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Major Edmund Merrick
Name Edmund Merrick
Position Company Commanding Officer
Rank Major
Character Information
| Gender | Male | |
| Species | Human | |
| Age | 40 |
Starfleet Identification
| Starfleet Serial Number | EM-1129-509723 | |
| Data Access Level | Level 3 | |
| Security Access | Level 6 | |
| Duty Shift | Beta |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 6' | |
| Weight | 190 | |
| Hair Color | Blonde | |
| Eye Color | Blue | |
| Physical Description | Tall, with well toned muscles which are not overly bulky, due to his martial arts training. He tends to wear jeans that have stretch in them to make sure he is able to move. Plus tee shirts or button ups. On dress up occasions he would wear a suit and a tie. Or a more casual approach: a jacket with a button up shirt and no tie. |
Family
| Spouse | Vivian Gray (Deceased) | |
| Father | Seth | |
| Mother | Betty | |
| Brother(s) | Adam (40) and Nathan (32) | |
| Sister(s) | Rosa (37) | |
| Other Family | Maternal: Grandparents: Dean Gray; Sasha (Murphy.) Gray Aunt Myra, Uncle Austin, Cousins: Abner, Jack, Miriam and Lynda Paternal Grandparents: Harrison Merrick, Scarlet (Campbell) Merrick Uncle Matthew (Forester), Aunt Daisy, Cousin Duke, Cousin Esme and Cousin Marcus. |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | Generally he has the outward appearance and demeanor of a nice guy and he is one. He tries to be patient with those whom he deals with and doesn't suffer fools though. They make him slightly irritable. He is also professional. | |
| Strengths & Weaknesses | +Professional +Intuitive +Friendly +Respectful +Hard Working -Worried about getting into a relationship -Suffers from Periodic nightmares. -When certain dates come around, his dead wife’s birthday or the date of her death, even their wedding anniversary, he tends to become a bit quiet and withdrawn, and periodically gets drunk, while off duty. -Still has some survivor's guilt. -Wife’s father blames Edmund for his daughter’s death |
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| Ambitions | Personal-Hopes to get over his worry about being bad luck to the women he is attracted to. Professional- Be able to save others. |
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| Hobbies & Interests | He likes to dance but hasn't in a while. Has skills in fighting with the Meklat, and the Bat'leth. Blades and is very skilled with phaser weapons. Martial arts styles: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (Blue Belt) MMAP(Marine Martial Arts Program) Second Degree Black Belt. He loves to read, experience historical holo-programs. Cooks. Loves to sail boats both in holosuite and off ship. Loves to sing He loves to paint and draw. Camping, surfing, play rugby, cliff diving, plays piano/keyboard Languages French, Klingon, Federation trade speak and Orion |
| Personal History | Parents: Mother and Father met in Dunedin, New Zealand whilst in college. Mother was studying Fine Arts with a minor in Health Care. Father was getting a degree in Agriculture and Forestry. Father and mother married right after they graduated College. Childhood/Education Edmund grew up in Hawke’s Bay, where along with his paternal Grandparents, and parents. They had a vineyard as well as a winery. His childhood wasn’t too bad. Family was very important and they are a close knit family. Would take holidays to go see mom’s parents. He got along fairly well with his siblings, and did have minor squabbles like all kids would have. Primary school 2364 Edmund started school at the tender age of 5. Not only did he start school, he also started taking classes in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. 2369 Age 9 Edmund was convinced to take dance lessons as his sister Rosa needed a dance partner. He and she were a really good team and even took the championship in a local competition. He quit when he got older as he wanted to concentrate on his martial arts. 2371 Edmund graduated from Primary school. Started secondary school when he was 13. Age 14 thru Age 16, During the summer, Edmund would go to his Grandfather Dean’s place who lived in Dunedin, and would work a couple of weeks helping out on his ranch which had highland livestock whose heritage could be traced all the way back to the Scottish Highlands. Still continued with his martial arts training. Plus intermixed with still doing dance competition with his sister until she found another partner to compete with. Edmund was quite glad that she did find someone else. He won a few tournaments in his age category in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Starfleet 2377 When Edmund turned 18 he joined Starfleet, along with some friends who also wanted to be a part of Starfleet they enlisted, all of them being accepted. His siblings on the other hand weren't wanting to be part of Starfleet. His older brother Adam has his own ship and his second oldest brother Nathan is working with him. His sister Rosa is married to a Starfleet officer of security Mark Griffith who is stationed above Earth. Merrick worked hard in the academy and met another cadet two years older than he was, by the name of Tyler Malbrooke. This cadet decided to take Merrick under his wing, sort of a part of adopting a new cadet program, in order to help him get through orientation. Merrick was appreciative about that. He soon found that Malbrooke had humble beginnings much like he did. Tyler grew up on a ranch, Edmund grew up on a farm/vineyard. Tyler talked Edmund into playing tabletop role playing games. Edmund most of the time, played some sort of warrior, whether it be a barbarian, a monk, or a fighter. Sometimes he'd play a Paladin. Edmund had fun with that. Eventually his friend Tyler graduated and went on his own life path. 2378, during his second year at Starfleet Academy, Edmund met Ek'loss Pallara, a Klingon cadet who had been paired with him during combat training. What started out as a friendly rivalry while sparring soon turned into a friendship and eventually a serious relationship. Edmund already had years of martial arts and blade training behind him, but through Ek'loss he learned more about Klingon fighting techniques and how to use weapons such as the bat'leth and mek'leth. He also learned more of the Klingon language and culture. In return, Edmund shared some of his own interests with her, including teaching Ek'loss how to dance. As time went on, Ek'loss began to realize that Starfleet wasn't where she truly belonged. She respected Starfleet and could have become a good officer, but her place was with her own people and the Klingon Empire. She eventually left the Academy in good standing and returned home. It wasn't an easy parting for either of them, but neither wanted the other to give up the path they had chosen. They parted on good terms, and Edmund continued with his studies at the Academy. 2381 Edmund graduated and was made an ensign, also the Borg Invasion began. Edmund was sent to the USS Aventine. It was a rather hard and harsh time. 2382 Edmund was transferred to Earth Spacedock. Where he met Vivian Gray. The two hit it off pretty well from the get go. Got married near the end of the year 2383 They were both transferred to the USS Oberon. Edmund and Vivien loved being on the Oberon and though it was hard work, it was enjoyable. 2385 Later on something happened that would change Merrick's world forever and also the life path he had been on. On the way to a celebration of the opening of the newly refurbished DS9, USS Oberon was attacked by a Tzenkethi ship, it was a hot battle, and the ship took extensive damage. There was a fire in engineering, the fire system was offline. Debris was blocking the way into engineering, to where larger framed people couldn't get in there. Vivian was just the right size to barely fit through the opening that could be seen or reached. She went through, and the fire system came back online. The ship was saved, at the cost of her life. She is considered a hero. Merrick was haunted by that fact, he felt like he was the one who sent her to her doom. Vivian though insisted on it, she had told him that she had to go and there was no other way or choice. She was the logical choice. In one part of his mind it made sense but, there was the other part, the guilt, the survivor's guilt, something that could crush the very soul of a man. It was what caused him trouble. Merrick was placed on leave and sent home to take her body as well as go through grief counseling. And to get her state of affairs taken care of. At the funeral service of his wife, his father in law punched him and forbade him to have anything to do with Vivian's family ever again. Edmund took this hard and was miserable. His parents told him he needed to come home. Three months passed by, Edmund going to counseling and also doing hard work at his parents' place then on his grandfather's ranch, the hard work being the one factor that helped him out. 2386-2389 Edmund came back to Starfleet and was signed on to the USS StarStrike, an Akira class starship. He was the Assistant Chief of Security and raised up a rank to LTJG during this time. He eventually became Chief of Security and raised to a rank of full Lieutenant, near the end of 2388 After Vivian’s death there were women who wanted to be with him, but Edmund’s worry that he might be the cause of someone’s death he declined and put up barriers between him and the women interested in him. He did engage in a couple of brief romances but they didn’t work out. In some aspect he seemed bent on ending a relationship before it could get anywhere near serious. And maybe he was still stuck on his wife. 2389 At the beginning of that year, on an away mission accompanying Commander Elijah Rutherford, XO of the USS Starstrike, the away team was ambushed by some insurgents on the planet. Several of the team had gotten severely injured, Elijah included, and the team barely escaped. They were sorely out of their depth, due to not knowing or having been specifically trained to get out of this situation. Merrick did his best to keep everyone safe and moving but he felt he was ill prepared for this sort of work. To him there could have been more information as to the sort of mission here, and those on the away mission could have been better prepared. Once they got back to the ship, Merrick resigned his commission and joined the Marines. ______________ MARINE LIFE ____________ It was tough, him having been part of Starfleet he had to deal with those who had a slight prejudice against Fleeters due to the old rivalry. Edmund had been a full Lieutenant in Starfleet and had taken additional officer and command classes, but when he joined the Marines he found himself starting over again at the bottom. His previous experience was useful, but it didn't mean that he already knew what it was to be a Marine. He went through Recruit training and then AIT as Infantry/Rifleman along with everyone else. However, through his diligence and hard work he succeeded in quelling the naysayers and harsh feelings that a few of the Marines had. He rose up the ranks never shirking his duty. Merrick delved into other aspects of Marine training as well, including EOD and Recon. He wouldn't let anything get in his way, declining to get involved with any romances. This stemmed from the loss of his wife. During his transition into the Marines, Edmund became acquainted with Colonel K'rang Valadorn, an experienced Hurric Marine and Dahar Master who was involved in training Federation Marines. K'rang found that Edmund already had experience with Klingon weapons and martial arts, and Edmund took the opportunity to further refine those skills while training with him. It was through K'rang that Edmund also met his nephew, K'mir Valadorn, who was making his own transition from the Hurric Marines into Federation Marine service. The two were coming from different backgrounds. Edmund had years of Starfleet and Security experience but was learning what it meant to be a Marine, while K'mir already had experience as a Hurric Marine but was learning Federation procedures and how things were done there. They occasionally trained together and developed a professional respect for each other's abilities. Having already gone through Starfleet Academy and the additional officer and command training he had taken while in Starfleet helped Edmund when he began working his way back into the officer ranks. He gained the rank of Second Lieutenant, but this time it was as a Marine. In 2391 Edmund was assigned to the USS Babylon. He continued gaining experience there before being transferred in 2393 to the NEC and USS King George V. When he arrived at the NEC/Avalon Station, which was commanded by Rear Admiral Cara Letsul, he was feeling more satisfied with whom he was turning out to be. With them being in the Gamma Quadrant there was ample experience for him to do Marine duty. Another thing that he found on that station, both Marines and Security worked together to provide the protection that was needed for the station and other places. Just something that was done there, and it worked. Having served in Security before becoming a Marine, Edmund found that his previous experience came in useful when the two worked together. When there was need for the station to be protected, every last male and female no matter the species, who served in either capacity were at the ready. It made Edmund feel very proud in being a part of that. While serving there Edmund went on a mission where he and Ensign Katy Millwood became separated from the rest of the team after communications went down. Edmund had been put in charge of Millwood's safety and decided that they needed to make their way back. When it became too dark to safely continue, Edmund found a place for them to camp. He kept watch while Millwood slept and realized that something was following them. The next day Millwood injured her ankle and Edmund found some ruins where they could take shelter. He treated her injury and kept their attackers away during the night. Once daylight came Edmund got his bearings and they continued on, Edmund carrying Millwood when she couldn't walk any further, until they made it back. Time came though for a change of place to be serving in. Rear Admiral Letsul left the station, and Edmund departed not too long afterwards. He was now a First Lieutenant and was getting the chance to be an XO. In 2396 that new assignment took him to the USS Pioneer where he became Executive Officer of the Cure under Major Cornelius Tremble. When Edmund arrived he decided to ease himself into things, taking the opportunity to watch and get to know the Marines he would be serving with. Edmund continued serving aboard the Pioneer and in 2398 was raised to the rank of Captain and made Company Commanding Officer of the Cure. The responsibility was greater than what he had carried as its XO, but by then Edmund had years of experience behind him both in Starfleet and the Marines. In 2399 Edmund was promoted once more, this time to the rank of Major, continuing as Company Commanding Officer of the Cure. |
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| Service Record | Born 2359 Starfleet 2377 Starfleet Academy 2381 Graduated at rank of Ensign Assigned to the USS Aventine 2381-2382 Borg Invasion 2382 Transferred to Earth SpaceDock 2383 Transferred to USS Oberon 2384 raise to LTJG 2385 Brief leave of absence near end of year 2385 Officer Training 2386-2389 Transfer to USS Starstrike (Akira Class) Raised to full lieutenant 2389 Resigned from Starfleet beginning of 2389 Marine 2389 Enlisted 2390 Completed Recruit and AIT(Infantry/Rifleman) 2391 Assigned to the USS Babylon 2393-2396 to the NEC/King George V 2396 transferred to the USS Pioneer 2398 is now a Captain and has been made in command of the company of the Cure 2399 Is now a Major |