The Scholar is one of the three interpreters who speak for the deaf mediator Riva, voicing his intellect, judgement and skill as a diplomat.
The Scholar appears in Loud as a Whisper. Riva, a renowned mediator from Ramatis III, was born without hearing like all his ruling family, and communicates through a chorus of three people who read his thoughts and speak them aloud.
Each member represents a part of his mind. The Scholar expresses the rational side: the artist and thinker, and the voice Riva uses for the business of negotiation. He does most of the talking when Riva is first received aboard the Enterprise-D.
When the party beams down to Solais V to open peace talks, a member of one faction fires on them and all three of the chorus are killed. Riva is left without a voice and has to find another way to reach the Solari.