User:LindaleFF

Primary Character: Edgar Allan Purr
Edgar Allan Purr, better known as "Suroo," is a Near-White Ferasan. He is one of the Betas among the Ferasan Shadow Force, and is also one of their main soldiers in protecting their space from the incoming Borg threats.

Biography
Born on Ferasa, Suroo was there when the Klingons came to incorporate the planet into their Empire. His family's tribe was one of the many tribes that refused to become members of the Klingon Empire, refusing to become what the Remans were for the Romulans. Refusing to voluntarily submit, the tribe was considered as traitors, and was rounded up to be executed. Suroo's own life was saved only because his mother hid him just in time. For close to 6 years, he hid from the KDF patrols on his planet. There were times when he was so close to them, that he was very much in danger of being stepped on.

After those 6 years, Suroo encountered an Elder Ferasan whose secluded cabin in the Arctic proved to be his salvation. There, the Elder had harboured 5 other juveniles in safety. Suroo never learned his name, nor his final fate, but the 2 months he spent at the Elder's cabin was the first time in years that he was able to not worry about being hunted, able to truly relax for a good night's sleep. After those 2 months, the Elder was able to arrange for a Starfleet medical ship to "orbit the planet to refuel and repair their engines," On that ship, the Elder arranged for himself and the 6 juveniles to be secretly transported offworld, where the juveniles would have the best chance of finding a thriving environment in which to grow and develop.

Due to these experiences, he has become wary of trusting anyone except cats, and harbours great resentment for Klingons themselves, refusing to promote even a single Klingon into his Seniour Staff. In addition, he is a complete atheist, knowing that if the gods were real, they would never have allowed his tribe to just be exterminated. His philosophy on trust and theism is that the both of them are luxuries reserved for those who have never had to run or hide for their very survival.

Most of the time, he prefers to just keep to himself. The only social situations in which he is anywhere near comfortable are when he is among other cats, whether they be Caitians or fellow Ferasans. In 2400, he was adopted into a fleet of all Ferasans, and he has never been happier. No longer having to run or fight for his life, his once feral disposition has mellowed, and he has become much friendlier as a result. Despite all this, his hatred of Klingons will forever remain.

As of 2408, having no ties to the Klingon Empire, he was granted dual citizenship in the Ferasan Shadow Force and Starfleet. He graduated from Starfleet Academy in the summer of that same year. In the 2 years since then, he has frequently been temporarily stationed aboard the USS Mryia (under the command of Vice Admiral Bleddyn Lehrer). In 2410, he served his final stationing aboard USS Mryia when he was assigned to train the engineering crew for the challenges that would come ahead when they were consigned a new captain. He then oversaw the "changing of the guard" as Bleddyn finally entered his retirement after nearly 200 years in Starfleet.

Current Ship

 * Fleet Retrofit Qu'Daj Class Cruiser, captured from the Borg.
 * Designation: (Ferasan Shadowship) FSS Sandy Hook.
 * Primary Weaponry: 4 Turrets and 3 Dual Heavy Cannons, all of which are Plasma
 * Secondary Weaponry: Refitted a Romulan Hyper-Plasma Torpedo Launcher in a forward-firing position.
 * Other Equipment: Refitted with Aceton Assimilator Launchers, and a Subspace Integration Circuit.
 * Notable Features: The Borg-fitted impulse engines, deflector array, and shield array were all kept and remain fully functional, due to them significantly boosting the overall performance of the ship.

Ferasan Shadow Force
Due to the generational passing of time, nearly the entire population of the Ferasan Shadow Force are those who were children at the time of the Klingon invasion of their homeworld. They were either smuggled offworld, or purchased out of slavery and released to live free.

On Drozana Station, Suroo had a chance encounter with a certain Dr. M'Vore Kitsune, who then brought him to their starbase to have him formally adopted into the Ferasan Shadow Force. From his first day in the Ferasan Shadow Force, he has been well received, and well liked. Upon obtaining the rank of Shadowcat Elite, he discovered a great pride in training the new Initiates.

Operation Homefront
Now at the age of 33 standard years, Suroo has become tired of the fleet being a purely nomadic space-faring tribe. Thus, he has been advocating for the fleet to find a planet on which they can settle and call their home. With a total population of only a little more than 200 members, he knows they will not take up much room. Besides, Ferasans evolved to live in Artic conditions, as evidenced by their blue fur and their particular taste for Cervidaen (Deer-like) mammals. In these frigid environments, few other species could make a comfortable life, so Suroo knows that they would not get in anyone's way, nor would anyone get in their way, so it is a win-win situation for both sides. After much exploration and deliberation, the two planets that the fleet has agreed upon considering are Bajor and New Romulus.

New Romulus:
 * Pro: The Arctic region greatly mirrors that of Ferasa's.
 * Pro: Although the Arctic's land animals are somewhat sparse, the oceans are plentiful with edible fish. Boats and fishing tools are simple enough to construct, and in large numbers.
 * Pro: The reunification efforts allow us to help build people's lives, to make a positive impact on the sector, which in turn helps us to build ourselves morally and physically.
 * Con: The uncomfortably close proximity to the Klingon Empire might prove to be troublesome.
 * Con: The reunification efforts mean that Klingons have permission for freely exploring the planet.

Bajor:
 * Pro: The Arctic region is almost identical that of Ferasa's.
 * Pro: The edible mammals that inhabit the Arctic include a Cervidae subspecies. And edible Arctic fish are in abundance.
 * Pro: The planet is located far away from Klingon Space, which means limited or no interference.
 * Con: The Bajorans are borderline-xenophobic.
 * Con: Although the Bajorans are inherently harmless, the amount of their talk might prove to be annoying.

Personal Life

 * To honour his family and tribe, Suroo still wears their traditional ear medallions.


 * Suroo feels very much at home on Bajor and New Romulus. He enjoys mountain climbing. During each visit to New Romulus, he takes every opportunity to do exactly that. On Bajor, his favourite location is by the Hathon fountain, where he has been known to sit lost in thought for hours. In addition, the musiks of local flute players mesmerise him, and he finds that they greatly aid his concentration.


 * Suroo is very fond of Nepeta Leaf cigars, especially the......exotic types......supplied through a dear friend, a Caitian female by the name of R'Mel N'Mev. Few things can calm Suroo quite as well as a Nepeta Leaf cigar with a glass of Tulaberry Wine. Keep in mind though that this is not the reason why Suroo considers R'Mel N'Mev among his closest friends.


 * Suroo's favourite food is cheese, even to the point of it possibly being an addiction of sorts. To his great joy, he has had the fortune of sampling cheeses from all over the Alpha and Beta Quadrants, but his favourites by far are rural Bajoran varieties. In addition, Suroo is also very fond of alcohols, keeping quite the impressive collection in his personal liquor cabinet, which he keeps discretely hidden in his quarters aboard his ship. His favourite varieties are Tulaberry Wine, Château Picard, Tranya, and Romulan Ale.


 * Among Suroo's vintage alcohol collection is a very rare case of Bajoran Distilled Kanar, although by no means intends this for to drink. He keeps it as a symbol to never forget about or overlook the stubbornness of fools. He knows well that the strife and wars of today's universe are but the passing of greed, the bitterness of those who fear the way of progress. It is a symbol that constantly encourages Suroo to seek and build a home for his people, a place far away from the intolerance of those who took over Ferasa, and to forge a sanctuary for all cats, Caitian and Ferasan alike.


 * As evidenced by the M' prefix to his name, Suroo is generally a very calm type of person. He sees no need in becoming involved in disputes which do not concern him. This is most notably seen at Hathon, where he refuses to involve himself in someone else's argument. If an argument breaks out near his favourite bench, he will either merely close his eyes and drops into a meditative trance, or he will get up to find another bench entirely if the dispute becomes out of hand.

===Service Uniform===
 * Suroo's uniform was created to mirror the uniforms of Russia's KGB and WW2 Germany's Luftwaffe (Today's Luftwaffe wears blue.). Or at least mirror as closely as the already in-game clothing options will allow. This is his primary uniform, but he does also possess an indentical version in all white, for those missions that take place in Arctic conditions, such as Q's Winter Wonderland. Why did I go through all the work of doing this?


 * For the fun of it.
 * Out of everything KDF has access to, this is the only in-game clothing that DOES NOT look Klingon....
 * Those above mentioned uniforms have significant historical value.
 * I possess a strange habit of tying real-world into everything I do....
 * Suroo looks darn good in black and grey!

Biological Information
Suroo has blue eyes and almost white fur. These are physical markers which indicate that he carries the genetic defect that leads to deafness later in life. This development does so through gradual degeneration of the inner ear, most specifically the Organ of Corti and the connecting Spiral Ganglion. This process almost always begins during the first weeks after birth, but is typically slow enough that the atrophy is not obvious until years later.

Biologists label this gene as "Ww" on their charts. In the Ferasan species, this is actually a dominant masking gene, so it is somewhat common among "Near-Whites," the group to which Suroo belongs. Although rare, 15% of "Near-Whites" have been known to never be afflicted by this congenital defect at all. In such a case, the cat will exhibit what is known as "white spotting," meaning the cat will bear a pure white patch somewhere on their body. In Suroo's case, his white patch constitutes the entirety of his chest fur. Due to this, he hopes that he does indeed belong to this minority.

Although Suroo's hearing is not 100% by any means, the loss was most likely caused by sheer proximity to the many explosions he has encountered during countless combats over the years. If his "Ww" gene is even active at all, it thankfully has not yet fully begun to take over his hearing. Only time will tell if this changes.

===Background Information===
 * Bleddyn and his ship, USS Mryia, was my very first character in Star Trek Online. A custom built Alien, I created him long before I discovered the C-Store, and subsequently discovered playable Caitians and Ferasans. I got so entirely attached to these cats, and how much more effective they are than any other species, that I quickly ended up using only them. So, for the time being, Bleddyn is going to be sitting in retirement until Cryptic gives us re-species tokens to let me change Bleddyn into a Caitian.


 * The ship name of FSS Sandy Hook was reverently chosen in solemn loving salute to all those angels lost in that horrid day. For more of my thoughts on this matter, see these two pages of my DeviantArt: and.


 * The name "Suroo" actually was his original name. It essentially means "Spam the Random button until the Name Generator gives you something that sounds halfway decent." Clearly, this needed to be changed. So on at exactly 09:00 on September 3 of 2013, I officially changed his name to Edgar Allan Purr. However, the Ferasan Shadow Force still affectionately calls him Suroo, so it is a nickname that is well worth keeping.


 * The name "Leyst" is taken from Icelandic, where it means something akin to "redemption" or "redeemed." This came from the way that I really had no idea what I wanted to do with Suroo, until I joined the Ferasan Shadow Force. From there, I started using him more and more in helping fleetmates level, or for building up my own other characters.


 * Ferasans and Caitians alike will customarily add a prefix to the child's name based on the child's personality, since that dominant personality rarely changes after the first few years of life. Since I myself am generally rather a calm person, I gave Suroo the prefix of M'. Since Ferasans are the "parent species" from which Caitians evolved, we can be quite certain that this is a tradition that started on Ferasa, and was continued by their offworld progenies, the offworlders who would eventually evolve into modern Caitians. For more information on these naming customs, see this page:


 * Certain cats carrying the genetic defect that leads to deafness, the physical marker being blue eyes, the "White Spotting," the cause of the degeneration and the results, and the "Ww" marker on the geneticist charts, these are all real-life properties. This congenital defect is most commonly found in Siamese, Calicos, and cats with all-white coats. Keep in mind that this is NOT Albinism, which is something completely different entirely. Seeing as how Cryptic was gracious enough to include blue as a possible eye colour for Ferasans and Caitians, I was able to write this into Suroo's story as well.


 * The story of Suroo's hearing loss developed from the real-life fact that I most often tend to play without wearing my earspeakers, but instead by simply having them placed in front of my monitor with the volume loud enough that I can still know what is happening around Suroo. This is especially true in space, because ship weapons tend to be so much louder than ground weapons, no matter how much I adjust the volume settings. Plus, I also like to keep track of the goings on in the house around me. And even if I do use my ear speakers, only the left speaker works; the right one has entirely ceased to function.