Si Cwan

Si Cwan (Dru Blair) (2373)

Thallonian prince Si Cwan was one of only two members of the Thallonian royal family to survive the fall of the Thallonian Empire in the year 2373. He later managed to unite the worlds of the former Empire in sector 221-G into the democratic New Thallonian Protectorate.

Thallonian Empire

Si Cwan was born into the Thallonian Royal family in the year 2342. By the age of seven, he was participating in ritual hunts. At the age of eight, he witnessed the total destruction of the planet and people of Rolisa, which was consumed by the ravenous Black Mass. (NF novel: Dark Allies)

Si Cwan was trained in the ways of stealth and self-defence by Jereme, a Kotati who was considered to be one of the greatest living combat masters. Also training with Jereme at that time was a human named Sienter Olivan. (NF novel: Excalibur: Requiem)

Cwan learned his first valuble lesson about Thallonian politics in 2356, when he discovered that his best friend, Zoran Si Verdin, was actually spying on him on behalf of his father, the Emperor. (NF short story: "Turning Point")

In 2363, Cwan allowed a Vulcan Starfleet officer named Soleta to escape from the dungeons of Thallon when she was sentenced to death for trespassing in Thallonian space. (NF novel: House of Cards)

Unlike most of his family, Si Cwan was well-liked and respected by the Thallonian people. Cwan's concerns were for the welfare of the people of the Empire, and not of the Empire itself. Cwan swore that when he ruled, he would make the Empire a better place for its people.

The center of Cwan's existence, the only person he truly loved, honored, and trusted, was his sister, Kallinda.

"Ambassador" Cwan

After the fall of the Thallonian Empire, Cwan appealled to Starfleet to join the USS Excalibur (NCC-26517) on its relief mission the the fallen empire. When his request was rejected by Admiral Edward Jellico, Cwan convinced Soleta, who was assigned to the Excalibur as science officer, to smuggle him aboard. After appealling directly to Captain Mackenzie Calhoun, he was allowed to stay aboard, in the role of unofficial Thallonian ambassador.

Soon after, Cwan learned that Kallinda's name was on a list of Thallonian refugees aboard the freighter Kayven Ryin. Cwan and Excalibur chief of security Lieutenant Zak Kebron investigated, only to discover Kallinda's name was planted by Zoran, who had helped bring about the deaths of Cwan's family. Zoran did confirm that Kallinda was still alive, but claimed that Cwan would never find her. (NF novels: House of Cards, Into the Void, The Two-Front War, End Game)

Si Cwan served as the Excalibur's "Ambassador" for Sector 221-G throughout her dealings with the people of Zondar, the Promethians, the Redeemers, the Haresh and others. While on the Excalibur, Lieutenant Robin Lefler volunteered to act as his personal assistant in her off-duty hours. (NF novels: Martyr, Fire on High, Dark Allies; comic: Double Time)

The Quiet Place.

In late 2375, Cwan learned of a young girl on planet Montos named Riella, who could supposedly find the fabled Quiet Place. According to Thallonian legend, The Quiet Place could only be found when it "called" to a Thallonian Princess. After tracking her down, it was determined that Riella was in fact the missing Princess Kalinda, having been surgically altered and brainwashed by Zoran to accept her new identity. (NF novel: The Quiet Place)

In early 2376, Cwan learned of the brutal murder of his former teacher, Jereme. Cwan and Kalinda tracked another former pupil, Olivan, to Risa, where he avenged his teacher’s death. (NF novels: Excalibur: Requiem, Renaissance, Restoration)

The New Thallonian Protectorate

Cwan continued his quest for a unification of the former worlds of the Empire on the USS Excalibur (NCC-26517-A), which launched in mid-2376. He also became aware that his assistant, Robin Lefler, had long had romantic feelings for him, and that he shared those feelings. When Si Cwan's efforts to create a New Thallonian Protectorate finally bore fruit circa 2377, Cwan asked Robin to marry him. Robin accepted, leaving the Excalibur and accepting the position of Starfleet liaison to the Protectorate.

By 2379, the New Thallonian Protectorate had brought much needed stability to Sector 221-G. Cwan lead the protectorate with Fhermus, a Neklarite who was the father of Kallinda's fiancee', Tiraud.

When Kallinda apparently murdered Tiraud on the night of their wedding, civil war threatened to tear the fragile Protectorate apart. (NF: novel, After The Fall)

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After sending Robin away for her own safety, Cwan discovered that Kallinda had been abducted and replaced by a shape-shifting member of the extra-dimensional Teuthis, with the intention of formenting civil war. While Cwan tried to prevent hostilies, Fhermus used the confusion to launch a coup. Cwan was captured by Fhermus' forces, and he was executed. (NF: novel, Missing In Action)