Sersha Talone

Sersha Talone is a first cousin in the Second House of Betazed.
==Background Information==
Sersha is the second oldest of four girls in her family. Her mother, Leira Talone, is the Daughter of the Fourth House. Her older sister, Gen is poised to take over the house. Sersha was trained in the flute, but she took more interest in the sciences. In school, she specialized in stem cell research to her mother's dismay. 
==Personal Life==
Berel Elleth (2405-2406): Sersha met Berel when she was a TA in his high school biology class as part of her master program. They had to hide the true nature of their relationship because he was underage. Her mother disapproved of their close friendship because he was a member of the 13th house. Their relationship ended when her mother betrothed her to the eldest son of the 4th house and Berel left the planet for Earth.
==Previous Spouse(s)==
===Xan Rentro ===
Sersha met her first husband, Xan, when she was betrothed to him in 2406. There was never a physical attraction on her part to him, in part because of their age difference, but she felt a duty to her mother and house to marry him. With no female heir to the Fourth House due to the matriarch only having boys, Xan's first daughter would become the matriarch of the House. Leira therefore accepted his proposal to marry Sersha so that her child would become the lead matriarch of a house. Xan's mother is the current head of the Fourth House and she is unable to have anymore children due to a health condition. 
Xan was anxious to marry Sersha and they did so at the end of 2406. Within a few months of marrying, Xan started his phase. Sersha felt overwhelmed with how often he wanted intimacy. When she expressed concerns with her mother, her mother reminded her that it was her duty to stay with him and support her husband. 
There were often personality clashes between she and Xan. He asked her to go off of injections out of obligation, but Sersha expressed she did not want children until there was genuine love between them. Xan secretly had no interest in producing an heir, recognizing that once he did so, the power would shift away from him and onto his child. He also enjoyed the dynamic of having power over his wife and many House matters - something most males in Houses do not have the pleasure to experience. He was therefore content with their relationship and had more desire in keeping control than in courting for his wife's affection.
Sersha would not to discuss children with her family, who assumed she must be having fertility issues. In January of 2415, her mother insisted again that she go to the doctor and when she did not, her mother finally went to Xan to discuss their options. Xan shifted the blame to Sersha, telling her family that though he had pressured her to go off injections and done all he could for their relationship, she refused to do so against his objections. He told her mother that he had kept Sersha's secret because he loved her and had hoped she would change her mind.
After months of pressure did not work, the family staged a private 'intervention,' pleading with Sersha to go off of injections for both of their families. If she did not, then they offered ultimatums, including being cut off from the family fortune. It was at that point Sersha knew she could not continue to live like this. In March, she left Xan, leading to her family to fulfill their promise of cutting her off. Her youngest sister, Alicin was instead betrothed to Xan as the third daughter, Wendlyn, was already married. Alicin and Xan married within weeks and by June of 2415, she was pregnant with Xan's child. 
==Education and Career==
University of Rixx - 2400 - 2404 (Major: Biology)
University of Rixx Masters Program - 2404 - 2406 (Specialty: Stem Cell Research)
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