Dash sh'Rinboq

Dash sh'Rinboq is an Andorian member of Starfleet. First and foremost she's a pilot with an inborn instinct for how to push her ship to the very limits of its performance. Dash can do amazing tricks with a shuttlecraft or runabout but prefers being at the helm of a cruiser or explorer whenever she gets the chance because "they're the fastest". Dash is also a natural athlete and practitioner of a traditional Andorian martial arts style using bladed weapons, though she has thus far rarely been called upon to use these skills in her Starfleet career. She's no Yan-Ros Ranger, but in a fight her footwork's as good as her piloting skills. In person, Dash is enthusiastic and blunt, sometimes to the point of rudeness. She possesses a strong sense of loyalty and would walk through broken glass to help a friend or a crewmate.

Dash is technically a native of Andoria, though she grew up mostly in space on various stations within Andor Sector. Her four parents are all spacers of various sorts, with her zhen-mother being a high-ranking member of the Andorian Guard. Dash grew up following the adventures of the famous Andorian Explorer Corps Captain Nash ka'Sharren and joined Starfleet out of a desire to emulate her idol. (Also because Starfleet has the fastest ships.) At Starfleet Academy she joined a circle of six cadets who became fast friends and have remained in contact throughout their Starfleet careers. They are:


 * Jacqueline Appel
 * T'Wilit
 * Rartay Aronn
 * Mitchie Peh
 * Shayla Fluttrax

Dash came to attention of Captain Larai Leaniss when posted to the Renaissance as a fresh ensign and was lucky enough to receive some early mentoring from this famous commander. The Renaissance saw considerable action during the first part of Dash's time on it, and she served on it through the Battle of Gammon that ended the Licori War (though personally playing no significant role). Dash was somewhat less thrilled when the Renaissance was assigned to the Gabriel Border Zone in 2316.Q3 and refers to her time there as the "Gabriel Boring Zone", with the Renaissance having little to do but screen supply ships against potential Cardassian attack.

She was relieved to be assigned to the USS Spirit, being part of its maiden crew when it launched in 2318.Q2. Nearly immediately afterwards, however, the Spirit took her back to the Gabriel Border Zone to participate in the bloody battles that finally ended the Gabriel Campaign for good. During the Battle of 45 Gabriel the Spirit survived undamaged, but Dash watched helplessly as the Renaissance, a ship she had left less than a year before, suffered a warp core breach and exploded. The loss left her in deep mourning as she still had many friends and acquaintances on board the Renaissance.

The Spirit then headed to anchor the new Horizon Border Zone, but soon after suffered an attack from Tauni terrorists in 2318.Q4. Dash was at the helm when the traitorous Colonel Makpeis killed the Spirit's command crew and shot her in the back, leaving her for dead. She managed to regain consciousness in time to stop the Spirit from falling into a gas giant and limp it back into the planet's rings, an effort for which she would later receive a commendation. Dash and the rest of the Spirit's surviving crew (including Jacqueline Appel) were rescued by the Harmony of Horizon ship the HSDV Nalaar han Veralos.

After the Spirit's repairs completed in 2319, Dash returned to duty as its helm under the captaincy of Jennifer Zhang. She then followed Captain Zhang to the USS Enterprise-C when it launched in 2321.Q4. She was on helm during the Enterprise's fight against extra-dimensional invasion from the Vulcan Technocracy dubbed the Looking Glass Incident. During this crisis, she finally had the chance to personally serve under her idol, Admiral ka'Sharren. Dash continued to serve on the Enterprise and was on helm during the Enterprise's exploration of the Felis Ruranma station megastructure in 2322.

Game History

 * Starfleet Academy Cadet, (-2313.Q4)
 * Junior Officer (Ensign), USS Renaissance, (2313.Q4-2315.Q4)
 * Junior Officer (Lieutenant Junior Grade), USS Renaissance, (2315.Q4-2317.Q4)
 * Gamma Shift Helm (Lieutenant), USS Spirit, (2317.Q4-2321.Q4)
 * Conn Officer (Explorer Corps) (Lieutenant), USS Enterprise-C, (2321.Q4-2322.Q4)
 * Helm Officer (Explorer Corps) (Lieutenant Commander), USS Enterprise-C, (2322.Q4-?)