Rairen Caide
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Lieutenant Rairen Caide is a Trill Starfleet officer that oversees Starfleet Rangers deployed into the Shoals. He currently heads the search for missing ranger Kehive na-Soldim, who was presumed to be taken by Tholians following a survey missing nearby Havley's Hope.
History
Born and raised on a colony world to two loving parents, Rairen Caide spent many of his early years aimless—unsure exactly of what he was meant to do or when to do it, though his education went well in general (quite well, really). He applied to Starfleet at twenty-four years old as an NCO—though he took time away from Starfleet to complete a BA in Sociology a few years later. Upon his return, he was offered a promotion to ensign, and a position within the Starfleet Rangers. For achievements on colony worlds and service to settlements with the Rangers, he would be promoted twice more over the course of his career, and is now a lieutenant.
A smattering of unfortunate circumstances within the organisational structure of the Rangers involving cases of gross mismanagement of resources and lack of clear departmental direction resulted in Caide's new charge of the Shoals division of officers (of which there are only a handful of). He was again offered another promotion for the position, but he refused it, quoting a need for himself to be held accountable for any wrong-doing on the Rangers' part in their area of operation. Because of this, Caide is the lowest ranking officer to ever head a section of Rangers in the organisation's history, defying the traditional ranking and leadership structure of Starfleet—though he claims that this is to his benefit.
Caide is single-handedly responsible for the removal of the original Rangers directive—where before, officers worked either as special forces or hand-in-hand with planetary security forces in combat-orientated positions, Caide has now made it clear to officers that their current purposes are more civilian-orientated, for relief, exploration, and assistance with colony construction (be this with the technical aspects, or in other areas). Caide strives to set the Rangers back on "an honourable path", in which they provide service and support to the colonies on the outskirts on the Federation, where starships often cannot.
When Lieutenant Kehive na-Soldim goes missing along the Tholian border in the Shoals, Caide enlists the help of fellow ranger Sky Blake to begin the search for him. On their journey, Caide requests to stop by smaller settlements to check in with them and learn about the area in general. They arrive in Bupirninyirring and are greeted by settlement manager Keyri Largew, who explains that the water reclamators Tristam Core designed the year before have been having ongoing maintenance problems, and fears foul play—Caide offers to take a look at them. The next day, the two are assisting with menial tasks and learning about the settlement when Caide is involved in a minor accident involving Pierce Macnamara's horse and carriage and incurs several injuries.