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Physical Description:
Jonathan has a strong face and the body of an outdoorsman. He has brown hair that he keeps trimmed short, his face clean-shaven most of the time, or at most a couple days’ growth.

His set jaw and dark eyes give him an imposing look, but his smile can be disarming when shown. He has a personality that many would find to be charismatic, and the ladies would describe as suave. Indeed, many wonder how he is still single.

Family & Personal History:
Jonathan Parker was born in the city of Anchorage, Alaska, on the North American continent of Earth. Born to a Starfleet family, he was told time after time that his destiny would take him to the stars, and he loved them from the moment he laid his eyes on them in the winters of the north, the crystal clear skies triggering his boyhood curiosity. It began with small rockets, then to see ships his father had commanded, hear the tales of the ships his grandfather had captained, and so on.

He was born the oldest of three, himself and two sisters, Adrienne and Larissa, each separated by 3 years. They all grew in Alaska with their mother, herself a former operative with Starfleet Intelligence and a respected member of the local community. Their father, Matthew, was gone often on his ships, but always made time to come back home, ensuring his shore duty locations were either on Earth or up at McKinley Station.

The one issue in the Parker family is that of descent. Matthew married Danica, Jonathan’s mother, a Betazoid, when they both served in Starfleet. She is the first non-human to marry into the Parker family, which has caused the family some chagrin from Matthew’s parents.

Today Matthew is retired from Starfleet as a Rear Admiral and lives at home in the backwoods with his wife. Jonathan’s sisters are both working in Starfleet as officers. Adrienne, the elder of the two, holds the rank of Lieutenant Commander in the Starfleet Medical Corps. She currently serves as a Doctor aboard Deep Space 4, near the Romulan border and the Typhon Expanse.

Larissa is a counselor in Starfleet and currently is a counselor aboard the USS Luna, currently on assignment in the Beta Quadrant. She is on a deep space exploration assignment. All three of the Parker clan are still unattached in the relationship department.

Jonathan's career track was relatively straightforward. Following graduation from the Academy, he was assigned as a member of the Navigation Department, much to his dismay, to the aging Oberth-class USS Yosemite. His first tour was relatively uneventful, especially as a member of Navigation department, and he strongly considered ending his time in Starfleet after. However, he was assigned to Deep Space Five afterwards, and was involved in a multitude of deep space research there, being promoted to Lieutenant on that tour. That tour, alongside his youngest sister, Larissa, now a fresh Ensign out of the Academy, renewed his faith.

It was while assigned to his second starship, the USS Thunderchild, that his world turned around. It was aboard this ship that a rogue encounter with a Maquis raider left his leg pinned, broken in several places. It was during this battle that his Executive Officer was killed, his Captain knocked unconscious. It was through Parker's quick thinking that the ship was saved in the battle. He was awarded a medal for his efforts and promoted to Lieutenant Commander. Shortly after, he accepted the Executive Officer position on the USS Akagi, again promoted to Commander.

The USS Akagi was involved in several skirmishes, and assisted in transporting supplies to the Romulan Star Empire following the collapse of the Hobus star system. It was here that Parker took leave to attend Starfleet Advanced Command Training in preparation for his own ship.

Educational History:
Parker pursued the command track as much as he could at Starfleet Academy, but was eventually pushed into a specific field. He has majored in Warp Mechanics and Starship Flight Dynamics, with a minor in Interstellar Relations. He graduated with high marks, feeling the pressure constantly from his professors about his family name.

Medical History:
Jonathan has a limp from when his right leg was crushed during a battle when he was the Navigator aboard the USS Thunderchild. A beam fell on him, breaking his right leg in three places. It has healed properly, but he still walks with a limp for reasons that medical has been unable to figure out. Most believe it to be a psychological reaction to the trauma of that day.