Character Information

Gender		Female
Species		Human (Earthborn)
Age		36

Physical Appearance

Height		5'11''
Weight		145 Ibs
Hair Color		Dark Red
Eye Color		Blue
Physical Description		Lex is striking in an enigmatic, sophisticated way, with delicate features and poised elegance. Her skin is pale, and her cool blue eyes miss very little, always observing before she speaks. Her long, dark red hair is usually worn in a practical twist or low knot while on duty, but a few rebellious strands often escape. She moves with purpose and her expression rarely gives away more than she intends. She speaks with a warm, rich tone and an English accent.

Family

Spouse		None
Children		Lucy Drake, 7 years old
Father		Richard Drake, Environmental Scientist
Mother		Alexandra Drake, Ancient History & Classical Civilisation Academic
Brother(s)		None
Sister(s)		None

Personality & Traits

General Overview		Electra "Lex" Drake is a woman of poised steel and quiet fire. To the casual observer, she’s meticulous, calm in a crisis and always listens before she speaks. Beneath the surface, she’s a survivor who has chosen the brighter path, but always thinks five steps ahead. She understands pain and her empathy runs deep...even if she doesn’t wear it on her sleeve. Lex is a natural anchor for those around her, especially her neurodiverse daughter. She’s built an unapologetic life of stability, calm and safety for Lucy. In social settings, Lex is more likely to observe than engage, but her dry wit and sharp insight make her quietly magnetic. These days, she has little tolerance for manipulation and tends to lean towards honesty, which can sometimes be a bitter pill to swallow, but means people often turn to her for advice. Despite her composed exterior, she has an inner core of fire and steel. It makes her both fiercely loyal and a formidable adversary when pushed. As controlled as she is, Lex does have a temper...but she’s the kind of person whose voice gets softer as the anger grows stronger.
Strengths & Weaknesses		+ Lex is calm under pressure, even in high stress or emotionally volatile situations. + Her background in criminal and behavioural psychology gives her exceptional insight and makes her incredibly perceptive. + Though she bears the scars of trauma, Lex is emotionally resilient and deeply empathetic...especially for those who have been hurt. + She has a strong protective instinct, especially when it comes to her daughter or vulnerable crew, and will go to war to keep them safe. + Lex is intelligent, a strategic thinker, a meticulous planner and highly observant, always seeing the longer game. - Lex can be emotionally guarded and rarely shows vulnerability in a professional environment, which can make her seem aloof at times. - She can be overly independent and struggles to ask for help, especially with parenting, and may overextend herself out of pride or habit. - Having spent years analysing criminal offenders, she has very little tolerance for game-playing and manipulation, even in harmless social banter. - She can be hesitant to trust authority and security systems, having had serious threats to her safety minimised and dismissed. - Lex has a tendency to overwork and internalise pressure, especially when trying to shield Lucy from stress or instability. - Due to past experiences, Lex can struggle with claustrophobia, complete darkness and the sensation of being restrained.
Ambitions		Electra’s main goal isn’t rank or recognition...it’s giving Lucy the support she needs while also making her childhood full of trust, understanding, curiosity and wonder. Professionally, she strives to balance doing meaningful work without losing herself to it again. She champions better practices around trauma, mental health and neurodiversity in Starfleet, believing that empathy is as vital as strategy on the frontier.
Hobbies & Interests		• Lex still loves to read classic literature and she keeps a cherished collection of physical books. • She enjoys studying star charts, drawing maps and stargazing with Lucy. It’s a shared ritual that calms and sparks curiosity for both of them. • She’s an unexpectedly strong tennis player, having become uncharacteristically competitive in it at school. Misspent hours in bars close to her university also turned her into a skilled darts and pool player. • Lex has a secret affection for vintage cinema, especially early black-and-white movies. She often watches them late at night with a glass of wine when Lucy’s asleep. • Her fascination with mythology began as a literary interest but became an avid side-study. She sees myths as windows into collective psychology and sometimes uses mythological metaphors in her work. • Lex is surprisingly skilled at lockpicking. It was a curiosity during her early criminal psychology career that stuck.

Personal History		Born and raised on the southern coast of England, Electra ‘Lex’ Drake was the only child of a respected scientist and academic. Both were brilliant in their fields but quietly baffled by the emotional needs of their child. They weren’t unkind, just busy. So when she was seven, they sent her to a prestigious boarding school, telling themselves, and Electra, it was for the best. The school was cold and controlled, and emotions were considered unbecoming, so she threw herself into her studies. But in the quiet hours, books and stories became her refuge. Not just as a place where emotions could run deep, but for the way characters made sense and could be unpicked. There was always a reason or a theme under the surface. When the time came to choose her advanced studies, she surprised her teachers by picking Psychology, alongside English Literature and History. But something about it just clicked, and her psychology teacher encouraged her, assuring her she had a natural affinity for the subject. The encouragement stuck and she went on to read Psychology at university in Oxford. Electra graduated top of her class, specialising in abnormal psychology and behavioural analysis. Her dissertation on the psychological drivers behind violent offenders drew the attention of several agencies, and within weeks she had been recruited into a Federation task unit as a junior criminal psychologist. At first, it was just research, profiling and analysis, but she was good at it. Her work helped solve crimes and prevent others. She felt like she was making a difference, so she agreed to work directly with offenders. Electra was soon conducting interviews, her calm and analytical demeanour meaning she didn’t rattle easily. She really listened, and the offenders, especially the manipulative ones, responded to it. Gradually, she was assigned more complex cases with high-risk individuals and repeat offenders, and she was allowed to conduct therapy. In theory, it was about profiling, not rehabilitation, but she couldn’t resist trying to help, even when she knew better. And sometimes, therapy did help, but it wasn’t common. The work was emotionally draining and felt sordid. There were nights she’d stay late in the office just to sit in the quiet after another session of half-truths and veiled threats. But she never flinched, not even from him. James Caprice, responsible for a string of abductions and murders of vulnerable women on remote starbases, was assigned to Electra for evaluation and therapy. He was intelligent, charismatic and dangerous...and he enjoyed their sessions. For months, she played his game of mental chess and parried his manipulation, but it wasn’t without cost. Caprice escaped prison, and he left a handwritten note on Electra’s desk. “Your move.” In the following weeks, she received a flurry of unsigned notes, mysterious messages and unnerving gifts, usually left in personal spaces that shouldn’t have been accessible. She reported everything to her colleagues, but the threat was minimised. She was told it was probably unrelated to Caprice’s escape. Maybe it was just an admirer, or an attention seeker...but likely just a coincidence, so there was no need to overreact. It allowed doubt to creep in, so she followed the advice, not wanting to seem fragile. Then she vanished. Caprice abducted Electra and held her for eight days. She kept herself alive with nothing but words, training and the mental chess game she thought she’d left behind. She smiled and flattered him when needed, engaged him and told herself she was in control. Sometimes she even believed it. She used every skill she'd ever learnt; disarming him with questions, redrawing boundaries, discussing empathy. But it was a simple thing that led to her escape; he left a door unlocked. She had no idea whether it was intentional or a mistake, but she didn’t care. She forced herself out of the restraints and made a run for it. A passing paramedic team found her wandering the road and picked her up. By the time she was taken to safety, Caprice had disappeared. Again. She was sent to a bespoke medical facility, needing the space to recover, and not just physically. She blocked out the voices of colleagues that pretended she could just return to work after a little R&R, and her resolve to resign only strengthened when a routine medical exam showed that she was pregnant. Electra resigned the following day. She didn’t want to raise a child in that shadowy, grubby world. She looked to the light instead. She applied to Starfleet to retrain as a ship’s counsellor and was accepted. Given her qualifications and experience, she was enrolled on a condensed officer’s course, interrupted by a year of maternity leave. Electra had never realised how much she needed the structure, clarity and promise of unconditional exploration that Starfleet offered. Her first posting was on the deep space vessel USS Hastings. Being a single mother in Starfleet wasn’t always easy and came with some judgment, but Lex met it with quiet steel. Her calm under pressure and depth of psychological insight quickly earned respect. Over six years, she served on two ships, preferring one-to-one work and crisis intervention over career ambition. She’s become a steady hand, a quiet force and when she speaks, people listen. Lex named her daughter Lucy, after The Chronicles of Narnia. Now seven years old, she’s bright, curious and deeply sensitive. She was diagnosed as autistic with related OCD tendencies, stemming from her need for routine, precision and emotional regulation. She thrives on patterns and loves stargazing, star charts and maps. Socially, Lucy is shy and selective with trust, but she’s tactile with those she loves, and offers facts like tokens of affection. Lex has shaped her life around giving Lucy a safe and stable homelife, always remaining calm and patient while delivering quiet rituals, comfort and open understanding of her needs. No chaos, limited stimulation and a world that makes room for who Lucy is.
Service Record		2381-2382 – Starfleet Academy, Condensed Counsellor Course 2382-2383 – Maternity Leave 2383-2384 – Starfleet Academy, Condensed Counsellor Course (continued) 2384-2386 – USS Hastings, Counsellor, Ensign 2386-2389 – USS Solo, Counsellor, Ensign-Lieutenant JG 2389 – USS Guinevere, Counsellor, Lieutenant JG