Ruanek

omulan]] defector Ruanek was one of Ambassador Spock's long standing allies in his quest for reunification between Vulcan and Romulus. Spock first met Ruanek during an affair on Obsidian in 2296. Ruanek had been one of Seren's Romulan guard and was tasked to guarding the captive Dr. Leonard McCoy. McCoy convinced the young Romulan to help defeat Seren, and afterwards, he regularly supplied Spock with information from within the Romulan Empire. (TOS novel: Vulcan's Forge)

In 2344, Ruanek helped Spock escape from Romulus and return him home to Vulcan after the deposing of Praetor Draleth. After leaving Romulan space behind, Ruanek relocated to planet Vulcan, where he married a Vulcan woman named T'Selis. (TOS novel: Vulcan's Heart)

Ruanek returned to Romulus in the year 2374, during the Dominion War, after the assassination of Emperor Shiarkiek. Ruanek helped Spock investigate the murder and coax a confession out of the murderer, Archpriest N'Gathan. (Tales of the Dominion War short story: "Blood Sacrifice")

Ruanek was last seen in the year 2376, assisting Spock during the Watari affair. (TOS novel: Vulcan's Soul: Exodus and the forthcoming Vulcan's Soul: Exiles and Vulcan's Soul: Epiphany)