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| style="background:#ffffff;" align="left" | Born in Shi'Kahr, Vulcan, Varis showed a promising career as a geologist. He married T'Val at age 24. After exposure to Trellium D and consequently developing severe ESFD, Varis found himself unable to function, lost his post and had great difficulty with losing emotional control. He tried various medical treatments and even attempted an arcane ritual with a Vulcan priest, but all attemps failed to improve his worsening condition. Toward the end, Varis began to regularly hallucinate. Feeling he had no alternative, Varis committed suicide at age 36. Though raised in the Vulcan way—especially as he was raised in a somewhat prominent family in ShiKahr—Varis became very  expressive about his feelings about his family before his passing. In a moment of lucidity, Varis left a final holographic message for Savan, who finally watched the recording at age 18. Varis' final message: "Savan, I realize you will not have the future I had hoped for you. But I trust in your ability to find your own path, even if it means you leave our planet for other worlds. I apologize I can not fulfill my duty to you as a father. And forgive me for this final outburst, but I need to tell you this as my time is now short: I love you, Savan and that you have brought me much joy as my son. Live long and prosper, my child."  

| style="background:#ffffff;" align="left" |  Born in T'Vral Kol like his sister, Staran considered entering Starfleet but, because of family obligations, decided to serve in Vulcan's self-defense forces. While Staran was a sub-commander on a cruiser in the Vulcan home system during the Dominion War, he received news of his sister's accident. He did his best to raise Savan after receiving custody, but as a disciplined, logical officer with heavy responsibilities, he could not handle the emotional and often unruly child. While Staran had difficulty in maintaining contact with Savan because of his ability to accept his nephew’s condition, he did reach out finally to Savan after he entered the Academy to say that he was impressed by his young nephew's perseverance and ability to rise above the adverse conditions that were presented to him. Savan appreciated the message deeply. The two now stay in occasional contact. Savan will to reach out to his uncle when he needs a clear viewpoint, unfettered by emotion. Currently, Staran now holds the rank of commander in the Vulcan fleet. Following the threats posed to Vulcan since the Dominion War and the later collapse of the Romulan Star Empire, Staran would prefer a return to the days of the Vulcan High Command, when Vulcan could protect itself more effectively. While Staran does not at all favor the militarism and climate of deception that arose at the end of the High Command's era (before being dismantled in the 22nd century) and does believe in the more pacifist philosophy of the present, he considers the reliance upon Starfleet and his planetary government's overt avoidance of the use of force as illogical and potentially threatening for all of Vulcan. For the time being, though, he usually keeps this opinion to himself. On a related note, he notably does not trust most Romulans. Though he now maintains a residence in the capital with his wife, Staran prefers the simplicity of the life on board his ship, especially with missions that take away from the politics of the home system.

| style="background:#ffffff;" align="left" | The only son of a former Vulcan Starfleet officer Selon and and a human mother in Federation Ambassadorial corps, Stephanie Bergen, Torin was raised between San Francisco and Vancouver. After joining Starfleet, his father Selon grew progressively enamored with alien and particularly human cultures—including human women. As Bergen was the last in her family line, she notably insisted Torin take her family name. (Selon knew to not object to his wife.) However, Torin only uses his full name for academia and legal affairs nowadays. For all other interactions, he uses only his Vulcan first name. Because of Selon’s fascination with humanity and his mother’s strong personality, Torin was raised mainly in the Terran tradition. His father did school him in Vulcan language and philosophy, however, to give him the chance to discover the Vulcan way for himself. Yet, unlike many Vulcan fathers, he insisted his son follow his own path. Torin thinks this may be due to that the remainining, though usually undiscussed, influence of a few family's ancestors who may have been V'tosh Ka'tur. With age, Torin has progressively embraced Vulcan culture over the years and shared it with his family. Savan's presence in his life only served to increase his interest in his fathers culture. After several research posts, he currently serves as a professor of interspecies anthropology at the University of California. He lives in Santa Cruz with his wife of 35 years, Tevai. He expressed some disappointment that Savan joined Starfleet instead of pursuing a career in the planetary parks service, partially as he has truly considered Savan as his own son and wanted him to stay near. However, Torin remains supportive of Savan's career decision but is not sure if Savan can follow such a by-the-book career path. During a visit home Savan’s last year at the Academy, Torin told him: "Savan, because of the circumstances of your life, you have grown an appreciation for the wild and unconstrained. You need to honor this within you, lest this passion overwhelms you one day."