Gender : Male

Race : Berjanni

Age : 28

Birthplace : Berjan, Tranquility Sector

Physical appearance : Dark straight hair, silvery eyes, fair complexion, hunchbacked, average height and build.

Personality : Escaflowne has a towering presence but remains a silent enigma. Formality and piety are important aspects of a Berjanni’s life as very much his. He is however, open to casual jesting, assessing situations in a twisted sense of irony and humor.

Racial abilities : The Berjan homeworld is circled by four moons, three in constant orbit, while one in synchronous cross-spins. Such immense and turbulent centrifugal stress results in pulls about thrice the gravity of Earth. If a Berjanni continuously spends his/her youth until their late teens on the planet, their bodies would develop heightened physical attributes while on other planets. Although a Berjanni may leave the planet’s influence after reaching adulthood, the attributes remain permanent.

The Berjanni will have improved strength, dexterity  and constitution. However, the adverse gravitational pressure would have shaped a somewhat unsightly hunch near the shoulders which cannot be medically corrected. In addition, the sense of pain is greatly diminished, only a sore throbbing would be felt in place of pain. A Berjanni becomes very clumsy and unwieldy when under conditions of zero-G weightlessness.

History : One of the very few Berjannis to serve in Starfleet, the most famous being Captain Liteyo of the USS  Prometheus-A, the third crown prince. Related to the famed Berjanni royal himself, Escaflowne had a privileged upbringing. However, Escaflowne and Liteyo both shared a common youth, using their intelligence for all sorts of mischief.

In exasperation, the King sent both of them to live with the Berjanni ambassador on Earth, to learn as much as possible about Federation culture to prepare for Berjan’s eventual membership. However, both spent most of their time gallivanting on adventures which included recovering stolen cybernetic technology from the S’ona and saving the Andorian ambassador’s daughter from Nausican kidnappers.

Liteyo being older, joined Starfleet first which Escaflowne eventually followed, and performed very well in both academic and physical fields. Upon graduation, Liteyo was assigned to deep space exploration at the edge of the Delta Quadrant while Escaflowne was later part of the peacekeeping force along the Demilitarized Zone. Unfortunately, Liteyo was lost in a Borg attack. Escaflowne immediately requested a transfer to search for his friend, believing him to be still alive. However, the Dominion War changed those plans, as Escaflowne was re-assigned to the USS Ark under Captain Faye Valentine to patrol Bajor space.

During the War, certain influential parties of the Obsidian Order and Tal Shiar were involved in recurring but unsanctioned partnerships of mutual benefits. The USS Ark came upon such a meeting at a trade outpost, but Captain Valentine was murdered after transporting over to investigate. Suddenly, the Ark was quickly overwhelmed by Obsidian Order and Tal Shiar warships, leaving only a handful of survivors. As command officers fell one by one, Escaflowne took command of the USS Ark and fought her way to freedom. He was promoted to Lieutenant for his gallant escape and survived to report the meetings.

As he recovered in the hospital, Escaflowne learnt the awful truth of the diplomatically challenged Federation. The UFP willingly covered up the Ark incident to prevent jeopardising a potential alliance with the Romulans during the War. Disgusted, Escaflowne left Starfleet during wartime conditions, using his royalty background as immunity from being charged for desertion. He spent the remaining of the War searching for his friend, Liteyo. Fortunately, his perseverance paid off, as only Escaflowne was able to recognize an unique distress transmission that he and Liteyo developed as codes during their younger swashbuckling days. Liteyo had retained his sanity due to the robust physique of the Berjanni and secretly broadcasted the transmission without the Borg’s knowledge. Just before the end of the War, Escaflowne finally rescued his childhood friend along with a Borg scout vessel intact for valuable research. Escaflowne was appropriately promoted to Lieutenant Commander and awarded the Medal of Distinguished Service despite the fact he actually deserted Starfleet.