Morgan Ellis
Name Morgan Bailey Ellis
Position Federation News Service Report
Character Information
| Gender | Female | |
| Age | 30 |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 5'6" | |
| Weight | 140 lbs. | |
| Hair Color | Brown | |
| Eye Color | Brown | |
| Physical Description | Morgan has a medium frame with gentle curves. She is healthy-looking and naturally proportioned, with a soft, understated elegance rather than a highly sculpted physique. |
Family
| Spouse | none | |
| Children | none | |
| Father | Joseph Ellis | |
| Mother | Marianne Ellis | |
| Brother(s) | Stephen Ellis, 25 Andrew Ellis, 22 |
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| Sister(s) | Julie Bracy, 33 - married to Jacob Bracy, 35 |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | Morgan is a journalist who has spent much of her early career working behind the scenes. She is intelligent, observant, and quietly ambitious. Working alongside Candy Templeton has taught her how to produce compelling television, but it has also left her wondering whether she will ever get the chance to become a major correspondent in her own right. | |
| Strengths & Weaknesses | Strengths: Investigative instinct, Analytical thinking, Listening and empathy, Integrity, Composure under pressure Weaknesses: Overthinking, Difficulty promoting herself, Loyalty to Candy, Quiet competitiveness, Not naturally confrontational, and Too attached to the facts. |
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| Ambitions | Morgan wants to uncover corruption, expose abuses of authority, and give ordinary people a voice. She would rather produce one story that genuinely changes lives than a dozen sensational reports that briefly attract attention. She wants people to recognize her name and trust her reporting—not merely identify her as Candy Templeton's assistant. She privately dreams of hosting her own investigative program someday. |
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| Hobbies & Interests | She reads historical biographies, political memoirs, and classic fiction. Morgan is particularly interested in how public figures are remembered differently by their supporters, critics, and the people who lived through their decisions. Morgan enjoys live music, especially piano performances. She sometimes attends station concerts alone, finding them a welcome escape from the constant noise of newsroom discussions and breaking stories. She likes learning about different cultures, customs, and political systems. She often visits places that tourists tend to overlook, preferring conversations with local residents to organized sightseeing tours. |
| Personal History | Morgan was born in the late 2360s on a Federation colony world. Her mother was a schoolteacher, and her father worked in science education. Her parents encouraged curiosity, debate, and independent thought. Dinner-table conversations frequently turned into arguments about history, politics, and the responsibilities of the Federation. As a teenager, Morgan became fascinated by the difference between what public officials said and what their decisions actually meant for ordinary people. She began writing articles for a school publication, often investigating local disputes that adults would have preferred to keep quiet. Her first major story concerned a colonial development project that promised prosperity but threatened to displace several farming families. Morgan interviewed the families, reviewed public records, and published a report that forced the local council to explain its decisions. It was the first time she realized that journalism could do more than describe events; it could change them. Although she considered a career in Starfleet's public affairs service, she decided she wanted the freedom to investigate stories without being responsible for defending an institution's official position. She joined the Federation News Service, initially working as a researcher and production assistant. She learned to verify sources, edit recordings, prepare interviews, and recognize when a seemingly reliable witness was withholding something important. Her assignment to The Sweet Truth brought her into Candy Templeton's orbit. Morgan initially admired Candy's fearlessness and ability to get people talking. She soon discovered that working for Candy required patience, improvisation, and a willingness to deal with the unexpected. Over time, Morgan became one of the people Candy relied on most to keep the program running. |
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| Service Record | N/A |