Outcast Researcher?

[Hawkwings]

Again, this guys is not going to be going around and making it known that he want to find a "cure" for cardi addiction. He's just a researcher. I might even drop the "cure" part of his motivations, since so many people seem to be fixated on that, and would go "You're that guy who wants to destroy cardi, DIE!"

The fertility thing is a very good point, I forgot about that. So, listed goals:

1. Figure out how to grow cardiamine in places other than Malta
2. Solve the fertility issue
3. General research into cardiamine's properties and effects

Yes, cardiamine makes the Outcasts rich and powerful, but it also makes them dependent. There is always going to be that weakness that others can exploit. So is it that hard to believe that perhaps some of the Outcasts want to remain that rich and powerful, AND not be enslaved to cardi? I'm not saying every one of them feels this way, but think about this: rich heir to an Outcast family, has everything he could ever want, except this one little thing:, he can't live without Cardi. So being the spoiled brat that he is, naturally he wants this unattainable thing, since he's had everything else in his life go his way too.

As for my character's visibility... The way I plan to RP it is that my researcher is being supported by several small Outcast families who are pretty much getting crowded out of the cardi trade by the big powerful families. Plus, he does not feel appreciated on Malta, where his work is ignored and he is treated as a sort of freak for wanting to pursue science instead of focusing on the current cardi trade. So with the financial backing of these smaller Outcast families, he buys a ship, finds some crew, and heads off into space, where he can conduct his research away from "people who don't appreciate my work". Perhaps his eventual goal is to create a "better" strain of cardiamine for his sponsors, which is more powerful, with fewer side effects, and can grow in biodomes in space. I'm definitely getting a vibe of "under-appreciated mad scientist" from this guy.

So if your Outcast has some interest in science (or SCIENCE!) and is willing to look past the glamor and glitz of the rich families, then he might have heard of this guy. He'll probably make a bigger name for himself among the Outcast allies than the Outcasts themselves.

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