Teryn Vehk: Difference between revisions

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|Gul Telok Vehk

|RELATIONSHIP=Father

|COLOR=Grey

|BLURB=Father, deceased. The Gul of the Ninth Order, one of Cardassia’s flagships, he was murdered in the last hours of the Dominion war by the Jem’Hadar. Considered thoroughly competent, Teryn has been raised to worship him and his lost potential, and any flaws his father may have had are either ignored, denied, or justified away.

|RELATIONSHIP=Mother

|PICTURE=Midia.png

|BLURB=Mother, Sculptor and Architect. Born into the Cardassian lower classes, she rose through the ranks in her youth due to her sharp mind, gaining her patronage into the higher educational ranks. Married Telok 26 years ago and was heartbroken at his death. All of her family were killed in the bombardment save her son and in-laws. She and Teryn are very close and she is a loving mother, but the dislike of her in-laws and the stress of her affair has added dynamics between them that are driving them apart.  

|Legate Trevok Vehk

|RELATIONSHIP=Uncle

|PICTURE=Trevok.png

|BLURB=Uncle, surrogate father, Ambassador to the Federation. Originally a trade ambassador to Earth, he has risen through the ranks in the last two decades to become the prime Ambassador to the Federation and the head of the Cardassian Embassy in Paris. An enthusiastic art collector and cultural studier, he’s adapted very well to Earth - some say too well - and has a deep admiration for and need to recreate the lifestyle of Earth’s 20th century nobility. A cunning businessman, he’s made himself quite rich through careful investments and starting several businesses himself - he heads one of the larger art collectives and has bought and sold many valuable artifacts. Trevok’s influence on Teryn is evident in nearly everything Teryn does; he raised the boy under his strict tutelage.  

|Sijia Vehk

|PICTURE=Sigia.png

|COLOR=Orange

|BLURB=Sijia Vehk - Grandmother, retired Archon. Sijia is an elderly Cardassian and now retired Archon. A powerful personality, she and Midia have never gotten along, and the two women often came into conflict over Teryn’s upbringing. She helped select Trevok’s second wife, Laluia. Like most of his family, Sigia has endeavored to steer Teryn's education, life, and career, and even at a distance she still seeks to undo the 'bad influences' of his mother.  

|RELATIONSHIP=Aunt

|PICTURE=Laluia.jpg

|BLURB=Trevok’s second wife. Largely under Sijia’s influence, she wedged herself between Teryn and Midia, causing considerable familial tension. Teryn tends to blithely ignore her as best he can.  

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<h4>Pets</h4>

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|RELATIONSHIP=Doggo

|PICTURE=Teryn_dog.jpg

|BLURB=Given to Teryn as a puppy, Rommel is a finely bred German Shepherd and Teryn's loyal companion. Travelling with him into space, Teryn is far more fond of the dog than he's willing to admit, even forgiving him for shedding on his expensive clothing and furniture. He might even engage in puppy talk, but no one has seen him do so and survived to tell the tale.  

|RELATIONSHIP=Snake Friend

|PICTURE=Teryn_snake.jpg

|BLURB=Also a gift, Liketl was named for a legendary Cardassian war hero and has been Teryn's pet since he was a young boy. Liketl is quite content to wander his quarters. He feeds the snake mice quite casually and rarely understands how someone couldn't like snakes.

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Teryn’s childhood after that was, all things considered, incredibly privileged. His uncle - considered a bit eccentric - took quickly to the boy and they grew very close, Trevok effectively becoming a new father. Trevok had made himself many friends on Earth and grown rich with his clever investing, and he used his money to live in grand houses, gather art, and emulate a noble’s lifestyle.  

   

But it came with plenty of tensions. Aside from the obvious ones encountered by a Cardassian child on Earth, his family continued his Cardassian education - his uncle adding other subjects to it - and it meant that compared to others his age, Teryn was never away from schoolwork. He had no choice but to excel at every skill he was told to learn, no matter if others might consider them unnecessary - languages, history, literature, tactics, strategy, music, shooting, swordplay, even horseback riding and other things most would consider hobbies were treated as a part of the curriculum.