Character:Tuahine

Tuahine was a female metalworker in Tahiti shortly after contact with European colonialists in 1767, and died in 1784 of age-related diseases.

Post-Ressurection
While inter-racial cultural contact is highly encouraged and even socially-engineered on Gaia, the Polynesian peoples considered "sawaiki" - the exact name varying among the Polynesian language family - their ancester's home and the afterlife. As with similar situations in Gaian cities, entire families would move to the city of Neo Taipei on the island of Avwai'i. This was the case with Tuahine for several decades.

Tuahine spent a few years researching existing metalworking techniques from the Library of Virtually Everything, expressing frustration at the Archives of Future Past but pursuing the advancement of her craft.

In 11807 GHE, Tuahine heard of the discovery of "magic" that could be harnessed using a copper tube and iron rod submersed in a ceramic scroll storage pot filled with vinegar. She experimented with ways to use the "magic" from this development in her metalworking, and successfully produced pure Aluminum/Aluminium from Bauxite in 11809 GHE, a full 15 years before the equivalent date of discovery in the Old Real. In 18017 GHE, she created and licensed a process to mass-produce aluminum, over 60 years before any resurrected person could reveal the processes used to mass-produce the metal in the Old Real.

As of 12004 GHE, Tuahine lived in modular housing in the city of San Isidro and owned a metalworking shop in an industrial area.