Newton Peabody

Background
Youth-18: Newton had a pretty boring and most safe childhood in the largest city on the fairly populated world of Tenalphi. Smart and educated, but not much of anything else, she decided to enroll at university to become a scientist.

19-22: Applied and was accepted into university. While there, she learned some things about robotics and engineering. Although she initially was doing well, a new hobby she picked up, flying pilot sims, distracted her from her studies and she ended up flunking out.

23-26: She decided to try and become a scientist anyway, and was relieved to get the job, even though she was just a low-level intern. Due to her low status, she was sent to bring back the scout Minno Paste and on their journey they found out they had a mutual love of piloting. While there, she learned some more engineering skills. She also got called upon to perform some research that went against her conscience and because of that she gained an enemy. It was not without its benefits though because she increased her skill in robotics and cybernetics. During their assignment, she ran into Kyras Ler, who was there to receive a cybernetics implant, and Gaius Livius, who was helping to run the program. Despite her hard work, she was passed over for a promotion.

27-30: Sure her day would come eventually, she stayed at her job. She learned some things about computers and even managed to win a prestigious prize that earned her praise and envy. Even so, the higher-ups still neglected to give her her well-deserved promotion.

31-34: Stubborn and persistent, she remained at her career anyway. Word must have gotten around about her prize because a specialist in robotics gave her some advanced training. It turned out to be things she already knew, but it still somehow finally got her her promotion. Frustrated with the arbitrary way in which advancements seemed to be handled, she left the company to start a new life.