ImaniC06

Fibre and cloth

Age at landing

23

From

Tanzanian, from Zanzibar on the Swahili coast

Before

Textile artist, weaver and natural dyer

Main skill

Cord making, spinning, weaving, dyeing

Other skills

Basketry, nets, later drive belts and the cotton covering of electric wire

Personality

Bright and talkative. Sings while she works. Notices who has been left out.

Strength

Turns dull work into shared work; people ask to join her team.

Flaw

Avoids conflict. Says yes to everything until she is worn out.

Wants

Colour. She refuses to live in a grey world.

Story arc

Learns to say no, and ends up running the largest work team in the settlement.

In year 50

Alive, aged 73

First partner

Bjorn, from month 3

Leads phases

08 Farming, cloth, leather and household industry

Helps in phases

01 First days: water, fire, shelter
02 Stone, bone, wood and fibre toolkit
03 Food security and the first camp
09 Water, wind and mechanical power
11 Glass, chemistry, petroleum, rubber and cement
12 Precision and machine tools
14 Electricity, generators, motors and batteries
15 Railways, steam and electric cars, the power grid