Ch'Maras was a security crewman assigned to USS Aventine during the late 24th century. In 2381, ch'Maras was one of the security personnel under away team security supervisor Naomi Darrow who discovered the bodies of Yott and Komer; the four were sworn to keep the deaths secret until they had more information. (ST - Destiny novel: Gods of Night) Based on the naming structure, it is possible that ch'Maras was most likely a Andorian.