Hebrin Tayel

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Personality
For as much hate he holds towards them, Tayel is much like a Cardassian himself. He is meticulous and a perfectionist, priding himself on his efficiency and sometimes – though he’s worked on it and it’s a rarity now – coming across as arrogant. Though not given the extensive training afforded to full-blooded Cardassians, he has an extremely good memory and an eye for detail. His mind is always working, determining possible outcomes. He withholds his ruthlessness, fixing himself to the Starfleet ideal. He hates the Dominion for their ideals and especially for the loss of life they have caused, but he loathes the Cardassians more. He will not trust a Cardassian, and will act downright cold towards them if forced to work with them. With anyone else, he’s rather pleasant unless they give him a reason not to be. In fact, Hebrin Tayel easily makes friends, and likes spending time with people…when not on duty, of course, because he is very devoted to his duties.

Physical Appearance
(Until a picture is done, this is his physical description.)

Face Claim is Hrithik Roshan, and this image is most fitting, but seeing as I’m waiting on this to be photo-manipulated here is a full description: Hebrin Tayel has inherited mostly Cardassian innards, with his internal organs stacked upon one another, and his bones are quite strong. His skin is a muddy brown, and his Cardassian scales are somewhat faded, but prominent in the same areas that they are on Cardassians. His wavy dark brown hair is cut short and falls neatly to mid-neck. His eyes are a vibrant green, and over them rather than eyebrows are the signature Cardassian cowls. His nose has five slight ridges, but trails up to a “spoon shape” upon the middle of his forehead. The silver earring – allowed by the captain who did not want to interfere in his faith – adorns his right ear. In typical Bajoran fashion, it clips to the upper part of the ear with a chain dangling down to an ear-piece attached to his lower lobe. It belonged to his mother, and had belonged to her mother before then. It bears the Hebrin family symbol.

History
Hebrin Dura was born the daughter of a Prylar and an artist, a loving union knowing a peace that would not last. For when she was five years old, Bajor was annexed into the Cardassian empire. They were allowed to remain in their home, but he had to give up his prylar-ship, as religion was banned by the occupying force. Though, secretly, he would continue to practice (and give, secretly, services to Bajorans), and they ended up using their home as a shelter for – and escape route for – refugees. This was discovered by the Cardassians when Hebrin Dura was 29, and her parents were shot and killed but the Glinn in charge of the assault figured she’d be a “pretty prize” for his commander – Dal Tazen Pavek, who had exotic tastes – and took her to his mansion, where he forced her to have sexual intercourse with him. In exchange, she was kept alive, and the Dal went easy on the laborers. By the time she was 33, his acts with her had resulted in a pregnancy. Pavec knew the existence of a child of his blood with an alien woman who was not his wife would ruin his marriage and his career as well, thus he ordered her and her unborn child killed. But powers that lurked in the shadows (the Obsidian Order, no less) were watching, and instead of being killed she was brought to a minor labor camp Hedrickspool. A family – Klane Sita and Vin – took her in. They helped her deliver her baby. The year was 2350, and he was named Tayel. He was a hybrid – Cardassian & Bajoran – but would always be more Bajoran in spirit. "Awake, child, we await you with love and welcome you into the world." An ancient Bajoran tradition, these words were always the first spoken to a newborn. And within the Klane family the child was welcomed and celebrated, but they were not too deluded to believe he would be welcomed by all Bajorans. They helped Dura raise him, though Sita and Vinn had many children already – Yemil, Donac, and little Lonam, who was closest with Tayel as they grew. Like all Bajoran children in this part of Hedrickspool they ended up working in the labor camp as soon as he was old enough. His mother taught him of the Prophets, and he became a passionate believer, prayer bringing him solace. In 2360, a mine collapse killed Tayel's mother and Vinn as well. Now a widower, Klane Sita took young Tayel in. Other Bajorans aided her with the four children, though few were ever accepting of Tayel. Things went peacefully – as peaceful as a labor camp could be, that is – for about five years, and then a fight broke out (no one knows what it was about). A Cardassian soldier shot Klane Vita, and Donac tackled him, grabbing his rifle and shooting him in the face. He tossed Tayel the soldier’s pistol, and the hybrid – at 15 years of age – fought Cardassians, and killed Cardassians, for the first time in his life. The rest of the family survived and managed to flee. Tayel was still thinking about how he’d shot a Cardassian, smelling burning flesh as he toppled, seeing the look of fear in his eyes. He'd killed for the first time. He dwelt on it, but Donac told him he’d be killing more soon enough. The family managed to escape, and were found traversing the countryside by a Bajoran resistance cell, the Ceran. It was the group that Donac had aligned with, not telling his family as the cell had plans to emancipate the labor camp. Tayel was turned down at first, until they went directly to Ceran Durant, the leader, and made Tayel's case quite plainly. And he showed his true stripes when they liberated the labor camp and left for a new hideout, their numbers swelling with emancipated Bajorans. Durant was a sensible man, though the group did countless acts of terrorism against the Cardassians. They managed to steal a large stash of Cardassian weapons, and a skimmer, which they hid in a secret place. Tayel had kept count of how many Cardassians he'd killed; his photographic memory enabled him to do so. It also meant that he'd relive, in his mind, every single death, remember it with clarity. And he would also remember the deaths and the suffering of the Bajoran people. But Lonam was always there to comfort him and to love him. They swapped betrothal bracelets, pledging their devotion to one-another. When the Cardassians were finally driven out of Bajor, they would marry. Of course, the Cardassians had to take that away from them. Far too late, they discovered a surgically-altered Cardassian among their ranks, and while he was killed by Durant himself, it wasn’t too late to stop what he’d set in motion. The camp – now large and somewhat of a threat to the Cardassians – was ambushed, and many were killed, including Klane Vinn and his daughters. Seeing Lonam with a hole burned through her chest filled Tayel with a rage like none other, and he lost track of how many Cardassians he killed that night, until Klane Donac and a few other survivors pulled him away. They managed to escape the bloodbath, and joined a group of refugees. They caught a freighter that was run by a sympathiser, and were brought to a Federation colony. There, a seventeen-year-old Tayel learned how to use a computer and many others things. After all that he’d gone through, he needed such distractions, but he was very traumatised, something Donac helped him with. While the scars would remain, Tayel was recovering. But they needed to move on. He wanted to do something with his life. A Starfleet vessel was actually in the area, doing a survey. They let him onto their ship as a visitor, as the ship’s Counselor had taken an interest in his predicament. The Captain allowed it, and the Counselor learned his story, and gave him the treatment that he’d never gotten. He also had a few duties on the ship, working as a civilian for a while and impressing the Captain and his Executive Officer, who determined he could be trusted. The Counselor spoke to him suggesting Starfleet as a career, and when he agreed, the Captain put in a recommendation for him to Starfleet Academy. He was 18 (going on 19) when he’d completed the summer classes and had been accepted into the Academy. Starting out as a Cadet First Year, it took a semester for him to decide the career path that he desired. But mulling over his past experiences, he decided the security field was the best, though his fascination with xenology was sated by electives. He graduated in 2373, with high performance in most of his classes. Klane Donac was by then an engineer working on Deep Space 9. Tayel, meanwhile, was posted to the USS St. Petersburg as a junior security officer. His hatred of Cardassians continued to fester as they were plunged into the Dominion War. Tayel survived the anomaly, and managed to escape to the planet, where he would be forced to face the very people he hated most.

Played By
This character is Played by James (Crimea River)