Lieutenant Ceilidh Parsala

Character Information

Gender		Female
Species		Risian
Age		36

Physical Appearance

Height		5ft 6in (168cm/1.68m)
Weight		125 pounds (57kg)
Hair Color		Dark Brown
Eye Color		Steel sky blue
Physical Description		Ceilidh has a soft, creamy suntanned, porcelain skin and shoulder length dark hair. She comes from what some might consider a genetically gifted family when it comes to their appearance in that they all seem to have an ageless youthfulness to them Her eyes are extremely striking; being a deep gun-metal blue, whatever emotions at any given time shine in those eyes in a strong way. Her build is slender; in a ballet dancer way, albeit curvaceous. Having spent almost the entirety of her life on Federation Merchant Marine ships she has managed to stay in shape. She is a tomgirl that isn’t afraid of her femininity which shows in the sure footed yet sultry gait. Her golden ja'risia is often hidden by her bangs.

Family

Spouse		None
Children		None
Father		Aabin Parsala, (Executive Officer; FMMS Mortzestus)
Mother		Zinaida Parsala, (Captain; FMMS Mortzestus)
Brother(s)		Meratis Parsala (Oldest; Risa Weather Control Engineer)
Sister(s)		Aisa Tarka (Youngest; Hostess at one of the resorts on Suraya Bay)
Other Family		Kieran Parsala (Paternal Grandfather), Finola Parsala (Paternal Grandmother). Cillian Deasun (Maternal Grandfather), Bebhinn Deasun (Maternal Grandmother). Numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. The senior crew of the FMMS Mortzestus: Masanbet (Nausicaan male – CSO), Dantius A’vura (Orion female – CE), T’Sanvi (Vulcan female – Quartermaster), Thraynar (Caitian male – Flight Control), L’esoq d’gherdargh (Klingon female – Operations Manager)

Personality & Traits

General Overview		The time Ceilidh has spent on both Federation Merchant Marine ships and Starfleet ships amongst a tight knit crew with multispecies influence has reinforced her feisty and competitive spirit of camaraderie. She has always looked to adapt and to improve herself and the past allies of many different species which normally would never get to work close together has affected her outlook on life. A brave and selfless woman at heart, Ceilidh is unafraid to jump into action; willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done or keep those she fells a bond with safe. Even if it means she must put her own life on the line. Ceilidh trains hard to keep in shape and is in the gym nearly every day. Some days it is only mild cardio, other days it’s weightlifting or flexibility exercises. She has a sugar addiction, her main addiction is Hostess Snowballs. Replicated or real she doesn’t much care, but she tends to always have them with her. That and energy drinks tend to fuel her going forward often foregoing an actual meal and just supplementing with sugar.
Strengths & Weaknesses		Str - Her brain chemistry allows her an unusual ability to pick up languages with ease, to include the written form. Str - She is Vulcan-like with mathematics. Str - Confident in her linguistic abilities. Weakness – Appears to have ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) about most things in her off duty time. Weakness - Gets flustered when frustrated. Weakness – Often acts before thinking. Weakness – Has a serious sugar addiction and caffeine addiction, as evidence of her almost always having a Hostess Snowballs and energy drink nearby or at hand.
Ambitions		To figure out how the Borg had overcome the 97/22 limit (9.9997 Warp versus degradation at 22.65 light-years) in subspace communications.
Hobbies & Interests		1.) Swimming and diving, 2.) Terran surfboarding, 3.) 20th and 21st Century Terran Horror movies and books, 3.) Mathematical puzzles, 4.) Gymnastics, 5.) Parasailing, 6.) Keethera (Vulcan Meditation, 7.) Dancing, Modern, classical, and ballet, 8.) Singing, 9.) Baking, 10.) Cooking

Personal History		Ceilidh was born on Risa to parents of the Federation Merchant Marine. Before she was even three months old she was taken to space aboard the FMMS Mortzestus, thus she became a true child of space. She was raised on the FMMS Mortzestus, the senior crew were her family and educators. T’Sanvi, second officer and quartermaster of the ship, took on the formal education of her. She educated Ceilidh as she would a Vulcan child. With her parents’ permission she mind melded with Ceilidh and shaped her neural pathways. Ceilidh took to her education and by the age of fourteen was taking correspondence college courses from the Tri-Planetary Academy. When she turned seventeen she had earned an Associate of Science in STEM Mathematics, a Bachelor of Arts in Translation and Interpreting and was fluent in: Risian, Federation standard, Terran ( Gaeilge, [or Irish], English, Latin), Vulcan, Klingon, Nausicaan, Caitian, Orion [High Orion, Low Orion, High Kolari {or Imperial Kolari}, ‘backcountry’ dialect, Trader’s Tongue, and Yrevish.], Ferengi. The Federation Merchant Marine made her a Provisional Enlisted Crewman 1st Class in operations and communications. She also earned her certifications in flight control of several work pods, shuttle craft and runabouts. She knew the ins and outs of the FMMS Mortzestus, as well as how the Federation Merchant Marine functioned. She often was on trade teams, the equivalent of the away teams. She would assist in translating on these missions as she was quick to pick up languages. At the age of eighteen she was accepted into the Federation Merchant Marine Academy on Danula II, and was fast tracked into the Officer Candidate School. She graduated Summa cum laude, promoted to Ensign, and received a Class of Excellence award. At the age of twenty-seven she was accepted to Starfleet Academy. She studied hard and earned three Ph.D. and a Master’s after four years of aggressive training. She was then promoted to Lieutenant j.g. and assigned USS Tucker an S.C.E. Starship, she served on the Tucker, for four years, their assignment was to repair and replace the subspace relay stations. With one of the relay stations there was an incident involving removing the old isolinear circuitry and replacing it with the new bio-neural gel packs. Ceilidh came up with a inventive and new way of replacing the systems, earning an Exceptional Performance of Duty Citation. She was then transferred to the Deep Space 3 Starbase for a five year tour. On both assignments she was a communications specialist engineer, on Deep Space 3 she also assisted the diplomatic detachment as a translation specialist. Now she has been reassigned to the USS Firebird as a translation/communication specialist.
Service Record		Born: 10/25/2360, Croesus Palace, Risa 2360 – 2378: FMMS Mortzestus – 2377: Provisional Enlisted Crewman 1st Class (Operations and Communications): 2377: Associate of Science in STEM Mathematics – Correspondence; Tri-Planetary Academy 2377: Bachelor of Arts in Translation and Interpreting – Correspondence; Tri-Planetary Academy 2377: Flight Control Certifications: -Type 8 Shuttle Craft - Type 9 Shuttle Craft - Type 11 Shuttle Craft - Danube Class Runabouts - Brunel Class Work Pod - Sphinx Class Work Pod • Fluent in: 1.)Risian , 2.) Terran ( Gaeilge, [or Irish], English, Latin), 3.) Vulcan, 4.) Klingon, 5.) Nausicaan, 6.) Caitian, 7.) Orion [High Orion, Low Orion, High Kolari {or Imperial Kolari}, ‘backcountry’ dialect, Trader’s Tongue, and Yrevish.], 8.) Ferengi 2378 – 2379: Danula II; Merchant Marine Academy – Graduate Summa cum laude (Operations and Communications) : - Ensign - Class of Excellence B.S. Computational Science and Engineering B.S. Communication Engineering BS Emergency Management BS Fire Science 2379 – 2383 FMMS Hunter-Gratzner – Ensign (Operations and Communications): - Ensign Bachelor of Science in Mathematics – Correspondence; University Alpha Centauri Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics – Correspondence; University Alpha Centauri Master of Arts in Translation and Interpreting (MATI) – Correspondence; Alpha Centauri • Ribbon for Meritorious Service 2383 – 2387: Starfleet Academy: Ph.D. Communications Engineering Ph.D. Xeno linguistic anthropology Ph.D. Linguistics Ph.D. Mathematics • Fluent in: Alpha Centauri, Tellar, Romulan, Bolian, and Andorian • Class of Excellence, 2nd award 2387 – 2391: USS Tucker (S.C.E. Starship) • Exceptional Performance of Duty Citation 2391 – 2396: Deep Space 3 Starbase 2396 – Present: USS Firebird Current assignment