Sharah Fayth

Authored by Jennifer Ward

Character Biography

Physical Description:

Sharah is short, 5‘2”, with blue black hair that bounces with the slightest movement. It is the bane of her daily routine. Like all Betazoids she has pure black irises.

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Background:

Sharah is an overly-sensitive telepath/empath. Unlike other Betazoids, whose talents turn on at adolescence, hers were turned on at birth. The over stimulation can cause mental shut down and require hospitalization if strict care is not taken. With extreme training Sharah has trained herself to ignore the ‘noise’ even though she is unable to turn it off and constantly “hears” the thoughts and feelings of others. This noise is similar to being a large room with hundreds of people talking at once. The noise comes at such a fast rate, Sharah is unable to actually process what she hears. With extreme concentration it is possible, but the extreme fatigue afterwards makes this dangerous and not worth the risk. This is a rare condition on her planet, only a fraction of 1% are diagnosed. She has been followed by a team of doctors her entire life. As a child she was hospitalized for her condition on 3 occasions, at 1, 5, and 15 years of age. Soon after her arrival for her cadet cruise, Sharah suffered what at first appeared to be a severe mental breakdown. It was soon discovered she had been infected by an unknown parasite that fed and bred exponentially off her paracortex. Her DH was able to develop an antiparasitic to remove them and Sharah has been well since then. Her condition can make her appear distracted, but she is not.

Sharah made top grades in her class despite the difficulties her ‘gift’ had the potential to cause. She is a skilled doctor excelling in diagnostics and survival medical treatment. She is an accomplished surgeon, though she needs an extremely focused support staff to ensure their thoughts do not interfere with her work on the patient. She has a minor in Botany. Her cadet project consisted of collecting a database of chemical compounds needed for basic medical care so that those compounds could be searched for in native areas among plants and other vegetation. This list will help those in emergency situations to find medicines when medical supplies are not available. When assigned to the Europa, she was recalled to the Academy to finish her research, allowing her to build on her medical and botanical knowledge and skills.

Personality:

Sharah loves books and has some talent with sketching. She spends a lot of time researching for her pet projects. Sharah works well with her medical colleagues and is described and compassionate and thoughtful with her patients and easy to work with. These traits flow over into her few personal friendships. Her condition requires a lot of downtime to maintain her mental equilibrium. She prefers small social gatherings being most comfortable with one-on-one interactions or 3 to 4 people. Despite a severe lack of physical coordination, she has a daring streak and will try almost anything at least once.

Family

Father	Acen Fayth	Farmer / Agricultural Expert / Betazed
Mother	Luanna Fayth	Homemaker / Betazed
Brother	Andrew Fayth	Lt. Cmdr Outpost 53 / CoS
Adopted Uncle	Oliver Loughty	Lt. j.g. USS Atlantis / Science JO
Fiance	Joseph Rainns	Lt. j.g USS Ark Angel / CoS

Time Line

2374	Born	Betazed
2391-2395	SF Academy	Earth
2396	Cadet Tour/Doctor	USS Challenger
2396 (Reassigned Briefly)	Ensign/Doctor/Botanist	USS Europa
2396 (4 months midyear)	Ensign/Doctor/Researcher	Earth/SF Academy
2396 (End of Year)	Ensign/Science-Botanist	USS Ark Angel
2396 (End of Year-1mth later)	Lt. j.g./CSO	USS Ark Angel

Personnel Record:

Medical Record

Sharah is an over-sensitive telepath/empath. Unlike other Betazoids, whose talents turn on at adolescence, hers were turned on at birth. This over stimulation can cause mental shut down and require hospitalization if strict care is not taken. As a child she was hospitalized for her condition on 3 occasions, at 1, 5, and 15 years of age. Soon after her arrival for her cadet cruise, Sharah suffered what at first appeared to be a severe mental breakdown. IT was soon discovered she had been infected by an unknown parasite that fed and bred exponentially off her paracortex. Her DH was able to develop an antiparasitic to remove them and Sharah has been well since then.

Service Record:

Graduated with honors from Star Fleet Academy. Majors in emergency and diagnostic medicine. She is a skilled doctor excelling in diagnostics and survival medical treatment. She is an accomplished surgeon, though not at the top of her class, though she needs and extremely focused support staff to ensure their thoughts do not interfere with her work on the patient. She has a minor in Botany. Her cadet project researched the viability of using local plant life to create emergency medications for away team members who were cut off from medical aid. A training program was developed to teach the skills needed to implement the research. The program also tests the viability of the medicines developed. Her project was approved and then passed completion. She plans to continue to develop the database and training program as part of her regular duties or on her own during her off hours.

Psychological Profile:

Sharah was in counseling several times a week with a Neuropsychologist at the Academy. Before that she saw several psychology experts on Betazed starting from about a month old..

Sharah is an overly sensitive telepath/empath. Unlike other Betazoids, whose talents turn on at adolescence, hers were turned on at birth. The over stimulation can cause mental shut down and require hospitalization if strict care is not taken. With extreme training Sharah has trained herself to ignore the ‘noise’ even though she is unable to turn it off and constantly “hears” the thoughts and feelings of others. This is a rare condition on her planet, only a fraction of 1% are diagnosed. She has been followed by a team of doctors her entire life. As a child she was hospitalized for her condition on 3 occasions at 1, 5, and 15 years of age. Despite her difficulties she is an extremely talented telepath. Soon after her arrival for her cadet cruise, Sharah suffered what at first appeared to be a severe mental breakdown. It was eventually discovered she had been infected by an unknown parasite that fed and bred exponentially off her paracortex. Her DH was able to develop an antiparasitic to remove them and Sharah has been well since then.

Sharah regularly sees a counselor to help her work through all the extra input as well as her own individual mental state.

She has a hard time making friends, and there was an incident her first year at the Academy that has shaped her opinion of herself and her relationships with her crew and classmates.

Sharah loves books and has some talent with sketching. She spends a lot of time researching for her pet projects. Sharah works well with her medical colleagues and is described as compassionate and thoughtful with her patients and easy to work with. These traits flow over to her few personal friendships. Her condition requires a lot of downtime to maintain her mental equilibrium. She prefers small social gatherings, being most comfortable with one-on-one interactions or 3 to 4 people. Despite a severe lack of physical coordination, she has a daring streak and will try almost anything at least once, which explains her recent interest in parkour.

Important Posts:

Childhood:

Pre-Sim - First Encounters - USS Galileo In Orbit over Betazed

Pre-Sim - Return Trip - USS Galileo In Orbit over Vulcan

Adulthood:

Sharah meets Joseph (Holodeck Gathering)

Fathers and Daughters

Recent Posts

Location	Board	When	View
side-sim New Job, New Surprises - Aboretum	USS Ark Angel	4 hours, 41 minutes ago	View
OOC - Short LOA	USS Ark Angel	4 hours, 49 minutes ago	View
OOC - Short LOA	USS Ark Angel	8 hours, 30 minutes ago	View
side sim - xi'Indrai's Office - Starting Over	USS Ark Angel	10 hours, 51 minutes ago	View
Side Sim - Sharah's quarters - Housecall	USS Ark Angel	11 hours, 1 minute ago	View
Side sim, mediations. Tag Fayth, xi'Indrai & Suder.	USS Ark Angel	22 hours, 57 minutes ago	View
Side Sim - Sharah's quarters - Housecall	USS Ark Angel	23 hours, 26 minutes ago	View
Side sim, mediations. Tag Fayth, xi'Indrai & Suder.	USS Ark Angel	1 day ago	View
Settling In - Again - Sharah's New Quarters	USS Ark Angel	1 day, 5 hours ago	View
Arboretum	USS Ark Angel	1 day, 5 hours ago	View
Main Sim - Science Labs	USS Ark Angel	1 day, 5 hours ago	View
Settling In - Again - Sharah's New Quarters	USS Ark Angel	1 day, 5 hours ago	View
Deck 13 - Checking in with Da Boss	USS Ark Angel	1 day, 9 hours ago	View
Arboretum	USS Ark Angel	1 day, 9 hours ago	View
Deck 13 - Checking in with Da Boss	USS Ark Angel	2 days, 3 hours ago	View
Arboretum	USS Ark Angel	2 days, 6 hours ago	View
Settling In - Again - Sharah's New Quarters	USS Ark Angel	2 days, 6 hours ago	View
Side-Sim: Sharing the Stars	USS Ark Angel	2 days, 20 hours ago	View
Side-Sim: Sharing the Stars	USS Ark Angel	2 days, 20 hours ago	View
Side-Sim: Sharing the Stars	USS Ark Angel	3 days, 3 hours ago	View