Character Biography
F O R E W A R D
I've been thinking of posting my Captain's biography for some time, and tonight, in honor of my 2,000th post on the Stonewall forums, I finally decided to share. I'm not much of a writer or a role-player, but I hope you enjoy all the same!
B I O G R A P H Y
Born of a Trill father and Vulcan mother, Voleron inherited the tendency for logical thought, coupled with the added ability to experience a wide spectrum of emotions. Being the son of prominent and influential parents, Voleron, from a young age, was all but assured a symbiont with which he would eventually be joined in his later years, much to the disdain of many Trills who labored for the same opportunity.
In his early twenties, Voleron expressed an interest in joining Starfleet, and at age twenty three, he succeeded in passing the entrance examinations and gaining admittance to the academy, where he excelled at scientific study. Voleron eventually joined the ranks of the youngest starship Captains at the age of thirty-two.
Although Voleron grew up in a comfortable and even luxurious environment by many people's standards, he has known adversity. One of the cardinal rules of Trill symbiosis, is that the new host isn't meant to continue the close relationships of the symbiont's preceding hosts. It is thought that continuing those relationships limits the potential for the symbiont's new experiences and contravening that covenant is seen as an extremely selfish act on the part of the host, which means certain exile from Trill and the end of the symbiont's life upon the death of that host.
The previous host of the symbiont that Voleron would eventually carry, was named Jaylon, who was also quite a young and gifted man when he was joined, as only the best and brightest among Trill society are gifted with the opportunity to be host to a symbiont. Jaylon shared a deep intimacy with a human boy named Rémi Bastian, in his younger years. The pair grew up as teenagers and into young adulthood together, sharing a unique closeness which made them practically inseparable. Jaylon and Rémi both enlisted in Starfleet together, however, two years into academy training, Jaylon died in what was widely believed to be a training accident. Due to Jaylon's young and untimely death, the symbiosis commission felt that it seemed logical to allow the symbiont to continue the short journey it had begun in the Starfleet career path. The symbiosis commission offered the symbiont to Voleron, who was already in the graduating class at Starfleet Academy. Voleron eagerly accepted the symbiont, and the two were joined.
Prior to the joining, Voleron was known around campus for his somewhat frequent sexual promiscuities with an endless assortment of women. Despite having a keen intellect and being dedicated to his studies and success at the academy, Voleron was known to charm not only fellow class mates, but was rumoured to have been romantically involved with one of the female instructors at the academy. Though this had never been confirmed, the rumour was often the talk of campus.
They say that 'the joining' changes the host, and despite the many years of training and preparation, Voleron was hugely impacted by the sudden onslaught of the symbiont's experiences upon their merging. In the days following the joining, Voleron felt compelled to reach out to Rémi Bastian, and offer his friendship in the wake of Rémi's loss with Jaylon's death. Rémi naturally gravitated toward Voleron, clutching desperately onto any memory of Jaylon, his former lover, and taking comfort in the knowledge that Jaylon was living on in Voleron. As the months passed, and Rémi gravitated closer and closer to Voleron, the guilt that Voleron felt for having denied Rémi closure following Jaylon's death by engaging him in a friendship, began to increase.
Voleron planned to break off the friendship with Rémi one night, under the old oak tree on the Academy grounds, knowing that the continued closeness would be nothing but perpetual agony on Rémi's spirit and soul. The pair met that night, while the grounds were quiet and the harvest moonlight flooded the park. As Voleron began to speak the words that Rémi dreaded to hear, a single tear rolled down the corner of Rémi's left eye and down his chiselled cheek. In that moment, Voleron felt something in the pit of his stomach that he'd never felt in his life before. Trailing off mid-sentence, he slowly raised his hand and gently brushed away Rémi's tear, locking eyes with him and examining the broken hearted expression that had washed over Rémi's paling and trembling face. In what was to Voleron a shockingly primal and instinctive act, he leaned in and kissed Rémi lightly on his cushion like lips for a brief moment, before backing away quickly in jarring bewilderment. Were these his own feelings... were these the symbiont's feelings or a combination of the two? Voleron couldn't tell and in the moment that followed, he allowed himself not to care... he leaned in for a second time, lifting Rémi's chin gently upward, guiding their lips softly together, once more. The pair kissed passionately, much to Rémi's exultance and Voleron's... confusion... mixed with a feeling of contentment for the first time in his life.
The closest of relationships followed, but that decision came at the cost of Voleron's essential exile from Trill, and doomed the symbiont to die with him.. a decision by the symbiosis commission that Voleron continues to appeal to this day. Voleron quickly found himself spurned by many members of his family for making the decision to "rejoin"; a rejection that devastated him and drove him closer and closer to Rémi, seeking comfort and strength in strangely familiar arms, where he also felt safe and at peace with the universe. Although Starfleet life saw both Voleron and Rémi apart on various assignments for varied periods of time, Voleron was ultimately offered his own command, and he of course, requested that Rémi be transferred to his ship, where he currently holds the rank of Lieutenant Commander and acts as Voleron's first officer.
The USS Aurelius was intended to be sent into deep space, on a long-range and long-term scientific and exploration mission. It wasn't a desirable command, which is why Voleron was offered it at such a young age. Having escaped the horrors of the front lines, the young and untested crew have been sent off to continue Starfleet's scientific and explorative mandate, while sadly, many of their friends and fleet mates have been deployed to repel the multitude of Borg incursions and other threats into Federation space. With the wind at their backs and nothing but uncharted space ahead, the possibilities for adventure are limitless.
