Keran Azhan was an El-Aurian male serving in Starfleet during the latter half of the 24th century. He was a ship's counselor and a specialist in linguistics, as well as an operative of Starfleet Intelligence. (Star Trek: Intrepid: "Heavy Lies the Crown")
History[]
Azhan's parents were survivors of the SS Lakul, rescued by the USS Enterprise-B in 2293. They settled on Cestus III, where Keran was born in 2300. He inherited the usual El-Aurian traits from his parents, including an innate curiosity of all things. This curiosity lead him to strike out to explore the galaxy at the age of twenty.
After many years of living as a free spirit, wandering the various corners of the charted galaxy (including several years living amongst the denizens of the shady world of Farius Prime) he decided to enrol at Starfleet Academy. He graduated in 2374 with high grades, and spent three years serving as a counselor aboard the USS Challenger, before being transferred to a classified posting.
Though by that time Azhan was nearly eighty Terran years of age, he was still little more than an adolescent in El-Aurian terns, a fact which did not stop him from displaying an irritating habit of condescension towards the "younger races" he encountered in his travels, including his superiors in Starfleet.
In 2381, he was assigned as the new counselor on the USS Intrepid ostensibly for the duration of the Chiron colonial duty. However questions about his possible association with Starfleet Intelligence brought him into conflict with Commodore Aaron Prentice and Commander Daniel Hunter. As a result, his tenure came to a sudden halt shortly before the Intrepid shipped out, and he was transferred to the USS Pandora, an Oberth-class survey vessel attached to the convoy. Several months later, he was reassigned to the Surai translation project on Chiron Station by Commander Jacen Navar.
Chronology[]
- 2300: Keran Azhan is born.
- 2350: Arrives on Farius Prime to explore "the darker side of life".
- 2360: Leaves Farius Prime to pursue a diplomatic career.
- 2361: Discovering that diplomacy is not to his taste, Azhan signs aboard the Free Trader Helios.
- 2366: Returns to Cestus III. Attends Pike City University to study Behavioural Science and Linguistics.
- 2370: Enters Starfleet Academy.
- 2374: Graduates Starfleet Academy.
Background information[]
- Keran Azhan is played by Alex Matthews in all of the character's appearances on Star Trek: Intrepid. He was played by Christopher Clarkson in a crossover appearance on Star Trek: Hidden Frontier, and in the teaser trailer for Intrepid.
External link[]
- Keran Azhan article at Star Trek Expanded Universe, the fanon and fanworks Star Trek wiki.
- Star Trek: Intrepid article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.