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Tilyhloasyo Kyuiwei
Age 45 in 1201

by Alvin Plummer

Occupation: Scout/Diplomat

Attributes: 9466A8-A

Background:
After graduating from a local "university", Kyuiwei was selected to join her clan's scientific community as a field scout/scientist. As scientisis were the subgroup most likely to interact with the Strangers (ie. Aslans outside of the Yekhakteal clan) she became exposed to these folk, and - unlike her peers - wrote about these strange Aslans with their peculiar habits for the general public.

Worldwide fame and notoriety was produced: the government initally attempted to discourage further writings, but, under pressure from acadamia, business, and her hordes of fans, relented, and gave her funds to continue exploring. And explore she did: with an aged trader with a questionable jump drive she explored first her subsector, then the entire sector, taking odd jobs and speculating on cargo to keep food in the belly and the engines hot.

When she returned "to stay", she had not only bought a treasure trove of information, but had inadvertantly laid the groundwork for other clan members to follow, both business and scientists. This led to a surge in the ecomony (Yekhaktei is the highest tech system in the subsector), which led to a vastly increased government interest in her explorations.

Eventually, the clan leaders managed to persuade her to launch another one-ship expedition, but as a formally accreddited ambassador of her clan. She was given the Ouhaei Hteftaihwoarl, a gorgeous TL-E Aslan scout/diplomatic yacht, with a real lab, probes, RCV equipment and everything, wrapped in a million credts worth of luxurious fittings, double-large rooms, whirlpool, etc. And she was given a 'loose'itenary, involving contacting all the major clans of the Hierate, the Zhodani, and the Regency.

Kyuiwei has spent the last eight years away from her distant home, and has seen more wonders than anyone else in her clan's history. Now completing her tour in the Zhodani Consulate, she's now in Chronor subsector, preparing to enter the Spinward Marches. With most of her experiences of humans from the Consulate, she would be initally very truthful and trusting, expecting the truth in return. However, her view of the Regency will be as an inferior civilization, full of liars and mentally ill people (as her Zhodani friends suggest). Indeed, one of her crew is a Zho 'guide' (actually a SORAG agent), sent specifically to protect her from the Regency barbarians.

Career Path:
1174-1178: University
1179-1190 : Three terms scout
1191-1198: Two terms Scout/diplomat

Initiative: ?

Combat Assets:
Dewclaw-2/11

Other Assets:
Biology-4/14
Chemistry-3/13
Computer-0/10
Eingsank-1/9
Enviro Suit-2 /8
Geology-1/11
Gravitics-1/11
High-G Enviro-1/7
Languages:
Aslan-10
Galanglic-1/9
Zhodani-1/9

Leadership-3/11
Liasion-4/12
Persuasion-3/11
Tradition-1/9
Observation-4/10
Pilot (grav)-0/4
RCV Operations-1/11
Sensors-1/7
Stealth-1/5
Streetwise-1/9
Survey-2/8
Tolerance-3/11
Xeno-Bilology-1/11
Zero-G Enviro-0/6

Appearance:
On rather light build for an Aslan, with a very long, well-groomed coat of black hair. Her round face and oval eyes (oval even for Aslan) is set off with a short snout. Aslans (or humans fluent in Aslan) would find her accent strange and harsh: her Anglic is clear, if rather stilted. Her style of dress is definitely unknown by local Aslans (and human Aslan watchers).

Family:
Unmarried, to preserve her independence

Personality:
Beyond the usual Aslan formality and pride, Kyuiwei is incredibly curious ("as curious as a Hiver" is the Regency stereotype: of course, Kyuiwei would immediately ask to see a real live one). Everything she sees must be poked, tested, sampled and analyzed. Even more interesting for an Aslan, she applies her curiouisity to sentinents - regardless of their barbaric (ie non-Aslan) culture. She just must find out more about them. Her non-judgemental attitude - very rare on her world, where no human has been seen since the Rebellion started - has marked her out as her clan's Ambassator Extraordinare.

Possessions:
Ten MCr in diamond's gold, and radioactives, a line of credit from her clan/only useable in the Hierate, an extensive database on the current Spinward States/although much of that info is over 10 years out of date, Translator chips for every language in the Spinward States, another specialized database regarding the diplomatic/political situation (only 4 years out of date), subscriptions to nearly every news service, political, scientific and business journal in existance

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