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|Affiliation=Federation
|Family=Verelan 's biological mother was killed when she was a young girl, Terrh Sahen is serving as an Enriov in the Galae s'Shiar (Imperial Fleet). Both of Verelan's adoptive parents are alive and well. Clayton Wood is currently a Commander serving on Starbase 40, while Marguerite stay at the family home back on Earth.
|Mother=Saeihr Sahen (biological)
|Father=Terrh Sahen (biological)
Not having anywhere else to go, Verelan was raised by Clayton, and she gained a new mom. She also, unfortunately, gained a new sister. Verelan had been an only child, and the one thing she and Darlene could agree on was that they didn’t like each other, at least at first. Darlene felt as though her parents were spending too much time with the Romulan freak they were treating like a daughter and didn’t like sharing them.
As Verelan became more independent, firstly, by learning to speak Federation Standard, Darlene grew less bitter as her parents didn’t fuss with her new sister that much. While her adoptive sister began to come over, the other kids weren’t so easy. There were times Verelan tried to hide who she was. She couldn’t do much to disguise her brow ridges, but she did grow out her hair to hide her pointed ears.
It wasn’t all that successful as she grew up, but through her primary education years, Verelan did manage to pick up a friend or two. During this time, Verelan also adopted a more human nickname of “Vala”. This led to her being slightly more accepted, but it still took time for some people to come around. A wrinkle came about when her curiosity reemerged, and Verelan wanted to follow in her adoptive father’s, and somewhat her biological father as well, footsteps.
Verelan wanted to apply to Star Fleet, as she believed it would give her purpose and allow her to bridge a gap between the Empire and the Federation. Even her father wasn’t completely open to the idea, but only because he knew it would be a tough sell for the higher-ups. The only known Romulan serving in the fleet at the time was a Commander [[Imina SevelaSevala]], who was stationed as the Chief Medical Officer of the USS Gettysburg. With her reputation as a rule-breaker known to the admiralty, it didn’t seem likely that Verelan would be given a chance.
However, whether or not Commander Sevela Sevala had any influence of not, Verelan was given a chance to prove herself. While Commander Sevela Sevala only had to receive training for Star Fleet equipment and protocol, due to her initially having Imperial Service before she took part in the Medical Exchange Program, Verelan would be going the whole nine yards.
During her tenure at the Academy, Verelan grew an attachment to the security field in part because of her adoptive father. Her instructors were initially uneasy with this; however someone did remind them of a particular Klingon who was the first to take part in the Academy so many years ago. Able to prove herself, Verelan took pride in all the work she did.
|Achievements=Entering Star Fleet Academy and proving that she deserved to be there, despite the fact that some, but not all, of the faculty didn't want her there.
|Disappointments=At the moment. Verelan's only disappointment was that she didn't graduate number one in her Academy's class. She was pushing hard to prove herself, but didn't meet all the expectations and her pride is still wounded by the failure as she sees it.
|Illnesses=Verelan suffered the standard illnesses that afflict Romulan children, however when she arrived on Earth her immune system wasn't particulary built up for a common cold. However, that didn't last to too long as it was eventually treated.
|Strengths=Verelan excels in hand-to-hand, partially due to her enhanced strength as a Romulan. However, her strength does have a downside in that sometimes she stops a little too late.
|Weaknesses=Verelan's emotions tend to get the better of her, especially when one someone is attacking her race and seeing her as an enemy. She will respond back, and sometimes it won't be kind.
|Fears=Despite all her best intentions, Verelan fears that if she is to finally meet her father once again that he'll just see her as a traitor to their people due to her wanting to emulate the best of both the Federation and Romulan people.
|Prejudices=Verelan is particulary prejudiced against anyone who can't see past her Romulan appearance. While she knows their there isn't exactly love for the Romulans, she would at least expect the 'enlightened' Federation to be more understanding of a person at a personal level.
|Taste=Since growing up on Earth, Verelan is quite satisfied to wear a comfortable blouse and a pair of jeans when not on duty.
|Features=Amongst other Romulans, Verelan doesn't stand out that much. Although, since she hasn't been among her own people since she was a child her brow ridges are what usually distinguishes her, in a not-so-good way as most other see it.
