Zorah (Starfinder) - Revision history

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Signature Equipment

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	'''Armour & Weapons'''		'''Armour & Weapons'''
	* Ysoki Refractor Suit (with Descent Thrusters upgrade)		* ''Ysoki Refractor Suit'' (with Descent Thrusters upgrade)
	* Membrane Holdout Pistol		* ''Membrane Holdout Pistol''

	'''Augments'''		'''Augments'''
	* Zorah's Omni-tool Rig (a custom rig embedded in her left arm as a cybernetic augment, which she can access via a hardlight holographic display that appears over her arm, typically in bright orange colours)		* ''Zorah's Omni-tool Rig'' (a custom rig embedded in her left arm as a cybernetic augment, which she can access via a hardlight holographic display that appears over her arm, typically in bright orange colours)
	* Mk 1 Synaptic Accelerator (boosts cognitive ability)		* ''Mk 1 Synaptic Accelerator'' (boosts cognitive ability)
	* Pressurized Lungs (allows Zorah to hold her breath for up to an hour and makes her immune to the environmental effects of being in a vacuum)		* ''Pressurized Lungs'' (allows Zorah to hold her breath for up to an hour and makes her immune to the environmental effects of being in a vacuum)
	* Electrical Affinity Graft (Microresistors implanted under her dermal layer channel electrical energy to emitters in her hands, granting Zorah resistance to electricity and the ability to cast jolting surge once per day and energy ray (electricity only) at will as spell-like abilities)		* ''Electrical Affinity Graft'' (Microresistors implanted under her dermal layer channel electrical energy to emitters in her hands, granting Zorah resistance to electricity and the ability to cast jolting surge once per day and energy ray (electricity only) at will as spell-like abilities)
	* Lightvision Shades (implanted in her temples and connected to her optic nerves, these sunglasses-like shades can be extended or retracted at will and will extend out from her temples and deploy over her eyes before creating a protective force-field layer that serves as sunglasses, protecting her from bright light)		* ''Lightvision Shades'' (implanted in her temples and connected to her optic nerves, these sunglasses-like shades can be extended or retracted at will and will extend out from her temples and deploy over her eyes before creating a protective force-field layer that serves as sunglasses, protecting her from bright light)

	'''Technological Items'''		'''Technological Items'''
	* '''Buddy''' (hover drone)		* ''Buddy'' (hover drone)
	* Synth Keyboard		* Synth Keyboard
	* Starship Repair tool Kit		* Starship Repair tool Kit

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Signature Equipment

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	'''Armour & Weapons'''		'''Armour & Weapons'''
	* D-Suit I (with ~~Reverberation Amplifier and Reactive Goggles upgrades~~)		* Ysoki Refractor Suit (with Descent Thrusters upgrade)
	* ~~Subzero Hail~~ Pistol		* Membrane Holdout Pistol
	* Survival Knife
	* Cordpocalypse Ghost (see other notes)

	'''Augments'''		'''Augments'''
	* Fortified Feet (protects against ground-based hazards such as electrical wires in water-drenched floors, coolant leaks, or similar)
	* Zorah's Omni-tool Rig (a custom rig embedded in her left arm as a cybernetic augment, which she can access via a hardlight holographic display that appears over her arm, typically in bright orange colours)		* Zorah's Omni-tool Rig (a custom rig embedded in her left arm as a cybernetic augment, which she can access via a hardlight holographic display that appears over her arm, typically in bright orange colours)
	* Mk 1 Synaptic Accelerator (boosts cognitive ability)		* Mk 1 Synaptic Accelerator (boosts cognitive ability)
			* Pressurized Lungs (allows Zorah to hold her breath for up to an hour and makes her immune to the environmental effects of being in a vacuum)
	~~'''Magic Items'''~~		* Electrical Affinity Graft (Microresistors implanted under her dermal layer channel electrical energy to emitters in her hands, granting Zorah resistance to electricity and the ability to cast jolting surge once per day and energy ray (electricity only) at will as spell-like abilities)
	* ~~Brigh's Bolt~~ (can ~~affix to~~ a ~~broken weapon to temporarily restore functionality~~)		* Lightvision Shades (implanted in her temples and connected to her optic nerves, these sunglasses-like shades can be extended or retracted at will and will extend out from her temples and deploy over her eyes before creating a protective force-field layer that serves as sunglasses, protecting her from bright light)

	'''Technological Items'''		'''Technological Items'''
			* '''Buddy''' (hover drone)
			* Synth Keyboard
	* Starship Repair tool Kit		* Starship Repair tool Kit
			* Thieves tool kit
	* Various engineering and mechanical items		* Various engineering and mechanical items
	* Library chip (engineering)		* Library chip (engineering)

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Gallery

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	File:Portrait-Zorah-Drone.jpg		File:Portrait-Zorah Drone.jpg
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Gallery

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Social Style

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	== Social Style ==		== Social Style ==
			[[File:Portrait-Zorah4.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|right]]
	Zorah is almost-annoyingly cheerful and optimistic, with boundless energy. She loves meeting new people, hearing stories of their exploits and discovering other races and, especially, their technology. She responds positively to those of friendly demeanour or who indulge her interests. Asides from mechanics, she loves music and chocolate, and both of these are perfect conversation topics or shared activities to endear her affections.		Zorah is almost-annoyingly cheerful and optimistic, with boundless energy. She loves meeting new people, hearing stories of their exploits and discovering other races and, especially, their technology. She responds positively to those of friendly demeanour or who indulge her interests. Asides from mechanics, she loves music and chocolate, and both of these are perfect conversation topics or shared activities to endear her affections.


	== Signature Equipment ==		== Signature Equipment ==

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Background

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	== Background ==		== Background ==
	It is common knowledge that the key presence of the ysoki in the Diaspora began when the Farabarrium, an Atech Immortal left adrift by the Knights of Golarion after a brutal confrontation with an Eoxian cruiser several years earlier, was salvaged and laid claim to by the Shirsask Kaia ysoki salvagers, who were able to bring back online within 2 years. With the significant firepower and space provided by the Farabarrium, the Shirsask Kaia decided to put down roots in the Diaspora and operate as a trade hub and salvage way station. The Shirsask Kaia were quick to negotiate a lucrative protection deal with the Free Captains in return for offering priority maintenance for all Free Captain vessels. Thus ysoki presence in the Diaspora became commonly known and grew as more ysoki flooded in to take advantage of the new ysoki-ran trade hub. But it is less common knowledge that some ysoki had been in the Diaspora well before the Shirsask Kaia salvaged the Farabarrium. Zorah was born to the Frye Kaia, a humble asteroid-mining family that had operated in the Diaspora for centuries - predominantly surviving by mining alongside and providing technical support to dwarves from the Heorrhahd Star Citadel (especially to more remote mining operations where support from Heorrhahd was more problematic) and assisting with those (as well as their own smaller) mining operations. Although Zorah was born on the Farabarrium, she spent much of her youth at the Heorrhahd Star Citadel, the Frye being amongst the few non-dwarves allowed permanent residence there, Zorah grew up within the family trade and around her family and dwarven culture, and loved many aspects of miner/dwarven society - especially dwarven music and ~~musical instruments (one of the few pastimes out in space) which became her main hobby. Although she respected the mining family business, she~~ found it a ~~boring occupation - mining and trading simply did not appeal to her, although she took especially well~~ to ~~the technical aspects of the job - the mining equipment: drills~~, ~~space suits, ships, gear~~, and ~~other technology employed~~. ~~Although she never got any kind~~ of ~~formal technical education,~~ her ~~childhood~~ was ~~effectively one long on-the-job apprenticeship as she grew~~ up ~~assisting her father in repairing and maintaining equipment; figuring out how technology and machines worked, and repairing them, came naturally~~ to ~~her~~.		It is common knowledge that the key presence of the ysoki in the Diaspora began when the Farabarrium, an Atech Immortal left adrift by the Knights of Golarion after a brutal confrontation with an Eoxian cruiser several years earlier, was salvaged and laid claim to by the Shirsask Kaia ysoki salvagers, who were able to bring back online within 2 years. With the significant firepower and space provided by the Farabarrium, the Shirsask Kaia decided to put down roots in the Diaspora and operate as a trade hub and salvage way station. The Shirsask Kaia were quick to negotiate a lucrative protection deal with the Free Captains in return for offering priority maintenance for all Free Captain vessels. Thus ysoki presence in the Diaspora became commonly known and grew as more ysoki flooded in to take advantage of the new ysoki-ran trade hub. But it is less common knowledge that some ysoki had been in the Diaspora well before the Shirsask Kaia salvaged the Farabarrium. Zorah was born to the Frye Kaia, a humble asteroid-mining family that had operated in the Diaspora for centuries - predominantly surviving by mining alongside and providing technical support to dwarves from the Heorrhahd Star Citadel (especially to more remote mining operations where support from Heorrhahd was more problematic) and assisting with those (as well as their own smaller) mining operations. Although Zorah was born on the Farabarrium, she spent much of her youth at the Heorrhahd Star Citadel, the Frye being amongst the few non-dwarves allowed permanent residence there, Zorah grew up within the family trade and around her family and dwarven culture, and loved many aspects of miner/dwarven society - especially dwarven music and found music to be a great way to unwind, express emotions, and creativeness. She began gaining infosphere downloads of music from different cultures and it would be rare to see her not listening to music (or singing along to it) whatever she was up to.

	But the overall disinterest in the life of a miner as well as a desire to travel, meet other races, and see other worlds (perhaps even to actually set foot on a real planet and smell real air) was too strong for the young ysoki to ignore. When the Farabarrium set up operations and her family began regularly trading with them Zorah, to her family's chagrin, took advantage of the presence of a stop by the Free Captains pirate vessel Tabula Rasa to convince Captain Jaha Ching (or rather, Zorah convinced Jaha's wife [[Portia Ching (Starfinder)\|Portia]]) to allow her to work her passage on the ship to Broken Rock, which Ching accepted. The Chings were impressed by the moxy little ysoki, not just because of her engineering knowledge - as they had other ysoki engineers at least as capable - but by her fearlessness and willingness to get involved in the action. Whilst most engineers would remain on the ship spending their downtime playing cards, or keep their distance whilst providing engineering support, Zorah would ceaselessly be tinkering with equipment, trying to improve them, finding inventive use for using salvage obtained on their missions, and going with the troops into combat to provide fire support, as well as with any engineering or hacking needs. Her flexibility meant that she was equally helpful filling in as one of the Rasa's engineers, science officers or even an emergency gunner if the need arose. Although Zorah paid off her debt rather quickly, she was treated well by Captain Ching and the Rasa's crew and ended up permanently joining the Rasa's crew, getting along especially well with Portia Ching. She particularly enjoyed spending time around humans (a race she found very fun to be around) in the recreation rooms on the Rasa and in Broken Rock, ~~where~~ she would ~~often~~ regale her friends with musical performances.		Although she respected the mining family business, she found it a boring occupation - mining and trading simply did not appeal to her, although she took especially well to the technical aspects of the job - the mining equipment: drills, space suits, ships, gear, and other technology employed. Although she never got any kind of formal technical education, her childhood was effectively one long on-the-job apprenticeship as she grew up assisting her father in repairing and maintaining equipment; figuring out how technology and machines worked, and repairing them, came naturally to her.

			[[File:Portrait-Zorah3.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|right]]But the overall disinterest in the life of a miner as well as a desire to travel, meet other races, and see other worlds (perhaps even to actually set foot on a real planet and smell real air) was too strong for the young ysoki to ignore. When the Farabarrium set up operations and her family began regularly trading with them Zorah, to her family's chagrin, took advantage of the presence of a stop by the Free Captains pirate vessel Tabula Rasa to convince Captain Jaha Ching (or rather, Zorah convinced Jaha's wife [[Portia Ching (Starfinder)\|Portia]]) to allow her to work her passage on the ship to Broken Rock, which Ching accepted. The Chings were impressed by the moxy little ysoki, not just because of her engineering knowledge - as they had other ysoki engineers at least as capable - but by her fearlessness and willingness to get involved in the action. Whilst most engineers would remain on the ship spending their downtime playing cards, or keep their distance whilst providing engineering support, Zorah would ceaselessly be tinkering with equipment, trying to improve them, finding inventive use for using salvage obtained on their missions, and going with the troops into combat to provide fire support, as well as with any engineering or hacking needs. Her flexibility meant that she was equally helpful filling in as one of the Rasa's engineers, science officers or even an emergency gunner if the need arose. Although Zorah paid off her debt rather quickly, she was treated well by Captain Ching and the Rasa's crew and ended up permanently joining the Rasa's crew, getting along especially well with Portia Ching. She particularly enjoyed spending time around humans (a race she found very fun to be around) in the recreation rooms on the Rasa and in Broken Rock, and was taught by fellow pirates how to play several musical instruments - developing a particular love for synth keyboard, which she found both fun and suited her natural agility and technological instincts well. When not in combat, it would be a frequent sight to see Zorah in the lounge or karaoke bar, regale her friends and fellow Free Captain crews with musical performances.

	Things changed whilst Portia was away undergoing Solarian training at the Cosmonastery of the Empty Orbit on Absalom Station, as the Tabula Rasa was attacked by the Hellknight Infernex Interdictus-class cruiser Chains of Mardinus. The battle was fierce but the Rasa was seriously outclassed and Captain Ching was mortally wounded. The ship would have been destroyed had it not been for a risky gambit by (surprisingly) a [[Nok-Nok (Starfinder)\|Space Goblin]] crewman, which damaged the Chains of Mardinus just long enough for Zorah to emergency repair and activate the Rasa's Drift engine. One of the few survivors (albeit with a large hole in her ear as a permanent reminder), her bravery and contribution to the escape (which enabled Captain Ching's body to be returned to his wife) was noted by Portia Ching, who took over her husband's position as Captain. But with the Tabula Rasa too badly damaged to be economically or even fully restored, Captain Portia Ching's status hang precariously, and so Zorah helped Captain Portia Ching come up with a risky but brilliant revenge plan to assault the Chains of Mardinus. Sacrificing what remained of the Tabula Rasa as a decoy, Portia Ching's crew boarded and captured the Chains of Mardinus, fleeing back to Broken Rock where it was renamed as the new Tabula Rasa, and secured Portia's position as a captain. But a new, female Captain in charge of a ship as powerful as the new Tabula Rasa made many jealous and ambitious eyes look at the captain's chair, and various mutinies broke out - requiring Portia to violently assert her control. Once the laserfire had settled, Zorah found the power struggles, bloodshed, and losses of former Rasa-friends too upsetting and decided to leave the pirate life behind. She amicably parted ways with Captain Portia Ching at Absalom Station the next time the Rasa was in dock.		Things changed whilst Portia was away undergoing Solarian training at the Cosmonastery of the Empty Orbit on Absalom Station, as the Tabula Rasa was attacked by the Hellknight Infernex Interdictus-class cruiser Chains of Mardinus. The battle was fierce but the Rasa was seriously outclassed and Captain Ching was mortally wounded. The ship would have been destroyed had it not been for a risky gambit by (surprisingly) a [[Nok-Nok (Starfinder)\|Space Goblin]] crewman, which damaged the Chains of Mardinus just long enough for Zorah to emergency repair and activate the Rasa's Drift engine. One of the few survivors (albeit with a large hole in her ear as a permanent reminder), her bravery and contribution to the escape (which enabled Captain Ching's body to be returned to his wife) was noted by Portia Ching, who took over her husband's position as Captain. But with the Tabula Rasa too badly damaged to be economically or even fully restored, Captain Portia Ching's status hang precariously, and so Zorah helped Captain Portia Ching come up with a risky but brilliant revenge plan to assault the Chains of Mardinus. Sacrificing what remained of the Tabula Rasa as a decoy, Portia Ching's crew boarded and captured the Chains of Mardinus, fleeing back to Broken Rock where it was renamed as the new Tabula Rasa, and secured Portia's position as a captain. But a new, female Captain in charge of a ship as powerful as the new Tabula Rasa made many jealous and ambitious eyes look at the captain's chair, and various mutinies broke out - requiring Portia to violently assert her control. Once the laserfire had settled, Zorah found the power struggles, bloodshed, and losses of former Rasa-friends too upsetting and decided to leave the pirate life behind. She amicably parted ways with Captain Portia Ching at Absalom Station the next time the Rasa was in dock.

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	== Background ==		== Background ==
	It is common knowledge that the key presence of the ysoki in the Diaspora began when the Farabarrium, an Atech Immortal left adrift by the Knights of Golarion after a brutal confrontation with an Eoxian cruiser several years earlier, was salvaged and laid claim to by the Shirsask Kaia ysoki salvagers, who were able to bring back online within 2 years. With the significant firepower and space provided by the Farabarrium, the Shirsask Kaia decided to put down roots in the Diaspora and operate as a trade hub and salvage way station. The Shirsask Kaia were quick to negotiate a lucrative protection deal with the Free Captains in return for offering priority maintenance for all Free Captain vessels. Thus ysoki presence in the Diaspora became commonly known and grew as more ysoki flooded in to take advantage of the new ysoki-ran trade hub. But it is less common knowledge that some ysoki had been in the Diaspora well before the Shirsask Kaia salvaged the Farabarrium. Zorah was born to the Frye Kaia, a humble asteroid-mining family that had operated in the Diaspora for centuries - ~~predominently~~ surviving by mining alongside and providing technical support to dwarves from the Heorrhahd Star Citadel (especially to more remote mining operations where support from Heorrhahd was more problematic) and assisting with those (as well as their own smaller) mining operations. ~~Born in~~ the Heorrhahd Star ~~Cital~~, the Frye being amongst the few non-dwarves allowed permanent residence there, Zorah grew up within the family trade and around her family and dwarven culture, and loved many aspects of miner/dwarven society - especially dwarven music and musical instruments (one of the few ~~passtimes~~ out in space) which ~~beame~~ her main hobby. Although she respected the mining family business, she found it a boring occupation - mining and trading simply did not appeal to her, although she took especially well to the technical aspects of the job - the mining equipment: drills, space suits, ships, gear, and other technology employed. Although she never got any kind of formal technical education, her childhood was effectively one long on-the-job apprenticeship as she grew up assisting her father in repairing and maintaining equipment; figuring out how technology and machines worked, and repairing them, came naturally to her.		It is common knowledge that the key presence of the ysoki in the Diaspora began when the Farabarrium, an Atech Immortal left adrift by the Knights of Golarion after a brutal confrontation with an Eoxian cruiser several years earlier, was salvaged and laid claim to by the Shirsask Kaia ysoki salvagers, who were able to bring back online within 2 years. With the significant firepower and space provided by the Farabarrium, the Shirsask Kaia decided to put down roots in the Diaspora and operate as a trade hub and salvage way station. The Shirsask Kaia were quick to negotiate a lucrative protection deal with the Free Captains in return for offering priority maintenance for all Free Captain vessels. Thus ysoki presence in the Diaspora became commonly known and grew as more ysoki flooded in to take advantage of the new ysoki-ran trade hub. But it is less common knowledge that some ysoki had been in the Diaspora well before the Shirsask Kaia salvaged the Farabarrium. Zorah was born to the Frye Kaia, a humble asteroid-mining family that had operated in the Diaspora for centuries - predominantly surviving by mining alongside and providing technical support to dwarves from the Heorrhahd Star Citadel (especially to more remote mining operations where support from Heorrhahd was more problematic) and assisting with those (as well as their own smaller) mining operations. Although Zorah was born on the Farabarrium, she spent much of her youth at the Heorrhahd Star Citadel, the Frye being amongst the few non-dwarves allowed permanent residence there, Zorah grew up within the family trade and around her family and dwarven culture, and loved many aspects of miner/dwarven society - especially dwarven music and musical instruments (one of the few pastimes out in space) which became her main hobby. Although she respected the mining family business, she found it a boring occupation - mining and trading simply did not appeal to her, although she took especially well to the technical aspects of the job - the mining equipment: drills, space suits, ships, gear, and other technology employed. Although she never got any kind of formal technical education, her childhood was effectively one long on-the-job apprenticeship as she grew up assisting her father in repairing and maintaining equipment; figuring out how technology and machines worked, and repairing them, came naturally to her.

	But the overall disinterest in the life of a miner as well as a desire to travel, meet other races, and see other worlds (perhaps even to actually set foot on a real planet and smell real air) was too strong for the young ysoki to ignore. When the Farabarrium set up operations and her family began regularly trading with them Zorah, to her family's chagrin, took advantage of the presence of a stop by the Free Captains pirate vessel Tabula Rasa to convince Captain Jaha Ching (or rather, Zorah convinced Jaha's wife [[Portia Ching (Starfinder)\|Portia]]) to allow her to work her passage on the ship to Broken Rock, which Ching accepted. The Chings were impressed by the moxy little ysoki, not just because of her engineering knowledge - as they had other ysoki engineers at least as capable - but by her fearlessness and willingness to get involved in the action. Whilst most engineers would remain on the ship spending their downtime playing cards, or keep their distance whilst providing engineering support, Zorah would ceaselessly be tinkering with equipment, trying to improve them, finding inventive use for using salvage obtained on their missions, and going with the troops into combat to provide fire support, as well as with any engineering or hacking needs. Her flexibility meant that she was equally helpful filling in as one of the Rasa's engineers, science officers or even an emergency gunner if the need arose. Although Zorah paid off her debt ~~very~~ quickly, she was treated well by ~~Captin~~ Ching and the Rasa's crew and ended up permanently joining the Rasa's crew, getting along especially well with Portia Ching. She particularly enjoyed spending time around humans (a race she found very fun to be around) in the recreation rooms on the Rasa and in Broken Rock, where she would often regale her friends with musical performances.		But the overall disinterest in the life of a miner as well as a desire to travel, meet other races, and see other worlds (perhaps even to actually set foot on a real planet and smell real air) was too strong for the young ysoki to ignore. When the Farabarrium set up operations and her family began regularly trading with them Zorah, to her family's chagrin, took advantage of the presence of a stop by the Free Captains pirate vessel Tabula Rasa to convince Captain Jaha Ching (or rather, Zorah convinced Jaha's wife [[Portia Ching (Starfinder)\|Portia]]) to allow her to work her passage on the ship to Broken Rock, which Ching accepted. The Chings were impressed by the moxy little ysoki, not just because of her engineering knowledge - as they had other ysoki engineers at least as capable - but by her fearlessness and willingness to get involved in the action. Whilst most engineers would remain on the ship spending their downtime playing cards, or keep their distance whilst providing engineering support, Zorah would ceaselessly be tinkering with equipment, trying to improve them, finding inventive use for using salvage obtained on their missions, and going with the troops into combat to provide fire support, as well as with any engineering or hacking needs. Her flexibility meant that she was equally helpful filling in as one of the Rasa's engineers, science officers or even an emergency gunner if the need arose. Although Zorah paid off her debt rather quickly, she was treated well by Captain Ching and the Rasa's crew and ended up permanently joining the Rasa's crew, getting along especially well with Portia Ching. She particularly enjoyed spending time around humans (a race she found very fun to be around) in the recreation rooms on the Rasa and in Broken Rock, where she would often regale her friends with musical performances.

	Things changed whilst Portia was away undergoing Solarian training at the Cosmonastery of the Empty Orbit on Absalom Station, as the Tabula Rasa was attacked by the Hellknight Infernex Interdictus-class cruiser Chains of Mardinus. The battle was fierce but the Rasa was seriously outclassed and Captain Ching was mortally wounded. The ship would have been destroyed had it not been for a risky ~~ramming manoeuvre~~ by (surprisingly) ~~the~~ [[Nok-Nok (Starfinder)\|Space Goblin ~~pilot~~]], which damaged the Chains of Mardinus just long enough for Zorah to emergency repair and activate the Rasa's Drift engine. One of the few survivors (albeit with a large hole in her ear as a permanent reminder), her bravery and contribution to the escape (which enabled Captain Ching's body to be returned to his wife) was noted by Portia Ching, who took over her husband's position as Captain. But with the Tabula Rasa too badly damaged to be economically or even fully restored, Captain Portia Ching's status hang precariously, and so Zorah helped Captain Portia Ching come up with a risky but brilliant revenge plan to assault the Chains of Mardinus. Sacrificing what remained of the Tabula Rasa as a decoy, Portia Ching's crew boarded and captured the Chains of Mardinus, fleeing back to Broken Rock where it was renamed as the new Tabula Rasa, and secured Portia's position as a captain. But a new, female Captain in charge of a ship as powerful as the new Tabula Rasa made many jealous and ambitious eyes look at the captain's chair, and various mutinies broke out - requiring Portia to violently assert her control. Once the laserfire had settled, Zorah found the power struggles, bloodshed, and losses of former Rasa-friends too upsetting and decided to leave the pirate life behind. She amicably parted ways with Captain Portia Ching at Absalom Station the next time the Rasa was in dock.		Things changed whilst Portia was away undergoing Solarian training at the Cosmonastery of the Empty Orbit on Absalom Station, as the Tabula Rasa was attacked by the Hellknight Infernex Interdictus-class cruiser Chains of Mardinus. The battle was fierce but the Rasa was seriously outclassed and Captain Ching was mortally wounded. The ship would have been destroyed had it not been for a risky gambit by (surprisingly) a [[Nok-Nok (Starfinder)\|Space Goblin]] crewman, which damaged the Chains of Mardinus just long enough for Zorah to emergency repair and activate the Rasa's Drift engine. One of the few survivors (albeit with a large hole in her ear as a permanent reminder), her bravery and contribution to the escape (which enabled Captain Ching's body to be returned to his wife) was noted by Portia Ching, who took over her husband's position as Captain. But with the Tabula Rasa too badly damaged to be economically or even fully restored, Captain Portia Ching's status hang precariously, and so Zorah helped Captain Portia Ching come up with a risky but brilliant revenge plan to assault the Chains of Mardinus. Sacrificing what remained of the Tabula Rasa as a decoy, Portia Ching's crew boarded and captured the Chains of Mardinus, fleeing back to Broken Rock where it was renamed as the new Tabula Rasa, and secured Portia's position as a captain. But a new, female Captain in charge of a ship as powerful as the new Tabula Rasa made many jealous and ambitious eyes look at the captain's chair, and various mutinies broke out - requiring Portia to violently assert her control. Once the laserfire had settled, Zorah found the power struggles, bloodshed, and losses of former Rasa-friends too upsetting and decided to leave the pirate life behind. She amicably parted ways with Captain Portia Ching at Absalom Station the next time the Rasa was in dock.

	Since then Zorah has operated out of Absalom Station with various groups - generally legal groups, but on occasion with some dubious crews as Zorah is guided more by her sense or morality than by adherence to regulations. She loves exploring and being around machinery and starships, and goes where she feels whenever she feels. She has contemplated joining the Starfinder Society, and turned down offers to join various crews as she is ~~subconciously~~ terrified of making friends who may then be killed in coup attempts or attacks by Hellknights or Stewards. Despite this, she was raised amongst tight-knit ysoki and dwarven communities and deep down needs a crew to bond with like she once did on the Rasa, or back on Heorrhahd, but preferably one that doesn't mean constantly watching out for Hellknights, Stewards and other similar groups who may want to have a not-so-friendly word with her about her past and underworld/pirate connections.		Since then Zorah has operated out of Absalom Station with various groups - generally legal groups, but on occasion with some dubious crews as Zorah is guided more by her sense or morality than by adherence to regulations. She loves exploring and being around machinery and starships, and goes where she feels whenever she feels. She has contemplated joining the Starfinder Society, and turned down offers to join various crews as she is subconsciously terrified of making friends who may then be killed in coup attempts or attacks by Hellknights or Stewards. Despite this, she was raised amongst tight-knit ysoki and dwarven communities and deep down needs a crew to bond with like she once did on the Rasa, or back on Heorrhahd, but preferably one that doesn't mean constantly watching out for Hellknights, Stewards and other similar groups who may want to have a not-so-friendly word with her about her past and underworld/pirate connections.

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	Being an ysoki, people would expect her to be extraordinarily nimble like other ysoki. However, as Zorah is an anthropomorphic ysoki, her body stature and abilities are more close to that of humans (or smaller humanoid species such as gnomes or dwarves) although, like most ysoki, she lacks physical strength. Nonetheless, Zorah has a lifetime of moving around space stations, tunnels, and starships and is quite dextrous anyhow. Lacking strength but being quite dextrous, it is no surprise that Zorah prefers to keep her distance from combat and rely on ranged weapons.		Being an ysoki, people would expect her to be extraordinarily nimble like other ysoki. However, as Zorah is an anthropomorphic ysoki, her body stature and abilities are more close to that of humans (or smaller humanoid species such as gnomes or dwarves) although, like most ysoki, she lacks physical strength. Nonetheless, Zorah has a lifetime of moving around space stations, tunnels, and starships and is quite dextrous anyhow. Lacking strength but being quite dextrous, it is no surprise that Zorah prefers to keep her distance from combat and rely on ranged weapons. Most of the time, in combat, she would try to apply her mechanic skills to either aid allies or hamper enemies such as by overloading their equipment. If there is need, she does carry a small arm, and her drone '''Buddy''' is quite fast, can fly around a battlefield quickly, and carries the same laser pistol she does. Between them, they can add some useful support fire or tactical options.

	~~Unsurprisingly, her~~ weapon ~~of choice~~ is ~~Ghost,~~ her ~~customised Chordpocalypse, which is~~ a ~~functional longarm that can deal deadly sonic attacks, especially when~~ she ~~takes a few seconds to play a riff to build up a charge before unleashing it on a target, or hitting the same target with multiple blasts~~ for a ~~polarizing effect. With two batteries by default~~, ~~Ghost is a reliable weapon~~ that ~~should give pause to any attacker and most threats, unless they are resilient to sonic damage.~~		Her primary weapon is her membrane holdout pistol - a decent and reliable laser pistol she has had for a long time, although she acknowledges that perhaps the time has come that she seeks a better weapon. It is very much a backup weapon, however, as Zorah hates combat and knows she's not a combatant - and when using it Zorah very much would take a defensive, supporting role.

	~~If she does not have ready access to Ghost, or against threats immune to sonic damage or~~ that ~~Zorah simply does not want to use Ghost for,~~ she ~~relies on her Hail Pistol. This~~ weapon ~~sends frozen projectiles and has proven quite versatile, dealing both cold and projectile damage, which means being useful even against targets with resistance to one or either of those forms~~. It is very much a backup weapon, however, and when using it Zorah very much would take a defensive, supporting role.

	Her key skills being technological, however, Zorah is less likely to simply try to shoot her way through problems and tries to apply her skills to be more useful in other ways. She is usually also able to help bypass electronic security and temporarily disable technological items, often disabling or overloading the weapons or equipment of enemies at key moments to create opportunities for her allies, open up escape routes, or simply hack computers/equipment whilst her allies cover her.		Her key skills being technological, however, Zorah is less likely to simply try to shoot her way through problems and tries to apply her skills to be more useful in other ways. She is usually also able to help bypass electronic security and temporarily disable technological items, often disabling or overloading the weapons or equipment of enemies at key moments to create opportunities for her allies, open up escape routes, or simply hack computers/equipment whilst her allies cover her.

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	[[File:~~Chordpocalypse~~-~~Ghost~~.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|right]]~~Zorah has a~~ custom ~~experimental weapon that she has~~ built ~~herself~~. ~~It began it's life based on blueprints of one of the Chordpocalypse Thunderstrike family~~, ~~which~~ Zorah ~~''acquired''. Naming it "Ghost", several~~ years of tinkering~~, experimentation, modding~~, and ~~improvements has turned it~~ into ~~the equivalent of a Shattering Chordcopalypse~~, ~~except Zorah has modified~~ it to include dual batteries (giving her twice the capacity to call on before needing to change the batteries), the ability to attune it's vibrational frequencies against specific targets (causing extra damage), a ~~body clamp giving the ability to use it with only one hand, and the Burst and Echoing fusions. The first of which allow her to once per day release the weapon's damage~~ as a widespread attack against multiple close-together opponents within range, and the latter of which uses the vibrational echoes to send information to her HUD, granting her limited-range blindsense after making attacks with Ghost.		[[File:Portrait-Zorah Drone.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|right]]
			Zorah’s constant companion is her custom-built hover drone, affectionately known as Buddy. Unlike many mechanics who treat their drones as disposable tools, Zorah has poured years of care, tinkering, and upgrades into this machine, making it as much a partner as any crewmate.

	~~Outside of combat~~, it ~~is a modal stringed instrument that uses hardlight strings and LED lightin and includes both internal amps and speakers for use much like a classic acoustic instrument~~, as ~~well as the ability to plug into professional external amps or headphones for private usage~~. ~~In its full, opened form it includes an endpin spike and when used with the LED bowstrings works as~~ an ~~electronic cello, with a very wide range~~ of ~~sound. Compacted~~, ~~with the endpin withdrawn~~, and ~~the hardlight strings~~ and ~~settings reconfigured~~. it ~~instead functions as an electric guitar. Ghost is most commonly used in this latter mode when Zorah is in combat~~, ~~whilst she is more likely to use it as a cello when simply using it for enjoyment~~.		Buddy began its life as a standard hover chassis salvaged from scrap, but Zorah rebuilt it from the ground up, adding layer upon layer of improvements as her skill grew. She installed an advanced sensor suite capable of recording footage, low-light and infrared night vision, and fine-tuned scanners for scouting and infiltration work. Its four stabilised rotors allow it to move nimbly through ship corridors or asteroid tunnels, while its reinforced pink casing and sleek design reflect Zorah’s personal style.

	~~Zorah commonly refers~~ to ~~her weapon by name or as "him"~~ as ~~if it were~~ a ~~real person. If this is commented on~~, ~~she states that she considers Ghost~~ to be a ~~silent partner~~, ~~one who has never let her down~~.		Manipulator arms extend from its body, delicate enough to handle small tools yet strong enough to carry out physical tasks at Zorah’s command. While it can operate independently as a scout, alerting her to intruders or hazards with sharp efficiency, in her hands Buddy becomes a true infiltration unit — slipping past defences, recording vital data, or even carrying out precision sabotage.

	~~GM Note: The Chordpocalypse~~ is ~~an instrument/weapon in Starfinder~~, ~~but~~ the ~~image used~~ to ~~represent~~ it ~~is of the real-life [https://www.electricviolinshop.com/yamaha-cello-svc-210-pearl-white~~.~~html Yamaha SVC-210PW Silent cello]~~, with ~~some liberty taken as to it's modal and improved capabilities within~~ a ~~advanced-tech fantasy sci-fi setting. To see what Ghost would look and sound like in it's "full" mode, check out the amazing Tina Guo~~: ~~https://www.youtube~~.~~com/watch?v=UQrUCkBWQME~~		To Zorah, though, Buddy is more than just a drone. After countless hours spent together — upgrades, repairs, and late-night tweaks — the name stuck naturally, a casual “ok, buddy, let’s see how this goes” that became its identity. Now she rarely refers to it as anything else. If asked why, Zorah simply shrugs and says with a grin: “I dunno… it’s my Buddy.”

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	== Personality ==		== Personality ==
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	Zorah is a cheerful, optimistic, brilliant, caring, obedient (usually), thoughtful, affectionate, nice, understanding, attentive, mature, organized, unselfish, sweet-tempered, empathetic, kind-hearted, encouraging, wise, independent, thoughtful, zany, cute, energetic and very beautiful young ysoki. She is often chattier than her comrades would like—and her constant travelling has left her with contacts across the Pact Worlds. She prides herself on being a good judge of character (even if she's not), and while she’s savvy enough to withhold actual trust until it’s been earned, she’s not above throwing herself into a fight on behalf of a near-stranger.		Zorah is a cheerful, optimistic, brilliant, caring, obedient (usually), thoughtful, affectionate, nice, understanding, attentive, mature, organized, unselfish, sweet-tempered, empathetic, kind-hearted, encouraging, wise, independent, thoughtful, zany, cute, energetic and very beautiful young ysoki. She is often chattier than her comrades would like—and her constant travelling has left her with contacts across the Pact Worlds. She prides herself on being a good judge of character (even if she's not), and while she’s savvy enough to withhold actual trust until it’s been earned, she’s not above throwing herself into a fight on behalf of a near-stranger.