T'Pelar

Head of the Vulcan Science Council (not to be confused with the Ministry of Science which has been led by Satelk for the past three decades), and main force behind the expedition which brought a dozen Vulcan Scientists to meet with Charon on the outer fringes of Romulan space.

Renowned for both her sharp logic and often ruthless application of it, T'Pelar has risen to this prestigious and influential post through what many consider politics rather than merit, but she certainly is qualified to hold the position. Though rarely noticed by outworlders, this has led to occasional tension between the Science Academy and its ruling Council, culminating in an open rift between T'Pelar and the Academy's Chief Starship Designer and Engineer, T'Meni. The situation escalated by 2409 when select members of the council declared the Temep`Shar project State Secret, effectively taking control of the ship from her designers and placing it solely in T'Pelar's hands.

Subsequent events proved disastrous for the council when the Temep`Shar never returned from her first test flight and any attempts to locate her on the far side of the Star Empire's space failed. Determined to not let such advanced technology fall into Romulan hands T'Pelar lobbied for the USS Charon to be sent on a mission of exploration to the stellar cluster from which last telemetry had been received.