Amoni Zacharya-Alars (Aza)

Authored by Mika Jackson

Character Biography

Amoni Zacharya-Alars, known simply as Aza, is a Trill born on the Planet Trill and lived the majority of her life there until she joined Starfleet at the age of 19. Amoni never had any intentions of becoming joined because she wanted to have her own thoughts and pursue her own career as a security officer and a pilot, however due to unforseen circumstances, she hosts a symbiont inside her body, named Alars who was previously hosted by another Trill name Zacharya. As a result, she shares both their memories, skills, and knowledge which makes her aptitude for any tasks aligning with their knowledge high.
Amoni skin tone can be described as a light tan brown with deep brown, almost black distinguishing double rows of spots going down each side of her body staring at the hairline of her forehead down her neck and then to her toes.

Her symbiont’s host, Zacharya suffered a fatal wound during an explosion of the warp core of a ship where he served as the Chief Engineer and a shuttle pilot. As a result, the symbiont he carried had to be quickly transplanted into another host. Amoni, an unjoined Trill at the time who was working as a security officer, happen to be serving on the same ship with Zacharya and agreed to become the host the symbiont that carried the personalities of Zacharya and Alars. Upon the transplanting of the symbiont, Amoni became versed in the technology related to Starfleet Engineering and Medical practices as Alars had been a Medical Doctor and had consulted with other doctors from other planets as a Federation Ambassador for many years. She often keeps the story of how she acquired her symbiont to herself as she did not go through the proper selection process and often this creates some contention from other Trills who had to go through the rigorous process of having the “qualify” and being “selected” to host a symbiont, even though due to the dire nature of Zacharya and Alars, the Symbiosis Commission has deemed the transfer to be necessary due to the circumstances and since has officially approved and recognized Amoni as the legal host of her symbiont which she refers to as Zacharya Alars.

Along with the acquired knowledge of Zacharya and Alars, Amoni is a trained security officer with impressive combat skills and an accomplished fighter pilot trained in the Academy before she took her leave.
It took some time for her to get used to hosting her symbionts and was almost not strong enough to not have her personality overwhelmed by Zacharya and Alars. As a result, she took some time away from Starfleet, and traveled back to her home planet where she got the guidance she needed to successfully host her symbionts, this time away from Starfleet no doubt hindered her career a bit. She left Starfleet before she could get any meaningful promotions and therefore is not, particularly where she wants to be in her career, especially at the age she is now. However, with her newly acquired skills, she knew she could work her way up quickly now that she was acclimated to being joined with her symbiont.

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