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Lieutenant JG Keti Korcus

Name Keti Korcus

Position Chief Engineering Officer

Rank Lieutenant JG


Character Information

Gender Male
Species Bajoran
Age 43

Physical Appearance

Height 5'9
Weight 190 lbs
Hair Color Black
Eye Color Brown
Physical Description Stocky with a slight paunch and lots of body hair.

Family

Spouse None
Children None
Father Vedek Salo Keti
Mother Kira Keti
Brother(s) Artos Keti (killed by the Dominion as a member of the Maquis aged 17)
Ruke Keti (killed during the Cardassian occupation aged 10 by indiscriminate disruptor fire)
N'ylor Keti Born 2354
Sister(s) Amin Keti Born 2347
Ishan Keti Born 2351
Joh Keti (Killed during the Cardassian occupation aged 6 from ordinarily preventable viral infections)
Other Family Uncle Padrik Keti & Aunt Lys Keti
Uncle Brnwa Keti & Aunt Y'oone Keti
Uncle Pirup Keti & Aunt Lelna Keti
Uncle Iadyn Keti
Aunt Nawoo Yrod
Grandmother Nyn Keti (Recently deceased)

Killed under the Cardassian Occupation:
- Grandfather Yin-Rasee Keti (77)
- Undle Porg Keti (41)
- Uncle Bytr Keti (28)
- Uncle Sephna Keti (19)
- Grandfather Ayif Yrod (68) & Grandmother Yla Yrod (70)
- Cousins Doha (7), Fynbo (3)

Personality & Traits

General Overview Korcus had a challenging and sometimes traumatic life during the occupation. But enjoyed a much more privileged life than many thanks to his family's caste and position. Through the challenges and trials of survival during the occupation and due to his family upbringing he has a deep faith. This faith kept him focused and saved him from losing himself to despair or hatred as well as tempering his thrill seeking tendencies over the years.

Korcus's father believed in the opportunities Bajor's future would have as part of the federation, taking the time to cultivate contacts and friends in Starfleet and encouraged many young Bajorans to consider a career, including Korcus. This vision of his father's for Bajor's future in the federation is something Korcus still holds onto in his core although a little more jaded by experience than originally.
Strengths & Weaknesses A Strong sense of duty, a dark sense of humour and a deep faith are amongst his key strengths.

An irreverent attitude, lack of patience with menial tasks and a vengeful streak and an ingrained but acknowledged hatred of Cardassians and the Dominion are his clearest weaknesses.
Ambitions He would like to retire having made Captain to find a good wife and settle down in the mountains running local trade routes or exploring the badlands.
Until then however, he wants to enjoy the ride and avoid any further demotions.
Hobbies & Interests Target shooting, atmospheric flying and pottery are his main hobbies.
He is interested in fantasy novels and military history.

Personal History Born in 2350 Korcus had a superb education hidden within the religious communities. Practically guided academic tutoring alongside useful survival and subsistence skills.
He moved often with his family, went hungry, slept rough, looked after his siblings, witnessed brutality and helped tend to the sick and Injured with his father, mother and some of his siblings.

Until his mid teens Korcus suffered but endured and had, relatively speaking, a good life. Eventually however the pain, anger, frustration of loss and deprivation as well as a teenage drive to rebel led him to join the fight against the occupation.

Following Uncle Padrik to a resistance meeting for a 3rd time he was eventually given small tasks to help and save him from doing anything stupid.

He started as a Lookout and runner/courier and became a cooks apprentice then when that wasn't enough a weapons Smith and repair worker. His uncles and father tried to keep him involved in any non-combat role and for a time they kept him relatively safe but also allowing him to become trusted and after being part of several desperate defences and the following retreats he also became seen as proven and level headed in a fight by the wider local resistance movement.

During the later years of the occupation he had progressed to piloting, raiding and occasional sniping disruption duties and took part on half a dozen limited ambushing duties out in the provinces.

After the occupation had ended and to save him from following his brother Artos's path and joining the Marquis his father was able to get him sponsored by a Federation diplomat allowing him to enlist in Starfleet early in 2370.
Service Record 2370: Enlisted in Starfleet, starting in Operations on Douglas Station Starbase.
2372: Transferred onto USS Fornax as part of the advanced small craft test team on project Peregrine. Working as one of the specialist test engineers as well as one of the main test pilots.
Fought the Klingons on 4 occasions during the brief Federation-Klingon war, helping prove the viability of the Peregrine as a fighter in support of a larger ship.

2373 - Dominion War Service:  
- Granted a wartime Commission to Ensign upon transfer to Peregrine Fighter training wing on Sol station.
- Promoted to LT Junior Grade and Transferred to the 3rd Peregrine Fighter Wing as a 5th Squadron 2IC.
- Promoted to full LT and 2nd Squadron leader.
- Transferred to 103rd Peregrine Fighter Wing as Wing 2IC.
- Mentioned in Dispatches for leading the 103rd in rescuing USS Magellan from a Jem'hadar ambush as acting Wing Commander.
- Acquitted of all charges at court martial after leading the 103rd as acting Wing Commander in a series of unplanned and unsanctioned raids against Dominion facilities and supply lines and suffering high casualties.
- Charged with insubordination and removed from acting command of the 103rd after repeatedly contacting Admiral Kelly, culminating in throwing of a data slate containing key recommendations to improve Peregrine Fighter effectiveness.
2374 Dominion War Service:
- Transferred to Emergency Repair and Refit team Fighter Section on Starbase 375.
- Transferred to USS Redchild on long range salvage operations as a small craft specialist.
- Transferred to 13th Experimental Fighter Wing as project specialist.
- Promoted to Acting LT Commander and project manager.
- Reverted to LT and 7th Specialist Test Squadron leader.
- Recommended for citation for actions during enemy
- Transferred to Starfleet medical's 17th Field hospital ship, USS Trygorn after his fighter was destroyed. 
2375: Dominion War Service:
- Promoted to Acting LT Commander and Transferred to the Long Range Advanced Patrol Fighter Group as Chief Engineer.
- 3 consecutive mentions in dispatches for enabling highly successful raids on key enemy supply depots through his specialist engineering work.
- 2 weeks medical confinement after sustaining serious injuries while his fighter was destroyed on a routine patrol.
- Supported a 37 Days on Extended long range roving patrol with limited support as the lead logistics, operations and engineering officer.
- Supported 18 planetary operations with his Engineering teams in Operation Takeback 1 and 2.
- Supported the Long range extended patrol operations with his Engineering teams along the spinward push unto Dominion space and into the battle for Cardassia.2375: Post Dominion war:
- Maintained roving long range patrols and antipiracy operations within Former Dominion space with his Engineering teams.2376-79: Returned to LT rank becoming both squadron leader and chief engineer with the Long Range Advanced Patrol Fighter Group and its next 3 iterations during force re-organisations. Eventually becoming the last operational Long range Peregrine fighter patrol as a solo pilot and support team, ignoring several recall messages until eventually the logistical support ceased and forced his return.
- Court martial December 2379: Demoted to Ensign for striking a senior officer for allegedly making derogatory and belittling remarks about his Peregrine fighter at the unit decommissioning ceremony. Ordered to undergo 15 months intensive counselling and take all accrued leave.
2380:
- Mandated counselling at Starfleet HQ for 4 months.
- Mandated counselling on Betazed for 4 months.
- Mandated counselling on Deep Space 9 for 2 months.
- Elective counselling Betazed for 1 month.
2381:
- Elective counselling Betazed for 2 months.
- Accrued leave on Bajor 9 months.
- Elective counselling Betazed for 1 month.
2382:
- Accrued leave on Bajor 9 months.
- Elective counselling Betazed for 1 month.
- Return to part-time duties on Ops and Elective counselling on Deep Space 9 for 2 months.
2383:
- 3 months full-time duties and Elective counselling on Deep Space 9.
- Promotion to Lieutenant Junior Grade and Transfer to the USS Chuck Norris