Solor

Solor, originally Kovar, was a male Vulcan who lived in the years of the Sundering.

Exodus
Born as Kovar to the Sovar and T'Liri as well as being the younger brother of Tu'Pari, he lived at a medical facility that resided on the outskirts of Vulcan's Forge. His mother was the medical administrator of the base whilst his father was the head of security. Before he could complete the kahs-wan ritual, the base which he called home was attacked by raiders from the Te-Vikram Brotherhood. These raiders killed his father Sovar and murdered his mother as well as many of the other inhabitants of the research center which included his elder sisters betrothed, Sivanon. His sister stated that she would rather kill herself then be taken by the te-Vikram and made into a wife of one of their members but as she took her blade out, she remembered that her younger brother had not even completed his kahs-wan. Thus, she took herself and him into hiding into the base where they hid from the raiders.

Three nights later, a group of intruders began entering the facility and her sister attacked one of them but was rendered unconscious by another. Expecting to be killed by the te-Vikram, Kovar learnt instead that they were representatives of the Vulcan Space Initiative who consisted of Karatek, Surak, Skamandros and Varen. The young Kovar cried in sadness and asked them why they could not have come earlier to save the research center and was comforted by the engineer Karatek. In his tears, he attempted to say the ritual words of inviting the group for fire and water but broke mid-sentence in his sadness. When his sister regained consciousness, she explained who they were and what had happened to the base. Rather then leave Tu'Pari and Kovar alone or travel to ShanaiKahr where they had kin, the group took the two orphans with them during their pilgramage to Mount Seleya. When they traveled to Hot Springs, Karatek informed Tu'Pari that he would be adopting the two of them into his House. Tu'Pari at this point announced that she was changing her name to an S-name to honor Surak and became known as Sarissa and stated that her brother would be doing the same once he completed the kahs-wan. Continuing their journey, Kovar witnessed the death of Varen who died protecting Surak from a te-Vikram priest. After Surak took his katra, they continued to Seleya after which they made their journey back to ShiKahr.

Once there, Kovar was formally introduced to his adoptive family which included his adoptive mother T'Vysse. In the years that followed, Kovar became old enough to take part in the kahs-wan along with numerous other young males in a group of twenty in the city. Journeying with their mentor, T'Kehr Rovalat, they journeyed through Vulcan's Forge but were delayed on their return by attacks from the te-Vikram which claimed many of the youngsters. Of the twenty that went on the ritual journey, only thirteen returned. Kovar himself was attacked by a te-Vikram raider and was wounded but managed to ensnare the warrior. After treating himself with local plants to heal his wounds, he tied the warrior up and attempted to preach logic and peace to him. However, the te-Vikram simply snarled and called Kovar weak. Despite all his attempts, Kovar was unsuccessful in dissuading the actions of the warrior. He was faced with a temporary problem of what to do with his attackers, if he left him tied up then he could be preyed on by the local animals and killed but if he freed him, the warrior would take his revenge and as Kovar was already wounded, he would be easy prey. When the warrior asked him for his name, Kovar decided on taking an S-name and told him that it was Solor after which he knocked the warrior out with a rock and untied him after which he took his spear as the trophy as well as an aid to return home.

Solor returned to ShiKahr where he was welcomed back by his family who were deeply worried about him and he told them about his kahs-wan as well as his failure to preach peace to the te-Vikram warrior. He also told them that Kovar was who he was and now, he was Solor. His old name and the te-Vikram spear were part of many items that reminded him of his past. 

Appearances

 * Vulcan's Soul