Nausikaa Fortuna

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"Proklet! I’m the captain!"

- Fortuna during the Section 31 take-over Captain Nausikaa Fortuna (born Nausikaa Horvat) was a female Human Starfleet officer in the mid-23rd century. She was the captain of the USS Artemis during its five year commission. She was also the adoptive mother of Ash ch'Zhysrak-Jacobi and Tara'a sh'Zhysrak-Jacobi, who both served on the Artemis.

Early Life
Nausikaa Horvat was born outside of Osijek, Croatia in 2218. She was named after the character in Homer's Odyssey. In her youth, Horvat lived on a farm.

In 2224, she fell into a river and was missing for six hours. The following year saw the birth of the chicken 'Achilles'. (ART: "Who Holds The Future?")

In 2232, Fortuna Horvat was diagnosed with Voyfortuna, and the Horvats moved to Osijek. There Horvat received her first computer and met Marcus Jacobi as a pen pal, who taught her all of the Standard she knew. Horvat also worked two jobs while still in school, something she frequently argued with her aunt about. (ART: "Be Strong, My Heart", "Cautious Are The Wise")

The following year, 2233, Fortuna Horvat passed away due to Voyfortuna. Horvat received a scholarship to Starfleet Academy three weeks later. Upon arriving at the Academy she legally changed her name to Nausikaa Fortuna. (ART: "Afraid of War and Slaughter", "Be Strong, My Heart")

She was on the Sciences track at the Academy, focusing on Medicine with addition classes in Command. She met also Marcus Jacobi in person there and the two began dating in 2236. (ART: "We Are Wretched Things", "They Did Not Know Her")

Teaching at the Academy
Fortuna began Starfleet Academy after finishing her four year program in 2237. During her teaching period, she was also working on her Doctor of Xenopharmacology. As a professor of Xenobiology as well as a doctorate student, she spent large quantities of time in the Starfleet Medical Clinic and Hospital. (ART: "We Are Wretched Things")

It was during this time as a professor that Fortuna met both T'se and Reyna Sanchez. (ART: "No Man Can Shun His Destiny") Fortuna and Jacobi married in early 2239 and Fortuna changed her name to "Nausikaa Jacobi".

In 2239, when she was leaving a session at her synagogue, Jacobi accidentally ran into Amanda Grayson. The two women met again later, with Grayson introducing her son, Spock, to Jacobi.

In 2241, Jacobi was awarded both a Doctor of Xenopharmacology and the rank of Lieutenant by Starfleet. She joined the USS Fate for an 18-month period as a Medical officer before joining the USS Tyche as a science officer.

USS Tyche
Jacobi served on the USS Tyche for eight months, alongside both T'se and Sanchez. She served primarily as a Science officer but could, on occasion, act as a Medical officer. (ART: "Roaring Seas and Dark Mountains","We Are Wretched Things")

On one such occasion, Sanchez had been attacked by natives on a planet as part of the away team. Jacobi was the first responder to the scene and, with the help of T'se, managed to keep Sanchez alive long enough for her to be treated in the Sickbay. It was the first time she had seen the "full extent of a Vulcan's superior strength". (ART: "Roaring Seas and Dark Mountains")

USS Inspire
Jacobi served on the USS Inspire for five years. She started as a Lieutenant-Commander in the Life Sciences department and shared quarters with her husband, who was the helmsman. She was also friends with the Captain; Joseph Shah, who she'd met previously in 2239.

In 2245, while assessing the damage done to an Andorian ship by Orion pirates, Jacobi discovered two life-signs. Upon further exploration, she found the then two-year-old Ash ch'Zhysrak and his younger cousin Tara'a sh'Zhysrak, both orphaned by the attack. She felt a connection to the two children and later adopted them, raising them in New York with the help of Marcus' extended family. (ART: "Who Holds The Future?")

In 2247, Jacobi was part of an away team that was taken hostage. When her commanding officer was killed, Jacobi worked in tandem with the rest of the away team to free themselves and return to the Inspire. Once they had returned to the Inspire, Jacobi was immediately promoted to Commander and Chief Science Officer. (ART: "Captain O'Captain")

The Jacobis left the USS Inspire six months after the promotion, as Marcus had been offered the position of Captain on the USS Sunspot.

USS Sunspot
Jacobi was given the position of First Officer upon the USS Sunspot in 2248. She also served as the Chief Science Officer.

In 2256, the USS Sunspot was present at the Battle of the Binary Stars after responding to the distress call from the USS Shenzhou. Jacobi was not on the bridge upon the arrival at the binary star system because of an argument between her and the Captain. The ship received catastrophic damage from the Klingon warships and began to disintegrate and collapse on itself, igniting fires throughout the decks. Jacobi became trapped in a turbolift on her way to the bridge. After escaping the jammed lift, she attempted to reach the escape pods however falling debris crushed her leg and caused her to become trapped. Jacobi fell unconscious and woke up in the Starfleet Medical Clinic in San Francisco 78 days later. (ART: "Captain O'Captain", "Afraid of War and Slaughter", "Here You Shall Die")

Court Case and Return to Starfleet Academy
Jacobi was charged by the Federation for 395 counts of manslaughter, the intentional destruction of Starfleet property, and treason a few weeks after regaining consciousness. She was found not guilty after a year of court proceedings. The case was widely publicised and lead to Jacobi taking time away from Starfleet and changing her name back to 'Nausikaa Fortuna'. (ART: "Captain O'Captain")

Fortuna returned to Starfleet Academy in 2258 as both a student and professor. She took an accelerated Command track course to prepare for Captaincy while also teaching advanced Xenobiology and Xenomedicine. During this time she met a large majority of her future crew.

In 2259, she was offered Captaincy aboard the prototype Miranda-class ship; NX-1215, which she accepted. She failed the Kobayashi Maru, citing the unrealistic nature of the Klingons as a failing point of the test. (ART: "Afraid of War and Slaughter")

She later named the NX-1215 "Artemis" after the Greek Goddess of the Moon. She also invited Lakshmi Mitra to be an engineer aboard the ship. (ART: "The Man of Many Ways")

After many arguments, she finally convinced Sanchez (and subsequently T'se) to return to Starfleet and serve on the USS Artemis. (ART: "Roaring Seas and Dark Mountains")

Trivia

 * Fortuna's name means "Fortunate Burner of Ships"