Editing Lanista (section)

== Family and Pre-Starfleet History ==

Lanista's father is a Klingon privateer. Her Vulcan mother was a descendant of members of the now-defunct Galactic Army of Light. 

Lanista's father is QolloH, son of DI'al. He is a privateer Captain of the heavily-converted Bird of Prey on which Lanista was born. The House of DI’al is not one of the Klingon Great Houses. As such, Lanista’s family have served as privateers to other Houses. Some of the tasks were, however, demeaning in Lanista’s opinion. There is little honor is running errands. During Lanista’s life about the Bird of Prey, she assisted her father in suppressing one brief mutinous uprising. In a human crew, where honor was not so prized, mutiny was possible, Lanista’s father had told her. When Lanista joined Starfleet, QolloH told her to watch her back. Lanista possesses a KDF Captain's rank insignia, given to her by her father. QolloH was born in 2368 and is still alive.

QolloH is a 'conspiracy theorist' and tells tales as tall as his daughter of how the Federation sub-council known as 'ay' wejmaH wa' was responsible for destroying the moon of the Klingon Homeworld in 2293 with something called a peng qa'vam. He is convinced the entire Admiralty of Starfleet is corrupt – a belief at least in part borne out by the actions of Admiral Doenitz from 2406 onward. His beliefs allow for honorable behavior in Line Officers and Enlisted personnel of the UFP since he thinks mutiny is commonplace in Starfleet. He is ever-ready to site examples.

Lanista's mother's name was Ti'amah. She was a '''''V'tosh ka'tur''''' -- a Vulcan who rejects logic. She chose this road after failing the Kolinahr, an effort she had undertaken after the failure of the Army of Light. Ti’amah ultimately perished during one of the demeaning privateer services performed for the KDF. The mission was something QolloH would later describe as 'yet another pointless chore.'

Ti'amah was conceived at (or very near) the center of the galaxy, beyond the so-called "Great Barrier", in 2287. There were several V'tosh ka'tur Vulcans in the Army of Light, paramilitant pilgrims seeking enlightenment. Ti'amah's mother went by the pseudonym Rumarie. Ti'amah never knew her father.

QolloH and Ti'amah met on Risa (Epsilon Ceti) in 2382. Ti'amah is 95 years old at this time – still quite young for a Vulcan female. Ti’amah was to bear QolloH only one child, in 2383. Lanista was born aboard her parents' ship, the '''''Chalche’yon''''' (''Satisfied to rule the sky''), in orbit around Planet ‘erlIghan. Ti'amah died in 2399, at the age of 112. Lanista was 16. The ship's surgeon failed to save Ti'amah's life – resulting in Lanista carrying a grudge against the medical profession since.

It was Ti'amah's death that caused Lanista to leave the life of a privateer. Still, the Chalche'yon was Lanista's home and she remembers it fondly. She even continues to correspond with surviving friends and family from her pre-Academy days. A trio of Orions (Hatsya, Meissa, and Saiph) are business associates from that time, as are a few Ferengi.

[[image:Chalche'yon_j.JPG|thumb|right|The Chalche'yon]]

Like her mother, Lanista tried and failed to achieve Kolinahr. Lanista possesses her mother's Kolinahr aspirant necklace. Though she failed the Kolinahr, she did attend and graduate from the Vulcan Science Academy. She enjoys science, but only in that Engineering is "Applied Science."