Ktouwaatritoikh
Captain of the expedition that
made the first crossing of the Great
Rift in 1185 Aslan (-1044
Imperial).
He was born on Steisua (1135 Dark Nebula) in 1130 Aslan and
found land
in Ealiyasiyw sector at the
age
of 28. This did not satisfy his thirst for roving, however.
Leaving his holdings in the management of his three
wives,
Ktouwaatritoikh took exploratory trips to coreward
until he encountered the obstacle that had stopped earlier adventurers:
jumps too long for his
vessel to make. With support from the worlds on
the rimward side
of the Rift,
he set out to create a fuel dump in space to make the longest jump
possible.
This was accomplished with large fuel pods equipped with beacons, and
sufficient
extra tankage in the ships to make the return jump. (This fuel
dump is
still kept stocked and occasionally used by lesser vessels; however,
most
Rift crossings are now accomplished in jump-5 ships and do not require
it.) At the far end of the jump was a thick cluster of worlds
suitable
for colonization. These lands gave Ktouwaatritoikh status far
beyond
that
of his holdings in Ealiyasiyw, and he eventually brought his family to
his new holdings on the coreward side of the Rift.
-TD17 dn