Hey all,
My name is Dennis, living in TX (in the middle of nowhere),I am from Taiwan, came to the states about 12 years ago, got into MMOs like 11 years ago lol, tho never tried anything space themed, Played a few MMOs out there, Met Tunara@Arliwen when I played Lotro, then we moved from that to EQ2, then he pinched and twisted my arms to try out STO like few days before open Beta started, and I am glad he did! he is such a sweetheart.

have not chatted with many people in the fleet, can't wait for head-start and beta to get to know more of you guys and gals!

more about me, My partner and I been together for 11 years,and my family all know that I am gay, and has shown full support for me since the day I came out to them 9 years ago, somewhere during that time he lost his sight due to the muscles inside his eyes lost it's ability to regenerate, It was and still is quite an experience to help him and work with him to be independence,love him to pieces! He can't play any games with me online, he would if he could lol, he is currently working on his computer with home automation that way the house can cook for him when i am away rofl.

so anyways, see you all in the game during headstart and when it releases, and thank you for letting me join the greatest guild I have ever seen in MMO world

Dennis
Clive@Perico of StonewallFleet

I am all for this idea, sounds great!

I started playing the old text MMOs (or whatever they were called back in the early 90's) and wasn't too thrilled. Not enough stimulation.

Then I found my first real MMO in Lineage 2. It was cool enough, I played it a while and kinda got hooked. I progressed and then hit all those damn level walls, and the 8-10 hour grind to get less than 1/3 a level...only to lose 4% experience when killed. Add the farmers and bot trains 9 player thick, I ended up quitting. I still have an account, and activate it from time to time just to play a little.

Then I moved to DDO. Another good game when I played, I didn't know much about the lore, moved with friends, it got old after a while. I went back recently and had some fun, but still wasn't what I was looking for.

I played COH, Age of Conan, and Second Life (it was similar to Lineage 2, don't know the real name...but you could fly and it was a free game) but still, just not my style.

I played WoW for about 1-2 years, again following some friends. I liked it more, but damn all the changes and the end game always being these hours and hours wasted in raids in the HOPES Of getting something, made me move on.

But when I heard this game was coming out, I pretty much signed my life away. I played (and still have thousands) of the Star Trek Card Game from Decipher and it was fun. I am hoping to actually do some of the "missions" from that game and face some of their dilemmas. We'll see if anything comes from it. I already saw the Crystalline Entity which was nice...except how it's farmed...

Ray

The Klingons got into Lady Gaga's boot collection again.

Don't have any cool space shots but check out the end of open beta club party by Sub Space Radio!

Clicky!

Welcome! Its always great to me family from other Fleets. You're more than welcome to join in our little growing community here as a visiting member!

Thanks alot for the welcome. You guys/gals seem like a great bunch. I wil pass on your hello to the Admiral. :P

welcome malikus and hope to see you around

Rear Admiral Sinner68

Hello Malikus!

Thank you for dropping by...we look forward to playing alongside you and Federation Fleet in STO!

Please pass on my regards to Fleet Admiral Wright.

Peace and long life,
Admiral Kaaleb

Hello I am from the Federation Fleet. One of their gay members and I was told by one of my Admirals about you folks. It does my heart good to know that there are gay STO fleets out there. I am not ready to leave my fleet but if I do I might consider joining here.

Anyway my loves, just wanted to check in.

Hope to see you in game. My toons name will be Malikius.

End Trans.

Another Earth Orbit though it's the Uk and Ireland in view. :woohoo:

I got lots of good ones, but i'm gonna have to go with this one so far for my beta experience.

Name: Steven R. Rasilek

Species: El Aurian/Human

Age: 117 Years

Assignment: USS Deep Sky, NCC-74121-A

Background
Born in 2294 and raised on Alpha Centauri. Father (Calin Rokien) was an El Aurian refugee among those rescued by the Enterprise-B a year prior. Mother, Joanna, was human and served as a community outreach representative for the Federation. Following his rescue, Calin took residence at Alpha Centauri where he met Joanna Rasilek, where they eventually married and had 2 children.

Joanna fell ill to a rare nerve ailment while enroute home from a follow-up visit with a new race. She died in 2310 despite extensive treatment. Calin remained in Alpha Centauri, raising his 2 sons and giving them their mother’s last name in her beloved memory.

Aside from graduating with honors at Alpha Centauri University, not much is known of Steven’s upbringing at that time until he left for Starfleet Academy in 2350. However, Steven had seemed to take on his El Aurian side with regards to life span, of which his physicians predict would endure for several hundred years.

Early Starfleet Career
Steven graduated from SFA in 2357, excelling mainly in Astrophysics and Starship Engineering. He spent the first years of his career at the shipyards of Earth Spacedock where he participated as a systems design assistant in multiple starship construction projects. In 2365, he accepted a new assignment on the Enterprise-D where he worked among various science and engineering teams until the ship’s destruction in 2371.

Steven then took promotion to Lieutenant and a new assignment at Starbase 119 as Spacedock operations coordinator, meanwhile pursuing a personal construction project on the side. His resourcefulness earned from his time at the shipyards allowed him to finish design of the USS Deep Sky, an Excelsior class cruiser meant for deep space exploration and study.

Following the Deep Sky’s commission in 2373, it wasn’t long until Rasilek was assigned command of the vessel amidst a shortage of resources under the growing incursion of the Dominion into Federation space. The ship was then outfitted with weaponry vice its science equipment in hopes to benefit the war front.

Steven quickly adapted into his command of a starship through applying his knowledge of the ship’s design along with his interdisciplinary experience from his time on the Enterprise.

Wartime Tribulation
In 2374, while on patrol along bordering territories, the Deep Sky came under attack by a squad of Jem Hadar warships. She put up a strong fight before a Starfleet/Klingon Patrol group had arrived to assist. The Deep Sky was ultimately destroyed before the reinforcements could completely ward off the remaining Jem-Hadar ships. While Rasilek’s order to abandon ship was narrowly successful, nearly all hands were still lost while the Jem Hadar proceeded to incinerate many of the fleeing escape pods. Rasilek was among the 47 remaining crew that survived the onslaught, out of the 320 souls aboard.

Meanwhile, Rasilek’s father and brother had both been killed while visiting Betazed during that world’s invasion by Dominion forces.

In dealing with personal struggle over the loss of his crew, his friends, and family during the war, Steven deemed himself unfit for duty and he resigned from Starfleet in 2375 shortly after the non-aggression treaty was signed with the Dominion. He then took residence on Earth, a hiatus lasting for over 30 years.

Return to Space
In 2407 at 113 years old, Rasilek came to terms with his previous experiences. Growing bored of his civilian life, the stars called once more and he decided to return to Starfleet. Steven was required to take a series of refresher courses at SFA where he also took another degree in Tactical Studies. He once more became an officer in 2409, but with the rank of Lt. Commander. He was assigned to the USS Moontide, a Centaur class vessel where he assisted in defense and rescue during the 3rd Borg Incursion into Federation Space. Following the Borg’s defeat, he was promoted to Commander and given command of the ship by Admiral Quinn shortly thereafter. Rasilek accepted.

As the continued conflict with the Borg raged on, Rasilek served through several command assignments, and several ships including the USS Astoria, the USS Alero, and the USS Arroway. His numerous commendations on the warfront had promptly earned him the rank of Captain. As that tour against the Borg concluded, his new assignment had ultimately returned him to the Captain’s chair of the Deep Sky-A, a grand Odyssey class starship that bears the name once more.

Currently, the Deep Sky has since departed Federation space and, with Starfleet and its allies, continues its mission of exploration into the Delta Quadrant, operating strategically in exploration and diplomatic envoy in tandem with the USS Eno under command of Rasilek’s close colleague, Captain Arlo K’tzik.

Known fondly by his colleagues as "Ras", Steven is a noted and passionate musician of the guitar, piano and vocals, playing regularly with his crewmates within bands and other casually-arranged ensembles through their voyages.

yeah, I just realized that the link I had in there wasn't ending in .jpg... removed the additional stuff, and its working fine now. :D

Saith

Do like this:

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Okay, so.. can some one explain how you get the image to actually display in the window, rather than having the text link? :P

Saith

Name: Dav Nevin

Call Sign: Brokeback

Age: 24

Race: Bajoran

Height: 6'3

Assignment: Captain USS Palladium

Dav spent his early teens being a wild child going from one adventure to the next.
During a visit to the Orb of Prophesy and Change Dav was shown a vision which altered his path
He was shown he was meant for greater things, but most importantly he was shown a young man who would become significant to him. This man was wearing a Starfleet uniform.
Dav decided to enroll in Starfleet and graduated with top honours' as a tactical officer.

Bust a Move...

Risa Field Trip


Out with the Fleet.

First is very serious...

BASIC
Name: Edgar "Eddie" Temarak Calvin
Rank: Lt. Cmdr
Race: Romulan-Human hybrid.
Age: 27
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 243 lb
Career: Engineer

BACKGROUND
Pre-Birth And Early Years:
Born to the Romulan Tel'eram of the Line of Tellus and Human Lieutenant Scott Calvin in San Francisco in the year 2383. Tel'eram's family had barely just removed themselves from all Romulan governments in protest of Tal'aura's regime change, but Tel'eram at a young seventeen felt it necessary to remove herself from the turmoil of her homeworld. Seeking political asylum in federation space, the Titan agreed to assist in transporting her to Earth or at least the nearest starbase at their convenience. She offered her services as a triage nurse on the Titan until Capt. Riker was able to make the journey. During this time, Tel'eram began a romantic relationship with Lieutenant Calvin and by the time the Titan arrived at Earth, Tel'eram was pregnant. Lt. Calvin offered to marry Tel'eram and take a leave, which she graciously accepted. Calvin was present for the birth of his son, and the two chose to name him Edgar, a human name, to make it easier for life on Earth. Edgar suffered a terrible loss in 2388 when his mother died trying to aid evacuations on Romulus just one year prior. At this point Lt. Cmdr. Calvin requested Edgar be allowed to stay with him onboard the Titan.

Boarding School:
Edgar lasted only one year on the Titan before his father decided it was too dangerous and stressful for his only son to live onboard, and that the education received would not compare to that learned in a structured class environment. Edgar was enrolled in Golden Gate Starfleet Preparatory School in the year 2390 as a result. The school was not the ideal place for Edgar, as most of the boys bullied him for acting more human than Vulcan. For the first few years, Edgar mostly kept to himself and focused on the things that fascinated him. In 2394, Edgar's almost drastic change in height staved most of the prior bullying. When those few that still attempted to push him around were sorely corrected, the bullying stopped completely. His teachers began encouraging him to try various sports and other extracurricular activities to help use up some of his energy. To Edgar's enjoyment, and the professors' relief, Edgar chose to burn through his extra energy on the wrestling team and the swim team.

Joining the Academy:
In 2399, Edgar finally began to admit he was different more than just in his Romulan heritage. He focused on other things around this time to distract him, going as far as to apply to Starfleet Academy, the next logical step for most of his classmates at Prep School. There was a slight controversy for his application, given that most still feared the turmoil with the Romulan Star Empire would too easily affect him. In 2400, Edgar's lineage, something he was unaware of, was outed as one of the, if not the, last surviving heirs of the line of Tellus. In the end, his aptitude and loyalty to his father and the Federation far outweighed the risks any such controversy attempted to muster, and he was accepted to Starfleet Academy in 2401.

Starfleet Academy:
Over the next six years, Edgar studied at Starfleet Academy and earned degrees in both Computer Programming and Engineering by the year 2407. He also tried out for and joined the Starfleet wrestling and swim teams. During his college days, Edgar explored more into the similarities between Vulcans and Romulans, gaining a great deal of insight with their various techniques for controlling their emotions and calculating their logic. It was also during this time that he began exploring who he was as an individual and coming to terms with the fact. Edgar graduated eleventh in his class.

Starfleet:
Upon graduation he was awarded the rank of ensign and assigned to the U.S.S. New Orleans. After his first year of service, Edgar took and passed the Bridge Officer training course; enabling him to serve on the bridge when necessary. While serving aboard the New Orleans throughout the next year and a half, Edgar proved himself a valuable asset as an engineering team member on all types of away missions.