Aoss
| Name: | Aoss |
|---|---|
| Species: | Gek |
| Pronouns: | He/Him/They |
| Primary Guild: | N/A |
| Facet: | Flora Facet |
| Facet Title: | Gentle Leaf |
| Status: | Active |
Underling Aoss is a farmer, botanist, and culinarian currently living at Otney Base. Originally employed by the Traveller Key-Glyph, his whereabouts were lost during the Great Shift and only recently rediscovered with the help of Nada, Polo, and the Nexus. Aoss has no recollection of his time with Key-Glyph and is trying to reclaim his sense of self through his work with the Atlas Keepers.
Biography
The youngest of 301 siblings, Aoss was born to a traditional pair of SalesGek who expected every one of their offspring to take up the family vocation. Aoss knew that his heart lay elsewhere, but his obedient nature and deferential disposition kept his desires in check. For many years he buried his own needs and struggled to pursue his family's idea of a respectable life.
Aoss refused to consider the option of changing his future and disappointing his parents until his mental health was noticeably suffering, and even then, he acted meekly. Under the guise of exploring new trade markets he managed to set off for distant star systems without confrontation and begin cultivating his true interests, farming and cooking, in relative obscurity.
At this point in his personal history, Aoss either volunteers as a base companion of the Traveller Key-Glyph's or is contacted by the Beacon-Entity. The reason for this discrepancy is unclear. Whether he is suffering from amnesia, reliving his own life, or experiencing chronological abnormalities, Aoss believes he was recruited directly from his culinary career by the Beacon-Entity with no spectacular events in between. The only evidence of Aoss' former existence alongside Traveller Key-Glyph resides in the latter's personal logs.
Aoss is perturbed by the implied gaps in his memory. If the reflections in Key-Glyph's logs are genuine, he grieves for the friendship he cannot remember.
Aoss currently serves as the head of the Atlas Keepers' Flora facet. Reluctant to be a leader of any sort, he mostly keeps to himself in the specialized hydroponics wing of Otney Base.
Personality
Aoss is a quiet, humble, and nurturing Gek whose reverence for flora runs deep. Despite the courage he's exhibited in following his dreams, he remains conflict-avoidant and reluctant to challenge authority. He has suggested that his horticultural efforts are at least in part an atonement for the actions of the Gek First Spawn.
Aoss is both grateful and devastated to have learned of his previous friendship with the Lost Traveller. This revelation that has only intensified his well-established proclivity for existential thought.
His steadfast positivity and appreciation for life are a source of comfort to anyone close enough to take notice. With Aoss, reciprocal trust must take hold and grow before he will open up to you. When this happens, you will most likely have gained a loyal friend for life.