Name: Kaden Zepari
Race: El Aurian
Faction: Starfleet
Biography:
Born in 2179 on the El Aurian homeworld to High Councillor Tolian Zepari, leader of the Council of Elders and his wife Councillor Sia Zepari, Kaden had begun his Gathering when the Borg came. Little is known of his life before joining Starfleet, as is common with El Aurian survivors.
It is known that the El Aurian race are ancient and use their long lifespans to gather wisdom from all over the galaxy. The "Gathering" period of a young El Aurian's education sees them head off alone into the galaxy, sometimes for decades, to learn wisdom from new races. This wisdom was then returned to the El Aurian homeworld and freely shared. Young Kaden Zepari was completeing his Gathering during the Borg invasion of his homeworld and so escaped assimilation with only a handful of others. All known survivors are also reported to be complying with a decree issued in the final moments by the El Aurian Council of Elders before their destruction at the hands of the Borg. The decree known as the "El Aurian Edict" by intelligence agencies across the quadrant is rumoured to be the reason why El Aurians have not chosen to share some of the vast knowledge they are thought to posess, including most worryingly the existance of the Borg, in order to prevent that knowledge from falling into the wrong hands again. This theory has led to the race often being referred to as a "race of listeners".
Academy:
Ensign Zepari applied to the academy and was accepted on the recomendation of Vice Admiral Nakamura in 2365. It had been noted that Admiral Nakamura had previously attempted to persuade Ensign Zepari to apply but had been unsuccessful until this point. Kaden Zepari became the first El Aurian Starfleet cadet on record, although it has been suggested that many El Aurians have been part of Starfleet since its creation but have chosen not to reveal their true identity.
Although 186 years old in Federation terms when he enlisted, most of his fellow cadets were unaware of this until a classmate unearthed an image of him taken by the press in 2293 aboard the USS Enterprise B and realised he had not seemed to age in the interim. This incident led to Kaden being given the nickname "Methusalah" for a short time until he became the academy's Anbo-Jyutsu champion, breaking the previous record and proving that his age was no obsticle. He has always denied ever being a member of Red Squad.
During his time at the academy, Ensign Zepari excelled, collecting several sporting and academical awards. He graduated in 2368 with degrees in Astrophysics, Warp Field Mechanics, Quantum State Theory and Xenobiology. His performance led to him becoming one of the few cadets to be offered places on both the Command School and Starfleet Medical post-graduate courses. He chose the command path and completed his initial post-graduate training on Beta Aquilae II.
Ensign Zepari returned to the academy in 2396 after rejoining Starfleet to update his training and decided to reapply to Starfleet Medical. Although it is unusual for a cadet to be accepted twice, his long life span and the potential return on their investment encouraged to head of the academy to allow him to attend. He graduated as a Doctor of Medicine from Starfleet Medical in 2399
Career:
After graduating from the Starfleet Command School annex on Beta Aquilae II in 2369, Ensign Zepari was briefly assigned to Starbase 173 and given the post of docking operations commander, gaining vital piloting experience, before transfering to the USS Intrepid. Within his first two years abourd the Intrepid, he was promoted to Lieutenant and became second in command of the stellar cartography department.
Following the destruction of the USS Enterprise D in 2371, Star Fleet Intelligence took an interest in Lieutenant Zepari most likely due to pressure put on the commander of the Enterprise to provide details of the El Aurian race and their knowledge of the Borg, which had not been included in earlier reports. Although offered an immediate promotion and choice of future assignment if he agreed to provide information on the history of his people, he refused and was transfered to Utopia Planitia. Following the intervention of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Lieutenant Zepari agreed to join Starfleet Intelligence on the understanding that he would not have to act contrary to the beliefs of the El Aurian people unless the future of the Federation was in imminent danger.
Lieutenant Zepari completed his Advanced Tactical Training at an undisclosed location in 2372 and officially resigned his comission the same year. No record exists of any un-official duties completed on behalf of the Federation after this date.
Current Assignment:
Kaden Zepari rejoined Starfleet in 2396, at the rank of Ensign, and proceeded to train as a medical doctor at Starfleet Medical. All mention of Ensign Zepari's links to Starfleet Intelligence were removed from his records and he was sent to the Romulan front to aide the ongoing relief effort in 2399.
Following the outbreak of war with the Klingons in 2406, Ensign Zepari was reassigned to the new Klingon front as a medical doctor.
Dr Zepari's present location is unknown.
