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Ensign Terrance Riley, tactical department 

Son of Kevin and Niamh Riley, Terrance Riley was born in 2274 in San Francisco, but spent most of his summers in Donegal when he was growing up. As a teen and even a young adult, he was a bit embarrassed by his father’s big personality, but grew to be more accepting of his heritage and family. 

During his time at the Academy, he often was Sopek’s “human studies club” fact checker, not by will but rather due to the Vulcan’s insistence. A meek and mild mannered boy, he tended to be pushed around easily. Despite a certain annoyance with Sopek’s attitude, the Vulcan also defended him from bigger bullies in the optic of “conserving the club’s fact checker”, which created a certain respect between the two. His demeanor came in great part from growing up learning not to complain about things and not asking for help, as he has many siblings. His interactions with Sopek inadvertently taught him to stand up for himself. 

As a tactical officer, he was a very quick thinker, and easily came up with strategies on the spot. Captain Saavik often liked to hear his ideas in times of crisis. 

He became an ensign in the tactical department at 22 years old on the Eridani for the ship’s five year mission in 2296.

I LOVE THIS SO MUCHHH

Another drawing for @startrek-eridani ! This time it’s Captain Saavik and her First Officer: Commander Kyral Ry’Anauk

I had a fun time drawing them

I also have a Red Alert version vv

Edit: I forgot to add images to the back screens so pretend that there is something there lol

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Dr. Tuyết Duong 

Born and raised in Vietnam, Tuyết Duong was an apt doctor and neurologist. She studied xenobiology and attended the College of Medical Sciences at the Tri-Planetary Academy. Her skills caused her to be commissioned by Starfleet in a planet-wide medical crisis, and following that event, she kept working for them in various sectors. When planning out the medical crew of the Eridani, her name was on the listing of possible medical professionals, and Dr. McCoy vouched for her, having read her paper in neurology and heard of the events in which she provided medical aid. As such, at 34 years old, she was a doctor on the Eridani. 

She was very sociable, easily adapting to the many medical crews she worked with, and especially caring toward those around her. Despite all of this, being a commissioned doctor with no real field training by the Fleet left her feeling quite useless on away missions, because outside of providing medical aid, she could not defend her fellow crewmembers or herself effectively or contribute to strategic planning. 

Xeno-botanist Marithyk Ry’Anauk, read his bio here:

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Dr. Malachi Cohen, ship psychologist

As the ship’s psychologist, Dr. Cohen had one of the most important jobs on the Eridani. At least, that was what he told reluctant patients. He was known to use a direct approach, being a very good listening ear and an expert at encouraging self-reflexion and the development of proper coping mechanisms among crew. A very pragmatic man, he did not believe in space madness or other superstitions, which he often joked as being ironic, given that he was a practicing religious man. Inside and outside of his work, he tended to use a lot of sarcasm, using it to diffuse the atmosphere as well as blowing off steam when needed. 

As a psychologist, it was his professional opinion that everyone could benefit from counseling and therapy, and he attempted many times to convince even the Vulcan crew members to attempt it at least once, proposing a logical approach reminiscent of the teaching of Surak used by mind-healers in Gol. It was one of his greatest sources of frustration on the ship as Captain Saavik and Sopek repeatedly refused. 

While being a friendly person, his unique line of work made him stand apart from a lot of the crew, mainly due to patient confidentiality, and he struggled with that loneliness. Despite that, he felt too fulfilled by his work on exploration ships to change careers and opted to consult a fellow therapist himself via holocalls. 

Captain Saavik of the USS Eridani

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