Zean Augen

**Zean Augen** was a Bephraeyan anthropologist for the United Cassiopeian Republic. He was part of an expedition to the planet Zajac, with the ultimate goal of the Republic being the annexation of the planet. Doctor Augen's actions on Zajac prevented the UCR from colonizing the planet and allowed for Knots to establish safe roads connecting the fragmented settlements of Zajac.

## Biography

### Early Life and Career

In 5922 ASA, Zean Augen was born on the planet Eulophia, a temperate, idyllic world known for its rather wealthy populace. Augen himself was raised in a rather well-to-do family, who supported Augen's pursuits in education all the way up to his university years. Augen went through many years of schooling and was successfully granted a doctorate in sociocultural anthropology.

Throughout their life, Doctor Augen took on various different assignments throughout the Cassiopeia Galaxy to learn more about the different people found on the countless worlds of the cosmos.

### Expedition to Zajac

In the year 5957 ASA, Doctor Augen was assigned to an annexation expedition to the planet Zajac in the Dreamer Worlds, led by Director General Izzy Accard. The goal of the expedition was to establish a safe haven for Dremirians in the Dreamer Worlds that was to be officially protected by UCR forces, but a secondary goal was to tap into the planet's precious metal deposits.

Director General Accard wished to use the Zajacine people's recent pirate problem as leverage for the UCR to step in to stop said pirates. In return, a deal would be made so that Zajac would be incorporated into the UCR as a colony. Fearing the worst for the Zajacines' autonomy, Doctor Augen decided to contact the privateer *Glass Comet* crew to handle the pirate problem on Zajac, so that the UCR would not have to intervene and back the local Zajacines into a corner.

Despite the disdain from Director General Accard because of this decision, Doctor Augen's privateer job was a success, as the crew of the *Glass Comet* managed to successfully quell the pirates on Zajac. To put General Accard and his men at ease, Doctor Augen confirmed the existence of more nearby candidates for territorial opportunities. In order to further aid the people of Zajac, Doctor Augen connected with Trax Dilbar of Knots. Through their combined efforts, Knots was ready to reconnect the separate settlements of Zajac, in order to further unify the Zajacine people.

The UCR later acted on this intel and ended up establishing a colony on the uninhabited planet of Laishi, which was located within just a few dozen parsecs away from the Zajacine System.

## Personality and Traits

Zean was a Bephraeyan with long white hair and skin patterned like the mineral ocean jasper. He didn't acknowledge himself as male, although he presented himself in a somewhat masculine appearance. Zean was referred to by others and by himself with 'he' and 'they' pronouns.

A rather friendly face in the scientific community, Doctor Zean Augen was an anthropologist at heart, having loved to have learned about other cultures throughout Cassiopeia. He had a respect for the people indigenous to worlds untouched by galactic polities and commonwealths like the UCR, and was open to learning more about them and in assisting them wherever he could. He knew that outside intervention from powerful forces could prove troublesome and disturb the balance and peace of backwater worlds, and was well aware of those within his ranks who had ulterior motives related to greed to lust for power. Above all, Augen wanted people to understand one another.

Augen kept a calm and collected demeanor, even in the face of opposition and snark. He effectively reasoned with people should they have disagreed with his actions, which happened to work for him most of the time. As someone who studied the aspects of society, Augen was a very learned and academic individual. Many noted that they had a natural formality and respect to their speech and attitude.