Pravin Lal

## Pravin Lalप्रवीण लाल

"U.N. Declaration of Rights"

Commissioner **Pravin Lal** (**प्रवीण लाल**) is the leader of Peacekeeping Forces.

## Background

Pravin Lal was born to an upper-caste family in Rajkot, India in 2006. His education culminated in degrees in philosophy and medicine from Oxford University, after which he returned to India to work as a surgeon for several years, training in thoracic surgery. In the aftermath of the Twelve Minute War and the India Border Conflict of 2036, Lal earned international acclaim for his selfless devotion to victims of radiation burns and fallout poisoning. His experience with the horrors of nuclear war took him into U.N. service. He served in the World Health Organization for many years, finally reaching the post of Assistant Director of the WHO.

Served
as member of research
team
investigating
genes that
encode proteins
aiding with DNA repair,
University
of Basel, Switzerland.
Later
appointed Assistant Director,
World
Health Organization.

When the Unity project began, Lal volunteered. He eventually
earned the double role of Chief Surgeon on board the starship
and U.N. High Commissioner for Alpha Centauri. In the latter
capacity, he was intended to be the first governor of the Alpha
Centauri colony after Planetfall, as assessed by the United Nations Space Authority.

The division of the colonists into factions thwarted the U.N.'s
original plans, but many U.N. loyalists chose to follow Lal in
the starship's final crisis. Unfortunately, Lal's wife, Pria, was
mortally injured in a firefight moments before the final exodus to the escape
pods. On Planet, Lal continued to claim legitimate authority over the colony,
although he refrained from claiming the title of Governor. He worked tirelessly
to make the Alpha Centauri colony a humane venture, and to unify the quarreling
factions.

Pravin Lal is a strong idealist, the epitome
of the best nature of Earth's world
community. Seeks to de-escalate conflict and create harmonious environments. Able to perform
well under extreme
pressure; score .87 on
Atherholt
Trauma
Function Test
(recovery
score moderate). He is a democrat and pacifist
by nature, and will follow those ideals as far
as he possibly can. If he has a tragic flaw, it is
his devotion to his own loved ones, which is
one of the few things that could cause him to
violate his ideals. For example, he used
political "pull" to have his wife admitted to the
Unity crew, despite her mediocre talents as a
physician.

### GURPS stats

* Human male; age 54; 5'8", 150 lbs.; brown skin, black hair and beard dusted with white, dark brown eyes.
* ST 10 [0]; DX 13 [30]; IQ 13 [30]; HT 10 [0].
* Speed 5.75; Move 5.
* Dodge 5.
* Advantages: Administrative Rank 6 (High Commissioner) [30]; Imperturbable [10].
* Disadvantages: Honesty [-10]; Pacifism (Self-defense only) [-15]; Sense of Duty (All humanity) [-15].
* Quirks: Considers himself the legitimate Governor of Planet; Idealistic; Impatient with aggression; Pines for dead wife; Tries to mediate disputes. [-5]
* Skills: Administration-16 [8]; Biochemistry-12 [4]; Chemistry-13 [4]; Computer Operation-13 [1]; Diagnosis-17 [8]\*; Diplomacy-15 [8]; Driving (Automobile)-12 [1]; Electronics Operation (Medical)-14 [4]; Free Fall-12 [1]; Genetics-13 [8]; History-11 [1]; Leadership-15 [6]; Mathematics-11 [1]; NBC Warfare-12 [1]; Philosophy (Humanism)-17 [12]; Physician-17 [12]; Physiology-13 [4]\*; Politics-14 [4]; Psychology-12 [2]; Research-14 [4]; Savoir-Faire-14 [2]; Surgery-17 [20]\*; Vacc Suit-12 [1]; Writing-14 [4].
* Languages: English-13 [2]; Gujarati-13 [2]; Hindi (native)-13 [0].

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