Re: A new OOC
I think my vote is to look for a replacement player, too. She was new enough that there's not a lot of backstory to be learned or personality to worry about changing (although I'd like to mention again, while it's arguably on the topic, that our new Baraak and Liara have both been awesomely seamless!)
I wouldn't have any problem with one of us taking her over, either, either in the long term, or on a temporary basis.
I'd prefer not to have her conveniently killed, though, at least not right away. We just lost Ronia, and that's going to hurt morale enough.