Da'an was an influential member of the Taelon Synod who was appointed as the North American Companion and the United Nations Companion upon the Taelons' arrival at Earth. He was more sympathetic to the human race than other Taelons, who viewed humans only as a means of protecting the Taelons from extinction, and would take any measures for this protection, even if it included destroying the human race. This was one extreme measure that Da'an was not willing to take. His headquarters was in Washington near the Washington Monument. Da'an swiftly proved to be amongst the most popular of all the Companions. This high profile, combined with the difficulties in serving as the Companion to a region as diverse and complicated as America, necesscitated Zo'or being assigned as the United Nations Com