Bio: Sean Keane

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Full Name: Sean Patrick Keane

Age: 22

Place of Birth: Athenry, Republic of Ireland

Race: Human

Gender: Male

Weight: 152 lbs

Height: 6'1"

Hair: Red

Eyes: Green

Distinguishing Marks: 4 inch scar on left shoulder blade, 9 inch scar across chest

 

Service Information

Assigned: U.S.S. Manticore NCC-5852

Rank: Ensign

Position: Assistant Medical Officer

 

Family

Mother: Cathleen Keane (marine biologist)

Father: Brian Keane (marine biologist)

Siblings: Lily Keane (36, research physician)

 

Personal History

 

Sean was born in Athenry but his family soon moved to Inisheer, one of the Aran Islands located at the mouth of Galway Bay just off the western coast of Ireland, to pursue a project in marine biology. He spent his childhood exploring the three islands.

 

At the age of 9 he built his own 'currach', a kind of boat that had been used in these parts of Ireland for centuries. A family friend taught him to navigate it between the islands and soon boating became Sean's favourite past-time, one of which his mother greatly disapproved due to the dangers of the sometimes savage seas around the islands.

 

Cathleen's worries were well founded. At the age of 11 Sean almost drowned when he did not make it back in time and came into a storm with his boat. He had been missing for two days when a rescue team found him hidden in a cave in one of the cliffs of Inisheer. Sean's currach had run aground on the cliffs and he had been washed overboard. He was severely injured but made a full recovery, the wounds only leaving two scars, one across his chest and one across his shoulder blade.

 

Despite this incident Sean still went boating regularly. When he got older he spent a considerable amount of time as a tourist guide offering free tours in his currach.

 

As much as Sean enjoyed life on the islands he had never meant to stay there for good. When he was 14 he asked his parents to send him to school in Dublin where his sister had moved to go to medical school and later get a job as a research physician.

 

At first Sean found it very difficult to adapt to life in the city but he stayed and finished school in Dublin. During that time he decided he wanted to become a doctor like his sister but since he'd never been interested in becoming a research physician and spending his life in a lab he started looking for alternatives. A friend of his gave him the idea of joining Starfleet, a notion that greatly appealed to Sean.

 

So, at 18 he applied to and was accepted at Starfleet Academy. While never coming top of his class Sean never had problems passing his courses. He graduated 46th of his class and was assigned to U.S.S. Manticore upon graduation.