Drash Elia

Lieutenant Drash Elia is the helm officer on board the USS Helen during its voyage in the Triangulum Galaxy. (Star Trek: Helen).

Early Life
Elia was born to Drash Timor and Drash Laisa, the second of two children, and was born while her parents where on the run from the Cardassians. She was raised on many different worlds, but considers Bajor her homeworld instead of any of the planets she was raised on.

When she was seven, a close friend of her's that was living with her family was killed by the Cardassians. Her parents stopped running and turned themselves in to the Federation. Elia and her sister where left with Ezri Dax, a family friend for a few years while their parents where in a penal colony.

Both Elia and Kada where influenced by their time with Ezri in order to join Starfleet once they where old enough.

Academy Years
Elia started at the Academy studying security and tactical, after meeting Professor Alexandra Franklin, she discovered that she had a skill for the concept of Criminal Profiling, that had become necessary to study ever since the Vulcan Serial Killer Chu'lac had his killing spree on Deep Space Nine. At the end of her first Semester however, Elia dropped out of the security program, all records as to why have been locked.

After nearly dropping out of the Academy, Elia made the decision to enter engineering and piloting, and excelled as a pilot. She became one of the best pilots at the Academy, and graduated at the top of her class.

The USS Challenger
Elia's first assignment out of the academy was on board the Galaxy-class USS Challenger under Captain Erika Seto. She served as the Challenger's helm officer for a year, during this time period she spent some time on Deep Space Nine. It was during this time period that she met her current fiance, Anlai Torvin.

The USS Helen
In 2414, Elia was assigned as the helm officer on the USS Helen, the first vessel launched in the Newton project. She took the Helen into the wormhole that would get them trapped in the Triangulum Galaxy.