay on stardate 239109.23. He is promoted to Chief Engineer on stardate 239109.24. He is also awarded a Good Conduct Ribbon, a Purple Heart, and a Captain's Commendation on stardate 239110.09 for his efforts on the Mercury.

On stardate 239203.08, Tristam is caught in a time fracture on the Peppalexa homeworld, sending him and Lieutenant Ki Shandres far into Peppalexa's past—meeting Saveron in the same area and time. There, the group spends 15 days in a Peppalexan jungle with no word from the Garuda‘s crew. They are found by Lt.Commander Mei'konda's away team, and despite the three being separated, the Garuda's crew are able to beam them back to the current timeline.

Tristam is part of a small team of the Garuda‘s officers to find evidence to prove misconduct against the Va Wreth. When infiltrating a social gathering hosted by the race, the team once again clashes with Harrison Ross, who they'd believed to be planning to harm those in the gathering. After escaping from a locked maintenance shaft with Hanar Tuk, the team tries to capture Ross to no avail—and, as a result, Rahman accidentally beams an innocent civilian into the Garuda's Brig. The team is split yet again. Shandres, Mei'konda, DeVeau and himself are kidnapped by another group of Va Wreth and held against their will. An attempt to escape ends with their group being found by Va Wreth allies, and they are escorted to Astrofori 1's medical facility for treatment.

On stardate 239206.20, Tristam is transferred to the USS Invicta.

The USS Invicta

After a handful of years creating the concept, Starfleet's Corps of Engineers green-lit Tristam's MST development on stardate 239212.14, a project to transport whole starships from one section of space to another. He enlists the assistance of Angeline Loupaz and Coalem Garry.

With Commander Rahman's departure from her position for the Corps of Engineers, Tristam was offered to take the role. Instead of taking the position on top of his workload as Chief Engineer, Tristam is now solely stationed aboard the Invicta as the SCE's project manager.

As Kinan Venroe departs for reassignment, Tristam is placed as the Invicta's First Officer on stardate 239305.13. For his efforts in an alternate reality (where the Dominion were the major power) and encountering the USS Ronin-A, as well as participating in efforts to reclaim the Charles Lindbergh, Tristam was awarded the Quantum Reality Service Ribbon and the War of Shadows Ribbon respectively on stardate 239306.08.

Outpost 3

The Starfleet Corps of Engineers assign Tristam to the crippled Outpost 3 in late 2394, to assess and repair the damage caused by a pirate attack. With the help of a civilian repair team led by Molly Ashaba, and young crewman Kolby Selrus, he reclaims the outpost’s lower decks, making them liveable. The project stalls temporarily when Crewman Selrus’ arm is crushed under a falling bulkhead. Because medical supplies will not arrive for some time, Tristam has to create an anti-gravity brace for his arm. 

Tristam gives Captain Rahman a tour of the functioning levels of Outpost 3 when the USS Veritas arrives. However, Rahman initially deems the project to be a total loss, citing how the amount of materials used could have built an entirely new station in the time they’ve spent renovating this one. As he tries to persuade her to reconsider, they stumble upon a stash of felicium. Repairs are again put on hold for the Veritas crew to investigate.  

Tristam meets and works with Lieutenants Lael Rosek, Sepek, and Hanar Tuk as they establish how the felicium ended up on the outpost to begin with. When offered spare parts for repairing the station from the Veritas, Tristam declines, stating he couldn’t bring himself to take equipment the Veritas may ultimately need down the line. However, a few days into the investigation, a proximity alert around the outpost is triggered, and a Klingon patrol boards Outpost 3. After countering the Klingon breach of the station’s computer systems, the situation is resolved.

The Veritas remains a few more days to assist with repairs, though Tristam grows increasingly irritated at the over-arching work ethic of the Starfleet crew, having become comfortable with the casual atmosphere provided by a civilian work crew. When the outpost runs low on its supply of deuterium, Tristam finally asks the Veritas for help. The transfer of deuterium proves problematic later however, as the Veritas would be called away for an emergency, resulting in dangerously low deuterium reserves on the ship’s return trip home.

When the Veritas leaves to return to Star Station Esperance, Roshanara stays behind with Tristam to assist with repairs on the outpost, and to reconnect. During this time, they encounter Kallo Ver whom has much needed materials and just “happened to be passing by”. In return for the materials on his ship, he asks Roshanara for a single favour to be called upon in the future. She agrees, though Tristam likens it to her having sold her soul to “black paint”.

Aboard the Veritas

Roshanara unceremoniously “kidnaps” Tristam from Outpost 3 long before repairs were due to be complete on the small station. It irritates him for only a few days, before reconciling with her and attending Mei'konda and Evan Delano’s wedding on Esperance. Here, the two agree to put their relationship first, and Roshanara reassigns Tristam to the Veritas permanently.

Tristam is aboard the Veritas when Kallo Ver asks for the crew’s help in tracking down a lost Romulan “treasure fleet”, and joins Luna Walker, Alex Blair, and Hanar Tuk aboard a Romulan Warbird found in the Shoals—however, they are trapped in a cargo bay upon arrival and could not provide much help to the other teams aboard the warbird.

Still tasked with improving communications in the area, Starfleet sends Tristam to Kidman I to complete construction of a relay station on the colony world—he also helps develop new water reclamators for the small settlement Bupirninyirring in his spare time. Just after installation of a critical component, the settlement is attacked by a pirate crew, whom infiltrated the relay station. Though unharmed, Tristam was locked in a storage closet, and the critical component he’d finished installing was stolen. Disturbed by the notion that the component may allow the pirates an advantage by improving their communications capability within the Shoals, Sky Blake brings Tristam along to retrieve it—hough they are successful, they end up trapped in a malfunctioning escape pod. Using the component as a distress signal, the two are eventually rescued by a civilian crew passing by.

When a temporal anomaly produces the younger selves of Roshanara and Mei'konda, Sky Blake tells Tristam of what has happened. She tells him not to speak to Roshanara, fearing that he would over-react and would not handle an encounter with her well (given the strong possibility that they cannot revert them back to their former selves), but he ignores her advice and meets with Roshanara late at night, vaguely catching her up on events that occurred. Though he does not inform her of the relationship between them, he refers to her without naming her, describing her in his eyes when prompted. He details his fear to Roshanara that he might not get her back (the current-day version of her), Roshanara tells him to have faith in her, not realizing they are both referring to herself.

Later, when the Veritas is stuck 600 years in the past, Blake asks Tristam to “babysit” a Borg infection taking place in the ship’s sensor dome, but he is distracted by an Omega symbol locking the ship's systems down. Roshanara contacts him with Timothy Alentonis, tasked with building a harmonic resonance chamber for Omega molecules. They construct what eventually turns out to be a molecule vacuum cleaner, though to use it for its designated purpose, they have to push past several Borg drones aboard the ship, resulting in Tristam’s creating a carrier wave power-down for the drones in proximity, caused by a false command from a perceived collective. Eventually, back in 2395, LtCmdr Rahman goes back to her time of origin, and the true Roshanara Rahman returns to the ship once more.

In September 2395, work on the MST project hits an unexpected stand-still because of the limits of current-day technology. His disappointment is quickly set aside upon the disappearance of a Veritas away team that includes Tasnim Shandres, Roshanara’s ward. But he senses Anjar Thoran’s struggle to keep a level-head as the ship’s acting Chief Engineer—and when he gives the engineering staff conflicting orders, Tristam pulls him aside to briefly council him, chastising his attitude toward the staff.

Tristam is present during the group meeting regarding the missing teams, concluding that a quantum surge redirected the transporter losing all team members. Though affected by Tasnim’s disappearance, Tristam works with the teams to locate her—and despite being limited by professionalism, he does his best to console Roshanara during the meeting. He works with Geoffrey Teller to convert solar power into useable energy for the EPS relays, using his premature designs for the MST project as a guide. As they rip up a transporter pad, he schools the new engineer on the “shortcomings of warp drive”. The experiment is a success, and they recover all crew members from their mysterious location—though Tristam’s first instinct is to baby Tasnim to the best of his ability whilst appearing purely professional.

The following shore leave, Tristam drops by Tasnim’s shared quarters. When she admits to him she feels out of place because of her youth, he relays that all officers and enlisted crew are on the same level of professionalism aboard the Veritas, regardless of age. He laughs when she calls herself a dork, and states that aboard a Starfleet vessel, all engineers are or were dorks at some stage, though she rebuffs this by stating that her ‘dorkiness’ comes from her lack of experience in this universe (of which she’s not native). Of the many things she has yet to experience, one of them is swimming, and Tristam gives her a swimming lesson in the Veritas pool.

Lael Rosek calls Tristam in for a meeting about ‘goal setting’ and his performance for the following year which confuses him (as he is aboard in a specialist role, as dictated by Captain Rahman). Mistakenly believing the conversation was regarding his report about Anjar Thoran’s behaviour during Rosek’s disappearance, he asks if Rosek is attempting to bribe him to change his report, having somehow thought the two were in a relationship. Rosek corrects this assumption.

In late 2395, the Veritas suddenly loses all its deuterium reserves and must be evacuated, prompting the crew’s crash-land into Limbo. He looks after young Ayden Blake until this point, reuniting him with his mother after the reach Limbo’s surface. As Blake breaks down, Tristam consoles her, but asks about Roshanara’s status and whether she made it off the ship, and Blake confirms that she did, much to Tristam’s relief. He then urges Blake to take command of those assembled (as she is the ship’s second officer) until such time they reunite with the rest of the crew. Tristam dismantles the escape pods in case more equipment is needed, and prioritises the creation of water reclamation units. A week later, Tristam’s search for other communications on Limbo proves successful, and Blake goes out in search for other members of the crew.

Engineer's Trading Post

It's believed Tristam became one of the numerous contacts for the Engineer's Trading Post during his time on Deep Space 17. When repairs after the Vaadwaur occupation of the station were complete, the Operations department had a surplus of spare parts. With permission from command, Tristam and a few other officers of the department traded these parts with other Starfleet or Federation vessels when docked at the station. More often than not, he received several favours or "gifts" for the parts he traded himself and is apparently still owed these favours today.

Though he is not nearly as involved with the community, he still has many contacts within it, and uses these contacts with the Invicta's Bridge briefing table goes mysteriously missing. He also uses his contacts to obtain Mark V PRP generator, implying that he had duplicated it for use with holographic systems on Invicta, and later the USS Syracuse.

Personal information

Personality

Young and considerably naïve by typical Rodulan standards, Tristam has proven to be a whimsical genius of his field. He is highly dramatic about the smallest things, as what a ‘regular’ humanoid may consider an over-reaction is Tristam’s standard reaction. He is quick on his feet and far from single-minded, often whizzing around main engineering thinking about a dozen things otherwise unrelated to his task. He often cannot properly explain certain concepts to others in one attempt, requiring multiple attempts to become understandable, and often uses metaphors and colloquialisms to get his point across.

Despite the Rodulan consideration of his age, Tristam is highly dependable. He struggles on a day-to-day basis with his sleep schedule, needing a minimum eleven hours to function at 100%, but the standard work shifts aboard most Starfleet installations aren’t equipped for this. There have been days where he is late to a work shift, but the Rodulan will do his utmost to make up for tardiness. His work ethic is indisputable, as once the Rodulan has his mind set on something, it is near impossible for him to simply give up on it—as evidenced by his time on Outpost 3. He is a capable leader, willing to adjust and make exceptions for certain situations, though he has never truly felt comfortable in a leadership role.

Highly telepathic and incapable of having his thoughts read by others, Tristam still considers those around him as aliens, often finding himself curious or confused about the confines of their culture or identity. He glimpses the thoughts of those around him, but to avoid causing harm, he refuses to engage others in the full use of his abilities, instead using basotile. However, because of his powerful capabilities, he sometimes cannot control what he hears, and he becomes ashamed of himself upon learning information or details of which he was not meant to know. His ability to hear someone’s deepest inner thoughts has proven problematic for him, as he sometimes cannot understand the difference between someone’s fleeting inner monologue and their true overall intention.

That being said, Tristam is a pacifist, downright despising violence to the point of racism, seeing the Rodulan people as “above” such barbaric displays, and believes all conflicts should be solved through some form of diplomatic means. He rarely carries a phaser, unless need for its use as a tool arises.

Tristam enjoys working with technology, and is happy to get his hands dirty and fix something, calling 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. Some note on many occasions that Tristam thinks more than he speaks, sometimes to a fault.

Tristam leans towards Rodulan spirituality through a Krzexxi interpretation of modern Artistry (also known as Dikkenism by older Rodulan generations). He uses language derivative of this to the confusion of others, but he is more than happy to explain what he means.

Appearance

Image of Tristam in 2390.

Aside from a slight height difference, Tristam is identical to his brother Taywor. Standing at 5'8 feet, 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 five year old). His eyes are a typical Rodulan black - which often cause alarm among anyone whom have never seen a Rodulan before. He's often required to deal with the shock of fellow crewmates or otherwise, and usually resorts to laughing their reaction off.

Tristam prefers a smart-casual dress sense, often leaning towards a simple pair of pants, shirt and vest. 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 (though commanding officers have asked him to 'clean up' on few occasions). On duty, he is always wearing his Engineering cargo pants, for pockets to carry various tools and small pieces of equipment. When working on ship or station repairs, he may often be found without his uniform jacket. At all times, he wears an "Eye of the Artist" - a deep blue, circular pendant that supposedly allows the Artist an eye to where the Rodulan canvas simply cannot extend.

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. When his hands and feet are busy, engineering tools may be held between his teeth whilst Tristam works - much to the distaste of engineering tool owners.

Personal spaces

As an engineer, Tristam spends significant time in a starship's Main Engineering during high-importance ship operations. However, when not at red alert or required for other reasons, Tristam takes up a small engineering lab to run tests on potential communications upgrades or for the MST project.

Off-duty, Tristam may be attending functions, fiddling with technological gadgets and gizmos, or catching up on sleep. Since moving in with Roshanara Rahman, his messy tendencies have subsided significantly, though pieces to a three-dimensional chess board can still be found scattered on a coffee table.

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Trivia

  • When formally addressed outside of Starfleet norms, Tristam will be referred to as "Daneil Core" - Daneil being his title. He was given this term by his mother shortly before her death, assigning the field to him as customary by parents in the Western Gate, giving their child perhaps an angle of education to explore in their expected long life. Tristam somewhat coincidentally became connected to the technological field, though Meredyn's prediction had little to do with it.
  • According to Jhalib Ekal during "Limbo", Tristam would have been one of those killed aboard Veritas had it been destroyed in the 2395 Ekal timeline. This would have prompted the MST project to be shelved, in spite of the equipment he had already designed prior to his death—but it would allow the Temporal Integrity Commission to utilize and retrofit his designs for temporal travel in the 25th century.
    • Since Tristam does not die in 2395, his work on the MST project has continued. Whether it's due to his being alive, or because of the further work on the project, the change to the timeline causes the temporal beacons that provide temporal coordinates for Ekal's CRI brace to be erased from existence, effectively locking Ekal away from his home in the 2400s.


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