Zaria Kantor (OLD)

Zaria Kantor was a human woman who lived in the 24th and 25th century and obtained the rank of captain at the age of 28. She played a vital role in bringing the Iconian War to an end and was considered to be one of the "best and brightest" Starfleet had to offer.

## Biography

### Starfleet Academy

Zaria applied to the academy in 2394, and accepted in the fall of that year.

Zaria was an excellent student with her professors saying that she would go places. After getting an average of 98% after her first term of the academy, she requested admittance into Red Squad, which was accepted.

Zaria proved herself to be an extremely reliable cadet when it came to conducting missions, with senior cadets asking her to take on smaller missions by herself.

### USS *Edwards*

In 2408, Zaria was promoted to captain and assigned as the commanding officer of the USS *Edwards*.

#### Klingon War

In 2409, the *Edwards* was assigned to the Klingon War. Zaria was asked to transport a Vulcan ambassador to the monastery on P'Jem. During that mission the body of the Ambassador was found and the person that the ship was transporting was in fact an Undine, also known as Species 8472.

Following that mission, the *Edwards* received a distress call from the Bolian freighter *S.S. Azura*. Obligated to investigate, the ship discovers a pair of Orion ships attacking the freighter. After neutralizing the ships, they are able to rescue the crew of the ship before it was destroyed by a warp core breach.

Zaria is then ordered to take the *Edwards* to the Kassae system as Earth had lost contact with the Federation science station there. When they arrive, they find the Gorn around the science station. The *Edwards* is able to cripple the Gorn vessels and is able to rescue the scientists aboard the station.

However, Zaria discovers that the Gorn were able to take some of the scientists captive and were being held on Kassae IV. They were additional Gorn in orbit of the planet, and were incapacitated. When arriving on the planet, they are too late and the Federation hostages were already beamed onto a Gorn battleship. The *Edwards* was successful in disabling the ship and beaming the Federation science team aboard.

Zaria led the mission that uncovered the existence of a new Doomsday Machine, she destroyed the experimental weapons aboard the station, however discovered that the Doomsday Plot was much bigger than just this one research outpost.

Following the true size of the plot, Zaria was ordered to commandeer the Klingon starship IKS *Targ*. Following the seizure of the ship, Zaria obtained an ally in the former first officer, K'Valk. They warp to the Imaga system and was successful in destroying the doomsday machine by utilizing Harg'Peng torpedos.

#### Romulan Mystery

Following the Klingon front, the *Edwards* was assigned to investigate the Romulan situation. Zaria attended the false 'cease-fire' proposed by Empress Sela. While there, she discovered that Sela was creating a new kind of weapon. Zaria was able to destroy the weapons research but was caught in an assault by the Romulans.

Barely managing to escape the Romulan warbirds, the *Edwards* was able to send a message to Starfleet, warning them of the impending invasion. The ship arrived at Vulcan and took part in the planet's defense.

Following the defense of Vulcan, the *Edwards* discovered that the Tal Shiar were experimenting in Borg technology. The ship lured a Romulan ship and followed it to the Gasko system, where Zaria was able to destroy an

#### Discovery of the Solanae Dyson Sphere

She was present when the Romulan Republic attempted to activate an Iconian gateway located on New Romulus, however the geological instability caused by the activation was unexpected and Zaria, along with the research team were forced to go through the gateway. The subsequent events caused all the gateways hidden by subspace to become visible. One of these gateways was in orbit of New Romulus.

#### Tour of the Delta Quadrant

Using the new gateway in orbit of New Romulus, the *Edwards* is ordered to the Delta Quadrant. Zaria assisted Admiral Tuvok in breaking free of Dr. Cooper's mental control over him. She then assisted the Talaxians in establishing the planet that would become known as New Talax.

#### Iconian War

An officer of Starfleet Intelligence requested that the *Edwards* rendezvous with them in the Hobus system and assist in an ongoing investigation. The crew was able to infiltrate a Romulan base and take Empress Sela prisoner. However, she is... [STO Mission: Uneasy Allies]

Zaria and Sela finally caught up with Taris, with the former Empress pushing Taris off a platform in the Andromeda Dyson Sphere.

However, while in Andromeda, they discovered a massive invasion fleet of Iconian vessels. That was when the ships jumped into the Alpha Quadrant and began the Iconian war.

The *Edwards* was ordered to attend a meeting at Earth Spacedock. Following that mission, the ship was sent to defend Starbase 254, however command of the starbase realized that the hope of remaining in one piece was ultimately pointless and abandoned the base.

The *Edwards* was then ordered to go to New Romulus where Herald forces were overwhelming the Romulans. While on the planet, Zaria was ordered to find the location of the Preservers and was able to do so by utilizing the same gateway that they used to travel to the Solanae Dyson Sphere. Zaria learns that the Iconians may have a reputation which they do not deserve.

According to the Preservers, they were the first of their children. When their other child races grew up they became envious of the Iconians and thus decided to orbitally bombard their planet, killing all but twelve of them.

After obtaining this information from the Preservers, Zaria contacts the Alliance Command and informed them of the information. She was then ordered to report to the USS *Bern*, to partake in a joint mission with his task force, delta flight. Weaving their way past Herald patrols, the *Edwards* was able to destroy several Herald ships and an Iconian station.

Zaria is then offered the opportunity to partake in a covert operation deep within Iconian territory. This mission resulted in preventing the Iconians from being able to generate Omega particle, and the dismemberment of T'ket's arm.

Zaria, along with Captain Nog, tracked down a lead on the Krenim from a Ferengi trader named Qwen. The two captains went to the Kyana system in the Delta Quadrant. When they arrived they found the Vaadwaur patrolling the system, after they defeated the Vaadwaur ships the two captains went down to the moon and attempt to make contact with the Krenim.

While on the surface, they were ambushed by Herald ground forces. After they held off the Heralds, the Krenim, who were hidden behind a temporal shield, revealed themselves to Zaria. She then was asked by the Krenim leader to help repair the equipment that was accidentally damaged in the fight.

After fixing the equipment, Zaria and Nog were able to reach a partnership with the Krenim leader which would allow the allies to go back in time and prevent the Iconian War from beginning in the first place.

Although the Krenim partnership gave the allies the hope they looked for, it would still take time and in the war still needed to be fought. The *Edwards* is ordered to go to the Iconian battlefront. During this mission, a team of elite infiltrators, along with Zaria are able to kill M'Tara. While expected that the Iconian forces would pull back, the two sisters of M'Tara vow to double their efforts in the irradiation of the Milky Way. The mission is deemed as a failure, due to the fact that the Iconians have doubled their efforts and the fact that around 800 ships were lost.

With the Krenim research nearing completion, the teams requested that Zaria come to the Kyana system and do a final review. The initial data seemed promising and Alliance Command gave the mission a green light. However, uncalculated variables make the mission a catastrophe with Romulus being assimilated by the borg. However, the Krenim are were to revert the change and restore the timeline.

Now aware, of their failed mission, the Alliance reformatted the Krenim weapon to send a team of Alliance personnel some 200,000 years ago. However, it will take time. In the mean time, the Alliance opts to fall back to the core Federation, with Klingon Forces even bolstering the Federation defences.

When the Iconians launch their invasion of Earth, a battle that would be later called "The Battle of Sol", Zaria is one of the principal ships in the defense of the capital planet. Empress Sela arrives with a Dominion fleet to reinforce the Alliance, and while not enough to turn the tide, it did give the Alliance time to launch the portal.

Captain Kagran, Empress Sela, Zaria and four of her officers went back 200,000 years to the orbital bombardment of Iconia. Although they were ordered to prevent the Iconians from escaping the planet, Captain Kagran and Zaria chose to aid the Iconians. This enrages Sela and she steals the world heart from the escaping Iconians.

Returning to 2410, Zaria presents the world heart to L'Miren in exchange for a peace fire. L'Miren accepts the world heart, and calls off her forces with the condition that the Iconians would be allowed to rebuild their society on Iconia. Beaten into submission the Alliance is forced to agree.

### USS *Enterprise*

When Captain Va'kel Shon was promoted, he recommended that Zaria replace him as the commanding officer. Admiral Jorel Quinn approved the recommendation.

Zaria assumed command of the *Enterprise* on Stardate 87700.2. Her crew is as follows: Commander Adim Noval, first officer; Lieutenant Commander Sophia Acuri, chief operations / second officer; Lieutenant Commander Ryan Kiani, chief engineer; Lieutenant Commander Joshua Maxwell, chief flight controller; Lieutenant Julia Voigo, chief science officer; Doctor Hailey Jaylen, chief medical officer; Lieutenant Amachi Akio, chief tactical / security officer; Lieutenant Naomi Aquila, chief counseling officer; and Malika Hayati, captain's aide.

## Personal Life

### Life Events

* **February 2378:** Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Earth
* **2394:** Begins to attend Starfleet Academy in San Francisco, California
* **2395:**
	+ **February:** Joins Red Squad

## Relationships

### Family

#### Malachi

Malachi is the second-oldest sibling of Zaria and the two of them share a very close relationship.

### Romance

#### Alex Malan

Zaria and Alex met in 2368 during the time were they were playing the roles of Juliet and Romeo respectively. They began to go out shortly afterwards, however, they kept it a secret from Zaria's parents. They broke up in 2370.

#### Joshua Maxwell

Zaria and Joshua, or Josh as his friends call him, met during Zaria's third and final year at Starfleet Academy, they grew very close and went out on several occasions but decided against becoming committed partners as Zaria would most likely be granted an early graduation due to the ongoing Dominion War. They resumed their romantic relationship in 2414.

#### Julian Bashir

Zaria fell victim to Julian Bashir's "boyish-charm" and began to casually date in 2376. Although the two decided to stop fairly soon afterwards, they remained good friends to this day.

### Friendships

#### Sophia Acuri

Zaria and Sophia also met during Zaria's fourth year at the Academy. Zaria later selected They became good friends are remained so throughout the various missions the two of them were sent on.

##### William T. Riker

While serving aboard the *Enterprise*-E, Zaria met then-Commander William T. Riker. Zaria started off by serving as the beta-shift flight controller, something which she excelled at. Eventually, Zaria was invited to join the senior officers in their weekly game of poker.

#### Kira Nerys

Zaria transferred to *Deep Space 9* in 2376 where she served under Captain Kira Nerys. Although their relationship began as a very formal one, Zaria and Kira began to spend time together while off-duty. From then on, Kira served as a kind of mentor for Zaria.

#### Ezri Dax

Zaria met Ezri Dax while serving aboard DS9. Zaria was fascinated by the trill and the history of both the species and the planet.

## Personality

### Traits

Active, Ambitious, Appreciative, Articulate, Assertive, Attractive, Blunt, Confident, Creative, Determined, Disciplined, Elegant, Fiery, Flirty, Focused, Imaginative, Impulsive, Observant, Opinionated, Outspoken, Reactive, Respectful, Sensual, Skillful, Sociable, and Warm.

### Likes

Zaria likes many things, such as accessories, acrylic nails, beaches, exploring historical monuments, fragrances, improv, interior decorating, massages, makeup, modeling, and nail art. She also enjoys piercings, road trips, spa treatments, tattoos, and modest amounts of PDA such as hand-holding.

Her favorite sports are running, swimming and yoga.

She enjoys sushi, shawarma, and Mexican food.

### Dislikes

Bees, Crowds, Cruelty of any kind, Dad Jokes, Horror Movies, Large displays of PDA, Mess / Cluster, Metal / Heavy Metal, Online Classes, The word "Comfy," and Whining.

### Turn-Ons

Being generous, being a good kisser, good sense of humor, having a nice smile, having confidence, hair playing, massages, good grooming, good fashion sense, actively listening, and intelligence are some of Zaria's turn-ons.

### Turn-offs

Some of Zaria's turn-offs are poor taste in footwear, being pompous or cocky, being dumb, being selfish, lousy driving, being a pushover, being insecure, being oversensitive, being boring, and being rude to waiters.