Garrett Propulsion Systems

Nairobi "Nai" Garrett was born from a family of gifted engineers originating from Lagos in Nigeria, and taken aboard the third ship of the Missionary Fleet by her father and mother, Aba and Lusaka Garrett at the age of 3 months.

Her descendants in the third century say very little about her beyond what is written in the company biography: that she perfected the manufacture of artificial anti-photonic material, achieving purities far higher than the rugged asteroid samples found in Antarctica which had taken the first interstellar probes out into the wider galaxy, and had powered the Astrala colonists journey to Culmai. She also discovered a multitude of new effects and controls over photonic degradation and amplification without which super-optic travel would never have become hyper-optic travel.

Her descendants have all maintained iron control over the secrets she uncovered, making Garret Propulsion the absolute premium brand for shipbuilders across the Focus Protectorate, and even over the border into the Goffa Province.

From time to time Greer Gravity will attempt a takeover of Garrett Propulsion, not through any desire to own the company, but as a petty act of revenge at their most recent attempt to take over Greer Gravity. The Garrett's desire to own Greer Gravity is not petty; it would give them a huge monopoly on the construction of vital technologies for interstellar travel. A ship is useless without hyper-optic propulsion, and it is useless without the staggeringly powerful artificial gravity systems manufactured by Mervin Greer. Unbeknownst to either party, these tit-for-tat deals are always sabotaged by an external party who does not wish any one company to have total control over these vital technologies. That man is Victor Finch.

The current CEO of Garrett Propulsion Systems is Namibia Garrett, who will likely pass on control of the company to her daughter, Ghana Garrett, when the time comes."As Olivia had said, Namibia Garrett was here; looking aloof, both emotionally and physically, being a clear head taller than anyone else in the group. She was statuesque, her ebony skin as flawless as that of a woman a third her age, and her posture was effortlessly elegant. Linc began to understand Olivia's envy. - Chpt. 10, Threat Session"It is sometimes rumoured that the Garrett family are distantly related to Serena Duvalier, the Pirate Witch who built a small empire of terror in the lawless days before the Focus Protectorate achieved peace. The Garretts have never commented on the rumours but those close to the family claim that they are grossly distasteful to family.