Lela Dax was the Dax symbiont's first host and, at one point in her life, a famous legislator in the Trill government, during the 21st century. (DS9: "Playing God", "Facets") She became a member of the Trill ruling council: only the fourth woman in Trill history up to that point to do so. (DS9: "Playing God", "Facets"; DS9 The Lives of Dax short story "First Steps") One of Lela's common gestures was to hold her hands behind her back; something Jadzia Dax made a habit of after being joined to the Dax symbiont. (DS9: "Facets")