Created by Captain Michael Turlogh Kane on Aug 22, 2016 @ 12:42am

ARTHUR EMBRY (2375-2430)

Formerly a member of the Federation Diplomatic Corps, Arthur Embry quickly made a name for himself as a shrewd negotiator. He rose through the ranks quickly, and seemed to have a promising career ahead of him, with an ambassadorship of his choosing not too far off in his future. But scandal destroyed Embry's career before it could really begin. Embry was discovered illegally funneling weapons and medicine to a planetary militia during an attempted coup in the Farsi system. Embry maintained that he was only providing medicine to aid the resistance fighters against an oppressive government, and that he never dealt in weapons, but evidence was enough for a conviction. Embry was kicked out the Diplomatic Corps and spent 5 years in prison.

After his release, Embry became an outspoken opponent of the Federation, which he claimed supported oppressive, totalitarian regimes under the false promise of galactic unity. Embry argued that planetary leadership under the Federation amounted to little more than puppet governments working in the service of Human, Vulcan, Tellarite and Andorian interests, and that Starfleet was not dedicated to exploration and advancement, but was simply the military arm of a bloated, corrupt government. He received a great deal of criticism for his writings and speeches, but his charisma and intelligence were enough to win him some followers, especially from colony worlds on the outskirts of Federation space.

Gradually, Embry began to associate with more extremist elements within his movement. He was implicated in a series of terrorist attacks on Federation starbases near the Romulan border, but his involvement was never proven and no charges were filed. Still, Embry was rapidly becoming unwelcome in Federation space. After several attempts on his life, Embry fled to the Triangle, where he continued to pen his anti-Federation literature. He made occasional trips to the space station known as Limbo to preach his beliefs, where he was watched closely by Tella Yavin, lest his anti-authority screed should shift in her direction. Embry happened to be aboard when LIMBO was evacuated. He used his contacts to ensure himself a spot aboard the only rescue ship available: the USS PHOENIX.

Once aboard, Embry recognized the rapidly deteriorating situation with the sheer number of refugees stuffed inside the PHOENIX's cargo bay. He quickly established himself as a community advocate and leader, meeting with Captain Kane and other members of the senior staff to speak on behalf of the refugees. Though steps were taken to make the refugees stay more comfortable, many remained unsatisfied with the cramped conditions and the limited rations. This situation was further exacerbated when the replicators assigned to the refugee camp malfunctioned, leading to panic among the former residents of Limbo.

Embry took advantage of the unrest, fomenting a mutiny along with several co-conspirators, including James Barton and the Gorn known as Chaucer. While the PHOENIX made its way through a dangerous region of space called the Hyperion Expanse, Embry staged his coup, leading a small mob of refugees out of the cargo bay and into the rest of the ship. The mutiny was quickly squashed by the PHOENIX security teams, as well as by a timely assists from James Barton and Chaucer, who had each recognized the danger Embry posed to everyone aboard the ship. Still refusing to acknowledge his failure, Embry managed to take Selyara Chen hostage and make his way to the PHOENIX's battle bridge. There, he forced Selyara to help him order a saucer separation, and demanded a parlay with Captain Kane.

Kane managed to distract Embry long enough for Selyara to think-strike him, dropping the old diplomat into a coma and ending his rebellion once and for all.

When the PHOENIX eventually reunited with the loyalist Federation fleet, the comatose Embry was moved to the hospital ship USS JENNER. Arthur Embry would later die in an explosion when the JENNER was attacked by pirates from the pirate vessel "The Annabelle's Lament".