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| |[[U.S.S. Excalibur (NCC-1664-A)]] | | |[[I.K.S. Hurgh Hov]] |
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| |Heritage: | | |'''Spirituality:''' |
| |Norse Scottish | | |Shaman of the "Old Ways" ... an ancient Klingon Spiritual Path |
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| |Family Affiliation: | | | --- |
| |Maitland family / clan (Scottish) | | | |
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| | |'''Family Affiliation:''' |
| | |House Maqetlh |
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| | |'''Father:''' |
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| |Vaegher family (Norse)
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| |Father: | | |'''Mother:''' |
| |[[Ericksen Vaegher]] | | | |
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| |Mother: | | |'''Siblings:''' |
| |[[Annasechan Ra-Junarli Vaegher (“Anna”)]]
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| |[[Agnes Nashari Vaegher]] | |
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| ===Origins === | | ===Origins === |
| Alan Rhys Vaegher … predominately Efrosian and Norse / Scottish human ,,, with a bit extra toss into the mix.
| | Mayqetlh is more than a Klingon warrior. |
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| He was not raised in the lands of his forefathers, but in the cold northern regions of the planet Evigelys — a terraformed planet turned Federation colony.
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| His family lived in a land best described as a unique blend of Norway and the Scottish highlands of Earth.
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| It was a land terraformed into a place where modern technology gave way to the natural world, embracing nature and the life introduced — life which was transplanted from Earth and other such worlds.
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| Always making sure life introduced could exist in a harmonic balance with one another.
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| So to say Alan grew up to appreciate nature and its offerings would be an understatement.
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| He also has always been a person fascinated by his ancestral origins with this becoming something of a hobby for him.
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| To begin, Alan and his sister are both of mixed heritage --- their father being primarily human and mother Efrosian.
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| The given within their human ancestry is Norwegian ... evident by family name as well as the fact that many of the traditions and beliefs passed on to them stemming from the family’s ancestral roots weaving backwards to Norway on Earth.
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| DNA offered other clues of other branches of the family history, pointing towards their also being of the Scottish clan Maitland ... yet the family’s historians could never trace their family’s heritage back beyond a Starfleet captain / engineer, named Rhys Allen Maitland (after whom Alan was named), who lived during the time of the First Klingon-Federation War.
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| Overall, Allen finds himself a unique blend of Norse, Scottish, Irish, English, Efrosian, and … Romulan.
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| There was no record, however, of how the Romulan DNA could have found its way into his family tree other than genetics pointed it towards being from BEFORE Starfleet even knew what Romulan’s looked like.
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| Alan blames the Efrosian passion for auditory stories and histories for his love of not just learning old stories of family, history, and his ancestral peoples ... but weaving them into stories not written as much as tales to be shared verbally.
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| Another gift of his Efrosian heritage deals with eyesight.
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| Most Efrosians have weak eyes but compensate with a heightened sense of smell. Some Efrosians who are blind can correct this disability with a type of special mechanical glasses. Interestingly, despite their poor eyesight Efrosians appear to have a greater range of vision than Humans, being sensitive to a wider portion of the spectrum.
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| Special glasses help Alan compensate for the differences in his vision.
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| ===Academy Years===
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| Another item of interesting note, he had a classmate at Starfleet Academy, named Rhys Allen Maitland.
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| The pair always marveled at the similarity of their names with it even helping cement the pair as best friends, known for causing mischief and trouble (of the fun sort) on occasion.
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| Of the Class of 2407, the pair were actually part of a trio back in those days with Rhys cousin, Elnyrr i-Rhys tr’Maitland, being their third.
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| Don’t let their fun carefree natures fool you, however, as they were at the academy to learn and succeed.
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| All three were selected to participate in the captaincy candidate program as well as an immersive set of holographic missions set in the Klingon-Federation War of 2256.
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| The missions were to gauge his command performance and readiness to lead others in the field.
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| ===First Command, Personal Loss===
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| Following completion of the special training, Alan was given command of the U.S.S. Kashima, Gagarin-class Battlecruiser.
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| During the Borg invasion of the Beta Quadrant in 2409, the Borg boarded the Kashima and assimilated over half the crew before Alan and his people were able to hold the line and slowly drive the Borg from their ship which ended up being decommissioned due to the extensive damage received in the engagement.
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| Alan lost many friends to the Borg during that invasion ... including his best friend Rhys who had been assimilated into the Collective.
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| ===Time in the Shipyards ===
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| Instead of accepting command of another ship, Capt. Vaegher instead accepted transfer to the Bjorko Shipyards on the outer edge of the Malstrom Expanse.
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| His assignment was to oversee a project that sought to take older ship classes and see them upgraded to modern specifications as Starfleet was seeking to replenish its numbers following the Klingon Federation War and the Borg invasion.
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| This included upgrades to the older Ambassador-class (leading to the a new Ambassador II-class) as well as the slightly newer Sagan and Excelsior II class cruisers.
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| During the trial runs of the U.S.S. Adventure (an Ambassador / Horatio-class hybrid) that Alan began to feel the old stirrings of joy that came from being in the centerseat of a starship.
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| Just weeks later came the Undine invasion with an Undine assault force attacking the Cordra Shipyards.
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| Capt. Vaegher organized a defense by launching any ship within the yards capable of flying and putting up a fight. Ships that could fly but not fight were used to evacuate as many civilians as possible from the yards.
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| Among the ships that could fight was a new Excelsior II-class cruiser that was considered ready for trials and actually the testbed ship for several upgraded systems being worked into the class … the U.S.S. Excalibur which was christened with fire.
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| Alan used the Excalibur to coordinate the defense of the Yards, pushing back and defeating the Undine invaders.
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| ===His Golden Ticket / A Friends Return===
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| Granted a “golden ticket” by the Starfleet brass for his actions that day, Capt. Sollace chose command of the Excalibur, claiming its centerseat as his own.
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| And then as his life seemed to be spiraling upward once more, Rhys Maitland showed up at the christening ceremony very much alive — although appearing several years older.
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| It would seem the cube aboard which Rhys “served” after his assimilation was thrown back in time.
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| And although eventually liberated with others also on the cube by temporal agents, Rhys himself was made an agent himself and left in past … in 2230 … 26 years before the First Klingon-Federation War.
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| Rhys married another ex-borg Starfleet officer also from the past and turned agent and left in the past with him — a half Norwegian / half Romulan human.
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| The pair had twins before choosing to serve in the Starfleet of that era and fighting in the Klingon-Federation War of that era — an act sanctioned by temporal agent Daniels who stated it was all meant to happen as it was unfolding.
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| Both were reported as having died in the Battle of Starbase One, defending the starbase from the Klingon J’ula and forces loyal to her.
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| Both instead survived, thrown forward again in time to resume their past lives … only older and with lives very changed.
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| Turned Alan’s best friend and his wife were Alan’s great-great-great grandparents with Freyja being the source of Alan’s Romulan heritage.
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| It also all explained as to why the Sollace family’s origins with the Maitland line could not be traced back further than that one particular ancestor whom they now new had been a transplant from another time.
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| ===Choosing Excalibur===
| | He is a Klingon shaman --- a follower of the old ways. |
| With regards to Excalibur, there was some debate on just which registry the ship itself should bear.
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| At first, she was to be given registry NX-41664, but as the one overseeing the ship’s final construction … Allen challenged it.
| | He was content to a life with family in the high places of a colony world on Qur'dra IV ... at least until the Borg came. |
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| He pointed towards the original Constitution-class ship that once carried the name ... [[U.S.S. Excalibur (NCC-1664)]] … a ship many had felt for some reason cursed.
| | Although the forces were rallied and able to drive off the Borg before they could get a foothold, it was not in time to prevent colonists from being assimilated --- Draq'etlh among them. |
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| For a long time, many thought that ship first lost all crew in a wargames mishap with the U.S.S. Enterprise.
| | He was among the lucky ones as the Borg cube ship he was on was liberated by Gen. Hauq and the I.K.S. Qu'In 'an bortaS. |
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| Then when recommissioned, simply lost with all hands.
| | Draq'etlh helped pull away the bulk of the Borg occular implant from his left eye, wanting the device gone and not wanting to wait for proper medical assistance to do so. |
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| Yet two years prior, it was discovered the old version of the Excalibur had perished in defense of the colony world Norta VI whereby ship and crew fought off invaders long enough for the colonists to evacuate.
| | For him, it was a step in reclaiming his sense of self and identity. |
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| The attacking force was an attack squadron comprised of several Romulan warbirds along with a pair of Nakuhl cruisers in support.
| | He likewise took a metallic eye patch and was so desperate to see it applied that it became fused to part of the foundation of the former occular implant, parts of the patch and implant structure melding together in the process. |
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| As the last transport was about to escape into warp, it was already too late for the Excalibur.
| | When asked, Draq'etlh we state with conviction that the patch as it is represents a symbol of his reclamation of his spirit and soul ... ripping both from the hands of the collective and setting both back on a path of spirit, self and the old gods. |
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| The heroic ship instead found itself at the heart of an explosion caused by the death blows of a Nakuhl cruiser.
| | Restless after his return to the worlds of the free thinking, he ended up working to restore an old decommissioned D7 cruiser with a desire to explore the stars. |
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| What was known at the time was yes … lives were saved, but again the crew was lost with all hands.
| | His son, Henej, who was also liberated took a different path than his father, and chose to sever in Starfleet where he now commands the U.S.S. Avalon. |
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| Only they were not.
| | Sometime later, Draq'etlh led a procurement team and salvaged a Dhailkhina-class command strike wing warbird discovered floating in an asteroid field. |
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| The explosion opened a momentary temporal rift through which the Excalibur fell through … cast forward in time to the year 2410.
| | Once restoration and refit of the ship was complete, he transferred his flag to that ship ... the I.K.S. Hov'draqon. |
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| The remains of Excalibur were discovered by the [[U.S.S. Highlander (NCC-82307-A)]], commanded by Capt. Elnyrr tr’Maitland. | | The fighter pilots under his command are considering among the best if the Klingon Empire and Khitomer Alliance both. |
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| And aboard the now desolate ship were the surviving captain and crew.
| | Deeds of Note: |
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| Allen pointed out that the ship had not been cursed and so neither was her registry.
| | <nowiki>*</nowiki> Helped expose the treachery of House Torg as well as helped the House of Martok gain its revenge against that dishonorable Klingon house. |
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| And that ship was itself worthy of honor, respect and continuing recognition by having her registry passed on to new generations of starships.
| | <nowiki>*</nowiki> Led a successful Klingon raid on Utopia Plantia Shipyards in orbit of Mars. |
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| So, it was the Excelsior II-class became the third ship to bear the name and the second to hold the registry as she was christened as [[U.S.S. Excalibur (NX-1664-A)|U.S.S. Excalibur (NCC-1664-A)]].
| | <nowiki>*</nowiki> Inflicted considerable damage to Starfleet's Third Fleet. |
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| ===Choosing an Explorer's Life ===
| | <nowiki>*</nowiki> Liberated numerous Klingon's held prisoner by Starfleet at an asteroid detention facity in the Gamma Okana system. |
| As Capt. Alan Vaegher took command of the Avalon, he relished in the idea of getting back to the life of an explorer.
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| But that’s when the galaxy at large was about to fall apart yet again ? not once, not twice, but several more times.
| | <nowiki>*</nowiki> Defeated Capt. Geordi LaForge and the U.S.S. Challenge in combat, forcing them to retreat. |
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| More recently, Alan and the crew of the Avalon have been helping coordinate the building of Federation and Alliance installations and fleet holdings within the Malstrom Expanse … in addition to helping explore the Expanse itself.
| | <nowiki>*</nowiki> Participated in the first Great Bug Hunt. |
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| ==BILLETS / COMMANDS== | | ==BILLETS / COMMANDS== |
Personnel File
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Klingon
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| Gender:
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Male (he/him)
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| Role:
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Commanding Officer,
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| Posting:
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I.K.S. Hurgh Hov
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Captain
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Starfleet
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Tactical
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| Fleet;
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Maystrom Alliance
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| Spirituality:
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Shaman of the "Old Ways" ... an ancient Klingon Spiritual Path
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| Family Affiliation:
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House Maqetlh
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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Origins
Mayqetlh is more than a Klingon warrior.
He is a Klingon shaman --- a follower of the old ways.
He was content to a life with family in the high places of a colony world on Qur'dra IV ... at least until the Borg came.
Although the forces were rallied and able to drive off the Borg before they could get a foothold, it was not in time to prevent colonists from being assimilated --- Draq'etlh among them.
He was among the lucky ones as the Borg cube ship he was on was liberated by Gen. Hauq and the I.K.S. Qu'In 'an bortaS.
Draq'etlh helped pull away the bulk of the Borg occular implant from his left eye, wanting the device gone and not wanting to wait for proper medical assistance to do so.
For him, it was a step in reclaiming his sense of self and identity.
He likewise took a metallic eye patch and was so desperate to see it applied that it became fused to part of the foundation of the former occular implant, parts of the patch and implant structure melding together in the process.
When asked, Draq'etlh we state with conviction that the patch as it is represents a symbol of his reclamation of his spirit and soul ... ripping both from the hands of the collective and setting both back on a path of spirit, self and the old gods.
Restless after his return to the worlds of the free thinking, he ended up working to restore an old decommissioned D7 cruiser with a desire to explore the stars.
His son, Henej, who was also liberated took a different path than his father, and chose to sever in Starfleet where he now commands the U.S.S. Avalon.
Sometime later, Draq'etlh led a procurement team and salvaged a Dhailkhina-class command strike wing warbird discovered floating in an asteroid field.
Once restoration and refit of the ship was complete, he transferred his flag to that ship ... the I.K.S. Hov'draqon.
The fighter pilots under his command are considering among the best if the Klingon Empire and Khitomer Alliance both.
Deeds of Note:
* Helped expose the treachery of House Torg as well as helped the House of Martok gain its revenge against that dishonorable Klingon house.
* Led a successful Klingon raid on Utopia Plantia Shipyards in orbit of Mars.
* Inflicted considerable damage to Starfleet's Third Fleet.
* Liberated numerous Klingon's held prisoner by Starfleet at an asteroid detention facity in the Gamma Okana system.
* Defeated Capt. Geordi LaForge and the U.S.S. Challenge in combat, forcing them to retreat.
* Participated in the first Great Bug Hunt.
BILLETS / COMMANDS
CURRENT
PREVIOUS
- Commanding Officer
- Project Maanger
CHARACTERISTICS
Was always impulsive in his youth, but that was tempered after his encounters with the Borg in 2409 and the loss of many serving under him.
This gave him an air of caution where he no longer looks to leap before he looks.
FAMILY LIFE
ITEMS OF NOTE
- Successfully completed the Starfleet Captaincy Candidate Program (SCCP), which fast tracked him to his own command.
- Is a trained combat fighter pilot.
- Minored in Engineering while at Starfleet Academy.
SEE ALSO
GALLERY
REFERENCES
