Yogan Yalu

USS Resolution
Yogan Yalu
Position	Helm Officer
Rank	Lieutenant Commander
Species	Trill (Joined)
Gender	Male
DOB	236204.15
Age	39
Birthplace	Sarajevo, Earth
Writer ID	D238804DS0

		“I am walking on a tightrope, arms outstretched, like an acrobat with no safety net. Suspended between heaven and earth, winds blowing while I try to keep my balance. Any little mistake, I fly.” Mira Awad, 21st century Earth singer

This article uses standard naming conventions for Joined Trill. The unjoined individual (2362–2392) is correctly referred to as Yogan Verso. The Joined individual (2392–present) is correctly referred to as Yogan Yalu.

Yogan Yalu (né Verso, born 15 April 2362, age 39) is a male Joined Trill officer in the Federation Starfleet, currently holding the rank of Lieutenant Commander and serving as helm officer aboard the USS Resolution.

Quick facts

• Full name: Yogan Yalu
• Race: Trill (Joined)
• Date of birth: 15 April 2362
• Place of birth: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Earth
• Age: 39
• Gender: Male
• Relationship status: Single
• Health: View medical record

Appearance

• Height: 200 cm
• Weight: 137 kg
• Hair color: Light brown
• Length of hair: Short, pointy
• Eye color: Blue
• Skin tone: Fair
• Birthmarks, scars: None
• Legs: Two
• Build: Large, sturdy
• Carriage: Informal, balanced
• Taste in clothing: Dresses for cold weather; prefers long shirt sleeves and trouser legs
• Voice: Tenor
• Handedness: Left (right-handed prior to being Joined)
• Physical limitations: None

Personality

Yogan Yalu's personality is a complex amalgam of personalities–that of his former unjoined self, Yogan Verso; that of Yalu, the symbiont to which he is Joined; and those of the symbiont's previous hosts. Like all Joined Trill, Yogan underwent years of training to ensure that, once Joined, the symbiont would complement, not overwhelm his own personality.

Yogan is an innate idealist, and possesses a nearly inexhaustible optimism. His belief that all people are inherently good occasionally causes conflict in his professional life; he struggles to understand why good people suffer. He dislikes the constraint of arbitrary rules, and tends to support creative thinking and the rights of others to do as they please. He tends to give the benefit of the doubt whenever possible. Yogan struggles to accept challenges and criticisms as opportunities to better himself; rather, he can take them personally and become mired in self-doubt. Yogan wants to be liked, and avoids conflict if he can, preferring to adjust himself rather than risk confrontation with another person.

Since joining, Yogan's symbiont and former hosts have influenced his personality, creating a more extraverted, pragmatic, and social individual, but also one prone to impulsive decisions, cynicism, and a flair for the dramatic. He is proud to have been selected for joining, and he thinks often about how his memories and experiences will influence Yalu's future hosts. He also wonders whether he measures up to his predecessors.

Psychological profile

• Temperament: Positive, balanced; not prone to wild mood swings or extreme emotions
• Quarters: Shared with Etan Iljor, not super personalized
• Favorite place:
• Habits: Bites his lip when deep in thought; prefers to refer to fellow officers by rank instead of name or honorific; Mishears things often
• Religion or spiritual affiliation: None
• Hobbies and pastimes: Betazoid literature (particularly the psychodramas)
• Preferred foods: Cheeseburgers
• Preferred drinks: Yogan Yalu seldom drinks alcohol. Enjoys raktajino, glurch, and kobheerian cola
• Fears: Looking stupid in front of people.
• Ambitions and goals:
• Achievements: Skilled pilot, Doctor of Medicine, lovable goof
• Disappointments:

Likes and dislikes

Likes

• Cheeseburgers
• Wearing his Starfleet uniform

Dislikes

• Snarky hologram characters

Betazoid psychodramas

Yalu is an enthusiastic fan of a particular genre of Betazoid literature, the psychodrama. He reads them voraciously and is always looking for a new one. Yalu also regularly updates his FedReads profile with the books he is currently reading, has recently completed, or wishes to read in the future:

Title	Author	Published	Reading Status	Notes & Yalu's FedReads review
Embers Within Ashes	Izun, Levralet	2395	Completed 239709	Winner of the 2396 Rixx Prize for Fiction Sharp prose and a carefully crafted plot. Kept me guessing right up until the end. ♦♦♦♦♦
Thoughtless Winter	Izun, Levralet	2396	Completed 239710	Sequel to Embers Within Ashes Boring, boring, boring. I had to drink four raktajinos just to get through chapter three. ♦
The Zest of Life	Tro, Beidol	2384	Completed 239802	Some ups and downs with this one. Treesa was a fascinating character but Valko's lack of redemption was a let-down. ♦♦♦
My Kingdom of Thirst	Maasu, Eicrun	2390	Completed 239805	The cliffhanger was a shocker. So disappointed to find out the author died before finishing the sequel. ♦♦♦♦
Built for Sin	Roidek, Idel	2376	Completed 239806	Even dirtier than I expected. ♦♦
Ever a Never After	Unonis, Ha	2394	Completed 239807	Pretty good, although I could tell what Jadia was planning in chapter 3. ♦♦♦
The Belonging Season	Tro, Beidol	2387	Completed 239809	Oh, this sucked. ♦
Once Upon an Us	Tro, Beidol	2389	Currently reading
Dearest, You Said	Rezu, Iko	2381	Not yet read
Dangerous Nettles	Rezu, Iko	2383	Not yet read
Mirror Mine	Barna, Axanim	2380	Not yet read

Personal history

See Biography of Yogan Yalu

Yalu

See Yalu (symbiont)

Yalu is a symbiont–a sentient vermiform lifeform–who has lived symbiotically inside hosts of the humanoid Trill species. Yalu was born in the Caves of Mak'ala on the Trill homeworld in 2030, and was Joined to a host for the first time in 2140. The joining of Yalu to Yogan Verso in 2392 created a new, unique individual–Yogan Yalu. Yalu's eighth humanoid host, Yogan, carries the memories of Yalu's seven previous hosts, who include a subspace radio operator, a farmer and artisan weaver, a famous actress, and a member of the Trill Senate.

Education

• Rytela Flight School: Grodor, Trill
  • Matriculated: 237305.10
  • Graduated: 238001.22
  • Certification: Pilot qualification (Starfleet Level 1 Equivalent, Stardate 237511.30)
  • Certification: Pilot qualification (Starfleet Level 2 Equivalent, Stardate 237802.01)
  • Certification: Pilot qualification (Starfleet Level 3 Equivalent, Stardate 238001.22)
• University of Chi'tar: Chi'tar, Trill
  • Matriculated: 238107.01
  • Graduated: 238606.30
  • Degree: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
  • Major: Medicine
  • Minor: Astronavigation
• New Scirapo University Teaching Hospital: New Scirapo, Trill
  • Matriculated: 239010.05
  • Graduated: 239111.13
  • Program: Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Fellowship
• Starfleet Medical Academy: San Francisco, Earth
  • Matriculated: 239307.01
  • Graduated: 239706.07
  • Degree: Doctor of Medicine

Professional history

2393–2397

See Starfleet Academy transcript of Yogan Yalu.

Yalu's Starfleet career began on Stardate 239307.01, when he entered Starfleet Medical Academy in San Francisco at the rank of Cadet 4th class. During his first year, he excelled in medical ethics, clinical fundamentals, and immunology, but struggled with genetics. Outside of his medical studies, he continued his flight training, earning high marks in starship navigation.

On Stardate 239407.01, Yalu began his second year of medical studies at the rank of Cadet 3rd class. During this year, he succeeded in the subjects of medical and life support systems and diagnosis, but had his biggest professional failures as well, earning a D+ in non-humanoid surgery, the lowest mark of his Academy career. He concluded his flight training during this year, receiving the equivalent of an undergraduate minor in navigation.

Yalu's final two years at Starfleet Academy were largely successful, although he continued to struggle in surgical classes. He graduated from the Academy on Stardate 239706.07, with a Level 5 pilot's qualification, an M.D., and a commission at the rank of Ensign.

2397

See Professional history of Yogan Yalu, 2397.

Yalu graduated from Starfleet Academy in June and was posted to the USS Atlantis as a medical officer. Five weeks later, he was transferred to the USS Resolution–which was re-entering active service–as a helm officer. In July, Resolution encountered the derelict USS Unity, whose computer systems had been commandeered by a space-dwelling lifeform. In September, Resolution visited Da'al, a non-aligned planet in the Borderlands, where the crew was instrumental in preventing a coup d'état. In December, Resolution was searching for a missing freighter in the Celendi Nebula when they were transported more than 200,000 years into the future.

In 2397, Yalu was awarded four service ribbons. He was also promoted from Ensign to Lieutenant JG on Stardate 239712.08.

2398

See Professional history of Yogan Yalu, 2398.

The year 2398 began with the USS Resolution still in the far future, attempting to rescue the crew of the freighter Andalucia from enslavement at the hands of the Sau. They succeeded in rescuing a large number of them, but Yalu was haunted by the fact that some were left behind. Upon their return to the present, Yalu began preparing to undertake zhian'tara, the Trill Rite of Closure, and invited several of his crewmates to participate in the ritual with him. In February, Resolution attempted to negotiate a peace agreement between the Nascaik and the Thama, who both claimed Vionus IV as part of their sovereign territory. After a terrorist attack nearly destroyed the ship, the crew successfully concluded the peace treaty between the surviving diplomatic representatives.

In April, Yalu returned to Trill with four of his crewmates, and completed his zhian'tara. The following month, when Resolution was sent into the Briar Patch to search for a missing Starfleet science ship, they crash landed on a planet inhabited by an advanced form of non-corporeal life, whose manipulation of energy caused a disruption in the relationship between Yogan (host) and Yalu (symbiont). The illness persisted for several months thereafter. In July, Yalu, along with the rest of Resolution's crew, was trapped in a time loop at the hands of a Q.

In 2398, Yalu was awarded 7 service ribbons. He was also promoted from Lieutenant JG to Lieutenant on Stardate 239805.04, and from Lieutenant to Lt. Commander on Stardate 239809.15.

Service record

Starfleet Service Record Insignia Rank Dates Posting Assignment Cadet, 4th Class 239307.01 Starfleet Medical Academy Cadet Cadet, 3rd Class 239407.01 Cadet, 2nd Class 239507.01 Cadet, 1st Class 239607.01 Ensign 239706.07 USS Atlantis Medical Officer 239707.20 USS Resolution Helm Officer Lieutenant JG 239712.08 Lieutenant 239805.04 Lt. Commander 239809.15

Awards and commendations

See Awards and commendations received by Yogan Yalu

Yogan Yalu in formal attire

Relationships

See Relationships of Yogan Yalu

Sim Archive

• An overdue call – Stardate 239706.10 – Newly-commissioned Starfleet ensign Yogan Yalu calls home.
• Family Ties, Part 1 and Part 2 – Stardate 239707.27 – Yogan discusses the recent changes in his family with the ship's counselor.
• The old that is strong does not wither — Stardate 239709.30 — Yogan remembers his parents' reaction to his Joining.
• Bee yourself — Stardate 239802.21 — While repainting the hull of Resolution in a workbee, Yogan recalls his early flight training as a teenager.

References

NPC Listing   ·   USS Resolution Crew Manifest   ·   Crew History Commanding Ofc. Kali Nicholotti Executive Ofc. Addison MacKenzie Helm Yogan Yalu Chief Security Ofc. Aine Sherlock Tactical Ofc. Vitor Silveira Intelligence Talos Dakora Science Ofc. Etan Iljor Science Ofc. Hallia Yellir Chief Medical Ofc. Genkos Adea Counselor Meidra Sirin Edit This Nav