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 everyone 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 likely have gained a loyal friend for life.
Relationships
Aoss' shy but amiable disposition results in acquaintances by association as well as genuine close friendships.
Base Hirelings
- Gek Navigator Sofarhei: Sofarhei was employed as Traveller Key-Glyph's Overseer during Aoss' recruitment. Over time Sofarhei's chilly indifference towards the farmer shifted into blatant harassment, culminating in their attempted termination of Aoss' service. Aoss no longer has memories of this relationship.
Travellers
- Key-Glyph: The Lost Traveller's logs show that She treated Aoss as an adopted sibling, encouraging and protecting him while in turn depending on Her farmer's quiet enthusiasm. Aoss' knowledge of his time with Key-Glyph is inexplicably absent from his memories.
- Beacon-Entity: The Beacon-Entity was able to locate and contact Aoss via the Nexus. Aoss has since taken up residence at Otney Base as the (reluctant) leader of the Atlas Keepers' Flora Facet, and has become something of a welcome sounding board for the Beacon-Entity's philosophical musings.
- Bo'gus: Aoss' area of research often requires working closely with Bo'gus, the leader of Fauna Facet -- and to Aoss' immense relief, the two get along rather well. Both are down-to-earth, reliable tradesmen with a need for mutual emotional honesty. Bo'gus has been drawing Aoss out of his shell with some occasional silliness, and the two appear to have built a significant friendship.
- Bea'key: Aoss most certainly would not have fallen in with Bea'key if she were not Bo'gus' near-constant downtime companion. Aoss still finds Bea'key's exuberant and unpredictable nature overwhelming, but her open-armed acceptance of him moved him deeply. Now the three of them -- Aoss, Bo'gus, and Bea'key -- often relax together after-hours for rounds of storytelling and games of cha'kers.