Xi Chi Yuen was a colonist on Pern. He was an astronomer.
Biography[]
Xi made a comment about the Red Star, suggesting that with such an eccentric, almost parabolic orbit, it might exit the solar system again or fall into the sun.
Xi and Drake Bonneau were scheduled to fly the Mariposa to Pern's moons, Timor and Belior, to set up the commsats.
Personality and traits[]
Xi was usually staid and pedantic, but the discovery of the wandering planet made him dance around the Yokohama's bridge.