The Artisian Class

Art for Art's Sake

Not all Sarrans are Warriors. Some Sarran Offspring show an early talent for artistry and are apprenticed to Master Craftsmen. The piece on the left is a apprentice's first test in his craft to climb the ladder to journeyman.

The Arts thrived on Sarran prior to the Iptz. A perfect pot, a superbly worded novel, a brilliant composition, received as much respect as the derring do of the WarriorPair.

The Zyptz War and its aftermath put a period to one of the greatest periods of Sarran Arts and Crafts. The Apprentice who crafted this piece at age eleven which showed so much promise, was killed when the Plague took away his family. He had locked himself in a closet in the Apprentice's Hall and wasn't found for weeks. The Sarran equivalent of a coroner postulized that the offspring was too frightened to leave the closet and was overlooked in the planet wide emergency that resulted from the Iptz attack.

In the days I have spent on Brightstar, I have found many incidents such as this that were either in the ship archives or described to me in detail by a member of the crew. The dual sciences of phychiatry and psychology are unknown to this culture. This is a problem which we, the women of Earth will have to tackle planetwide and soon. Every Warrior on this ship suffers from a degreee of Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome.

I have also observed sociopathic behavior in a person of rank and I know not who to tell.

Cynthia Rose Edwina Sinclair

Journal, July 26^th 9:00 am

These are the thoughts of Cyn Sinclair, psychologist and former prostitute who, although befriended by Dr. Anya Forrrseter, is an outcast among the Earthen women because of her former profession.

For additional insight into Cyn's observations read The Sarran Plague by AC Katt. The Sarran Plague is availaable from Eternal Press in an electronic format and from Amazon.com in print. Please visit the ackatt.com for additional information on the Sarrans and to enter her contests and join in scheduled chats.


Sincerely,