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* On two separate occasions, Solok was captured and tortured by hostile aliens (on the first occasion, Solok was tortured while imprisoned aboard a [[Herpitite]] vessel; on the second occasion, while imprisoned with [[Rhys Bejain]] on a [[Tzenkethi]] base) intent both on gathering information about the [[USS Kodiak]] and its mission, as well as ultimately destroying Solok mentally, physically, or both.  Eventually, such torture must take its toll, even if the subject is a [[Vulcan]], and Solok -- with the assistance and intervention of his wife, Sakorra Reed, and his Commanding Officer, [[Hollis Calley]] -- voluntarily removed himself from active duty to pursue treatment at the Bajoran Center for Victims of Torture.  The Bajoran techniques were not as helpful for Solok as was required, however, and Solok chose to depart Bajor for Vulcan.  Before leaving, Solok sent to Hollis the gift of a rare Bajoran orchid.

* Solok spent the next eighteen months completing his training for the Kolinahr ritual but did not undergo the Kolinahr ritual at that time.  During his most recent Leave of Absence, however, Solok returned to Vulcan and underwent renewed Kolinahr training. Having successfully undergone that ritual, Solok is Kolinahr-u, a Kolinahr disciple, and has found the extreme repression of all emotions associated with Kolinahr to be of particular use to him in coming to terms with the ravages torture caused to his mental and emotional calm. His devotion to Kolinahr has, however, put a strain on his personal relationships.

* '''Private''': As of stardate 238701.01, Vulcan High Master Torat acknowledges Solok's ascension to the rank of Vulcan Master. Solok will heretofore be recognized on Vulcan and by Vulcans as a highly advanced practitioner and teacher of the Vulcan telepathic disciplines. He will retain his status as Healer of Vulcan simultaneously with his ascent. '''Note''': This information is not to be shared with or reported to or by Starfleet institutions or personnel, except in personal communications authorized and delivered by Solok himself.