Admiral Victoria Halliday – Starfleet Intelligence

General Overview

Admiral Victoria Halliday is a high-ranking officer in Starfleet Intelligence, overseeing special operations and classified assets. She is an architect of long-term strategic plays, managing high-risk, high-reward operations that operate just beneath the surface of official Starfleet protocol.

Halliday is not an idealist—she understands Starfleet’s need for transparency and ethical conduct, but she also knows that enemies don’t play fair. She is willing to bend the rules, manipulate the system, and push people beyond their comfort zones if it means securing the Federation’s future.

She is the primary Starfleet Intelligence liaison overseeing the Heimdahl’s reactivation but operates at a distance, preferring to let her field operatives do the hands-on work. Gabriel Corvus is her direct agent handling the ship, while she plays the long game from command.

Physical Description

Species: Human
Age: Early 50s
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Build: Lean and athletic, but not physically imposing
Hair: Dark auburn, always tied in a no-nonsense bun
Eyes: Piercing green, sharp and constantly analyzing
Distinguishing Marks: A slight scar near her temple, rumored to be from an assassination attempt
Uniform: Standard Admiral’s Intelligence Division uniform with a black-shouldered operations trim

Personality

Halliday is sharp, calculating, and highly adaptable—a master of strategy and persuasion, able to navigate both allies and adversaries with precision. She controls the flow of every conversation and never reveals more than is necessary.

Unlike Section 31, she still operates within Starfleet regulations—but she understands how to push the boundaries when the situation demands it. She doesn’t seek conflict, but when it comes to protecting the Federation, she is fully prepared to take decisive action—no hesitation, no half-measures.

Strengths: Master strategist, politically savvy, highly observant
Weaknesses: Pragmatism can make her seem cold, keeps too many secrets
Quirks: Never uses contractions in speech, making her sound measured and deliberate

Service Record

Former Starfleet Intelligence Field Agent – Spent years running deep-cover operations before transitioning into command
Led Several Black Operations Against the Tal Shiar and Orion Syndicate – Known for outmaneuvering enemies with minimal collateral damage
Promoted to Admiral of Starfleet Intelligence Special Operations – She controls classified Starfleet assets, including Heimdahl

Current Role in the Heimdahl Situation

She signed off on keeping the Heimdahl operational under Intelligence oversight
Assigned Gabriel Corvus as the ship’s handler and liaison
Reclassified Heimdahl as a "Classified Asset"—rewrote the books so that it remains off standard fleet records
Views the PCs as useful tools, but also as potential liabilities

Relations with Other Key Figures

Admiral Joshua Varret (Starfleet Command): Sees him as a necessary annoyance.
She lets him believe he has control over the ship’s reassignment, but always finds a way to keep it within Intelligence.
Commander Eli Carradine (Section 31): Knows S31 is circling Heimdahl, but pretends not to see it.
She is not naïve—she knows S31 operates within Starfleet, but as long as they don’t interfere with her work, she does not challenge them.
Gabriel Corvus (Field Operative, Direct Handler of Heimdahl): Her trusted agent.
Corvus carries out her will directly aboard Heimdahl.
If he starts deviating from orders, she will correct him—swiftly.

Dialogue Examples

“You misunderstand. I do not need you to succeed. I need you to survive. Success is secondary.”
“This ship is classified. It will remain classified. The less you ask about why, the longer you will remain useful to me.”
“If you want to stay alive, Captain, remember this: Every mission has two objectives. The one you are given and the one I am not telling you about.”