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Lieutenant Commander Elias Harlan
Name Elias Malcolm Harlan
Position Chief Engineering Officer
Rank Lieutenant Commander
Character Information
| Gender | Male | |
| Species | Human | |
| Age | 45 |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 6'2" | |
| Weight | 240lbs | |
| Hair Color | Brown | |
| Eye Color | Hazel | |
| Physical Description | Elias Harlan stands at 6'2" with a broad-shouldered, solidly built frame weighing approximately 240 pounds. His dark brown hair is kept short and practical, with visible graying at the temples. He maintains a persistent five-o'clock shadow that borders on a short beard, regardless of recent grooming. His hazel eyes often appear fatigue-lined, giving him a perpetually weary expression. A small, thin rainbow stripe tattoo is present on the interior of his left wrist. His posture is functional but slightly slouched, and his uniform frequently shows minor signs of wear, such as rolled sleeves or faint staining from prolonged duty shifts. |
Family
| Spouse | None | |
| Children | None | |
| Father | Malcolm Harlan (retired), former CO of the USS Endeavor (NCC-4217, Excelsior-class). Old-school Starfleet through and through—still quotes Picard at family dinners. | |
| Mother | Lydia Harlan (retired), former Chief Medical Officer on the USS Potemkin. Tough love type; taught Elias basic triage in the backyard. | |
| Brother(s) | Lieutenant Marcus Harlan, helm officer on the USS Vanguard. The family optimist; Elias pretends to find him exhausting. | |
| Sister(s) | Commander Rebecca Harlan, currently XO on the USS Intrepid. The golden child—always volunteered for away missions, still does. |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | Elias Malcolm Harlan is a 45-year-old human Starfleet veteran. Born into a Starfleet family with siblings also in active service—he once entered the Academy with the wide-eyed enthusiasm typical of his lineage, graduating in 2395 and earning rapid promotions through skill and grit. Years of hazardous away missions, repeated injuries, and frontline crises have since tempered that optimism into quiet cynicism; now gruff, terse, and chronically fatigued by routine operations, Harlan prefers the predictable hum of the engine room to exploration risks, seeking only competent systems and a quiet place to ease his aching back. Yet when disaster strikes, his exhaustion vanishes—he becomes deadly calm and decisively competent, willingly enduring personal harm to protect ship and crew, all sustained by dangerously strong coffee and a dry, understated acceptance of his place in Starfleet's demanding universe. | |
| Strengths & Weaknesses | Exceptional skill in crisis engineering and improvised field repairs under extreme conditions Comprehensive knowledge of Sovereign-class and older Federation propulsion systems Proven ability to maintain composure and command during warp core breaches, Borg encounters, and hull-integrity failures Strong intuitive diagnostic sense developed through extensive hands-on experience Chronic cynicism and reluctance to engage in non-essential social or diplomatic protocols Persistent lower-back pain and fatigue from accumulated injuries, occasionally affecting prolonged duty shifts Tendency toward terse communication that can be interpreted as abrupt by colleagues Resistance to experimental propulsion technologies perceived as unnecessary complications History of temporary demotions following high-risk decisions that prioritized ship survival over strict protocol |
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| Ambitions | Ambition disappeared somewhere in his thirties. | |
| Hobbies & Interests | Replication and consumption of strong, heavily caffeinated beverages (maintains personal “enhanced” coffee blend) Reading classified contingency reports and historical engineering failure analyses Occasional low-stakes poker games with engineering staff Quiet observation of stellar phenomena from engineering observation ports Maintenance of a small collection of antique mechanical tools from pre-replicator Earth designs |
| Personal History | Elias Harlan is a seasoned, pragmatic officer whose early career enthusiasm has been tempered by two decades of high-risk assignments and repeated injuries. He is gruff, direct, and economical with words, preferring action to lengthy discussion. Routine operations bore him, often resulting in visible fatigue, yet he becomes decisively calm and highly focused during emergencies. Sarcasm serves as his primary mechanism for processing frustration. He values competence in subordinates and mentors promising junior engineers with blunt but effective guidance, while maintaining professional distance from most interpersonal pleasantries. | |
| Service Record | 2401 - While a third year academy student, on a celebratory assignment during the 'Frontier Day Invasion' Manually overrides infected systems, takes an electrocution that lands him in regeneration for weeks. 2402 - (Academy Graduation): Graduates Starfleet Academy (engineering track, top 15%) 2402 - Assigned to Starfleet Corp of Engineers for extensive additional training. Then assigned junior engineer USS Galaxy. 2406 - Promoted to Lieutenant JG assigned USS Fearless. 2407 - Demoted to Lieutenant and transferred USS Victory. 2408 - Transferred to USS Triton 2409 - Promoted to Lieutenant assigned USS Triton. 2411 - Promoted to Lieutenant Commander assigned USS Triton. 2413 - Demoted to Lieutenant JG, transferred Starbase 178. 2415 - Promoted to Lieutenant Commander assigned Starbase 178. 2418 - Promoted to Commander assigned Starbase 178. 2419 - Transferred USS Enterprise Demoted to Lieutenant J.G. 2420 - Transferred Antares Fleet Yards. 2423 - Promoted to Lieutenant Commander. 2425 - Transferred to USS Arawyn. |