Aelith belongs to an aquatic-evolved alien race, the Kaorrin, adapted for both water and space environments. She works as a Stellar Botanist on orbital habitats and starships, specializing in cultivating living plants that thrive in zero-gravity and absorb cosmic radiation. Her work is essential for providing breathable air, food, and medicinal compounds for long journeys. She tends bio-luminal gardens - strange, glowing alien flora that blossom only in starlight. To others, her role seems technical.