SERA

Brusk, no-nonsense, and with a bit of an ego as it pertains to her line of work and abilities, formerly-human space exploration craft SERA prefers to sit safely in orbit and send down remotely-controlled anthropoid bodies (her favorite being a 7'5 antelope, pictured) for exploration and interpersonal matters. Spending a significant portion of her time exploring and cataloguing uncharted space on contract with only holonet dramas and the rare commlink for company doesn't do much for her social skills, and the fact that what would otherwise be leisurely off-time back home is taken up by irritating advisory work brings her no small amount of frustration. She can't help being a highly advanced upload-AI with a breadth of specialized knowledge that people frequently wish to call upon.

Biography
On May 12th, 2235, the human who would become SERA (birth name expunged from records) took part in an AI research program conducted by the corporation that would eventually become Eos, and was found to be an ideal candidate for an experimental brain-upload initiative that involved transferring biological brainwaves into a cellular-neural network system after successful tests involving insects, mice, and later larger mammals. The completed AI was eventually installed into a space exploration craft dubbed the "Synthetic Exploration & Reconnaissance Armature", or SERA, built to explore the Sol system utilizing a payload of remotely-controlled drone rovers for landings or one-way dives into the atmospheres of planets like Saturn and Jupiter.

In 2255, she was equipped with an experimental relativistic drive that enabled her to explore the farther reaches of the system, though this technology was eventually found to be a dead end. On December 5th, 2362, SERA underwent a retrofit utilizing a new ERB warp drive that enabled her to explore far beyond the Sol system, and was among the initial wave of unmanned craft sent into the far reaches of space. This retrofit also involved an expansion of her vessel frame's capabilities, such as the installation of more powerful communication arrays and the facilities to construct and repair additional rovers; later upgrades were conducted by SERA herself and often utilized knowledge gleaned from alien civilizations as contact was made, much of which she's been cagey about sharing.