Liviana Charvanek

Liviana Charvanek was a female Romulan military officer in the 23rd and 24th centuries. She was the niece of the famed commander Ael t'Rllaillieu and of Emperor Shiarkiek, though on different sides of the family. She was also the cousin of Tafv, and through Shiarkiek was distantly related to her eventual husband, Narviat.

As of 2268, Charvanek was in command of three Romulan Star Empire vessels, which intercepted the USS Enterprise as it illegally crossed the Romulan Neutral Zone. She hoped to bring the Federation's flagship to Romulus as a trophy, and attempted to seduce the ship's Vulcan science officer, Spock, in order to gain control of the vessel. However, she herself was captured, as well as the prototype cloaking device aboard her ship. (TOS episode: "The Enterprise Incident")

Although she was not actually a prisoner of the Federation, after her capture Charvanek was held on Starbase 23 for a short time while an exchange was arranged with the Romulan empire. They would release an ambassadorial aide that they had planned on releasing anyway, but the Romulans were able to use the exchange to avoid appearing weak.

While at Starbase 23, Charvanek was visited by Spock who wished to ask her about Romulan Cloaking technology. She mind-melded with Spock in order to ensure that he was being truthful when he said that he would only use her information for his current investigation. When she knew that he was being truthful, she was willing to answer his questions. (TOS novel: Star Trek: Section 31: Cloak)

Following her release, she was sentenced into exile, in spite of efforts by Commander Ael to save her. This incident would forever scar her, though she managed to return to her own people in time. The fact that she was a blood relation to the Emperor protected her from simple execution.

She survived the Praetorship of the mad Dralath and married his successor, Narviat. However, her consort was assassinated by elements of Romulan society that opposed his drastic changes for the empire.

By 2377, she had become the head of Romulan Security and was situated in the Office of Homeland Peace. At the time of the Watraii conflict, she abandoned her post and took a squadron of ships to fight that new enemy of the Romulan Empire. (TOS novel: Vulcan's Soul: Exodus)


 * The Romulan Commander played by was never given a name on screen.  The novel Killing Time gives her the name Thea, while the Bantam novels The Price of the Phoenix and The Fate of the Phoenix give her name as Di'on Charvon, to which "Charvanek" is an homage.

Appearances in Chronological Order

 * "The Enterprise Incident"
 * Cloak
 * Killing Time
 * The Price of the Phoenix
 * The Fate of the Phoenix
 * Black Fire
 * Dwellers in the Crucible
 * Vulcan's Heart
 * ''Vulcan's Soul triology:
 * Exodus
 * Exiles
 * Epiphany