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* '''Weight''': 97.52 kg (215 lbs) | * '''Weight''': 97.52 kg (215 lbs) | ||
* '''Hair Color''': Dark brown | * '''Hair Color''': Dark brown | ||
* '''Hair Style and Length''': Savan varies the length of his hair, from shortly cropped to medium long, at which he points he ties his hair in a simple pony tail. He also varies his hair style. The one haircut he absolutely avoids is the Vulcan bowl cut. When | * '''Hair Style and Length''': Savan varies the length of his hair, from shortly cropped to medium long, at which he points he ties his hair in a simple pony tail. He also varies his hair style. The one haircut he absolutely avoids is the Vulcan bowl cut. When Savan first arrived on Earth, his cousins repeatedly made fun of it but he stubbornly kept it until age 14. At that time, when Savan later told them he was admitted in a classmate, they suggested he change it to a more Terran style. They also added it increased his chances of going out on a date. He immediately cut since the new haircut would more effective, hence a more logical. | ||
* '''Eye Color''': Green with brown tint | * '''Eye Color''': Green with brown tint | ||
* '''Skin Tone''': Medium olive tone. When on Terra for an extended time or after visits to warm planets with sufficient UV exposure, Savan develops a dark tan. | * '''Skin Tone''': Medium olive tone. When on Terra for an extended time or after visits to warm planets with sufficient UV exposure, Savan develops a dark tan. | ||
* '''Build''': Lean and muscular with long torso and limbs | * '''Build''': Lean and muscular with long torso and limbs | ||
* '''Scars''': There is long scar at the top of his skull from when he bashed his head against a rock while surfing. This is usually hidden by his air, however. | * '''Scars''': There is long scar at the top of his skull from when he bashed his head against a rock while surfing. This is usually hidden by his air, however. | ||
* '''Tattoos''': Savan has a tattoo on his upper left back, above his shoulder blade. He usually won't discuss it, but it is for a friend who died while he was in college. | * '''Tattoos''': Savan has a tattoo on his upper left back, above his shoulder blade. He usually won't discuss it, but it is for a friend who died while he was in college. He also has a Tahitian tattoo on his right leg, which was done by his adopted mother's family in Tahiti. | ||
* '''Taste in Clothing (when off duty)''': When out of uniform, Savan tends to dress in a minimally decorated soft suit in neutral colors, underneath which he wears a solid-colored sweater or t-shirt. Sometimes, this can be long or short-sleeved depending on the temperature. He tends to dress in one single color, with a strong preference for dark blue, white, black, and grey. For meditaiton, he wears a Vulcan robe but notably without any of the usual Vulcan markings. Due to living on Earth and spending time in humid tropical climates, he does enjoy wearing | * '''Taste in Clothing (when off duty)''': When out of uniform, Savan tends to dress in a minimally decorated soft suit in neutral colors, underneath which he wears a solid-colored sweater or t-shirt. Sometimes, this can be long or short-sleeved depending on the temperature. He tends to dress in one single color, with a strong preference for dark blue, white, black, and grey. For meditaiton, he wears a Vulcan robe but notably without any of the usual Vulcan markings. Due to living on Earth and spending time in humid tropical climates, he does enjoy wearing resortwear like swim trunks when the time and location are appropriate—a rare sight for Vulcans. | ||
* '''Voice''': Savan’s voice has a warm, deep timber. | * '''Voice''': Savan’s voice has a warm, deep timber. | ||
* '''Mannierisms''': When on duty, Savan adopts an almost military posture, leaving his hands at his side or behind his back. When confronted with items of interest, surprise or humor, he often cocks his right eyebrow. Depending on the occasion, he will show the beginning of a smile. | * '''Mannierisms''': When on duty, Savan adopts an almost military posture, leaving his hands at his side or behind his back. When confronted with items of interest, surprise or humor, he often cocks his right eyebrow. Depending on the occasion, he will show the beginning of a smile. | ||
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* '''Cousin''': Tarek Marama Bergen-Duval | * '''Cousin''': Tarek Marama Bergen-Duval | ||
Torin and Tevai's youngest son, Tarek is a year younger than Savan. Tarek was also a competitive surfer but instead pursued swimming. He currently lives in Melbourne, Australia. While he is called Tarek by his father, his mother and friends often call him by his Tahitian middle name, Marama. | Torin and Tevai's youngest son, Tarek is a year younger than Savan. Tarek was also a competitive surfer but instead pursued swimming. He currently lives in Melbourne, Australia. While he is called Tarek by his father, his mother and friends often call him by his Tahitian middle name, Marama. | ||
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Another strong character trait is intensity and dedication. Savan will apply himself completely to both work and leisure. Besides his openness and relative friendliness, Savan’s intensity is frequently noted by non-Vulcans. Most frequently, he is described as “passionate” and “deeply dedicated” to his interests, personal and private. | Another strong character trait is intensity and dedication. Savan will apply himself completely to both work and leisure. Besides his openness and relative friendliness, Savan’s intensity is frequently noted by non-Vulcans. Most frequently, he is described as “passionate” and “deeply dedicated” to his interests, personal and private. | ||
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'''Early Childhood''' | '''Early Childhood''' | ||
Savan was the child of two Vulcan researchers—Varis, a geologist, and T’val, a biologist, both of whom had promising careers in the Federation colonial service. The coupled married quite young, shortly after completing their university studies. While in their mid-twenties (Earth standard), T'val gave birth to Savan in the city of T'Vral Kol, at her family estate. Much of Savan’s early childhood was without incident and quite typical of Vulcan children. The only exception was that he accompanied his parents to two new Federation colonies at age 5 and age 7. On each occasion, the family spent a year away from Vulcan. This gave Savan an early exposure to other species and fostered his curiosity about other worlds and cultures, a quality encouraged by his parents. | Savan was the child of two Vulcan researchers—Varis, a geologist, and T’val, a biologist, both of whom had promising careers in the Federation colonial service. The coupled married quite young, shortly after completing their university studies. While in their mid-twenties (Earth standard), T'val gave birth to Savan in the city of T'Vral Kol, at her family estate. Much of Savan’s early childhood was without incident and quite typical of Vulcan children. The only exception was that he accompanied his parents to two new Federation colonies at age 5 and age 7. On each occasion, the family spent a year away from Vulcan. This gave Savan an early exposure to other species and fostered his curiosity about other worlds and cultures, a quality encouraged by his parents. | ||
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After some effort, Staran was able to find T'val's cousin Torin, a half-Vulcan who was an interspecies anthropologist in Northern California. Torin’s father, Selon, joined Star Fleet and married a human female, with whom he had three children, Torin being the youngest. Despite his father’s preference for alien cultures, Torin managed to raised his own two sons with some Vulcan culture and taught them certain mental disciplines in order to help contain some of the stronger Vulcan drives, all the while knowing their dominant human blood left them for all intents and purposes humans in the eyes of fellow Vulcans. (Their Vulcan features did make other humans considered them as Vulcans.) TWhile Torin could not consider himself a pure Vulcan, he did pride himself on his Vulcan ancestry and was eventually able to reestablish and restablished contact with his father’s family. Thankfully, the family hailed from the small city of T’Vral Kol, located on the shores of the Voroth Sea, Vulcan's largest ocean. In keeping with the general culture of T’Vral Kol, the family was more liberal and open-minded compared to Vulcan's in the capital when it came to dealing with other species. Hence, for Staran, Torin seemed the most logical option to raise a Vulcan child who would never be entirely accepted in the narrow constraints of Vulcan society. | After some effort, Staran was able to find T'val's cousin Torin, a half-Vulcan who was an interspecies anthropologist in Northern California. Torin’s father, Selon, joined Star Fleet and married a human female, with whom he had three children, Torin being the youngest. Despite his father’s preference for alien cultures, Torin managed to raised his own two sons with some Vulcan culture and taught them certain mental disciplines in order to help contain some of the stronger Vulcan drives, all the while knowing their dominant human blood left them for all intents and purposes humans in the eyes of fellow Vulcans. (Their Vulcan features did make other humans considered them as Vulcans.) TWhile Torin could not consider himself a pure Vulcan, he did pride himself on his Vulcan ancestry and was eventually able to reestablish and restablished contact with his father’s family. Thankfully, the family hailed from the small city of T’Vral Kol, located on the shores of the Voroth Sea, Vulcan's largest ocean. In keeping with the general culture of T’Vral Kol, the family was more liberal and open-minded compared to Vulcan's in the capital when it came to dealing with other species. Hence, for Staran, Torin seemed the most logical option to raise a Vulcan child who would never be entirely accepted in the narrow constraints of Vulcan society. | ||
[[File:Savan younger.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Savan, the summer following graduation from the Interspecies Day | [[File:Savan younger.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Savan, the summer following graduation from the Interspecies Day School in San Francisco, Stardate 238206.25]] | ||
'''Relocation to Earth''' | '''Relocation to Earth''' | ||
After several months of discussion between Staran and Torin, Torin travel to Vulcan to meet Savan and, after a positive meeting with Savan and his uncle, Savan took the then 12-year-old Savan into his custody and brought him to Santa Cruz. Savan proved to be an entirely new challenge. Unlike his own children who were of a mixed background—and hence with more moderate human traits—Savan was a pure Vulcan who possessed the strong emotions and passions of his ancestors. In some ways, Savan had the raw, unfiltered rage fit for a Klingon youth—an emotional quality that Torin knew came from Savan’s loss of his two parents and the inability for Vulcan society to accept him or his parents. Moreover, the proscribed medical and psychiatric treatments proved only to be moderately effective at best. As an anthropologist, Torin contacted parents of mixed species children for desperate advice. . The parents of two part-Klingon children had found one successful outlet for their children: intense physical activities that required immense discipline. Their advice proved to be an effective channel for Savan. Torin managed to enroll Savan into various martial arts programs and wilderness survival programs. Then came the ocean. Torin's wife, Tevai, was a human and originally an accomplished surfer from Tahiti. Already in their late teens, his sons, Tauvin and Tarek, had proved highly successful in their mother's posrt and eventually taught Savan the art of wave riding and competitive swimming. As the human expression goes, Savan took to the sport like a fish to water. Tevai and his cousins would eventually take Savan on trips around Terra to different surf spots, Hawaii, Tahiti, Australia and Indonesia. It was during these travels that Savan discovered a love for the sea and tropical climates. | After several months of discussion between Staran and Torin, Torin travel to Vulcan to meet Savan and, after a positive meeting with Savan and his uncle, Savan took the then 12-year-old Savan into his custody and brought him to Santa Cruz. Savan proved to be an entirely new challenge. Unlike his own children who were of a mixed background—and hence with more moderate human traits—Savan was a pure Vulcan who possessed the strong emotions and passions of his ancestors. In some ways, Savan had the raw, unfiltered rage fit for a Klingon youth—an emotional quality that Torin knew came from Savan’s loss of his two parents and the inability for Vulcan society to accept him or his parents. Moreover, the proscribed medical and psychiatric treatments proved only to be moderately effective at best. As an anthropologist, Torin contacted parents of mixed species children for desperate advice. . The parents of two part-Klingon children had found one successful outlet for their children: intense physical activities that required immense discipline. Their advice proved to be an effective channel for Savan. Torin managed to enroll Savan into various martial arts programs and wilderness survival programs. Then came the ocean. Torin's wife, Tevai, was a human and originally an accomplished surfer from Tahiti. Already in their late teens, his sons, Tauvin and Tarek, had proved highly successful in their mother's posrt and eventually taught Savan the art of wave riding and competitive swimming. As the human expression goes, Savan took to the sport like a fish to water. Tevai and his cousins would eventually take Savan on trips around Terra to different surf spots, Hawaii, Tahiti, Australia and Indonesia. It was during these travels that Savan discovered a love for the sea and tropical climates. | ||
''' | '''Late Teens in California''' Despite the initial challenges, Savan had managed to successfully adapt to life on Terra by the time he reached 15. Torin enrolled him in the Interspecies Day School in San Francisco, which boasted rigorous programs and students from across the Federation. He managed to develop several friendships with humans and later graduated as class valedictorian. Throughout high school, he participated in several martial arts events. Socially, he developed close friendships with mainly humans and dated during his senior year. | ||