Lieutenant Grace Sternwood
Name Grace Sternwood PhD
Position Intelligence Attache
Rank Lieutenant
Character Information
| Gender | Female | |
| Species | Human | |
| Age | 27 |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 170cm | |
| Weight | 58kg | |
| Hair Color | Blonde | |
| Eye Color | Blue |
Family
| Spouse | Single | |
| Children | None |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | An introspective individual, Grace yearns to escape what she perceives as a confining existence. Raised in isolation during her parents' archaeological excavations and expeditions, she was deprived of a conventional childhood and lacked opportunities to bond with peers. These early experiences left her shy and socially hesitant; she occasionally struggles to interpret jokes, sarcasm, or subtle social cues. Nevertheless, she has demonstrated significant personal growth by overcoming these initial social barriers. | |
| Strengths & Weaknesses | Grace has always used education as a way to entertain herself, she loves solving puzzles, tackling new languages, as well as building computers and operating systems. | |
| Ambitions | Grace’s main ambition is to become more entwined with her coworkers and to become part of a group outside of work. Grace realizes that there are many aspects of daily communication that she lacks from her upbringing and while capable in a professional setting she has little experience in personal relationships. |
| Personal History | Grace was born on a private runabout as her parents rushed to the nearest Starfleet Facility, a Deep Space station. Her parents were archeologists on the payroll of the Federation government but not part of any sanctioned organization. Their work was to discover and research lost treasures of the Federation and civilizations of the past. Little did Grace know that both her parents at one point had been uniformed officers in various assignments within Starfleet. Her parents had started their trip from their camp hoping to reach the base by her due date but that wasn’t to happen. Instead, Grace was born on the runabout that they were using to make the trip. Grace’s childhood was spent in seclusion traveling around the galaxy with her parents and at times small groups of others in their field. It seemed as if no matter what and how big their group was that she was the only child. Education, computers, and her love of all things language and code not only kept her occupied but made her a valuable asset to the team. Her progeny level understanding of language and being able to decipher patterns was extremely useful in coding computer systems and the ‘language’ they speak. Around age nineteen an archeological dig that her parents were on resulted in a concerning discovery that involved a response from Starfleet. During this contact with the Starfleet Science team Grace’s knowledge of language for which her parents claim she was a child prodigy caught the attention of team leadership and she assisted in containing the threat. Education was her main source of entertainment; it was only just a few years before she would obtain a Ph.D. in Archaeology, having completed distance learning at an accelerated pace her entire life. A few members of the team kept in contact with her and kept up on her projects that she used to occupy her time in her secluded lifestyle with her parents. It was the constant communication and the idea of being able to explore as part of a group that drew her into applying for Starfleet after completing her doctorate. Instead of applying directly for her commission she ended up working for a university to try and immerse herself in living and working with others. During this time she also taught an occasional class at the Academy each semester. While doing this she was able to complete a second Ph.D., this one in Computer and Informational Science. After obtaining her second Ph.D. she applied for a direct commission program within Starfleet. When she had completed Officer Candidate School she had been commissioned a Lieutenant and was assigned to the Starfleet Academy. Not wanting to be stuck on Earth any longer and wanting to get into the fleet proper she applied for transfer after transfer until being assigned to a Nebula Class starship as the Assistant Chief Science Officer. Her ship ended up moving toward the forward area of the Dominion War in support of some intelligence operations due to its sensor capabilities. It was during this mission that she was noticed by Starfleet Intelligence and she found herself reassigned once again. As a member of Starfleet Intelligence she became a Cardassian and Bajoran subject matter expert due to previous archeological projects that her parents had led in the region for some of which she was present. |