History Characters / StarTrekNovelVerse

* TheHunter: His role in Trill society consists of hunting down Joined Trill who have suffered a corruptive joining and thus become dangerously unhinged.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Most Caitians don't find it necessary to use footwear.
* MyInstinctsAreShowing

* {{Badass}}
** BadassGrandpa by Jem’Hadar standards; at 22 years old, he’s been an “honoured elder” for two years already; most Jem’Hadar die in battle before they reach 15.

* SecretGovernmentWarehouse: The Vault on Eris is where the DTI stores all its confiscated time travel tech, [[ShoutOut including among other things,]] a [[Series/DoctorWho large blue box]] and an [[TheTimeMachine antique temporal carriage]].

* BaitAndSwitchTyrant

A Betazoid security officer, who has trained himself to tap into the motor cortex of others' brains. He was assigned to the Literature/StarfleetCorpsOfEngineers, and later appeared on [[Literature/StarTrekTheNextGenerationRelaunch Picard's ''Enterprise'']] as a Deputy Chief of Security.

A recurring character in the StarfleetCorpsOfEngineers stories, who plays the classic role of "pushy Federation diplomat", as established in Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries.

A former peace officer from the human colony Izar, Vale joined Starfleet after being inspired by one of its security officers (Domenica Corsi of StarfleetCorpsOfEngineers). After serving on Picard's ''Enterprise''-E as Security Chief, Vale was offered the position of First Officer aboard ''[[Literature/StarTrekTitan Titan]]'' when Will Riker was given command. [[spoiler: After Riker gets promoted to the Admiralty in ''The Fall'', she takes over as ''Titan'''s commanding officer.]]

A Betazoid security officer, who has trained himself to tap into the motor cortex of others' brains. He was assigned to the StarfleetCorpsOfEngineers, and later appeared on [[Literature/StarTrekTheNextGenerationRelaunch Picard's ''Enterprise'']] as a Deputy Chief of Security.

A member of the StarfleetCorpsOfEngineers, belonging to the Nasat race. Basically, she's a giant blue pillbug. She's more commonly known by her nickname, Pattie.

An arrogant Tellarite attached to the StarfleetCorpsOfEngineers and eventually assigned to the ''da Vinci''. Brilliant, but has difficulty playing nice with his teammates.

The Klingon ambassador to the Federation in the late 2370s, prior to K'mtok. His son is married to a grandaughter of David Gold, from the StarfleetCorpsOfEngineers. He was replaced when Federation President Zife went over his head to speak to Chancellor Martok directly.

Small, androgynous beings who appeared in one episode of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''. Their computer-dependent society is explored in greater detail in the novels, particuarly the StarfleetCorpsOfEngineers. Bynars are named both for their close relationship with computers and resulting tendency to think/communicate in binary, and their social structure: linked pairs forming a single Bynar unit.

* ADayInTheLimelight: The StarfleetCorpsOfEngineers story ''Balance of Nature''.

A former peace officer from the human colony Izar, Vale joined Starfleet after being inspired by one of its security officers (Domenica Corsi of StarfleetCorpsOfEngineers). After serving on Picard's ''Enterprise''-E as Security Chief, Vale was offered the position of First Officer aboard ''[[Literature/StarTrekTitan Titan]]'' when Will Riker was given command.

* BeleaguredAssistant: Picard admits part of the problem that led to the Anti-Mutiny was expecting Kadohata to perform the same responsibilities (Second Officer, Ops Manager and Chief Science Officer) as Data, even though Data could only perform all those tasks because he was an android.

* DeadpanSnarker

* TheGoodCaptain
* InformedJudaism: Averted.

* GenreSavvy
-->We're about to find out what this thing is supposed to do. What do you want to bet it's extremely dangerous and nearly unstoppable?

* InsufferableGenius

* PunnyName

* InsufferableGenius

* ColdWar: With the Federation during any story set in the 23rd Century.

* ColdWar: With the Federation, ever since the Federation was founded. Praetor Neral's government allied with the Federation during the Dominion War, but he was overthrown a year and a half after the war by Hiren, just as he was about to take steps to render the alliance permanant. Praetor Kamemor's government has come the closest to reconciliation with the Federation, despite being part of the Typhon Pact, an alliance in its own ColdWar with the Federation's Khitomer Accord Alliance.

* ActorAllusion: Her brief appearance onscreen, she was played by Madge Sinclair; hence the character's name.

* DyeHard: Vale is a fictional version. Her habit of constantly changing hair colours has become a defining character trait. This is actually the result of a mini-{{Retcon}}. In her first few appearances, her hair colour was described inconsistantly. The solution was obvious; she likes to dye it. This causes a few problems aboard ''Titan'', with its diverse alien crew. One dye, although completely black in human-visible light, appears a ridicuolous colour to those crew members who see in ultraviolet. Eventually, the ship's stylist created a dye that would absorb every wavelength of light visible to any crew member.

* BigBadassBirdOfPrey: When Surak's reforms spread rapidly across Vulcan in the 4th century, a minority rejected Surak's ideals. These holdouts marched beneath the banner of the raptor's wings, which became the symbol of the Romulan Star Empire they eventually founded.

* HatOfPower: In a sense. Arkenites are adapted to a strong magnetic field and become disorientated if removed from it. When offworld they wear special headgear that reproduces their homeworld's magnetic field.

Although not explored in any detail, these fussy and dour aliens are portrayed as commonly involved in the Federation beaurocracy, building on their characterization from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', which showed them to be both meticulous record keepers and master tacticians. The most notable Zakdorn character was Koll Azernal, the immoral Chief of Staff to the [[cStarTrekATimeTo Zife Administration]], but they show up in minor positions (usually beaurocratic ones) in many novels.

A trader and independent soldier-of-fortune who becomes tangled up in Project Vanguard, the morally ambiguous Starfleet operation detailed in the ''StarTrekVanguard'' series. He tries several times to turn his life around, escaping from alcoholism and ties to criminal syndicates only to dip back in again when he suffers another emotional blow.

Although not explored in any detail, these fussy and dour aliens are portrayed as commonly involved in the Federation beaurocracy, building on their characterization from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', which showed them to be both meticulous record keepers and master tacticians. The most notable Zakdorn character was Koll Azernal, the immoral Chief of Staff to the [[Literature/StarTrekATimeTo Zife Administration]], but they show up in minor positions (usually beaurocratic ones) in many novels.

As of the conclusion to ''StarTrekATimeTo'', Bacco serves as President of the United Federation of Planets. She holds that office through the events of ''StarTrekArticlesOfTheFederation'', ''StarTrekDestiny'', ''Literature/StarTrekTyphonPact'' and ''Literature/StarTrekColdEquations''. An elderly human woman, she is charged with guiding [[TheFederation the Federation]] through a period of great instability. She's a bit of an EnsembleDarkhorse: from her introduction as part of a novel's C-plot, she was quickly promoted to a character carrying [[StarTrekArticlesOfTheFederation her own book]]. Since then, her role only expanded further. [[spoiler: She was assassinated part way through her second term]].

* GondorCallsForAid: In the ''StarTrekDestiny'' trilogy, Bacco calls for aid from all other major powers in the Alpha and Beta quadrants, but their response is tepid and the combined fleet is annihilated within minutes anyway. All that her efforts really accomplish is to [[SequelHook antagonize the Tholians]].

* NotSoDifferent: There have been a few scenes that compare (and contrast) her with the previous president, Min Zife. A few of them can potentially be read as warnings of how easy it might be for someone of Bacco's integrity to slip nonetheless into less-than-moral conduct. A scene in ''[[Literature/StarTrekTyphonPact Zero Sum Game]]'', in which Bacco is confronted by Federation Council members wary of her potentially questionable decisions, announcing their intention to veto a bill only to be outmaneuvered, recalls a scene in [[StarTrekATimeTo ''A Time to Heal'']], where President Zife faced a similar confrontation. Where Zife deflected criticism by appealing to humanitarian arguments, while actually up to his neck in illegal activities, Bacco attacks with information on the support she has from other councillors, seemingly convinced that she's on the right side of the moral line. As both novels were written by the same author, the similarities (and contrasts) between the two scenes are likely entirely deliberate.

* CallingTheOldManOut: After her father finally makes contact after a ''long'' absence, looking for information on her mother (specifically, if she survived the [[StarTrekDestiny Borg invasion]]):

The original commander of [[StarTrekVanguard Starbase Vanguard]]. A tough, no-nonsense officer, Reyes tries to keep a lid on the Taurus Reach as well as the various projects operating out of his base.

* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: To some extent. The Dominion War and the fight to liberate Betazed have made him harder and less accomodating than most Betazoids. Rather than build bridges through empathy, he's often more interested in standing opposed to anything repressive or oppressive. See, for instance, his opposition to Cardassian aid in ''StarTrekArticlesOfTheFederation'', or his baiting of the Gorn Imperator in ''Literature/StarTrekColdEquations''.

A Chelon diplomat assigned to [[StarTrekVanguard Project Vanguard]].

* ADayInTheLimelight: ''StarTrekGemworld''.

* KilledOffForReal: In ''StarTrekDestiny''.

A Vulcan agent of Starfleet Intelligence, whose morally ambiguous career covered [[StarTrekVanguard Project Vanguard]] and a partnership with [[Literature/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineRelaunch Elias Vaughn]].

* InsanityDefense: During the darkest period of her career, partway through the ''StarTrekVanguard'' series, she points out it's the only plausible defense she could give for her latest actions, though she doesn't pursue it.

* SavedByCanon: In an interesting example of a character being Saved by Canon for the moment, but DoomedByCanon in the long run, T'Prynn can't die at any point in the ''StarTrekVanguard'' series, even when she's in a coma due to MindRape, because she's going to die in a transporter accident eighty years later, as shown in FlashBack in the Literature/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineRelaunch novels.
* TheAtoner: By the end of ''StarTrekVanguard'':

* BackForTheDead: In ''StarTrekDestiny''.

* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Averted. Being from a race of non-humanoid cyborgs, he owes his intelligence to his implants, his people actually being a form of UpliftedAnimal. Upgrades throughout childhood and adolescence are celebrated rites of passage in his culture. Ironically, this means Torvig initially has difficulty comprehending the full horror of the Borg Collective (which plays the trope straight). In ''StarTrekDestiny'', though, the implications finally hit him, and he ends up perhaps the most horrified of all; this trope, and thus the Borg, are essentially the anti-Choblik, their most primal horror.

A Denobulan doctor who's been part of Beverly Crusher's medical staff from ''StarTrekATimeTo'' all the way through to ''Literature/StarTrekColdEquations''

* {{Flanderization}}: Some accuse later portrayals (such as in the ''Literature/StarTrekVulcansSoul'' books) of flanderizing the relationship between Zife and Koll Azernal, with Zife being an ineffective president relying on scheming Azernal to run the government for him. It is certainly more obvious in ''Vulcan's Soul'' than in ''StarTrekATimeTo''.

A Klingon doctor, and the love interest of [[StarTrekKlingonEmpire Captain Klag]]. B'Oraq trained in the Federation, and thus has unusual ideas about medicine.

* AwesomenessByAnalysis: In [[StarTrekKlingonEmpire ''A Burning House'']], B'Oraq wins a death-duel within seconds by simply stabbing her opponent through one of the weakest parts of his armor, penetrating his third aorta. Killed him right in the middle of his monologue, too.

* OffingTheOffspring: In part of the backstory to ''StarTrekVanguard''. He killed his son to restore Klingon honour...after Starfleet had gone to great lengths to rescue the younger Klingon. It's one of the frustrating examples of culture clash between the Klingons and the Federation.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: In ''StarTrekVanguard'', Gorkon is attempting to find allies among the Federation and Tholians so that they and the Klingons can work together to avoid pointless war. The other Klingons are his biggest problem, and he well knows it.

Klingon Ambassador to the Federation as of ''StarTrekATimeTo'' onward. Holds the position through ''StarTrekArticlesOfTheFederation'', ''StarTrekDestiny'' and ''Literature/StarTrekTyphonPact''.

* BloodOnTheDebateFloor: Like most Klingon diplomats, not immune to this. When President Bacco calls the ambassadors from the major galactic powers together in ''StarTrekDestiny'', K'mtok and Romulan ambassador Kalavak end up fighting. After a series of accusations and insults regarding events in prior novels, the two begin to physically scuffle, until separated by Federation security.

* PetTheDog: He has one of these moments in the novel [[StarTrekForgedInFire ''Forged in Fire'']]. He defends Sulu's MilitaryMaverick actions at a Starfleet hearing, probably helping save Sulu's career.

* FourStarBadass: As of the post-''StarTrekDestiny'' timeframe.

* DividedWeFall: Usually; but averted when the final test comes in ''StarTrekDestiny''.

* ImplausibleDeniability: Worf knows it was Kopek who was ultimately behind the terrorist siege at the Federation embassy in ''StarTrekATimeTo'', but Kopek knows he can't prove anything.

* DefrostingIceQueen: Thankfully, Leskit serves as her MoralityPet and by the fourth book in the ''StarTrekKlingonEmpire'' series, has mellowed her out quite a bit.

* InsufferableGenius: Up until towards the end of ''StarTrekKlingonEmpire'' book three, when she starts to mellow out a little.

A diplomat, involved in the tangled political nightmare that is [[StarTrekVanguard Project Vanguard]]. He eventually joins his Federation counterpart in establishing "back-door" diplomatic channels aimed at creating an eventual peace between the Klingons, Federation and Romulans.

* LowerDeckEpisode: Scenes and subplots centred on Wol and her Fifteenth Squad serve as this in the ''StarTrekKlingonEmpire'' series.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: The ''Literature/StarTrekVulcansSoul'' trilogy explores the trials of their long migration from Vulcan to Romulus, and the political turmoil of their earliest years there. The ''StarTrekTheLostEra'' novel ''Catalyst of Sorrows'' tells us what happened next - a terrible plague. The great and expansive Romulan Star Empire is the result of a long and horrific ordeal for the earliest exiles.

* VestigialEmpire: Back and forth in the novels, post Film/StarTrekNemesis. In the immediate aftermath, the Romulan Star Empire [[BalkaniseMe fragmented into factions]]. Praetor Tal'aura and Proconsul Tomalak were able to reunite most of them, as the Federation sought to maintain peace along the borders. Commander Donatra, however, declared the worlds and fleets loyal to her independent. Between losing territory to Donatra, uprisings on the outworlds, and the damage from the [[StarTrekDestiny Borg Invasion]], the Empire was less than half its former size. It was explicitly stated in ''StarTrekArticlesOfTheFederation'' that the Romulans were no longer a superpower. However, they bounced back thanks to membership in the [[Literature/StarTrekTyphonPact Typhon Pact]]. That said, the empire will presumably collapse again when Romulus is destroyed (though we're still a few years short of that in the current timeframe...)

A diplomat introduced in ''StarTrekTheLostEra'', who is known both for her patriotism and her desire for stable relations with foreign powers. She eventually [[spoiler: becomes Praetor]].

A villain in the ''StarTrekMillennium'' books, a fanatic who seeks to unlock the power of the [[ArtifactOfDoom Red Orbs of Jalbador]].

From ''StarTrekATimeTo'' through ''Literature/ASingularDestiny'', Derro serves as Ferengi Ambassador to the Federation.

An Orion merchant prince in ''StarTrekVanguard''. Actually works for [[TheManBehindTheMan Neera]].

An assassin (official title was "Business Manager") for the Orion crime lord Ganz. Appears in ''StarTrekVanguard''.

* DyingRace: The books establish the Andorians as this, at least by the 24th century. Their complex four-sex biology is failing them and their window of fertility has dropped to only four or five years. Unless their genome can be repaired, they face extinction within fifteen generations. Events in later books - ''StarTrekDestiny'' most notably - make the problem even worse. As of ''Literature/StarTrekTheFall'', though, they're finally cured. A story arc that lasted over a decade.

* HonorBeforeReason: The Arkenites take their debts very seriously. So much so, that when Klingons save an Arkenite outpost from a disaster in ''StarTrekVanguard'', in exchange for the outpost swearing allegiance to the Klingon Empire, the residents then refuse to back out. Even though they don't want to leave the Federation or help the Klingons, they all willingly keep to the promise even when Starfleet shows up trying to "liberate" them. To choose gratification over duty and refuse to repay their debt would, their leader explains, be unthinkable.

Advanced and secretive aliens whose biology has been converted into nanotechnology. They appeared in ''StarTrekDestiny'', their history being tied to that of the Borg Collective.

* AllPowerfulBystander: They can resolve the Borg crisis in ''StarTrekDestiny'' relatively easily. Convincing them to actually care about the outside galaxy, and confront their own stagnation as a people, is far harder.

One of several races to call the Rigel system home, the Chelons are based on the green "sabre-toothed turtle" Rigellians of ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture''. The most notable Chelon character is Jetanien of ''StarTrekVanguard'', a Federation diplomat.

* PoisonousPerson: When under stress, Chelons secrete a poison through their skin. Ambassador Jetanien explains this to his Klingon diplomatic counterpart in order to warn him off; another Chelon posthumously kills a Hirogen hunter with his poison in ''StarTrekDestiny''.

Introduced as a SequelHook in the ''StarTrekDestiny'' trilogy, the Children starred in a follow-up novel from the StarTrekVoyagerRelaunch. They're a powerful non-corporeal race who defended their region of space against the Borg - one of the only races ever to do so.

* AssholeVictim: The Klingons are in their region of space on a mission of general conquest; Klingon Captain Klag and his crew are nonetheless the protagonists of the ''StarTrekKlingonEmpire'' novels. The Elabrej government is oppressive and they're close to societal collapse anyway, with their general CrapsackWorld status making it easier to get behind the Klingon attempts to stomp all over them.

* GodIsDead: In the aftermath of ''StarTrekDestiny'', the Indign are dealing with this; the Borg Collective is no more.

A culture with a symbiotic relationship with plants; somewhat prickly and territorial but not aggressive. They've appeared in ''StarTrekTheLostEra'' and the ''Literature/StarTrekTheNextGenerationRelaunch''.

An advanced race who once controlled a vast empire in the Taurus Reach region. They were roused from hibernation in ''StarTrekVanguard'', when the Federation stumbled across their technological relics. Finding younger races meddling on their worlds, the re-awakened Shedai lashed out in vengeance.

Introduced in ''StarTrekNewFrontier'', which mostly takes place in their former territory, the Thallonians later show up for cameos in other novels. Many are refugees, following the collapse of the once-powerful and isolationist Thallonian Empire.

* BalkanizeMe: The struggle to hold the worlds of Thallonian space together in the aftermath of the Thallonian Empire's collapse drives much of StarTrekNewFrontier. Without the iron fist of the Thallonians imposing peace, the many worlds of the region revert into old hostilities, and countless little wars flare up. Eventually, protagonist Thallonian Si Cwan and his allies succeed in establishing a New Thallonian Protectorate, uniting most of these worlds into one nation. Then the Protectorate ends up having a civil war...

From their relatively few appearances on-screen, the Tholians have become a major part of the novel continuity. Their racial {{backstory}} is essential to the plot of ''StarTrekVanguard'', and they are now part of the [[Literature/StarTrekTyphonPact Typhon Pact]].

* AbsurdlySharpBlade: A particular weapon established in ''StarTrekTheLostEra'', later appearing in ''StarTrekVanguard''. Its primary use is in honour duels between members of the warrior caste.

* InformedAttribute: The Tholians are famous for being punctual. Except their diplomats are always showing up late to make a childish (if effective) point about how their government feels. In fact, this is lampshaded in both ''StarTrekDestiny'' and ''StarTrekVanguard''. "Tholians are punctual" is to the novel verse what "Vulcans never lie" was to the TV shows.
* SinsOfOurFathers: Several generations after the disaster that was [[StarTrekVanguard Project Vanguard]], many Tholians still hold a grudge against the Federation.

A tough, often warlike race from the backwater desert world, Xenex. The most famous Xenexian is M’k’n’zy of Calhoun, AKA Mackenzie Calhoun of the ''Excalibur''. He’s TheCaptain of the ''StarTrekNewFrontier'' series.

Although not explored in any detail, these fussy and dour aliens are portrayed as commonly involved in the Federation beaurocracy, building on their characterization from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', which showed them to be both meticulous record keepers and master tacticians. The most notable Zakdorn character was Koll Azernal, the immoral Chief of Staff to the [[StarTrekATimeTo Zife Administration]], but they show up in minor positions (usually beaurocratic ones) in many novels.

* WithFriendsLikeThese: Allies of humans, although the human characters who have to spend time with them (like Quinn and Pennington in ''StarTrekVanguard'') grimace at the thought. Zakdorn have a reputation for being difficult, complaining often.

A Starfleet officer with a long history and the deceptively low rank of Commander, Vaughn was introduced in the ''Literature/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineRelaunch''. By this point, he was over a century old, with eighty years experience in Starfleet Intelligence, Special Operations and Tactical. Vaughn was a critical player in several crucial events in Federation history, among them the [[StarTrekTheLostEra Tomed Incident]], the [[StarTrekTheLostEra Betreka Nebula Incident]], and the [[StarTrekTheBattleOfBetazed liberation of Betazed from the Dominion]]. [[spoiler: Vaughn was eventually promoted to Captain and given command of the ''U.S.S. James T. Kirk'', suffered catastrophic injuries during the Borg Invasion, and eventually died from them in 2383.]]

* ItNeverGetsAnyEasier: Particularly notable at the conclusion to ''StarTrekTheBattleOfBetazed''.

Grumpy lizard people, who have been a part of the Federation for many decades and show up periodically all over the place. Only one is a major character, though; Phigus Simenon of ''StarTrekStargazer''.

* ADayInTheLimelight: The second novel of the ''StarTrekStargazer'' series visits their planet.

A minor Federation member race who rarely leave their world. Vigo from ''StarTrekStargazer'' is a Pandrilite. They're polite, humble and very bulky in build.

* ADayInTheLimelight: The ''StarTrekStargazer'' novel ''Three''.

* ObfuscatingStupidity: The Klingons often demonstrate this trope in the novels; their enthusiastic bluster, casual violence and fondness for drink disguise the fact that they're every bit as capable of cunning manipulation as any other race; indeed, they're actually extremely political, for all their talk of "warrior's honour". Grodak in ''StarTrekSevenDeadlySins'' is a perfect example. Toqel, a Romulan politician, severely underestimates him and the Klingons in general, with troubling results for the Romulans and fatal ones for Toqel. Another Klingon character who illustrates the trope perfectly is General Khegh from ''Literature/StarTrekTitan''.

Chancellor of the Klingons prior to K'mpec (several decades before the start of StarTrekTheNextGeneration).

* ProudWarriorRace: Along with their scholar tendencies (above), it's a bit of an AlternateCharacterInterpretation; while the TV series (Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration onward, at least) focused on their sneaky, politically manipulative {{Chessmaster}} tendencies, the novels portray the hot-blooded warrior aspect of their culture far more prominantly. They certainly don't lose their {{Chessmaster}} traits, though.

* ISayWhatISay: When Bacco is temporarily duplicated in ''StarTrekDepartmentOfTemporalInvestigations'' (long story), the two presidents respond to a compliment with a simultaneous (somewhat sarcastic) "oh, please!" Amusingly, they also snark at each other for making the exact sort of grumpy, sarcastic comments that Bacco always makes.

A staple of the [[StarTrekDepartmentOfTemporalInvestigations Department of Temporal Investigations]], a genius temporal physicist and instructor in same.

The (second) counsellor aboard the relaunched starship ''Voyager''.

A half-human/half-Vulcan Starfleet officer who tries to distance herself from her Vulcan heritage by acting as distinctly un-Vulcan as possible. Not exactly a ''model'' officer, but with lots of potential. Recently joined the crew of the [[Literature/StarTrekTheNextGenerationRelaunch ''Enterprise'']]. Captain Picard is now guiding her, as a sort of {{Mentor}}.

Originally a member of the Starfleet Corps of Engineers on the USS ''da Vinci'', later chief engineer on ''Voyager'' during its [[spoiler: return to the Delta Quadrant]].

Genetically enhanced like her eventual lover Dr. Julian Bashir; a Lieutenant Commander in Starfleet and a Section 31 operative actually working against the group.

* AntiMutiny: Led one in ''Before Dishonor'', but eventually changed her mind when she realized she couldn't win. She even stayed aboard when the other two leaders of the Anti-Mutiny chose to transfer off after the crisis was resolved.

* SavedByCanon: The Pennington School for aspiring authors is named for him, so we know that he’ll eventually re-establish his reputation.

The Chief of Staff and best friend to President Nanietta Bacco.

The original commander of [[StarTrekVanguard Starbase Vanguard]].

A former peace officer from the human colony Izar, Vale joined Starfleet after being inspired by one of its security officers (Domenica Corsi of StarfleetCorpsOfEngineers). After serving on Picard's ''Enterprise''-E as security chief, Vale was offered the position of first officer aboard ''[[Literature/StarTrekTitan Titan]]'' when Will Riker was given command.

A Starfleet officer with a long history and a deceptively low rank, Vaughn was introduced in the ''Literature/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineRelaunch''. By this point, he was over a century old, with eighty years experience in Starfleet Intelligence, Special Operations and Tactical. Vaughn was a critical player in several crucial events in Federation history, among them the [[StarTrekTheLostEra Tomed Incident]], the [[StarTrekTheLostEra Betreka Nebula Incident]], and the [[StarTrekTheBattleOfBetazed liberation of Betazed from the Dominion]].

A Takaran, Kedair serves as security chief of the USS ''Aventine'', under Captain Ezri Dax.

A Trill Starfleet officer (unjoined) who lost his lifemate (Sean Hawk, from ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'') and took a leave to Trill to serve as a Guardian. He later returned to Starfleet to join the crew of the ''[[Literature/StarTrekTitan Titan]]''.

A Betazoid security officer, who has trained himself to tap into the motor cortex of others' brains. He was assigned to the StarfleetCorpsOfEngineers, and later appeared on [[Literature/StarTrekTheNextGenerationRelaunch Picard's ''Enterprise'']] as a deputy Chief of Security.

Starfleet officer from the low-gravity artificial planet Gemworld; essentially crippled in normal gravity, she does not like people feeling sorry for her.

* GracefulInTheirElement

Federation Councillor from Damiano

A young Vulcan who has served on Picard's ''Enterprise''-E for some time.

An arrogant Tellarite attached to the StarfleetCorpsOfEngineers. Brilliant, but has difficulty playing nice with his team-mates.

A young Cardassian officer who serves aboard the ''Enterprise''-E under Captain Picard, as part of an exchange program after Cardassia signs on to the Khitomer Accords.

* ToBeLawfulOrGood

* DarkSecret: [[spoiler: Actually a former collaborator during the Occupation of Bajor]].

A Betazoid security officer, who has trained himself to tap into the motor cortex of others' brains. He was assigned to the StarfleetCorpsOfEngineers, and later appeared on [[Literature/StarTrekTheNextGenerationRelaunch Picard's ''Enterprise'']]

* MartialPacifist