Septavious-pratsutagus

Septavious-pratsutagus, also known as Septavious, was a male  and the captain of the Rhythm Divine.

Biography
Born on, Septavious-pratsutagus was much like most s; obsessed with collecting and trading junk. Once he completed his schooling, Septavious purchased a decommissioned merchant at a bargain price, refurbishing it and dubbing it the Rhythm Divine. Almost immediately after the repairs were made, Septavious loaded the cargo hold with scrap and left the planet, hoping to make a substantial fortune in his newly-established salvaging business.

One of his routes took him to the planet where he met a , Markov J'ost. A drifter, Markov was hopping from planet to planet, looking for work, and eager to join Septavious in the salvage business, touting his degree in engineering. Septavious agreed, pleased to have some company during extended space flights. Time passed much more quickly with someone to talk to, and with Markov's help, he was able to improve his fluency in, almost eliminating his Squib dialect.

Septavious found that with a more coherent grasp of the language, he was able to get more customers. People were much more willing to browse his merchandise and negotiate deals when they could understand him. Pleased, Septavious planned to one day return to Skor II to teach the members of his the importance of good communication skills and salesmanship.

Eventually, Septavious acquired another shipmate, a  and  named Karo Farooq. An irresponsible party girl looking to escape a mundane office career, Karo offered her skills in exchange for travel and adventure. Septavious agreed, pleased to have another business partner who could track down leads on wreckages and unprotected salvage yards. He gave Karo the nickname "Syrup," claiming to have seen a brand of syrup with the Rodian's name once before.

Following a lead from Karo, Septavious tracked down an inactive Dalek saucer dry-docked on one of the moons of Garazone. Left over from the Great Catastrophe 2000 years prior, the saucer had never been confiscated by any local government. Septavious and his crew stripped the vessel of parts, removing the and installing it in the Rhythm Divine with Markov's help. With the new, more efficient hyperdrive engine, Septavious was able to broaden his horizons without being dependent on nearby refueling depots and dealing with such extensive travel times. He and his crew were often asked about their ship's speed and what modifications were made, but not a word was said about the stolen Dalek technology.

Trading in the Border Worlds
During the height of the NFS plague, Septavious focused his trading in the Outer Rim, including the quarantined Border Worlds. He was perfectly content to haggle with desperate people whose supply shipments were cut off by the Galactic Union. The possibility of catching the NFS infection rarely crossed his mind as the disease appeared to target humans. Making deals with the local government, Septavious and his crew made supply runs between the Border Worlds and other Outer Rim s.

One of the supply runs sent Septavious to where he inadvertently picked up his fourth crewmember. While negotiating a trade with other salvagers, Septavious was unaware of the who sneaked on board his ship, attempting to loot the cargo hold. It was only when the ship had taken off and began the trip to the Border Worlds was the stowaway found. Named Getzreifogl, the Jawa had a rudimentary grasp on Basic and explained that his employer had ordered him to steal supplies. Getzreifogl claimed that he wanted to see the stars after hearing various tales and offered his mechanical prowess in exchange for travel. Again, Septavious agreed.

In 2182 BBY, a large abandoned was discovered hiding in the Pkowik system. Found by Karo through various archived databases, Septavious was eager to plot a course. His crew's supply runs to the Border Worlds had attracted the attention of Galactic Union authorities, and thus they were almost impatient to leave the Outer Rim. A course to the Pkowik system, however, could not be set directly, so a series of smaller jumps were programmed into the  while the rest of the trip was made at a moderate  speed. The trip would take approximately one solar year, during which time Septavious hoped to lose his pursuers.

Travel through time
The year passed quickly for Septavious, having an entire ship full of crewmembers to keep him company. In 2181 BBY, the Rhythm Divine reached the Pkowik system, finding the abandoned station hidden among a particle cloud. Unfortunatly, the Galactic Union authorities were still following them. Septavious piloted the ship into the particle cloud and docked with the space station. He and his crew entered the station, splitting up to cover more ground, stripping it of scrap and equipment. One of the crewmates, Karo, contacted Septavious, urging him to regroup and see what she had found. Stowing his finds on the ship, Septavious hurried to Karo's location, utterly thrilled to see that she had recovered an inactive Dalek. Apparently in, the Dalek bore the markings of the Alliance Daleks that had fought in a war prior to the Great Catastrophe.

Septavious helped Karo and Markov, who had joined them, take the Dalek back to the ship, wanting to dispose of the creature inside and break down the casing to sell the parts. Karo and Markov disagreed, believing it to be wrong to simply kill a being in order to harvest valuable materials from it. Besides, they explained, it was of the Alliance Dalek faction, much more hospitable than the domestic variety. Septavious gave it some thought and agreed, deciding that the Dalek could help keep his ship more secure.

Immediately, however, Septavious's attention was drawn to his ship, specifically the long-range sensors. The Galactic Union authorities had found them and were closing in. Ordering everyone back to the ship, Septavious quickly began to program a course out of the Pkowik system. However the particle cloud was interfering with his sensors, making a course almost impossible to plot. He needed to make a blind jump. Disembarking from the station, Septavious unknowingly piloted the ship into a rift and engaged the hyperdrive. The trip, the ship's computer told him, would take two and a half solar months.

During those months, Septavious and his crew categorized their scavenged cargo. He, Karo, and Markov also repaired and reactivated the Dalek, whom they found had a name, Dalek Crade. Crade, a member of a patrol squad, had sustained damage during an accident when his saucer entered through a dimensional rift. When asked where the rift was, Crade replied that it was in the Pkowik system, near the abandoned space station they found him in.

Septavious rushed to the cockpit and looked out the viewport, seeing a vortex unlike. Unable to stop the journey, he was forced to wait it out. The Rhythm Divine came out of hyperspace in the. Septavious piloted the ship to, landing and bounding down the loading ramp, demanding from the first person he saw to know what year it was. He was told simply "the twelfth month of 28 ABY."

The realization hit Septavious so hard that he almost lost consciousness. He had traveled through time. He and his crew had been thrust 2209 years into an unknown future over the span of a couple months.

Personality and traits
Septavious was a gregarious Squib, eager for companionship and to make a deal. He was an obsessive hoarder, collecting and categorizing junk wherever he went. With much more fluency in Basic than the average Squib, Septavious was a shrewd businessman, able to haggle his way to any price. He was often able to sell items for higher prices due to his well-developed communication skills.

Septavious was somewhat protective of Karo, due to the Rodian's often flighty nature.

Since transporting he and his crew through time, Septavious became depressed, blaming himself. He continued his salvage business nevertheless, further modifying the Rhythm Divine. In his spare time, he often wondered if he could ever find that rift again and be able to take his crew back home to their proper universe.

Behind the scenes
Septavious-pratsutagus was the result of the author wanting to try her hand at writing Squib characters and cross-genre fanon. Much of the locations and events surrounding Septavious were from the Dalek Empire audio series.