Captain Daniel "Karass" McKnight
Name Daniel "Karass" McKnight
Position Commanding Officer
Rank Captain
Character Information
| Gender | Male | |
| Species | Human/Vulcan | |
| Age | 63 | |
| Birthdate | April 12th, 2330 |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 6'2 | |
| Weight | 310lbs | |
| Hair Color | Chestnut/Black | |
| Eye Color | Brown | |
| Physical Description | Daniel McKnight is a powerhouse, while oversized and sports a athletic build. he is exceptionally strong and has has excellent stamina, he's tall and while not overly beefy, he's got a lean and physical build that many find rather deceptive as he's in excellent physical health, his real power is in his mind |
Family
| Spouse | Grand General Callis "Malice" Fordring - Commanding Officer, Starfighter Forces, Alpha Quadrant | |
| Children | Elias McKnight-Fordring - Civilian. Has one child, a girl, 25 years old Odessa McKnight-Fordring - Starfleet. Has one child, a boy, 23 years old Valli McKnight-Fordring - Starfleet, 20 years old Connor McKnight-Fordring - Starfleet, 18 years old Raven McKnight-Fordring - Civilian, 17 years old |
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| Father | Colonel James McKnight - Deceased | |
| Mother | Fleet Admiral T'Sara McKnight - Commanding Officer, 5th Fleet | |
| Brother(s) | Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer Stephen 'Orthos' McKnight - Command Master Chief of the Taurus Reach Commander István 'Archos' McKnight - USS Alaska Iason McKnight - Civilian Engineer - New Berlin Shipyard Captain Jacob McKnight - Chief Security Officer, Watchman Station - Brother in law - Married to: Jennifer McKnight |
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| Sister(s) | Captain Jennifer "Karax" McKnight - Chief Engineer, USS Valhalla Jessica McKnight - Schoolteacher - Mars Heather McKnight - Combat Instructor - Mars Daisy Rohr-McKnight - Marine Staff Officer, Utgarde IV - Married to: Orthos |
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| Other Family | See the McKnight family tree in the wiki. |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | he's also got a rather laid back personality and is always ready with a world-weary bon-mot of a joke or a word of encouragement for support. He's always the first in and the last out, wanting to do whatever it takes for his brothers and sisters. He's generally got a good work ethic and is easy to coexist with. | |
| Strengths & Weaknesses | Strengths: Likeable, easy to get on with and easy to co-exist with, on duty he'll work long hours and will often take meal breaks at his post, he has no problems staying focused until someone mentions his now dead wife. He also likes to remain focused on his work while at work. Also he is stilled with Halbards, Polearms and Glaves, he also is known for using some rather exotic and elegant weapons such as Disks, Chakraan's and a few others. Weaknesses: When off duty he generally prefers to be left alone. He's a private man who's grief left him somewhat unable to get along with crowds. He's a quiet guy and has often been thought of as not caring about anyone or anything, he has not gone out of his way to cure these rumors. Also he doesn't tolerate glory seeking or macho chest thumping by anyone. |
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| Ambitions | At present none, he has everything he wants, now he's just looking to finish his career so he can retire in the next few years. | |
| Hobbies & Interests | reading, general research into various subjects, painting, watching old movies, making holoprograms. combat training, flying, cooking and playing with knives, swords and whatever other weapons he can use. |
| Personal History | Daniel McKnight was born to T'Sara and James McKnight, sometime in March 2328, his childhood was a relatively good and happy and while he noticed the rest of his siblings hated starfleet and did not join, his older brother and one of his sisters did and he went off to the academy to join full time. His service at the academy was relatively quiet but he distinguished himself by graduating with honors and earning his preferred assignment, the USS Bills of Rights, an older Excelsior Class vessel. His first assignment here aboard the USS Bill of Rights cleared the fog from his eyes about how life was like in Starfleet, he spent time putting the ships computer core back together after a mission where the ship was disabled by an ion storm. His second assignment was a result of a promotion to Lieutenant junior grade and here he helped with some of the issues that the new Galaxy Class starship design team was dealing with. His assignment here was three years long and it was something he relished and deeply enjoyed but alas, all good things have to come to an end, this was no exception and so Daniel went off to his next posting, the USS Pioneer, his posting here was mostly patrols and the like. His next several postings until he was assigned to the USS Kyushu, was all about patrols and colony support missions but this ended with the destruction of the USS Kyushu at Wolf Three Five Nine. He submitted his retirement paperwork and he left Starfleet service so he could sort himself out. Five years passed as he found he liked the quiet life and while he almost never went back, the call went out because of the Federations issues with the Borg and their new issues with the Cardassians and the Dominion, he came back to the colors. McKnight's first assignment was to the USS Prophecy, one of the first few Sovereign Class ships in service before the war with the Dominion got started, he fought on the front lines from first shot to last. He served on two Defiants and two Akira's then as the war escalated right before the end, then he spent the majority of the next year on assignment helping the Cardassians. It was an assignment he truly hated and he requested assignment, it was granted and off he went to the USS Red Horse, she was an older Excelsior class ship and her assignments usually involved patrolling areas that were of lesser priority inside Federation space. He served here for three years before being transferred over to the USS Resolute, this was another of this assignment he enjoyed He was assigned here for four years and he was offered the posting of executive officer here while serving under the command of Captain Robert Antilles, he found someone who, in McKnight's own words "Is Worthy" He then was offered a posting as Commanding officer and it was with some reluctance that he accepted, he was transferred to the USS San Francisco as her skipper with the rank of Captain. He served here with some distinction, but in 2389 he ran afoul of Admiral Alynna Nechayev when he refused an order to destroy a civilian vessel which was loaded with civilians in order to kill one guy who was apparently a fugitive from justice. He was stripped of his command and reassigned to the USS Holland as their Assistant Chief of Operations Officer, he also found himself disagreeing with her Commanding Officer, one Commander Aiden Torel. His assignment here was to prove to be extremely destructive to his personality and when Aiden Torel was promoted to Captain and reassigned to the USS Queen Mary, he took Daniel McKnight with him as his assistant Operations Chief. The two men hated each other as Daniel went out of his way to avoid the Captain until the two men got into a fist fight which Daniel very nearly killed Torel. it was then that Torel realized he had won and he approved the man's transfer. Citing that the monster had been unleashed. McKnight went to the USS Dreamcrusher as their new Chief of Operations. His personality had been badly darkened and his faith in Starfleet had been severely diminished as he no longer seemed to care about the way Starfleet worked. Several months after joining the crew of the USS Dreamcrusher and one sexual encounter with Celeste Yamaguchi, he was starting to lighten up as he realized that Captain Zuko showed that he could do something different with his command than others who Karass had dealt with in the past, did Karass find a champion who was worth more then just the sum of his parts. His encounter with Celeste Yamaguchi had been rewarding for him but brutal for her but it forced him to realize that he needed help, so he sought out therapy for his issues. He began to flourish on this assignment under the command of Zuko. McKnight and Zuko would over time develop an excellent working relationship which would continue when Zuko was promoted to Commodore and would take over comand of First Squadron, First Division with McKnight being restored to his rank of Captain and Dreamcrushers center seat. |
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| Service Record | Starfleet Academy - Earth, SOL 2345 - 2349 - Operations and Engineering Student Cadet One - Four USS Bill of Rights - Excelsior Class 2349 - 2353 - Operations Officer Ensign / Lieutenant JG / Lieutenant Utopia Planetia Shipyards - Mars, SOL 2353 - 2356 - Operations Officer Lieutenant USS Pioneer - Excelsior Class 2356 - 2358 - Operations Officer Lt Commander USS Point of No Return - Nebula Class 2358 to 2361 - Chief Operations Officer Lt Commander / Commander USS Roanoke - Nebula Class 2361 to 2364 - Chief Operations Officer Commander USS Kyushu - New Orleans Class 2364 - 2367 - Chief Operations Officer Commander Left Starfleet Service - Retired 2367 to 2372 USS Prophecy - Sovereign Class 2372 to 2374 - Operations Officer / Chief Operations Officer Commander Dominion War Service Begins: USS Providence - Defiant Class March 2374 - June 2374 - Chief Operations Officer Commander USS Purpose - Defiant Class June 2374 - December 2374 - Chief Operations Officer Commander USS Razor's Edge - Akira Class December 2374 - June 2375 - Chief Operations Officer Commander USS Ready or Not - Akira Class June 2375 - June 2376 - Chief Operations Officer Commander Dominion War Service Ends: USS Red Horse - Excelsior Class 2376 - 2379 - Chief Operations Officer Commander USS Resolute - Pathfinder II Class 2379 - 2383 - Chief Operations Officer / Executive Officer Commander USS San Fransisco - Galaxy Class 2383 to 2389 - Commanding Officer Captain USS Holland - Akira Class February 2389 to October 2389 - Chief Operations Officer Lt Commander USS Queen Mary - Pathfinder II Class October 2389 to April 2391 - Chief Operations Officer Lt Commander / Commander USS Dreamcrusher - Guardian Class 2391 to Present Day - Chief Operations Officer / Executive Officer / Commanding Officer Commander / Captain Dates of Promotions and Demotions: First Starfleet Career 2345 - 2349 - Cadet One - Four 2349 to 2350 - Ensign 2350 to 2352 - Lieutenant JG 2352 to 2356 - Lieutenant 2356 to 2360 - Lt Commander 2360 to 2367 - Commander 2367 to 2372 - Retired Second Starfleet Career - Original 2372 to 2383 - Commander 2383 to 2389 - Captain 2389 to 2391 - Lt Commander 2391 to 2392 - Commander 2392 to Present - Captain 2393 - Record was Expunged from Illegal demotion. Second Starfleet Career - Corrected: 2372 to 2383 - Commander 2383 to Present - Captain Eligible for Commodore Eligible for Division Admiral |