T'Ashaya's parents came to Earth as part of a change of diplomatic staff before her older brother Samek was born. When T'Lis became pregnant with Samek, she decided to continue at her post until the last possible moment before returning to the family estate near T'Rikh for the birth.

Unfortunately things did not work out as planned. Complications late in the pregnancy made travel impossible and the child was born on Earth, prematurely, during a winter vacation in the mountains of Colorado despite plans to the contrary. Sorrel and T'Lis named their son Samek, for the cold of the mountains. Samek suffered greatly as a young child without the companionship of other Vulcan children and unable to fit in with human children his own age who stereotype the youngster early on.

After much discussion, the pair decided it logical to raise their children away from the constant shadow of Starfleet Command, where Samek might have a chance at a more peaceful existence. They purchased a small estate in the region of California known as Malibu, commuting daily to their respective jobs at Starfleet HQ.

After a reasonable span, Sorrel and T'Lis decided it logical to increase the size of their small family despite the relative risks involved, both for T'Lis's health and for the peace and serenity of the future child. They expected that a second Vulcan child would help ease Samek's sense of being an outcast.

T'Ashaya, like her brother, arrived early, though not unexpectedly so. Her parents decided to honor the first wife of the renowned Ambassador Sarek by naming their daughter for her, hoping that the memory of the human who embraced logic would help their daughter bridge the gap between human society and Vulcan. Since it would not do for the Vulcan child to have a human name, they settled on an ancient name with the same meaning: T'Ashaya, my beloved.

T'Ashaya grew up in Malibu, the classic California girl, albeit more logical than most. She attended school and excelled in her studies. She tagged along behind her brother, whom she admired greatly, much to his annoyance. She surfed with her schoolmates, much to her parents annoyance.

Their second child enjoyed greater popularity with her human classmates than her brother ever did. She respected and admired Vulcan teachings and sought to emulate the philosophers of the past and somehow she managed to do so without alienating her human classmates or her Vulcan kin. Her parents could not complain, at least not until the time came for T'Ashaya to decide what she wanted to do for a living. She felt the call of the deep black. She felt the call of the endless summer. She understood the pure logic in the rhythm the waves coming in and the waves going out, the true logic one could only attain by living a life in sync with that rhythm

The girl gave a one word answer: Surf.

Only one goal satisfied the young Vulcan woman: to be the first Vulcan professional surfer. Samek could not have hoped for better distraction to his parents dismay at his own choice of profession: Actor.

Discussions became intense at the house in Malibu for both children, but especially for T'Ashaya.

Sorrel and T'Lis suggested it might be logical for T'Ashaya to spend time on Vulcan, to better embrace her heritage. T'Ashaya suggested it might be more logical for her to sever her ties with her parents, lest she cause them more embarrassment. Eventually T'Ashaya and her parents agreed to a plan. T'Ashaya would attend classes at a local university, seeking a more logical ambition for her life, and could continue her surfing hobby so long as it did not interfere with her studies.

It did only once, when word of the Borg incursion at Wolf 359 reached earth. T'Ashaya walked away from her classes for a week and seemed to fall from the face of the earth. In some ways, she did, for she found a piece of the endless summer and surfed until the world seemed right in her mind again, Borg or no Borg. It seemed the only logical thing to do. Her grades were not affected by this "slip" in her agreement with her parents.

At the university, T'Ashaya's academic aptitudes lead her toward the medical profession, more veterinary medicine with an emphasis in marine biology. She breezed through the classes, pleasing her parents with her academic successes. She found the classes easy enough that she could devote a great deal of time to training for the 2372 Olympics. That she entered the surfing competition embarrassed her parents and shocked the Vulcan community. That a denizen of a desert world, with bones too dense to float, could not only surf, but proved the best surfer in the Federation, shocked the entire Federation. She won the gold in 2372 and the nickname "The Vulcan Tsunami." T'Ashaya knew then she could fulfill her original dream, if she so chose.

She chose to devoted herself more fully to the study of marine biology and veterinary medicine during her residency at Sea World. Her surfing suffered, for she devoted little time to the practice. Her showing at the 2376 Olympics won her only the silver and much criticism from sports enthusiasts everywhere. Many derided her original Gold medal showing, calling it a fluke and a one off. It did not bother her, however, since she knew her path no longer led only to the beach, but into the heart of the sea itself. T'Ashaya felt it was a small price to pay for the ability to spend more of her time at sea, the only place the Vulcan woman truly felt at home, and yet without regular surf time, she could not say that she felt the true emotionlessness so idealized by Vulcan society. She began to question her purpose, but accepted a prestigious appointment as an instructor physician at the Federation Cetacean Institute (FCI) in San Francisco because it seemed the most logical thing to do.

On the surface it would seem she attained her dream. Her travels for the FCI allowed her a degree of flexibility following Earth's various herds of whales and dolphins through the phases of the endless summer.

Her job also gave her plenty of time to practice and get ready for the 2380 Olympics competition, to prove her success at surfing wasn't an accident. All this, and she wasn't satisfied. She felt as restless as the waves. Still, she continued to prepare to compete for something to do.

During the 2380 Olympics, tragedy struck. Surfing Delta's famous Posiden's Forge waves, waves like tsunami's, waves that made waves of Earth's Pipeline or Waimea Bay pale in comparison, the deep black crush took T'Ashaya down. For long minutes the rescue boats poured over the water, searching for what increasingly became feared to be the Vulcan's lifeless body. They pulled her out of the water, unconscious and half-dead. Her first murmured words were about the song of the black.

The Olympic officials declared the waves too dangerous to continue the competition that day or for the next three days.

T'Ashaya claimed that while she was being battered by Posiden's Forge that she heard the songs of earth's whales. She claimed that they had a message for her, something she'd been to deaf to hear until she was smothered in the sea. She claimed they told her they heard the song in her heart, that it was the song in their own hearts: it was a song about stars, a song for swimming through the deep black of space. Though battered and bruised by the pounding she took on Neptune's Forge, she wanted to return to the competition and to the sea.

Despite the advice of the Olympic committee and the protests of her coach, T'Ashaya completed the competition when it resumed, pulling out what is considered by some to be one of the all time greatest rides in history.

Right after the 2380 Olympics, T'Ashaya declared she'd reached an epiphany of sorts, a new understanding of the next logical choice for her career. She knew her unique cross-cultural perspective would give her an edge her, that her unique perspective allowed her insights others might miss, might not even consider. She applied to Starfleet Academy, writing about that in her application essay.

Starfleet couldn't have agreed more. They accepted her on the spot, more for her skills with cetaceans than anything else. She began her accelerated officer training in the fall of 2380 and spent the next two years learning Starfleet inside and out. In a bit of bureaucracy that only Starfleet Command could manage, she was somehow assigned to the operations department, rather than in sciences, as her expertise and degrees might suggest. Still, her officer training more than prepared her for the job and while it might not be exactly what most would believe, T'Ashaya believes that there is a logic to the placement that she not yet found the words to explain.

Despite the apparent bungle in her first assignment, to the Galaxy, T'Ashaya looks forward to a long and successful career.

T'Ashaya adheres to an unorthodox form of logic by Vulcan standards, however her personality is stable and extremely laid back, given to a frequent and easy smile. When I questioned her about anger and emotions, I think she might have been mocking me in her responses, but she informed me that, and I quote, "I would dislike you thinking I am some kind of valley sheep, but, du-uuude! Mocking another person for no reason is highly illogical. I grew up in Malibu, and I can assure you, if I did determine it logical to mock you, you would have no doubts as to my intent. When I smile, I simply choose to use a neutral expression that puts other, more emotional, races at ease. Nothing could be more logical."

Physical Details:
T'Ashaya is striking, with an Amazonian physique and stunning beauty. She moves with a natural grace befitting a classically trained Vulcan female.

Family:
Father: Sorrel, professor Starfleet Academy - Vulcan Studies
Mother: T'Lis, diplomatic attaché, serving on Earth
Brother: Samek, age 40.

Etc:
T'Ashaya is one of the few Vulcans to be born neither on Vulcan nor one of it's colonies. Some Vulcans see this as the reason for her rather unorthodox approach to logic, however she has completed Velinar successfully, so few comment on it beyond a passing disinterest.

Known in some circles as the Vulcan Tsunami, T'Ashaya is the first Vulcan ever to compete, let alone medal, in the Olympic sport of surfing. Olympic commentators maintain that T'Ashaya's refusal to put her residency on hold to train for the 2376 Olympics resulted in her silver medal, rather than the second gold medal that most everyone expected from her, as is proved by her attaining the gold once again in 2380.