Judah Dashiell
Salvage Empire
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Name: Junia Dashiell (nee Millar)
Aliases: Ma, Gramma
Loyalties: Dashiell Family, Salacia Consolidated
Role: Mother to Judah Dashiell , Mother-in-Law to [member="Thessa Kai"] , Grandmother to Makai Dashiell , Aunt to [member="Isaiah Dashiell"]
Development Threads: N/A
Age: 60
Species: Human
Force-Sensitive: No
Appearance: Aging with curly salt-and-pepper hair that was once brown. Junia usually dresses in a more utilitarian style, a hold over from her years working on a farm. Wrinkles and crows feet are starting to creep in on Junia's features. Stills wears her wedding ring despite being a widow.
Personality: Strong willed but caring, has an openness about her.
Weapon of Choice: Pitchfork. Stern Words.
Wealth: Extremely average. Junia lives in an modest home with her only daughter Jinny. Working for her son, Judah, at the Salacia Consolidated warehouse on Kesh. One of the managers of the site, Junia takes home the same pay rate as any other non-family hire. She owns no starship and has no use for shiny material goods in her life.
Combat Function: She'll make you feel guilty for your actions in the way only a mother could do. Beyond that, basic punching/kicking/screaming would apply. Junia is advancing in age but years of farm work have left her a little above average in terms of reaction time and strength.
Skills: Makes a tasty casserole on a shoestring budget. Knows quite a bit about the plants, weather, and soil.
Notable Possessions: Nothing of significant monetary value. Various family heirlooms from her time on Saleucami.
Other Notes: Junia was born on Dantooine to an average family. Her father was a regional transport pilot -- taking products to nearby systems from Dantooine and surrounding worlds. Her mother was a housewife once the children were born, turning her hand into creating a comfortable home and seeing to the children when Junia's father was away overnights. Junia grew up and due to her father's connections got a job working on a transport ship in her late teens. The work took her on long-term hauls rather than short ones, letting the formerly sheltered girl see the galaxy. It was on a transport assignment that she met one Ezra Dashiell at a spaceport on Saleucami. After a date, Junia went back to work as Ezra stayed on Saleucami, as he was in the middle of starting his own farm. The two remained in touch, with Junia visiting often due to a contract her employer obtained, causing goods to flow between various systems. After nearly a year of the back-and-forth game, Junia and Ezra married. Junia moved to Saleucami, taking up residence on the farm that was now fenced and producing crops. Not one to back down from a challenge, she started to learn more about farming, the ins and out of making a successful haul. It took some time and some trial-and-error but soon Junia was working like a regular farm hand. It wasn't long before three children(Ezra II, Judah and Jinny) arrived and Junia found herself with not only farm duties but child ones as well. It was difficult, being away from her own family with three young ones, but tough in spirit she made it work.
Life continued on much of the same until the Republic battled over Saleucami for control of the planet. In the battles, civilians had been caught in the cross fire. Her husband and eldest son perished. Jinny was badly injured. By this point Judah had enough money to move the family off of Saleucami and closer to himself. Although a painful decision, Junia sold the farm and moved herself and Jinny to the planet of Kesh. After some struggle, she found herself liking the role of a manager for the Salacia warehouse. Currently Junia works like any other at the warehouse, despite her son's insistence on retiring and enjoying herself. Although dedicated to her new role, Junia does take more time off now to spend time with young Makai, her first grandchild.
