Summary
Maran is a kind, empathic, and genuinely caring soul. He has been “stationed” on the USS Ride as a civilian xenoarchaeologist. His husband is the current commanding officer of the vessel.
History
Childhood
Maran was born at the latter end of the Cardassian Occupation of Bajor, to parents who were ostensibly farmers. They also happened to be heavily involved in the Resistance, and worked to house resistance militia, as well as help to smuggle the disenfranchised off-world when their lives were at stake. They were discovered when Maran was still a child, and while the original idea was to put them in a labor camp, a scuffle ensued and as a result both of his parents were killed.
Mercifully, he was taken in by the local Vedek, and sent to a monastery in the Hill Province, to be protected from the occupying Cardassians until next of kin could be found. He was 6 years old when the Occupation of Bajor ended, and lacking any next of kin, the monks decided to take him in officially, and make sure he received a good life and good education. He learned much about his peoples’ history, the Prophets, and myriad other things he found interesting.
Young Adulthood
In 2370, At the age of 20, Maran began studying at a Starfleet Academy adjunct facility on Bajor. He found he had a deep love for xenoarchaeology. The Bajoran civilization being so old that even ancient Bajorans had archaeologists, he decided to dedicate his life to studying dead civilizations.
Additionally, he found that he had an interest in solar sailing, and took to building his own solar sailing ship in the historical tradition of his people. While most of his experience in this happened on the station’s Holosuites, once he had completed the ship, he has taken long “sabbaticals” to go on sailing trips.
The Temple
In 2394, Maran was allowed to enter the Celestial Temple on a runabout. He had hoped he would be able to speak to the Prophets, and while this didn’t happen, the sheer beauty of the interior of the Temple awed him to such an extent that he knew he wanted to see more of the galaxy.
USS Ride
Maran has been aboard the Ride for several years, having married his husband, the current commanding officer (at the time chief of science).