Zaria Kantor

## Biography

### Early Life

Zaria Kantor, the fourth child of Isiah Kantor and Nora Kantor, was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Earth on October 19th, 2376. As the only girl of four children, her brothers were always very protective of her. She was close with all her siblings, but especially close to the her second-oldest brother, Malachi.

Her mother, Nora Kantor, taught her many traditional skills that had been lost over the advancement of technologies. These skills included cooking, woodcraft, and riding a traditional bicycle.

Zaria began to develop an interest in astronomy, anthropology, and history. In 2362, he gave Zaria a data rod containing 10 Gigaquads of information and read through it within a month.

When Zaria was 13, she auditioned for a school production of *Romeo and Juliet*. Surprisingly, she was cast in the role of Juliet. She began to see Alex Malan, the actor of Romeo, shortly afterwards.

Zaria kept her relationship with Alex a secret as she didn't believe her parents would approve. When she turned 14, she informed her parents who didn't really care about the fact that she was dating, instead, telling Zaria that they just wanted her to be safe while doing so.

### Starfleet Academy

Zaria applied for admittance to Starfleet Academy at the age of 16 in 2371 and was admitted into the Academy Class of 2375.

Zaria was one of the best students in her classes, obtaining an average of 96% during the first semester of the academy. Due to her high level of academic achievement she was inducted into Red Squad by in February of 2372.

Zaria was a Red Squad Cadet involved in Admiral James Leyton's *coup d'etat* attempt in 2372. Her along with the cadets of Red Squad were accused of treason. Zaria managed to negotiate a deal in where the charges against her were dropped in exchange for her testimony. Judge Advocate General James Bennett agreed to the terms of the plea bargain, and the charges against Zaria are dropped.

Following Zaria's testimony she began to be harassed at the Academy for 'being a snitch', something which the faculty of the Academy did not appreciate.

In 2373, Admiral Bennett recommended that Zaria Kantor be given a medal recognizing her bravery in telling the truth when she could've stayed quiet. Starfleet's Department of Commendations responded to this by creating the Kantor Medal of Honesty, and awarded it Zaria.

Zaria Kantor graduated from Command School at Starfleet Academy as valedictorian with honors in Diplomacy and History, in 2375, just days after the end of the dominion war.

### USS *Enterprise*

As valedictorian, Zaria requested to be assigned to the USS *Enterprise*, under the command of then-captain Jean-Luc Picard.

Although joining the ship just two weeks earlier, she was present when the USS *Enterprise* entered the Briar patch and served at the secondary tactical station.

Zaria remained onboard the *Enterprise*, due to several of the senior officers coming to respect and admire Zaria's dedication to her work.

In 2378, Zaria was promoted to Lieutenant, junior grade by Captain Jean-Luc Picard for outstanding performance. She was then transferred to the Flight Controller for beta shift.

Zaria was still aboard the *Enterprise* in 2379 and the Battle in the Bassen Rift, following the battle she was again promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and assigned as the Chief Flight Controller following the death of Lieutenant Branson.

## Starfleet Service Record

Commander Zaria Kantor carries Alpha-One clearance and has access to all information classified 'Top Secret'.