Joran Matthew Brownlee
Joran Matthew Brownlee was the Second Officer and Chief Science Officer of the USS Paladin (NCC-52776) during the Federation Civil War of the early 25th century. As his ship, and his homeworld, were both on the side of Admiral Robert LoDona, Joran served of his own free will the so called "de-facto" side of the conflict.
Basic Information
- Name: Joran Matthew Brownlee
- Gender: Male
- Species: Mixed (75% Vulcan 25% Human)
- Born: November 12, 2380
- Mother: Nara
- Father: Matthew Brownlee
- Brother: Christian Soval Brownlee
- Children: None yet
Personnel Profile
- Serial Number: BR 9876-8598
- Active Rank: Lieutenant, junior grade
- Current Assignment:Second Officer/Chief Science Officer of the USS Paladin (NCC-52776)
- Former Assignments:
- Assistant Chief Science Officer and later Acting Chief Science Officer of Starbase Geneva (NCC-85745) (2406)
Service Record
Pre-Starfleet History
Joran Matthew Brownlee was born on November 12, 2380, in Vulcana Regar on Vulcan (planet). His father, Commander Matthew Brownlee, was in Starfleet himself, and so Joran was a military brat from the get-go. At the age of about 1 month, his father's tour on Vulcan (planet) ended, and he moved to the USS Vanderbilt (NCC-71453), where his father served as first officer for about a year. In early 2382, he transferred to Earth, where he had a position supervising the shipyards in geosynchronous orbit above the city of Boston, Massachusetts, Earth.
Soon after moving to a suburb outside of Boston, disaster struck the Brownlee family. In the midst of the great joy of the birth of Christian Soval Brownlee, there was great sadness over the loss of Nara, who had died in childbirth. Matthew, who was half-Vulcan, suffered a complete emotional breakdown and never bothered to teach his young sons the practice of Vulcan Kolinahr, a training that was essential to Vulcan emotional suppression. Because of this, the boys began to emulate the behaviors of others in the town of 200,000 in which they lived, the majority of whom were Human.
In school, Joran was always a popular and friendly student; a trend that continued through high school. When he graduated high school in 2398, he applied and was accepted to the Vulcan Science Academy, where he wanted to study to pursue a carreer in exo-biology. This did not las very long, however. Many of the other students at the school made very insulting comments towards him, as he did not practice Kolinahr as the rest of them did. This resulted in many fights, the last of which resulted in a badly broken arm. After that incident, he had had enough, and dropped out of the Vulcan Science Academy in the spring of 2400. He applied to Starfleet Academy soon after dropping out, and was accepted for the start of the 2400-2401 school year.
