Mariella "Mari"   

Character Information
Name		Mariella "Mari"
Rank
Position		Federation/Klingon Special Envoy
Gender		Female
Species		Betazoid
Age		45
Physical Appearance
Height		5’ 9”
Weight		138 lbs.
Eye Color		Black
Hair Color		Black
Physical Description		Mariella is an average height with long legs and the posture of a dancer. Her hair is black, but she occasionally lightens it to brown; it is long and curly and always worn down. She has a gentle smile, but a firm disposition.

Personality & Traits
General Overview
Mariella is an enigma to those who do not know her well. She is friendly, but her smile does not always carry to her eyes. She has had an interesting history, of which she shares the details with only a select few.
Strengths & Weaknesses
A varied eduction gives Mariella advanced knowledge in several different directions from the arts to mechanics. Throughout the years, she has managed to utilize this in different ventures. Due to her intelligence, sometimes she comes across as arrogant and aloof when talking to others. She maintains a strong relationship with her immediate family (husband and daughter), but relations are strained with essentially all extended family members.
Ambitions
Mariella's goals are constantly changing depending on the situation and the environment.
Hobbies & Interests
Opera and orchestral music. Classically trained ballet performer.
Languages		Federation Standard, Alre (dialect of Betazed), Italian (dialect of Earth)
Family
Father		Lou Aarron
Mother		Angel Aarron
Brother(s)		Byron
Sister(s)
Spouse		Kang Mek'Tor
Children		Autumn Mek'Tor
Other Family		Skippy (Kang's targ)

2329: born on Betazed (Cavian, Alrea Province)
2332: (3) attends her first ballet class
2335: (6) joins the school chorus
2341: (12) joins the school model diplomatic core - a club which simulates negotiations of the Federation council
2341-2347: (12-18) student of Cavian School for the Performing Arts
2347-2350: (18-21) receives degrees in computer information technologies and robotics
2347-2353: (18-24) principal ballerina of the Cavian Ballet Company
2349-2351: (20-22) receives degree in psychology
2350-2357: (21-28) continues education, receiving masters and doctorates in her varied subjects of study
2353: (24) meets Kang Mek'Tor
2354: (25) married to Kang Mek'Tor
2354-2370: (25-41) finishes education and utilizes it in private endeavors - depending on Kang's assignment, Mariella's living arrangements were various
2356: (27) miscarriage
2359: (30) Autumn is born
2362: (33) assists her mother as the lead delegate of Betazed for several large negotiations conducted over a period of five months
2370-2376: (41-47) moved to Kronos while Kang taught at the Klingon Military Academy
2371: (42) school room hostage situation - her daughter, Autumn, is one of the students held captive
2376-present: (47-present) accompanied Kang to various locations dependent upon his assignment or situation; conducts her own business