Idun Asmund
- For the mirror universe counterpart, seeGerda Idun Asmund.
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Biography[]
Several days after the attack, the children were found by a Klingon warrior namedWarrokh, who adopted and raised the children as his own. At first Idun and Gerda were frightened of Warrokh, but soon came to embrace the Klingon way of life.
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After the death of their adoptive father, Idun and Gerda returned to the Federation and attendedStarfleet Academy onEarth. They graduated with honors, with Idun showing promise as ahelm officer.
By2333, Idun and Gerda were assigned together on theUSSStargazer. The sisters, who still considered themselves Klingons at heart, hoped that the assignment would bring them adventure and glory.
Idun served on theStargazer underCaptainJean-Luc Picard until the ship was lost after theBattle of Maxia Zeta in2355. (Star Trek: Stargazer,TNGnovels:Reunion,The Buried Age)
In2346,Morgen, the hereditary ruler of the planetDaa'V, joined the Stargazer crew. Morgen was aDaa'Vit, a species that shared a mutual enmity with theKlingon Empire. Idun was able to suppress her Klingon nature, and work with Morgen, but her sister was not.
Around2350, Gerda unsuccessfully attempted to murder Morgen, claiming Klingon bloodright, and was tried and found guilty of attempted murder. Idun's sister served her sentence, but was killed shortly thereafter in an accident aboard afreighter she was serving on. (TNGnovel:Reunion)
Asmund in2354.
In2361, Idun was assigned asfirst officer on theUSSCharleston underCaptainMansfield. Idun immediately proved her worth to Captain Mansfield, who considered her to be a fine officer. (TNGnovel:Reunion)
Reunion[]
In2367, Idun received an invitation from Morgen to attend his coronation as king of Daa'V. Given her sister's past with Morgen, she briefly considered not attending. On the journey to Daa'v onboard theUSSEnterprise-D, attempts were made on the lives of Morgen and CaptainGilaad Ben Zoma. Evidence was planted implicating Idun, and she was confined.
Idun appealed to the Klingon nature ofEnterprisechief of security,LieutenantWorf, and convinced him to investigate further. It was eventually discovered that the attacks were perpetrated by theStargazer's formerchief medical officer, Dr.Carter Greyhorse.
Greyhorse had been having a secret relationship with Gerda for several years before her attack on Morgen. Greyhorse never recovered from Gerda's death, and sought revenge on those that he felt were responsible for her disgrace and death. Idun was cleared of all charges. (TNGnovel:Reunion)
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Captain Asmund[]
Idun was slow to move up through the ranks because of the incident with her sister, Starfleet fearing that Idun might share some of her twin's tendencies.
Despite that, Idun was eventually promoted tocaptain, and given her own command early in the year2379. (TNGnovel:Death in Winter)
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InTNGepisode: "The Battle", Idun was played bySchae HarrisonMA, with her dialogue recorded by a different unnamed voice actress. The character was seen but was not named, but authorChristopher L. Bennett used the episode scene she appeared in as part ofTNG -The Lost Eranovel:The Buried Age and assigned that position (thehelm) and her dialogue to Asmund, creating a link between the two characters. There wasn't any explanation as to why she wore a bluesciences division uniform as a helmsman, but there is the possibility of a dual specialty.