Who is Dr. Gillian (Jill) Baskin from Startide Rising and what is their importance? Startide_Rising English & Literature Dr. Gillian (Jill) Baskin | Startide Rising

A tall, stately, pretty, dark-blonde woman in her early thirties, Gillian is both a physician and an agent of the Terragens Council, which in commissioning the mission of the exploration vessel Streaker issues to Gillian "secret orders" (pg. 228) to countermand, if necessary, neo-dolphin command. Gillian keeps a Journal, which is frequently quoted to bring the reader up to date on developments. This makes her an official source of information alongside the anonymous narrator.