Warrant Officer Loren Baro
Name Loren Baro
Position Chief of Security
Second Position First Tactical Officer
Rank Warrant Officer
Character Information
| Gender | Female | |
| Species | Bajoran | |
| Age | 32 |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 5'8 | |
| Weight | 140 | |
| Hair Color | Black | |
| Eye Color | Hazel | |
| Physical Description | Tall and athletic. Looks like she could be a dancer. Her hair is long and usually pulled back. She looks solid but graceful. Her eyes will appear to change from light brown to a golden green-ish color depending on lighting and other factors. |
Family
| Spouse | None | |
| Children | None | |
| Father | Jolum Baro | |
| Mother | Nara Baro | |
| Brother(s) | Zenthas | |
| Sister(s) | Josi | |
| Other Family | Usual aunts, uncles, cousins etc |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | She tends to overcome challenges one way or another. Can be patient if she needs to be but prefers to sort things out as directly as possible. Not one to play mind games. Tends to be mellow and only as formal as she needs to be, will not obey blindly crazy orders just because someone above her says to do something that goes against her personal code. As she has a code she will not break. Can very easy going with most but has intolerance for bullies of any sort. Loyal to friends, she is also friendly and outgoing when she chooses to be. Will tend to treat everyone with respect until/if they prove they don't deserve it. | |
| Strengths & Weaknesses | Strengths & Weaknesses +Creative +Reliable +Loyal +Determined +Has knowledge and expertise in weapons, defensive systems, and surveillance/Communications equipment. +Honorable -Tends to get tunnel vision when working, has been known to forget to eat etc. -Once she does sink her teeth into something does not like to let go. Including old hatreds etc. -Can sometimes have a sense of humor that can be misunderstood. |
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| Hobbies & Interests | Is fluent in: Bajoran, Vulcan, Cardassian, and Federation Standard with respectable in ancient Bajoran. |
| Personal History | Born in July 31, 2345 she was 25 years old when the occupation of her world ended. That didn't stop her from being given a weapon to help defend the younger children in the caves when she was growing up where the noncombatants would hide, those connected to resistance members as it wasn't safe for them elsewhere. She helped a lot with those in the caves in regards to equipment as well. She was fascinated by how things worked and was always looked over their shoulders while they worked to repair their phasers or some other item until finally they let her help. She eventually moved to head her own missions, mostly focused on rescues and sabotage. So as a youth her world was mostly the caves and some back and beyond places on Bajor. As her family was in the resistance, she was at least she was spared the camps but life on the run was no fun either. She remembers a lot of fear from that time, which explains why she tends to want to face what she fears. She hates the power it has over her. But also a lot of joy, she learned to take joy where she could find it. Also might explain why she feels so at home in caving systems and why its one of her favorite hobbies as she spent so much time in them. Like everyone she lost some family to the occupation but was lucky to keep her parents. Her brother was not born until afterward but her sister, josi, was the intrepid shadow that went with Loren everywhere. Loren didn't mind and they grew up close. In addition to the memories of her family, her most treasured memory of her childhood was when the Emissary himself placed his hand in her head in a blessing as she stood in a row of other 'former resistance fighters. He seemed larger then life but oddly a little sad. She has made a study of her peoples history and those of the prophets especially in light of the past 20 years. And does what she can to live in a way that would bring honor to her family, her people, the Prophets and the Emissary. After the war her father turned to farming as her mother turned to the Bajoran Militia, special operation division and they tried in their own ways to help rebuild their shattered world. Her father eventually heading a successful and well placed Agricultural Collective Company and her mother eventually as a Colonel in the Bajoran Militia. When she was around 30 war broke out with the Dominion, it felt like a more velvet glove style of occupation but still occupation. She remembered the attitude of the Cardassians from before and her situational awareness was on high alert sensing the threats. The resistance wasn't completely dead either, the Dominion had muscle they weren't afraid to use so some of the old timers had begun to dust off old skills including Loren's parents and once again she stepped into her old roles. She helped hack into computer systems to try to find out what they were up to, for example, in regards to whom they wanted to 'question' for Federation sympathies etc so the person could be warned and could hide. Sensor ghosts work just as well on Dominion troops they found. Now Dominion computers were challenging but they worked with local Bajoran police and Bajoran computers she could work around in her sleep. She also assisted in smuggling information or whatever was needed to help the Alpha Quadrant defeat the founders and their lackeys. Her parents did their best to give her a childhood but would not keep the world from her, they would spend hours discussing one topic or another and encourage their children to participate. It was very important to them that their children develop their minds and to think for themselves. They would often toss out a problem for one of the children to solve to help in part to teach self-reliance. Her upbringing wasn't wealthy and especially early on food wasn't always available but she was reasonably happy despite everything. After the Dominion War Loren continued to help those she felt had been badly done by but felt restless. Her own world was recovering but there was a lot of sympathy for the former Federation colonies left on their own at Cardassia’s doorstep. Many Bajorans, having suffered at their hands, have lent aid and personnel over the years. Loren started off on a smuggler’s vessel before transferring to a proper Maquis cell, the Ada Lovelace. |