<div class="floatright">(https://d.furaffinity.net/art/hibbary/1196522671/1196522671.hibbary_leopardguy001.jpg)</div><strong>Basic Information</strong><br/>Name: H'Raal<br/>Age: 39<br/>Gender: M<br/>Species: Caitian<br/>Marital Status: Married (P'Naara)<br/>Children: 2<br/>Next of Kin: Sh'rral (Younger Sister)<br/><br/><strong>Academics</strong><br/>Graduation Year: 2359 (22)<br/>Major Field of Study: Ship Operations<br/>Specialization: Conn<br/><br/><strong>About You</strong><br/>Basic Description: H'Raal is a tall, Panthera-coloration Caitian of 178cm in height, coming in at roughly 74.1kg of mass.  Long hours of running ships (as well as holodeck training programs) have kept him in good shape, though he tries to avoid sitting at stations, instead preferring to stand and lean - he developed a bit of a posture problem from his early years spent hunched over consoles.  He tends to remain in the background, observing and absorbing the situation, offering his advice mostly when asked or when something critical to the situation involves an expertise of his.<br/><br/><br/>Psychological Profile:  H'Raal is a generally reserved and cool-headed individual, a personality trait fostered by his close scrapes with death from leading Away Team missions as well as his front-line service during the Dominion War.  While routine and schedules are much preferred, he has a healthy amount of respect for improvisation and intuition, having been forced to ditch the playbook and invent his own on several occasions.  He primarily concerns himself with the well-being of members of the crew before any stated goal of a given mission, though this way of thinking has been severely tested and refined by his wartime experiences.<br/><br/>Challenge intrigues H'Raal - he neither seeks it out nor shys away from it, understanding that while charting a nebula might not be as glamorous as negotiating a treaty or exposing a Tal Shiar plot, ultimately everything within the Federation, within Starfleet, has its purpose.  He isn't one to offer advice proactively, but those who grow to know him know that he will speak his mind if he is asked.<br/><br/>Long-Term Goals: Captain his own ship.  He has a preference for the newer Steamrunner-class ships, but he served on a New Orleans prior to the Dominion War and would accept a post as captain of one of those, as well.<br/><br/><strong>Service Record:</strong><br/>2360 - H'Raal is promoted to Ensign during his first assignment onboard the USS<em>Ataturk</em>, an<em>Ambassador</em>-class cruiser.<br/>2363 - Ensign H'Raal distinguishes himself during a mission near the Romulan Neutral Zone, devising a means with which to interrupt the infamous Romulan cloaking device.  For his part in the mission, he is promoted to Lieutenant, junior grade.<br/>2364 - H'Raal is granted an early promotion to full Lieutenant for his work in ensuring the survival of two other members of a five-man Away Team on the planet Bendorix IV after the leader of the Away Team is killed by a hostile alien entity.  In the wake of the mission, and his promotion, H'Raal requests a transfer away from the Ataturk. It is declined.<br/>2366 - Lt. H'Raal's request for reassignment is granted - he is assigned as part of the Science Department aboard the USS<em>Shackleton</em>, a<em>New Orleans</em>-class survey vessel.<br/>Personal Log (2367) - Lt H'Raal marries P'Naara, a member of the<em>Shackleton</em>'s medical staff.<br/>Personal Log (2369) - H'Raal and P'Naara's first child is born, a daughter.<br/>2370 - Lt. H'Raal is promoted to Lieutenant Commander for his part helping the charting and exploration of several planets in the Hromi Cluster, leading several dangerous but successful Away Teams.<br/>Personal Log (2371) - H'Raal and P'Naara's second child is born, a son.<br/>2373 - As the Federation-Klingon War winds down, with the Dominion War set to begin, Lt. Cmdr. H'Raal and his family are transferred to the USS<em>Theseus</em>, a<em>Steamrunner</em>-class vessel.  It will be the ship that H'Raal serves on for the entirety of the Dominion War.<br/>2375 - In the waning months of the Dominion War, the captain of the<em>Theseus </em>is incapacitated during a battle with Dominion vessels near the Capella system, and H'Raal is forced to take command.  In a display of tactical brilliance, he devises a battle stratagem that enables the<em>Theseus </em>to outmaneuver and harass the Jem'Hadar ships utilizing the<em>Steamrunner</em>'s unique capabilities until reinforcements arrive.  For his part in the action near Capella, H'Raal is conferred a promotion to full Commander.<br/>2376 - With the Dominion War over, and a time to rebuild commencing, now-Commander H'Raal is offered a transfer to the new<em>Intrepid</em>-class USS<em>Victoria</em>.  He accepts.