Name: Cassilda Mhari Hastur, a.k.a. Cass
Age: 20
Marital Status: single
Occupation: Bookseller at Barnes & Noble in NYC (oldest book chain on Terra)
Education: Private tutors until she was 16, when her parents died, and then she earned a scholarship to New York University in liberal arts. Speaks casta, Terranan, and is learning Old Gaelic
Residence: The Cloisters Apartment Complex, Fort Tryon, New York
Income: A strust fund set up for her by her parents upon arrival on Terra, and what she earned working as a bookseller and a research assistant at NYU
Politics: Has more interest in the politics of ancient societies, especailly feudalism
Abilities:
Unarmed combat: Wrestled in school, and took dance to keep her flexible
Armed combat:
Antique weapons: Took fencing at the Cloisters Historical Center without her father's knowledge, learned archery in a survival class in university, was on the NYU wrestling team for a while
Guns/lasers: Can shoot a blaster, no laser knowledge
Vehicle driving: can fly a glider, drive an air-scooter--nothing big or heavy
Computer use: Knows the basic word processing info that she needs to for her jobs and for her studies, can surf the galacticnet
Horeseback riding: has vague memories of riding horses and the smell of a stable, but hasn't been near one in 15 years
Interpersonal relations: Is very quiet--almost a stereotypical scholar. Never looks anyone she just met in the eye. She has a fear of crowds, and is very solitary. Her few close friends she has a close rapport with--almost telepathic.
Weaknesses: very shy, can't deal with crowds, doesn't like to touch others--no social skills
Appearance: stands 5'3" slim build, muscular from dancing, dark reddish brown hair, grey eyes, six fingers on each hand
Friends/contacts: Still searching for why she's drawn to a planet with a bloody sun
Romantic relationships: the occasional fling, but she never found the right rapport with them
Hobbies: Research, reading, playing the harp, dancing, cooking for herself
Special equipment/vehicles/expensive possessions: Her mother's lap harp, her father's sword, and the blue starstone her mother gave her when she hit pubeerty to quiet the voices she started hearing.
Other information: Her mother and father died three years ago, just before she entered the University. She was taken from Darkover when she was six, though she doesn't know why. She doesn't remember a lot of Darkover, except for the color of the sun, a few ballads, and certain smells. She doesn't like Terra at all, and wonders why Darkover continues to haunt her.
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