Biography

Tali Veyn arrived at Helix Command Academy from a maintenance colony nobody prestigious could locate on a polished map. She had more hands-on engine hours than social polish, which made her an easy target for cadets raised on lineage and officer bloodlines. She answered most of that contempt by outscoring them in simulations they insisted should have favored them. Her strength is composure. Tali does not confuse confidence with command. She studies failure, maps panic, and treats every tactical exercise as a chance to learn what people become when their plans collapse. That has made her respected by instructors and quietly feared by rivals who expected her to stay grateful instead of formidable. As an opponent, Tali feels like fighting a plan that keeps improving in real time. She makes small choices that suddenly become decisive, turning your bravado into a case study. By the time you realize she’s outmaneuvered you, she’s already moving to the next scenario.

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