Valesha Sienelis: Difference between revisions

'''Valesha Sienelis''', a refugee from Romulus in the wake of the [[Hobus|Hobus disaster]], currently serves in Starfleet as a '''science officer''' aboard the [[USS Gorkon]].

* '''Height''': 1.78m (5' 10")

* '''Build''': Slim, boyish

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'''Dressmaking''': Born into a house-clan of artisans and craftsmen, Valesha was encouraged to create by hand as much as possible, rather than replicate. Her brother was the cook and gardener in the household, while she turned her hand to clothes making and household maintenance.  

'''Swimming and Underwater Diving''': With the luxury of rivers and a lake near the family home, Valesha enjoyed swimming and often spent hours in the water with her brother. As she grew older, her love of the water expanded to include snorkelling and scuba diving. Since arriving in the Federation, she has taken full advantage of holodecks and holidays to visit a variety of diving spots.

Valesha's quarters are generally quite sparsely decorated -- she has little in the way of personal belongings and doesn't seem particularly inclined to accumulate them, though her various hobbies are in evidence. Shells, corals and underwater pictures from her dives are on display, dotted about on shelves and tables. There are often rolls of fabric, sewing threads, needles, pins and scissors piled on her desk, accompanying the most recent garment she's creating.  

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|Fast friends for many years in the dreamscape of the Maquis Raider [[Sweet Dreams Are Made of This (Gorkon)|Skarbek]], they awoke to find that that had barely exchanged names in reality, their closeness there a simple result of physical proximity when they were sent to sleep. Unable to shake off the sense of loss that came with the absence of one another's company, they decided to see how a friendship would work for real. And work it did, the pair easily falling into the same rhythms they shared on the Skarbek, including keeping silent about the true nature of their feelings for one another. It was after a close brush with death that Valesha finally confessed her love, and was both delighted and relieved that it was reciprocated.

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|<center>Brother (twin)</center>

|Younger than Valesha by a matter of minutes, the pair were inseparable as children and still close as adults. When nearby, the twins were able to share their thoughts in a vestigial form of telepathy and even when apart, could often sense the other's mood.

They were separated in the rush to board the refugee ships as the wavefront of the Hobus supernova approached Romulus. She has not seen him since, and after several years of searching, came to accept that he died on Romulus with so many others. This was until a chance conversation with [[Geoffrey Teller|Geoff Teller]] aboard the [[USS Juneau]], who revealed he had seen her brother on [[Ketar V]].

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|<center>Mother <br><small>''Deceased''</small></center>

|Valesha's mother was a no-nonsense woman; discreet, sometimes stubborn, firm but fair, and devoted to her family. She raised her two children to be independent and self-sufficient, eschewing many modern conveniences such as a household replicator. Llaiira was dedicated to her house-clan's craft of smithing, and Sienelis blades were prized among the upper echelons of Romulan society.  

She died on one of the refugee ships fleeing the Hobus disaster, when life support failed in one of the cargo bays.  

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|<center>Father<br><small>''Missing, presumed dead''</small></center>

|The identity of Valesha's father is a secret she keeps closely guarded, allowing people to believe that he perished along with the rest of her family in the Hobus disaster.  

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|<center>Best Friend</center>

|It seems to Valesha that Caedan simply decided that one day they were friends, and that's how it's been ever since. His telepathic abilities are a frequent source of frustration and annoyance for her, but his easy-going and affectionate manner compensates, and she appreciates his care, company and advice. He has recently begun attempts to encourage her to socialise with his wider circle of friends, which she finds awkward and pleasing in equal amounts.  

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|<center>Partner in "Crime"</center>  

|A friendship born out of forced association rather than choice, Valesha began with an intense dislike of the elder Marshall [[Operation Sea Devil (Gorkon)|during their time as "fugitives"]], not least because of his actions in selling their exit from the Gorkon. Over time, she reluctantly grew fond of the man whose sarcasm equals her own, and while she's not sure if they're actually ''friends'', she would go out of her way to help him. While complaining. Constantly.

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|<center>Friend</center>  

|Valesha and Geoff Teller first met aboard the [[USS Juneau]], when she walked into a vacant science lab to discover it had become an impromptu coffee house. One conversation later and he had revealed that her twin was likely still alive, earning her lifelong gratitude. Over the course of their tour on the Juneau, which involved a fair few games of poker, she grew fond of the enthusiastic engineer and considers him a friend.

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|<center>Partner in Crime</center>  

|An odd friendship born out of a shared criminal act — that of stealing the [[USS Yarahla]] — Valesha and Walter Brunsig have kept in touch since. As neither is particularly given to calling the other up over subspace, this mostly occurs when he is visiting the Gorkon and usually over some kind of alcoholic beverage.

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|<center>Academy Sponsor</center>

|Quinn Reynolds was one of the first Starfleet officers that Valesha encountered, and the one that left a significant impression upon her. The pair first met during the [[USS Drake|USS Drake's]] mission to escort a refugee caravan after the destruction of [[Hobus supernova|Romulus]]. After being convinced of Valesha's genuine desire to serve in Starfleet, Reynolds sponsored her entry to the academy, and they kept in touch during her student years and afterwards. When the Gorkon [[Annus_Horribilis_(Gorkon)|was declared lost]], it was her connection to Quinn that spurred Valesha's determination to see the ship rescued, whatever it took. It was a sentiment repaid years later, when Reynolds extricated her from false charges of treason, espionage and murder.

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|<center>Friend and Mentor</center>

|Valesha and Aron first met when the [[USS Drake|Starfleet vessel]] he served on escorted a caravan of Romulan refugee ships into Federation territory. The then science officer encouraged Valesha to follow her dream of a scientific career, vouching for her when she made her application. The pair kept in contact throughout her time at Starfleet Academy, and were briefly reunited during her time serving on the [[USS Invicta]]. Though they now serve in different regions of the galaxy, they still keep in loose touch.

Valesha was born and raised in the Jhianhre province, in a small, quiet settlement some distance from the city of Tal K'shir. She shared the family home with her mother and her twin brother, Taeval. It is a time she remembers very fondly, growing up happy and healthy, with very few troubles. As the twins grew older and matured into adolescence, their father began to pressure both his children to take a career in the military, so that they might follow in his footsteps one day. Neither had much interest -- Valesha wanted to study science, while Taeval had already begun apprenticing with their mother to take over the family craft and trade.  

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File:Sienelis.png|Ensign Sienelis on duty.

File:SienelisMasque.png|Dressed for the Darwin's masquerade ball.