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Of [[Brekkian]] and [[Betazoid]] heritage, born on the Brekkian homeworld of Delos IV, Blake is the widow of Lieutenant [[Sabor]], and mother of two children ([[Faith Blake|Faith]] and [[Ayden Blake]]). She is related to the [[Eleventh House of Betazed]] through her mother [[Lila Cole]], though isn't enthralled in the Betazoid politics surrounding the noble Houses.

In mid-2394, Blake steps down from her position as First Officer, instead recommending [[Mei'konda]] as her replacement, and takes a position with the [[Starfleet Ranger]]s. Required to complete what is essentially a 'crash course', she is sent to the [[Embassy of Duronis II]], where she undergoes weapons checks and hand-to-hand combat assessments by the Embassy's marines (namely [[Hannah Martinez]]). She is confronted by [[Hannibal Parker]], whom served with her prior to her amnesia, and though she remembers next to nothing about him, she re-establishes a friendship with him. After three days and a successful training course, she sets off back to the Shoals as a regional support officer.

By 239409, notified by a Starfleet Intelligence officer that two suspects of a murder investigation handed to her by a Marshal official, have since escaped Shadow’s Edge, Cormac urges her to return to the ''Veritas'', hoping the ship’s resources may assist her with tracking them.

She joins [[Roshanara Rahman]] and [[Lael Rosek]] aboard the {{USS|Atlantis}}, reuniting with Parker, and meets [[Kamela Allison]] and [[Boris Hendon]] of the [[Duronis II Embassy]].  

When Blake returns, she suffers a minor seizure, resulting in the loss of memory (including most of the events aboard the Atlantis), and is placed on a week's medical leave and light duties for a following fortnight. During this time, [[Kallo Ver]] is arrested and held in the ''Veritas'' brig, having destroyed his civilian vessel mere kilometres away from the ''Veritas'' and [[Star Station Esperance]]. She's asked by Rahman to join them as they interrogate Kallo, and he reveals that [[Kallo Ver & The Hunt for the Lost Romulan Treasure Fleet (Veritas)|he had located a lost Romulan treasure fleet]].  

Stranded for 101 days, Blake is bitten by a snake whilst out scouting. Affected by venom and with no means of communication with the crew, she starts hallucinating, seeing and talking to Sabor. She admits to him that she is still affected by his choice that led to his death - to save others from danger, which cost him his own life. Alone and with no crew nearby to simple stumble upon her should she fall unconscious, "Sabor" suggests using her stun weapon with her flashlight, which will hopefully make enough noise or cause a fire to attract attention. Though she initially rebuts this suggestion, she realizes she has very few other useful ideas. With his encouragement, she successfully sets a fire, though passes out before anyone locates her. She is treated successfully by [[Cole Maxwell]].

Blake receives a letter from [[Rivi Vataix]], asking her to come to [[Betazed]] so to make a case with Betazed Immigration regarding [[Faith Blake|Faith]]'s status. With [[Zhou Tai-Sheng|Zhou]] in tow, she is introduced to the [[Eleventh House of Betazed]], and it's ruling family, the Vataixs - though she suffers somewhat of a culture clash, and feels uncomfortable with the free use of telepathy commonly experienced on the Betazed homeworld.

She meets with [[Aagan Eislas]], Faith's father, for the first time, and the two discuss Faith's options for when she is brought to Betazed—however, with a long wait between news, Blake chooses to leave Betazed to await court proceedings. She returns to join Rivi's small gathering on Betazed, and again discusses Faith with Aagan, learning that Brekka is dragging it's heels politically. She thanks him for the information.  

She is called back by the Starfleet rangers to accompany [[Rairen Caide]], the Shoals division's new managing officer, to assist with the search for Lieutenant Kehive na-Soldim, who had gone missing the year before. 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 with Pierce Macnamara's horse and carriage. The following evening, Blake locates the water reclamator saboteur, a colonist who wishes to move the minor settlement away from the Tholian border, and takes them to Largew.

Blake is of calm and collected temperament, receptive to criticism, and is a cool-headed thinker unwilling to take unnecessary risks. She relies often on her crewmates counsel for most matters, but is a fast learner and typically relies upon her own lack of experience to give her a different perspective when in conflicts. Blake will ask questions and press for more information when she feels she does not have all the answers she requires, though admittedly becomes frustrated if others refuse to provide them.

Blake takes her job and learned mannerisms within the Shoals seriously, thoroughly believing in the rules of engagement set for the area. If irritated, she becomes cold and blunt, but if Blake is known for one thing, it’s that she hardly ever raises her voice to others. Because she spends a significant amount of time as a long [[Starfleet Ranger]], she becomes incredibly frustrated when her crew breaks what she believes to be simple rules established for operation in the [[Shoals]] (such as [[Kelrod]] discharging a phaser to stop an escalating physical conflict in a [[Ketar V]] establishment, which ultimately lands he, [[Wil Ukinix]], and their captain [[Roshanara Rahman]] in Colonial Coalition Marshals holding cells).  

Blake is strict upon herself and tries her best to abide by the social norms, rules, and laws of other cultures or colonies, even when doing so may directly contradict her duty as a Starfleet officer. This has been known to sometimes cause friction with her Starfleet crew, as she will place the requirements of a Coalition colony above that of her ship, and become perplexed when others don't choose to do the same.

She surrounds herself deliberately with colour, having subscribed rather heavily into Ornaran colour psychology, and is considerably bright and charismatic when faced with relaxed social settings that don’t involve her Starfleet uniform. On duty, however, Blake is occasionally referred to the ‘doom and gloom’ character by her fellow crew and has been heard verbalizing worst-case scenarios sometimes to a point of fault, though most of her potential suggestions or outcomes leave openings for others to provide significantly better counter-proposals.  

Blake still wears three rings denoting her marriage to Sabor, her [[Vulcan]] bondmate who was killed in 2391, on her right-hand thumb, second, and fourth fingers. Though she is protective of her children and their privacy, she frequently entrusts others to watch over them when she is not available -- such is often the case with [[Ayden Blake|Ayden]], who has had countless guardians over the last two years alone.