Name: Daysha Jakanna
        Race: Bajoran/cardassian
        Gender: Male
        Age: 21
        Position: Junior science officer, USS Marakesh
                 archaeology department
        Rank: Ensign
        Born: Terok Nor, Bajor Orbit

        History: One of many dispossessed children of
        Cardassian soldiers and there ' comfort women' , Jakanna
        was shipped to Dashur Province shortly after his
        birth. He doesn' t know his father' s name nor lineage
        (I thought you might be able to use this later) and
        was raised in the Bajoran way by a loving, if somewhat
        underprivileged family (unlike most Cardassians, his
        father did make sure some of the basics were offered to
        this family covertly, so that they wouldn 't have to
        bear the dual hardship of raising a half-Cardassian
        child and potentially be labeled a collaborator as
        well). He was barely 8 when the Cardassians ended the
        Occupation, seeing firsthand the destruction and
        wanton violence that were the trademark of the
        Cardassian military. He felt somewhat ashamed by his
        heritage because of this, and had plans to disappear
        into the priesthood to devote his life to the Prophets
        as atonement for some of the sins of his forebearers.

        Then he met Lt. Alren Haddock, a Starfleet medical
        officer, brought to Bajor by the Enterprise. Alren
        was the first person (outside Jakanna 's family) that
        didn' t treat him like some kind of mistake or
        abomination. He spent many long hours at the
        makeshift medical relief station, asking questions
        about the Federation and Starfleet.

        This went on for about two years, until Lt. Haddock
        and the rest of the medical team was reassigned. At
        that point, Jakanna asked if Lt. Haddock could help
        him join Starfleet. Haddock told him he 'd do what he
        could, but Jakanna needed to take the entrance exam
        himself.

        When he turned 17, he took a shuttle to the place of
        his birth, to take the entrance exam. He had studied
        for six to ten hours a day since Lt. Haddock had left,
        making sure he knew all the answers that might be
        needed. He entered the testing with confidence and a
        new level of self-respect. He failed to enter by one
        question.

        Not to be one to let defeat get the better of him, he
        reapplied for testing that same afternoon. In a
        month, he would be able to retake the test.

        When he returned the following month, he managed to
        not only pass, but this time he only missed one
        question. He returned to Bajor, to his home in Dashur
        provence, readied his things for the long trip to
        Earth, and said good-bye to the only family he had
        even known.

        He entered Starfleet Academy at the age of 18, and
        threw himself into his studies. He chose archaeology
        as his specialty field, spurred on by the oral
        traditions and ancient ruins he' d heard of as a child.
        He also had the notion that he would help find
        B' halla, the mythical city that had eluded discovery
        for almost 20 millennia. Of course, the Emissary
        found that instead of him, but he could think of no
        better person to have found the city, all things
        considered.

        Upon graduation, he was assigned to the Intrepid Class
        USS Marakesh, which was being assigned to Bajor
        sector. He was positively thrilled by this turn of
        events.

        Jakanna has always followed Bajoran tradition and
        customs, being raised as a full blooded Bajoran
        instead of some kind of mistake. However, he has felt
        the sting of being treated like some kind of
        sub-intelligent lifeform due to his genetics. He
        tries not to let that get in the way of his service
        to Starfleet and the Prophets.