Ast'Lar

N'Kar matron of the Windsong Isle, master of malicious compliance, Post Mistress/Postal Most High of N'Karoo and the architect of the surrender of N'Karoo and its people to the Terran Confederacy.

Description
Following the removal of the Lanaktallan drugs in the food supply, Ast'Lar's pelt has grown back, thick and luxurious though she has recently been getting white around her neck and down her back.

From the Windsong Isle on N'Karoo, a Matron in her own right with a family, children, and even a few grandchildren. Her husband, father, three brothers, her two sons and six of her nephews are all currently Terran POWs.

History
A menial worker in N'Karoo's starport when a Terran fleet arrived in system. When they demanded to speak with the Planetary Postal Most High, the System Most High pointed to her and told her she was it.

Ast'Lar met with Major Emanual Cortez Kiklikik Wamaka, Terran Space Force Amenesty Interstellar and Interstellar Red Cross/Red Cresent Representative and took delivery of 20 dollys of POW mail. Sensing an opportunity, Ast'Lar asked "Cort" for a copy of the Terran Rules of Warfare, he gave her a datapad which also included a list of POWs and deceased.

Using the datapad as a tool to threaten the Lanaktallan overseers with dire Terran consequences, she hired 20 female N'Karoo as postal workers, including Uln'Var, the mother of Del'Var, got assigned an office and a ship to shore radio, all without charge.

Ast'Lar read the rules in detail and created a document which she showed to other Matrons, Clan and Island Leaders gaining their agreement and signatures. On Cort's fifth visit, she presented him with the document and formally surrendered the N'Karrian people and the planet of N'Karoo to the Terran Confederacy.

Following the Lanaktallan retreat from N'Karoo, Ast'Lar continued as Post Mistress and witness for interactions with the Terran Confederacy, including Elven Princess Ta'va'dee, daughter of High Queen An'Dahl-Vee, the Elven Court provided by the Confederacy to restore the planet.