Washen

Washen is an immortal human who appears in many of Robert Reed's Great Ship stories. She was a talented Captain on board the Great Ship.

Early Life
Washen was one of the first children born on the Great Ship, the daughter of two engineers who had arrived on the first starship. She grew up in Alpha City, the first city on the Ship. As a child she enjoyed swimming, boating, and riding whales.

As a young woman, she became involved in a movement to free the Phoenixes who were imprisoned on board the Ship. She formed a relationship with a Phoenix (Supreme-example-of-manhood, or Manly), but left him after an argument about his rejection of immortality. Soon after, she joined the Captains' Academy.

Appearances:

 * Hoop-of-Benzene
 * Flattering the Flame
 * Aeon's Child
 * The Speed of Belief
 * Marrow (novella)
 * Marrow (novel)
 * Marrow Redux (novella)
 * The Well of Stars
 * The Dragons of Marrow