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Sherali Daya
Age 34 in 1200

by Alvin Plummer

Occupation: Bioform Artist

Attributes: 697B74-7

Background:
Born and raised in the Kairovan community on Mora, Miss. Daya is one of the very few who can claim to be a pure-blooded Arab. From her youth she wanted to follow in the footsteps of her ultra famous great-grandfather Ali Daya (1088 - 1150). Ali Daya's suite of four interconnected biosystems under the themes of "Loyalty, Trial, Victory" ranks with the best of the Old Masters in Dasudashag, and had the same effect on the Deneb artistic community as the 1118 tri-v film "Stand on Rhylanor" had on the general populance, or the Connie Chung series "Why We Are Imperials", or Norris' Ascension Speech when he was formally proclaimed Archduke.

Sherali Daya stayed away from the epic-scale work of her great-grandfather for years, focusing instead on doing regular commission work. But as her reputation & skill grew so did her aspirations, and in 1192 she accepted a commission from a Fleet Admiral to create a new biosphere for the Naval Base at Ansirk, home of 7 million Naval personnel.

The biosphere - to reside strictly within the installation, as the world is airless - is to emphasise the motif "Controlled Fury". This theme is sympolized by the Terran lions, Vilani anshuui, and Reginian LiClok which stalk some of the corridors and parks of the station. The predators (actually as safe as dogs) are simply at the top of the station's "biosystem", which extends down to the carefully bred rats and tailored airborne viruses.

Probably the most charming change to the station has been the introduction of perenay's; a geneered variation of the white dove, with rainbow-coloured wing feathers. The ones at the station have been bred for low-G flight, and are 'wired' to preform complex aerobatic flight patterns and make a most haunting call.

Career Path:
1185-1188: Entertainer
1189-1192: Entertainer
1193-1196: Entertainer
1197-1200: Entertainer

Initiative: ?

Combat Assets:
None

Other Assets:
Act/Bluff-1/8
Biology-3/10
Enviro Suit-1/8
Genetics-5/12
Guard/Hunting Beasts-2/9
Liasion-1/8
Map-1/8
Painting-4/15
Persuasion-1/8
Sculpture-4/15
Survival-1/12
Willpower-1/12
Xeno-Biology-1/8
Zero-G Env-3/10

Appearance:
She as black hair which complements here olive skin and her dark brown eyes. She is 0.84 m tall and weighs 59 kg.

Possessions:
A special line of credit, granted by Fleet Admiral Dame Mary E. Hofstetter (213th fleet), for use for her project
Typical Regency and Naval (civilian-class) ID's
A truly expensive, 200-year-old prayer mat from the Julian Protertorate
Offical head of the Ansirk Biosculpting Project

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