#zeftan

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another crew shot while i scrap my first comic chapter and start over lol

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another crew shot while i figure out how to color my comic book!

( linework )

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Zeftan is a Bolian scientist. He’s been working for the Federation since he graduated from the Academy thirty years ago.

He is Chief of Science on the USS Gwaine. He secured the position on the request of Captain Pitcher, an old friend of his. She saw his uniqueness early on, and knew she’d want him close by.

He is very, very smart. Unfortunately, when he’s not elbows-deep in some toxic vat, or wrangling a venomous alien thing, he is also very, very bored.

He is always tinkering and toiling in his lab, walking the ethical line at every opportunity. This is often a benefit to him, as he’s known in the field for his discoveries by unorthodox scientific methods. After all, what better path is there to discovery than the path untaken?

Curious as what killed the cat, he’s often first on the ground in exploratory missions. He is well aware of Federation protocol, and he uses his knowledge to do whatever he wants. On away missions, the crew is briefed to carry an extra Bolian first-aid kit just for him. It’s not that he’s not careful- he’s just curious enough to risk it. Every time.

He has a number of young scientists and employees working underneath him. His subordinates either love him or hate him- and they always respect him eventually.

When working for Zeftan, it is required to have a personal project to work on. Zeftan believes it is important to cultivate and sustain a personal interest in science- in asking questions, and trying stuff out. He pushes his people hard, and heavily encourages the more *wild* ideas.

Zeftan’s goal is to build a small army of mad scientists, ready to discover the universe. Him and his staff have more than earned their “scary-brilliant” reputation.

Brandished with a sly grin, Zeftan brings mischief everywhere he goes. A prankster, through-and-through. His jokes are elaborate, cunning, and devilish. His favorite targets are T’Mei, for her utter density, Yurus, for her vengeful spirit, and Wynn, for his no-nonsense grouchiness. He doesn’t mess with Edson very much- he’s too good of a spirit about it, and it’s no fun.

Sujem knows Zeftan quite well, as both a scientific mind and a friend. They met when Zeftan was fresh out of the Academy. He was already touring scientific conferences and conventions, arguing with other scientists about their papers. He butted heads with Sujem about his xenobiological paper on asteroid density in relation to twin planets. Since then, they’ve met eachother on almost every side of the scientific world. In recent years, they’ve co-written a number of papers together (and against eachother).

To this day, Zeftan’s favorite game is to try and get a rise out of Sujem. It hasn’t worked yet.

Of all the things one could say about Zeftan, he is unapologetically himself- and he has a long career ahead of him to be just that.

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The senior staff of the USS Gwaine celebrating their third year on board.

From left to right:

SubLt. Yurus, Operations officer & pilot on the command track

Lt. Edson Day, Ship’s Counselor

SubLt. T’Mei, Chief of Security

Captain Marabel Pitcher, Captain

Commander Noran Wynn, First Officer & Chief of Tactical

Lt Cmdr. Betty Crocket, Chief of Engineering

Lt. Cmdr. Zeftan, Chief of Science

Lt Cmdr. Sujem, Chief of Medicine & Surgeon

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shore leave!

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i want to make a comic book so BADLY

head turnarounds for my crew

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expressions for my guy Zeftan

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Gwaine crew at some fancy party (not necessarily the same one). Inspirations scribbled above

drawing these has been a fun side project while I’m elbows deep in college stuff! it’s like playing dress-up as a kid.

I dont want to draw the same outfit style eight times though, so each character is instead wearing what they would personally feel fanciest in.