Post by Damian Oerstadt on Apr 14, 2020 22:03:54 GMT
Physical Description
Name: Damian Friedrich-Malin Orestadt
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 76 kg
Build/Body Type: Athletic / slightly muscular
Complexion: Medium
Hair Color: Black
Hair Style: Short
Eye Color: Blue
Voice (optional):
Off-Duty Clothing Preferences: collared shirts or t-shirts, trousers and boots
Distinguishing Features: Three inch scar on right side of cheek, missing right pinky finger
Face Claim: Jason Isaacs
Character Image:
Personal History
Early Life/Pre-Starfleet Career:
Born Damian Friedrich-Malin Orestadt on the summer evening of June 18th 2335, he would become the eldest child Elias and Lina Oerstadt. Lina being a Starfleet officer and his father, a physicist. Though, some would say that Starfleet was always in his sights - it deviated away from that of his friends' ambitions, most of them seemingly content with finding work on Earth, through the entire education system. Something that never had quite the same ring as exploring the stars, going where no one had gone before. It appealed to the inner child, not to mention the fact that he wanted to quash those of his fellow students' opinions that he wasn't cut out for it.
Even his own parents' opinions.
Education was a roller-coaster of a ride, some good, some bad. Damian was a good kid, though his heart was in the right place but sometimes his actions weren't quite cut out for school, though in a surprising turn of events had managed to graduate with fairly decent grades (with physics [but not maths] being his top grade, closely followed by history, aged eighteen (year 2353).
Academy/Technical Academy (if Starfleet):
So, it was here that he moved away from his hometown in Berlin, trading it in for San Fransisco and the Starfleet Academy. Aside from school trips, this is the first time he has been away from home without his parents, needing to adapt quickly to routine and a whole new level of attention and focus. His route was placed in Security/Tactical - much to the dismay of his mother, yet again, but he continued, finding a proficiency in weapon handling and a good grasp in tactical awareness.
2353 (18) - enrolled; sec/tac
- majored in Space Warfare & Strategic Studies
- minored in close quartered combat & historical warfare tactics
2357 (22) - graduated
Previous Assignments (if applicable):
2358 (23) - assigned to USS Lincoln; sec/tac
2360 to 2363 (25 to 28) - sent to Federation Outpost
2364 (29) - Injured, returned to Starbase
2365 to 2368 (30 to 33) - assigned to USS Lexington
2369 - Minor scuffle with fellow officer
2370 to 2372 - reassigned to the USS Curie
2373 to 2375 (38 to 40) - Dominion war outbreak; assigned to USS Tortuga
2376 (41) - Demotion occurs; is sent to Starfleet corps of Engineers
2380 (45) - Present; assigned to USS Mac
Demotion due to a verbal and near physical argument whilst defending that of a fellow officer against a higher ranking officer, which had been blown out of proportion by the said higher ranking officer who Damian has never seen eye to eye. Paperwork had been filed in their favour.
Birthdate: June 18 2335
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany, Earth
Marital Status & spouse name(s): Divorced (aged 30; Sarah Von Somner)
Siblings Names and Ages: Daniel (43), Thomas (36), Ilse & Jenna (30)
Parents' Names: Elias (father) & Lina (mother), Jeremy Bowman (step-father)
Parents' Status: Parents divorced after having Daniel; Thomas, Ilse and Jenna are all step-siblings
Other Important Relatives: Theodore 'Teddy' Von Somner-Oerstadt (his son)
Pets: Kestrel (Malinois)
Best Friend: N/A, atm
Personality
At first glance, it would not be hard to say that Damian comes off as intimidating and to allow such to preface most of the interactions. Though, this isn't the case. Grumpy, a little curt at times, perhaps but most of his actions would fall in him believing that it is the right thing to do. His heart is in the right place, caring not only for biological family (despite their differences), created family (through Starfleet) and friends; ready to jump to whatever issues they are dealing with and attempt to stand steadfast by their side (consequences be damned) and here people will tend to find a softer underbelly to the gruff natured exterior. He doesn't necessarily dance around an issue (or a potential issue) should he feel it unnecessary.
Department Preference: Security
Commissioned, Enlisted or Civilian: Enlisted
Reason for joining Starfleet or moving to a Federation base: Proving his parents wrong & the initial challenge of joining up to Starfleet
Academy/Tech Majors and Interests: Major in galactic security, History of classical Warfare, astrophysics
Hobbies: Reading and learning new languages, playing cards, eating, collecting discarded items.
Short-term Goals: Learn new language
Long-term Goals: To become part of the commissioned rankings once again
Defining Characteristic: Stubborn, isn't afraid to stand for his beliefs
Sense of Humor: Dry, at times bordering on dark
Phobias or Fears: Being left completely helpless
Favorite Things: His dog, his son
Least Favorite Things: Pears, loud noises
Bad Habits or Vices: Drinking
Achievements (personal or professional): Being a father, achieving the top 5% ranking in his class of History of classical warfare
Disappointments: The fact that he had been forcefully removed from his rank in the commissioned branch
Illnesses: alcoholism, insomnia
Strengths: Loyal, tactical, gruffly empathetic
Weaknesses: Family, hot-blooded, can become overly passionate about something (which sounds more aggressive), relationship issues (mostly when it comes to trust)
Prejudices: Romulans, Cardassians, anyone who seems two-faced
Please write a brief answer to 3 of the following (a sentence or two for each is fine):
Your character's most painful experience
Losing a finger having had it blown off during the Dominion War. (Though admittedly, his divorce with his wife comes in a close second).
Your character's best or favorite experience
Standing out in graduation of his class having had completed the Academy
Your character's most crucial experience
Despite disliking the route that it has taken him afterwards, his most crucial experience has been being knocked down ranks and being reassigned departments, combined with having to juggle domestic home life of being a father.
Who is your character's role model and why?
His parents; even if their relationship is rocky at best, he has learned most of his ways from them.
Please write a brief sample post from your character’s perspective:
Space seemed a lot bigger than it had been months ago, months before his demotion. Not that he had much to show for it, a bruised ego, perhaps. It was something that he could recover from, that much he held certain. Damian had thought for a moment, his hand mid-motion of a thought before it fell back by his side - lost. The world would keep turning, and exploration would still continue whether or not he was now officially part of the engineering stream; not that it was all too different when it came to dismantling things.
Putting things back together often proved a challenge.
It wasn't that the manual wasn't any help, but things just seemed to fall to pieces in his hands and he much preferred to leave it that way. Damian sighed, his head tilted to the side as the sound of approaching footsteps reminded him that he wasn't the only one around. He turned, greeted them with a nod and allowed them to pass by before he went on his own way. He checked his PADD - making sure that the cufflinks had replaced and the rotational multiadaptive processors were checked over, shaking his head.
Dismantling a phaser rifle and reassembling it in seventeen seconds seemed much more plausible than this mountain of work that was set before him. Or he might take the risk of being late on-call with his son.
Though on second thought -
He much rather not.
Do you have previous experience with a role-play forum? Indeed, I do.
What brought you to the Frontier? I think an ad?
Is there anything else you’d like to tell us? I like turtles
Name: Damian Friedrich-Malin Orestadt
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 76 kg
Build/Body Type: Athletic / slightly muscular
Complexion: Medium
Hair Color: Black
Hair Style: Short
Eye Color: Blue
Voice (optional):
Off-Duty Clothing Preferences: collared shirts or t-shirts, trousers and boots
Distinguishing Features: Three inch scar on right side of cheek, missing right pinky finger
Face Claim: Jason Isaacs
Character Image:
***
Personal History
Early Life/Pre-Starfleet Career:
Born Damian Friedrich-Malin Orestadt on the summer evening of June 18th 2335, he would become the eldest child Elias and Lina Oerstadt. Lina being a Starfleet officer and his father, a physicist. Though, some would say that Starfleet was always in his sights - it deviated away from that of his friends' ambitions, most of them seemingly content with finding work on Earth, through the entire education system. Something that never had quite the same ring as exploring the stars, going where no one had gone before. It appealed to the inner child, not to mention the fact that he wanted to quash those of his fellow students' opinions that he wasn't cut out for it.
Even his own parents' opinions.
Education was a roller-coaster of a ride, some good, some bad. Damian was a good kid, though his heart was in the right place but sometimes his actions weren't quite cut out for school, though in a surprising turn of events had managed to graduate with fairly decent grades (with physics [but not maths] being his top grade, closely followed by history, aged eighteen (year 2353).
Academy/Technical Academy (if Starfleet):
So, it was here that he moved away from his hometown in Berlin, trading it in for San Fransisco and the Starfleet Academy. Aside from school trips, this is the first time he has been away from home without his parents, needing to adapt quickly to routine and a whole new level of attention and focus. His route was placed in Security/Tactical - much to the dismay of his mother, yet again, but he continued, finding a proficiency in weapon handling and a good grasp in tactical awareness.
2353 (18) - enrolled; sec/tac
- majored in Space Warfare & Strategic Studies
- minored in close quartered combat & historical warfare tactics
2357 (22) - graduated
Previous Assignments (if applicable):
2358 (23) - assigned to USS Lincoln; sec/tac
2360 to 2363 (25 to 28) - sent to Federation Outpost
2364 (29) - Injured, returned to Starbase
2365 to 2368 (30 to 33) - assigned to USS Lexington
2369 - Minor scuffle with fellow officer
2370 to 2372 - reassigned to the USS Curie
2373 to 2375 (38 to 40) - Dominion war outbreak; assigned to USS Tortuga
2376 (41) - Demotion occurs; is sent to Starfleet corps of Engineers
2380 (45) - Present; assigned to USS Mac
Demotion due to a verbal and near physical argument whilst defending that of a fellow officer against a higher ranking officer, which had been blown out of proportion by the said higher ranking officer who Damian has never seen eye to eye. Paperwork had been filed in their favour.
Birthdate: June 18 2335
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany, Earth
Marital Status & spouse name(s): Divorced (aged 30; Sarah Von Somner)
Siblings Names and Ages: Daniel (43), Thomas (36), Ilse & Jenna (30)
Parents' Names: Elias (father) & Lina (mother), Jeremy Bowman (step-father)
Parents' Status: Parents divorced after having Daniel; Thomas, Ilse and Jenna are all step-siblings
Other Important Relatives: Theodore 'Teddy' Von Somner-Oerstadt (his son)
Pets: Kestrel (Malinois)
Best Friend: N/A, atm
***
Personality
At first glance, it would not be hard to say that Damian comes off as intimidating and to allow such to preface most of the interactions. Though, this isn't the case. Grumpy, a little curt at times, perhaps but most of his actions would fall in him believing that it is the right thing to do. His heart is in the right place, caring not only for biological family (despite their differences), created family (through Starfleet) and friends; ready to jump to whatever issues they are dealing with and attempt to stand steadfast by their side (consequences be damned) and here people will tend to find a softer underbelly to the gruff natured exterior. He doesn't necessarily dance around an issue (or a potential issue) should he feel it unnecessary.
Department Preference: Security
Commissioned, Enlisted or Civilian: Enlisted
Reason for joining Starfleet or moving to a Federation base: Proving his parents wrong & the initial challenge of joining up to Starfleet
Academy/Tech Majors and Interests: Major in galactic security, History of classical Warfare, astrophysics
Hobbies: Reading and learning new languages, playing cards, eating, collecting discarded items.
Short-term Goals: Learn new language
Long-term Goals: To become part of the commissioned rankings once again
Defining Characteristic: Stubborn, isn't afraid to stand for his beliefs
Sense of Humor: Dry, at times bordering on dark
Phobias or Fears: Being left completely helpless
Favorite Things: His dog, his son
Least Favorite Things: Pears, loud noises
Bad Habits or Vices: Drinking
Achievements (personal or professional): Being a father, achieving the top 5% ranking in his class of History of classical warfare
Disappointments: The fact that he had been forcefully removed from his rank in the commissioned branch
Illnesses: alcoholism, insomnia
Strengths: Loyal, tactical, gruffly empathetic
Weaknesses: Family, hot-blooded, can become overly passionate about something (which sounds more aggressive), relationship issues (mostly when it comes to trust)
Prejudices: Romulans, Cardassians, anyone who seems two-faced
***
Please write a brief answer to 3 of the following (a sentence or two for each is fine):
Your character's most painful experience
Losing a finger having had it blown off during the Dominion War. (Though admittedly, his divorce with his wife comes in a close second).
Your character's best or favorite experience
Standing out in graduation of his class having had completed the Academy
Your character's most crucial experience
Despite disliking the route that it has taken him afterwards, his most crucial experience has been being knocked down ranks and being reassigned departments, combined with having to juggle domestic home life of being a father.
Who is your character's role model and why?
His parents; even if their relationship is rocky at best, he has learned most of his ways from them.
Please write a brief sample post from your character’s perspective:
Space seemed a lot bigger than it had been months ago, months before his demotion. Not that he had much to show for it, a bruised ego, perhaps. It was something that he could recover from, that much he held certain. Damian had thought for a moment, his hand mid-motion of a thought before it fell back by his side - lost. The world would keep turning, and exploration would still continue whether or not he was now officially part of the engineering stream; not that it was all too different when it came to dismantling things.
Putting things back together often proved a challenge.
It wasn't that the manual wasn't any help, but things just seemed to fall to pieces in his hands and he much preferred to leave it that way. Damian sighed, his head tilted to the side as the sound of approaching footsteps reminded him that he wasn't the only one around. He turned, greeted them with a nod and allowed them to pass by before he went on his own way. He checked his PADD - making sure that the cufflinks had replaced and the rotational multiadaptive processors were checked over, shaking his head.
Dismantling a phaser rifle and reassembling it in seventeen seconds seemed much more plausible than this mountain of work that was set before him. Or he might take the risk of being late on-call with his son.
Though on second thought -
He much rather not.
***
Do you have previous experience with a role-play forum? Indeed, I do.
What brought you to the Frontier? I think an ad?
Is there anything else you’d like to tell us? I like turtles
