Editing Kauri

|profession=Starship navigator

|groups=[[Flowers of Night's Last Kiss Flight]]

|species=Kitsen

|world=Evershore

|universe=[[Cytoverse]]

|first appeared=[[Starsight]]

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'''Kauri''' is a [[kitsen]] who travels to [[Starsight (station)|Starsight]] under the leadership of [[Hesho]] and acts as his shieldbearer and navigator.{{book ref|sky2|24}}

== Appearance and Personality ==

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Kauri wears a red and gold uniform and carries an ornamental shield.{{book ref|sky2|20}} This shield is a physical symbol of her duty as [[Hesho]]'s shieldbearer. The duties and responsibilities of such a post are not made clear but it seems that shieldbearers serve as personal assistants, providing information and fulfilling menial tasks.{{book ref|sky2|25}} She also is tasked with piloting a small hoverplatform that the kitsen of the ''[[Gaualako-An]]'' use as transport outside of their ship.{{book ref|sky2|30}}

Kauri is the navigator of the ''Gaualako-An''.{{book ref|sky2|24}} Though her duties as a navigator are not clear, she is often tasked with explaining details about the universe in Hesho's stead. Consequently, she is knowledgeable, skilled at explaining, and generally helpful.{{book ref|sky2|25}}

== History ==

Before coming to Starsight, Kauri worked as Hesho's navigator on the ''Gaualako-An''.{{cite}} After arrival and after being accepted as a trainee, she changed ships to work again as Hesho's navigator on the ''[[Swims Against the Current in a Stream Reflecting the Sun]]'', also known as the ''Swims Upstream''.{{book ref|sky2|24}} Kauri later takes control of the ''Swims Upstream'' after Hesho's death.{{book ref|sky2|42}}

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