Name origin:
Gymir - Suggestions as to the etymology and meaning of his name include 'earthman', 'the wintry one', 'the protector' and 'the bellower'. In Norse Mythology Gymir is a Giant. Either a Sea Giant or an Earthen one.
Asaadan - 'A' was an addition after I read the Sebby language developed and displayed by Kikia Truzhara
here. Saadan means "Dirty" but I will pervert that a little bit to mean, unclean, of action, will, or temperament. Often used as a derivative swear word similar to F--- or Shit. Adding the A to Saadan was just to make it more personalized to my character. Possibly a different dialect than northern Sebby.
Brief history (still expanding) - Gymir was brought up on a Mining colony, specifically; Atlar III, which turns out to be a Storm planet in MH lowsec. The colony was operated by a conglomerate working for a minor subsidiary of the Six Kin Development team. As is expected, life was tough on the colonly, but colonists were given a fair shake to make a living, if they could handle the work, mainly including spending time in vac suits in low to no atmosphere, assisting the gathering of various minerals found on the planet. The society there was not very tribal, consisting of many smaller families and little true Minmatar culture, ie Voluval markings and Tatoo's.
By the time Gymir was 14 he was working in the mining operation to help his mother support Their family. Gymir's right eye (left to observers) was nearly completely bisected when he was 16 while working in near vacuum mining team by a flash explosion that embedded a chunk of heated rock in his skull. His suit was breached and he only survived by the actions of another member of the crew working that day. The chunk of rock was removed but his eye never recovered. Because the accident was determined to be due to faulty equipment, the Six Kin subsidiary shouldered the responsibility of re-training and re-assigning Gymir. Initially he was slated to undergo training to become a mining surveyors assistant, and completed a large portion of the training involved while remaining with his family on Atlar III, however once Gymir hit 18 years old he requested to be tested for capsuleer compatibility. He tested compatible and was sponsored through capsuleer training by a Six Kin Grant. Prior to leaving Atlar, Gymir received his facial tatoo, masking some of the scarring of his eye, as well as defining his social stature.
Gymir left his mother, older brother and older Sister behind on Atlar. Gymir's lack of knowledge of the minmatar republic proved costly. Without a Voluval or any tattoo's he was not recognized as a "man" despite his extensive life experience. Gymir nearly failed out of the spatial disorentention adjustment classes early in Capsuleer training (a common stumbling block) but the threat of failure and returning home a disgrace gave him the motivation he needed to pass. He remained an unremarkable student throughout his tenure, only achieving middling marks in most of his studies with only slightly higher marks in the spatial related courses surrounding directional scanning and probe use most likely because of his weeks of intense focus he needed to pass the baseline classes.
... (time passes, including defining events in his life, including his mother passing away, Setting up his sister and Brother with lives funded by parts of his isk.)
Since becoming an independent Capsuleer, Gymir has founded his own corp but remains the only member, apparently adrift, doing small tasks for various agents around the minmatar republic. His social exposure has been limited as a result, though he tends to frequent the Summit.
Authors note: lots more I need to weave into his backstory as well as his current events. Still a work in progress, and in need of refinement. Suggestions for better formatting would be great
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