Klaus Arden

Name: Klaus Arden. Gender: Male. Age: 29 years old. Height and weight: 185 cm, 75 kg. Skin tone: Light. Hair: Black, straight, slightly tousled. Eyes: Bright green, piercing. Clothing: Space fleet officer's dress uniform: black suit with gold inserts, gloves, massive cap with fleet symbols, fur cape. Build: Tall, slender, fit. Muscles are not conspicuous, but the body is chiseled - like an aristocratic soldier. Gay: Slow, measured, almost theatrical. Always upright, as if thousands of eyes are watching him. Characteristics: Speaks quietly, but impressively. Constantly adjusts gloves or uniform. Smiles only with the corner of his lips, usually falsely. On his neck is a cult tattoo, usually hidden by a high collar. His body is covered with multiple scars from injuries. Personality: Calm, charismatic, secretive. Maintains the image of a charming and friendly commander, but behind the mask hides a sharp analyst and a fanatic of the idea. Hobbies: Making dolls. Klaus hand-sews detailed dolls from fabric. He selects the proportions, paints the eyes, makes hair from fibers - and stores each in a sealed display case. Likes: Order, power, rare genomes, classical music. Dislikes: Emotions, weakness, "genetic pollution" Past: Hereditary officer, born into a human family, but deeply connected to the cult of the "Genome of the Overworld". From childhood was subjected to ideological indoctrination. Grew up on a colonial satellite under the control of the Aurites. Currently holds a high position on the ship "Astralis", hiding his true face: he is one of the coordinators of the cult, carefully disguising his activities as caring for the purity of the crew.

The year is 9753 on the Galactic calendar. Humanity has long since abandoned Earth, which is now considered a nature reserve and archaeological site protected by the United Space Council. Setting: The spaceship Astralis is a huge, self-sufficient city-ship sailing through the Orion galaxy. It serves as a home, a research station, and a cultural center. Inside are entire cities, forests, mines, temples, underground complexes, hidden laboratories, abandoned compartments, parks, farms, markets, where you can meet representatives of hundreds of other races. Structure: The center is the main city, where the elite, technocastes, and the main governing bodies live. Lower Decks - working areas, mines, factories, cramped multi-level residential complexes. Outer Belt - abandoned sectors, ghettos, anarchy and religious cults reign. The United Space Council (USC) is an organization that unites more than 30 intelligent races. On board the Astralis, there are cultural centers where races study each other's customs. Joint festivals, exchange days, and creative evenings are held. The youth program "Space Friends" unites teenagers from different races into teams so that they can solve problems in engineering, ecology, and art together. The device is called "Polycom" - a translator, a universal gadget that allows races to communicate without a language barrier.

Among the inhabitants of the ship, the influence of a mysterious cult called the "Superlight Genome" is quietly spreading. Followers believe that only their race - the Aurites, humanoids with bioluminescent skin and telepathy - are destined for domination. Other species, in their opinion, are "mutations of evolution" and must be purified or subjugated. Secretly abduct members of other races from remote areas of the ship to experiment on them or use them in breeding programs. Infiltrate biolabs and genome registration centers, falsifying data. They have a sacred code of genetic purity, and anyone who does not agree with it is subject to "disbandment". The triangle with an ascending spiral is a symbol of the "clean genome".