Lyrae

Lyrae is a character written by Zahhak for the canon The Long Miles of Night.

Early Life
Lyrae was found by the crew of the small scavenger vessel Ringo picking through the wreck of the Arentino in orbit around the star SY Ari. For whatever reason, the crew and passengers had all strapped themselves into their g-couches and opened the airlocks. However, with a life sign on the scanners, the crew of the Ringo secured the reactor room and breached it safely. Inside, despite the room being above 45 degrees celsius, there was a nine-month-old girl wrapped in a space-blanket and apparently quite comfortably lying amonst the whirring machines and the still-humming reactor. For the last five years, Lyrae has lived on board the Ringo.

Physical Description
Lyrae has developed exceptionally slowly. She is five Terran years old, but appears three. According to initial scans, she has been extensively altered to be more suited to life in space. She develops slowly because slower cell division makes her more resistant to cancer. She has silvery-white skin to reflect radiation, and silvery-grey eyes for the same reason. She has an excellent sense of balance, is very agile, and is a surprisingly strong and sturdy child for her stage of development.