Breawyn Lem

Captain Breawyn Lem is the commanding officer of the  starship Independence.

History
Breawyn was born on Ferenginar and grew up on several planets, following her mother who was a Trill diplomat. Among other places, she spent a considerable amount of time in Sector 001 on Mars and Earth, pursuing her interests in the arts and sciences.

As a young student she initially attended the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur in ballet (below), but after graduating from the conservatory, she had a change of heart and went on to Starfleet Academy as a Science major.

Later, she attended postgraduate school at the Daystrom Institute, specializing in temporal mechanics. She eventually served in the Federation Diplomatic Corps as well as the Department of Temporal Investigation, before embarking on a career in Starfleet Command.

Following Beathan Lem's untimely demise during an intruder incursion aboard USS Intrepid, the Lem symbiont was saved and removed from the host. It was subsequently joined to Breawyn Pirx, who inherited all of the Lem personalities and became the new Breawyn Lem.


 * The symbiont's name Lem was taken from the late Polish science fiction writer, Stanislaw Lem, and Breawyn's unjoined family name, Pirx, comes from a character in one of Lem's novels.

Her interests and hobbies include exobiology, cross-country skiing, classical ballet and opera. More recently, she was introduced to the archaic sport of pistol shooting by the Chief of Security of the Independence, Lt Comdr Keung Lee.

On SD 60701.1, she was married in a private ceremony on Risa to Dr Benedict Chevallier, Head of Exobiology at the Princeton-Plainsboro Hospital in North America, Earth. (Starship Independence: "All's Well That Ends Well")

Physical Attributes
Tall. Striking. Has a habit of clapsing her hands behind her when she walks. Often courted because of her looks and enjoys the attention, but for unspecific reasons, avoids serious relationships. Because of her extensive amount of time spent in Paris, speaks with a French lilt (which, for some reason, members of the opposite sex find incredibly attractive).

Personality & Traits
Penetrating intelligence. Loves a good deadpan joke every now and then, but also very serious-minded when it comes to work. No apparent personality conflicts from symbiosis.

Strengths & Weaknesses
Like most joined Trills, appears slightly aloof at times (but only just), but that's what sometimes happens when you carry the memory and experience of seven lifetimes. Also tends to be perfectionist (both a strength and a weakness).

Summary Record
Specific records and details sealed under Official Secrets Act but it is known that in addition to the diplomatic corps and DTI, she has also been involved with Starfleet Intelligence investigations.

She was formerly Chief Science Officer and then Executive Officer on the Intrepid, and later Executive Officer aboard the Independence on her shakedown cruise. Subsequently, she was promoted to Captain and was assigned command of the Independence on SD 59663.7.

She has earned, among other commendations, the Starfleet Cross, the Distinguished Service Medal with cluster, and was inducted into the Grankite Order of Tactics, Class of Excellence, for her actions in the Breen-Ventnor conflict.

Starfleet Review, SD 57900
Breawyn Lem has consistently shown to be both thorough and conscientious in her daily work and routine. She has proven to be an outstanding scientist in diverse fields of research including astrophysics and exobiology. What is perhaps most remarkable is her ability to adapt to changing circumstances.

It is equally surprising that although she has proven to be an excellent command-grade line officer, she has never actively sought to serve aboard a starship prior to return to Starfleet Command after tours of duty with the diplomatic service and the Federation Science Council.

Much of the commander's well-rounded personality is rooted in her keen interests in the performing arts, having been a former corypheé of the Paris Conservatoire, and she continues to balance her artistic interests with her professional duties.

Counselor's Review, SD 58286
Having suffered her share of life tragedy which she avoids talking about, Breawyn Lem nonetheless brings to her career and her relationships a deep-rooted sense of ethics as well as a freshness and good humor that is sometimes infectious.

Indeed, at times she has served as the glue to hold a crisis situation together, while at other times acting as the needler to provoke a necessary reaction or course of action to accomplish a mission objective. She is a stable, well-balanced individual and will be an asset in any endeavour she undertakes.


 * Breawyn suffered a miscarriage in her teens, shortly after her fiance was killed in a terraforming accident offplanet. (Starship Independence: "The Mission Continues...") When Breawyn was abducted by solanagen-based lifeforms in early 2382, it was suspected that she might have been raped in captivity, which Breawyn claimed to have no memory of. However, during a JAG investigation some time later, Breawyn provided an affidavit in which she admitted that it did happen. (Starship Independence: "Ultraviolet", "Kobayashi Maru (Part 2)")

CMO's Update, SD 60640
Capt Breawyn Lem suffered extensive internal injuries as the result of an emergency teleport through a transporter beam, caused by the rare condition known as Zhian'tek Syndrome. ("Starship Independence: War's Embers") The synaptic connections between host and symbiont were disrupted in the process of quantum-level organic transportation, which is normally fatal to the host and sometimes the symbiont as well.

Using the experimental treatment based on an adaptation of the genomic regeneration in physical rehabilitation procedure, treatment was developed by harvesting species-neutral stem cells, reconstructing patient-specific isoboramine synaptic connectors in genetronic replicators and transplanting them into the host. The treatment was successful, and prognosis for a full recovery is positive.