Early Life
Varik was born to Vrax Tal’Aura and Toreth Rllaillieu on stardate 236704.13 in the town of Thalaeh on Rekar III. Thalaeh, which in the native tongue means ‘hill’, was a predominantly Rekarian town of approximately 125,000 set upon a large plateau. The town’s natural defenses made it a strategic point of interest for the Rekarian military which maintained an installation there, of which Varik’s mother, Toreth, was the commander. Toreth hailed from a cadet branch the Romulan House-clan Rllaillieu whose members had settled on Rekar III after its integration into the Romulan Empire. Despite their intermingling with the native Rekarians, members of the Rllaillieu clan on Rekar III were proud of their heritage and many maintained their Romulan appearance through selective mating practices. Varik's father, Vrax, was a member of the Rekarian House-clan Tal'Aura which could trace its lineage back to the crash landing of the Tra'Vey on Rekar III and the first contact between the native Rekarians and proto-Romulans. Since then, members of the Tal'Aura clan have frequently been found in positions of political power. Several years before Varik's birth, Vrax was appointed prefect of Thalaeh and its surrounding territories. An arranged political marriage was negotiated by the respective families and the two were joined in union.
The first child to come of this union was Varik, followed three years later by his twin siblings Rhiana and Aerv. All three had fairly typical upbringings for privileged members of Rekarian society. Varik attended the local schools while receiving private tutelage at his family's estate. While not the most academically gifted child, he worked hard and took his studies seriously. When he was 17, he attended the Rekar III Institute for four years and accepted an attaché position within the Rekarian Diplomatic Service. It was the first step for members of his House-clan that sought a political career, a sort of Rekarian cursus honorum. As the eldest child, he was expected to serve for several years within the Diplomatic Service before taking a position either in the military or in local government.
Coming of Age
In 2387, the Hobus Supernova had sent shockwaves through the entire quadrant. With the Romulan Empire in disarray, the Rekarians were now a fully independent power and sent out diplomatic missions to surrounding star systems. Varik accompanied several of these delegations and attended a handful of diplomatic conferences. Still considered a youth by Rekarian standards, he found the work to be dull and repetitive and craved excitement.
Starfleet Academy
