KEAIRA VARIL"When I was still a young girl I remember waking up one night to my father crying. It was after the supernova, we were refugees on Coridan and he had too much ale. It is a rare thing for a girl to see her father in tears so I knelt beside him to ask what was wrong. Captain, that night my father confessed to me the things the Tal Shiar made him do as a physician, he put his head in my lap and sobbed until he fell asleep. It came out of nowhere. I was ten years old, more than old enough to remember that my people did not speak so freely of the Tal Shiar. I swore that I would never let them have a hold on my family again. I thank Starfleet and the Federation for every opportunity they have provided me, it is not that I want to resign my commission but that I must. The dissidents rallying around D'Tan need skilled officers and my ultimate duty must be to my people, I cannot stand by and watch the Tal Shiar press Romulan citizens into slavery."- Lt. Cmdr. Keaira Varil to Captain Omero,
on her reason for resigning.
BASICSSPECIES: Romulan
SEX: Female
DOB: Stardate 56951.2 (2379)
AGE: 31 (Earth Standard)
HEIGHT: 1.72m
WEIGHT: 61.8kg
HAIR: Black
EYES: Brown
BIRTHPLACE: Rh'Halor
MARITAL STATUS: Single
FAMILY HISTORYMOTHER: Jylaes Varil (Stellar Cartographer)
FATHER: Tabor Varil (Physician)
SIBLING(S): None
SPOUSE: None
CHILDREN: None
PROFESSIONAL RECORDSTARFLEETSERIAL NUMBER: SP-9775-4195-11
ACADEMY ENTRANCE: 2397
GRADUATION: 2401
MAJOR: Security
MINOR: Command
RANK: Lieutenant Commander
STATUS: Resigned
PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENT: Tactical Officer,
USS Grishom NCC-92711
REPUBLIC NAVYENLISTMENT: 2409
CURRENT RANK: Commander
ASSIGNMENT: Commanding Officer,
RRW VesrixHISTORY Keaira Varil was born on the Romulan colony of Rh'Halor and was eight years old when the Hobus star went supernova and obliterated Romulus. The destruction of the Romulan government pushed the colony, already strained by Reman coup from several years prior, to the brink of collapse. Her family was among countless others who arrived at the border of Federation space as refugees seeking food and some form of stability. She lived on Coridan with her family until 2397 when she became one of the first Romulans to complete the preparatory program and enter Starfleet Academy.
At the Academy she earned honors in her security coursework. She was given distinctions in martial combat, marksmanship, squad tactics and starship tactical systems. She expressed an interest to her instructors about being the first Romulan to command a Federation starship. After graduation her first posting was on Starbase 111 as a security officer where she served for a year before transferring to the
USS Grishom as a security officer. She served aboard the
Grishom for seven years; there she became the ship's Tactical Officer, eventually earning the rank of Lieutenant Commander and seniority as the ship's second officer.
In early 2409 before the sacking of Virinat and the destruction of Vega Colony the Romulan dissidents rallying around D'Tan began to gain traction. Word would eventually spread that the fledgling movement began challenging the Tal Shiar with the ships at their disposal, outdated though some where more members of the Romulan military would join the fight. Keaira would make the decision to resign her commission from Starfleet and seek out D'Tan's group.
She was awarded a commission as a subcommander and initially commanded a security squad on board the flotilla. Varil and her squad were among many helping provide security for the Republic delegation at Khitomer. Her experience as Second Officer aboard the
USS Grishom would earn her a spot as Executive Officer aboard the
RRW Vastara under the command of Admiral Jalen just prior to the Defense of New Romulus. As the Republic fleet continued to grow she attained the rank of Commander and earned her own command of a Republic warbird by 2410.
AWARDS/DISTINCTIONSStar Cross
Medal of Commendation
Defense of New Romulus Veteran
Battle of New Romulus Veteran
Iconian War Veteran
CHARACTER NOTESHer years in Federation space, specifically her time at the Academy and on board the
Grishom, exposed Keaira to a vastness of culture she otherwise wouldn't have experienced in the xenophobic Romulan Star Empire in which she was born. Because of this she enjoys such things as Vegas Rummy (which was played heavily by the security department aboard the
Grishom), an old Earth staple known as a bacon cheeseburger, Samarian Sunsets and hasperat. She has a pet lunarian caracal that despite the reportedly even temperament of the species displays an enormous dislike for a Ferengi delegate who once tried to court Keaira. She has an interest in botany and an appreciation for theater.