Nako admires and respects Nakonechkin to such a degree that the crimson-furred skittermander took a shortened form of the vesk’s name as her own shortly after entering Nakonechkin’s employ. The vesk salvager formed a grudging friendship with Nako when he was stationed on Vesk-3 during his brief time in the military. Nako helped the vesk gain a closer understanding of the world’s decidedly
non-vesk culture. When Nakonechkin formed his own business, he asked the skittermander to be his first mate. Nako readily agreed, eager to explore the inky blackness of space. The vesk taught Nako some fighting techniques, which the skittermander took to with little hesitation.
Nakonechkin even gifted Nako his old ember flame doshko. Though the weapon is a little large for Nako, she wields it with surprising deftness.
Of all the Clutch’s skittermander crew, Nako is the one who most often accompanies Nakonechkin on salvage missions outside of the ship. Her physical strength and calmness under pressure are valuable assets in the field. Nako keeps herself fit between jobs, exercising on her own and occasionally sparring with the other skittermanders. Since their initial training, she has found it difficult to get Nakonechkin to participate in mock fights or other workouts. The vesk claims that he doesn’t want
to hurt her, but Nako believes that he secretly is afraid that she will injure him. She likes to tease him about it, occasionally slugging him on the shoulder... when he’s sitting down, so she can reach it.
Though Nako has no musical talent of her own, she collects musical instruments from across the galaxy. The current pride of her collection is a set of mvindee fingerdrums, acquired from a shobhad she met on Akiton. The instrument slips over the palm of one hand and, when struck with the fingers of that hand, produces a hollow sound. As the drums were crafted by a species much larger than skittermanders, Nako
can only wear them around her upper arm. She occasionally taps on the drums absent-mindedly in times of stress, finding the rhythm very soothing.
