Faces
Dr. Indira Attenborough
Sapientologist currently in Zerzi system, working on Zerzi Station on the specimens of new aliens discovered by Dr. Steve Irwin.
Jarek "Crusty" Banif
Old Cronstak spacer, was a hot pilot back in the day. Owns & operates the ship salvage yard near Zerzi Station. Acts and speaks gruffly, but is generally a nice guy. Speaks with a low gravelly voice.
Aspect: Old Cronstak Spacer, Was Hot Stuff Back in the Day
Will: Good (+3)
Dr. Kynon Barick
Engineering professor at the Tepchania Institute of Technology. Trusted by Dr. Indira Attenborough, sapientologist.
Shelley Bowers
Teenage girl who is a member of the Port Rails Blackadder gang. Her parents are highly placed in the Port Rails governing body. Her father spoils her a lot.
She is interested in transhumanism, but her father thinks she is just going through a phase.
She looks up to Delilah Lands, who she thinks "Gets her, you know?".
She bought a pipe-scooter to fly in the space around Port Rails, although her father does not know it. (She used money she got from her father to buy new shoes and a purse.)
Delilah Lands and Dwabit are hiding her pipe scooter in the PRPA hangar bay, for the moment.
Thunterperg Brelt
Taller and thinner than most Cronstak, Thunterperg has light cream fur with large black spots. She feels this sets her apart from others and leans into it by wearing a matching jumpsuit. She works in the Alreekt Station algae processing facilities. She is also an amateur marine biologist who is concerned about the plight of the Concord Narwhallaby.
Dr. Phineas Collinston
A physicist who did his doctoral thesis on Slipstream Space. Currently on mission to Luxia to examine unusual gravitational signatures there, on the Science Foundation Deep Space Research Vessel Silver Minnow.
Lieutenant Craln
Human Executive officer of the ZSN destroyer Tenacious.
Dr. Crimini
The cluster's foremost Theoretical Biologist. He is from Bane's Edge, and operates out of there. He is a powerful figure in the Science Foundation. He is not a fan of Steve Irwin.
Ozar Crivvain
Cuthbert Station Executive, a dull pink Bearble, one arm was severed in the past, just past the first elbow joint. Wears a grey wrap that is hung all around his headbodytorso with zippered pouches. He also wears a communication device to the right side of his eyes. Only a glowing light and the occasional glint of silver metal can be seen as it is mostly covered by his fur.
Corvin Dituri
Shopkeeper on Zerzi Station, used as Dohpaz Vito’s on-station proxy for communications with the Dire Straits crew.
Bar Eewit
Editor of the Zerzi City Channeler, the most respected news outlet in Zerzi City. Bar is well known as a stubborn person who aggressively defends the rights of the press.
Pirate Queen Ramekin Finch
No one knows if this person actually exists, but if she does, she is the Captain of the heavily armed pirate ship A Single Red Eye. She and her crew, who she calls her Finchmen, have reportedly taken merchant ships in all the systems of the local cluster.
Captain Chedi Janelduran
Bontion (5’ tall black and orange striped caterpillar with 8 tentacles) merchant captain of the medium merchant ship Mass Simulator.
Sonada Jani
Runs a shop in Alodon on Seed that imports and re-sells off-planet fashions for those who can afford it. She is a polite severe human who dresses in simple high-quality off-planet styles.
Captain Marco Martinez
Captain Martinez fought in the secession war for the New Earth Directorate against the culture that the NED had subsumed in the Cyron system. When he was discharged after the Treaty of Coelare A was signed, he returned to his home on Gaia and went through a series of jobs until he ended up working for the Port Rails Port Authority as Captain of the space tug, the NED Tugboat.
Aspects:
- Narcissistic entitled "War Hero" promoted to the level of his incompetence.
- I don't have a drinking problem.
- "I'll get to the requisitions when I get to them, and not a minute before!"
- My shit-list is pretty long, and Delilah Land is on top.
Knowing people in high places Fair (+2)
Everything else Mediocre (0)
Sargent Guts Matronas
Aspects: Long Suffering Bodyguard of Lady Ariana ; Too old for this shit, but it is my duty
Fight, Athletics: Good (+3), (Sword)
Physique: Fair (+2)
Captain Vilarn Polustan
Captain of the Science Foundation Deep Space Research Vessel Silver Minnow, currently in Zerzi loading supplies on the way to Luxia.
Professor Ravenwood
Professor Ravenwood was the foremost Sapientologist of generations past and outspoken about the limitations of Theoretical Biology. He was the first Sapientologist to eschew theoretical models and study the Invicta Swarm first-hand. He tried to make the case that they were more than the mindless monsters portrayed by the media, but his career collapsed after a wave of particularly brutal Invicta expansions. Ravenwood has not been seen in ages.
Taedala Suda
Bontion owner / operator / bartender of the only bar on Cuthbert Station. She and Ozar Crivvain are partners.
Saisar Thoth
Zerzi-based human Syndicate recruiter who supplies 'Chris' pheromone substrates and loosely monitors his movements, and reached out to 'Chris' via coded message to assign the crew a task.
He studies his targets for the book he's writing. It seems like he has leverage on everyone. He can solve problems for a favor.
He wears a harlequin mask, a black track suite and a tie dye t-shirt.
Aspect: Literary, Patient Recruiter for the Syndicate
Contacts: Great (+4)
Resources: Great (+4)
Dohpaz Vito
A businessman from Zerzi planet. He is a Crostak and wears expensive red flowing robes. Speaks with an upper class accent and uses big words. Current whereabouts unknown, although assumed to still be on Zerzi planet.
Aspect: Cronstak Businessman with a shady need
Will: Good (+3)
Lady Ariana Zanetti
Aspects: Spoiled Wastrel Daughter of House Zanetti of Golden Seed ; Loves a good fight and shiny things
Fight, Athletics: Fair (+2), (Sword cane)
Will: Good (+3) (Stubborn)