Captain Michael Winters. Human male, ex-Naval Infantry. Winters was once a rising star in The Patrol before a series of events began to erode his passion for the job. He's a natural leader who has the intelligence to out-think a brilliant Romulan commander, yet he probably has the scientific intellect of a three-year old. An old friend of T'Noir, whom he rescued from a stricken freighter years before. Winters is a unique addition to the pantheon of captains Star Trek has seen. He is much more blue-collar and down to Earth. Just as Picard always let his inner-scientist show, and Sisko his inner-engineer, Winters will often make his former occupation as a soldier bleed through into his decision-making.
Kar'Das' uncle is a high-profile politician on the high-council with designs on being the next chancellor. As a result, Kar'Das must occasionally deal with his political ambitions taking less than honorable turns, something that the honorable Kar'Das will do anything to stop... and cover up. His uncle is family after all. This leads to the great contradiction that builds his character - He won't betray his captain or his uncle, despite the fact that he likes nether.
Kar'Das is an honorable, but more reserved Klingon. While he's not the sort to start a fight, you can definately tell with one look that he will finish one with ease.
Lt. Diavo Seccar. Female. Half Bajoran, half Cardassian, all attitude. Lt. Diavo is a self-destructive, self-hating Cardassian.
Raised by an outcast Bajoran mother, she knows nothing of her father, other than that he was Cardassian.
The heart of her character lies in her pessimism, her intolerance and her ability to find the negative in every situation. Hates Cardassians, and hates herself for being half-Cardassian. Has a history of self-abuse.
Ensign T'Noir. Female Romulan helmsman. A little... um... is bonkers a real word? Very random, tends to leave conversations at random, chase imaginary flies and spin around in circles for no reason.
A Romulan defector who left the Empire years ago, spending two years on a freighter that was rescued by Winters while he was on the Kamehameha. She has stayed with him ever since, and he gave her the rank of ensign as a field commission. Due to the precarious nature of her commission, Captain Winters has needed quite a few favors over the years to hide the fact that she is serving as his chief helmsman, but her piloting ability and tendancy to provide council to her captain has made her his invaluable ally.
Lt. Commander Solkar. Vulcan male. Chief engineer of the Cardinal. Solkar's lack of imagination does not make him an ideal choice for engineering. None-the-less, Solkar was selected mostly for his stubborn adherence to protocol.
He is the Ying to everyone else's Yang, the one man on the ship that actually adheres to protocol. He looks upon his fellow crew members with fascination, especially the more illogical elements of it.
He is always in direct conflict with Tellus, who is his Romulan rival intent on bringing him down; Naomi, who constantly cuts corners to make things work and T'Noir, who is about as illogical as it gets!
Chief Naomi Wildman. Half human, half Ktarian female. One of very few members of the border patrol rated on Phoenix-class cutters.
Naomi is obviously our holdover from Voyager, filling a long-held tradition of connecting the series. While not the most brilliant engineer in an acedemic sense, her abilty to improvise will be a valuable addition to the crew, but more importantly, she will serve as the captain's moral compass throughout the ship's future, pointing him in the proper direction when a conflict arises.
Naomi's biggest problem is her constant conflict with her past, which she keeps a closely guarded secret.
Sabrina Wildman. Civilian on a ship with very little to do. 3/4 Human, 1/4 Ktarian... maybe...
Sabrina is moody, depressive, annoying and full of both arrogance and self-doubt. In other words, a teenager. She also has that sort of superman complex most teenagers have. She always seems to think nothing is going to happen to her, which leads to a lot of problems for Winters and company to clean up.
Things would be bad enough for Sabrina, except she's been experiencing some... changes... lately. Abilities have begun to manifest themselves. She has found herself able to speed-read, levitate objects and have random flashes of clairvoyance, none of which she can control, and all of which she would very much like to go away.
Ensign Sienna Ballari. Human female. She is Cardinal's councilor who must learn to become its emergency medic.
Sienna is a 'manor kid.' who must adapt to life on Cardinal. The crew dislike the entire concept of a councilor, which naturally makes her job much more difficult, to the point where Winters has no idea what to do with her, going so far as to assign her the difficult task of making coffee while at battle stations.
As a result, she quickly becomes Cardinal's medic, falling back on her previous field of study.
Ensign Tellus - Romulan male. Son of a Romulan defector, born and raised in the Federation.
Tellus' father was one of the principle designers of the Phoenix-Class cutter, specifically the 'micro-pulse thrusters' that make the ship so maneuverable.
He believed he should have been the choice for chief engineer over the logical and emotionless Solkar. Hates Solkar, dislikes Naomi and can't stand Klingons of any type. Obviously, this leads to a lot of conflict. His conflict with Naomi is the most bothersome, since while she tries to be Winters' moral compass, Tellus often points him in the more practical direction.
However, the most fun conflict comes between him and Winters. Neither of them really grew up, and this leads to a great deal of childish arguments, and a sort of competitive attitude between them. They will have a lot of meaningless conversations that turn into stupid arguments, and are a constant source of comic relief.
Crewman Tom McGreggor and Crewman Alera Galar - Human male and Bajoran female. The "Hit-Squad." Two life-long friends who have worked as a team since as far back as they can remember. Each live fast and savor dangerous situations.
Think of them as Frick and Frack. They are always together, and always on the same side.
Alera is actually a functioning alcoholic, something that Winters doesn't take seriously... until it begins to affect Alera (and Winters) in early season two.
Tom needs to fight a constant battle to keep Alera from going too far, sometimes being the voice of reason and sometimes slipping into the enabler role.
Crewman Prot - Ferengi male. Relief helmsman. A 'shunner.' Prot is one of a number of Ferengi who shunned his former way of life in order to join Starfleet. Disliked by other Ferengi
CFC Zara - Zara'Byte Male. Highly intelligent. Cardinal's Snidgit. Shows an ability to make fast decisions, which often leads to his taking command of the bridge while the others are in a senior staff meeting
The only thing you really need to know about his race is that they're loosely based on Plato's Republic. They also have no concept of nomenclature. He took the name Zara because he ran into certain difficulties trying to adjust to life in a universe based on names.
Bekk Kor'choth - Klingon male. Relief engineer. Anti-Matter specialist. Ring-leader of the Klingon junior officers who is often the cause of much of the tension between the human and Klingon crews.
Bekk Kered - Klingon male. Relief Ops officer. Inventory spec. Not as temperamental as the other Klingons, but still more loyal to Kor'Choth than any human
Bekk Bar'Kor - Klingon male. Relief helmsman. Ancestor of a Klingon Warrior who was captured by Romulans. Still remains partially dishonored. Hates all Romulans, especially his senior pilot, T'Noir
Gil Jil Orra - Cardassian female. Daughter of a labor camp administrator, something that does not appeal to Diavo or Alera. She is a representative from the Cardassian government, assigned in mid-season one as a result of the events in the pilot. Has seven kids who are all grown up now, though she never hesitates to talk about them.
