Sovek

Twenty years ago Sovek would have thought he would have spent the rest of his life on Vulcan researching neurochemistry and neurology, settled in his choice of studies and staying in communion with his family and extended family. But that was before his mother, T’Mara, developed Bendii Syndrome at the painfully young age of 146.

For the next three years Sovek was driven to research the neurological illness, defying the bounds of logic in a desperate attempt to find a cure for the incurable. At the same time he became his mother’s closest caretaker – suffering the brunt of her telepathic emotional projections. When she died, three years after diagnosis, Sovek was crushed and his emotional barricades crumbled like sandstone beaten by the relentless winds of the harsh Vulcan desert.

His faith in medical science was shaken that day, and he wavered between unbecoming bouts of anger and depression. Finally Sovek decided to re-cleanse himself by the ritual of Kohlinar. He spent five years attaining enlightenment and purging emotions and in the end he came to two conclusions: the first was that true enlightenment came from neither blind denial nor failure to acknowledge emotion. No, in fact the highest illumination was reserved for those who keenly understood emotions and chose to eschew them in favor of the course of pure logic. The second was that despite the depth of research that the Vulcan Science Academy had, he believed that breadth of experience might be what was needed to break through to new discoveries.

As his children were well set with their lives and his wife was used to traveling and connecting with him when opportunity presented itself, Sovek found it logical to expand his horizons. He enrolled in Starfleet Academy, in the hope that other cultures might provide him with the spark of an idea he needed to solve the medical mystery he was so intent on solving.

Already an experienced researcher and a respected neurochemist, Sovek excelled at his classes and focused mostly on learning the nuances of being a Starfleet officer and new things like how starships work. Upon graduation he was posted to Starbase Epsilon VII.

While the medical facility on Starbase Epsilon VII was state of the art and well staffed, it wasn’t the breadth of experience Sovek was hoping for. Three years after his posting he suggested to Starfleet Medical that it would be logical to test his expertise in the field. Certainly there would be a starship that could use a Vulcan counselor who was an expert in neurochemistry and neuropharmacology.

Starfleet saw the opportunity for Sovek to grow with an up and coming new Commander and a dedicated crew on the USS Calistoga and Sovek has arrived to provide his expertise.