Zaniah

Zaniah, a character in the Across the Void series, is the Senior Engineer of the Atlas and one of Pax's love interests. She is first seen in Chapter 4.

Appearance
Zaniah has pink and orange hair, orange eyes, purple lipstick, and tan skin with constellations scattered across her body. She wears a white suit with intricate motifs and translucent sleeves. Her shorts are also white, with similar motifs.

Personality
Although she is one of Pax's love interests, not much is known about her. However, she is shown to be a criminal and a terrorist given that she helped the assassins hired by Jura and Vanguard extremists. In Chapter 10, Deimos explains that the stars on their skin reveal their destinies; and Zaniah's indicate that she will destroy the lives of those around her.

Pax Elara
Zaniah is one of Pax's love interests. When Pax unmasks her in Chapter 12, she tells her that the assassins told her that they would kill everyone on board if she didn't help them with kidnapping the senator and signing the documents that they demander her to sign. She believes that Pax is the only one who has ever cared about her.

Trivia

 * Zaniah was confirmed to be part of the Thol alien race in Book 1, Chapter 4.
 * In keeping with the astronomy naming theme of the story, Zaniah, or Eta Virginis Aa, is part of the Eta Virginis triple star system in the constellation Virgo.
 * Her crimes include attempted murder, terrorism, aiding and abetting, kidnapping, and conspiracy.
 * Zaniah is the first female love interest in the choices universe to turn out to be a villain.