Sadaf al-Behr

A tribeswoman from Phaistos, and a practioner of the sword forms of Razmafzar.

History
Sadaf is from Phaistos, a tech level 1 world, but her tribe’s involvement with the genetic company the Nada Corporation gave her a unique position as one of the few natives allowed to go to Nada, where she gained some small appreciation for technology and a strong desire to leave Phaistos behind and see the universe.

Recently, it has been revealed to the rest of the crew that she is a genetically engineered human, a leftover from the experiments that caused Phaistos to be embargoed. Her modifications give her the ability to breathe underwater, among other things.

Personality
Sadaf is someone who prefers a challenge. In particular, a physical one. She will always jump at a fight, or a friendly contest of strength. Her style of martial arts, Razmafzar, is a style intended to be used against armed or mounted opponents, and Sadaf is unlikely to back down from even the most unbeatable odds.

Due to certain aspects of her past, she can be cold and mistrusting of people. She also finds disrespect intolerable. On the other hand, she is very curious about the new worlds that have opened up to her and wishes to see as much as she can. She also wants to learn more about the Arcadia herself, beyond her gun.

Appearance
Sadaf is tall, and her mode of dress often makes her seem larger than she is. She has dark skin, as is common amongst her people, and brown hair that she typically wears covered by a headscarf. Her defining characteristic is the veil or mask she wears over the lower part of her face at all times. She uses a tighter fitting mask most of the time, but will occasionally switch to a looser veil when an event warrants it, in particular when it would be rude not to be able to dine.

Sadaf dresses in an archaic manner compared to the other crew members of the Arcadia. She prefers the traditional clothing of her people, although she is willing and able to adapt other clothing to suit her preferred style. She favors yellows, reds, and golds, but she has a widely varying array of colors in her wardrobe. She is always well-coordinated. Most important is the wide, tied sash she always wears, with one of her favorite knives tucked in the front and her dual mono blades hanging on either side.

Because she keeps most of her face covered, Sadaf can portray either a mysterious or menacing air. She is adept at a wide variety of glares, and she actively enjoys making other people feel uncomfortable. Since the secret of her genetic modification has been revealed, however, she has taken to leaving her veil off while aboard the Arcadia.

Player Characters

 * Eleanora Raleigh - Sadaf automatically respects Eleanora as she is the captain of the ship and the one who allowed her to join the crew. She trusts the captain almost absolutely, although she finds her psychic aspect somewhat off-putting. She can acknowledge its usefulness, however, and Sadaf is not someone to disparage anything that can be used as a tool or as a weapon. Mostly, she just wants a little warning before she’s teleported halfway across a city.
 * Chel F. Savreux - Sadaf found the pilot to be brash and over friendly at first, but since then she has grown to admire Chel’s free spirit and easy way of making friends. More recently, seeking someone to spar with other than the captain, who Sadaf feels inappropriate asking, she had begun teaching Chel her marital art of Razmafzar. In exchange, Chel has been teaching Sadaf Dirty Fighting, and Sadaf looks forward to an opportunity to use the technique.
 * Dr. Vladimir Nikolaevich Kalashnikov - Sadaf would not trust Vlad as far as she could throw him, although that might be pretty far. His affinity for technology makes her uncomfortable around him, as she is fairly certain he sees her as uncultured and savage. She also finds his underhanded means of dealing with problems to be distasteful, although she acknowledges he tends to get results. His apparent disregard for human life does not in particular phase her, but she worries he only sees those around him as potential experiments. She thinks of him as an unpredictable mad scientist.
 * Aaron "Tempest" Singh - Sadaf does not in particular trust Tempest, either. He has not done anything to really earn that mistrust, and in fact he was the first crew member she met, but his frequent jokes about her background and the way he tends to go off on his own both result in Sadaf not particularly liking him. She doesn't have a good understanding of how taboo his psionic abilities are, however.