Alysha Forrest

Alysha Forrest is a military officer in the Alliance Fleet. Best known for her captaincy of the UAV Stardancer.

Physical Description

One of the Karaka'A, Alysha is about 6 feet in height, with rain-gray fur and black straight hair to her shoulder-blades. Post-graduation from the Fleet Academe she wears a pair of ice-gold hoop earrings. She has prosthetic claws made of breathnache, a clathrate usually found in starship hulls.

Pre-Service History

Alysha was born on Selnor to Selina and Father's Name Forrest. After her father's death, she left to apply to the Academe at Terracentrus and paid her way through the first year of school via an illegal career at the Phantasies nightclub. Her involvement there led to the exposure of a Anti-Human League conspiracy and her subsequent tuition was paid in full, anonymously, by Matthew Brighthaven, then commandant.

Service History

• Ensign, ages 21-23, UAV Diamondwing
• Lieutenant, ages 23-26, UAV Sunchaser
• Commander, ages 26-29, UAV Blackice
• First Commander, ages 29-31, UAV Scattersky
• Captain, age 31-?, UAV Stardancer

Related Fiction

• Alysha's Fall (cadet)
• In the Line of Duty ( commander)
• Season's Meaning (fiction) (Captain)
• Second (Ensign, she meets Taylitha)
• Dark Lighthouse (fiction) (not mentioned, First Commander Taylitha Basil book)
• Who is Willing (fiction) lieutenant
• Either Side of the Strand (fiction) (Captain)
• Faith In The Service (fiction) (Captain)
• Leadership Lessons* (fiction) (Ensign)

Mentioned (as not being in the book) in the Fred Patten comments to;

• Claws and Starships (fiction)