Lieutenant Kehlan ch' Bari

Character Information

Gender		Male
Species		Andorian
Age		38

Physical Appearance

Height		6'1"
Weight		210LBS
Hair Color		White
Eye Color		Icy Blue
Physical Description		Kehlan is a physically imposing figure. He keeps himself in fantastic shape. He allows his hair to grow and hang to the base of his neck. He usually wear it tied back when on duty or braided in a traditional Andorian fashion.

Family

Father		Zharath (Thavan) and Kilip (Charan)
Mother		Pava (Zhavey) and Avaran (Shreya)
Brother(s)		Theyle
Sister(s)		Pavaran

Personality & Traits

Personal History

Born in Lor’Tan City. Kehlan grew up surrounded by family in the Neshilev Housing Projects . A low income area. He was raised mostly by his zhavey (Pava) while his thavan (Zharath) worked as a cook,his charan(Kilip) was enlisted in the Imperial Guard. His shreya (Avaran) left when Kehlan was born. Kehlan was the youngest of three children. He was thankful to have companionship while growing up in the projects.Watching his charan serve Andoria was a huge inspiration to Kehlan. It made him realize that he wanted to help people. He spent endless days playing ‘field Doctor’ with his siblings. At age 17, Kehlan applied to do Pre-Med studies at the Therin University. The financial situation was a precarious one. His parents worked hard to help him the best they could, but ultimately Kehlan had to get a job to help support himself through school. He worked his ass off waiting tables at an Andorian Sushi restaurant while he completed his doctorate, before transferring to the Imperial Andorian Academy to join the Imperial Guard. His years at the Academy were most rewarding. Despite the workload being heavy, Kehlan loved the lessons to further broaden his Medical Studies, and his core Guard classes. He excelled in his studies, and received commendations from a few of his instructors. Just as he was coming up on his graduation from the Imperial Andorian Academy, he received word that his charan was killed during a routine exercise. Kehlan raced home to be by his family's side. Following the death of his charan, and his graduation with commission to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant , Kehlan was assigned to the IAS Delar for his medical residency. It was here that he decided to take a second specialty in Psychiatry. He completed three years aboard the Delar, studying concurrently, before being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. With his promotion, Kehlan accepted a transfer to the IAS Shilev, where he would serve as Deputy Medical Officer. After Four years on deep space assignment , Kehlan was transferred to Andorian Space Central in orbit of Andoria. Aboard ASC, Kehlan served as Deputy Medical Officer and headed the Psychiatric Department. He worked closely with his section head, helping to turn the department into a well oiled machine. After some discussions with the his superiors and a visiting instructor from Starfleet Academy, Kehlan made the decision to transfer to Starfleet in order to expand his horizons further. The logistics of this transfer were complicated, and lengthy. After some months of waiting, Kehlan was put into the Direct Officer Training Program, a fast-track given his service in the Andorian Guard. He was put through general courses meant to familiarize him with Starfleet operations. He graduated the program without much fanfare and commissioned to the rank Lieutenant. He was then assigned to the USS Jackal attached to Starbase 332.