User:Azathar

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Introduction

Azathar is the on-line name of C.J. LeBlanc, an opinionated, 30-year-old Community Social Psychology graduate student, and only child from Massachusetts, who would love nothing better then to move to Canada. C.J. used to be the TF58 CO before taking a Leave of Absence due to school work. Now, he is slowly coming back.

Bravo Fleet

Bravo Fleet Active Characters

• Admiral Marcus Shepherd, Commanding Officer - USS Tomar, NCC-2814-E (Prometheus-class), Task Force 58
• Lieutenant, junior grade Patrick Flynn, Science Officer - USS Lakota, NCC-42768 (Excelsior-class refit), Task Force 58
• Ensign Jessie Shepherd, Operations Officer - Starbase Bravo, Task Force 58

Bravo Fleet Inactive Characters

• Commander Kieran O'Donnell, Operative - Starfleet Special Operations, Inactive
• Elijah Belliveau-Nimare, freighter Captain - SS Jillian's Revenge (Klingon B'rel-class), Inactive

Duties in Bravo Fleet

• BF Admirality Advisor
• TF58 Advisor
• TF58 Command School Instructor
• BF JAG Alternative Tribunal Member

Other Notables

• Brought the Kzinti Species into BF, and wrote the write-up for them

Education

Graduating in 1993 from Exeter High School (New Hampshire), C.J. has attended five schools, starting at the University of Massachusetts Boston and currently is studying at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. His education has also included a summer French Immersion program at the Université Sainte-Anne in Church Point, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1998. C.J. has a Bachelors in Science in Psychology and Criminal Justice and is currently working on his Master's in Community Social Psychology.

Eventually, he would like to earn a Ph.D. in Social Psychology, and become a Professor and Researcher at a university (preferable in Canada, otherwise stay in New England), teaching social psychology and conducting research.

Relationships

OOC: C.J. married Amy on June 11, 2005.

IC: C.J.'s primary character Marcus Shepherd will marry Major-General Janice Fultain in late-July/early-August of 2381 (2005). They already have two children:

• Marcus Jason Shepherd (b. 2380-Dec-15)
• Emmaline Denise Shepherd (b. 2380-Dec-15)

In the FE timeline, they will have two additional children:

• Abbigail Amelia Shepherd (b. 2383-Apr-03)
• Turlough Eneg Shepherd (b. 2385-July-01)

Hobbies

An avid table-top rpg'er, C.J. has been playing Dungeons and Dragons and other rpgs in one form or another since 1981, including Gamma World, Star Trek (FASA), Dr. Who (FASA), Star Frontiers, Boot Hill, Paranoia, GURPS and others.

In the spring of 2003, C.J. got to meet one of his idols, the co-Creator of Dungeons and Dragons: Gary Gygax. Besides getting books autographed, C.J. got to participate in a game DM'd by Gary.

Besides RPGs, C.J. is a fan of Star Trek, in all of its forms, but especially likes Deep Space 9 the best, due to its intrigue and dark elements.

C.J. runs a Star Trek Play by E-Mail called the Federation Starship Tomar. This simm is a member of Bravo Fleet, which is a group of Star Trek simms set in a cooperative setting. He also owns and Co-Moderate a LJ Community called Bravo_Fleet.

He is also an avid reader of Science Fiction and Fantasy novels and stories. C.J. Cheryh, H.P. Lovecraft, and Isaac Asimov are among his favorite writers.

C.J. also enjoys watching cartoons, including many old-school ones, but he also watches some modern ones, including Invader Zim, South Park, Beavis & Butt-Head, Spongebob Squarepants (its a secret addiction), and Tenchi Muyo. G.I. Joe, Voltron, Star Blazers, and Transformers sit at the top of the old-school list.

Research Interests

Social Perception of RPG Gamers, Connections between Twins, Connections between Anti-Social Behaviors and role-playing games (if any exists), Perceptions of volunteers and professionals, Effects of space travel on psychological well-being, Effects of space travel on social interaction, Perceived Leadership abilities, Deviant Behaviors: Genetic vs. environmental effects.

Wikis I Watch/Edit

FE Database, Wikipedia, Polaqu - D&D Campaign Setting, Encyclopedia Dramatica, Memory Alpha - A Star Trek Wiki, An RPG Wiki.

Favorite Reading Material

Knights of the Diner Table magazine, Dragon, Dungeon, Order of the Stick, Unspeakable Vault (of Doom), and Piled Higher and Deeper, just to name a few.

On-Line

You can find Azathar on LiveJournal as azathar, at anti_bush or bravo_fleet, or reading and commenting to entries in his friends journals and in the many communities he is apart of.

On the web, you can see Azathar's homepage, or the simm (USS Tomar) he runs.