Admiral Shala'Raan vas Tonbay

Admiral Shala'Raan vas Tonbay is a member of the quarian Admiralty Board during the events of Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3.

Shala'Raan vas Tonbay is voiced by Shoreh Aghdashloo.

Mass Effect 2
After Tali'Zorah vas Neema is accused of treason against the quarian people, Admiral Shala'Raan is seen presiding over her hearing, but had to recuse herself from taking part in the hearing due to her relationship with the Zorah family. Shala is an old friend of Tali's father, having known the family for 25 years; Tali calls her "Auntie Raan." She and Tali's mother synchronised suits so that they could be in the same clean room for Tali's birth; as a result, she was sick for a week. Depending on Commander Shepard's actions on Tali's behalf, the Admiral will announce that the Admiralty Board has found her guilty and sentence her to exile or announce that the Board has acquitted her of the charges.

Mass Effect 3
If Tali does not survive the events of the Collector attacks, then Raan will perform Tali's role in key plot events. If Tali is present, Raan will remain aboard the Normandy in the War Room, as a quarian envoy for the duration of the missions on Rannoch.

If Shepard picks the geth over the quarians and Raan has taken Tali's role, she will commit suicide by shooting herself in the head.

If the quarians are able to re-settle on Rannoch, Admiral Raan will change her name to Admiral Shala'Raan vas Rannoch.

Trivia

 * "RAAN" is also a common abbreviation for "Right Ascension of Ascending Node," one of the quantities used to describe the shape and location of a spacecraft's orbit.
 * Shala is a Babylonian and Akkadian war goddess and a goddess of grain, the consort of the storm-god Adad.
 * If you get to talk to Shala'Raan before the kinematic just before the trial, then there will be an error and will be considered that trial is over and you have to reload your game because the other characters are not available.