Lieutenant Dazad Targaryen

Name Dazad Targaryen

Position Assistant Chief Flight Control Officer

Rank Lieutenant


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Sun Jul 5th, 2026 @ 6:41pm

Character Information

Gender Male
Species El-Aurian
Age 60

Physical Appearance

Height 6'2"
Weight 190
Hair Color Black
Eye Color Hazel
Physical Description Dazad has a tall, lanky frame that often seems poorly suited for the cramped, utilitarian corridors of an Oberth Class vessel. Although he possesses the smooth, unlined skin of a human in his early twenties, his facial structure conveys a rugged, lived-in intensity. He has a sharp jawline, a prominent brow, and a constant, shadow-like stubble that defies the ship's grooming standards. His eyes are his most striking feature - deeply watchful and soulful, they often seem to be tracking data points far beyond the physical viewscreen. He moves with a restless, kinetic energy, yet can drop into a state of absolute, chilling stillness when he is "listening" to the ship’s sensors.

Family

Father Nadros Targaryen
Mother Reana Targaryen

Personality & Traits

General Overview Dazad is a study in disciplined intensity. He balances the clinical, protective compassion of a field medic with the obsessive, tactical drive of a strategist who has already lost everything. He views the preservation of life as a sacred, technical challenge. On the Bridge, he is a man of dry wit and immense gravity, haunted by a tragedy he couldn't prevent and driven by a relentless vow to ensure it never happens again.
Strengths & Weaknesses Strengths: He possesses an unrivaled focus in high-stress environments; while others panic, his heart rate slows, and his decision-making becomes purely logical. His El-Aurian intuition allows him to perceive spatial anomalies or structural weaknesses in other vessels long before they register on standard duotronic displays.

Weaknesses: He is fiercely independent to a fault, often carrying the emotional and tactical weight of a mission alone rather than delegating. He is also susceptible to sensory overload; certain high-frequency vibrations can trigger internal echoes of his homeworld’s destruction, momentarily pulling his focus away from the present.
Ambitions He holds no desire for the prestige of the Captain’s chair or the politics of the Admiralty. His sole ambition is the perfection of early-warning systems and navigational defense. He spends his private time drafting unorthodox maneuvers designed to give smaller ships a fighting chance against superior foes. Secretly, he acts as an archivist, documenting the histories of displaced people to ensure their cultures do not vanish into the vacuum of space.
Hobbies & Interests Dazad is a "fixer." He finds peace in restoring antique mechanical devices - old Earth timepieces or discarded engine components - reveling in the process of bringing something "dead" back to life. He is an expert at high-stakes logic games and 3D chess, though he primarily uses them to test the limits of his own cognitive speed. He also maintains a punishing physical training regimen, blending traditional brawling with El-Aurian martial disciplines to keep his mind and body in a state of constant readiness.

Personal History The Navigator of the Far Rim (2209–2265)
Dazad was born in the Delta Quadrant, within the sovereign territory of the El-Aurian system. As a member of the Navigational Guilds, he spent his first forty years charting the exotic spatial phenomena of a region of space entirely unknown to the Federation. His "Listening" was honed against the backdrop of pulsars and transwarps in the deep Delta, giving him a mastery of high-order calculus and subspace geometry that far exceeded 23rd Century Starfleet standards. To him, the "charted" space of the Alpha Quadrant is merely a small corner of a much vaster, more dangerous map.

The Great Diaspora (2265–2266)
When the Borg decimated El-Auria in 2265, Dazad was among the few who were off-world and possessed the navigational skill to evade the initial pursuit. He spent a grueling year as a "pathfinder" for a small flotilla of refugee ships, crossing thousands of light-years to reach the Beta and Alpha Quadrants. This journey was a masterclass in survival; he navigated through hostile territories and uncharted anomalies, "listening" for the mechanical hum of the Borg to keep his people in the shadows. By the time he reached Federation space, he had traveled further than almost any living Starfleet officer.

Lateral Entry and the "Expert" Cadet (2266)
Reaching the Federation in late 2266, Dazad realized that the only way to prevent such a tragedy from striking his new home was from within its defensive structure. He applied for Starfleet, but his case was unique; he wasn't a standard recruit, but a veteran of a thousand-light-year trek. Recognizing his unparalleled knowledge of the Delta and Beta Quadrant fringes, Starfleet Command granted him Lateral Entry. He was placed in an accelerated, high-intensity officer program. He bypassed basic flight training, instead acting as a consultant for the Advanced Navigation Department while simultaneously completing his own certifications.

The Spot Promotion and the "Organia Event" (2267–2268)
Commissioned as an Ensign in 2267, Dazad was assigned to the frontier as a deep-space scout. Later that year, during a skirmish near the Klingon border - exacerbated by the tensions leading to the Treaty of Organia - his vessel was caught in a localized subspace rupture. With the senior Bridge officers incapacitated, Dazad used his innate spatial sense to "hear" the way out of the rift, a feat that duotronic computers of the era deemed mathematically impossible. For saving the ship and its classified sensor data, he was awarded a merit-based spot promotion to Lieutenant Junior Grade.

The Oberth Assignment (2269–Present)
Dazad reached the rank of Full Lieutenant in record time. He requested a transfer to the USS Oberth (NCC-602) specifically because of its sophisticated sensor suite. He wanted a ship that could see further and listen better than a standard cruiser. As the Oberth’s Navigator, he is the silent sentinel of the bridge. He is a man who looks twenty but has navigated the terrors of the Delta Quadrant, possessing a sixty-year-old’s wisdom and a survivor’s relentless drive to ensure the Federation's borders remain secure.
Service Record 2265 (Late): Lateral Entry / Officer Candidate School (OCS)
2266 - 2268: U.S.S. Lexington
2269 - Present: U.S.S. Oberth