Sheleth

Sheleth (also known by the nickname Shelly) was a Kasheeta officer in Starfleet.

In 2397, Sheleth was promoted to the rank of captain and assigned to the USS Paramaribo.

Sheleth had a rare Kasheeta sleep disorder that prevented her from staying awake for more than six hours at a time. On the Paramaribo, either M'Sam or Ashley Rathipal would be in command while Sheleth was asleep.

Leadership
Like other Kasheeta females, Sheleth could sometimes come across as impersonal or harsh to people she didn't know yet, but she worked hard to earn the trust of the Paramaribo's crew.

Although her ship was rarely involved in combat, Sheleth wanted her crew to remember the military nature of their mission, and the responsibilities and risks involved. This was reflected in the uniforms Sheleth chose for the Paramaribo; they took inspiration from Starfleet uniforms worn in the 2250s, during a period of warfare with the Klingon Empire.

Relationships
Before serving on the Paramaribo together, Sheleth and Ashley Rathipal had known each other as friends in the Earth city of Paramaribo, not far from the busy spaceport of Kourou.

In 2375, a close childhood friend of Sheleth's became one of the first Kasheeta males to enlist at Starfleet Academy. When he was killed in battle in the 2380s, then-Commander Sheleth, who had been contemplating retirement, decided to stay in Starfleet.