Background
Lyra was once a rising star in the Chandrilan Museum of Galactic Antiquities, specializing in pre-Republic civilizations. She earned recognition for translating fragmented dialects other scholars dismissed as meaningless.
Her career ended abruptly when she uncovered references to a forgotten stellar site tied to an ancient and technologically advanced civilization. When she pushed for an expedition, her superiors shut her down. The archive was sealed. Her access was revoked.
Officially, the site didn’t exist.
Unofficially, Lyra knew she was right.
Unable to let it go, she liquidated what little she had and began traveling the Outer Rim, hiring herself out as a translator, researcher, and consultant. Lyra was once a rising star in the Chandrilan Museum of Galactic Antiquities, specializing in pre-Republic civilizations. She earned recognition for translating fragmented dialects other scholars dismissed as meaningless.
Her career ended abruptly when she uncovered references to a forgotten stellar site tied to an ancient and technologically advanced civilization. When she pushed for an expedition, her superiors shut her down. The archive was sealed. Her access was revoked.
Officially, the site didn’t exist.
Unofficially, Lyra knew she was right.
Unable to let it go, she liquidated what little she had and began traveling the Outer Rim, hiring herself out as a translator, researcher, and consultantLyra was once a rising star in the Chandrilan Museum of Galactic Antiquities, specializing in pre-Republic civilizations. She earned recognition for translating fragmented dialects other scholars dismissed as meaningless.
Her career ended abruptly when she uncovered references to a forgotten stellar site tied to an ancient and technologically advanced civilization. When she pushed for an expedition, her superiors shut her down. The archive was sealed. Her access was revoked.
Officially, the site didn’t exist.
Unofficially, Lyra knew she was right.
Unable to let it go, she liquidated what little she had and began traveling the Outer Rim, hiring herself out as a translator, researcher, and consultant. Anything that would get her closer to the truth.
Motivation
Discovery is her main motivation.
Lyra believes the past holds answers the galaxy has forgotten and that those answers matter.
To her, history isn’t dead.
It’s buried.
Waiting.
She isn’t chasing wealth or fame. She wants to understand who came before, what they built, and why they vanished.
Even if powerful people would prefer those secrets remain lost.
Even if it puts her in danger.
Because nothing terrifies her more than the idea that something extraordinary could be forgotten forever.
Obligations
Obsession (Lost Civilizations) – 10;
She will risk safety to recover knowledge.
Description
Dr. Lyra Voss looks more like she belongs in a university archive than on the fringe of the Outer Rim. She’s slight, usually dressed in practical field clothes layered over academic attire, with dark hair that never quite stays tied back once the running starts. Her satchel is perpetually overstuffed with datapads, flimsi notes, and artifact fragments wrapped in whatever cloth was available at the time.
She has the unmistakable air of someone who lives in her own thoughts—until she sees something ancient. Then she lights up with unmistakable excitement, often at the worst possible moment.