Vina

Vina was a female human in the 23rd century. She was born in Paris on Earth, the daughter of a ballet dancer father and a pastry chef mother. An aunt lived in Lebanon, and owned a beach house on the Mediterranean coast north of Beruit.

As her mother's patisserie catered to the Palais de la Concorde, Vina encountered many alien dignitaries while accompanying her mother. As a young girl, she once met the President of the United Federation of Planets, who had promised Vina a castle of her own if she ever visited her homeworld.

Vina also started taking ballet lessons at age three. By age twelve, her teachers judged that she could become a professional dancer, though she lacked the discipline and desire. By age seventeen, she elected to end her lessons.

Following high school, she followed a number of pursuits, including languages, theatre and piloting. For a while, she was a charter pilot, mostly running tourist flights to Luna. During this period, she briefly became involved with a Centaurian junior ambassador. When that relationship ended, so did her piloting career.

She attended university, studying a variety of subjects. One of the courses she took (primarily because it was available to her as a late register) was a geology course taught by visiting professor Dr. Theodore Haskins. Though he was more than ten years older, the two fell in love, and Vina switched her geology coursework to other professors to avoid any appearance of impropriety.

As Vina was finishing her degree, Haskins' professional organization, the American Continent Institute, had put together a scientific expedition aboard the SS Columbia. Haskins hired Vina on as his archivist and assistant. After an extended mission, Haskins asked Vina to marry him. (TOS novel: Burning Dreams)

In 2236, before the captain could perform the ceremony, the Columbia suffered mechanical troubles, and crashed on the planet Talos IV, with Vina as the only survivor. Vina was restored to health and cared for by the Talosians.

In 2254, in an effort to give Vina a companion, the Talosians lured Captain Christopher Pike of the USS Enterprise to Talos IV and attempted to keep him captive. Pike resisted and was allowed to leave. Instead, an illusory version of Pike was provided for Vina. (TOS episode: "The Cage")

In 2267, after Pike had suffered a debilitating injury, he was invited back to Talos IV. (TOS episode: "The Menagerie") He accepted, and Vina and he remained companions for the remainder of her life.

Vina died on Talos IV sometime prior to 2320. (TOS novel: Burning Dreams)