Aridiya Neriouix

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### Children

Meric Zalazar, Kidna (first host), Lothar (first host), Belir (first host), Tossil (third host)

Aridiya Neriouix was a joined Trill and the fourth host of the Neriouix symbiont from 2381 to 2415. She was a Starfleet science officer on the USS *Starlight* under the command of Admiral Fujita Diru. Later, she became the *Starlight*'s first officer under the command of Captain Christopher Anderson, and the ship's commanding officer from 2409 to 2415.

## Early Life and Career

Aridiya Neriouix, formerly Aridiya Folqim, was born on March 11 2356 on Trill. Her parents died in an accident when she was three, and Aridiya was given up for adoption. She was adopted a year later by Vadri Segu and Mimiss Folqim, the first joined and the other unjoined. The rest of her childhood was quite uneventful.

When she was six, Aridiya became interested in being joined. Encouraged by her dads, she started to develop her skills in science, following Vadri Segu's footsteps, who was a highly regarded scientist on Trill. Mimiss Folqim was a skilled surgeon. Before she turned ten, Aridiya had already won her first prizes for science competitions. After finishing high school early at fourteen years old, she entered the Trill Science Academy, where she followed courses in astrophysics, biology, physics and chemistry. She graduated after three years and went on to get her doctorates in each of these subjects, which took her another two years. Afterwards, Aridiya was a part of several research teams for two years, until she decided to apply for Starfleet Academy. She also decided to join the Joining program after she graduated from the Academy, which she did in the short time of three years. At the Academy, she also took up xenobiology and genetics. After she graduated in 2380, Aridiya underwent the rigorous program that tested candidates for joining and received the Neriouix symbiont in 2381. She then spent a year working on the USS *Titan* before being transferred to the USS *Starlight* at Fujita Diru’s request.

## Influences of Past Hosts

Aridiya was the fourth host of the Neriouix symbiont, officially called the Mex symbiont. The first host was Kerah Mex, who was born in 2329 and joined in 2347. Kerah served in Starfleet as an engineer until she was killed in 2355.

The Mex symbiont was then transferred to Zona Mex, who had been born in 2333. Zona was a great a revered poet. He was abducted by unknown aliens in 2366 and rescued by other unknown aliens. He discovered that he had somehow been transported thousand of lightyears away from the Federation and had no choice but to stay with these aliens. Continuing to write poetry, Zona also acquired great fame with these aliens, and was at some point appointed as a religious figure. He then received the name Neriouix, which the aliens gave him with great honour. This was the moment Zona – and the Mex symbiont – decided to use this name thenceforth. After seven years, Zona was found by the Federation and returned to Trill, where he died of illness a year later.

In that year, 2374, Kobbelen received the symbiont that was now called Neriouix. The 25 year old Kobbelen was a painter and an engineer, and was also married and had a one year old son, Tassil. Tassil died at four years old in a tragic accident, and four years later, Kobbelen killed himself. The Neriouix symbiont then went to Aridiya.

In the early years since her joining, Neriouix experienced great difficulties because of her past host Kobbelen's trauma. She often felt his guilt of having allowed his child to be killed.

## Personal Relationships

### Marriages

Neriouix developed an interesrt in her executive officer Commander Christopher Anderson in the early days aboard the *Starlight*. When the unjoined Trill Corim Zalazar joined the crew of the *Starlight* in early 2383, NEriouix left this interest unexplored. Zalazar and Neriouix soon fell in love and engaged in a relationship. When Neriouix fell pregnant in 2385, the couple got married. Soon thereafter, their son Meric was born. Zalazar died in 2387, leaving Neriouix to raise their child alone.

In 2389, Neriouix rediscovered her interest in Anderson. The couple decided to get married in 2392, when Anderson adopted Meric Zalazar as co-parent. Neriouix's and Anderson's marriage was a matter of some discusion withint Starfleet Command when Admiral Fujita Diru left the *Starlight*'s command to Anderson, and Anderson choice to appoint Neriouix as new first officer.