Azhi'Morne

Art by Birdy Raider, commissioned by Rey

### Unique Markings

Suit is well kept, mostly a deep grey with dark green interlaced in a knotty pattern throughout. Silver is used for trim and accents.

## Status

### Occupation

* Freelance Pilot
* Member of the Essed Omnas

**Azhi'Morne vas Usela**, formerly **Azhi'Morne nar Niqunus**, is a quarian pilot and member of the Essed Omnas. Serving as something of a courier for goods needed to be brought to and taken from the Migrant Fleet, the man spends much of his time travelling across the galaxy for the good of his people.

## Biography

Azhi was born to Delu'Morne and Sarai'Tol in 2150 aboard their home vessel, the *Niqunus*. A mid-sized cargo vessel used as storage for many resources consumed by the Fleet, it was purchased secondhand at a batarian impound auction and under constant need of repair.

Growing up, Azhi saw goods coming into the fleet from all across the galaxy, but never was able to meet anyone or see any of the places they came from. He spent his childhood dreaming of what these distant ventures could hold, the wonders that could be out there for him to find.

His wanderlust was not something his parents were keen on fostering, however, as their own pilgrimages were quite traumatic for the pair. Sarai was nearly killed in a scrap with vorcha raiders over what would eventually be her return gift, and his father, Delu, had barely returned with an acceptable gift at all. Both were left with a sour taste for the tradition, and didn't want their son thinking he was about to have the adventure of a lifetime when he left the fleet.

At the age of 17, Azhi was finally prepared for his own journey. With many, many words of wisdom and paranoia his parents said their goodbyes, and he was dropped with four other children on the asari colony of Iela within the Terminus Systems. Originally an experimental colony independent of Council or Republican oversight, Iela opened Azhi's eyes to the true wonders of the galaxy at large. He saw people of all stripes and species on the crowded, vibrant world, and spent a couple of years simply experiencing it all as a skycab driver to earn a living.

Azhi made many new acquaintances during this time, none however who would have the lasting impact on him of Hesni L'Dan. An asari maiden nearing the end of that period of her life, the experienced traveler was preparing to return to her homeworld, settle down and raise a family. She enjoyed Azhi's wide-eyed, excited company, and helped him experience as much as he could during his time on Iela and her final years as a maiden. They were nigh-inseperable, and she assisted the kid in learning some more advanced piloting tricks she had learned throughout the years.

In 2170, Hesni was prepared to return to Trategos and asked the young quarian to assist her in the move. Only happy to oblige, he spent the next several days helping her pack in between cab shifts. Mere days before they boarded a passenger liner for her trip home, Azhi was given an opportunity from a frequent flier at his cab service.

A turian warship, the *PFS Xilienthurex*, was being scuttled at Korlus after a devastating fight with a pirate ambush deep in the Terminus. Many valuable parts were still aboard, and the ship would be vulnerable while en route to the junkyard world. While this frequent flier, salarian criminal Ganto Tura, had wrangled in the assistance of some tech-adept thieves to relieve the vessel of its valuables, he was in the market for a pilot to round out his crew. In this, Azhi saw an opportunity to retrieve his gift for the fleet and secure his own path home.

Hesni, upon hearing of the mission, attempted to dissuade the young man. Preparing for her own return home and looking forward to the quiet life for a time, she had no interest in getting involved in criminal dealings, nor did she want to see someone so important to her do the same. However, not wanting him to risk life and limb alone, she came around to the idea of one last adventure before matronhood.

Intercepting the damaged frigate and its tugs within the Anticorum System of the Nemean Abyss, Ganto's crew found no difficulties in evacuating the floating wreck. With a few false signals and a triggering of the onboard alarm systems, tugs and scrapping crew were evacuated within an hour, and the six-person infiltration team entered without a hitch. Azhi and Hesni were directed towards the bridge in order to pilot what remained of the *Xilienthurex*, while the other four including Ganto. Surprisingly for the pilots, the drive core was almost completely undamaged, in a state that few members of the Migrant Fleet could compare with.

Ganto had ordered the two to maintain whatever course had been initially programmed. It wouldn't be long before the evacuated crew noticed the lack of an explosion and the frigate's hull, fully intact. When vessels finally did return, however, it wasn't the scrapper crew. It was the same pirates that had downed the vessel to begin with.

The infiltration team was baited back to the hangar by Ganto, but by the time Azhi and Hesni made it to their shuttle the salarian had already murdered his other hired help. In kahoots with the pirates, they didn't want any more cuts of the spoils. Both pilots turned and bolted as soon as shots began heading their way, making full-steam for the bridge. With the salarian in hot pursuit, Hesni allowed her quarian companion to enter the bridge alone in an attempt to keep him at bay. Few words could be said in the seconds before she shoved the suited man into the control room and sealed the door.

Azhi, utterly inexperienced at piloting vessels of this size, set about with the difficult task of outrunning a small pirate fleet. While that would certainly have been impossible given his situation, it was at that time the tugs and evacuated scrapper crew made their return. A fight broke out between the two small armadas, allowing the hulking, dying frigate to jump to FTL. Not before an entire section of the heavily-damaged vessel was severed from the rest by the jolt in force.