Captain Jad Vorezze

Betazoid captain of the USS Banshee. Born in 2347 on Betazed, Jad had been blind since birth. Thanks to a revolutionary method of optical surgery that can only be performed at infancy, though, he was able to see normally, though he had to wear glasses. ("Travelers" [BAN]). At an early age, Captain Vorezze honed his mental powers by going to telepathy college. At the time, he was considered a nerd, especially by fellow classmate Ariel Tilleran, but even Tilleran admits that Vorezze has come a long way. ("Shine On You Crazy Cult Pt. 1" [VEX]). Vorezze proved to be promising throughout his days at Starfleet Academy and the impression he left on his superiors led to him being positioned on the Enterprise-D as an ensign. It as during that time that he developed a great respect and admiration for Captain Jean-Luc Picard. He keeps a photograph of himself posing next to him in his ready room to this day. ("Upstarts" [BAN]). Command was forced onto the captain very early in his career. At the age of 26, he was the first officer of the USS Rameses. When the Rameses crashed in late 2373, killing Captain Kate Copeland, Vorezze was left as the commanding officer. In gratitude for getting most of his crew away from danger, Starfleet promoted him to Captain and given command of the USS Banshee. ("Tolkien III" [REJ]). As a Betazoid, Vorezze found himself to have extreme mental prowess, even occasionally having the ability to control one's mind and actions. ("Resistance is Futile, Part I" [BAN]). Though he had these powers, he often tunes them out to stop himself from listening in on some discomforting thoughts the crew has. ("Shatterframe" [BAN]). Captain Vorezze was killed in 2374 in combat with the Voran warship Triaxis. He and the rest of the command crew were brought back to life when the afterlife rejected them from admission. ("The Dark Fleet, Part II" [BAN]). Immediately afterwards, he began to have a romantic relationship with Commander Tagel Axik. ("The Dark Fleet, Part III [BAN]). During the Banshee's month long repair project, Vorezze piloted a fighter to the location of the Banshee's derelict bridge module to recover various mementos that were important to him, including his high school and Starfleet Academy yearbooks and a picture of him taken with Captain Picard. ("Upstarts" [BAN]). On stardate 52499, Vorezze was mortally wounded by a rather unpleasant alien creature that got loose on the Banshee. He was later rescued by a search party from the Explorer consisting of Conway and J'Hana and healed by the EMH. ("Things That Go Bump in the Night" [BAN]) The rivalry between Vorezze and Vorta administrator Hanock grew over the course of two years. In late 2375, Vorezze was almost killed when a computer virus designed by Hanock sent an army of hockey mask clad chainsaw warriors after Vorezze and Axik during a holodeck skydiving expedition. ("Shatterframe" [BAN]). In early 2376, Vorezze was shocked but very happy to learn that Axik was pregnant with his child (he presumes). They eventually decide to name it Enim, the Betazoid word for miracle. ("Collective" [BAN]). Vorezze's life was again dramatically changed after the Deimos took over the Banshee. During the siege, Vorezze was shot in the head and the shock reactivated his optical nerves, enabling him to see without glasses. ("Where Angels Fear to Tread Part Three Death of Hope" [BAN]). In order to save Commander Ashley Donovan from the hands of the Society of the Pursuit of Truth, Vorezze had to allow himself and two others to be captured by the SPT. ("The Truth is Out There" [BAN]). Vorezze again had to come to the aid of Commander Ashley Donovan when she was "assimilated" by the Starshine Kids. Unable to save her alone, he went to the USS Explorer, not only because they had the most experience with the Starshine Kids but because the captain of the Explorer, Andy Baxter, was extremely close to Donovan. His handling of the Starshine crisis led to Section 31 to have more faith in his command abilities. ("Shine On You Crazy Cult" [VEX]).