Rado Gainn

DoB: 33563.96 (July 25, 2356)
PoB: Hathon, Dahkur Province, Bajor
Parents: Rado Milol (Father, deceased, 61), Rado Cife (Mother, deceased, 59)
Sibling(s): Rado Xamis (Sister, 24)
Other relations: Tecel Rado (Niece, 8), Hapall Rado (Nephew, 5), Mar Rado (Niece, 3), Spenn (brother-in-law, 76)
Spouse: T’Han Rado (72)
Medical Conditions: Autism

NOTE: Please note that for Bajorans, surnames go first.

Rado Gainn has always been fascinated by Outer Space, ever since he was a boy growing up in the Bajoran city of Hathon. He even earned the nickname ‘Seir Bayeli Revo’, which he would pretend didn’t mean ‘Weird Space Boy’. There were several times when he would attempt to smuggle onto Cardassian ships leaving Bajor. He succeeded in getting on board only once, only to be discovered before the ship left orbit. He was, of course, punished for this, leaving him with somewhat of a limp that was recently cured by the former medical officer.

His parents Cife and Milol were among the fifteen Hathon farmers who were executed for refusing to fly the Cardassian banner outside of their farmhouse while his sister Xamis was abducted. He would have been executed too, had he not been playing Springball with his friend Ragu Gasha at the time. His parents’ deaths and what happened to his sister still haunt Gainn to this day.

When the Occupation of Bajor ended, Rado quickly applied to Starfleet Academy and was accepted, but lacked enough money for transport. With the help of his aforementioned friend Ragu Gasha, he performed on the streets to pay for transport. After about a year or so, Rado had lost hope of achieving his dreams of reaching the stars. But the day after he told Gasha that they should just give up, Gasha showed up with the money he needed. She would not answer any questions the bewildered Gainn had about how she obtained said money; she made him promise that he would one day be captain of a starship. That’s not something he really wants, which he feels some guilt.

At the Academy, he proved to be a passionate combatant, no doubt channeling his rage over the Cardassian Occupation. Also, at the academy, he was diagnosed with ‘oughtism’. He had been sent essays on the way it could affect him, but he was too busy to read them at the time. He is eager to serve on the USS Athena on his second assignment.

Likes: Bajor, outer space, Kava juice, groatcakes, jumja sticks, Emissionary Benjamin Sisko, Shakaar Edon, Li Nalas. The Prophets, US President Lyndon Johnson (bears a strong resemblance to his father, Rado Milol)
Dislikes: Cardassians, Moopsy, Jaro Essa, the Circle, Vedek/Kai Winn Adami, Earth food (usually gives him stomach aches), the fact that humans don’t have nose ridges, people assuming that his surname is Gainn, the idea of going by the name “Gainn Rado” to conform to Federation naming standards, Pah-wraiths, people knowing that the real reason why he doesn’t have the Bajoran earring was because he was too squeamish as a boy