Character Information

Gender		Female
Species		Bajoran
Age		34

Physical Appearance

Height		5'9"
Weight		136
Hair Color		Dark auburn-brown, usually worn tied back simply in a braid or bun when on duty. In casual settings, she sometimes lets it down, which softens her otherwise focused look.
Eye Color		Hazel-green, with gold flecks that catch light — a feature often remarked on as giving her an “old soul” expression.
Physical Description		Distinct Bajoran nose ridges (subtle, not overly pronounced). Wears her Bajoran earring on her right ear — a finely crafted piece of silver with a small sky-stone gem, marking her allegiance to the Order of Soran. Face is angular but not severe, with a serene quality that makes her look thoughtful even in silence. Hands show light calluses from both field work and her hobby of drawing star maps. Her bearing is calm, deliberate, almost meditative — but her eyes are constantly active, scanning, observing, learning.

Family

Spouse		N/A
Children		N/A
Father		Renn Tharil - Role: Artisan-scholar associated with the Order of Soran, specializing in temple carvings and star maps. - Personality: Inquisitive, disciplined, proud of his daughter’s role. More supportive than Anira of her Starfleet path, seeing it as the fulfillment of her Orb vision. - Conflict/Arc: His scholarly side may have influenced Jalana’s love of science. He struggles with whether the Prophets chose Jalana or if she chose herself. - Symbolism: Represents intellectual faith, bridging knowledge and devotion.
Mother		Anira Teyla - Role: Farmer and healer in Tamulna Province. - Personality: Gentle, deeply faithful, strong in quiet ways. She raised Jalana with both compassion and discipline. - Conflict/Arc: Anira always wanted Jalana to remain close to home and serve Bajor’s people directly. She quietly fears her daughter’s destiny will take her too far into the stars. - Symbolism: Represents grounded Bajoran resilience — faith lived through action, not words.
Brother(s) and / or Sister(s)		Older Brother: Kelen Tharil Role: Former Resistance fighter, now part of Bajoran Militia. Personality: Protective, pragmatic, sees things in military terms. Conflict/Arc: Believes Jalana is too idealistic; thinks Starfleet will exploit her faith. Often skeptical of her visions. Symbolism: Represents practical Bajoran skepticism — the voice of hard-earned survival. --- Younger Sister: Veyra Teyla Role: Aspiring Ranjen in training at the Order of Soran. Personality: Bright, devoted, looks up to Jalana but also feels overshadowed by her. Conflict/Arc: Struggles with jealousy; wonders why Jalana was chosen instead of her. Symbolism: Represents the path not taken — what Jalana might have been if she had stayed in Tamulna.
Other Family		Uncle Jalen Tharil → A Vedek who traveled widely, spreading the teachings of the Order. Could serve as an NPC mentor or political foil. Jalana is named after Jalen. Grandmother Lenaya Teyla → One of the first in Tamulna to receive visions linking the Order of Soran to the stars; her stories inspired Jalana’s early faith.

Personality & Traits

General Overview		Jalana joined Starfleet to unite her spiritual calling with her passion for learning. She interprets anomalies not just as scientific puzzles but as messages woven into the universe. She is warm, curious, and resilient, though sometimes weighed down by the expectations of prophecy.
Strengths & Weaknesses		Strengths: - Inquisitive & Analytical → Strong scientific curiosity, excels in astronomy, stellar cartography, and temporal anomalies. - Resilient → Childhood under Occupation and monastic discipline gave her deep inner strength. - Empathic Listener → Trained to hear others’ pagh (soul); approachable and trusted. - Bridge-Builder → Naturally unites faith and science, spirituality and pragmatism. Weaknesses: - Prophetic Weight → Feels pressured by her Orb vision to “unite a divided house,” which sometimes clouds her judgment. - Faith vs. Reason Conflict → Can hesitate when data contradicts her spiritual intuition. - Idealistic → May underestimate political or personal dangers, assuming goodwill. - Family Expectations → Her family’s pride and doubts both weigh on her; her younger sister’s jealousy especially unsettles her.
Ambitions		- To uncover and understand the Prophets’ “family” — wormhole entities scattered across the galaxy. - To reconcile divisions among the Prophets, Pah-wraiths, and other non-linear beings. - To serve Bajor not only as a Starfleet officer, but as a spiritual emissary of the Order of Soran. - To prove that science and faith together can reveal deeper truths than either alone.
Hobbies & Interests		- Divination Deck → A personal deck inspired by Bajoran traditions; she consults it for guidance and records results scientifically. - Star Mapping → Sketches constellations by hand, a practice inherited from her father. - Meditation Vigils → Spends hours beneath the stars in contemplative silence. - Botany → Keeps a small collection of Bajoran herbs and plants in her quarters as reminders of home. - Cultural Study → Loves comparing alien spiritual traditions with Bajoran faith.

Personal History		- Childhood in Tamulna Province → Raised under the skies of a quiet, rural region where faith and family intertwined. - Orb Vision → Jalana experienced an Orb vision that proclaimed she would “find our family and unite a divided house.” This experience reshaped her destiny. - Order of Soran → Entered monastic life as a Ranjen, devoted to contemplation of the sky. Her unusual inquisitiveness made her stand out, and the Order sanctioned her path beyond Bajor by placing *Soran* in her name. - Family Dynamics → Her father supported her studies, her mother wanted her close to home, her brother worried for her safety, and her younger sister struggled with jealousy.
Service Record		Starfleet Academy (2377–2381) - Major: Stellar Sciences (Subspace Physics, Astrophysics) - Minor: Cultural Anthropology (comparative religions of spacefaring species) - Cadet Cruise: Training rotation aboard USS Tian An Men (Miranda-class), mapping nebular plasma currents near the Klingon border. - Cadet Thesis: “Interpreting Non-Linear Entities: A Bajoran Perspective on Subspace Anomalies.” --- USS Zhukov (2381–2382) – Junior Science Officer - First posting after graduation. Conducted stellar cartography surveys in the Khitomer Sector. - Learned to handle tight patrol duty and political tension around Klingon–Federation borders. - Notable Event: Helped rescue a stranded Klingon bird-of-prey from collapsing subspace pockets by recalibrating resonance harmonics — her first instance of “science intuition” saving lives. --- USS Venture (2382–2383) – Science Officer (Astrometrics) - Served aboard a Galaxy-class explorer. Expanded her experience in deep-space survey missions. - Focused on anomalous gravimetric echoes along the Romulan Neutral Zone. - Notable Event: Discovered a “micro-wormhole” phenomenon near the Nelvana system. Starfleet classified it unstable, but Jalana theorized it echoed signatures from the Bajoran Wormhole. Her paper on this earned her attention from the Starfleet Science Council. --- Starbase 37 Research Detachment (2383–2386) – Wormhole & Subspace Specialist - Assigned to the Wormhole Anomaly Project, a small but ambitious Federation research effort studying possible subspace corridors along the Klingon–Romulan frontier. - Worked with Vulcan and Andorian scientists on joint gravimetric surveys. - Challenge: Faced frequent Romulan complaints about “border intrusions,” forcing Jalana to learn diplomacy as much as science. - Notable Event: Recorded the first evidence of a “harmonic wormhole lattice” — an unstable phenomenon with resonance patterns similar to the Bajoran Wormhole, but scattered across multiple points of space. --- USS Magellan (2386–2389) – Acting Assistant Chief Science Officer - A Nebula-class vessel tasked with anomaly research and survey missions. - Supported early post-Hobus relief missions, skirting the edges of collapsing Romulan territory. - Notable Event: Aided a Romulan science outpost studying a collapsing singularity. Jalana’s insistence on blending Romulan stellar models with Federation data prevented catastrophic loss of life. This solidified her reputation as a bridge-builder between cultures. --- Starfleet Science Council Liaison (2389–2390) – Special Assignment - Temporarily seconded to the Federation Science Council to help synthesize wormhole anomaly data across the Beta Quadrant. - Published several well-received reports on “Non-Linear Echoes in Subspace Topology”, establishing her as one of the fleet’s promising anomaly researchers. - It was during this assignment that her Orb vision resurfaced, reaffirming her personal sense of destiny. --- Starbase 369 (2390–2391) – Starfleet Science Posting - Assigned as Science Officer specializing in gravimetric anomalies. - Published a paper in the Federation Journal of Exo-Temporal Studies on cross-cultural interpretations of non-linear phenomena (“Beyond the Prophets: Comparative Faith Models of Temporal Entities”). - Notable Event: It was during this assignment that she had her Orb vision reaffirmed, reinforcing her sense that her destiny was tied to discovering the Prophets’ “family.” --- USS Oracle (2391–Present) – Science Specialist (Temporary Assignment) - Assigned to investigate newly detected gravimetric distortions near Tholian space. - Chosen for her combined wormhole expertise and Bajoran spiritual insight.