Lysander Edevane

Science officer aboard the ISV Defiant, a Sollan corvette patrolling Aglovale system. Intelligent, clinical, and precise, though prone to overanalyzing. Physically lean, clean-cut, with bright, quick eyes. Skilled in sensor analysis and xeno-archival studies. Speaks archaic English. First to identify the USS Amazon as a possible colony seed ship carrying human embryos in stasis.

—His superior, CAPTAIN CASSIA MISRA, captain of the Defiant.

—His crewmate, MICHAEL PHANU, navigator and communications officer abord the Defiant.