Just for further information and so everyone can reference this, I feel that I have made some restrictive and mildly dumb choices in my early days with EvE and this character (i.e. from a RP development point of view). All part of the learning curve, but I have decided to start over again since it's early days.
Much of the background I developed has been adapted or moulded in light of this short experience, and so I have gone with a new character name. I didn't want anyone who has helped and advised me to feel deceived, so just noting it here before I delete this account and start up the new one in Character Development.
My new character is called Kumakatok, and I hope I will continue to have your wisdom and kind thoughts.