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T’Vixah’kren
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| Post | Independent Specialist |
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Physical Characteristics
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| Species | Horta (Janus VI subspecies) |
| Gender | Non-binary (uses “she/her”) |
| Height | Approx. 0.6 metres at apex |
| Weight | Approx. 180–220 kg |
| Diameter | Approx. 1.2 metres at rest |
| Eye Colour | None |
| Hair Colour | None |
| Note | See Additional Data Incl. |
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Demographics
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| Date of Birth | 2348 |
| Place of Birth | Janus VI |
| Marital Status | Unlinked |
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Biographical Information
Background:
T’Vixah’kren - “She Who Listens Beneath” in traditional Horta phrasing, or ‘Vixah’ [Vick-saa] was hatched in 2348, during the Fourteenth Molten Season of Janus VI’s First Colony. Born into a stabilising post-contact generation, Vixah emerged during a period of cultural flourishing, where cooperation between the Horta and Federation scientists was reshaping the very foundations of interspecies knowledge.
The child of Krivak’tolren, one of the earliest Horta to co-author a Federation mineralogical thesis, Vixah inherited a sharp instinct for structural memory, seismic rhythm, and the buried logic of stone. While other younglings focused on traditional tunnelling arts, Vixah displayed a precocious talent for resonance pattern recognition. often humming entire subterranean routes into form before she had even crawled them.
By the early 2370s, as a juvenile, she had entered the Janus VI Core-Library’s Resonant Studies Track, where she first encountered encoded Vulcan treatises on fault dynamics and tectonic logic. Over the next five decades, she progressed through a long but non-linear academic journey typical of Horta maturation, integrating experiential memory with external learning systems.
Her maternal elder, Krivak’tolren, was one of the first Horta to actively engage with Federation science programs, laying a legacy of intellectual curiosity and interspecies exchange. Vixah inherited this inclination but expressed it differently. Whereas others explored social bonding or interspecies diplomacy, she fixated on pattern, strata, and memory stored in matter. From an early age, she displayed uncanny sensitivity to vibration sequences, capable of interpreting harmonic distortion in solid stone and identifying minute structural inconsistencies in ore clusters.
Recognising her aptitude, a joint programme between the Vulcan Science Academy and the Daystrom Institute’s Non-Humanoid Intelligence Division offered Vixah a specialised academic route. She completed her foundational studies through seismic-translated coursework and relay-assisted symposia, eventually earning her qualifications in Geotemporal Resonance Analysis, Silicaceous Computational Models, and Applied Subsurface Cartography.
Current Status (2424):
Now in her mid-70s, a mere adolescent by Horta reckoning, Vixah is a respected presence within Federation scientific operations. Her mobile holographic interface, refined over the past decade, allows her to operate aboard ships, within dig teams, and in advisory panels across the quadrant.
She often refers to her trusted crewmates and research partners as her “crystalline companions”, and speaks of the galaxy as “an unfolding lithic puzzle, wrapped in many kinds of stone”. She is particularly drawn to fieldwork on geologically active or anciently inhabited worlds, where time and matter speak with clarity.
Mobile Holographic Relay:
Due to the limitations of Horta physiology in standard humanoid environments, Vixah operates primarily through a Mobile Holographic Relay - a humanoid interface projected from a compact carrier node embedded within her rocky bulk. This hologram, customised to suit the comfort of bipeds, is equipped with a seismic-vocal synthesiser, allowing her molten core to generate speech patterns translated into vocalised Standard. The interface includes basic articulation (hands, head tilt, facial expression) for clarity in social interaction.
The projection is limited in range and is generally constrained to a radius of several metres from Vixah’s actual body. While it cannot manipulate physical objects directly, it serves as a translator, presence anchor, and emotional proxy. When required, the hologram may also visualise data, diagrams, or mineralogical analyses via in-field projection tools.
Personality:
Vixah is inquisitive, methodical, and occasionally bewildered by the organic tendency toward metaphor. She has developed a dry humour and often employs unexpected turns of phrase, shaped by her literalist worldview and cross-cultural learning. She is deeply protective of archaeological integrity and has little patience for careless excavation. Despite her alien nature, she has formed bonds with a handful of trusted colleagues, referring to them as her “lithic kin” - those who share interlocked understanding despite structural differences.
Additional Characteristics:
T’Vixah’kren – Physical Profile (Primary Lifeform)
- Species: Horta (Janus VI subspecies)
- Gender: Non-binary (uses “she/her” in translation, but has no biological sex)
- Height: Approx. 0.6 metres at apex
- Diameter: ~ 1.2 metres at rest; expands slightly when mobile
- Weight: Estimated ~ 180–220 kg (composed primarily of dense silicate and molten core matter)
- Eye Colour: None (does not possess eyes; perceives via seismic, chemical, and thermal input)
- Outer Texture: Rocky exoshell with prominent nodules resembling cooled magma bubbles
- Core Temperature: ~ 1,400°C internally; outer surface varies from warm to visibly molten in active states
- Biological Composition: Silicon-based; secretes powerful corrosive acid to tunnel through solid rock
- Movement: Undulates via peristaltic contraction along the underplate, leaving scorched trails in softer surfaces
- Communication (Unaided): Seismic pulses, harmonic vibrations, and heat modulation
- Age Estimate: Between 40–60 Sol years; young adult by Horta standards
- Scent Signature: Emits faint sulphuric and ozone tones when overheated or excited
T’Vixah’kren – Holographic Interface Profile (Relay Avatar)
- Height: Approx. 1.75 metres
- Apparent Gender: Androgynous humanoid presentation
- Apparent Species: n/a humanoid template; modified for minimalism and non-threatening interaction
- Skin Tone: Subtle blue-grey with faint mineral sheen
- Eye Colour: Pale graphite with slight copper tint
- Hair: None (polished scalp with smooth mineral-like surface)
- Apparel: High-collared form-fitting uniform with geometric lines; tailored without insignia
- Tactile Function: Yes; Adaptive force emitters enable physical manipulation of objects
- Integrated Scanner: Yes; Limited built-in scanning suite, primarily designed for:
| Close-range mineralogical analysis
| Structural integrity assessment
| Heat and vibration signatures
| Biometric readings (limited to baseline vitals)
(While not a full tricorder replacement, the relay can perform basic survey functions suitable for field research)
Additional Traits (Horta Physiology)
- Cognitive Function: Distributed neural net interlaced through the silicaceous mass; thought is spatial and pattern-driven rather than linear
- Lifespan: Several centuries under stable environmental conditions
- Reproductive Cycle: Egg-laying, once per generation; highly protective of egg clusters and brood
- Pain Response: Heat-based; surface cooling or rapid temperature drops may cause disorientation or defensive behaviour
- Nutritional Needs: Absorbs trace minerals through molten digestion of rock strata; particularly favours trivanium, pergium, and latinum traces
Intellectual Strengths:
T’Vixah’kren’s strengths lie in the interplay of geology, structure, and signal:
Resonant Stratigraphy
– Expert in analysing layered vibration echoes within crustal materials to reconstruct past industrial or tectonic events
Geophysical Forensics
– Detects subtle subsurface anomalies indicative of buried architecture, sabotage, or mineral concealment
Silicaceous Computation
– Thinks natively in crystalline logic, allowing deep pattern recognition and predictive modelling
Xenoarchaeological Stratification
– Identifies lost civilisations not by their ruins alone, but by how they changed the ground beneath them
Multimodal Data Fusion
– Integrates seismic, thermal, and electromagnetic signals to render subterranean 3D interpretive models
Adaptive Field Software Use
– Skilled in configuring mineralogical processing systems and resonance-tuned scanners for atypical sites
Academic & Professional Timeline (Selected)
- 2370s – Enters local seismic pattern studies, tutored by Janus VI-Federation hybrid instructors
- 2385-2395 – Participates in distance-linked courses via the Vulcan Science Academy, focusing on geotectonic simulation
- 2398 – Begins formal association with the Daystrom Institute, contributing to the Non-Humanoid Cognition Division
- 2402 – Publishes her first translated seismic monograph: “Harmonics Within Deception: Hidden Structures in Strata”
- 2410-2415 – Attached to Federation Research Site Theta-IV (Gamma Hydrae system), working on sub-strata resonance mapping
- 2416 – Begins field deployments with mobile holographic relay unit (Mk III), eventually upgraded to Mk IV by 2422
- 2420-Present – Operates as a specialist consultant in xenoarchaeology, subterranean forensics, and mineral-based data modelling
- 2424 – Active collaborator in interstellar research initiatives including a mission to the Eridan Belt (ref: Whisper of Xylos)
Medical History
Health Assessment
Krava’tolnex, Molten-Bonded Healer, Second Fold, Janus VI Medical Core, Thermal Registry wrote
Janus VI Medical Core – Molten Vein Chamber 3
Patient Record Update: T’Vixah’kren
Date: 942nd Rotation of Subsurface Tide Cycle (Federation Standard: 101118.9)
Attending Healer: Krava’tolnex, Thermal-Bond Physician of the Second Fold
General Health Summary
The individual known as T’Vixah’kren, brood-offspring of Krivak’tolren, presents with excellent structural integrity, stable thermal resonance, and unobstructed magma flow throughout basal channels. She exhibits high mineral retention, balanced acidic synthesis, and robust neural pulse synchrony.
Despite her frequent exposure to off-world environments and reliance on mobile relay technology, her core systems show no evidence of destabilisation or resonance discordance.
Detailed Assessment
Physiological Readings
Basal Core Temperature:
– Maintained at 1,403°C (±5°C), well within median range for adult phase juveniles
– No signs of thermal flaring or inner cooling, even during surface transitions
Secretion Analysis:
– Acidic tunnelling fluids: High potency, balanced sulphur-iron ratios
– Recent trace adaptations detected in biochemical blend, likely response to synthetic environments encountered offworld
– No harmful accumulation of exotic compounds; cleansing cycles remain self-regulating
Silicate Integrity:
– Outer plating: No delamination or exfoliation
– Nodule density: Consistent with healthy development; 47 distinct mineral bulges recorded
– Inner lattice: Vibration-pulse imaging reveals no fractures, stress lines, or intrusive sedimentation
Locomotive Function:
– Peristaltic motion smooth, with fluid limbic contraction
– Underside channeling clear of slag or cooling debris
– Trail residuals show correct thermal taper and acidity decay
Neurological Pulse Synchrony
The patient’s neural lattice exhibits stable firing intervals, with healthy conductivity across all major resonance conduits. There is an elevated spike in pattern activity corresponding to high cognitive engagement and frequent Federation interface. Notably, her sympathetic seismic rhythms have grown more nuanced - an expected adaptation from prolonged interaction with non-silicate lifeforms and humanoid logic systems.
Note: A brief harmonic feedback loop was observed during exposure to Class-3 subharmonic distortion field (likely from subspace relay equipment). Patient adjusted naturally within 2.1 cycles. No intervention required.
Adaptation to Federation Relay Use
Mobile Holographic Interface Integration:
– No signs of phantom resonance or pulse-lag syndrome
– Projection relay is fully harmonised with central nervous flux
– Tactile feedback loops remain stable; physical manipulation does not induce dissonance
– Seismic-vocal synthesiser remains in tune with thought-rhythm and causes no strain
The use of humanoid projection has not impaired identity cohesion. If anything, Vixah’s coordination between physical form and holographic relay continues to improve. Her core-pulse remains dominant in behavioural expression, ensuring no displacement or existential fragmentation.
Psychological Observations
The patient continues to exhibit strong pattern discipline and instinctive order-seeking behaviour. Her emotional resonance field is low-fluctuation, characteristic of focused academic types, with occasional pulses of agitation when encountering environmental disarray or archaeological disruption.
She reports strong bonds with several organic lifeforms, whom she describes as “crystalline kin”. Such connections have a stabilising effect on her tertiary harmonics and should be encouraged.
Conclusion
T’Vixah’kren remains in prime physical and cognitive condition for her species and stage of life. No intervention is required. Continued fieldwork is approved, with the usual cautions regarding plasma overexposure, harmonic dissonance from warp core proximity, and excessive time in low-silicon biomes.
Filed and confirmed by:
Krava’tolnex,
Molten-Bonded Healer, Second Fold
Janus VI Medical Core, Thermal Registry
