Aika Nina Tears

**Aika Nina Tears** was a female Iaawan Human who was a follower of the Children of the Origin Star collectivist religion. She was brought in as a member of the Iaawe Denomination by outlander missionaries Alabas Jenian, Hotaru Bowers, Chyrune Vaughn, and Ziria Kadis. After a year as an Ouronovist, Aika was granted the title of Starlight, making her the leader of the Iaawe Denomination.

## Biography

### Early Life and Adulthood

Aika Nina Tears was born on the backwater planet of Iaawe, found in the outer western edge of the Central Expanse region of the Cassiopeia Galaxy. Born into the Dabandio federation, Tears was raised with the ideas and practices of the High Victorism supremacist religion, the state religion of the Dabandians. The hateful ideas pertaining to the Victoric faith were engrained into the mind of Aika ever since she was a child. Aika grew up in a coastal city aligned with the federation that was particularly known for its industrial pursuits and for its streak of corruption. Alone in the world, Aika grew up on the streets, fighting for every scrap of food she could get her hands on. This way of life taught Aika the skills she needed in order to survive, including self defense. Aika learned how to fight, both with her own two hands and with a firearm.

By the time she was a young adult, Aika became a traveler and an adventurer of sorts, trekking across the surface of her homeworld to find something better for herself outside of the city she grew up in as a child. Her thirst for adventure and fulfillment took her to many different places on Iaawe, from the devout technological cities of the Berium Compact to the interior desert settlements of the Nosa Covenant. Having frequented taverns that served food and drinks whenever she stopped by a city or settlement, Aika never truly developed a skill in cooking for herself.

With every new person she met and settlement she visited on Iaawe, Aika's faith in High Victorism diminished further, although she still kept onto her blue hat that signified faith in the supremacist religion. Aika was exposed to the many different beliefs held by many different people. Even so, Aika eventually found herself lost in regards to philosophy and ideology.

### Becoming an Ouronovist: Settling in Kaleido Alcove

In her mid-to-late 40s, Aika was still an adventurer and traveler. One day, she stumbled upon a rather small colony that she had never visited before. Kaleido Alcove was a religious colony founded by four missionaries who came to Iaawe from offworld: Alabas Jenian, Hotaru Bowers, Chyrune Vaughn, and Ziria Kadis.

Having been shown the kindness and hospitality of the Ouronovic missionaries, Aika decided to settle down in Kaleido Alcove. She eventually converted to the Ouronovic faith as a follower of the Children of the Origin Star religion, thanks to the teachings and counseling of Prism Alabas Jenian, who was tasked as a moral guide for the Iaawe Denomination. Aika became the first new follower successfully brought into the Ouronovic faith by the Iaawe Denomination.

After one year of service to the Children of the Origin Star, Aika was granted the title of Starlight, making her the leader of the Iaawe Denomination. Aika was well-respected amongst the other missionaries and followers within the Iaawe Denomination.

## Personality and Traits

Aika was a Human woman with dark-toned skin, long brown hair in box braids, and brown eyes.

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## Skills and Abilities

As a result of her childhood experiences and her life as an adventurer, Aika was a skilled and experienced fighter. While she found herself best with a melee weapon in hand, like an axe or a hammer, Aika was also capable of wielding firearms efficiently. Outside of her combat capabilities, Aika knew how to tend to animals, how to craft things for herself through wood and stone, and how to patch people up (including herself) if they suffered from minor wounds or illnesses. Aika was also a skilled speaker.

## Trivia

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