Zacarias Poncho

Zacarias Poncho is the Grand Master of the Blue Lotus Syndicate. After working his way up through the ranks to take over, he instituted a plan to monopolize the Cardamine market. He is a character of zapp_evn, and has a trilogy dedicated to him (plus an epilogue and afterward expansions "An Acquired Taste" and "Acquisitions"). Current ships include [BLS]-Zapp, a Sabre, [BLS]-Zapp|Carina, a Lane Hacker gunship and flagship of the BLS fleet, and [BLS]-Carina, Carina's personal fighter (a Templar).

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

Epilogue

An Acquired Taste

Acquisitions

Part One: The Life of Zacarias Poncho

This is a diary-type story of 14 posts, beginning with his young childhood and discovery of his allergy to inhaled Cardamine, to his mysterious disappearance in Corsair space.

Part Two: The Carina Incident

This is the story of Carina, the super-intelligent AI. Carina is Zacarias' life work, being the most advanced and sophisticate AI ever made, which has been described as "basically a human in a computer". On the initial start up, something goes terribly wrong, and she goes on a rampage to gain power - control of the Fantasia.

Part Three: The Fall of Zacarias Poncho

From Zacarias' capture by his Corsair father, Adrian, to his vengeance and escape from the Osiris he's held on, this story tells of the fall of Zacarias, and his rescue. Carina assumes a human body via a experimental research project, but loses it because of a malfunction.

Epilogue

Carina decides to keep the Templar from the Fantasia she used to save Zacarias, and the old Grand Master of the BLS goes missing. Zacarias takes over the position.

An Acquired Taste

A tale of underhanded tactics (as yet uncompleted, thanks to slow writers), this details the ground "war" on Malta over Cardamine, centering on the prestigious Don Arturo Marcellus. \

Acquisitions

A record of Zacarias' getting various items, then marrying Esperanza, his long-time lover.