Taylitha Basil

Ensigns Alysha and Taylitha (left)

Taylitha Basil is a military officer in the Alliance Fleet.

Physical Description

Taylitha Basil is a brown-furred Karaka'An with deep red hair. Her pelt is sufficiently thick that it makes it difficult for her to swim, as she becomes waterlogged and sinks easily.

Pre-Service History

Taylitha was raised on an Alliance colony, in an area called Burbage Township. She had several younger brothers and sisters. Taylitha didn't grow up near any mountains and was a poor swimmer due to her thick pelt. She did not attend Fleet Academe due to her colony's distance from Terracentrus, but instead attended a satellite campus. She was good enough with a sword that she considered going professional, but Fleet called to her more. She did, however, win Lea Ceau Tournament with variable holoblade in 455 BA.

Service History

• Ensign, UAV Nightslip
• Lieutenant - ???
• Commander - ???
• First Commander - UAV Stardancer

Ensign

As an ensign, Taylitha attended the ensign training retreat on Quickwater Reserve; at that point, she had been an ensign for three months and was still unsure what route she wanted to chart through Fleet ranks . There, she met Alysha Forrest, who became a lifelong role model and friend, and first encountered Mike Beringwaite. During a disastrous canoe trip at the end of the retreat, their canoe hit strong rapids and broke up, leaving Alysha badly injured; Taylitha displayed courage and ingenuity in getting to shore and calling for help. Because of this, although the group in general forfeited their mission, Taylitha received a commendation.

Trivia

• likes beer
• eats breakfast sandwiches
• Reads several publications:
  • The Eagle's Flight, an unofficial Fleet news-zine
  • Perspectives on Leadership, a training and development journal
• is still friends with one of the people in Personnel and as such, has slight more access to Personnel records than is appropriate. (First Commanders do, after all, run the show.)
• has at least one off-duty outfit packed, a rust-red tunic over long-sleeved red shirt and dark brown trousers.
• knows the exercises of the Donneret school of fencing
• has won the Alliance's most prestigious holoblade tournaments and placed several times.

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