Name: Talana Kal
Rank: Lieutenant, j.g.
Position: A&A Officer
Assignment: Dyson Base (Runabout U.S.S. St. Lawrence NCC-72480)

Species: Betazoid
Gender: Female
Age: 25

Attributes
Fitness 2
Coordination 2
    Dexterity +1
Intellect 2
    Perception +1
Presence 2
    Empathy +1
Psi 3

Skills
Athletics (Riding) 1 (2)
Charm (Influence) 2 (3)
Computer (Research) 2 (3)
Culture (Betazoid) 2 (3)
Dodge 1
Energy Weapon (Phaser) 1 (2)
History (Betazoid) 2 (3)
    (Federation) (3)
Language, Betazoid 2
    Federation Standard 1
Law (Starfleet Regulations) 1 (2)
Medical Sciences (Forensics) 1 (4)
Personal Equipment (Tricorder) 2 (3)
    (Universal Translator) (3)
Planetside Survival (Mountain) 1 (2)
Projective Telepathy 2
Receptive Empathy 1
Receptive Telepathy 3
Shipboard Systems (Sensors) 2 (3)
    (Communications) (3)
Systems Engineering (Communications) 1 (2)
Social Sciences (Anthropology) 2 (4)
    (Archaeology) (5)
    (Paleoanthropology) (4)
Vehicle Operations (Shuttlecraft) 1 (2)
World Knowledge (Betazed) 1 (2)

Advantages/Disadvantages
Alertness +2, Promotion (Lieutenant, j.g.) +1, Sexy +1, Pacifist -2

Courage: 3
Resistance: 2
Renown: 1
    Skill: 1

Background
Early Life: Normal upbringing
Academy Life: Psionics training
Cadet Cruise: Scientific mission
Tours of Duty: Archaeological dig (2 years)

Background Notes
Talana Kal had a pretty normal childhood on Betazed, receiving the same training in Betazoid psionics that all its citizens recieve. It was not until she went to the Academy that her gifts as a projective telepath were noticed and she received advanced psionics training to develop them. Her cadet cruise was a routine scientific mission.

Talana's first regular tour of duty was a 2-year stint at an archaeological dig on Cheron, a planet where the inhabitants destroyed themselves in a racial war. This experience triggered in Talana a marked distaste for violence.

Lt. Kal is the A&A (or Archaeology and Anthropology) Officer for Dyson Base, and is assigned to the runabout U.S.S. St. Lawrence. She is extremely excited by the chance to explore such a unique artifact.

Description and Personality
Talana Kal is short and slightly built. With her olive complexion, black hair and black Betazoid eyes, she is extremely attractive and very popular with the male members of the Dyson Base staff. Her best friend, however, is Ensign Talja Gröen, with whom she shares a chocolate addiction. She often works out with Talja, but undertakes a much less stenuous exercise regime.

Fitting Talana Kal Into Another Campaign
Talana Kal may be placed into any Starfleet campaign, but could be used to great dramatic effect in a combat situation which would cause a conflict between her Pacifist disadvantage and her duty to Starfleet. She could, additionally, be cast as the best friend of a PC, substituting the PC for Talja Gröen and the PC's favourite food for chocolate.

Submitted by Owen E. Oulton

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