Dara

vulnerable irreverent traditionalist confrontational emotionally intense dutiful amused bold

Dara is a young girl in Tagasan mythology, featured in school lessons aboard the Enterprise. She travels with her brother into the land of Tagas. When confronted with a ruler's proclamation about children, Dara laughs outright, revealing a bold streak amid the tale's authoritative decree. Her role underscores themes of youthful irreverence toward rigid rules, positioning her as a symbol of lighthearted resistance in the mythological narrative.

3 appearances

Kaelon cultural traditions

Dara's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

3 moments

S4E22 · Half a Life

Timicin’s existential confession to Lwaxana

Not applicable (off-screen, referenced).

Dara is not physically present but is foreshadowed through Riker’s comlink announcement of her arrival. Her impending confrontation with Timicin hangs over the scene, amplifying the stakes of his confession. …

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S4E22 · Half a Life

Dara confronts Timicin over The Resolution

Anguished and accusatory—her surface righteousness masks deep grief and fear of abandonment. She is torn between love for her father and loyalty to The Resolution, and her shame is as much about her own complicity in the tradition as it is about his defiance.

Dara arrives as the embodiment of Kaelon tradition, her presence alone a rebuke to Timicin’s defiance. She accuses Lwaxana of ‘poisoning’ her father, framing his rebellion as a betrayal of …

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S4E22 · Half a Life

Dara’s grief shatters Timicin’s resolve

A storm of grief, anger, and shame. She is desperate to reclaim her father, furious at Lwaxana's influence, and deeply ashamed of his defiance. Her emotional state is volatile, oscillating between pleading and accusatory, but her confession of shame is the raw, vulnerable core of the scene. She is both a daughter begging for her father's return and a cultural enforcer condemning his betrayal.

Dara is already in Timicin's quarters when he and Lwaxana arrive, her presence immediately tense. She directs her hostility toward Lwaxana, accusing her of 'poisoning' Timicin's mind and rejecting his …

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Affiliation

Kaelon

Kaelon Scientific Research Oversight and Cultural Tradition Enforcement