Vailani Zoyara
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| Vailani Zoyara | ||||||||||||
| Position | Chief Operations Officer | |||||||||||
| Rank | Lieutenant | |||||||||||
| Species | Bajoran | |||||||||||
| Gender | Female | |||||||||||
| DOB | 237712.05 | |||||||||||
| Age | 24 | |||||||||||
| Birthplace | Jalanda City, Bajor | |||||||||||
| Writer ID | A240004LL2 | |||||||||||
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“Tact is just not saying true stuff. I'll pass.”
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Lieutenant Vailani Zoyara is a Bajoran Starfleet officer. She is currently serving as Chief Operations Officer aboard the USS Artemis|A. Whilst she was born on Bajor, her parents raised her with Starfleet starships and starbases, most notably StarBase One. Her father, General Vailani Tovan, is a well-respected General within Starfleet Marine Corps.
She graduated from Starfleet Academy with a major in Operations, and minor in Engineering. Since then, after a brief period on the Artemis, she served on the USS Ronin, before accepting a returning commission as Chief Operations Officer on the Artemis.
Appearance
- Height: 5'6
- Weight: 134 lbs
- Hair: Blonde
- Eyes: Green
- Build: Petite and slim
Background
Zoyara was raised, along with her four older brothers, within Starfleet starbases and ships. Her father, General Vailani Tovan, left the Bajoran militia during the Dominion war, and joined Starfleet so that he can aid in the war effort as a security officer. Eventually he would land within the Starfleet Marine Corps, and rising through the ranks fast. He instilled in all of his children a strong desire to succeed and achieve the best that they can. Placing immense pressure on all of them to do so.
Her mother, Vailani Pol Chella, was also in the Bajoran militia, having been a resistance fighter during the occupation of Bajor by Cardassia. She left service once she began to have children, preferring to focus on her duties as a mother and attempting to live a more spiritual life. When Tovan joined Starfleet and the Dominion war ended, Chella joined Tovan with the children. After her sons had all joined Starfleet Academy, or went on to careers in Starfleet Chella would return to Bajor.
Zoyara was only fourteen, and this perceived abandonment had a lasting impact on the young teenager. She would become more and more influenced by her father and distanced from her mother, who went on to become a radical activist campaigning for Bajoran isolationism.
The wilful young Zoyara has seldomly spoken to her mother since, and only visited Bajor a handful of times. The rift deepened when Chella could not support her youngest child's decision to join Starfleet along with her older brothers - leading to a period of no contact.
Personality
As a young girl Zoyara idolised her father which meant she wanted to emulate him. This lead to her adopting perfectionist traits and over the years becoming overly judgemental and harsh on her peers. She can be abrasive, pushy and extremely headstrong, even to this day.
She has very few friends and the ones that she does have she tends to frustrate with her nitpicking ways.
That being said, Zoyara is an incredibly loyal person and when you are her friend she will do anything to protect you - sometimes without thinking. She also has a strong pull towards those on the outside, as often, she finds herself on the outside of social groups herself.
Service
Starfleet Academy
Zoyara was an exceptional student at the Academy, most of her professors admired her dedication to her studies and she rarely got below an A on any of her assignments. Much of this was due to her father's overzealous monitoring of her progress. The subjects she scored lower on were the assigments she was forced to work in teams alongside others. Due to her abrasive nature she tended to isolate herself and rarely made friends.
Although she excelled academically, she struggled socially. She spent a lot of time on her own, and in between semesters she'd return to her father's station on Starbase One, in which he'd have a regular training routine set up.
USS Artemis-A
Zoyara's first commission was the USS Artemis-A. She struggled to adapt to a new routine in which she had to work alongside others. In her first few months on the ship she had 3 different room mates until she was assigned quarters with Luxa Lorana. Whilst on the Artemis she began a tentative and tumultuous friendship with Luxa that would go on to blossom into a deep bond between the two when they were both assigned to the USS Ronin.
Whilst on the Artemis, one signifant event had a major impact on her. She was almost killed when a booby trap exploded after the Artemis had been boarded by Suliban terrorists. [1]
Shortly after this incident she was transferred to the USS Ronin for her relaunch.
USS Ronin
Relationships
Zoyara shares quarters with Luxa. They have very different personalities, and they merely tolerate each others' presence.
General Vailani has been the most signficant influence in Zoy's life. He was a demanding father, always striving for his children to be the best. Zoy seeks his approval more than anything.
Personality
Zoy is ambitious, intelligent and often a little entitled - she's a Starfleet brat. She's never met an obstacle that she's been unable to bend or push out the way by using her connections, or by sheer will. This tenacity can often be abrasive to some, but useful to others.
Service History
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Starfleet Service Record
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Awards & Service Ribbons
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SIM Archive
NPC Listing · USS Artemis-A Crew Manifest · Crew History
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- ↑ Not Like This 240006.28 Ensign Vailani, USS Artemis-A