The First-Mate
FULL NAME: Kahina
NICKNAMES: Kai
OCCUPATION: First-Mate
RACE: Monzaian
GENDER: Female (She/Her)
AGE: 35 (b. 6th January ♑︎)
SEXUALITY: Demisexual
FACE-CLAIM: Zoe Saldana
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Kahina can typically come across as cold and stoic, the mindset of a warrior that was instilled in her as a child. But she has a kind heart for those she cares for, offering to always have their backs. However if you cross her, be prepared to make an enemy for life.
FATHER: UNKNOWN
MOTHER: Tabitha
AUNT: Anastasia
CREW/FOUND FAMILY: John Foster, Sapphire, Jax Wyatt, Sam McCroskey, Glaydavia, Kori, Ishani
Has a deep respect for her captain, John. The two are close friends.
Still thinks about her mother and would love to find her some day.
Kahina is the Monazaian first-mate of the Cleopatra. She was one of the first to be recruited by John Foster to aid in his goal to tackle the crime of the universe.
CHILDHOOD
Kahina was raised by her aunt, Anastasia, on her home-world of Monaza (where her aunt was queen). Her mother, Tabitha was exiled when Kahina was 3, for the act of falling in love with the man she reproduced with. Monaza is an all female planet, men are used for reproducing only, their people are not permitted to have relationships of any kind with men- it is considered a traitorous crime. Kahina was brought up with these beliefs and believed her mother to be a traitor.
JOINING THE CLEOPATRA
Kahina met John Foster and Sapphire, when they crashed landed on Monaza- the people were wary of John and kept their distance/limited contact as they aided his and Sapphire's recovery.
Despite this, John was still insistent on asking for their help in fighting bandits who were attacking a small colony on a nearby moon. The Monazaians refused to aid a man.
Kahina however, decided to aid John and Sapphire in their battle. It formed the beginnings of a friendship, particularly between her and John. It led Kahina to question everything she had been raised with and her aunt's views on men.
Upon returning to Monaza, Kahina argued with her aunt, defending her choice to aid John and openly questioning her outdated views. Especially whether friendship with men was such a bad thing. This led to her banishment from Monaza and John offering her a new home on the Cleopatra. Kahina accepted.