Kallistra Grey

USS Charon Crew
Kallistra Grey
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Rank:	Cadet
Position:	Counselor
Race:	Betazoid/Kriosian
Gender:	Female
Age:	25
Hair Color:	Black
Eye Color:	Green
Height:	5'9
Weight:	130 lbs
Father:	Ambassador Aldiram Vi'Valdi
Mother:	Ambassador Soraya Vray
Siblings:	None
Marital Status:	Widowed

Biography

Birth

Callistra Grey was born on the world of Betazed, in the sea-side city of Dalaria in the lovely province of Dalar which bordered the stunning Opal Sea. She was the product of two parents from varying one species, one of them being Betazoid and the other of which was Kriosian. Ten years prior to her birth, her mother, Soraya Vray (of the First House of Betazed, Great Lady of the Divine Scepter, Possessor of the Harp of Zendra, and Heir to the Crown Jewels of Betazed) was the acting Ambassador from Betazed to the planet of Krios Prime where she met Ambassador Aldiram Vi'Valdi, the Ambassador from Krios Prime to Betazed. The pairing of the two was wholly surprising because they first barely got along, either one of them having a short fuse. Aldiram was not used to such an abbrasive outgoing and honest woman who did not seem to tolerate disrespect towards her or her people. Meanwhile, Soraya too was astonished at his bold and self-assertive manner which the average man on Betazed seemed to lack. In time, the anger each had towards one another dissipated into love and it was not long before they were addressing themselves as "imzadi". Unlike the majority of full-blooded Kriosians, young Kallistra was born with natural abilities, as an empathic metamorph and due to her being one, she was born with telepathic powers which was not too common in Betazoids or even half-blooded Betazoids. There were no theories as to why she was born that way but it was suggested that the recessive genes triggered the abnormality.

Childhood on Krios Prime

During the first two years of her life, she rarely ever saw anything of her father and remained on Betazed in her mother's family's care. Belonging to the First House of Betazed, the House of Truth and Honesty, the Vray family was one of the most prominent and foremost families on the planet. Young Kallistra was given attentive care by her maternal relatives for they often doted upon her in the absence of her mother. There were times when Soraya had to travel elsewhere to tend to her diplomatic duties as an ambassador of Betazed. Only during the holidays and while on break from his diplomatic duties, Aldiram visited his young daughter.

Shortly after turning three, at the behest of his request, the fledgling family relocated from their home on the Opal Sea on Betazed to the Vi'Valdi family estate back on Krios Prime. It was on that planet that it became known to her paternal relatives and her parents that she was different in more ways than one. From her early years on, she would come to think of difference as a disability, in a way. Once the paternal family discovered her "disability", it was reported to the Kriosian regime which incurred the wrath of her mother and displeased her father immensely. At the age of four, she was removed from her parent's home, by the state, and taken to a village where it was planned that she would be taught in the Kriosian ways. Her mother being a strong and unrelenting woman made the declaration that if he daughter was to be acclimated to the Kriosian ways, she would also be also have to be instructed in the Betazoid way of things. At first the Elders were against such a stipulation but eventually gave up on the issue and let her win.

The Village

In the royal village where she was sequestered by the state, Kallistra was tended to by tons of servants and tutored endlessly by teachers on an array of subjects. The village was so isolated and located on the edge of a large forest that she rarely ever saw anyone that was not a servant of a tutor. The only visitors she was allowed to have were her parents who would come and visit her once every two months to check up on her welfare. She was taught about Kriosian literature written by the greats of earlier times, the extended Kriosian chronological timeline of history, essentially about art, and sex (the latter of which her mother objected). Aside from being taught by Kriosian tutors, her mother established several tutors for her about Betazoid history, Betazoid culture, Betazoid philosophy, Betazoid art, and Betazoid religion. At the beginning of all of the teaching, Kallistra was extremely overwhelmed by all of the topics she was taught. Yet the years wore on and the only time she was permitted out of the village was when she was travelling to Betazed on certain holidays to visit her mother's family. However, her mother immediately noticed the symptoms of her intense telepathy and she was set to speak with a Betazoid specialist, a particular doctor. On average, the doctor would give her pills to inhibit or at least decrease the ability of the telepathy to fully function. She set aside time to meditate and focus on centering herself in order to keep the telepathy under complete control which helped her quite a lot. It was during that time that she became rather religious, more so interested in Betazoid religion. Even before her fifth birthday, Kallistra, much like earlier Kriosian women, was officially betrothed to a Valtese man of regal bearing. The Valtese man was named Volathor Da’More. While she was but five years of age, he was much older than her, approximately about fifteen years her senior.

Running away

Once she reached the age of sixteen, it was announced that she completed her Kriosian and Betazoid training. Immediately the Kriosian government planned to marry her off to the high-ranking Valtese Volathor but before the marriage took place at the Temple of Akadar, Soraya snuck into the Royal Village in the dead of the night and escaped with her daughter to Betazed. Soraya’s move completely created a great uproar amongst the Kriosians and the Valtese and resulted in the downfall of her reputation as a great Betazoid diplomat. In fact, it completely tarnished her reputation and she was soon dismissed of her post as Ambassador from Betazed to Krios Prime. Much to Kallistra’s dismay, her parents began to quarrel completely. Aldiram was completely disconcerted by his wife's actions and flat out declared that she betrayed him and insulted his family's honor by what she did. The action seemed to almost destroy the once wonderful marriage they had. It would be years before they would connect again but until that occurred, Soraya stayed on Betazed and Aldiram, on Krios Prime. Soraya clandestinely feared that the Kriosian government would seek to take her daughter back so she took precautions to ensure that such attempts would prove fruitless. She ensured that the perimeter of the Vray sea-side mansion was secured with an array of several Klingon guards. Whenever Kallistra wandered out of the house, it was always in the presence of a servant or two, never alone. The sixteen-year-old enjoyed life on Betazed, not that she didn't initially enjoy life on Krios Prime, but on her birthplanet, she was allowed to move around and do as she wished. There was no one hovering over her shoulder telling her not to do this or not to do that. Since the Vray family of the First House was a popular house, Kallistra had a coming out ball into the upper-crusts of Betazed society. As such, she was often victimized by her mother's ostentatious displays so it was quite normal that she found herself in a dress that was much too flamboyant for her taste. Life seemed to be an endless parade of cotillions, fêtes, soirées, masquerade balls, picnics, banquets, feasts, festivals and the like. Unlike the Royal Village on Krios Prime, Betazed was loud and noisy with laughter and always a party to attend. Betazed was completely alien to Kallistra. In fact, she preferred the quiet of the Royal Village where she lived a calm and sheltered life away from strangers. It was like her servants were her family. However, she was frightened by the telepathic openness of the Betazoid people though she never exhibited her emotions freely (as Betazoids generally did); but they knew what she hid.

At the age of 16, as a debutante.

What Kallistra absolutely loved about life on Betazed was the warm people and being permitted room to breathe. She could move about freely without servants hovering over her shoulder instructing her to do this or do that. Every night, there was a ball or a banquet to attend where she could dance with many handsome dark-eyed men and bask in the easiness of the Betazoid people. She found one particular beau in a Betazoid count, Elian Troi, a man from the Fifth House of Betazed: the House of Nobility. He was a dashing man who was the best dancer she had ever met and he never ceased to regale her with amazing stories or to keep her breathless from incessant dancing. She was the only one in the high society that could withstand his constant dancing, with fortitude. Although she enjoyed life on Betazed, she soon became disillusioned by the materialism that was so prominent in the upper-crust. Soon enough, everything became repetition more than anything. Elian and Kallistra quickly grew apart. Despite the fact she found Betazoid society to be beautiful, she felt that there was something more to her life than dancing, eating, and her mother flaunting her before the wealthy young men of Betazed.

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