Commander Teaffi Baukar
Name Teaffi Baukar
Position
First Officer
Hybrid Role: Science Liaison / Xenomarine Botanist
Second Position Xenomarine Bontanist/Science Liaison
Rank Commander
Character Information
| Gender | Female | |
| Species | Orion (Tidelander) | |
| Age | 95 |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 167cm (5’5”) | |
| Hair Color | Smokey Pink/Violet | |
| Eye Color | Amber | |
| Physical Description | Her skin shimmered with the soft, luminous hue of sea foam green, a silky smooth canvas that made the molten glow of her piercing amber, reptilian eyes all the more arresting. Thanks to her species’ unique genetics, the cellular aging process in her body was dramatically slowed, leaving her with the appearance of someone far younger than her true age. This biological quirk gave her an ageless, almost timeless quality—her features preserved in youthful sharpness long past the years they should have begun to soften. Tracing delicate paths across her features were intricate yellow tribal markings—beginning between her brows and flowing down the bridge of her nose, gracing her lower lip before curling onto her chin, then appearing again at her neck just beneath each ear, and finally flaring at the outer corners of her eyes like radiant strokes of sunlight. Framing this striking visage were thick, bushy eyebrows of smoky pink and violet, their hues echoed in her shoulder-length hair, usually gathered in a carelessly charming messy bun that hinted at both wildness and grace. |
Family
| Father | Orveth Baukar | |
| Mother | Sahrima Baukar (née Thavrenn) | |
| Brother(s) | Drenn Baukar (youngest) | |
| Sister(s) | Vaeliri Baukar (eldest) | |
| Other Family | Grandmother: Teyrahn Thavrenn – A matriarch of the Thavrenn line, still living in Ixtle’s Reach. Highly respected tide-keeper, reputed for her ability to “read” currents as omens. She performed Teaffi’s initiation rites into her hydrokinesis training and continues to serve as a spiritual touchstone in her life. Cousin: Kaelith Baukar – A fellow scientist and hydrographer, but who chose to remain planet-bound. Occasionally collaborates with Federation Science Council projects and has provided data that Teaffi incorporated into her mapping work. |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | She holds a deep spiritual bond with nature, especially water, which she reveres as both sacred and essential to life’s balance. Though she often speaks of tides, rivers, and rain with quiet reverence, her beliefs are firmly grounded in the scientific process. She views the mysteries of the natural world not as contradictions to science, but as reflections of it—where spiritual wonder and biological truth flow together like two currents of the same river. Like all females of her species, she produces subtle pheromones capable of swaying emotions—sometimes even compelling others toward actions they might normally resist. To her, this trait is not merely instinct but another reminder of the delicate intersection between biology and power, a gift she treats with the same respect she gives to the natural world. Hidden more closely are the sacred abilities passed through her lineage: the capacity to breathe beneath the water’s surface, and the rare hydrokinesis that allows her to shift and shape small currents at will. To her, these traits are not weapons but responsibilities, threads in the greater flow of life she has sworn to honor. |
| Personal History | Teaffi Baukar was born in 2348 in Ixtle’s Reach, a tidal enclave on Orion where life is inseparable from the rhythms of the sea. From childhood, she was raised in the Tidelander spiritual traditions, which venerate the Orion water deities believed to dwell in currents, waves, and hidden depths. Her family belonged to an old lineage of tide-priests and keepers, and she was taught early to honor the waters as both sacred and alive. Her youth was spent not only learning rituals of reverence but also undergoing lineage training to awaken the gifts passed through her bloodline. Like many in her kin-cluster, she possessed the sacred ability to breathe beneath the surface, a blessing said to mark her people as chosen by the deities. In her adolescence, she also showed signs of a rarer inheritance: hydrokinesis—the capacity to shift and shape small currents with her will. The gift was not a weapon, but an art of balance: guiding streams in ritual, calming eddies in dangerous waters, or weaving currents to aid divers in peril. These abilities were seen as more than talents; they were acts of devotion, proof that the bond between the Tidelanders and their ocean deities was living and unbroken. Teaffi’s training instilled discipline, humility, and reverence—teaching her that power without respect for the waters could turn dangerous, even self-destructive. Even so, she longed to see waters beyond Orion. From tide pools to abyssal caverns, she dreamed of alien rivers, frozen seas, and the hidden oceans beneath other stars. At first, she hesitated to join Starfleet. To many in Ixtle’s Reach, Starfleet seemed a departure from sacred tradition, and she feared leaving would mean severing herself from the deities she was bound to serve. For a time, she considered remaining a researcher or a spiritual keeper within her enclave. But in the end, her fascination proved more decisive than her hesitation. With her kin’s blessing, and after a season of ritual fasting in the tidal caves, she chose to enter Starfleet—believing it to be the best path to fulfill her calling. For Teaffi, each new world became both a laboratory and a shrine: every alien sea she charted, every aquatic species she catalogued, was a continuation of the sacred dialogue her people began millennia ago. Far from Orion, she carries the tides within her. Her capacity to breathe underwater has saved lives during hazardous surveys, while her subtle hydrokinesis—rarely spoken of in official logs—remains a quiet reminder of her lineage. To her, these gifts are not powers to be exploited but sacred bonds, guiding her work as both scientist and officer. Official Starfleet Record – Classified Addendum Note: Certain physiological and psychometric findings regarding Commander Baukar’s early training and lineage have been redacted from general-access personnel files. Starfleet Medical confirms atypical oxygen-exchange efficiency allowing extended submersion beyond standard humanoid capacity. Anecdotal reports of “hydrokinetic influence” remain unverified and have been restricted to Command- and Medical-authorized review only. Use of such abilities in operational contexts is to be logged under “environmental adaptation” unless otherwise directed. |
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| Service Record | Starfleet Academy Admitted: 2367 Graduated: 2371, with distinction Majors: Exo-oceanography & Hydrospheric Biology Exobotany & Xenobotanical Systems Minors: Xenology (comparative cultural & biological studies) Command Fundamentals (tactical decision theory, small unit leadership) Early Service 2371–2374: USS Khonsu (Miranda-class) – Junior Science Officer, Planetary Ecology Division 2374–2378: USS Akrotiri (Nebula-class) – Science Officer, Xenobotany Unit Mid-Career Advancement 2378–2383: USS Solstice (Intrepid-class) – Chief Science Officer Promoted to Lieutenant Commander (2380) 2383–2389: Starbase 47 “Arcturus Station” – Research Division, Exo-botany & Exo-oceanography Command Track 2389–2395: USS Odyssey (Heritage-class) – Executive Officer / Chief Science Officer |