S'Vath Jo'rek

**S'Vath Jo'rek** (pronounced svæð dʒoʊrɛk), full name **S'Vath e-Annhwi ei-Sei'Unroth tr'Jo'rek** and formerly **S'Vath ir-Apnex tr'Annhwi**, was a male Romulan officer in the Imperial Navy and the Romulan Republic Navy.

## Biography

### Early Life

S'Vath was born to poor farmers living on the coast of the Apnex Sea on Romulus. Farming and fishing filled his youth, but the death of his parents in his ninth year greatly changed S'Vath's future. While transporting a shipment of grain, S'Vath's parents were killed when the young son of the region's administrator, Nniol Annhwi, accidentally collided his vehicle with their hauler. The youth was also killed in the accident and his father was deeply distraught. Nniol enslaved S'Vath and vowed to make him pay for the death of his son.

Thankfully, the administrator's wife, Nalah, was much more sympathetic. She defended S'Vath and over time convinced her husband to lay aside his vengeance. By his late teens, S'Vath was treated more like a surrogate son. Although he never bonded with Nniol, S'Vath came to think of Nalah as his mother. He adored her and sought to emulate her. She was a proud Romulan, but Nalah was not vindictive or arrogant like so many of her station. These traits left a deep impression on S'Vath and he strove to adopt them in his treatment of others. With the sponsorship of his surrogate family S'Vath was able to enter the Imperial War College shortly after his twentieth birthday.

### Imperial Officer

After graduating as an egineering officer, S'Vath was posted on one of the new *D'deridex*-class warbirds. Although a junior officer on the IRW *Haakona*, S'Vath gained the trust of his superior officers. He was known as genial and kind, traits not common in the Imperial Navy, which endeared him to his junior officers. Eventually, S'Vath rose to become the chief engineer of the *Haakona*. However, when a new commander, Taris Vahrenlhis, came aboard, she quickly came to dislike S'Vath. She felt he was too kind for an officer and had him transferred from the warbird at the end of 2364, which she would later regret when her ship was infected with an Iconian virus the next year.

Though Taris disliked S'Vath, his next commander became a close friend. The old chief engineer of the *Haakona* had been posted at the Imperial War College and became acquainted with Subadmiral Aehkhifv Maekh. By the time Taris dismissed S'Vath from her starship, Maekh was in command of the IRW *Dividices* and in need of a chief engineer. S'Vath was recommended and the subadmiral quickly came to see how valuable his new officer was. Maekh also found it refreshing to have an officer he could confide in and did not fear would betray him. The two became friends and served together through the Dominion War. At the end of the war, Subadmiral Maekh retired and gave command of the *Dividices* to S'Vath. The warbird underwent an overhaul and was recommissioned in 2376 and S'Vath officially took command.

S'Vath would continue to serve in the Imperial Navy through the tumult brought about by Shinzon and eventually attained the rank of subadmiral. He retired two years before the destruction of Romulus.

### Retirement

During his service on the *Dividices*, S'Vath had fallen in love with the beautiful administrator of Unroth III, a Romulan colony world. Ariennya Jo'rek had led the colony through the Dominion War, but had lost her husband in the Battle of Chin'toka. She met S'Vath when the *Dividices* was dispatched to protect Unroth III from a Dominion attack. The two corresponded and S'Vath moved to Unroth III at his retirement. He married Ariennye a year later and they had a daughter, who was born just two months before S'Vath's own homeworld was lost.

With the destruction of Romulus and Remus, the Star Empire was thrown into chaos. Refugees streamed to Unroth III and other Romulan colonies. S'Vath did what he could to help Ariennye manage the influx of their destitute and distraught people. Those years left a deep impression on the couple’s daughter, Nalah Jo'rek.

### With the Republic

When S'Vath began to learn of the looming threat of the Iconians, he knew that he could no longer sit idly by. His daughter had already joined the Romulan Republic Militia, and the old Imperial officer knew that was where he needed to be as well. He contacted Nalah and left to visit her on New Romulus, where he was introduced to Admiral Klau Kererek. Having heard of S'Vath's honorable service from Tiaru Jarok, Kererek gave the retired officer a commission as subadmiral and placed him in command of the RRW *M'ret*, the retrofitted and renamed *Dividices*. S'Vath was then tasked with aiding in the defense of the Tau Dewa sector as commanding officer of the Intraktu Division of the Home Fleet. Due to the unique relationship of the Republic with the Federation and Klingon Empire at the time, he also served as one of the Republic's chief liaison officers to Ktarn Fleet.

Four weeks after S'Vath joined with the Republic, the Iconian Heralds attacked Starbase 234. The *M'ret* responded with much of the Intraktu Division to defend the station. When it was realized that the station would fall, the *M'ret*, USS *Mol'ecurai*, and USS *Gheryzan* began evacuating as many starbase personnel and civilians as possible. They were unable to save all of the crew as the Herald forces overwhelmed the Alliance fleet and destroyed the station. Due to the vast number of civilians and wounded on board, the *M'ret* was unable to respond to the call to defend Mol’Rihan. Instead, the warbird was ordered to nearby colonies to offload and defend against any Herald forces not in the Dewa system. This grieved S'Vath greatly, as he felt the fallout would be the same as with the destruction of Romulus. Thankfully, the Iconians departed without destroying the Republic capital.

S'Vath would continue to serve in defense of the Tau Dewa sector throughout the Iconian War. Since the Unroth III colony escaped the war unscathed, Ariennye moved to Mol'Rihan after the war and worked with S'Vath to help the Republic homeworld rebuild.

## Chronology

2334
Born near the Apnex Sea on Romulus
2364
Appointed chief engineer aboard the IRW *Dividices*
2370
Promoted to Riov and appointed executive officer of the *Dividices*
2376
Appointed commanding officer of the *Dividices*
2385
Retired from the Star Navy and moved to Unroth III
2386
Married Ariennya Jo'rek
2387
Daughter, Nalah Jo'rek, born
2409
Commissioned as Khre'riov in the Romulan Republic Navy and given command of the RRW *M'ret*
## Appendices

### Connections

**Units:** Anarhai Wing • Intraktu Wing • Irix Wing • Khazara Wing • Vayeate Wing

**Lead Ships:** RRW *Alidar* • RRW *Anarhai* • RRW *D'valek* • RRW *Intraktu* • RRW *Irix* • RRW *Khazara* • RRW *Octius* • RRW *Orudain* • RRW *Tonehtru*

**Agencies:** Romulan Republic Temporal Defense • Reman Resistance

**Military:** Romulan Republic Militia • Romulan Republic Army • Republic Militia Intelligence • Romulan Republic Navy • Republic Special Forces

**Facilities:** New Romulus Command • Dewa IV Shipyards • Rh'Ihho Station • Tephrei Fleet Yards • Vauthil Station

**Territory:** Crateris • New Romulus • Rhi III • Virinat

**Species:** Reman • Rli'shu • Romulan • Yuyati

**Territory:** Crateris • Pictae • Romulus (Ra'tleihfi) • Remus (Biscae) • Unroth III

**Agencies:** Guard • Imperial Army • Star Navy • Tal Diann • Praetorian Guard • Tal Shiar

**Spacecraft classes:** *Accipiter* • *Buzzard* • *Condor* • *D'deridex* • *Draconarius* • *Falcon* • *Falconet* • *Firehawk* • *Griffin* • *Hawk* • *Kestrel* • *King Condor* • *Mogai* (*Valdore*) • *Osprey* • *Phoenix* • *Scimitar* • *Scorpion* • *Seahawk* • *Shadow* • *Shrike* • *Sparrowhawk* • *T'varo* • *T'liss* (*Snipe*) • *Talon* • *Thrai* • *Veles* • *Venator* • *Vulture*