Tim Ross

Tim Ross
Biographical Information
Homeworld:	Earth
Species:	Human
Gender:	Male
Birth:	8 March 2326
Death:	November 3 2377
Physical Description
Height:	6' 3"
Weight:	234 lbs
Hair:	Black
Eyes:	Brown
Political Information
Affiliation:	- United Federation of Planets - Section 31
Posting:	USS Nimitz
Position:	Commanding Officer
Rank:
Played By:	NPC
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Introduction

Commodore Tim Ross was a NPC introduced by Luke Evans solely for use in the Pacifica’s First Mission: Aid. Commodore Ross was a rouge Star Fleet Officer who captained the USS Nimitz and was Evans' previous commanding officer before his posting on the USS Pacifica. Ross served as the main villian throughout the Pacifica's first mission.

Background Information

Commodore Tim Ross had a long and respected career in Star Fleet up and til his disappearance at the end of the Dominion War in 2375. Ross first made a name for himself while serving as First Officer on the USS Dunkirk during the Border Wars with the Cardassians in the late 2340’s. His actions while serving on the Dunkirk earned him the Christoper Pike Medal of Valor and in 2352 he was promoted to Captain and took command of the Ambassador Class USS Nimitz.

With the Nimitz tied up in dry dock for an extended refit, Ross took the opportunity to teach a couple of classes at Star Fleet Academy. Whilst at the Academy Ross took notice of a number of promising cadets including one cadet in particular named Luke Evans. Evans has gained himself a reputation at the academy due to the unorthodox approach when it came to solving problems. Ross was so impressed by this cadet that he made it his business to get to know the young man and even went as far as to oversee Evans’ cadet cruise so that he could see him in action first hand. Upon returning to the Nimitz Ross continued to follow the progress of Cadet Evans until his graduation when Ross handpicked Evans to serve on the USS Nimitz. Ross took his new recruit under his wing and once he was certain that he could be trusted briefed him on the Nimitz’s secondary role with Section 31. Evans was reluctant to work under the Section 31 banner, but he nevertheless continued to serve on the Nimitz under Ross and proved himself to be the Star Fleet Officer that Ross knew he would become.

The start of the Dominion War was tough on both Ross and the crew of the Nimitz as their First Officer was killed during the first week of the war. This pushed Ross further towards Section 31, as he was now prepared and willing to do what it took to save the Federation from the Dominion threat. The war also brought about a change in Ross’ Chief of Security Ensign Luke Evans, who had become more open to assisting Section 31 during the war. This lead to Ross promoting Evans, to the rank of Lieutenant and naming him as the [[USS Nimitz}Nimitz’s]] new First Officer. Together they were able to form a strong command team on the Nimitz and were successfully able to see the ship through multiple engagements with the Dominion whilst protecting various Section 31 interests.

In 2375 the Nimitz’s duel secretive role put Ross at odds with Star Fleet Command when he took the ship off of its assigned patrol route to pick up a Section 31 contact. The Nimitz’s deviation from its patrol route lead to a Dominion surprise attack on a Federation Medical convoy, that resulted in the loss of two Starfleet vessels. The attack on the convoy fractured Ross’ relationship with his First Officer who had been adamant that the Nimitz continue on with it’s patrol. Ross’ actions also lead to him being recalled to Deep Space 9 to face a face an official inquiry into his actions, leaving a freshly promoted Lieutenant Commander Luke Evans to temporarily take command of the USS Nimitz. Nothing eventuated from the formal inquiry as Ross’ contacts in Section 31 protected him. He was quickly reinstated to his position on the Nimitz in time to participate in the Battle of Cardassia.

With the signing of the Treaty of Bajor and the official closing of the Dominion War Ross and the [[USS Nimitz|Nimitz[[ were assigned to patrol the former Cardassian Border. It was during the first few weeks of the mission that Ross and his superiors in Section 31 started to make arrangements to take the Nimitz off of the grid, so that the ship could serve as an independent element for Section 31. It was a bold decision made by Ross and his superiors as it was path full of risks, but it was also viewed as necessary after Ross’ recent run in with Star Fleet Command. As Section 31 made the necessary arrangements on the outside, Ross started to implement the plan on the USS Nimitz by briefing his fellow Section 31 comrades on what was to come. He surprisingly chose not to include his first officer on the plan, as he had started to doubt Evans’ commitment to Section 31. He doubted Evans so much that he waited to until his First Officer was on Shore Leave before putting the plan into action.

The plan which was to simulate the destruction of the Nimitz by the hand of rogue Cardassians warships went off without a hitch. The majority of crew all of whom weren’t aware of Section 31’s ties with the Nimitzwere evacuated from the ship during the attack and witnessed the ship’s apparent destruction. All of the Nimitz’s crew involved with the ship’s Section 31 excludingLt. Commander Evans mission remained aboard the [[USS Nimitz}Nimitz]] and were presumed lost along with the Nimitz.

Events during Aid

Pending.

Further Information

• Mission One: Aid
• USS Nimitz
• Commander Luke Evans
• First Lieutenant Shane Vansan