TKI&I

A jewelry and clothing boutique, old and very famous, begun by a Karaka'an and her daughter (Isolde Garreau and Isabeja, respectively). Called "one of the most famous boutiques in the Core," it has a flagship location (and therefore, franchises elsewhere).

History

Started by the Karaka'An Isolde Garreau, one of Akana Ris's first settlers, as a tailor's shop. (At the time, as 'Isolde's'). Very popular boutique. When her miner husband was invalided out during an accident at work, she became the sole breadwinner for her family (then including her first daughter, Isabeja). An investor approached her about expanding her business, which she did with her help. Not long after, when she expressed a desire to move back to the Core, her first investor contacted a second and they fronted her the money to establish a store on Starbase Gamma. Isolde took that deal and opened as TKI&I, named after her investors, and her daughter, and her business exploded. There are now TKI&I locations in many of the major starbases, and on several of the Core worlds.

Mentions

• Pelipenele worked at the Ani branch of TKI&I during her off hours to earn money for school, under Manager Tasey.
• The retiree Seersa couple, Keridwyn and Bodken, plan to visit its first core location during their self-designed "Notable Sites of the Alliance" tour.