Kotan Teldin

**Kotan Teldin**, transliterated ***Cotăn Teldin***, was a male Cardassian combat engineer and starship designer in the Cardassian Civil Defense Force and Allied Fleet Service.

## Biography

Great-grandson of the revolutionary record keeper, Arn Teldin, Kotan was born on Cardassia Prime during the Dominion War. His father, a chef at a prominent restaurant in Cardassia City, and mother, a physician with the Home Battalions, were killed during the Battle of Cardassia when Dominion forces began eradicating the Cardassian population. Kotan was hidden by his father and survived the purge.

Kotan sought entry to the Cardassian Military Academy as soon as he came of age. He wanted the ability to stand and fight the next time his loved ones were threatened. Though he learned tactical and combat skills, Kotan found that his aptitude was in engineering. Graduating with honors in 2394, the young Cardassian was stationed at the Defense Force's maintenance yards to assist with repairs on the aging fleet.

A few years later, Kotan was accepted into elite survival and combat engineering courses. While at the training camp he met and married Saal Eo, a Cardassian-Romulan nurse at the civilian hospital where he learned basic field medicine as part of the training.

Due to the limited scope of the Civil Defense Force, Kotan spent the next few years splitting his time between the maintenance yards, short-term deployments, and his growing family. In 2405, he was appointed chief engineer on the *Keldon*-class CUV *Zerayd*. This took him away from his wife and young son for longer periods of time, but gave him more command and engineering experience. This proved useful when he was offered a position on Project Adamant Mantle, a program to design the first Cardassian starships since the Dominion War.

Once the project was complete, Kotan was assigned as chief engineer aboard the prototype of the *Ghemor*-class, the CUV *Mogrund*. He served aboard the vessel during its participation in the Hur'q Crisis. The Cardassian Union was offered membership in the Khitomer Alliance due to their involvement in resolving the conflict.

In 2411, Teldin transferred to serve a term in the Allied Fleet Service, one of the first Cardassians to do so. He was soon assigned to the Allied Cooperative Starship Development Board and aided in the design of Starfleet's da Vinci-class.

## Chronology

2374
Born on Cardassia Prime to Zurin Teldin and Alyn Hallitz
2375
Orphaned during the Battle of Cardassia
2394
Graduated from Cardassian Military Academy
2399
Married Saal Eo
2402
Son Barkan born on Cardassia Prime
2405
Appointed chief engineer of the CUV *Zerayd*
2408
Son Dulath born on Cardassia Prime
2409
Assigned to Project Adamant Mantle
2410
Appointed chief engineer of the CUV *Mogrund*
2411
Joined the Allied Fleet Service of the Khitomer Alliance
## Appendices

### Connections

**Notable spacecraft:** CUV *Damar* • CUV *Letau* • CUV *Taced* • CUV *Tain*

**Spacecraft classes:** *Brinok* • *Damar* • *Detapa* • *Galor* (*Keldon*) • *Ghemor* • *Groumall* (*Tuffli*) • *Hideki* (*Yukuwa*) • *Kulinor* • *Rasilak* • *Sartan* • *Thakliv* • *Vasad* • *Vidren* • *Vystan*

**Facility classes:** *Cefta* • *Nor*

**Agencies and units:** 8472 Counter-Command • Allied Fleet Service • Alliance Intelligence Corps • ACSDB • Dyson Joint Command • Task Force Omega

**Technologies:** Alliance Antiproton Armaments • *Jarok*-class • *Khitomer*-class • *Rex*-class • *Temer*-class