Personnel File
| Species: | Klingon |
| Gender: | Male (he/him) |
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| Role: | Commanding Officer, |
| Posting: | U.S.S. Avalon (NX-5347-A) |
| Rank: | Captain |
| Faction: | Starfleet |
| Career Path: | Tactical |
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| Heritage: | Norse Scottish |
| Family Affiliation: | Maitland family / clan (Scottish) |
| Vaegher family (Norse) | |
| Father: | Ericksen Vaegher |
| Mother: | Annasechan Ra-Junarli Vaegher (“Anna”) |
| Siblings: | Agnes Nashari Vaegher |
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Origins
Alan Rhys Vaegher … predominately Efrosian and Norse / Scottish human ,,, with a bit extra toss into the mix.
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.
His family lived in a land best described as a unique blend of Norway and the Scottish highlands of Earth.
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.
Always making sure life introduced could exist in a harmonic balance with one another.
So to say Alan grew up to appreciate nature and its offerings would be an understatement.
He also has always been a person fascinated by his ancestral origins with this becoming something of a hobby for him.
To begin, Alan and his sister are both of mixed heritage --- their father being primarily human and mother Efrosian.
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.
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.
Overall, Allen finds himself a unique blend of Norse, Scottish, Irish, English, Efrosian, and … Romulan.
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.
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.
Another gift of his Efrosian heritage deals with eyesight.
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.
Special glasses help Alan compensate for the differences in his vision.
Academy Years
Another item of interesting note, he had a classmate at Starfleet Academy, named Rhys Allen Maitland.
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.
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.
Don’t let their fun carefree natures fool you, however, as they were at the academy to learn and succeed.
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.
The missions were to gauge his command performance and readiness to lead others in the field.
First Command, Personal Loss
Following completion of the special training, Alan was given command of the U.S.S. Kashima, Gagarin-class Battlecruiser.
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.
Alan lost many friends to the Borg during that invasion ... including his best friend Rhys who had been assimilated into the Collective.
Time in the Shipyards
Instead of accepting command of another ship, Capt. Vaegher instead accepted transfer to the Bjorko Shipyards on the outer edge of the Malstrom Expanse.
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.
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.
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.
Just weeks later came the Undine invasion with an Undine assault force attacking the Cordra Shipyards.
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.
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. Avalon which was christened with fire.
Alan used the Avalon to coordinate the defense of the Yards, pushing back and defeating the Undine invaders.
His Golden Ticket / A Friends Return
Granted a “golden ticket” by the Starfleet brass for his actions that day, Capt. Sollace chose command of the Avalon, claiming its centerseat as his own.
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.
It would seem the cube aboard which Rhys “served” after his assimilation was thrown back in time.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Both instead survived, thrown forward again in time to resume their past lives … only older and with lives very changed.
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.
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.
Choosing Avalon
With regards to Avalon there was some debate on just which registry the ship itself should bear.
At first, she was to be given registry NX-45347, but as the one overseeing the ship’s final construction … Allen challenged it.
He pointed towards the original Excelsior-class ship that once carried the name … a ship many had felt for some reason cursed.
For a long time, many thought the ship simply lost with all hands.
Yet two years prior, it was discovered the old version of the Avalon had perished in defense of the colony world Norta VI whereby ship and crew fought off invaders long enough for the colonists to evacuate.
The attacking force was an attack squadron comprised of several Romulan warbirds along with a pair of Nakuhl cruisers in support.
As the last transport was about to escape into warp, it was already too late for the Avalon.
The heroic ship instead found itself at the heart of an explosion caused by the death blows of a Nakuhl cruiser.
What was known at the time was yes … lives were saved, but again the crew was lost with all hands.
Only they were not.
The explosion opened a momentary temporal rift through which the Avalon fell through … cast forward in time to the year 2410.
The remains of Avalon were discovered by the U.S.S.Highlander, commanded by Capt. Elnyrr tr’Maitland.
And aboard the now desolate ship were the surviving captain and crew.
Allen pointed out that the ship had not been cursed and so neither was her registry.
And that ship was itself worthy of honor, respect and continuing recognition by having her registry passed on to new generations of starships.
So, it was the Excelsior II-class U.S.S. Avalon became the third ship to bear the name and the second to hold the registry as she was christened as NCC-5347-A.
Choosing an Explorer's Life
As Capt. Alan Vaegher took command of the Avalon, he relished in the idea of getting back to the life of an explorer.
But that’s when the galaxy at large was about to fall apart yet again ? not once, not twice, but several more times.
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.
BILLETS / COMMANDS
CURRENT
- Commanding Officer
- U.S.S. Avalon (NX-5347-A) --- Excelsior II-class Heavy Cruiser
PREVIOUS
- Commanding Officer
- U.S.S. Kashima (NCC-91775) --- Gagarin-class Battlecruiser
- 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
On the humans side of his heritage, Alan Rhys Maitland is of the Scottish Clan Maitland and the Norse family Vaegher.
His parents are Ericksen Vaegher and Annasechan Ra-Junarli Vaegher (“Anna”)
Has a special bond with his younger sister, Agnes Nashari Vaegher.
Of special note is that his best friend at the Academy, Rhys Allen Maitland, turned out to be his great great great grandfather.
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
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