NAME:Karrak
RANK:Lieutenant
ASSIGNMENT:Assistant Security Chief/Navigator
SEX:Male
AGE: 53
HEIGHT: 7'2
WEIGHT: 345lbs
Starfleet History
2441: Enters Starfleet Academy
2445: Graduates Starfleet Academy
2446: Assigned to USS Enterprise-G as Security Officer
2448: Promoted to Lieutenant junior grade and named Assistant Security Chief & Navigator
2451: Promoted to Lieutenant
Personality
He is concerned with honor, very like a Klingon, but won't rush into situations willy-nilly.
Special Skills
Karrak is immensely strong, and thanks to some Klingon friends, has acquired skills with Klingon weapons such as the bat'leth
Strengths
See above
Weaknesses
Karrak's lack of experience has a tendency to make him naive. As a reptile, he is naturally slow moving, but like the normally sluggish Terran alligator, he can move faster when motivated. He is somewhat sensitive about his past.
History
Karrak left his homeworld at an early age for personal reasons, something he now regrets. He didn't think himself up to living up to the legacy that his people expected of him. But, he found the truth of the ancient Gorn proverb "Do not run from your troubles, for they will pursue and overtake you. Face them like a warrior, and you will find them smaller than you thought." Having done that, he underwent a spiritual awakening. He later enrolled in Starfleet Academy, where he graduated with honors. Starfleet Diplomatic Corps took an interest in him, being the first Gorn in Starfleet. Especially because of the ongoing negotiations between the Federation and the Gorn Alliance, made possible by the breakthrough made by Picard 25 years ago when he commanded the Stargazer. (See the TNG novel called "Requiem.") They made him do an extra year under their supervision to learn diplomacy, and hinted that he may be a key in developing normal relations with a formerly unapproachable race. He has yet to receive orders about the Federation-Gorn negotiations. He was assigned to the Enterprise fresh from the Academy. After spending two years on the Enteprise he was promoted to Lieutenant junior grade. In 2451 he was promoted to Lieutenant
He is enamored of an ancient Terran warrior named John Wayne, and he thinks Wayne actually did the adventures he saw. It is his favorite holodeck program, the old west. He takes after Wayne pretty much
