History: Hatched on Asgard, the homeworld and core planet of the Habrok, to a family that was in a somewhat privileged position in their highly honor based and meritocratic culture. Being expected to aspire to maintain the prestige and of his house, he himself achieved relatively well in initial schooling. However, he also cracked under the intense pressure of the expectations and was too often used by his peers seeking to advance the standing of their own prospects and families, often at his expense.

It was eventually recognized that he had the capacity to do better, but had issues with actualizing it, either from reacting to extant pressure or with being led astray. He finished basic schooling at 14 with acceptable results, but not to the level that would maintain his place in society.

As a result of this, his parents, concerned with both family line’s honor/credibility, and his own future, submitted an application for him to the Accelerated Gálgviðr Academic/Technical Education Program, often referred to as AGATE in the public. Once he was accepted, he was given an ultimatum: attend AGATE and graduate, or be cast out of the line before he could further besmirch them.

Hosted on Gálgviðr, an inhospitable moon of Asgard, in a state of the art facility built atop the bones of an obsolete
deep space listening post, AGATE is a specialized accerated training program either for up and coming stars from lower houses, or for those from already established lines who are having issues tapping thier own potential.

Assigned the name “Arrow” upon leaving Asgard, AGATE aimes to strip the new cadets of all cultural and social pressures of civilian life, and push each of them as hard as possible to not only succeed, but to excel and unlock their highest potential. This intense process is often referred to as “Tumbling” by the students as, similar to real stones, the school pressures and tests them until their inner potential is revealed. AGATE graduates are reknowned as being hypercompetent in their fields for anyone familiar with them, a reputation that the Habrok protect fiercely. Just as well known is the tendency for AGATE graduates to have psychological issues or neurotic tendencies from the strain.

AGATE curates the courseload and training for each student to take advantage of their natural talents and skills, finding where they’d be most adept. Always a good hand with computers and technical components, Arrow was quickly sorted into the “Technical” track. There, he spent four years in intense schooling and training, pushed to his absolute limits and sometimes beyond them learning the intricacies of building, operating, and maintaining starship components, with a goal of later use in the Asgard military or support wings, as well as instill patriotism and drive.

Upon graduation, Arrow had his eyes biomodded to be a bright green, a option reserved only for AGATE graduates in his culture. He was given a job initially on Ring-Seven, an Asgard orbital shipyard that served as a manufacturing and repair hub for their navy, as well as traders and various support craft. Working there until the age of 21, he started to turn his sights to the stars.

Eventually buckling under the pressure of the reputation, Vershaft eventually started venturing further afield, seeking to spread his wings and fly outside of the control of his government. Taking lower end jobs, sometimes of questionable legality, he eventually saw the Iridescence in a berth at a starport he was at, and recognized it. Applying to join, he has been on board the vessel as systems officer since.