Lieutenant Samuel Solomon

Character Information

Gender		Male
Species		Human
Age		36

Physical Appearance

Height		6ft
Weight		190lbs
Hair Color		Dark Brown
Eye Color		Blue
Physical Description		Samuel is of an athletic build and keeps himself in shape. With his black hair and blue eyes, he is often a charmer. Samuel is a clean-shaven man who believes that in his position he should lead by example and follow the example set by his senior and superior officers. He is a Tall slightly muscular man who keeps himself in trim as often as he dares. He has no distinguishing features or scars.

Family

Spouse		N/A
Father		Sebastian Patrick Solomon (Deceased)
Mother		Mary Elizabeth Solomon (Deceased)
Brother(s)		Jack Tobias Solomon
Sister(s)		Isabelle Elsa Solomon
Other Family		Tyr Solomon (Uncle, Fathers Brother) Gabriella Solomon (Aunt, Fathers Sister in law)

Personality & Traits

General Overview		Samuel is a conservative man who has been weathered from his previous experiences as being a part of the Solomon Family. Whilst many know of the endeavours of his parents and siblings, Samuel has worked quietly in the background to get on with his life. He has a knack for getting on with things and when faced with challenges he finds an inventive way to solve them. When it comes to his work Samuel is very committed to doing his job in the best way, however, he's not as driven as his siblings in trying to make out a mark in the Universe for himself. On his own, Samuel is very quiet because of the constant work and investigating he does off duty, trying to find out why his parents hid him away from the rest of the family. He also mourns the loss of his parents at the hands of the Dominion in the Gamma Quadrant, however, he has never been able to visit the gravesite. Samuel enjoys his time when serving on duty and loves working with the crew. In his spare time, he enjoys his hobby of Archery and spending time on the Holodeck taking part in a collection of Supernatural based Holonovels. He has also committed himself to investigate the cause of his parent's death, despite this being a classified matter within Starfleet
Strengths & Weaknesses		Samuel's strengths lay in his ability to analyse a problem and try to solve it in the most inventive way possible. However, he also applies himself with plenty of confidence. He is a team player and can also step up to lead personnel and others if the call is made. His weaknesses lie in when he is confronted with a situation that seemingly holds "no way out" or no resolution to it as this often reminds him of the reason why his parents were killed at the hands of the Dominion in the Gamma Quadrant. This is something he has often tried to work through since their death but he can find this difficult when faced with a Pressure situation.
Ambitions		Samuel has progressed slowly through the ranks in Starfleet, due to his desire not to suddenly try and light up the Universe as other family members have done previously. What he had done is to make sure that he has learned as much as possible from Security and Tactical aspects during his career. It's not bothered him that friends and colleagues on other postings have moved on faster than he and that he too should have moved up the ladder sooner. Samuel wants to work hard in making sure that its his own talents and not his family name that earns himself a Senior Officer position on a posting assignment.
Hobbies & Interests		In his spare time, Samuel enjoys his hobby of Archery and reading through his collection of Supernatural stories, this coming from the time he spent enjoying reading various books and novels as a child whilst growing up. He also has an interest in Starfleet Ship design and how they work, being knowledgeable about the various classes when he has time to investigate them further. When he has some downtime, Raith enjoys in taking part in his collection of Supernatural based Holonovels, specifically the “Demon Road Saga”

Personal History		Samuel was a hard-working child at school and graduated in each of his classes with good grades. He was a natural at everything having the talent and drive when he focused it properly, to perform. He left all the schools he went to with good grades. However, he also struggled during his education due to living on the colony base on Sindorin, one of the Maquis run colonies. Due to this, his life was often disrupted due to attacks from the Cardassians and also interference from Starfleet during their patrols. With his life always disrupted and in danger, despite his parent's original wishes, Samuel's Guardians made the choice that he would be safer in Starfleet than living with them. Living with his Uncle Tyr and Aunt Gabriella on Sindorin, Samuel worked hard at home and did his best to be helpful around the homestead, whilst making sure that he didn't get involved within the Maquis run activities. After School and his education, Samuel went to work with his Uncle at his Repair Facility and spent time working there on everything from vehicles to small ships, to small garden implements. After a while of working there, he went on to learn about Starships and Engineering, showing the knack of wanting to know how it worked and if it worked how it could work better. Whilst working there he found out that his parents were serving Starfleet Officers on board the USS Carpathia and that they were killed at the hands of the Dominion in the Gamma Quadrant. He also found out that he had a brother and a sister out there and started to wonder why he was kept a secret from them. With the decision made by his that he would be safer in Starfleet than living with them, Samuel applied for Starfleet Academy in 2370 and was accepted.
Service Record		Once Graduating from Starfleet Academy in 2375, Samuel was assigned to a Security post on board the New Orleans Class USS Jefferson for his first tour out in the fleet. He would spend 4 years serving onboard whilst the end of the Dominion War neared. During his first year, Samuel learnt about Tactical and Security procedures onboard, whilst the Jefferson toured on patrol in the Badlands. Samuel was an involved young officer on board as the ship was involved in several skirmishes with Maquis raiders and he often found himself using original solutions to defend the starship which gained him recognition on board, something he struggled to get used to. During his assignment, his CO noticed an urge in Ashley to explore the stars and learn more. During the Jefferson's tour on patrol near the Cardassian Sector, The New Orleans Class starship found itself on the front lines taking part in battles such as the second Chin'toka campaign; facing off against the Jem'Hadar and the Cardassians many times. The Jefferson sustained heavy damage whilst in combat with a Jem'Hadar Battlecruiser. Whilst under repair at Starbase 375, the joint Federation-Klingon-Romulan Fleet announced that they were making their move on Cardassia for the final engagement. During the Battle of Cardassia, Samuel had his hands full onboard the New Orleans Class starship where whilst taking heavy damage, as she provided cover for the flagship and fought off four suicide attacks by Cardassian vessels wanting to take it out. Once the battle was concluded, the Jefferson docked at Deep Space Nine for repairs and it was there Samuel took some time to understand that the war was over. After the war ended, the Jefferson was re-assigned to patrol along the Romulan Border in 2376. In 2379, she was tasked with providing material and humanitarian aid to the Romulan Star Empire after the Shinzon incident as part of a Starfleet task group of ships assigned there to begin peace talks between the Romulans and the Federation. During his four-year assignment, Samuel gained more experience and also learnt more about the New Orleans Class of starship itself. Whilst learning about Security and Tactical in peacetime, Samuel enjoyed the time that the Jefferson used to chart star systems on the outer edge of the Romulan Empire as part of her mission. Once his four-year assignment was completed, Samuel received orders from Starfleet Command to transfer to the USS Kerberos, one of the new Luna Class Starships being launched to go into the Gamma Quadrant and to begin exploration there. Along with this new assignment, Samuel was assigned full time as a Tactical Officer. Samuel served aboard the Kerberos for four years exploring the Gamma Quadrant and charting many star systems and civilisations, whilst also learning more about the Kerberos itself. During their time exploring, Samuel employed his original thinking for defence and combat solutions during different skirmishes with the Breen who had made claims of territory in unexplored regions of the Gamma Quadrant. The Kerberos explored new boundaries and regions in the Gamma Quadrant, before returning to the Alpha Quadrant in 2383 after suffering heavy damage whilst inside an uncharted Mourir Class Nebula. Samuel was assigned to the Vesta Class USS Palatine under Captain Tobias Rao. He spent six years onboard serving the first two years in Tactical once more, under the suggestion of Captain Rao. During his time, Samuel increased his knowledge further regarding this newer class of starship whilst the Palatine toured on patrol in the outreaches of the Beta Quadrant near the Romulan border. It was during his first year on the assignment that the unthinkable happened: the predicted Supernova of the Hoban Star in Romulan space took place earlier than expected. Whilst patrolling the border, the Palatine was one of several Federation Starships that took on board refugees once the event occurred, with the crew taking many of the refugees to Vashti, joining the already organised colony set up by Admiral Picard. The Palatine often made runs from the border to Vashti, allowing Samuel to get to know the locals better and begin learning and understanding more of Romulan culture. During the latter two years of his assignment, he spent time in the Security Department, during which time Captain Rao noticed no real drive in Ashley to climb the career ladder but a willingness to explore the stars and learn more. With the Palatine being re-assigned to a long-range exploration mission in the Inconnu Expanse, The Vesta Class starship stopped off at Carwennan station for repairs and upgrades. During his time in the Inconnu Expanse, Samuel had been lucky enough during that time to learn for the guidance of Captain Rao. Knowing that the young officer had a strong path ahead of him, Roa promoted Samuel to the position of Assistant Chief Security Officer. During his assignment on the Palatine in the Expanse, Samuel found the exploration side of the mission allowed him to find an inner calm he had missed for quite some time and he re-discovered the enjoyment of exploration and discovery again. Samuel enjoyed this tour as he gelled with the crew as they continued a diverse program of both exploration and also patrol, often working alongside Captain Temple onboard the USS Pandora as the lead exploration vessel. With the Palatine taking on new crew, Sam decided to request a transfer to the Pandora after she put out a request for new crew members before her return out of the Expanse. Sam joined the crew of the Pandora as Tactical Officer whilst the Luna Class Starship was docked at Paradise Station in 2390.