Bravo Fleet
Summary
Lieutenant Gorath Brennak, Starfleet, serves as the Tactical Systems Officer and Chief of Security aboard the Norway-class light cruiser USS Montrose (NCC-68817), where his uncompromising instincts and battlefield cunning make him one of the most formidable tacticians in the squadron. Born into the hard-edged industrial slums of Tellar Prime, Brennak learned early that survival was an argument you had to win — a lesson he carried into Starfleet and turned into a tactical philosophy. He sees combat not as art or science but as negotiation by other means, and he’s very good at winning those arguments.
Appearance
Brennak stands at 5’7”, built like a bulkhead and about as easy to move. His broad frame is solid muscle, the kind earned from years of physical labor and close-quarters training. A coarse mane of black hair shot through with iron-gray frames a face dominated by the prominent features typical of his species, and his tusk-like lower canines flash whenever he’s arguing.
His dark, deep-set eyes are sharp and calculating. He is rarely seen without his utility harness, “a warrior’s tools,” as he calls it, and even on the bridge, his posture radiates coiled readiness.
Personality
Brennak argues with everyone — and he considers it an act of respect. While on duty, he is all business — swift, decisive, and surgically brutal.
He is not reckless. He’s deliberate in his aggression, always looking to unbalance his opponent, exploit weaknesses, and end fights before they begin. He believes that overwhelming force applied correctly saves lives, and he has little patience for hesitation once the die is cast. His Tellarite pride occasionally rubs superiors, peers, and subordinates the wrong way, but he respects those who push back, and he reserves his fiercest loyalty for those willing to argue as hard as he does.
History
Gorath Brennak was born in the Karthon Enclave, one of Tellar Prime’s sprawling industrial centers, where disputes were settled with shouted debates and bruised knuckles.
He entered Starfleet Academy at twenty, after a drunken barroom debate with a visiting Starfleet recruiter ended with him being dared to apply. He nearly washed out in his first year for “behavioral incompatibility,” but his raw aptitude for tactical systems kept him in training.
He earned a reputation across his career as a brilliant yet difficult officer who argued with everyone from captains to admirals. Hudson, hearing that reputation firsthand, requested Brennak for the Montrose because of it.