i have the chief engineer of the endeavor here! he's a science geek first and foremost but loves learning about different cultures so whatever race you go with he'll probably have a lot of questions and will make an effort to learn the language if he doesn't know it already. he's pretty easy-going, would much prefer to talk to the dangerous alien creatures than shoot at them, and has a very rude sidekick robot who is usually the one that keeps him from getting killed