Othis Balpiene

Phases

1. Growing up: Life was tough in the vacuum yards of Hammerhead, but Othis learned his way around a ship. His parents fixed spaceships, and didn't ask how they got broken.

• Know my way around a ship
• Grew up around space pirates

2. Starting out: Othis signed on as a techie with a pirate crew. He learned to keep his head in a crisis, and made contacts in various systems.

• Cool head in a crisis
• Contacts in every port

3. Moment of crisis: The pirate ship was damaged in a fight with Galliard slavers in Green Sun system. Repairs were so expensive that the captain had to lay off many crew. Also, Othis lost his arm in the fight, and got it replaced with bionics. Shine Arcadian helped Othis get a job at the university.

• Bionic arm
• Shine helped me when I was down

4. Sidetracked: Befriended Phadrea Brandishgun during her captivity; she introduced him to the world of literature.

• There's more to life than space piracy
• Galliard politics is complex

5. On your own: Othis has recovered from his injury, and taken some courses at the university. He's looking for more ship work.

• Eclectic education
• Planets are dull, but restful