Ranul Keru

Lieutenant Commander Ranul Keru is an unjoined Trill Starfleet officer. He served as a stellar cartography officer on the USS Enterprise-E. He was the lover of Sean Hawk until Hawk's death on the Enterprise-E. (Star Trek: First Contact) He continued on the vessel for some time after Hawk's death, but by 2376 he took a leave of absence to return to Trill and serve as a guardian at the symbiont breeding pools at Ma'kala. Late in 2376, he aided Ezri Dax and Taulin Cyl in defending the pools from unjoined terrorists. 

Sometime before 2379, he returned to the Enterprise, but transferred from stellar cartography to security. Later in that year, after joining Will Riker and Deanna Troi on their honeymoon, he joined the crew of the USS Titan as Chief of Security. After spending a portion of time in a coma, he handed over the duties of tactical officer aboard Titan to Commander Tuvok. 

Keru's former loss of lover Hawk at the hands of the Borg made him initially abrasive towards cybernetically enhanced Choblik Torvig Bu-Kar-Nguv when the young man came aboard as a cadet. However, the two eventually found a working relationship which later blossomed into a friendship after the cadet graduated and was permanently assigned to the Titan. When the Borg launched their attacks in 2381, Keru sought out Torvig for his knowledge and familiarity of cybernetic based lifeforms, and called him a great problem-solver, a high compliment to a Choblik. 

Appearances

 * Novels:
 * Short Stories:
 * SS TTN (Improvisations on the Opal Sea: A Tale of Dubious Credibility)
 * Short Stories:
 * SS TTN (Improvisations on the Opal Sea: A Tale of Dubious Credibility)
 * Short Stories:
 * SS TTN (Improvisations on the Opal Sea: A Tale of Dubious Credibility)
 * Short Stories:
 * SS TTN (Improvisations on the Opal Sea: A Tale of Dubious Credibility)
 * Short Stories:
 * SS TTN (Improvisations on the Opal Sea: A Tale of Dubious Credibility)
 * Short Stories:
 * SS TTN (Improvisations on the Opal Sea: A Tale of Dubious Credibility)
 * SS TTN (Improvisations on the Opal Sea: A Tale of Dubious Credibility)