Character Information

Gender		Female
Species		Ardanan
Age		8

Physical Appearance

Hair Color		Blonde
Eye Color		Blue
Physical Description		Liora Taran is a lively and curious eight-year-old Ardanan with a boundless sense of adventure. She has a petite frame, typical of children her age, but carries herself with an infectious energy that makes her seem larger than life. Her golden-blonde curls bounce wildly around her shoulders, often escaping from whatever attempt was made to tame them that morning. Her bright, sky-blue eyes shimmer with mischief and an insatiable curiosity, always scanning her surroundings for the next exciting discovery. Her skin has the characteristic smoothness of her Ardanan heritage, with a faint sun-kissed glow that hints at the time she spends dashing through the ship’s arboretum or peeking into restricted sections of the Astrea’s corridors. She has a quick, expressive face, her emotions flitting across it like a starship jumping to warp—one moment full of laughter, the next scrunched in thought as she puzzles over some grand idea. Liora often wears a modified Starfleet cadet-style jumpsuit, a playful nod to her aspirations, though it's usually scuffed from her many adventures. No matter the occasion, she is rarely seen without her favorite silver pendant—a gift from her mother, etched with the emblem of the floating city of Stratos, a reminder of her family’s Ardanan heritage.

Family

Father		Lieutenant Commander Saren Taran, Astrophysicist, USS Venture
Mother		Lieutenant Elenne Taran, Science Officer, USS Astrea

Personality & Traits

General Overview

Liora Taran is an energetic and playful eight-year-old growing up aboard the USS Astrea. As the daughter of two Starfleet officers, she has spent her childhood surrounded by the hum of warp engines and the vastness of space. Though her father serves on a different ship, their family remains tightly connected, sharing subspace calls, holodeck adventures, and messages filled with silly jokes and stories. Liora has inherited the Ardanan love for beauty and creativity, often turning everyday life into an imaginative adventure. She loves making up elaborate games, playing hide-and-seek in the corridors (sometimes startling unsuspecting crew members), and crafting stories about "mystical space explorers" with her mother. She has a contagious laugh and a knack for getting even the most serious officers to loosen up. Despite her love of fun, Liora has one very peculiar fear—tomatoes. Whether fresh, cooked, or replicated, she refuses to go near them. She insists they have a "suspiciously slimy texture" and that "no food should be that red without an emergency beacon." Even the ship’s doctor finds it amusing that Liora would rather face a plasma conduit failure than a bowl of tomato soup. Though she sometimes misses her father, Liora embraces the adventure of Starfleet life, dreaming of one day commanding her own ship—one where tomatoes are permanently banned from the replicators.