Selari Vonn
Name Selari Vonn
Position Crew Family
Character Information
| Gender | Female | |
| Species | Half-Vulcan / Half-Bajoran | |
| Age | 16 |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 5f4 | |
| Hair Color | Brown | |
| Eye Color | grey-green | |
| Physical Description | Selari stands at 5'4", with a slender build typical of Vulcan lineage and the fine-boned features of her Bajoran ancestry. Her dark brown hair, often tied neatly at the nape of her neck, contrasts against the pale green undertones of her skin. Her most striking feature is the subtle curve of the Bajoran nose ridges set above calm, grey-green eyes that seem perpetually caught between contemplation and melancholy. She dresses in simple, functional attire—usually standard civilian tunics or science-division variants—eschewing ornamentation save for a small memory pendant that once belonged to her father. Her posture is formal, her movements measured, as though she’s constantly restraining herself to appear in control. |
Family
| Father | Edan Vonn | |
| Mother | T’Sava |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | Selari Vonn is a child of two worlds—raised between logic and emotion, faith and reason, silence and empathy. She embodies the tension of her mixed heritage: outwardly composed, inwardly conflicted. Her Vulcan upbringing taught her the value of discipline and meditation, but her Bajoran side whispers the language of feeling, intuition, and faith. This quiet duality defines her every action aboard the Elysium. Though she appears distant, Selari’s detachment is less arrogance than self-protection. She listens more than she speaks, preferring to observe from the edges of a room. Her insight into emotional undercurrents often surprises others; she understands much more than she lets on. To those few who gain her trust, she shows a subtle warmth and dry humor that hint at the depth of emotion she keeps buried. |
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| Strengths & Weaknesses | Strengths: Analytical Mind: Excels in complex pattern recognition and environmental analysis. Academic Discipline: Highly capable in quantum ecology, xenoscience, and atmospheric systems. Composed Under Pressure: Years of Vulcan discipline make her steady in emergencies. Empathic Insight: While not telepathic, she has an intuitive grasp of others’ emotions. Resilience: Despite grief and isolation, she endures quietly and adapts with grace. Weaknesses: Emotional Repression: Fear of losing control drives her to suppress natural feeling. Isolation: Keeps others at a distance, even when craving connection. Self-Neglect: Prone to overworking or forgetting basic needs when focused on research. Fear of Loss: Hesitant to form attachments, haunted by her father’s death and separation from her mother. Conflict of Identity: Struggles to belong among either Vulcans or Bajorans, feeling “incomplete” in both worlds. |
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| Ambitions | Selari’s greatest ambition is balance. She longs to reconcile her two heritages—to find a way to honor logic without abandoning emotion. She hopes to contribute meaningfully to the Elysium’s scientific missions, particularly within the environmental and xenobotanical research teams, and to prove herself not as “the orphaned girl in the science labs,” but as someone of real worth. Deep down, she wishes for friendship and belonging—things she fears admitting even to herself. | |
| Hobbies & Interests | Meditation & Journaling: Selari practices Vulcan meditation daily, often recording her reflections afterward in a private digital journal. Her entries mix logic with quiet emotional undercurrents — she sometimes writes about scientific patterns and feelings in the same breath without realizing it. Stellar Observation: When she cannot sleep, she visits the Elysium’s observation decks to watch nebulae and chart minor star fluctuations, often sketching the view in a stylized, geometric Vulcan pattern. Ecosystem Mapping: She keeps a small holo-record of the ship’s arboretum and hydroponics bay, mapping soil nutrient balance, humidity shifts, and growth cycles. It’s part hobby, part emotional anchor — a way to “tend” to something stable. Classical Music & Vulcan Lute: She listens to both Vulcan classical compositions and Bajoran choral harmonics, fascinated by how sound conveys emotion without words. She has begun quietly learning the Vulcan lute, though she rarely plays in front of others. Herbal Studies: Though she doesn’t have her father’s passion for plants, she grows a few simple herbs in recycled nutrient pods in her quarters — mint, vaska root, and a Bajoran jahl bloom. She claims it’s “for oxygen regulation,” but it’s also a subtle connection to her father’s memory. Mathematical Puzzles: In spare hours she works on logic grids, probability chains, and cryptographic exercises; they calm her thoughts when meditation fails. |
Character Background
| Personal History | Personal History Early Life Born in 2382 on Vulcan, Selari was the only child of T’Sava and Edan Vonn. Her upbringing was a deliberate balance of two worlds: morning meditations with her mother, evenings spent listening to her father recount his travels to other worlds and the beauty of alien flora. T’Sava’s lessons in logic and restraint clashed subtly with Edan’s empathy and sense of wonder, leaving Selari caught between paths from her earliest memories. Her academic aptitude surfaced early, particularly in the scientific disciplines. Unlike her father, however, she never found emotional resonance in the study of plants; her fascination was with how ecosystems worked as systems, not with individual species. She sought order in complexity—perhaps subconsciously seeking control in a life that was anything but simple. Life Aboard the USS Elysium When Edan accepted a short-term posting aboard the USS Elysium to assist the Science Division with environmental stabilization studies, Selari accompanied him while T’Sava remained on Vulcan. What was meant to be a brief sojourn became permanent when tragedy struck: the Elysium was drawn through a subspace rift into the Circinus Galaxy. Edan was among the first casualties during the violent transition. In the aftermath, Selari retreated into herself. Cut off from Vulcan by a galaxy-wide gulf, and orphaned in all but name, she refused to be sent to the ship’s family quarters or taken in by other guardians. Instead, she quietly occupied an unused science lab, keeping herself out of the way while helping with environmental monitoring and research. Crew members occasionally find her asleep at a console, data padd still in hand. Despite her solitude, she has begun to find subtle connections aboard the ship: the serenity of the hydroponic bays, the mentorship of sympathetic science officers, and even the quiet company of Tristi Richardson—another girl her age wrestling with loss and identity. |
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| Service Record | Education & Training Primary education under Vulcan instruction at Shi’Kahr Learning Centre Advanced studies in environmental systems and xenoscience under her father’s guidance Informal mentorship within the USS Elysium’s Science Division, focusing on ecological modeling and hydroponic management Ongoing studies via shipboard educational network and tutoring from the science staff Special Notes: Exhibits excellent potential for environmental research and long-term scientific service. Has been known to meditate in the ship’s arboretum late at night, often found asleep among the plants. Maintains a personal data journal of atmospheric readings and “observations of quiet things.” Psychological note: Monitored by Counseling for emotional isolation and unresolved grief. |
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| Languages | Vulcan (fluent) Federation Standard (fluent) Bajoran (basic conversational) |