Editing Quest:Void Quest (section)

==Characters==

===Crew===

3/4 of the enlisted had family.

'''Min Wright''' - Mechanical (?) Engineer. A tall, lanky man with light brown skin and black hair, he graduated sixth in his class from the Armada Engineering Academy. A disciple of Chief Dai, he was selected for the engineering staff due to his excellent command of drones and intimate familiarity with the advanced systems used. He was doing some work on the alien probes that had FTL transmission capabilities.

'''Chun-Fan Dai''' - Chief Engineer and provisionally ranked 2nd Lt. Civilian. Responsible for all engineering and maintenance aboard the ship. Thin, short wiry black hair. Heavily augmented, nearly complete cyberization. Neural interface jack. Apparent age unknown, actual age 552. Chief designer of the Harbinger and hailed as one of the greatest engineers ever, insisted that he be allowed to oversee the maiden voyage. Was almost entirely responsible for rapidly reworking the jump system to enable the second random jump away from the novas. Cryo-sleep was rather less kind to his augmetics than flesh and blood, but it has apparently been corrected. Little flesh left, requires custom respirator for low-oxygen environments. No family. Prefers the world of machines and cybernetics to the real world.

'''Dray Parson''' - Intelligence Officer and ranked 2nd Lt. Ultimately responsible for both sensors and communications but only oversees sensors directly. 5’ 10”. Caucasian, apparant age 24, actual age 34. First independent assignment since graduating from the academy; has shown during his tenure that he is both wishing to prove himself but also tightly controlled and generally unwilling to let it compromise his caution. Was able to determine the presence of a three warship ambush at Relias Prime through extreme ECM jamming and distracting waves of kamikaze civilian craft. Also responsible for suggesting a direct jump to Iridus. Adverse reaction to the cryo-freeze, became sick shortly after thaw. Still looking a bit green. Father, Mother, two older siblings. Fiancee.

'''Robert Tynes''' - Steward and 2nd Lt. In charge of ship supplies, funds, and materials. African, close cropped hair and round-faced. Augmented, artificial spine due to childhood accident. Apparent age 25, actual age 73. Known for his meticulous accounting and savant-like prediction of required supplies for any given mission, he came highly recommended. No injuries, immediately asked for a manifest of known supplies upon drying off and a list of ship damage. Mother and sister, both estranged. Wife, children.

'''Mardigan “Guns” Rinn''' - ''No matter who, the Empire’ll give ‘em what they deserve.'' Weapons Officer, Third Lieutenant; Responsible for maintaining an accurate evaluation of the ship’s combat readiness, assessing enemy tactics and armament, and offering combat advice to the captain if requested. Male. Muscular, white hair, slightly scarred face. Internal augmentation. Apparent age 58, actual age 437. Illegally enlisted as an apprentice spacer at age 15, saw action the same year. Logged in excess of 140 campaigns aboard 29 different ships of varying classes. Highly decorated. Applied and was accepted to the Armada Officer Academy at age 319. Graduated and was assigned as WO by dint of service length and breadth. Served as WO aboard six vessels before application of transfer to the Harbinger. Four siblings, assorted great, great-great, and great-great-great grandchildren.

'''Dr. Christof Burr''' - ''I’m a doctor not a botanist.'' Physician. Caucasian male, apparent age 53, actual age 312. Grey hair in a crown around his balding head, trimmed gray beard with streaks of brown, slightly overweight. No augmentation. Practical. Suggested cannibalizing crew when short on resources. Children, assorted great, great-great, and great-great-great grandchildren. Wife and children dead and gone. ''I joined the Armada for one more adventure a hundred years ago, and it hasn’t disappointed. I just see this all as the last, biggest step on the journey. Wherever it takes me.''

'''Gedaechtnis T. Followill''' - Captain, EI. The player character. No family. Heart is cybernetic from a wound in battle. First man killed was in a ground conflict against rebels. Apparent age ???, actual age 200s-300s. The ''Harbinger'' featured prominently in lots of propaganda as the epitome of Humanity's power. There were entire propaganda campaigns centered around how you were tearing shit up out in the Hundred Worlds territory. Built in the Grand Shipyard in Sol itself.

'''Kateryna Ivanova''' - Lieutenant. Caucasian, female, sharp features, black shoulder length hair. 5’ 10?”. Small neural jack behind her left ear. Apparent age 27, actual age 151, highly decorated and one of the best in the service, she specifically requested to serve aboard the Harbinger. No family. Large amounts of her file are unavailable, due to her former (and likely still-current) Armada Intelligence stint. While she was initially described as having "light augmentation" that has since been proven completely false. Not only is her augmentation comparable to Ged's human interface, she has cybernetic implants that force her silence concerning knowledge that an Intel officer would know. She appears to be free to speculate, however, and has expressed interest in leaving that part of her behind. She has requested Ged not divulge her mental limitations to the rest of the crew. She has access to specialized infiltration gear that is far beyond standard issue. Designated Quest Waifu.

===Original Crew List===

Mechanical Engineers: 2 (of originally 4)

Mechanic: 3 (9)

Electrical Engineer: 2 (4)

Electrical specialist: 3 (9)

Cook: 0 (2)

Janitor/minor repairs: 0 (3)

Cargomaster: 1 (2)

Communications officer: 1 (2)

Sensor officers: 2 (3) 

Physician’s assistant: 1 (2) Kara

Sr. Comm officer: 1 (1)

Ensign: 2 (2)

Science officer: 1 (1) (Got folded into Ensign?)

Chief Engineer: 1 (1) Chun-Fan Dai

Steward: 1 (1) Robert Tynes

Weapons officer: 1 (1) Mardigan “Guns” Rinn

Physician: 1 (1) Dr. Christof Burr

Captain: 1 (1) The player character.

Lieutenant: 1 (1) Kateryna Ivanova

Dray Parson, Intelligence Officer (where the hell does he fit on the above list??)

In terms of rank: Captain > Lt. > 2nd Lt. > 3rd Lt. > Ensign > Midshipman > Enlisted crew

===Non-crew===

'''Charles Devri''' - Captain of the ''OIS Glorious Destiny'', Marquis-class fast attack destroyer. Member of the Ophidian Navy, in service of the Regent circa OY-19439. Knowledge obtained from automated broadcast around Orrin.

'''Eliphim Ketro''' - The designer of the Gate system. Lt. Dai's rival, mortal enemy. Assumed to be a sneaky and manipulative bastard.

'''Lieutenant Vie''' - Lieutenant of the ''OIS Hydra''.

'''Zabak Raul''' - Separatist human leader during formation of Ophidian Empire. Credited with the coining of the term term "Ophidian."

'''Aurora Shael''' - Armada EI, and close friend of Ged's. Captain of the ''OIS Hydra'', Armada Flag Cruiser. Participated in battle at Xabos Tae. She was the first captain you served under after Ged's graduation from the academy and a sort of role model. The ''Hydra'' was the flagship of the Armada's fleet for a long time and she was one of the most decorated officers, so it was only natural. She took a liking to Ged for some reason and taught him quite a bit about strategy, tactics, politics, and life in general.

She was eventually promoted to Admiral and then High Admiral, becoming one of the few EIs to leave their ships. Leading member of the Imperial council and one of our staunchest supporters, while we think we would have gotten command of the ''Harbinger'' based on your merits and skills (both political and warfare-related) alone, her vocal support championing our candidacy ''certainly'' didn't hurt.

There were rumors that Ged and Aurora had a brief relationship at one time, but nothing was ever proven.