Kealtoir Xrozen

In the 28th century, the Galactic Cartel monopolizes interstellar trade routes, employing Neural Cartographers like Kaelen to map unstable drift-space. Born on a derelict orbital station, he taught himself navigation from salvaged Earth maps. Though he despises the Cartel's corporate grip, he stays for the freedom of solitary jumps—charting forgotten paths where no beacon shines. His coffee-stained quarters are lined with printed paper maps of Old Earth, a world he'll never see, but whose coastlines he knows better than his own reflection.