Gamma Pineda

**Gamma Pineda**, née **Trembling**, was a female Aetherian researcher and technician who lived in the Crash Coast settlement on the planet Cephor III. Pineda was once an imperial citizen of the Viridian Dominion. She was the adoptive mother of Fabio Pineda.

## Biography

### Early Life: Imperial Servitude

Gamma was born on the planet Cephor III, a boreal world situated at the inner northeastern edge of the Outer Expanse. She was an illegitimate child of a noble within the ranks of the Viridian Dominion, and thus she was relegated to servant status in order to hide her heritage. She was given the surname Trembling at an early age, a Viridianite custom for those considered bastards.

Gamma spent the majority of her childhood as a servant, performing acts of manual labor nearly every day. In secret, she would spend her free time teaching herself how to read, and learning a variety of new things thanks to the library of her home city.

By the time she was a teenager, a noblewoman recognized Gamma's ingenuity and natural curiosity and decided to take her in as a more refined worker for her household. She was finally paid for her work, more than just in base necessities like food, water, and shelter. Gamma borrowed the noblewoman's surname, changing from Trembling to Pineda.

### Adulthood

#### Life as a Researcher

As an adult, Gamma eventually made a career for herself as a researcher of contemporary sciences, thanks to the climb in status granted to her by the noblewoman who took her in as a teenager. Her efforts were quickly recognized and appreciated, enough to garner the attention of Malachite Queen Irene Axouch. The queen hired Gamma as an official imperial researcher and technician. Gamma spent many long years in this line work, more comfortable than she had been as a child.

When Gamma reached her mid 30s, she decided to move on from her life as a researcher for the Viridian Dominion and to pursue a life as a traveler, hoping to learn even more by being out in the field.

#### Meeting Fabio

During her travels, Gamma stopped by a town under the control of the Southeast Duchy. She became acquainted with a local orphanage and met a mute, Human orphan boy named Fabio, who worked as a farmhand at the orphanage along with several others. Gamma was able to teach Fabio Cassiopeian Sign Language, thus opening up an effective channel for communication between the two. Gamma and Fabio quickly bonded, with Fabio grateful to be able to connect with someone who respected him and treated him with kindness, yet was also able to patiently communicate with him. Gamma decided to adopt Fabio as her own son, and the two ventured out beyond the confines of the Southeast Duchy town for parts unknown.

### Coming to Crash Coast

After traveling and growing closer as family for quite some time, Gamma and her son reached the southwestern coast of Cephor III's supercontinent. In need of supplies, the two of them stumbled upon a small settlement known as Crash Coast, which served as a home for less than a dozen people. The people of Crash Coast were generous enough to allow them to stay for some time to recuperate. During their short stay in town, Gamma and Fabio took a liking to Crash Coast and decided to settle down within the colony so that they could contribute to the life of the community.

## Personality and Traits

Gamma was a Aetherian woman and, as such, had completely white skin, piercing white eyes with tiny pupils, and white hair. She had a prosthetic left leg.

Many knew Gamma as an academic-minded woman with a logical yet empathic perspective on the world at large. She was well-read and well-educated thanks to her own efforts, and wished to extend such access to the power of knowledge to others wherever possible. She was highly tolerant of others and often extended a friendly hand to those around her. Many regarded Gamma as a kind and cordial individual, even though she was somewhat reclusive and preferred to be alone in her downtime. Her compassion, gentle spirit, and dependability made her a highly respected member of her community.

Gamma had an experimental side, as she often enjoyed tinkering with machines as a technician and researching new things out of the pursuit of knowledge. She had a great memory, which made remembering the many things she learned throughout her life more easily accessible to herself. Many considered Gamma a wise and intelligent individual who you could ask anything and would more often than not be ready to answer.

## Skills and Abilities

Gamma's strongest skills were as a thinker, researcher, and technician. She knew the ins and outs of construction, crafting, and architectural planning and knew how to safely and efficiently mine for materials. She had a degree of knowledge on planting and animal-handling, thanks to her background as an imperial servant in her childhood. Gamma was also capable of defending herself in a fight.

## Trivia

* Gamma is based off of a randomly generated colonist character from the sandbox video game *RimWorld*.