Arshia Kishk

Biography:
Despite the broad socioeconomic equality found throughout the burgeoning Al Falah communities, in any closed system of limited resources,

there will always be a demand for those things the government cannot provide. Living for generations aboard the lumbering colony ships,

the Al Falah were left to trade and barter amongst themselves for those things that could be crafted or built in space. In time a thriving black market

grew to control the flow of nearly everything outside of the mandated rations, leaving a powerful syndicate capable of challenging all but the highest authorities.

Arshia Kishk rose to both infamy and acclaim at the age of 23 for having wrested control of this powerful syndicate from the Director’s Council.

Unlike her predecessors, Arshia used the syndicate’s resources to redistribute goods and services to the under recognized lower wards of her home ship.

Her restraint and calculating demeanor left some uneasy, unsure of her true motivations, yet her popularity soared as word of her generosity spread.

Although she had every opportunity to accumulate vast personal holdings, she instead used her power to ensure the ongoing stability of

the Al Falah communities spread throughout the fleet. In this way, her authority grew directly from the will of the people, a rare feat

in governance.

Personality:
Arshia Kishk was not born a part of that life, although she grew up surrounded by it, deep in the bowels of the Golden Shah --

a moderately sized transport vessel of the Al Falah fleet. With her mother having died shortly after childbirth, Arshia’s upbringing

fell to her father alone. Nasum Kishk considered himself something of an amateur historian and orator, spending his days in a public park,

passing on the stories of their ancestors to anyone with time to listen and change to spare. Although many of the Old Earth names

were long since lost, Nasum never seemed to have trouble coming up with one on the spot. Anything he managed to earn was spent

on holodiscs and the occasional old book.