Name: Soren Gadd Montgomery
Rank: Captain
Position: Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Pegasus N.C.C. 53847-D
Race: Human
Sex: Male
Age: 32
Place of Birth: Southend-on-Sea, England, Earth
Date of Birth: 17 April 2348
Awards:
Tango Fleet Academy Distinguished Service Award, 2375
Captain's Star(x2), service on Pegasus NCC-53847-C, 2376
Citation of Valor, 2376
Citation of Valor, 2378
Act of Kindness, 2379
Barnes Cluster, 2380
Starfleet Star, 2381
Height: 6' 3" (190.5 cm)
Weight: 203 lbs. (92.162 kg)
Hair Color: Black, with the left temple being white.
Length of Hair: Short on top/front, touching the top of collar in back.
Facial Hair: Black goatee
Eye Color: Green
Skin Tone: Fair, with a few freckles
Distinguishing Features:
Several puncture scars inflicted by untipped rapier. Appears on left shoulder, arms, chest and abdomen; 5 total.
Handedness: Right handed, mostly ambidextrous.
Taste in clothing (when off duty):
I wear a lot of black clothing when off duty. I tend to like big blousy shirts, especially ones that lace across the chest. I also like blousy pants, although I wear tight pants sometimes. I favor natural textiles like cotton, linen and silk.
Miscellaneous notes on appearance:
I am quite tall for a human male. I am also thinner than the average male of my height. No matter how much I seem to eat, I can never put on any weight in excess of about 94 kilograms.
Family Data:
Marital Status: Unmarried, dating ship's Chief Engineer, Commander Anna Coltrane
Mother: Hesta, 56, housewife
Father: Thomas, 53, financier
Siblings: None
Religion/Spiritual Devotion:
I was brought up to be Anglican. After leaving my ancestral home, however, I find that I do not have time for the pursuit of religion. Therefore, I currently label myself 'agnostic.'
Education:
Since I was old enough to attend school, I have been sent to some of the best private schools to be found in England. My education has been top-notch.
Hobbies:
I like to write, to read, and play in the martial arts. I especially like the Japanese martial arts, most especially Kendo and Ninjutsu. I like studying about these arts, as well as studying about generall military strategy and tactics.
Talents:
I'm pretty agile. This lends me something of an advantage in the martial arts I practise. I also have a quick, agile mind.
Special Abilities:
For a few years now, I've been having strange flashes when I'm around people having bouts of strong emotion. I don't know what this means, really, because I've mostly been too scared to explore it. However, I did some reading at one time that indicated that this might be called 'empathic ability.' I might do some further research someday, though. Once I get over my fear of it, that is.
Weaknesses:
Unfortunately, I am rather willful. I usually think I know best, and I'm not afraid to tell people so. I am also somewhat egocentric. I tend to care only about myself. The occasion when the impulse to think about someone else is fairly rare, and even then the person has to be fairly close to me. I am also slightly bigoted. I am not afraid to be nice when I feel it is right to do so, but nor am I afraid to be not nice.
Dislikes:
I dislike people yelling at me. I am not a blind follower, so I dislike getting orders from my peers, or obeying orders that don't make sense to me. There are a few styles of music I dislike, such as 20th century rap and country.
Pet peeves: Arrogance. People that have a superior air.
Likes:
I like to try new foods. Although there are not many alien cuisines I enjoy, I'll try almost anything once. The Earth-based delicacies I'm most fond of are Italian and Indian.
Another love of mine is beauty. I love to admire beauty in all its forms, whether it be a lovely female, a wonderful piece of art, or simply a sunset.
Although I haven't done a lot of it, I like to help people with their problems. Occasionally it will happen that a friend or acquaintance will have a problem that I can help them with, and it makes me feel quite good to do so. Perhaps this is simply a way for me to avoid my own problems, but I like it nonetheless.
I like classical music, especially Bach. I like most forms of Earth-based music, anthough I cannot say I care for Vulcan music or Klingon opera.
Creative Outlet:
I write. My writings are very private to me. The only people I've shared them with in the past have burned me. They have distributed my writings to other people without my permission. I'm not totally unwilling to share them again, but it's going to have to be a very special person I share them with.
I paint a little bit, in watercolours, usually. I have a few favourite pieces of my own art on my cabin walls.
I have little to no musical talent, at least for creating music. I have endless talent for APPRECIATING music, though.
Ambitions:
I seek to overcome those weaknesses listed above. Although a lot of the time I react in those ways because that is what I was 'trained' to do in my childhood, I know that those are not always the best ways of dealing with things, and especially people.
I want to save someone's life someday. Some people who know me might think this is some sort of a power trip on my part. The reality of it is that I want to do something noble, at least once in my life ... and I want to do something that I'm sure my father has never done.
Beyond that, I seek to gain some notoriety in Starfleet. I want to be respected and looked up to. I have not yet fully made up my mind as to how I want to do this. The way I see it, I could either follow my interests in strategy and tactics, I could opt for further study in the field of counselling, or I could marry the two and pursue a career in Starfleet Intelligence.
Wheatever happens, I want to get Command experience, and I evetually want to lead in some capacity.
Quirks:
Speaking with regard to my ancestry, I can trace a direct line back to General Bernard Montgomery, a famous British military commander of the 20th century. Many people seem to have forgotten about him, but this man has been an inspiration to me. He and I seem to share many character traits. Knowledge of him has compelled me to become a student of ground-based military tactics. I've read many books on the subject, including Sun Tzu's "The Art of War", Pareti's "Makers of Modern Strategy" and many other books on strategy and tectics. Although I've never had command of any military unit, I feel I could do a pretty good job of it, given the chance.
One thing that I do -not- like about General Montgomery is that he was indecisive at several points during the war in which he commanded. Therefore, I strive to be as decisive as possible, and am fairly hard on myself when I fail to do so.
Personal History:
Most children spend much of their time at home, and go away to other places once in a while for a 'vacation.' My situation was different. I spent most of my time away from home, in various private boarding schools, and I spent the summers and holidays at home. I believe this has caused me to not have many personal attachments, as well as foster a certain sense of mistrust and cynicism about the world. I do not feel I had the benefit of a mother's love while growing up, as most children do.
In one of the schools I attended, I learned the joys of fencing. This is what ultimately gave me the five scars I have on my body; the regenerators have never fully healed them, and nor have I wanted them to, for some perverse reason. The love of fencing, which ultimately I dropped, was what led directly into the pursuit of the Japanese arts of Kendo and Ninjutsu. Whereas I am not a high rank in either, as of this writing, my skill is ... adequate.
Family:
My mother is a housewife, who came from Denmark. Not only does she run the large house in which I grew up, but she also manages the personal affairs of my father. My father is a native Englishman; he is a financier/stockbroker. The house that I have referred to as my 'ancestral home' is really my father's. This house has been in his family for many generations.
As I have stated before, since I was old enough to attend school, I have been sent to some of the best schools in England. Note my verbiage: I was sent away to those schools. I cannot recall seeing much of my parents when I was growing up. I remember seeing them, yes; I know who they are, but I confess I have no especial love for them. Apparently my parents felt that I was an imposition on them; that my duty was to bring honor and wealth to the family name, and not to develop as my own person. Were it not for the fact that I am the spitting image of my father (in facial features, if not in build), I would not think I was their offspring.
Given that they wanted me to follow in my father's footsteps and enter the financial markets, I went and did the exact opposite, which was to join Starfleet Academy. The only expression I can find to describe what I had to do was 'run away from home.' A bit pedestrian, perhaps, but I suppose it will have to do.
Starfleet Academy History:
I had a relatively easy time of things in Starfleet Academy. It was tough, no doubt about that, but given the fact that I had been to some of the best schools in England before setting foot in the Academy, I feel I was pretty well prepared for it.
While I was at the Academy, I took the required fundamental courses. For my electives, for the most part I chose classes that had to do with either strategy and tactics, or that had to do with psychology and counselling. Late in my Academy career, it was suggested to me that I examine Starfleet Intelligence as a possible career option. I took the introductory class in the subject, and liked it very much. I had time left to take one more Intelligence class, but that was all before I graduated.
For the first three years I was at the Academy, I did not have much time for girls or socializing. I did some, to be sure, but I never really found the occasion or the girl that was enough to turn me away from my studies. During the latter half of my time there, I found the time to do some socializing, but I never met anyone that became 'special' to me.
In 2352 I was sent to spend time aboard the Starbase Tango Academy for my final preparations to enter Starfleet proper. It was here that I was placed into an Intelligence role; with a specialty in Reconnaisance. Here I was under the command of one Commander Kien Emyaj; with her and several other cadets I went on a mission to the Ventu system on a mission to determine if the Ventu were ready to enter the Federation.
After this mission ended, I was posted aboard the USS Pegasus NCC 58347-C, a combat scout operating on the fringes of Federation space. Soon after this posting I received the Captain's Star for my initial service aboard the ship. I was posted to the Chief Intelligence Officer position aboard this vessel. Shortly thereafter, I was promoted to Lieutenant junior grade and I switched positions on the Pegasus, to that of Chief Security Officer.
I stayed in this position for a year or two, maintaining my contacts within the Starflet Intelligence community. Immediately after my
promotion to full Lieutenant around 2375, I was offered the Executive Officer slot aboard what was now 'my' ship, the Pegasus NCC 53847-C.
This was a rough time for the Pegasus, which was then a Saber class combat scout. The ship was severly damaged in orbit around 443 Serpens (mission: Red Giant), and barely made it back to Starbase 247. Whe she did make it back, the Pegasus was declared a total loss. For my actions during this mission, I was granted the Citation of Valour.
Luckily, a new Akira class vessel was being field-tested at the base at that time. It was decided to grant this ship the Pegasus name, and Captain Hayden McManus and I took command of her. I was then
promoted to Lieutenant Commander in 2378, and shortly thereafter took command of the Pegasus, Akira Class NCC 53847-D.
I served in this capacity for about six months, at which time I was then promoted to full Commander. Still in command of the Pegasus in 2379, I was awarded the Act of Kindness.
In 2380, the Peg underwent a major change as we separated from Tango Fleet, that we had been in this whole time. TF was the fleet that I started out in. However, conditions in that Fleet were quickly
becoming rather unpleasant, so we left the TF altogether. After drifting for a while, I found us a new home in Hawking Fleet, where we remain today (2382).
In recognition for my efforts in keeping the Pegasus alive and crewed, I was promoted to full Captain by Admiral Mason and several other members of the brass in Hawking Fleet (HF).
Shortly after joining HF, I was awarded the Starfleet Star, by consensus of my crew, led by my Executive Officer, Bane Plase. I was also awarded the Barnes Cluster, in recognition of my long service to
the Pegasus.
In the beginning of 2382, I was reassigned to lead a mission on Castal 1. This mission was given to me by Starfleet Intelligence, and as such was Top Secret. I cannot discuss it with anyone. However, I trust that it is only a temporary reassignment, and I can
return to retake command of my ship, the Pegasus.
Posted to CIO
Promoted to LTjg
Posted to CXO
Promoted to LT
Posted to XO
Recieved Citation of Valour
Promoted to LCDR
Posted to USS Pegasus NCC 53847-D as XO
Posted as CO
Promoted to Cmdr
Promoted to Capt
Recieved the Starfleet Star
Reassigned as Covert Team Commander, Castal I
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