Lieutenant Commander Bryndar Thossan

Character Information

Gender		Male
Species		Dhelgi
Age		54 Standard years

Physical Appearance

Height		1.88 meters (6’2”)
Weight		87 kilograms (192 lbs)
Hair Color		Dark Brown
Eye Color		Amber-gold
Physical Description		Standing at 1.88 meters (6’2”) and weighing approximately 87 kilograms (192 lbs), Bryndar possesses the lean, sinewed build characteristic of the Dhelgi species; an evolution favoring balance, endurance, and precision over brute strength. Fine fur traces his temples, ears, and neckline, subtly accentuating the faint canine contour of his features. His posture is composed, his movements deliberate, and his expression steady but never cold. The combination of his height, presence, and quiet poise gives him a natural air of command even outside Engineering. Despite his chronological age of fifty-four, Dhelgi physiology grants him the vitality and reflexes of a human officer in his mid-thirties. This advantage has sustained his reputation for unerring focus and endurance under pressure.

Family

Personality & Traits

General Overview		Bryndar is composed, watchful, and quietly confident. His leadership is collaborative rather than authoritarian; he treats his crew as an extension of his Circle, fostering trust and shared accountability. While his blunt honesty can catch others off guard, his intent is rarely unkind; he values clarity over comfort. He is deliberate in speech and movement, preferring to listen before he acts. Beneath his calm demeanor lies deep empathy for those under his command. Though not prone to sentimentality, Bryndar believes that discipline, loyalty, and care for one’s ship and people are the highest expressions of the Dhelgi spirit.
Strengths & Weaknesses		Strengths and Skills: * Exceptional auditory and sensory perception, used diagnostically in engineering operations. * Specialist in warp, slipstream, and temporal-field harmonics. * Experienced in data-archive engineering and SOPA system integration. * Calm, methodical leadership and high emotional composure under crisis. * Fluent in Dhelgi and Federation Standard; proficient in multiple engineering code dialects. Weaknesses: * Overprotective of his team; occasionally struggles to delegate critical tasks. * Tends to favor manual verification over automated processes. * Candid, sometimes overly direct communication style. * Ongoing tension between Dhelgi Circle loyalty and Starfleet hierarchy.

Personal History		Born in 2915 on Veylan Prime, Bryndar of the Stormfang Circle was raised within a proud lineage known for its devotion to protection, service, and the maintenance of order. Among his people, the preservation of systems, mechanical or social, is regarded as a sacred duty. His Circle’s work maintaining planetary defense arrays and weather-control satellites instilled in him the belief that “guardianship is not an assignment; it is inheritance.” Recognized early for his harmonic sensitivity and perceptive hearing, Bryndar pursued a specialization in Systems and Field Dynamics Engineering at Starfleet Academy, graduating with distinction. His instructors noted his unusual ability to “hear” resonance shifts in mechanical systems, allowing him to diagnose faults before they were registered on instruments. Following graduation, he served aboard several exploratory vessels before joining the USS Calypsa, where he played a critical role in the initial development and testing of the Starfleet Operations and Personnel Archive (SOPA) framework. His innovations in harmonic compression and subspace data coherence—known collectively as the Veylan Harmonic Compression Protocol—became integral to early SOPA field trials. After over a decade with the Calypsa, Bryndar transferred to the USS Archlight, Starfleet’s Fleet Flagship, carrying both the legacy and technical lineage of the original SOPA initiative. His appointment as Chief Engineer marked the first time a Dhelgi officer had assumed procedural leadership of a fleet-level archival and operational directive.
Service Record		* Starfleet Academy (Graduated with Distinction) – Systems and Field Dynamics. * USS Serrano – Systems Engineer; commendation for rapid containment field repair during antimatter containment breach. * USS Calypsa – Senior Engineer; participant in initial SOPA field trials, co-author of Veylan Harmonic Compression Protocol. * USS Archlight – Chief Engineer; current procedural lead for the modernized SOPA integration aboard the Fleet Flagship.