Azras Dex

Early Childhood (2346-2364)

Azras Vialen was born to Jasral and Rajess Vialen on July 10, 2346, on the homeworld of Trill. Azras was an only child growing up, and her parents could not have any more children due to an accident. She was a bright child, and studying came easy for Azras. She was outgoing; her friends loved her, and she sometimes had study groups so Azras could help her struggling friends through classes. In her early teen years, she wanted to become joined. She talked with her parents about it, and they supported her decision; she would become the first of the family to be joined.

She applied to the Trill Symbiosis Commission and started studying hard to become a host; she also wanted to join Starfleet, which would give her another leg up with the Commission. Her parents again supported her, and she eventually graduated high school with honors and applied to Starfleet Academy. Her application was initially denied through an error in the system, but after talks, they learned that it was a computer error and had fixed it. She was finally accepted to the Academy.

Starfleet Academy (2364-2368)

She said goodbye to her parents and said she would see them after the Academy when it would be time to join if she got approved by the Commission. She traveled to Earth to begin her four-year schooling at the Academy. She would start by taking General Education classes while she figured out what she wanted to major in. Later in her first year, she decided she wanted to do Security and Tactical, so she enrolled in that program.

Starfleet Academy was a lot harder than she thought, especially compared to the schooling she had while she was younger. But she didn’t give up. She spent most of her time studying throughout her four years, as well as what was needed for the Commission. She had a lot of sleepless nights, but in the end, it paid off, and she graduated from the Academy with honors and was at the top of her class.

Trill Symbiosis Commission (2368)

After graduation, she was set to go aboard her first assignment when that would be put off as she got word from the Commission that she was approved to be joined and would need to report back to Trill to be joined with the Dex Symbiont. She got clearance from Starfleet, so she headed back to Trill. Her first stop before heading to be joined was to see her parents. They were happy to see her and hear she was approved to become joined.

The next day, she arrived at the Commission and had the procedure done; she said goodbye to the previous host, Kiram Dex. After a short time, the procedure was complete, and she became Azras Dex. She would become the 4th host of Dex and had all the memories of the three other hosts. After about a few weeks, they were sure the Symbiont would hold, and they released her to be able to head back to Starfleet for her first assignment. She would say goodbye to her parents again and head back to Starfleet for an assignment.

USS Adelaide (2368-2374)

Her first assignment would be as a Security Investigator aboard the USS Adelaide, an Intrepid-class assigned to the Beta Quadrant area, patrolling along the Klingon/Romulan borders. She worked hard, and in 2370, she was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade; she would then put her skills to work when a Romulan spy disguised as a Starfleet Officer boarded to try to steal Starfleet technology. Azras was suspicious of something and, with the permission of her superior officer, started an investigation. She later learned who the person was and was able to stop him before he could escape with the information he had stolen.

She would become a valuable member of the crew until July of 2374 when the USS Adelaide was ambushed by raiders that somehow had Starfleet technology; they tried to disable the ship to take it into custody and to try to retrieve the stolen objects was destroyed as it knew where to hit that was most vulnerable.

It wasn’t without them getting off some good hits of their own. A distress signal was sent out to a nearby Starship, which was able to defeat the raiders and rescue the survivors of the ship as the escape pods were launched before the Adelaide was destroyed. Azras could link the incident to the Romulan spy who had managed to get a few good pieces of equipment and information out before he was caught. They were able to retrieve the equipment, though it was severely damaged from the attack.

USS Challenger (2374-2379)

She was then assigned to the USS Challenger, a Galaxy-class Starship assigned to the Alpha Quadrant and operated near the Breen, Cardassian, and Ferengi space. She was assigned as a Security Investigator until 2376 when she was promoted to Lieutenant and given the position of Security/Tactical Officer. In 2377, during a routine patrol near Cardassian Space, there was a distress call from a freighter attacked by a Cardassian ship right between Cardassian Space and the Badlands, and they were requesting assistance.

With caution, the USS Challenger set course to investigate more, but when they arrived, it was a trap, and unknown ships started to attack the Challenger. After some tense moments, the unknown ships were disabled, and the crew was transported to the brig. Azras was the first to begin the interrogation of the prisoners, only to learn they were rogue Cardassians in what appeared to be Marquis ships to try to get Starfleet to think it was them and not Cardassians. With Azras’ quick thinking and good interrogation skills, they were able to uncover more rogue Cardassian cells and handed them over to their government.

While on the Challenger, she met Arzin Varen, a Civilian Scientist; the two started dating in 2376 and married in 2379.

USS Devastator (2379-2382)

She would then be transferred to the USS Devastator, a Sovereign class assigned to the Gamma Quadrant, which proved more interesting than her previous assignments. Her husband was also moved to the Devastator to be able to study the Gamma Quadrant. During this time, Azras became pregnant with their first child, Linha Varen, born on Sept 20, 2381. During this time, Nothing major happened except a few meetings with the Founders, which was enlightening.

USS Excalibur (2382-2386)

In 2382, she would be promoted to Lieutenant Commander and given the position of Assistant Chief Security/Tactical Officer aboard the Elysion-class USS Excalibur. Their first station was near the Romulan/Klingon boarders doing standard patrols; a Klingon ship crossed over into Federation space requesting assistance. Confused about what was happening, they let the Klingons board for a meeting. The Chief Security/Tactical Officer was in the meeting when it seemed to have been a trap; the Klingon killed Commander Harrison, and the Captain of the ship was severely injured, but with Azras quick thinking, she was able to stop them from going any further and take them into custody.

They could interrogate them and send them back to their government for discipline. Azras was given the position of Chief Security/Tactical Officer after Commander Harrison’s death. She had her second child, a son named Yadri Varen, on November 2, 2383. She would spend the next couple of years on board the Excalibur without any further incursions. During this time, she would take the Command Course and pass with flying colors.

Deep Space 7 (2386-2390)

She was then offered the position of Executive Officer after showing bravery while thinking fast on her feet, which saved the lives of her previous Captain and the crew. She accepted and was promoted to Commander, and she spent the next couple of years serving as Executive Officer aboard the Immense-class Space Station. Though it was shorter than most of her other assignments, she found this assignment more of a challenge. In 2387, Romulus and Remus were destroyed as a star went supernova, which caused a lot of heartaches.

USS Nova (2390-2399)

In 2390, she was promoted to Captain and given command of the USS Nova, a Nova-class surveyor. She would spend this time exploring the Talarian and Tholian spaces. Things were pretty quiet with only a few skirmishes, but she had proved herself within the few years she was Commanding Officer. Sometimes, it was beyond the scope of her duties, but in the end, she did what she thought was best in light of the situation.

Guardian Station (2399)

She would become the newly reestablished Executive Officer of Task Force 9 and be assigned to Guardian Station, a Guardian-class Space Station, where she would serve her duties as the Task Force’s Executive Officer. After the incident with the Breen, they felt Azras would be perfect for the job due to her experience in challenging situations. Her daughter Linha Varen entered Starfleet Academy to become a Doctor. Her son would come to Guardian Station with them until he reached the age of enough to join Starfleet as an engineer.

USS Verity (2399 – 2400)
Task Force 93 Commanding Officer

After a short time at Bravo Fleet’s Academy Campus on Mellstoxx III, Azras was called to Devron Fleet Yards to become Task Force 93’s Commanding Officer.

USS Saratoga (2400 – ????)

Azras would later step down from being the Task Force Commanding Officer and became the Commanding Officer of the USS Saratoga, an Odyssey-class starship.