Maia Yen

Maia Yen
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Biographical Information
Race	Hapan
Homeworld	Hapes Cluster
System	Ut system
Clan	None
Mother	Fa'li Yen
Father	Xin Yen
Siblings	None
Languages	Hapan, Galactic Basic
Physical Description
Gender	Female
Age	19
Height	170cm
Weight	55kg
Coloring	Caucasian
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Blue
Political Information
Affiliation	Galactic Empire
Positions	Recruit
Prior Affiliation	None
Signature	File:Maia Sig.png

Maia Yen is a Hapan female from the Hapes Cluster and is a dedicated member of the Galactic Empire.

Biography

Childhood

Maia was raised in the Hapes Cluster by Fa'li Yen, a simple yet noble woman who hails from a long line of honorable and reputable women of the Hapes Cluster. Although the surname Yen was one that outsiders would know of, within the Cluster it was a name that plastered fear into the hearts of many. Fa'li Yen (nee: Hal'Sum) had a reputation among other Hapan as being a senial old woman who could not see the err in her ways when she allowed an outsider by the name of 'Xin Yen' into her home, falling into a false sense of security within a short space of time and speaking openly about matters that were otherwise 'classified'. Fa'li was foolish in believing she could trust the outsider and after sharing just three weeks with him and taking on his name as her own proudly, awoke one morning to find him gone, having stolen a number of important documents but leaving her a gift she had not expected.

As Maia entered the world, Fa'li knew that she would never be able to bring herself to telling the girl the truth about her father and came up with a number of stories to tell anyone who asked about the mysterious child. Some were told that her father was a Lorell Raider descendant, and that his work in the galaxy was of great importance to him and as such he could not always be around. Anyone who wanted to meet the Raider was given lie after lie until eventually people generally stopped caring and just focused on watching the infant blossom into a bright and aspiring young girl who appeared to have her head screwed on, which was more than could have been said for the mother. Maia was raised with the beliefs of the Hapan firmly under her belt and listened to the many stories her mother told about her father's great adventures. It was unfortunate that she may never have the chance to meet the man, given his line of work but she had high expectations that he was a good man and one she could follow in the footsteps of years down the line.

Not a day went by when Fa'li did not wish she could tell her daughter the truth but in doing so she knew that she would jeopardise the girl's future, but it wasn't just Maia's life that would have been in jeopardy, it would have been Fa'li's as well, given that she had welcomed the man into her home without paying mind to the warnings of her close relatives and friends who knew, from the moment he had stepped foot in their city, that he was trouble. In the end all but one had turned their backs on the mother as she brought her daughter into the world knowing that there was nothing she could do to stop the world from turning. But Fa'li was fortunate that her one friend and companion had seen that the woman had been lost and desperate, and having been offered trinkets and riches with promise of more it was an offer that most would have taken up in a heartbeat.

Being raised in the Hapes Cluster but more specifically in the Ut system, Maia was rather fortunate in more ways than one. By the time she had reached the age of 5, she was entertaining anyone who would listen with a number of melodies she had taught herself, both in Hapan and Galactic Basic. As well as having the beautiful voice as was common among women from Ut, Maia was also quite fond of playing the Feegharp, although at the time she was far too small for it, or rather it was too large for her. The Feegharp weighed in at around 75KG and had a height of 1.6m. With plenty of practice however and pure determination, soon enough Maia was able to play one of the most widely known pieces with little difficulty; The Hapan National Anthem - Age of the Queen Mother.

Later Years

For several more years Maia would continue to perform songs for an audience that seemed to grow, with people flocking in from all across the Interior Region just to come and listen to the girl's music and her voice, one that even her mother was proud of. And yet, as time went by, Fa'li still felt the niggling sensation of guilt and it haunted her to the point where she could no longer sleep peacefully at night, slowly losing her mind as she dreaded the day the truth would emerge about her daughter. She would lay awake at night staring up at the ceiling and think back to the stranger that had entered her home, made broken promises and left her to raise a child alone. She did not regret ever giving birth to Maia but even she knew life for the girl would not always be so innocent and prosperous. Not when she had a dark secret hanging over her head about just who Xin Yen really was, and almost certainly not when the Hapes Cluster had finally formed an alliance with the Galactic Empire and turned their backs on the Rebel Alliance.

There were times when Maia would find her mother pacing the room and muttering away to herself, having an argument with someone who, as far as Maia could tell, was no more a man than a figment of her mother's imagination. Maia was however a girl raised well and knew not to question her mother, simply clearing her throat upon entering and allowing the woman a moment or so to compose herself before she entered.