S'Tal

Lieutenant S'Tal (Julia Morizawa) is a young Vulcan Ops officer aboard the USS Excelsior who shares a close friendship with Lieutenant Andrew Barrett.

S'Tal was promoted to Lieutenant, junior grade in 2383.

Barrett had developed romantic feelings for S'Tal ("Addictions"), who initially rebuffed his advances. She later admitted that he's a friend ("Imminent Danger"), then finally starting a relationship with him. ("Homeport") After Barrett's loss in action while on a mission to recover a tetrahedron key on the Orion homeworld ("Vigil"), S'Tal went into what for Vulcans would be mourning, though she described it as simply "waiting" for his return. Due to the mental bond Vulcans form with their partners, S'Tal occasionally suffered disturbing nightmares during Barrett's incarceration, and was one of the only people to believe he was still alive. When he did return though, she could sense he was not himself, but her warnings were too late. As Excelsior went into battle, she did not report for duty, instead maintained a bedside vigil as Barrett recovered from surgery to remove him from Siroc's control. Once he reported for duty, she did as well, taking Ops during the final battle with the Grey hybrid.

By the time of Corey Aster's marriage to Ro Nevin, S'Tal had been promoted to Lt. Commander, and permanently assigned as Chief Operations Officer.

Appearances

 * Addictions
 * Imminent Danger
 * Homeport
 * Vigil
 * Her Battle Lanterns Lit
 * Heavy Losses

Production Notes
S'Tal's character was originally planned as a recurring role for Ensign Sytac, a security officer aboard the USS Independence ("Heroes"). The actress who portrayed Sytac was no longer available, so the character was renamed S'Tal – as a result of a vote by participants in Hidden Frontier’s weekly online production chat – and recast with Julia Morizawa taking on the role.