Riutta was an elder of the Living, an offshoot race of the Blood and Kauld that evolved for over 11,000 years in another dimension that was accessible through a dimensional gateway phenomena.
Biography[]
Riutta's ancestors crossed into the gateway's alternate frame of reference in the mid-23rd century. For them, 11,000 years passed before they were able to store enough energy to reopen the gateway and return to the primary universe from which their ancestors came. On the originating side of the gateway, only about 20 years had passed. Riutta and her crew came through around the year 2280. (CHA - Gateways novel: Chainmail)
