Here's part 2: 
My MC: 
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[b]Name:[/b] Cha’kwaina (Che-Ya-Quee-nah)

[b]Age:[/b] 9 

[hider=Appearance:] All Quinunaki’s have the pale lavender skin of far off stars, solid black eyes of complete darkness, white hair, and mouths full of vicious pointed teeth. Cha’kwaina is no different. (From what you can tell.) Her black finger nails, she was told, prove her family is from ocean-residing tribe in Kogaan, her species home planet. She’s shorter than most of her people, that is to say, she’s of average Terran height. She will grow no taller, as she has reached her final stage in physical maturation for the Quinunaki. All that’s left to is gain enough weight to help support any future pregnancies. 

She prefers to go barefoot. All other physical features she keeps hidden. After her mutilation in the Rising, Cha’kwaina took to wearing veils in public that covered her face and head, leaving only her eyes exposed to the world. Because you’ll never see her without a veil, there is no need to go further into detail. Even now, she favors the loose robes she took to wearing when still a slave.[/hider] 

[hider=Personality:] Cha’kwaina been drugged a majority of her life. Told who she was, what she should be, and how to act. So you’re gunna have to wait until she figures out who [i]she[/i] is herself. But here’s a list of what she’s got so far:[list][*]She worships the stories about her people and their native home on Kogaan. 
[*]She worries she is not [i]really[/i] a Quinunaki. 
[*]Multitasking is difficult.
[*]She talks to herself in her native tongue to help sort out her thoughts because who else would she talk to?
[*]She’s ashamed of her body.
[*]She finds music confusing, purposeless, and entirely fulfilling. [/list] [/hider]


[hider=Biography:] Cha’kwaina was born in Zaetarian captivity. She was trained, like a beast of burden, in a fabric sweat shop until her captors decided that she looked decent enough to be sold into the selective Zaetarian sex industry at 3. Like other Quinunaki’s in pleasure houses, Cha’kwaina was drugged. It was a menagerie of ever changing chemicals to prevent any of the Quin from developing a tolerance. 

At 5, the Rising occurred. It happened in another pleasure ship that was almost two planets away, but her owner, Celsorelica Ghatarid decided an example needed to be made. Cha’kwaina, the youngest on her ship, was granted that honor. In a public ceremony in which tickets sold for the prices of small transportation vessels, cocktails were served, and Zaetarians strutted in their monstrous fashions Cha’kwaina was humiliated in the worst way possible for a Quinunaki: her teeth were pulled, one by one, and sold in a silent auction. 

During her healing process under the supervision of a wrinkled Terran she learned two things: 1) her people were dying from a suspicious virus across the Leaning Gale and 2) she [i]understood[/i] him, this ancient creature who never heard of Katheen bird let alone how to navigate the complicated . Celsorelica rejoiced when he realized his worthless Quin pleasure slave (“Who wants to have sex with a Quin without [i]teeth[/i]? Takes away all the fun, my dear Cha-Cha,” he said.) could be trained as a translator.

By the time Cha’kwaina was 9, she mastered three Terran languages, the dialects of the major Zaetarian houses, and the harsh language of the Ruthekk. To her dismay, it was her lack of teeth that allowed her to speak these twisting languages that had her puckering her lips and rolling her tongue in unfamiliar ways. Celsorelica favored her in the ways that Zaetarians do: fawning, drugs, gifts, beatings, and sex. 

“Just in case, let’s get you checked out,” Celsorelica said as news of dying Quin’s depleting Zaetarian pleasure ships came through the transmissions. 

The [i]Caesar[/i] was docked at the same refueling station as the [i]Brightburn[/i] for this very purpose when Cha’kwaina was bought by a Terran and then freed by his subsequent death. Celsorlica thought it was a joke. Until the credits showed up in his account and Cha’kwaina was tucked away on the [i]Brightburn[/i] before he could gather enough Zaetarian supporters.

The crew of the [i]Brightburn[/i] was prepared to drop Cha’kwaina off at the next dusty frontier town because she stinks of trouble and they don’t need any more of that. She argued, in all the languages she knew, for an opportunity to prove herself: one month. That was her grace period. So far, it’s been a week.[/hider]

Additional Notes:
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[*]Kogaan: the home planet of the Quinunaki; as inhospitable to the life forms that scratch out a living there as well as those wishing to infiltrate the planet and its resources. Very specific atmospheric conditions are needed for ships to enter and land on Kogaan.
[*]Living environment: due to the harsh nature of their home planet, the Quins place high regard on procreation and children.
[*]Rate of maturation:the shortened lifespan of these creatures doesn’t imply they don’t mature. The mental, physical, and emotional maturation of the Quin occurs in a shortened amount of time compared to other creatures of the Leaning Gale and beyond. Think of it in terms of “dog years.”
[*]Gene variation:increased rate of procreation leads to new mutations within the race in attempts to battle the continually changing environment of Kogaan; although basic characteristics of their race remains constant, each tribe developed definitive physical traits based on their location. 
[*]Intelligence: simple in terms of technology, this race of people’s ability to adapt confounds researches.
[*]Warrior worship: those men and women who kill the Kathleen are granted high status in the community. 
[*]Hair: those considered warriors shave the sides of their heads and keeps the rest of their hair braided in one thick length. In general, braids are considered sacred and good luck. It’s common for Quins to twine together objects and carry them with them. 
[*]Teeth: to show their strength, Quins can choose to undergo lip mutilation. Their lips are cut or sewn back to keep their teeth constantly exposed. It’s considered attractive. It’s an extremely painful and dangerous process. 1/3 of those who attempt this procedure die.
[*]Time line: first contact with the Quinunakis occurred twenty some years before the war. In the last seven, however, contact increased with raiders and Zaetarian pirates due to demand.
[*]Slave trade: Quins are wanted for three purposes: labor intensive tasks; ring fighting; pleasure boats.
[*]Sickness:encroachment of their planet by new species from far stretches of the galaxy, a deadly virus is working its way through the Quins. The disease, unnamed, causes muscle dystrophy. 1/10 die. Of the surviving, 2/3 are left crippled or mutilated.[/list]
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