Eugene “E.L.I.” Linus Ingman

Born to a betazoid mother and a human-betazoid father, E.L.I. was adopted by their human god parents shortly after birth due their biological mother dying from complications in childbirth and while the biological father is M.I.A. The god parents divorced during E.L.I.'s young childhood and they lived with their god mother until they left to join Starfleet Academy.

Growing up with majority betazoid blood on the mostly human-populated Earth, E.L.I.'s telepathy has gotten them into trouble on more than one occasion, leading to them becoming more reserved so as to not inadvertently reveal that they have information they shouldn't; a trend not helped by their placement on the higher-functioning end of the autistic spectrum. This changed in the Academy, where most were well aware of their betazoid heritage, and many were either perfectly comfortable with, or to familiar with to not begrudgingly accept, their telepathic abilities. While this allowed for E.L.I. to open back-up and be modestly sociable, they still preferred smaller friend groups over large crowds (a fact not helped by their sensor-integration issues also applying to their telepathy).

A unique quirk of E.L.I.'s telepathic abilities is that it works on non-sapient minds. Whether this fostered their love for animals or simply bolstered is is uncertain, but E.L.I. themself has often claimed that such bestial companionship has been a boon in maintaining emotional health.

E.L.I. has trained most in leveraging their telepathy towards the betterment of others, being content to play supporting roles. Even the one time they earned a cadet leadership position (despite lack of trying), they mostly acted as group coordinator rather than an overt authority.

As of their recent graduation from Starfleet Academy, E.L.I. has been given their first assignment: ship's counselor aboard the U.S.S Baikonur. Unofficially, however, Commander Bolin Veshki, seeing the advantage in having a telepath do all the talking for them, has given E.L.I. a bridge position.