Almae has decided to 'get brave or else!' and has opted to go with Vioq to this other world, where a sea dragon may await her. They have some number of Sea Dragons being developed and aided on 5 Hills Island, but so far she's generally stayed clear of them because they do get very, very big. And she's just a little swimmer, her octo instincts kick in and she vanishes in a camouflaged hurry if something spooks her under water. Maybe if she had a friend of her own, she'd feel more confident among those massive and intelligent dragons? After all, they're not out to get Zekirans - they're built for fighting aliens instead. She'd prefer it if a dragon for herself wasn't a fighter, however, she's much more concerned with the environmental impact of pollutants and Zekiran presence in unusual places like the open seas, and has made it her life's work to keep the oceans healthy.

(Reproducing things from the character sheet in here)
The daughter of two reasonably sea-worthy Tuned mutants, Almae has made a life for herself studying cephalopods and octopuses in particular, but also their environment and Zekiran impact on it.

She has a nice home on the mainland, but also a dorm among those who reside full time on Vioq's "5 Hills Island" research facility.

While she is a bit on the jumpy side if she's not in her comfort zone, she is a total "nerd out about cephs" type, and if you get her rolling she won't stop talking about their abilities, location, and ease of training such smart creatures. 

A prankster when she knows her silly behavior will be both safe and appreciated, she can cling to glass or metal very easily with that tail and its suckers (which there are actually more than shown, and smaller ones, not merely the big ones visually) and then drop onto people or make a splash just at the right time to cause a laugh. 

Working with Vioq on his specialized island fishery, Almae is a very adept researcher who uses her connection to the octos and cephs in the area to bring samples to her or check on things without having to leave her lab. She does truly enjoy socializing and heads up a weekly party at the tourist huts, or in the rec center.

(Specific info)

(Conditions / Disadvantages / Special Information) With several generations of sea- based spliced and 5th Degree ancestors, Almae is quite specialized but also reasonably easy on the eyes and mind. Sure, realizing she has no nose or making her suddenly change to 'the adobe wall' might put some folks off, but she's super charming. She does have a deep fear of very large animals including dragons, but she's putting her mind to caring for them as they grow to alleviate that.

Skin: as most Zekirans, she has skin that can tan or change in sun or warmth, but hers is also able to radically alter in texture as well as coloration. This happens both when a surprise occurs, or with concentration. It is also slightly rubbery in texture normally, thick, and helps her resist chill or deep water effects.
She does require a moist environment, whether immersed or just with a mist or spray available. Being in a dry location for more than a day will begin to dull her reactions, sour her mood, and eventually she will not be able to function at all if she can't immerse. Drinking a lot can mitigate this, but only for a day or so. She cannot drink alcohol, as it causes her to
dehydrate at a rapid pace. She can, however, breathe under water, and suffers no negative modifiers from cold, pressure, or water itself.

Tentacles: her hair is entirely composed of thick, mobile tentacles. These allow her to feel and to an extent manipulate items, so she might stick a pen or vial in one though she can't
use them to write. They do tend to squirm a bit, which is a little unnerving.

That's a Big Tail: Yes it is. More than half her body mass, and strength, is in her highly sensitive and prehensile tail, and she can use it to swim at surprising speeds, or to grip in heavy currents. The suckers on it can manipulate items as small as a drinking glass, and not break it. Or, as big as a pier pillar, and pull it apart easily. She has been known to 'stick her tail' to a wall, dangle from it, as a prank.

Sensory Organs: though she looks fairly normal on first glance, she lacks a nose, (and therefore, a sense of smell), and doesn't have external ears. Her 'hair' covers this fact. Her eyes are quite large and dark with a bright colored iris. Her vision is exceptionally good, though she does 'squint with her face' to change the shape of her eyeballs and get different focal distances. Her hearing works best in water, and she does have difficulty speaking very clearly due to her teeth being quite large and semi-fused. Her diet is exclusively sea-based,
and her ability to crunch through hard shelled treats is well known.

Fertility: though she is obviously heavily Bred, Almae is able to bear children with reasonable ease, particularly with any sea-spliced types. Even though she is odd, Almae doesn't have weird parts, and is otherwise a mammal... She and Vioq are highly likely to have at least one child together though beyond that who knows?

(Power Descriptions)
Savantism: she was born and bred for water based work, and this shows in how easily she learns about animals, plants, and features of the sea.

Octo/Ceph Affinity: if it has tentacles or a big brain, and lives in the ocean, it responds to Almae as though she is an ally. All skills relating to them are made considerably easier because of this.

Octo/Ceph Psionics: those skills include quite a few animal-tuned psionics, such as sensing the presence of such creatures at a large distance, identifying their condition physically, their emotional or stress levels, and even summoning them from nearby lairs. All this, they do immediately and not grudgingly even if they might display that mood to another researcher trying to do the same. She can easily train any of them to perform duties and tasks, which they also seem to be passing along to their offspring. She can use this ability to communicate using an animal or two, often in the form of attracting attention with obscene gestures or spelling things with long cursive tentacles... But equally just by them showing up anyone else will know that she wants their attention. She is trying to work on breeding octopuses or other cephs that won't just up and die after they lay eggs or breed...

(Holdings)
Tana/Imaa/Kvora
Born in a loving family, headed by Meea Sabu, an experienced and heavily Tuned Pelatih, but well-funded by her father Suzerain Ladou. His family runs docks and cruise ships, and Sabu's tends toward fisheries and fresh-food deliveries. Her home Holding is shared with others but is certainly spacious and filled with shells and found items from her childhood.
The docks are where her Bayaran work, and she lets her father's family take care of most of that paperwork.
The lab she runs there is concerned with pollutants and safe harvesting of sea animals.

Tana/Imaa/5 Hills Island
Her dorm on the island run by Vioq bears a striking resemblance to her bedroom at home... Given her father's investments on the island she made sure to establish the North Dock as
their company drop-off point, and the warehouse beside it has outgoing goods as well as any repair parts and ship-maintenance facilities.
The lab marker on the water is more shaped coral and open bay water, but it is where she is training 'her' cephs to relay information from the water monitor at the dock.

(From the hatching)

Looking through another sheltered reef that had been indicated on the map where the two Zekirans from Five Hills Island. Vioq Raum , a bright yellow, blue-ringed man with 8 legs and Almae Sabu , the young woman with the large octopus tail were swimming along. Vioq had propelled them toward this distant place, but now Almae was showing of her own skills. Using the suction cups on her tail, she bravely barrelled on ahead and squeezed through openings. Vioq easily followed her with his flexible body. And suddenly they happened upon a secluded and sheltered spot. Three eggs lay there together. All three of them hatched together. 
A bright blue male excitedly ran up to Vioq and hugged him, seemingly unperturbed by the man's skin. At the same time a red female had cosied up to Almae. 
"I can fish, I can fish!" the blue male repeated over and over as if to make certain the octopus Zekiran would approve of their bond.
"I think you're great." the red female confided to Almae.
"Can I come too? You seem great people." the third, a purple female asked a bit uncertain. 
"I think we can manage three, right?" Almae suggested. 
"We have the space." Vioq agreed.
"So what are your names?" he asked, standing upon the custom of introduction.
"Giidae!" the blue called excitedly.
"Gonia." the red said sweetly.
"Gricia." the purple added modestly.
(end)

Almae wondered, just how large they will be when they grew up? But oh there were so many perfect places for these dragons to reside around 5 Hills! When they got back home, Almae took the time to get someone to assemble tracking devices that would easily fit on the small dragons - they would grow but they'd also want to be safe around the other fishery creatures. Just because the island was well attended and designed for specific needs, didn't mean there weren't natural or existing dangers.

Won't be in danger with you, Gonia crooned.

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