A Lanthanite engineer who replaced Hemmer.
Pelia is the chief engineer of the USS Enterprise in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, played with sly comic energy by Carol Kane. She arrives to fill the gap after the loss of the ship's previous engineer and quickly makes the engine room her own with eccentric habits and a sharp mind.
A Lanthanite by species, Pelia hints at an extraordinary age and a vast store of experience, which she shares only in teasing fragments. She bonds with the younger crew, from the cadets to the senior officers, offering unorthodox advice, hands-on mentoring and the occasional meddling that somehow works out in everyone's favor.
Pelia stands out because she breaks the mold of the stern, by-the-book engineer. She is funny, mysterious and unexpectedly warm, and she reminds viewers that Starfleet has always made room for colorful characters whose brilliance hides behind a mischievous smile.