The Faculty

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Dean Monsar: If I were to describe Dean Monsar in one sentence, it would be giant floating tentacle head. Though he looks like a blinged out Cthulhu, Monsar is synonymous with the Starlancer Academy since he's been teaching their since its inception. A wise, if sometimes overly blunt, educator Dean Monsar is always ready to talk (though sometimes gets carried away telling stories). Due to the nature of his injuries and immense psychic power, the last remaining Arbal acts as a sort of psionic shield for the school.

Vice Dean Sandra Kelper: There are few Starlancer's quite as accomplished as Kelper. She's only one of two that have held the position of both Starlancer and Keeper, campaigned extensively for the rights of AI citizens, and singlehandedly fought off an entire Hellion invasion fleet. She acts as the realistic and serious disciplinarian to Dean Monsar's freewheeling whatever goes style of teaching. An earthling herself, she might be willing to give your group extra help so they can get home.

Weaponmaster Oswit: A member of the normally peaceful Golvax, Oswit was an incredibly feared mercenary obsessed with being the best for decades. It was only after he killed a Brigadine warlord and helped save the entire Regency that the position of Starlancer was offered to him. Though now getting on in years, with his trademarked braided beard half white, the jovial killing machine is still obsessed with weaponry and shares that enthusiasm with his students. If you help him out or impress the aging mercenary, Oswit can make some modifications to your gear.

Infiltration Instructor Talm'ov: The most recent addition to the Starlancer teaching staff, Talm'ov is an entirely synthetic being. Created to replicate a high ranking member of the Regency, Talm'ov instead fought their programming and helped bring down the crime syndicate that first created them. They're eager to start teaching and is currently applying their manic obsessive nature to that task. Don't be surprised if they've already memorized everyone's name, family situation, and favorite flavor of ice cream.

Piloting Instructor Crasgave: A Celinite, Crasgave is essentially a two foot high talking housecat with four arms, an appearance that clashes with being one of the most feared pilots in the system. Her seemingly intentional destruction of the Eternity Pillar, a ten thousand year old religious icon, is actually what landed her as a desk jockey. Currently Crasgave is hoping one of her students does something dangerous enough that stopping it will help clear her record and she can go back to escaping through incredibly dangerous asteroid fields.

History Instructor Kilbert Halber: One of the few teachers that isn't some kind of cool space hero, Kilbert got this job by virtue of being the only intern of the previous instructor. While he does teach some lessons about galactic history, the real reason Kilbert is still around is that he acts as a point of contact for distressed students and no other teacher wants to deal with it. Turns out being mild mannered and knowing all the right numbers to call is valuable in a school that has Explosions 101, Advanced Explosions, and Demolitions as available courses.

Science Department: While the current head is still waiting to phase back into the timeline, the Science Department is controlled by three different instructors. Mechanical engineering genius and former mad scientist bent on planetary domination, Arvelli Jaunt. Actually succeeded in her bid to take control of Arkon, found being in power incredibly boring, and willingly gave herself up if the Regency provided her with a fun job. Meltune Meerkone, despite being inside a complex suit to keep his body of constantly shifting elements stable, is still very much the fun professor that gets super excited over baking soda volcanoes. Finally there's the pudgy Kipper Biology Professor Veekers, who makes every class focused around helping him manage the incredible Undergrowth.

Travel Instructor Galan: With several movies about her life already out and more in production, Galan is a famous explorer. As a Vesharak her once bright scales have dulled with age, but she remains an expert historian, navigator, and Starlancer. Her classroom is a wildly eclectic pile of cushions and chairs, with over a hundred various relics and trophies scattered about. Though being in the position for over two cycles now, there are still some that view her as just a celebrity professor, there to just garner attention and donations for the school.

Ether Instructors Ji'Jiji'Jijo: Once members of the Obolite hive mind race, the triplets had their each of their minds infused with different types of raw Ether. While still in deep connection with one another, so much so that they sometimes refer to themselves as a singular being, the differing personalities make field work untenable. Ji instructs in Red Ether and encourages students to express themselves. Jiji instructs in Blue Ether and encourages students to meditate, maintaining control over their emotions. Jijo instructs in Green Ether and often speaks of it mathematically, encouraging students to think logically.

Engineering Instructor Zamson: Friendly, gruff, and now over sixty percent cybernetic, the aquatic Albrine Vetch Zamson is the schools resident gearhead. Instead of Professor Jaunt's crazy theoretical technology, Zamson's instructions are all about practicality. She does this while maintaining the schools small fleet of vehicles and running Shop class, a place for students to construct or modify their own equipment.

Doctor Haltick Kilbrren: Tall, condescending, and undeniably sinister, Kilbrren provides medical help and instruction for the school. Also, he's been attacked by no less than 35 different groups of Starlancers convinced that he was a villain that had infiltrated Starlancer Academy. To be fair, he is incredibly pale with red eyes, slicked back dark hair, and a piece of chitin in the shape of a goatee. His association with the student body sometimes feel adversarial.