The Mispahk Family¶

Connection: Rin Jeong's family of choice from the Belt
Name origin: From the Hebrew mishpachah (family) — chosen by the children themselves

Overview¶

The Mispahk are the surviving children of several mining families from the Mispahk asteroid cluster in the Belt. After a series of tragedies left only children alive, the survivors organized, named themselves family, and ran their claims for approximately four years before ARC moved in with a "humanitarian rescue" that seized their assets.

They are scattered now — but still family.

The Children¶

Name	Gender	Current Age	Status
Rin Jeong	F	20-21	Security Officer, UMS Carl Sagan
Cristina Lorelli	F	20	Captain, The Long Jeong
Michael Lorelli	M	18	Logistics, The Long Jeong
Sion Jeong	M	16	Engineer, The Long Jeong
Kirsten Jarvii	F	17	Community Service, Ceres
Tumelo Moliwa	M	14	Adopted, Ceres
Kago Moliwa	M	9	Adopted, Ceres
Itumeleng Moliwa	F	7	Adopted, Ceres

Roles During the Resistance¶

For approximately four years, these children ran a profitable mining operation:

Rin — led mining operations, primary decision-maker
Cristina — emotional support, co-leadership
Sion and Michael — mechanical systems and accounting
Kirsten — external contacts and medical needs
Tumelo — learning the trade, cooking
Kago and Itumeleng — raised by their older "siblings"

Cristina Lorelli — "Eonni"¶

Age: 20
Role: Captain/operator, The Long Jeong

While Rin was the strategist and decision-maker during the resistance, Cristina was the heart. She held the younger kids together emotionally, mediated disputes, and made sure everyone felt like family. Her father's death left her with cold, settled rage — not sharp like Rin's anger, but patient. She can wait.

Now she's de facto captain of the Long Jeong. She corresponds with Rin when she can, but they're careful about what they say — they assume ARC monitors communications. The distance between them is geographic but also something else: Rin left for education, Cristina stayed to hold the family together. Neither choice was wrong, but there's unspoken weight there.

Rin and Cristina call each other "eonni" (big sister) — this is their thing.

Beliefs:

We survived ARC once. We will survive them again.
The Moliwa kids got out. I will not let that sacrifice be wasted.
Rin chose her path. I chose mine. We're still family.

Instincts:

When someone's struggling, check on them privately.
Never discuss family business on monitored channels.
When I see ARC's logo, remember what they took.

At the table:

Calm, warm, and quietly implacable
The person everyone turns to when things fall apart
Her patience can read as passivity, but she's always thinking three steps ahead
If Michael is about to do something reckless, she's the one who can stop him

Sion Jeong¶

Age: 16
Role: Engineer, The Long Jeong

Rin's younger brother. He was 11 when their parents died, 15 when the "rescue" happened. He's quieter than Rin — more mechanical, more internal. He processes by fixing things. During the resistance, he kept the equipment running. Now he's the Long Jeong's engineer.

He hero-worships his older sister but also resents that she left. It's complicated. He understands why she went, knows the education matters, but understanding doesn't make it hurt less. When she calls, he drops everything. When she doesn't call, he notices.

Rin's empathic Talent manifested after the trauma. Sion is not Talented, as far as anyone knows. There may be jealousy, or relief, or both.

The name "Sion" is also Hebrew — it means "found family." A coincidence the Mispahk appreciate.

Beliefs:

Rin left, but she's still my sister. I'll be here when she comes back.
If I keep the ship running, I'm keeping the family together.
I don't need Talent. I have skills.

Instincts:

When something breaks, fix it before anyone notices.
When Rin calls, drop everything.
When I'm angry, go work on something mechanical.

At the table:

Quiet and competent; speaks through actions more than words
The emotional subtext with Rin is always present but rarely spoken
If Rin needs something from the Long Jeong, Sion is her point of contact
He's sixteen and trying very hard to be older than he is

Michael Lorelli¶

Age: 18
Role: Logistics and external contacts, The Long Jeong

Cristina's younger brother. He was 13 when his father was killed — old enough to understand exactly what happened. He's the angriest of the Mispahk. Not patient like Cristina, not sharp like Rin, but hot. He wants revenge. He wants to hurt ARC the way they hurt him.

On the Long Jeong, he handles logistics and external contacts. He's good at it, but he's also reckless. Cristina spends energy keeping him from doing something that would bring ARC's attention back to them. So far it's worked. So far.

Beliefs:

ARC murdered my father. Someone will pay for that.
Cristina protects me. I protect her.
The system is rigged. The only way to win is to break it.

Instincts:

When ARC comes up, clench my fists.
Always have an exit route.
When Cristina says stop, stop.

At the table:

Hot-headed but not stupid — his anger is focused, not random
The most likely to do something reckless if provoked
Genuinely good at the logistics work; he learned from necessity
Cristina is the only person who can reliably talk him down

Kirsten Jarvii¶

Age: 17
Status: Compulsory Community Service (UEF jurisdiction), Ceres

The outsider. Kirsten's story is different — her parent abandoned her on Ceres, and the Mispahk took her in. She wasn't born into the cluster; she was chosen. That makes her loyalty fiercer in some ways, more fragile in others.

She lived alone on the streets of Ceres for six months at age 12 before the Mispahk found her.

During the resistance, she handled external contacts and medical needs. This meant dealing with gray-market suppliers, falsifying documents, and other activities that were crimes even if they were necessary for survival. When ARC executed the "rescue," they made sure these crimes came to light — and possibly exaggerated their severity.

Kirsten is now serving community time on Ceres, working the community oxygen fields. This is UEF jurisdiction, not ARC — she's paying a legitimate debt to society, not serving corporate interests. She's free to communicate with her family. She's even free to leave, as long as her destination includes equivalent community service; the UEF balances freedom of movement against accountability for crimes that don't justify restricting fundamental rights.

But she's separated from her family, which is almost certainly what ARC wanted.

Beliefs:

The Mispahk chose me when no one else would. I will never betray them.
ARC thinks they can break me by isolating me. They're wrong.
I survived the Warrens. I can survive this.

Instincts:

Never give information for free.
When I'm alone, remember I'm not really alone.
When someone offers help, look for the angle.

At the table:

Street-smart and guarded; trust is earned slowly
She grew up in the Ceres Warrens — same environment as Haneul Goh, potentially a connection
The most isolated of the Mispahk; may be hungry for contact
If PCs route through Ceres, she's reachable — and might have local knowledge they need

The Moliwa Siblings¶

Tumelo (14), Kago (9), and Itumeleng (7) were adopted together after the "rescue." They're out of the situation — safe, cared for, separated from the older children but not from each other. The older Mispahk made sure of that much.

Their names are Namibian: Tumelo means "hope" or "trust," Kago is part of the name of a nature preserve with rock formations sacred to the San people of South Africa, and Itumeleng means "be happy," "rejoice," or "be thankful."

They're background characters for now, but they represent what the others sacrificed to protect.

The Adoptive Family¶

The Moliwa siblings were adopted by a family on Ceres who runs an African-fusion restaurant. The Mispahk consider them "Auntie and Uncle." The family has a good-sized extended network on Ceres — some of whom knew and interacted with the Mispahk mining families before the tragedies. That prior connection is how they knew the children needed a home.

This is a Ceres family, not a mining family, so they have business connections rather than claim connections. The adoptive mother's father is a grocer.

"Auntie" (이모)¶

The adoptive mother — referred to as "Auntie" or 이모 (imo) — is a confidant to Cristina and a figure whose blessing matters to the family. When Cristina asked about the Mars venture, Auntie's response was characteristically direct: "Your sister found a planet and you're asking me permission? Go."

The Long Jeong¶

The Jeong family mining vessel — the ship where Rin and Sion grew up.

After the "rescue," ARC took the vessel to a corporate dock. When Rin went to retrieve it, ARC "impounded" it for "unpaid maintenance and docking fees." After a bit of a battle, and a grudging call to Haneul Goh, the ship was released to Rin and docked at the Ceres public docks.

Once the dust had settled, the younger kids were taken care of, and Rin had decided to pursue her education on ARC's dime, Sion insisted on taking over the ship. Cristina and Michael offered to help, and together they are working a new claim in the outer Belt, as far from ARC's sphere of influence as they can manage.

The Long Jeong represents continuity — a piece of the old life that ARC didn't take. For Sion especially, it's home in a way nowhere else can be.

The Jeong Family Tree¶

Belter surnames follow matrilineal tradition — simply because it's easier to identify lineage.

Generation I — Earth ➡ Belt

Youngsuk Jeong and Rin Jeong (the first Rin) emigrated from South Korea. Both are Earthers, who moved to the Belt while their daughter Hana was still young. Rin (Gen IV) is named after her great-grandmother.

Generation II — Earth ➡ Belt

Hana (Jeong) Park born on Earth and moved to the Belt. Married Kael Park (nationality/ethnicity intentionally vague — perhaps from a blended region like the US). Kael passed away before Amelia did.

Generation III — Belt

Amelia Jeong married Davi Ferreira (Brazilian — Brazil's mining tradition and population pressure drove emigration to the Belt). These are Rin and Sion's parents, killed by the environmental system failure.

Generation IV — Belt

Rin Jeong (20-21) and Sion Jeong (16). Both names are multicultural — while being Korean, each has roots in other ethnic backgrounds.

Hana Park (Grandmother)¶

After learning that Amelia had died and the children not only didn't tell her but didn't ask for help, Hana suffered a severe emotional crisis and returned to Earth (Korea) for treatment. They're not estranged, but the relationship needs work.

The Ferreira Side¶

Davi Ferreira's family:

Leticia Ferreira and Tony Mazurek (Davi's parents, Rin's paternal grandparents)
Bill Ferreira and George Ferreira (Davi's brothers, Rin's uncles)

The Ferreira family — both grandparents and both uncles — mine a claim on the other side of the Belt. It's far enough that though the families are on good terms, they have hardly interacted. One of the uncles (Bill or George) had a severe medical situation requiring extensive surgery and has yet to fully recover, even years later. He's fairly dependent on his parents and brother.

Naming Notes¶

Jeong — Korean, matrilineal tradition
Lorelli — Italian; Italian stone has been mined for millennia. There may be other Lorellis in the Belt, but none are close kin or close by.
Jarvii — Finnish, common among mining families of Finland and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. More Jarviis than you can gather in a shipping container, but none more closely related than fifth cousins.
Moliwa — very common in Namibia, whose economy is built on uranium and diamond mining.