B'Elanna Torres

Early Life and Career
B'Elanna Torres, daughter of John and Miral Torres, was born on Kessik IV in 2349. Due to the current tensions between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, B'Elanna and Miral were the only Klingons that resided on Kessik IV, which caused some friction between Miral and John.

In 2354, 5-year-old B'Elanna saved the life of Erva Konal in a fire-chute cavern on Kessik. Shortly after, John Torres left the colony for Earth leaving B'Elanna and her mother behind. Young B'Elanna didn't understand why her father left and spent years blaming his leaving on her Klingon appearence and attempted to make herself more human.

In 2367, 18-year-old B'Elanna entered Starfleet Academy. B'Elanna soon found it that she was not prepared for the rigid structure and rules of Academy life and left the Academy in 2368

(VGR episodes: "Faces" and "Barge of the Dead"; and novels: Pathways and Her Klingon Soul).