Suzan Reston grew up as part of a gang of mischief makers on a backwoods planet a long way off the trade routes.  She is entirely self taught and eats information like a vulture eats bones.  She stands six feet tall, wears flats all the time to try to offset her height.  She shaved off all her hair once for a bet and then decided it could stay like that.  She prefers machines to people but she gives good massage.