Full name: Rydra Crayh
Species: Antaran
Sex: Female
Age: 45
Hair: Shoulder-length and candyfloss pink
Eyes: Acid Green
Height: Not on file
Weight: Not on file
Education and employment history:
- Age < 14 - Attended local school
- Age < 16 - Attended school local to her Aunt
- Age 16 - Ran away from home and did varying work
- Age 32 - Became second in command of the transport ship Haphazard
Background:
Until the age of fourteen, Rydra had a pretty normal life living with her parents and younger sister, Ryal, on Antara. At the age of fourteen, both her parents were killed in a terrorist attack while on holiday on the Antaran moon of Antar. Centuries ago, Antara went to war with Jakara and took the planet for their own. After many years of dominance, the Antaran government returned Jakaran sovereignty to the Jakaran people. This was so long ago that Jakara has been under its own rule since the occupation for much longer than it was actually under Antaran rule. Unfortunately, certain terrorist groups feel that the Antaran nation are heathens, and a blemish on the galactic community; no hard feelings then. It was during a suicide bombing in a seaside café that Rydra's parents were killed by one of the more extreme terrorist groups. Along with Ryal she was taken in by her aunt Glyral, but she couldn't bond with her aunt, whereas her sister could. This was probably down to the fact that Rydra was in her difficult teenage years, whereas Ryal was still only young. At the age of sixteen Rydra ran away from her aunt's house and tried to make her way in the galaxy alone. After almost sixteen years working her way through the galaxy and endless jobs with no true direction, she met up with Tezic Odriro while working as a waitress in a small space station café in the Baltin sector. He offered a direction, a life, and a family; tings she'd not really had since the death of her parents eighteen years previous.
For eleven years everything was great for Rydra; she had a surrogate family on the Haphazard, a fulfilling job, and what she felt was a wonderful relationship. Over the years, the relationship between her and Tezic developed and Rydra really did think it was going to last. When he betrayed her and the crew, the family, she was devastated and didn't know what to do. Considering the average lifespan of the galactic community, an eleven year relationship isn't that significant, except to those that live those relationships. In an attempt to distance herself and to prevent herself from falling for another like Tezic, she insisted on hiring Captains that just couldn't hack the job or her attitude, or were female. This was until Nick, who was hired against her wishes, yet there's something about him that she can't pinpoint at the moment. She sees him as the immature bum that came into apply for the job, yet she senses there must be a greater depth that he just doesn't want to openly share with her or the rest of the crew.
First appearance:
1:1 - Drool; #2
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