Verelan i-Arrain T’Nerroma

Appearance
Verelan has messy and medium-short length hair. Verelan also sports almond-shaped, light blue eyes that can be both intimidating or caring depending on the setting. Her jaw is pointed and square, it is very defined. Her nose hooks-upward and is a bit on the smaller side. Her lips are plump and fleshy. She has pointed ears like any Romulan, but they are a bit longer than the typical. However, Verelan lacks the ridges on her forehead as she is of Southern Romulan descent, not Northern which may cause her to be confused in appearance as a Vulcan. Her body is semi-muscular from her pursuits of personal training, and a faint outline of her muscles can be seen through her uniform. She stands 180 cm tall.

Personality
Being raised within the Vulcan culture, Verelan remains mostly logical in her decisions while also being sternly emotionless. There are in fact exceptions to this attitude of her and it isn’t extraordinarily uncommon to see her showing emotion, although it is minimal when she is with her friends or she is enjoying herself she does show emotion. This lack of emotion and near-complete logical thinking does sometimes limit the scope of how Verelan will make her decisions and it can be noted that when expressing emotion she tends to think of more creative ideas. Verelan also tends to be quite cunning when showing emotion, tying into the fact she is also more creative.

Alas, there are moments where she can have outbursts of emotion that could be considered passionate when she is displaying them. This happens especially when she is challenged in something such as combat or when it comes down to her more fierce opinions. On the continued topic of emotion, Verelan won’t be afraid of using it in a logical manner, she did so while serving on the Klingon Bird-of-Prey Khich, using her emotions in a calculated amount to demonstrate that she was not weak to her Klingon hosts.

Verelan has various positive character traits that apply to her. She is an ambitious individual, taking opportunities when she sees it to be a good time to do so and trying to prove herself to her superiors, but she doesn’t lust blindly after things to make her seem better than her compatriots as that would only harm the crew. Verelan manages to remain calm in most if not all situations as it would be illogical to express emotion in a situation especially that of one where the integrity of the ship or her fellow crewmembers are at stake. But this constant calm can make Verelan come off as being overly stoic compared to her fellow crew. But this is often countered by a smirk or a grin or maybe even a frown in certain situations. Another mostly beneficial trait is that Verelan is usually quiet, meaning that when she does speak up her words are articulated and made clear to ensure that they are heard considering the fact that she does rarely speak unless necessary and she has gotten away with entire conversations with minimal words, relying on body language.

Verelan’s negative personality traits are noticeable the more one learns about her and gets to know her as they will have more interaction with the Romulan Lieutenant. These negative traits include a perception that she may come off as rude or blunt due to her lack of emotion, at least to those who have not interacted with Vulcans or in the case of Verelan a Romulan raised as a Vulcan, but she can also be seen as rude to those who know she can express emotion as she does usually have her logical side prominent when talking to people. Verelan also has a tendency to be strong-willed in her opinions, this can make her come off as hard-headed as she will rarely listen to another’s opinion on something not necessary to the task at hand. This part of her personality is also strongly seen in her emotional side as strong emotions allow her to feel passionate about her beliefs. Verelan’s other most notable negative trait is the fact that she is quick to temper when she is expressing her more emotional side, this is something that she knows about and doesn’t enjoy getting mad when she is arguing and being driven by her emotions and why she has tried to train herself to not let these emotions slip out in combat situations.

Verelan lets very few people know what it is that she wishes for, what her ambitions are other than merely having a successful career in Star Fleet. In her own personal thoughts, Verelan would like to further her career in Star Fleet, maybe having her own command position one day in the future, but for the moment she wants to further her career within the Tactical department. She also wishes for one day the opportunity to serve on, or at the very least, explore a Romulan vessel of some sort as one of her primary desires is learning of her heritage. By extension of this, Verelan wishes that sometime in the near future, tensions between the Romulan Star Empire and the Federation would come to a cooling point so that she could visit the place where her people hail from and where she was born. In fact, she doesn’t just want to see what the Romulan Star Empire is like, she wants to see what most places in the galaxy are like, it’s part of why she was so eager to go through the Officer Exchange Program with the Klingon Empire.

Verelan shows utmost loyalty to Star Fleet and her crew and captain, loyalty means a lot to her and is something that she learned allows a crew to move quite effectively. She has very few political opinions and is quite accepting of other cultures in her looking for knowledge. She did enjoy working closely with the Security team on her last assignment due to the close relationship between Tactical and Security.

Morals
Verelan strongly believes in Star Fleet doctrine and that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. She also follows the rule of logic that is taught and followed by all Vulcans due to her upbringing. It would be rare to see her disobey a direct order, even when she is showing emotion.

Life on Romulus
Verelan was born on the planet Romulus to a male Romulan Senator by the name of Maec i-Deihu tr’Nerroma and his wife Areinnye t’Nerroma. She had a rich and lavish childhood, her family being able to afford some luxury items and she grew up eating wonderful foods. But this didn’t last for a long time. Verelan’s father, Maec, was a Senator known for his more controversial personal views, being both a harsh Romulan nationalist but also having beliefs that discussions with the Federation should be opened for a more peaceful path. These beliefs, although they were only spoken in private, were known to those who had ears in the gossip of the Imperial Senate. It was not long before the Tal Shiar caught on to the opinions and beliefs of Maec, though the minimal evidence convinced them for the period of Verelan’s early years that Maec was not a threat.

In her early years, Verelan grew up enjoying lavish foods like Romulan Mullosk and she had a supreme education, learning many things and sharpening the inquisitive young girl’s mind for many great things in the future. She learned of the military exploits of the Romulan Star Empire and was an early patriot, by the time she was three she had wanted to learn very little except military customs. This was never actually thought of as a legitimate path by her parents who wanted her to follow in their steps of leading the nation as a politician. Either way, it would not last long for the young Verelan as Maec began contacting the resistance lead by a recently arrived Ambassador Spock. Verelan knew nothing of her father’s ambitions to leave, his contacts have told him the Tal Shiar is investigating and he planned to leave with his family to the Federation in a small amount of time. Alas, when the day to leave came, Maec was held in the Senate chambers before being executed by the Tal Shiar for his sedition against the Romulan Government. One of the other Senators who was a great friend of Areinnye rushed to the household and told her to leave with her daughter Verelan. And so she did, rushing through the busy streets of Romulus to reach the destination, getting to the correct household and giving her young daughter to the Vulcans who would take Verelan to Federation territory. Verelan was confused by what was going on as her mother passed her on and she was whisked away into hiding just before the Tal Shiar arrived and arrested Areinnye.

Life on Vulcan
It was not long before Verelan was in Federation territory, on the planet of Vulcan itself. She showed no difference compared to her near-kin, at least physically. Emotionally she did not comprehend what happened, why she was on this hot desert planet, why the meals that looked the same tasted so bland, why the people around her showed no emotion, and where her mother went. She was distraught until she was found, she was adopted by a lower-ranking member of the Vulcan High Command and his wife to raise as a child of their own. She learned the ways of Vulcans, learning to suppress her own emotions and adapting to their customs. Trying to be peaceful but always standing out just a bit, whether it be to other Vulcans who could tell something is off, or to foreign friends of her father who could tell that Verelan hitting her hand against the desk while studying just wasn’t natural for a Vulcan.

But this failure to fully integrate would not earn her any marks on the cheek or discrimination of such kind. In fact, it only got her to persevere in moments where she likely would’ve given up to her emotions and failed as a student, as a daughter and as someone trying to be a Vulcan. By her early teens, she was well-trained in being a Vulcan and expressed interest in Star Fleet, returning to her childhood ideas of joining the military, of course, this time it was not the Romulan Navy, but the most interesting Star Fleet which had infatuated her since she first learned of its ideals. To explore but not to conquer? To protect and not to dominate? It was the near direct opposite of everything she had learned as a young child, but she was interested in it still as it applied to her new personal ideology. At the age of 14, she told her elders of this desire to join Star Fleet, Verelan explained her reasonings to her parents and they agreed with her, to her own surprise that is. She expressed a brief amount of emotion and thanked her parents deeply before rushing off to do studies after resuming her more stoic personality, hiding the fact she was extremely excited.

Studying for Star Fleet
It took her two years of intense study, Verelan was ready to enter the academy, she took the Star Fleet Academy entrance exam, succeeding in getting nearly 100%, missing a single point on the dynamic relationships test. She managed to narrowly outperform her adversaries and got into Star Fleet Academy, she was extremely happy, although once again, she did not show it at all and managed to really contain her emotions quite well. The psych test served to be quite effective in testing Verelan and if she could contain her emotions. It tested her, she was thrust into a situation where the Romulans held Star Fleet officers hostage and she had to resolve it. She managed to do it by convincing them she was a Romulan before liberating and arming the hostages. It was quite a good use of the emotional dichotomy and it allowed her to pass without great tension.

During her time in Star Fleet academy itself, Verelan found the Tactical Branch to be the most interesting. She was the quiet type while in the Academy, making few friends while she was performing her studies to become a Tactical Officer. She passed with good grades, being just about average for her class, she got her first assignment on the USS Sutherland (NCC-72015), it was a newer ship, but it was also smaller. She started her commission as an Ensign in the Tactical department, managing the phasers.

Time on USS Sutherland (NCC-72015)
During her time on the USS Sutherland, Verelan repeatedly proved herself as an effective member of the crew, despite her quietness, she worked well as a member of the Tactical Department. She became good friends with members of the department, speaking to them quite often and developing a sense of humour that relied on a human concept of “sarcasm” although she rarely uses it unless in front of those who she knows closely and cares for dearly. Her fellow crew members tended to be jovial and she enjoyed their company, occasionally showing her more emotional side to interact with her crew in a more stereotypically human manner. It is not often, but she does occasionally miss her old crew and has a holographic image of herself and the Tactical department.

During Verelan’s first three years of service, she remained as an Ensign in her position, she was promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade for her service in an emergency when unwanted visitors boarded the ship and she prevented them, along with other Tactical members, from both using the weapons systems for their malicious purposes, and from reaching the bridge after a blast caused communications between the bridge and the rest of the ship to be shut down. It was also because of this that her Captain recommended she try the Officer Exchange Program. She chose to see what a Klingon warship is like and swapped positions with one of their Tactical Officers.

Aboard the Khich
Verelan was selected for the Officer Exchange Program, after bidding her crew goodbye, she left them for the IKS Khich, a Klingon Bird-of-Prey. She had intensely studied Klingon culture before joining the crew of the Khich, and she even tried some of their cuisine, it was unique, and she found it to be surprisingly appealing compared to the average food of the Federation, but not the most friendly to those of other cultures and quite aggressive, quite like the Klingons themselves in Verelan’s mind. In her time on the Khich, she was initially treated with hostility, she was after all a Romulan and the rivalry between Klingons and Romulans is quite hostile. It is because of this that she began to show her more emotional side when challenged by a member of the Tactical Department, this is where she first gained experience leading a Department as during a crisis encountered on the ship, the Tactical Department head died after the ship was hit by either a phaser or torpedo blast, it is unknown which, from an unknown anomaly after the ship’s shields were knocked down. Verelan quickly took control of the station and the situation, commanding Tactical to get a hold of the weapons system and firing when told. This was her first experience in a leadership position and it was enjoyable. She remained in the position for the rest of her time on the Khich.

Also during her time of the Khich, Verelan enjoyed her first experience of love. It was between herself and a female Engineering officer by the name of Kahmer. The feelings were sudden for Verelan and she was surprised that Kahmer even accepted the offer, but she was happy about it and began an intimate relationship, one that she did keep quiet about with the rest of the crew. She still remembers Kahmer quite fondly even though she was only recently deployed to the USS Arcadia.

Before her return to Federation space though. A chain of crises all relating to one anomaly happened to the Khich in which Verelan had to demonstrate an exceptional ability in her position as the Chief Tactical Officer, leading her Department well in conjunction with the security department to eliminate the threats to the ship. It was her quick thinking during the attack by the anomaly that earned her increased respect from the Captain. She managed to outwit the group of individuals who assaulted the ship by convincing them she had betrayed the Captain and seized control of the ship, causing the enemy to lower their shields where she then opened fire from her position. It is because of her actions that she was recommended for promotion by the Klingon Captain of the ship, who by this point learned to appreciate Verelan’s service, despite minor cultural slip-ups. It is this final act that gained her the promotion from Lieutenant Junior Grade to the rank of Lieutenant.

Return to the Federation
After serving on the IKS Khich for an extended period of time, and bidding her Klingon compatriots goodbye, she returned to the Federation where she was assigned to the position of Assistant Chief Tactical and Security Officer on the USS Arcadia, technically but not really a demotion as she wasn’t ever the official CTO on the Khich, just a temporary one. She is excited to return to the Federation after so long on the harsh conditions of a Klingon vessel, it would be nice to have her own room where she can have her own possessions, even if she lives quite a minimalistic lifestyle due to her Vulcan heritage.

Core Courses

 * ADMIN101: Star Fleet Operations
 * ADMIN110: Chain of Command and General Protocol
 * DIPL101: General
 * ENG221: LCARS Programming 1
 * ENG231: Computer Memory and Personnel Interfaces
 * ENG232: Replicators, Transporters, and Holodecks
 * ENG233: Sensors, Communications, and Helm Systems
 * HIST101: Birth of the Federation
 * LANG101: Federation Standard
 * LANG110: Major Species (Elementary) - Cadet's Choice
 * LAW101: Federation, General
 * MATH101: Concepts
 * MED101: First Aid and Field Medicine
 * PHYS101: Concepts
 * PILOT101: Runabouts and Shuttles
 * SURV101: Starship Emergencies
 * SURV110: Environmental Suits and Zero-G Training
 * TAC101: Combat, Unarmed
 * TAC110: Combat, Small Weapons
 * BIO101: Concepts
 * XEN101: General

Majors

 * TAC170: Combat, Introduction to Starship Combat
 * TAC175: Combat, Phasers and Torpedoes
 * TAC230: Large Units
 * TAC250: Combat, Shuttles and Runabouts
 * TAC260: Combat, Minor Starships
 * TAC270: Combat, Major Starships
 * TAC280: Combat, Non-Federation Starships
 * TAC301: Strategy of Battle 1
 * TAC302: Strategy of Battle 2
 * ARM200: Starship Phasers and Phaser Cannons
 * ARM210: Torpedoes
 * ASTRG101: Navigation of Starships, Sublight
 * ASTRG102: Navigation of Starships, Warp Speed
 * PILOT210: Minor Ships
 * PILOT220: Major Ships
 * ENG331: Operations and Command Functions
 * ENG431: Shield Systems
 * ENG432: Weapons System
 * DIPL200: Hostile Species
 * DIPL250: Non-Traditional Situations

Minors

 * ARM101: Introduction to Weapons
 * ARM110: Hand Phasers, Phaser Rifles and Artillery
 * LAW150: Non-Federation
 * LAW200: Federation, Constitutional
 * TAC210: Combat, Marksmanship
 * TAC220: Small Units
 * ARM200: Starship Phasers and Phaser Cannons
 * ENG234: Deflectors, Weapons and Security System

Trivia

 * Verelan manages to speak very rough Klingon.
 * Verelan speaks both Vulcan and Romulan, learning the latter as best as possible with documents available to the Federation.
 * Verelan attempts to keep her room exceptionally organized but not clean.
 * Verelan has a very small tolerance to Klingon Bloodwine, not enough to guzzle it down, but she can enjoy it without getting completely plastered.
 * Verelan knows how to perform the Vulcan nerve pinch.
 * Verelan has a knack for collecting things from certain memories, in her room she has; images of the crew on the USS Sutherland (NCC-72015), various books she has taken an interest in and a small hologram of a Klingon officer that she was intimate with for a brief time.
 * Verelan’s favourite doughnut is the Boston Cream variety.

Likes

 * Verelan enjoys learning about her heritage as a Romulan with the Star Empire being so exotic to the Federation has always caused her to express an interest in it.
 * Verelan enjoys collecting things from her various assignments, especially if she’s on an away team she enjoys collecting rocks and has a small collection.
 * Verelan generally likes to hang out around people, even if she doesn’t talk much she still likes people and learning about them and making friends.
 * Verelan has a particular enjoyment for Jumbo Romulan Mollusk although she hasn’t properly tasted it since she left Romulus when she was a child and has so far memorized a way to get the replicator to produce something similar to the meal is just not right compared to the wonderful flavour that she once enjoyed on Romulus as a child.
 * Verelan likes most earth confectionaries, specifically doughnuts.

Dislikes

 * Verelan has a strong distaste for sandwiches. The idea of putting some ingredients that could be very good on their own between two oversized pieces of bread seems illogical even to her only semi-Vulcan mind. And the part of eating it with your hands at that just seems odd as you’ll never get a bite with everything in it.
 * Verelan dislikes her emotional outbursts when they do happen but she knows that they can be used to her advantage in the right situation as the cunning and deceit natural in a Romulan can be a very useful tool.
 * Verelan doesn’t like being the centre of attention especially when it interferes with her work and the things that she enjoys doing.
 * Verelan will say a few words when out on the spot but nothing more.
 * Verelan loathes peaches. The texture and taste of them is weird to her. This is her only reason why she dislikes peaches.