Credit for writing the NPC backstories goes to a former co-GM and conspirator in writing who wishes to remain anonymous.
Away Team 2Kerra Liron(female turian) - lead cargo manager, Team Leader
Dara T'Sejen (asari)- lab assistant, Team Lieutenant
Bakim Zalek (female batarian) - technician, Xenopsychologist
Fedal Albring (female drell) - science officer, Ecologist
Laspa Daube (asari) - lab assistant, Chemist
Zalek, Bakim (female Batarian)-counselor, shift 2
Bakim made friends easily, but she particularly enjoyed chatting with her family's slaves. Their stories were just more interesting than the petty complaints and victories of her classmates. The slaves grew to enjoy talking to her, because despite her lack of life experience, she always seemed to understand them and to give good advice. It was easy for her to make the transition into professional counseling. She was excited about the Menae in Full mission because it gave her the opportunity to work with a variety of people in a variety of situations.
Liron, Kerra (female Turian)- lead cargo manager, shift 2
Kerra was a smart kid, but her parents pushed her into athletic competition. They were both decorated soldiers, and they wanted their daughter to grow up tough. She was a mediocre athlete, but she wanted to please her parents so she kept trying. Her military service was unremarkable save for her eagerness to please. She threw herself into whatever task she was assigned. Kerra didn't particularly enjoy running the cargo bay on the Menae in Full, but her parents had taught her that the way to succeed was to excel at whatever task she was given. When the Menae in full was selected to find a new relay, she saw the opportunity to excel and make her parents proud.
Albring, Fedal (female Drell)- science officer, shift 2
As a child, Fedal was fascinated with history. She particularly loved hearing about how drell lived on Rakhana. The domed city felt like a cage to her, and she liked to sneak outside even though the air was heavy and hard to breathe. Her friends and family assumed that she would leave Kahje as soon as she was old enough, but she decided to stay. Fedal studied environmental science, determined to lead a terraforming team to Rakhana. Unfortunately, her fondness for the outdoors caught up with her and she was diagnosed with Kepral's syndrome at age 26. She was in good shape at the time of her diagnosis, so with proper medical care, a drier climate, and a lot of luck, she could live well into her thirties. Realizing that she couldn't possibly live to recolonize Rakhana, she decided to spend the rest of her time travelling. Her father, Jabez, was head of a group of doctors studying Kepral's syndrome. He decided to leave his position and travel with her to ensure that she got proper care wherever she went. The Menae in Full was a perfect opportunity for Fedal to spend her last years travelling farther than she had ever imagined.
T'Sejen, Dara (Asari) - lab assistant, shift 2
Dara always longed for adventure, but she was never really qualified. She was smart and good with her hands, but she couldn't wrap her mind around computer innards or weapons. She spent her maiden years wandering the galaxy, looking for adventures that didn't require combat or computer skills. Finally, she signed on to a science ship as a lab assistant. There wasn't much opportunity for adventure, but at least she got to travel. When she heard about a mission into unknown space, she knew she had to apply.
Daube, Laspa (Asari) - lab assistant 2, shift 2
Laspa remembers loving her father, but the details are gone. Laspa's mother left her father, a turian woman, when Laspa was only 23. Although her mother never said as much, Laspa grew to realize that she had left because the turian was growing old and losing her beauty. Laspa's mother had many lovers and several bondmates, always leaving as their beauty faded. Swearing that this would never happen to her, she studied biochemistry, and after college she got a job with a cosmetics company. She excelled at lab work, and after a few years, she was assigned to lead a team in developing a DIY tattoo removal kit. The project went smoothly. During the final tests, the marketing department decided that the odor of one of the creams was unpleasant and told the lab to add a scent. Laspa was concerned that the perfume they wanted to use would react unpredictably with some of the chemicals in the cream. Her superiors thanked her for bringing the issue to their attention, but stated that Laspa's skills would be wasted on redoing the tests. They would have someone else do it. She started a new project, and didn't think about the tattoo remover until she saw the recall notice saying that the cream could react with certain tattoo pigments to cause severe burns. When she looked over the product tests to see if there had been any sign of this possibility, she was shocked to discover that there had been no further tests after adding the perfume. Before she could bring the lack of testing to the authorities, she realized that there was no record of her communication about the potential risks. Her superiors had set her up to take the fall, and there was nothing she could do about it except copy as much data as possible before being escorted out. With this black mark on her record, the lab assistant position on the Menae in Full was the best job she could get. The mission would also put her out of reach of her former bosses while she did her best to comb through the data she had stolen with the limited hacking skills she had picked up from her more computer-savvy colleagues.
Fedal Albring (female drell) - science officer, Ecologist
Laspa Daube (asari) - lab assistant, Chemist
Bakim made friends easily, but she particularly enjoyed chatting with her family's slaves. Their stories were just more interesting than the petty complaints and victories of her classmates. The slaves grew to enjoy talking to her, because despite her lack of life experience, she always seemed to understand them and to give good advice. It was easy for her to make the transition into professional counseling. She was excited about the Menae in Full mission because it gave her the opportunity to work with a variety of people in a variety of situations.
Liron, Kerra (female Turian)- lead cargo manager, shift 2
Kerra was a smart kid, but her parents pushed her into athletic competition. They were both decorated soldiers, and they wanted their daughter to grow up tough. She was a mediocre athlete, but she wanted to please her parents so she kept trying. Her military service was unremarkable save for her eagerness to please. She threw herself into whatever task she was assigned. Kerra didn't particularly enjoy running the cargo bay on the Menae in Full, but her parents had taught her that the way to succeed was to excel at whatever task she was given. When the Menae in full was selected to find a new relay, she saw the opportunity to excel and make her parents proud.
Albring, Fedal (female Drell)- science officer, shift 2
As a child, Fedal was fascinated with history. She particularly loved hearing about how drell lived on Rakhana. The domed city felt like a cage to her, and she liked to sneak outside even though the air was heavy and hard to breathe. Her friends and family assumed that she would leave Kahje as soon as she was old enough, but she decided to stay. Fedal studied environmental science, determined to lead a terraforming team to Rakhana. Unfortunately, her fondness for the outdoors caught up with her and she was diagnosed with Kepral's syndrome at age 26. She was in good shape at the time of her diagnosis, so with proper medical care, a drier climate, and a lot of luck, she could live well into her thirties. Realizing that she couldn't possibly live to recolonize Rakhana, she decided to spend the rest of her time travelling. Her father, Jabez, was head of a group of doctors studying Kepral's syndrome. He decided to leave his position and travel with her to ensure that she got proper care wherever she went. The Menae in Full was a perfect opportunity for Fedal to spend her last years travelling farther than she had ever imagined.
T'Sejen, Dara (Asari) - lab assistant, shift 2
Dara always longed for adventure, but she was never really qualified. She was smart and good with her hands, but she couldn't wrap her mind around computer innards or weapons. She spent her maiden years wandering the galaxy, looking for adventures that didn't require combat or computer skills. Finally, she signed on to a science ship as a lab assistant. There wasn't much opportunity for adventure, but at least she got to travel. When she heard about a mission into unknown space, she knew she had to apply.
Daube, Laspa (Asari) - lab assistant 2, shift 2
Laspa remembers loving her father, but the details are gone. Laspa's mother left her father, a turian woman, when Laspa was only 23. Although her mother never said as much, Laspa grew to realize that she had left because the turian was growing old and losing her beauty. Laspa's mother had many lovers and several bondmates, always leaving as their beauty faded. Swearing that this would never happen to her, she studied biochemistry, and after college she got a job with a cosmetics company. She excelled at lab work, and after a few years, she was assigned to lead a team in developing a DIY tattoo removal kit. The project went smoothly. During the final tests, the marketing department decided that the odor of one of the creams was unpleasant and told the lab to add a scent. Laspa was concerned that the perfume they wanted to use would react unpredictably with some of the chemicals in the cream. Her superiors thanked her for bringing the issue to their attention, but stated that Laspa's skills would be wasted on redoing the tests. They would have someone else do it. She started a new project, and didn't think about the tattoo remover until she saw the recall notice saying that the cream could react with certain tattoo pigments to cause severe burns. When she looked over the product tests to see if there had been any sign of this possibility, she was shocked to discover that there had been no further tests after adding the perfume. Before she could bring the lack of testing to the authorities, she realized that there was no record of her communication about the potential risks. Her superiors had set her up to take the fall, and there was nothing she could do about it except copy as much data as possible before being escorted out. With this black mark on her record, the lab assistant position on the Menae in Full was the best job she could get. The mission would also put her out of reach of her former bosses while she did her best to comb through the data she had stolen with the limited hacking skills she had picked up from her more computer-savvy colleagues.
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