Kieran Burke

Kieran's younger years were characteristic of most Earth upbringing. The only remarkable event was the sudden death of Kieran's paternal grandfather, Fergus Burke. The two were very close, and Kieran spent many summers on his grandfather's farm. Kieran began to distance himself from his parent's at the age of fourteen. While this is a typical adolescent reaction, there seems to be more behind it. Kieran grew especially cold with regard to his father. At the age of sixteen, Kieran left home finding work in the Irish countryside until he left Earth at the age of eighteen. While working on deep space cargo vessels, Kieran learned much about the universe. He did not often leave a port without incident, once being jailed for three days for instigating a brawl with two Klingon traders.