Talla sh'Vaara

Talla sh’Vaara (Known for most of her career as Talla sh’Eneena) has made quite the successful career for herself due to her wit, out of the box thinking, and versatility in a Tactical/Command role. After several years as a member of Task Force Omega, she wears the black armor proudly, preferring to use it and a phaser compression rifle in combat. While commanding the U.S.S. Atalanta, she is noted for taking part in the latter half of the Battle of Discens. She regularly trains in close quarters combat, particularly the use of flabjellah and ushaan-tor, common weapons of the Andorian Imperial Guard, in which she held the rank of Lieutenant for six years. She is rarely found inactive, and when not on duty is frequently found training or socializing with her crew, many of which enjoy her open and casual sense of humor.

# Assignments

* 2266-2267: Security Officer – *U.S.S. Paladin*
* 2267-2268: Chief of Security – *U.S.S. Paladin*
* 2408-2410: Tactical Officer – *U.S.S. Roanoke*
* 2410-2415: Tactical Specialist, Ground Team Leader – Task Force Omega
* 2415-2416: Executive Officer – *U.S.S. Achilles* (NCC-92358)
* 2416-2418: Commanding Officer – *U.S.S. Achilles* (NCC-92358)
* 2419-2420: Commanding Officer – *U.S.S. Atalanta*
* 2420-2423: Executive Officer – *U.S.S. Destiny-A*
* 2424-Present: Commanding Officer - *U.S.S. Independence* (NCC-1706-C)

# Dates of Rank

* 2266-2268, 2408-2412: Lieutenant
* 2412-2416: Lieutenant Commander
* 2416-2423: Commander
* 2423-Present: Captain

# Biography

## Early Life

Born in Laikan, one of Andoria’s major cities, Talla felt drawn to the life of the Imperial Guard from an early age, having watched them patrol and guard various important buildings. She was regarded to have mastered combat with the Ushaan-tor and flabjellah at the age of fourteen, and to have been skilled in the musical implementation of the latter at the age of seventeen. A year later, she joined the Imperial Guard, quickly rising to the rank of Lieutenant and catching the eye of Captain Zethryl sh’Thenn, who would then contract her services as an exchange officer. After several years in that capacity, Talla would apply to Starfleet Academy to formalize her service.

## Starfleet in the 23rd Century

    Talla graduated from Starfleet Academy in march of 2266, her graduation board feeling it appropriate, given her previous exchange service, to carry over her Imperial Guard rank of Lieutenant to Starfleet. Shortly after, she married her childhood love Evarishar zh’Eneena, forming a shelthreth with her, Theras th’Eneena, and Shral ch’Eneena. The latter three all drew assignments on the U.S.S. Paladin, Talla requesting a position along with.

A year later, the ship’s chief of security took a promotion, recommending Talla as her replacement. The ship’s duties manly involved investigation of anomalies of various descriptions, to increase the young Starfleet’s knowledge of various interstellar phenomena.

In 2268, the Paladin encountered a chroniton anomaly in the Ponor sector, which soon grew to encompass the ship. 183 crew members were reported killed in action, including the Eneenas. However, Talla and Evarishar had managed to make it to an escape pod. The pod fell through the center of the anomaly, emerging at the same location, but in 2402.

## The 25th Century, Task Force Omega, and the Iconian War

Talla and Ishar’s escape pod was recovered by the U.S.S. Andromeda under Captain Jonathan d’Ancey, who returned them to Earth. Talla spent the next six years undergoing reeducation to acclimate her to the 25th century. During this time, however, her relationship with Ishar was strained, as both of them struggled to come to terms with the loss of their husbands, ship, and entire century. Still, they lived together on Andor in the house they’d owned in the 23rd century, having reclaimed it from an owner who was happy to part with it to help the couple acclimate.

    In 2408, she was cleared for active duty again, taking a position as a security officer on the U.S.S. Roanoke. During the rise of the Borg threat in 2409-2410, she spent a significant amount of time running holodeck simulations against Borg invasions, leading her to write several treaties regarding the disabling of borg drones using melee weapons. These got her recruited into Omega Force in 2410, and she would spend the next four and a half years as a tactical specialist in Omega Force, earning herself a promotion to Lieutenant Commander and even commanding her own ground unit as of 2413. Meanwhile, her relationship with her wife continued to decay.

In August of 2414, Talla’s unit was assigned to a small force investigating Borg movements near a First-contact outpost at [REDACTED]. Task Force Omega wished to take the opportunity of a lone sphere to test out a prototype weapon designed by Thana sh’Charren. During the weapons test, the team was able to liberate two beings, a former Starfleet officer named Korrin, and a young Andorian girl named Tessen. The mission was considered a success and the Borg left the system without investigating further.

## The Iconian War and the Hur’q Invasion

Shortly after this she departed from Task Force Omega, taking an offer from Commander Tar Kara to serve as First Officer on the newly refurbished U.S.S. Achilles, asking Korrin to join her as Chief Tactical Officer. The Achilles relaunched into the onset of the Iconian War, and would participate in the battles of New Romulus, the Herald Sphere, and the Battle of Midnight, taking heavy damage in the process.

Talla assumed full command of the Achilles on August 23rd, 2416, immediately after Commander Kara was forced to resign from Starfleet for reasons unknown. The Achilles would continue to serve in a combat capacity during both the Tzenkethi and Hur’q conflicts in the Alpha Quadrant, including the battle of Bajor in January of 2418. The ship would be transferred to service in Dwarf Galaxy PTX-1138 almost immediately after repairs were completed.

## 26th Fleet Service

    Talla and the Achilles arrived in the Outback on July 7th, 2418, in the middle of the fleet’s annual shore leave on Risa. In doing so, she met several of the fleet’s higher brass first in an informal setting, becoming friends with many of them over the course of a few months. The distance from the Milky Way, however, proved to be the breaking point for Talla’s relationship with her wife, who finally filed for divorce in October of the same year. Talla relinquished command of the Achilles to take a leave of absence, allowing her to return to Andor and conduct the proceedings personally.

Talla returned to duty one year later, having returned to her ‘maiden name’ of sh’Vaara, and given command of the Edison-class U.S.S. Atalanta, which saw combat at the second half of the Battle of Discens Station. Shortly after, however, she began to fall into a depression which ultimately led to her resignation in February of 2420, as she felt she could no longer continue her duties. Rear Admiral T'Molina did however make it quite clear that she would happily return Talla to active duty, if she so wished in the future.

During her retirement from Starfleet, Talla stayed in a temporary apartment on Andor, in the city of Laikan. This lasted only a few months, before an unexpected trip through time with her ex-wife led to an epiphany, and a reignited desire to serve in Starfleet. Immediately after, she discovered that her closest friend, Captain Shrish sh'Tal'ek, was seeking to replace numerous outgoing bridge officers on the U.S.S. Destiny. Talla returned to Starfleet, assisting T’Molina’s office in a logistical capacity until the crew roster of the Destiny was finalized, with her serving as First Officer.

# Service Record

* **Stardate 2409.7**  (25 March 2266): Graduates from Starfleet Academy with Honors. Granted rank of Lieutenant. Assigned as Security Officer, U.S.S. Paladin (Ranger-class)
* **Stardate 3268.25**  (21 July 2267): Promoted to Chief of Security, U.S.S. Paladin
* **Stardate 9263.65** (30 October 2268): The U.S.S. Paladin is sucked into an unidentified chroniton anomaly during research in the Ponor sector. Talla is declared Killed in Action.
* **Stardate 80436.1** (31 October 2402): Recovered in escape pod emerging from similar anomaly at exact spatial coordinates by U.S.S. Andromeda. Returned to Earth for temporal acclimation.
* **Stardate 85966.62** (12 April 2408): Cleared for active duty aboard U.S.S. Roanoke.
* **Stardate 88134.73** (14 July 2410): Recruited by Task Force Omega’s ground forces due to advanced hand-to-hand combat training and several published theories on disabling Borg Drones using melee weapons.
* **Stardate 91660.87** (21 January 2415): Selected by Commander Tar Kara as Executive Officer of U.S.S. Achilles.
* **Stardate 94248.04** (23 August 2416): Promoted to Commander and assigned as Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Achilles.
* **Stardate 96378.6** (10 October 2418): Takes Family Leave of Absence from active duty, relinquishes command of U.S.S. Achilles. Records updated: Surname changed to sh’Vaara; Marital Status changed to Single. Reason given: Divorce.
* **Stardate 97397.78** (17 October 2419): Return to Active Duty status. Assigned command of U.S.S. Atalanta.
* **Stardate 97778.26** (04 February 2420): Resignation from Starfleet accepted by RADM T'Molina. Granted honorable discharge.
* **Stardate 98080.33** (22 June 2420): Return to Active Duty, reinstatement authorized by RADM T'Molina after medical examination by CMDR J. Aelae.
* **Stardate 98252.47** (24 August 2420): Accepted posting as Executive Officer, U.S.S. Destiny-A under Captain Shrish sh'TalEk.

# Personal Life

Talla has made many friendships over the course of her life. However, those which she holds most dear would be:

* Thana sh'Charren is arguably Talla's best friend. She has been close friend since her time in Task Force Omega, who also served as Talla's Chief Science Officer on the U.S.S. Achilles, and as First Officer on the Atalanta. Thana's daughter Tessen refers to her as "Aunt Talla."
* Stacy Adams was one of the first friends Talla made upon arriving in the Outback. It was also her recommendation that saw then-Lieutenant Adaline Crawford become Chief of Security on the U.S.S. Reprisal under Adams.
* Adaline Crawford trained under Talla as a young Ensign, learning hand to hand techniques and advanced combat maneuvers that Crawford has in turn passed to security teams on Reprisal. Since their mutual transferring off of the Achilles, they keep in contact regularly.