Era: TNG
Year: 2371 (July 8, six months after USS Voyager lost in the Badlands)
Any Species available in the character creator is available for use with preference given for Alpha and Beta quadrant species. Others would require a very good reason for being present.
Starship: U.S.S. Orion (NCC-63247) (new Steamrunner-class starship)
Useful resources:
Also, since I am a visual kind of person, let me know who might be playing your character if this were an HBO/Paramount+/Movie series with a HUGGGGGGGGGGGE budget for actors.
Ask any creation questions in this thread, and I'll update this post with any relevant details.