Astaroth Ulysses was present when first contact was initially made with the Homo Insipiens of Earth, and after having earned their Philosophy Doctorate from Harmon Bentley Local Cluster College of Leo Minor they have joined the expedition to return and bring the venture full circle. A child of the Pioneer caste of Apskellion Space Apes, Astaroth was stranded in a colonization disaster and adopted into the Doctor caste, but awaits the day that they can rejoin the Pioneers on their venture into unknown regions of space. Now, with the fate of the Earth primates in the balance, Astaroth hopes to right the wrongs that were borne upon them by the Homo Insipiens.