Character Information

Nickname		"Pioneer"
Gender		Female
Species		Romulan/Human
Age		32
Date of Birth		22/June/2364
Place of Birth		Rentan City, Khazara colony

Starfleet Identification

idcard		RC-8673-783695
Data Access Level		Level 1
Security Access		Level 3
Duty Shift		Alpha Shift

Station Assignments

Family

Relationship Status		Single
Father		Senator Zelan Ch'Tol [DECEASED]
Mother		Amber Ch'Tol (Nee' Simpson) [DECEASED]
Other Family		Alicia Mertens (nee' Simpson) (Aunt), Chris Mertens (Uncle), Tricia Mertens (cousin)

Physical Appearance

Height		1.78m (5'10")
Weight		54kg (120lb)
Hair Color		Dark Brown
Eye Color		Dark Brown
Physical Description		Slim but fit. Wears her hair to shoulder length, unlike the bob favoured by most of her father's people. Moves with practised grace and precision. Has her family crest tattooed on her left upper arm and the Marine Corps crest tattooed on her left upper arm.

Personality & Traits

General Overview		Raylan is a consummate professional when on duty, but still knows how to have fun in her off hours. Has a twisted sense of humour.
Strengths & Weaknesses		- Strong willed (a fighter) - Physically strong (lean) - Loyal. - a knack with machines. -Professional. - Can become withdrawn. - Tends to speak her mind. - Lacks tact (especially when interacting with other Romulans). - Can get antsy when not on mission.
Ambitions		To be the best Marine she can be.
Hobbies & Interests		- Tinkering. - working out. - Building models. - Military history.
Orientation		Bisexual
Language(s) Spoken		Federation Standard, Romulan, some Klingon and Cardassian.

History

Personal History		Raylan was born on a Romulan colony. Her father had been a senator with reformist views, something that cost him his life, when Raylan was young. As a consequence of this Raylan had very little love for the state and resolved to leave Romulan space at her earliest convenience. Soon after, her and her mother booked passage on a departing freighter. Mere days into the trip, the freighter captain decided he had no use for his passengers, after all they had already paid him. He snuck into the sleeping berth, that night and killed Amber in her sleep. Awoken by the noise and distressed at what she saw, Raylan picked up a discarded metal pipe and brought it down on the captain. The blow shattered his skull and his lifeless body slumped to the deck. She ran to her mother’s bunk where her mother’s stared lifelessly back at her. The young Romulan let out a bellow of pure rage and left to deliver vengeance on the rest of the crew. A week later a Federation survey vessel found the freighter adrift. When an away team arrived aboard, they found the crew all dead and Raylan laying next to her mother’s body, her clothes and skin stained in the blood of several different species. Taken aboard the vessel, she cleaned up and checked over by the medical staff. She was then given guest quarters for the journey back to Earth. After some psych evals, she was placed with her aunt’s family. The loss of her mother and life on Earth took some getting used to. At school Raylan had few friends and kept mostly to herself. Over time she found a knack for repairing machines. After graduating high school, Raylan was looking for a challenge and enlisted in the Marine Corps. Her first assignment after Boot Camp and her Combat Engineer training, was as part of Combat Engineering squad setting up a forward observation base. Her squad came under attack by a pair of enemy atmospheric fighters. They were able to defeat one with the base’s barely functioning defences, but the second got through and targeted Raylan. Diving into a foxhole, she knew she only had seconds to act. Bypassing the safety features on her phaser-rifle, she waited until the fighter was directly above her. She then fired, expending its power source in a single shot. The energy lanced though small vessel causing it to crash into a nearby clearing. She received a commendation and was assigned to a Marine detachment aboard the USS Wildfire. There she took part in several missions, including erecting fortifications and outposts, constructing roads and infrastructure, and the removal of obstacles. She enjoyed her work and eventually worked her way through the ranks undergoing leadership training along the way.
Service Record		Service Record 2370- 2378 - Romulan Military Prep School, Rentan City - Khazara colony 2378 - Father was assassinated. Raylan and her mother fled Romulan space. 2379- 2383 - Regent High School, London - Earth. 2384 - Marine Boot Camp at MCRD San Diego – Earth. 2384 - Marine Combat Engineer Training at SFMC Falklands - Earth. 2384 - 2386 - Marine Expeditionary Force - Zarral III. Private - 2385 - Promoted to Private First Class 2386 - 2389 - Marine Expeditionary Force - Zarral III. PFC 2387 - Promoted to Lance Corporal 2387 - Destruction of Romulus. 2389 - 2393 - Assigned Marine Detachment - USS Wildfire as Combat Engineer 2390 - Promoted to Corporal 2393 - 2396 - Marine Detachment - USS Wildfire as Combat Engineer. 2396 - Promoted to Sergeant 2396 - Assigned to The King's Men aboard Starbase 50 - as a combat engineer.
Medical Notes		Scars on her back caused by shrapnel from an exploding phaser turret. Scars on her hands from when she overloaded a type 3 phaser rifle.