Mak Hemphon
Fleet Data
Current Assignment:Security Chief on Deep Space 13/ Atlantis Station
Rank:Lieutenant Jr Grade
Biological Data
Species:Brikar
Gender:Male
Skin color:copper
Eye Color:black
Personal Data
Place of Birth:Brikar homeworld
Age:24 terran years
Marital status:unmated
Background:
Mak was born into the Clan Hemphon on the Brikar homeworld in the year 2357. His father is a politician and his mother is a doctor. Mak entered StarFleet Academy in 2374, specializing in security and command. He graduated and received his commission as Ensign in 2378. His first assignment was on Starbase 153.

Personality:
Mak Hemphon is a stubborn, quiet and reserved individual, and owing to his people's having been invaded many times over the decades, Hemphon is very suspicious, until he gets use to people. He does occasionally surprise people with his sense of humour. He is very respectful of authority and extremely loyal. He can also be described as diligent, thorough and sometimes judgmental. At one time, Hemphon was very uncomfortable when dealing with races that he had no familiarity with, but has improved greatly in that area. In carrying out his duty, Mak is quite tenacious, especially where the safety of the station and crew are involved. Personally, he is slow to warm to new people and makes friends very slowly. Those that earn his respect are persons who are honorable and who have proven their merit in the service of Starfleet. Hemphon is a man of few words and his expression is usually unreadable except to those that know him well. Like other Brikar, he accomplishes a nod by leaning slightly forward.

Brikarians:
The Brikar are a technologically sophisticated, roughly humanoid civilization from the low-gravity world of Brikar. They are a proud, warrior race and are members of the Federation. Though not unemotional actually, the Brikar have a renowned stoicism and a chauvinism that is equally famous. The Brikar have traditionally harbored a dislike for Klingons stemming from intense border disputes that occurred before the Klingon Federation Alliance of 2293. In 2358, the Brikar attempted to form an alliance of races hostile to the Federation and made a bid to take over the Federation. The few skirmishes that were fought over a number of weeks were later called the Brikar-Federation War.

Physically Brikarians are bipedal, roughly humanoid beings possessed of very tough hides and dense physiques making them appear like living rock statues. Unlike most other species who come from low-gravity worlds, the Brikar are immensely strong and heavy. Other low-gravity species such as the Elasians are lithe, relatively frail beings who can hardly stand in gravities such as Earth normal. Yet the Brikar are powerfully built and quite dense. This apparent disparity lends credence to the common belief that the Brikar have genetically altered their physical make-up over the centuries, and have in effect bred themselves for physical strength. In the relatively higher Earth gravity, Brikarians appear more flattened vertically than on their homeworld, and they experience some difficulty in moving. However, they retain their incredible strength. The average Brikarian is capable of lifting several tons, even in Earth gravity. Although fairly rigid in physique Brikarians can be capable of unexpected quickness. They have large lung capacities, slow metabolisms and airtight mouths, allowing them to hold their breath for 20 minutes at a stretch. They have the well-deserved reputation for being hard to scare, owing to their size, strength, and tough hides which can withstand phaser blasts that would kill ten humans.

In appearance, Brikarians have chiseled features and the surface of their bodies are covered in facets like rough crystals. They have small all-black eyes, two vertical slits for a nose, a simple slit for a mouth, and have two small circular ear holes on either side of their proportionally small and compact heads. They have three-fingered hands featuring two fingers in a V-shape and an opposable thumb.

Gravity Compensation Harness. A small device worn over the Mak Hemphon's uniform that allows him to function within normal gravity conditions. If the harness breaks down however the wearer is left floundering unable to move in a strong gravity field. It should be noted that this device would be able to work in reverse lessening the inherent strength and speed of individuals from a higher gravity world or increasing the strength of standard gravity dwellers, as long as their internal bone structure would be able to withstand the enhanced strength.