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====== Zaliel Sel ======
Captain Zaliel Sel is the longest-serving Commanding Officer of the [[USS Brahe]], holding the position since 2409.

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name = Zaliel Sel
image = lcars:img:crew:zaliel_sel.png
Affiliation = Starfleet
lcars:img:ranks:starfleet_captain.png|Rank = Captain
Position = Commanding Officer, [[USS Brahe]]
Service Number = TC-875-5309 VSB
Status = **<color #22b14c>Active</color>**

=== Demographics ===
Species = Trill (unjoined)
Pronouns = She/Her
Date of birth = 55089 / Feb 02, 2378
Height = 1.79m
Weight = 70kg
Hair = Dark Red

=== Family ===
Spouse = [[lcars:marc_pradhan|Mallikarjuna-Rakesh “Marc” Pradhan]]
Partner = [[Vordai t'Krediv]]
Parents = [[Ticon Sel]] \\ [[Fimma Sel]] //(neé Tokkin)//

=== Stats ===
stress = 8
Attributes = Control: 10 \\ Fitness: 7 \\ Presence: 11 \\ Daring: 8 \\ Insight: 10 \\ Reason: 10
Disciplines = Command: 4 \\ Security: 1 \\ Science: 5 \\ Conn: 3 \\ Engineering: 2 \\ Medicine: 1
Focuses = Computer Automation \\ Planetary Sciences \\ Astrophysics \\ Subspace Anomalies \\ Diligence \\ Interspecies Relations
Talents = Former Initiate \\ Computer Expertise (Science) \\ Collaboration: Science (General) \\ Veteran
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===== Background =====

==== Career ====

=== Headquarters ===
Prior to commanding the Brahe, Zaliel served as a scientific researcher, programmer, and data analyst at Starfleet Headquaters, where she received several citations for thoroughness, speed, and ingenuity. Showing considerable skill, she was made to supervise and train new officers entering scientifically technical positions, in addition to her normal research and reporting duties. Dissatisfied writing papers for the discoveries of others, Zaliel made several unsuccessful attempts to transfer to an exploratory vessel. Undeterred, Zaliel enrolled in Command School where she demonstrated satisfactory proficiency.

=== USS Atlas ===
Graduating in 2405, Zaliel was able to successfully transfer to the [[USS Atlas]] (Intrepid class) as their new Chief Science Officer. Shortly after her appointment, conflict on the Klingon boarder with several houses began and Atlas was deployed to support peacekeeping operations along the Federation/Klingon boarder. During her four years aboard the Atlas, Zaliel participated in over 270 missions directly or indirectly supporting the Klingon boarder action including: Combat Support, Supply Escort, Relief Efforts, and Search & Rescue. For her service and dedication, Zaliel was eventually made Second Officer of the Atlas at the close of 2407.

In 2409, Atlas detected a faint power signature orbiting a P-Class world which would be identified as the [[USS Brahe]], reported missing earlier in the year. Acting under the orders of the Atlas’ captain, Zaliel was placed temporarily in command of the Brahe during the return trip to Regulus. While en route to Regulus, Atlas was ordered to return to the Federation/Klingon boarder. Zaliel was granted the provisionary rank of Commander, with orders to return Brahe to port and oversee repairs. For her oversight, diligence, and for want of more experience officers, Commander Sel’s rank and position were made permanent in the last days of 2409.

=== USS Brahe ===
Following the cessation of hostiles on the Klingon/Federation boarder in 2410, Zaliel retained command of the Brahe, a position she continues to hold. Over the intervening years, Zaliel would oversee hundreds of scientific mission ranging from astrological surveys to xenological sampling. Using the long periods away from port to her advantage, Zaliel completed two Masters courses via the Starfleet Distance Learning Program: Astrophysics and Subspace Theory.

The Spring of 2415 saw the Brahe participating in colonization efforts in the Ponor Sector. Representing the colonial effort was Marc Pradhan, a Colonial Civil Engineer, who was responsible for designing layouts for new Federation colonies. Zaliel and Marc quickly developed a rapport and were married a year later at the ground-breaking ceremony on Idious IV, the first colony they helped found.

For nearly a year, between the later end of 2418 and mid 2419, Marc and Zaliel’s jobs separated the couple while the Brahe was posted to Deep Space 13, a remote facility on the edge of Federation space.

In 2420, the Brahe was placed in Dry Dock for major refits. This gave Zaliel the opportunity to reconnect with her husband and complete her Doctorate in Planetary Science. In 2421, the Brahe was assigned to a year-long deep space exploration assignment.

==== Personal Life ====
Zaliel is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisexuality|bisexual]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender|transgender]] woman who began her [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_transition#social_aspects|social transition]] at eight years of age, then Trill [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender-affirming_hormone_therapy|hormone replacement therapy]] at eleven under the supervision of her parents, physicians, and therapist. While not the forefront of her experience, it occasionally is a source of anxiety, such as her first contact dealings with the highly matriarchal [[Kit Commune]].

Zaliel married [[lcars:marc_pradhan|Mallikarjuna-Rakesh “Marc” Pradhan]] in 2416 a year after their first meeting and what onlookers described as a "torrid" love affair. Both partners often find themselves sectors apart, leading to an arrangement based on the principals of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-monogamy#consensual_non_monogamy|consensual non-monogamy]].

Following the unexpected arrival of [[Vordai t'Krediv]] on the [[USS Brahe]], the women [[https://discord.com/channels/666064847250915329/1068695242129285212/1068698207791616011|became romantically involved]]. Unlike the public, torrid relationship of Malikarjuna and Zaliel, the Vordai/Zaliel relationship is marked by a quiet intensity.

====== Timeline ======
^ Year   ^ Event                                                                                                                                 ^
| 2400   | Graduated Starfleet Academy, Sciences Track (Planetary Sciences, Astrophysics)                                                        |
| 2400   | Assigned to Starfleet Headquaters as an Analyst and Scientific Advisor                                                                |
| 2402   | Promoted to Lieutenant (Junior Grade)                                                                                                 |
| 2402   | Completed Advanced Degrees in Astrophysics, Focusing on Subspace Anomalies                                                            |
| 2403   | Promoted to Lieutenant                                                                                                                |
| 2404   | Re-enrolled in Starfleet Academy for Command Track training                                                                           |
| 2405   | Promoted to Lieutenant Commander                                                                                                      |
| 2405   | Assigned to USS Atlas, Chief Science Officer                                                                                          |
| 2409   | Promoted to Commander, assigned command of USS Brahe                                                                                  |
| 2411   | Completed Masters in Astrophysics                                                                                                     |
| 2412   | Promoted to Captain, retained command of USS Brahe                                                                                    |
| 2413   | Completed Masters in Subspace Theory                                                                                                  |
| 2419   | Awarded the Legion of Honor for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements         |
| 2419   | Received PHD in Astrophysics / Stellar Cartography                                                                                    |
| 2422   | Temporary demotion to Lieutenant Commander, assigned USS Hyperion as Chief Science Officer                                            |
| 2423   | Reinstated as Captain, USS Brahe                                                                                                      |
| 2423   | Awarded Order of the Grand Nagus, Third Class, with Bars for her command of a mission to prevent the technology to replicate Latinum |


====== Awards ======
^ Ribbon ^ Description ^
| {{https://imgur.com/YtYCluf.png}} | Starfleet Academy Graduation Award |
| {{https://imgur.com/gmZsgIS.png}} | Prentares Ribbon of Commendation x8 |
| {{https://imgur.com/aTEAYty.png}} | Klingon Boarder Action Service Medal |
| {{https://imgur.com/ib1gDIy.png}} | Legion of Honor |

====== Selected Scientific Papers ======

^ Publication Year  ^ Authors                     ^ Title                                                                                                                                         ^ Notes                                           ^
| 2400              | Sel, Z.                     | Oh Be A Fine Geosphere and Kiss Me: The Relationship Between Stellar Classifications and Planetary Atmospheres, a Comparative Study           | Bachelors’s Dissertation, Starfleet Academy     |
| 2403              | Sel, Z.                     | Life Beyond the Edge: Examining Extremophiles in Subspace Anomalies                                                                           |                                                 |
| 2407              | Hadley, A., T’Mil, Sel, Z.  | Klingon? I Barely Know Her: A Metallurgical Analysis of Klingon Vessels and Their Weaknesses                                                  | Submitted to Starfleet Tactical (Declassified)  |
| 2411              | Sel, Z.                     | Lost in Space: Rogue Planets, Their Origins and Fates                                                                                         | Masters in Astrophysics Dissertation            |
| 2413              | Sel, Z.                     | Don’t Put Your Ship in That! Methods for the Early Detection of Dangerous Anomalies                                                           | Masters in Subspace Theory Dissertation         |
| 2418              | Sel, Z.                     | Total Eclipse of the Heart Nebula: How Data Corruption Impedes Scientific Discovery, A Collection of Examples, Histories, and Investigations  |                                                 |
| 2419              | Sel, Z.                     | Colonial Expectations - Long Range Observations & Close Encounters OR How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Subspace Telescope          | Doctoral Paper                                  |

====== Log Entries ======
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====== STA Character Sheet ======

^ Trait   ^ Details                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ^
| Trill   | Trill are especially resilient to parasites, as a quirk of their potential to be Joined; Joined Trill are entirely immune to parasitic infection. However, they tend to have strong allergic reactions to insect bites and other forms of venom, which can disrupt their neurochemistry, particularly if they’re Joined. As many of the specifics of Trill physiology — especially with regards to symbiosis — are not widely known, this can result in medical complications.  |

^ Attributes  ^     ^          ^     ^           ^     ^
| Control     | 10  | Fitness  | 7   | Presence  | 11  |
| Daring      | 8   | Insight  | 10  | Reason    | 10  |

^ Disciplines  ^    ^              ^    ^           ^    ^
| Command      | 4  | Security     | 1  | Science   | 5  |
| Conn         | 3  | Engineering  | 2  | Medicine  | 1  |

^ Focuses              ^                     ^                         ^                     ^
| Computer Automation  | Planetary Sciences  | Astrophysics            |                     |
| Subspace Anomalies   | Diligence           | Interspecies Relations  | Subspace Anomalies  |

^ Talents                            ^ Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ^
| Former Initiate (Trill)            | You joined the Initiate Program, hoping to be chosen by the Symbiosis Commission to become Joined. As there are far more Initiates than there are Symbionts, you were one of the many who failed, but the quality of even a failed initiate is enough for Starfleet to recruit you. When you attempt a Task using Control or Reason, and spend Determination to buy a bonus d20 for that Task, you may re-roll your dice pool. Former Initiate cannot be taken if the character has the Joined Talent — they are mutually exclusive.  |
| Computer Expertise (Science)       | Whenever you attempt a Task that involves the programming or study of a computer system, you may add a bonus d20 to your pool.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Collaboration: Science (General)   | Whenever an ally attempts a Task using Science, you may spend one Momentum (Immediate) to allow them to use your score for that Discipline, and one of your Focuses.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Veteran                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

^ Values                          ^ Description                                                                                                            ^
| All the Colors of the Rainbow   | Zaliel learned early on that there are many kinds of people and that they need support, compassion, and understanding  |
| Anyone can Have a Great Idea    | It doesn’t matter what background, skills, or rank someone has: a good idea is always worth pursuing                   |
| Shepard                         | Patience and careful guidance are needed when helping inexperienced officers reach their potential                     |
| Forgive, Forget                 | Zaliel doesn’t hold grudges or transpose wrongs to others; what happened has happened and now it’s time for healing    |

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