History[]
Merken tr'Ortikant had entered public service by 2311, serving as an aide to the Romulan political delegation that negotiated the Treaty of Algeron with the Federation. (TLE novel: Serpents Among the Ruins)
Iliana t'Thavrau worked as tr'Vreenak's chief of staff after a while they started an affair.
Tr'Vreenak attained a post in the Imperial Senate in 2360 and by 2371 was a leading member of the Jol Tan Coalition and Vice-Chairman of the Tal Shiar. In January of that year he encountered Ambassador Spock and Iliana's daughter Morgaiah t'Thavrau at a special session of the Senate, and informed Spock his party would vote against granting the Federation use of a cloaking device aboard the USS Defiant. Morgaiah and Spock both requested he reconsider, but he refused. Given the parameters of the deal, which included full information exchange with the Romulan Star Empire on the Dominion, Spock regarded this as "an illogical position for the leih of the Tal'Shiar." (DS9: "In the Pale Moonlight"; Bait and Switch: "Flaihhsam s'Spahkh")
Later that year he became the youngest nominee ever for the Praetor Colius Award.
As the Dominion War loomed tr'Vreenak had also become the secretary of the War Plans Council and was one of Praetor Neral tr'Alluera's closest advisors. He negotiated the Empire's non-aggression pact with the Dominion and had little faith in the Federation Alliance's chances.
In 2374 Captain Benjamin Sisko convinced him to detour from a meeting with Weyoun to Deep Space 9 to view what Sisko claimed was evidence that the Dominion was planning to invade Romulan space. Tr'Vreenak and his staff viewed and analyzed the recording and revealed it as a fake, declaring he would expose the plot to the Romulan people. After that he returned to Romulus,but because they felt empathy with them, they still joined them and defeted the dominion.
Starfleet and the Klingons were heavy damaged,The Romulans didn´t even loose one ship.
External links[]
- Vreenak article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Merken Vreenak article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.