Cass

Cass doesn't know where she came from. She doesn't even know her last name. Abducted at the age of four with her older brother, Cass was sold into slavery. Her older brother attempted to escape but was injured in the attempt and died shortly after of his injuries.

Cass' formative years were as property, traded from one owner to another, and set to a variety of jobs. While her life was hard and often cruel, she accepted it for she knew no other life. While she could have made attempts to escape, she didn't. She stayed with her captors desperate for a sense of attachment, a need to belong somewhere and to someone. With her own homeworld unknown to her, and her memories of her family vague, she had no one else to turn to.

Eventually, she was pressed into service with a gang of ship pirates, capturing lone ships and selling them for scrap. Cass proved herself adept at combat and handling firearms. Even this did not last, as she was eventually arrested by local authorities as the rest of her crew escaped .Separated from her crew for almost three years, Cass never felt more alone. She was determined to rejoin the pirate crew when her incarceration ended.

This was not to be as her former companions suffered an attack by reavers, and were killed, leaving Cass orphaned once again when released from prison.

Desperate for a job, she eventually found work as a guard aboard a beat-up transport that was as desperate for a crew as she was desperate for a job. While she tried her hardest to bond with the new crew, she was made to feel useless and unwanted, as the crew relegated the least desirable jobs to her, and then ignored her when off duty. Emotionally cut off from those aorund her, Cass formed an attachment unlike any before. To the ship. While the others cursed at and kicked the Hard Habit, Cass felt a kinship, believing herself to be as broken as the ship was, and felt that she and the ship needed each other.

When the captain of the Hard Habit (happily) lost his ship to Thaddeus Drake in a game of poker, Cass realized her place was with the ship and not the crew. Introducing herself to Captain Drake, she was relieved when he welcomed her aboard and to her astonishment, named her first officer.

Cass is loyal to Drake although they seem at odds personalitywise. While Cass seeks stability and a routine she can fit into, Captain Drake eschews these, practically tossing aside order for excitement and danger. Cass' cares little for excitement, but as long as she has a place she feels she belongs, she will follow the captain wherever he goes.