Taurik

**Taurik** Is a male Vulcan serving as an engineer in Starfleet during the 24th century. Most notably, Taurik served aboard the USS *Enterprise*-D and later the USS *Enterprise*-E as assistant chief engineer to Geordi La Forge. Taurik Eventually became Chief Engineer aboard the Enterprise-E

## History

### Early life

Taurik, son of T'Sara and Tybik, was born along with his twin brother, Vorik, in the city of Raal on Vulcan in 2350.

### Starfleet Academy

Taurik attended Starfleet Academy in the 2366, during which time, he had the opportunity to review preliminary finds of Dr. Nils Diaz. Taurik graduated from the Academy in 2370 in the 97th percentile.

### USS *Enterprise*-D

Following his graduation, Ensign Taurik was assigned to the engineering division aboard USS *Enterprise*-D, under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Taurik's roommate aboard the *Enterprise* was fellow Academy graduate, Sam Lavelle. Taurik's typical Vulcan dry wit saw the two become close friends, and also saw Taurik establish friendships with Nurse Alyssa Ogawa, Ensign Sito Jaxa and Ten Forward waiter Ben.

Initially, Taurik's inquisitive and perceptive nature proved irritating to chief engineer, Geordi La Forge, especially the young Vulcan's eagerness to begin field tests on warp drive modifications that he had designed based on Dr. Diaz's work. Taurik later assisted La Forge in damaging the shuttlecraft *Curie* as part of a "hull resiliency test", and he noted that the phaser blast pattern was consistent with making the shuttle look as if it had been attacked, but realized that La Forge wanted him to keep quiet about the fact. Following this, La Forge realized that Taurik wasn't irritating him on purpose and invited him to test his engine modifications in main engineering.

Shortly after, Sito Jaxa left the *Enterprise* on a covert mission into Cardassian space. After her escape pod was found to have been destroyed and she was believed killed, Taurik and his friends were all deeply affected. Being Vulcan, Taurik couldn't openly mourn his friend, so threw himself into his work, volunteering for every "extra credit" assignments that were available. Commander La Forge accredited Taurik's behavior to the "after effects" of crew evaluations that had afflicted many junior officers.

During the *Enterprise*'s mission to Ennis Outpost in early 2371, Commander Deanna Troi was placed in command of the away team that was to assist Doctor Aaron in performing a survey of Heaven's twin moonlets, Bell-A and Bell-B using the runabout USS *Colorado*. On La Forge's recommendation, Troi assigned Taurik to the away mission to serve as an engineer and pilot.

While surveying Bell-B the *Colorado* was struck by a plume of gas released from the moonlet which heavily damaged the runabout and caused it to collide with the moonlet. With Doctor Aaron killed and Lt. Commander Data incapacitated, Troi and Taurik were forced to make emergency repairs to the runabouts communications and propulsion systems. The team were later rescued by the *Enterprise* after she returned from the Chandra colony.

### Interim assignment(2371-2373)

Following the *Enterprise*-D's destruction at Veridian III in 2371, Taurik was among the many former *Enterprise* crew members assigned to the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards.

### USS Aizawa(2373-2374)

By 2373, Taurik was serving as a bridge officer aboard the cruiser USS *Aizawa*, along with his best friend, Sam Lavelle. Following the outbreak of the hostilities with the Cardassian-Dominion alliance, the *Aizawa* was attacked and boarded and the survivors, including Taurik and Lavelle, were taken prisoner and held in an internment camp located near the Badlands. They were rescued when the War was over and after taking time off Taurik was reassigned.

### USS Ilan Ramon(2375-2378)

Taurik was later assigned to the USS *Ilan Ramon.*

### USS *Enterprise*-E(2378-2380)

In 2378, now a full Lieutenant, Taurik was assigned as assistant chief engineer aboard the USS *Enterprise*-E, once again under the auspices of Geordi La Forge.

### USS Enterprise-E(2380-)

Once La Forge was promoted to First Officer, Taurik was promoted to Chief Engineer.