Beathan Lem

Beathan Lem was the seventh host of the Lem Trill symbiont.

Beathan was a Starfleet tactical officer by training, and also a graduate of Starfleet's Advanced Tactical Training program. His thesis paper on "The State of the Federation" gave him many sleepless nights. (Starship Independence: "For I Have Sworn Eternal Hostility")

As a junior officer, he once visited Starbase 119 on shore leave, and made "quite an impression" among the social circles. ("A Stitch in Time")

As a lieutenant (junior grade), Beathan participated in the Dominion War. He was present at the Battle of Cardassia Prime on the final day of the war, leading a boarding party from USS Tikopai which captured the Breen vessel Triumphant Dawn.

His unit was later deployed to Cardassia Prime immediately following the ceasefire as a peacekeeping garrison to help with maintaining law and order until the local Cardassian authorities could resume such duties. ("Darker Than Obsidian")


 * On one of his patrols, Beathan Lem and his Starfleet peacekeepers discovered a slavery ring run by rogue members of the Central Command and Obsidian Order. When Beathan saw the conditions and abuse which the captives had received, he had the criminals rounded up against a wall and then placed weapons in the hands of the former captives, with predictable results.
 * He felt that what he did was necessary for the captives to reclaim their lives and achieve closure after what had happened to them. The incident was never reported. Additional records pertaining to Beathan's time on Cardassia were later sealed by Captain Breawyn Lem using her diplomatic authority ("Darker Than Obsidian").