Liz Dowler

Lieutenant Liz Dowler was a Starfleet officer in the 24th century. She served aboard the USS Alexandria-A as an astral anthropologist. (Star Trek: Odyssey)

History

Liz was born in New Berlin on Luna in 2353 to Carlisle and Janessa Dowler. She has two sisters, Candyss and Jennifer. Candyss is first officer aboard the USS Ranger, under the command of Captain Rodney Bryant while Jennifer is a senior in high school who also wants to join Starfleet.

Starfleet career

Dowler entered Starfleet Academy in 2371. She was in San Francisco during the Breen attack on Earth during the Dominion War. She later graduated in 2375 and was assigned to the USS Hornet as part of the astral anthropologist department.

Mirror War

In 2381, she requested a transfer to the Sovereign-class USS Alexandria. Her tour aboard the Alexandria was short-lived due to its destruction at the hands of the Terran Empire. She used to think that no big decisions were made in her field as far as life and death went, but she had to make such a decision while on Deck 8 when a power overload was going to blow half the deck. She had to close the hatch to the Jefferies tube while two crew members were trying to make it to the hatch. If she hadn't, she and seven others would've died, including Doctor Plumley, Counselor Nycz and Lieutenant Trinn. (Star Trek: Odyssey: "Distant Stars")

She later played a vital role in gathering information on the Mirror Universe. Dowler and Counselor Nycz beamed over to the ISS Alexandria to gather information on their future plans concerning the war. With Counselor Nycz having been found out, Dowler had to use her mirror counterpart's position as the captain's woman to gain information and rescue Counselor Nycz. The information she obtained proved invaluable to the Federation. (Star Trek: Odyssey: "Through Their Eyes")

After the War

Along with the rest of the bridge crew, Dowler was sent back to a brutal time in Earth's history by Q. Along with Captain Allensworth, Dowler was sent back to South Carolina in 1805. She portrayed a slave owner's daughter who had an attraction to Allensworth, who was a slave. The two were later caught in bed together and were hanged. When the crew was returned to the bridge, Q called her out on her feelings for the captain saying he had no part in making her sleep with the captain to which her feelings were strong enough to pass through the mental block he had placed on the crew's memories. (Star Trek: Odyssey: "Dining on Ashes")

Personal life

Liz loves to study the development of creatures which is why she chose astral anthropology as a course of study at the academy. Between the Dominion War and the Mirror War, she was always excited to beam down to a planet to study an alien's physical and cultural development.

She wants to settle down someday and start a family, but her duty to Starfleet comes first.

Assignment history

	First Year Cadet	2371-72	Starfleet Academy
	Second Year Cadet	2372-73
	Third Year Cadet	2373-74
	Fourth Year Cadet	2374-75
	Ensign	2375-2377	Astral Anthropologist, USS Hornet
	Lieutenant Junior Grade	2377-2380	Astral Anthropologist, USS Hornet
	Lieutenant	2381	Astral Anthropologist, USS Alexandria