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Da'an
EFCPromo-S1-01
Portrayed By Leni Parker
Series Earth: Final Conflict
Profile
Gender Androgynous
Race Taelon
Relationships
Affiliations William Boone, Lili Marquette, Liam Kincaid, Renee Palmer
Son(s) Zo'or
Other Family [[4 Children, including Zo'or]]

Da'an was an influential member of the Taelon Synod who was appointed as the North American Companion and the United Nations Companion upon the Taelons' arrival at Earth. He was more sympathetic to the human race than other Taelons, who viewed humans only as a means of protecting the Taelons from extinction, and would take any measures for this protection, even if it included destroying the human race. This was one extreme measure that Da'an was not willing to take. His headquarters was in Washington near the Washington Monument. Da'an swiftly proved to be amongst the most popular of all the Companions. This high profile, combined with the difficulties in serving as the Companion to a region as diverse and complicated as America, necessitated Zo'or being assigned as the United Nations Companion and head of the Synod. Da'an was also the Taelons' foremost expert on Ma'el and his work, and was secretly in charge locating Ma'el's Tomb and his remains.

Biography[]

Before Earth[]

As with most of the Taelons, many of the details of Da'an's early life are unknown. It is known that he was born a member of the Taelons' diplomatic caste, and had four children, the most prominent of which was his political rival Zo'or. It was also eventually determined that Da'an was the last Taelon to successfully reproduce (Zo'or was possibly the result of this final parenthood). Da'an also studied the work of Ma'el and eventually was recognized as the authority on the enigmatic and legendary figure. At an unknown point, Da'an was elevated to the Synod, the governing body of the Taelons, and served with distinction. By the time the Taelons arrived on Earth, he was the second-most senior member of the Synod.

Early years on Earth[]

When the Taelons arrived on Earth, Da'an was one of the representatives appointed to be a "Companion" - an ambassador, advisor, and facilitator whose purpose was to share Taelon knowledge with humanity. As with all Companions, Da'an's altruistic exterior was a front for the Taelons' true agenda, although he swiftly developed a fondness for humans that, at least initially, was unique among Companions. Da'an was given the dual posts of American Companion and Taelon Ambassador to the United Nations - North America was recognized as one of the most complex and volatile areas of Earth, and it is perhaps a testament to Da'an's skill and experience that the Synod appointed him to this region. Such was Da'an's success that it was almost four years before the Synod even considered separating the two roles.

During this time, Da'an met with dignitaries, appeared in public, and facilitated access to Taelon technology. In secret, he conspired with other Taelons and human collaborators to on various projects to endear or even enslave humanity. One of the greatest successes of these secret projects was the Cyber-Viral Implant (CVI) which greatly improved a human's mental abilities and gave them the ability to control skrills, but also rewrote their priorities to place the interests of the Companions above all others. Da'an made sure that the CVis rewrote only the human's priorities and not their personalities - he corrected guessed that human instinct and ingenuity would be key to their usefulness to the Taelons.

Relationships[]

Da'an had a Human attache named Ronald Sandoval and a Human protector named William Boone. He held considerable trust in them, in particular seeing Boone as an asset, valuing Boone's unique perspectives on problems. He subsequently assisted Boone in becoming the first implant to be taught how to read Taelon. Da'an's respect was returned in full: when he was stripped of his position as American Companion and replaced by Zo'or, Boone responded with surprising intensity to the situation and later arranged for Zo'or to be made to look foolish so that the more aggresive and egotistical Zo'or would be removed.

Da'an was saddened and even a little angered to learn of Boone's death at the hands of Zo'or; indeed, this might be the one thing Da'an never forgave Zo'or for. Da'an's close relationship with Boone was a major factor in the swift elevation of Liam Kincaid (who claimed to have served with Boone in the SI War) through the ranks of Companion Protection. Da'an was eager enough to have someone associated with Boone close to him that he waived the normal CVI and Skrill requirements for his personal Protector, a decision that shocked the Taelons and humans alike. Liam eventually revealed the truth of his origins (and his shaqarava) to Da'an, who never betrayed Liam's trust in the matter.

Da'an was also fond of Lili Marquette, the ranking interdimentional shuttle pilot. Da'an grew closer to her as he and Sandoval drifted apart, and even shared a tiny amount of his energy with her (implied to be the Taelon equivalent of a kiss). Da'an was later selected as a core energy donor when Marquette, pregnant with a Jaridian child, returned to Earth; Da'an's affection for her ensured his compliance in the delivery, which was ultimately a success.

Da'an is the last of the Taelon race to successfully reproduce, creating Zo'or, whose relationship with Da'an is antagonistic, seeming to view his parent as weak and too eager to listen to the wishes of humans. Da'an is well aware of, and saddened by, his child's faults, but is nonetheless willing to take action to protect him. The familial relationship between the two is not common knowledge to any of the humans working with the Companions; indeed, Liam and Renee Palmer were somewhat surprised to learn that the one Taelon they respected was the parent of their greatest enemy.

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