Suuraht was one of the many Horta that hatched immediately proceeding the USS Enterprise's mediation between Mother Horta and the Federation miners on the planet Janus VI. She spent most of her early life assisting the human mining operation on te planet. Around 2325 she became the vice president of the Horta-Human Mining alliance and held role for 30 years until she joined Starfleet in 2355.
There were already about a dozen Horta in Starfleet when Suuraht attended Starfeet Academy on Earth. Her primary specialty was geological studies; an area of expertise her people excelled at. She graduated from the Academy and accepted a posting on the USS Chamberlain as geological specialist.
Starfleet Career
Suuraht spent seven years (2360-2367) on the USS Chamberlain as the geological specialist. After her stint on the Chamberlain ended she transferred to the USS Charybdis as Assistant Science Officer