Heritage Odyssey

"Beneath the waves of a waterworld, the future of exploration begins."


Lieutenant Sonia Dalca

Name Sonia Elizabeta Dalca

Position Marine Environmental & Energy Scientist

Rank Lieutenant


Character Information

Gender Female
Species Human/Allasomorph
Age 28

Physical Appearance

Height 5'9
Weight 145 lbs
Hair Color Black
Eye Color Grey
Physical Description Graceful figure but very solid athletic build. Has great muscle tone but doesn't look as strong as she is. Tends to keep her hair pulled back, out of her way but not vain. In wolf form she is a young adult just out her awkward phase, a black coat.

Family

Spouse None
Children None
Father Julek
Mother Alexandreina Dalca
Brother(s) None
Sister(s) None
Other Family Large extended family on her mothers side.

Personality & Traits

General Overview

Overview: She is a partial Allasomorph as such she has only one form, that of a black wolf. She is a curious person overall. She knows there's a lot she can’t know but what she can she will happily poke at. She is careful what she says, more formal with new people. When comfortable then people are more likely to get to know her and her odd sense of humor and mischievous, playful nature. She is not without control however, in part to her nature and in part controlling her other form, she has fair amount of restraint when she wants to.
Being helpless is one of the things that truly scares her. She has a protective streak a mile wide though. She is just as loyal and protective of anyone she considers part of her circle.

She is from Romania and tends to have a Russian like outlook on life in normal routine, a practical approach to change, she simply tries to adjust and move on with the minimum of fuss. She doesn’t tend to panic.
Strengths & Weaknesses Strengths: She is dedicated and loyal. Exceedingly competent she will work at a task until complete. Boring or exciting she'll see it through with varying degrees of ‘working on something less than interesting’ tools. Is quite knowledgeable about a variety of science topics and at least a basic understanding of many more.

Weaknesses-Tends to get tunnel vision when working on something. Has to work hard at not getting caught in the details and missing the forest for the trees.
Her curiosity is both a strength and weakness. She is a very curious person by nature and has a hard time resisting a mystery or a puzzle.
Ambitions Tends to focus on here and now to do her best job, her current goals are simply to do the best job possible. Whatever happens, happens
Hobbies & Interests Hobbies & Interests She loves puzzles. Learning how the universe works and loves history, learning about something new is great fun. When not doing that she likes sailing on the holodeck or running. She loves old Earth movies and sailing or camping.
Is good at games of strategy. Enjoys Sculpting and painting.

Personal History Not much is known of her father's family. They were and not doubt still are very xenophobic so when their darling eldest Allasomorph fell in love with and married a human he met while exploring the galaxy, he was disowned. Of course this had the effect of not only cutting him and his new wife off but his daughter, born 2941 . He always said that Sonia was the little light of his life next to the her mother whom he referred to as 'the sun'. They were the centers of his world, he'd been a traveler before meeting Alexa. A 'space bum' as Sonia's maternal grandmother had once said, but now he was content. Even saddened by the loss of his family and his people, he still found great joy in his new life on Earth. Sonia's mother was an experienced security officer and was in great demand as a personal weapons instructor at the Academy. And so life went Alexa, as Sonia's mother is known to friends, would go to work and Julek would write his stories. He wrote under another name and was actually well known for his adventure stories, every one of which he ran by his audience of one first. They never failed to hold little Sonia rapt, which was not easy to do because her mind never shut off. It always seemed to be active and she was forever curious about one thing or another. They lived in the Prahova Valley in Romania on Earth near a majority of her mother's family. Who were all close knit, even those who lived off planet. They accepted the odd, quiet alien in their midst with a shrugging of shoulders. It was a popular story that when Alexa's father, never very talkative to begin with, first met and looked at Julek, he didn't say a word. He just stared at him, taking his measure then nodded and handed the man a homemade beer.

Every five years was great fun because it was the Dalca family reunion. Members would come from hundreds of light years away and take over the valley for two weeks of camping, fun, music, and stories. Her mother's family was always an odd lot. Fiercely loyal to each other they also had a strong sense of honor. That's actually how they got their name centuries ago. Back when horses were used in the time on earth known as 'middle ages'. They were riders and owners of the best horseflesh around, as such they took roles as leaders in the little village's militia. No bandits dared to attack a village under the protection of this family for it was said that they rode and killed at the speed of lightening. So they took that name, it becoming common to have last names and not merely so and so, son of such and such. So they became Dalca or 'lightening' as it is known in the old Romanian tongue.

And Sonia's life was happy, her family was close and her parents were happy to pass on what they knew. She would also pick up whatever she could from whomever she could. She was like a sponge and wasn't known for leaving a mystery if she could figure it out. Her mind was fairly ordered for a child, the ability to think logically always there. Children can be a lot more clever then they are given credit for and she kept her parents on their toes for sure and certain. It wasn't until she got a bit older she realized that her parents were waiting for something. And happen it did, she'd been twelve and when she was running through the forest around her home. Something she often did, she always loved the sense of freedom and flying it gave her. Sometimes even running with her parents like now, they were racing, one of her favorite games. And she was determined to win but she started not to feel well, her skin was fevered, her throat tight. Heart throbbing in her ears even as her senses seemed to expanded. She stopped confused and tried not to panic. When her parents caught up they found a small, black wolf where their daughter had been. They shared an unreadable look as her mother picked up the now fully panic-stricken child.

Later they calmed her down and explained. She knew her father was different, he would change into things like cats and the like to entertain her but everyone was sure that it had not passed on. Her father spent as much time over the next few years as he could teaching her and quiet, kind man who was her father was a steadying influence on the precocious child.
Her parents did what they could to teach Sonia control with meditation and other techniques so that she could control when her wolf came. She did other, normal things like she went to school and played sports like anyone else. With her curiosity and quick mind, it was natural for her to aim for Science when she decided she wanted to join Starfleet and serve the Federation as her mother had done.
She got in Starfleet and did well at the Academy, she didn't make friends with everyone but seemed to well enough with most. She specialized in Environmental & Energy Division. Learning about a planet’s atmospheric, oceanic, and bio-energy systems. She was fascinated by how the various factors made up and colored the universe she lived in.
Her mother now commands the USS Athena and is on assignment in deep space. They keep in touch as much as possible. Her father still writes but also teaches, virtually, writing classes at an Earth College.
Service Record Service Record
*-Graduated from Starfleet Academy then Space Station, DS405 aka DS Citadel.
*-Transferred to USS Discovery. Promoted to Lt. Jg.
*-Completed Advanced Training, Earth.
*-Assigned to Heritage

Medical History Medical:
Seems to not injure easily, nor has been sick. Her ability to change shape is not well known as she doesn’t tend to be obvious about it as a rule.