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!colspan=100% style="background:black"|{{Portrait|Valesha Sienelis (on the run).png}}<br>{{Pips2Collar|Lieutenant JG|Teal|DS9}}

'''Valesha Sienelis''', a refugee from Romulus in the wake of the [[Hobus|Hobus disaster]], currently serves in Starfleet as a '''science officer''' aboard the [[USS Gorkon]].

|Younger than Valesha by a matter of minutes, the pair were inseparable as children and still close as adults. When nearby, the twins were able to share their thoughts in a vestigial form of telepathy and even when apart, could often sense the other's mood.

|Talana is her father's sister and a Romulan ambassador. There are rumours that her ambassadorship is simply a means to conduct espionage on behalf of the Tal Shiar, but nothing can be proven.-->

|Valesha and Aron first met when the [[USS Drake|Starfleet vessel]] he served on escorted a caravan of Romulan refugee ships into Federation territory. The then science officer encouraged Valesha to follow her dream of a scientific career, vouching for her when she made her application. The pair kept in contact throughout her time at Starfleet Academy, and were briefly reunited during her time serving on the [[USS Invicta]]. Though they now serve in different regions of the galaxy, they still keep in loose touch.

The tug of war between father and children was never resolved. The Hobus star went supernova, the explosion propagating through subspace. At the last minute, their father secured a space on the refugee ships for his children and mistress. Taeval was separated from his mother and sister as they boarded, and the ship lifted off without him. Valesha has not seen him since, and officials consider him deceased along with the majority of Romulus' population.

Frequently transferred around the fleet at the start of her career, Valesha found it hard to settle, and ran up against anti-Romulan sentiment more than once. When the USS Gorkon [[Annus_Horribilis_(Gorkon)|went missing]], she took a leave of absence and was able to discover what had happened to the ship, but ignored by senior officers. This resulted in her bringing her findings to then Commander [[Walter Brunsig]] and becoming a member of the ''Yarahla Nine'', a group of Starfleet officers and civilians who stole the [[USS Yarahla]] and used it to rescue the missing ship. Strong public opinion and private sympathies saw the Nine avoid any legal consequences, though her participation stalled Valesha's career and she remained an ensign for some time. After a brief time in limbo, she was posted to the Gorkon.

She served aboard the Sovereign-class vessel until spring 2396, when she was arrested on charges of espionage, treason and murder. With the aid of [[Orson "Bear" Marshall]], she broke out of the brig and escaped from Federation borders, adding further charges of theft and escaping from custody. On their return to the Gorkon, it was revealed that their "escape" had been part of an undercover Starfleet Intelligence operation intended to retrieve information stolen from the Gorkon [[Sweet Dreams Are Made of This (Gorkon)|some months prior]]. It was an escapade that nearly cost Valesha her life, receiving a lethal dose of the Romulan poison melanth and saved only by the last-minute intervention of the Gorkon's medical staff.

{{Citation|Captain's Commendation|239503.31|[[USS Gorkon]]|Awarded to an individual for exemplary service and/or honourable actions performed in the course of his/her duties, when that service is deemed worthy of formal recognition by his/her commanding officer}}

{{Citation|Purple Heart|239503.31|[[USS Gorkon]]|Awarded to an individual who sustains an injury in the line of duty.}}