Atalia

**Atalia**, also known as **Atalia of Faeran**, was a Princess of the Royal Family of Faeran, the ruling family of Faerani Prime. She was born on the Terran-equivalent date of 13 October, 2381.

## Biography

### Early life

Atalia was born on the home planet of the Faeran Republic, known as Faeran, in Federation Standard, in 2378 to Queen Alia and King Maruwd. Although she was born to the Queen and King of Faeran, her brother Prince Kramil was expected to take the throne as he was the older child.

Being in the public's eye at such a young age made Atalia more reserved than most people, nevertheless she was known to be the more rebellious member of the Royal Family of Faeran. This rebellious nature of Ziva's later transformed into a passion for adventure and seeking out new challenges.

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While it was always expected that Atalia would become a diplomat or a politician as the nearly all of her family had, she had something else in mind. Against her family's wishes, Atalia applied to Starfleet Academy in 2395. While typically a non-federation member would be have to have a recommendation of a current Starfleet officer, her status as a member of the royal family bypassed the requirement and she began to study political science and intergalactic relations, taking her upbringing to use.

### Starfleet Academy

Atalia had a difficult first year at the academy as she was still finding her ground as a Starfleet cadet as well as a Princess of a foreign state with her professors typically using the title of "princess" when referring to her. Ultimately, Atalia made the request that they simply call her "Atalia" or "Ms. Atalia," as she didn't like feeling isolated from the rest of her peers. This change of title also impacted her career later on, preferring to be called either by name, or by Starfleet rank. Atalia also joined the Starfleet Academy Volleyball team which enabled her to make more friends.

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Atalia graduated in 2399 with honors in both political science and intergalactic relations.

### Early career

Due to her previous diplomatic training and her status as a princess of a foreign state, Atalia was granted the rank of lieutenant upon graduation from the Academy. At first, she didn't know what to make of it as she felt she didn't deserve any special privilege; nevertheless, she'd come to accept it, although begrudgingly. She was assigned to Starfleet Command's Foreign Liaison Program.

In 2405, the Foreign Liaison Program was terminated as a result of the Federation-Klingon War. Atalia promoted to Lieutenant Commander and was assigned to Earth Spacedock as a diplomatic attaché of Admiral Jorel Quinn.

### Earth Spacedock

Atalia quickly made a name for herself, both among Starfleet brass and foreign dignitaries as a person who will hear both sides of an argument before reaching a decision.

In 2409, the Undine, otherwise known as species 8472, attacked and damaged a significant portion of Earth Spacedock. Following the attack, the government of Faeran requested that Atalia be reassigned to somewhere more safe. It was then decided that the safest place for her to be was on Earth itself, at least for the time being and she was assigned as the Adjutant to the head of Starfleet Tactical on Earth, Rear Admiral Tariono.

### Starfleet Tactical

While Atalia was hesitant to be planet-side for the forseeable future, she ultimately decided that it wouldn't be too bad. In the end, Atalia learned a lot about tactics and tactical operations from Rear Admiral Tariono, things that would be crucial for her next assignment.

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### Post-War Era

Following the Iconian War in 2410, Atalia requested re-assignment to Deep Space 9. She desired a change of scenery as she had spent the vast majority of her life on a capital planet of some kind. Starfleet Command approved the request and she was assigned to Deep Space 9 for the Hur'q conflict.

It was during this conflict that Atalia met Kira Nerys, who was the Kai of Bajor prior to the return of Kai Opaka. When Kira returned to Starfleet, Atalia was assigned as Kira's first officer aboard the USS *Defiant*. Kira was impressed with Atalia's conduct and the way she conducted herself, following the conclusion of the Hur'q conflict, and the news of Kira's future reassignment to the USS *Musashi*, Kira asked Atalia to remain as her executive officer, a request Atalia accepted without hesitation.