Characters

Galatea Navarre

• Ellakian, underwent genetic experiments as a child
• tentacle arm, various other modifications (spikes, limited psychic capability)
• gets access to transponder spoofing tech (offers it to crew to be free of Presidium, but eventually uses it to trick them into attacking NovaLife)
• violently opposed to the current monopolies by each faction, mostly NovaLife and the black hats

Delegate Whitaker

• In charge of Presidium’s dirty work, recruits crew

Iris

• Engineer from Pygmalion, reports coworker for suspected theft
• cafe? nonviolent, brave, civic minded

Captain Carrigan

security chief of Pygmalion ship depot, loyal to her people

relationship with crew depends on treatment of her officers

Daedalus

leader of the Institute, oldest AI

only one in the universe that knows how to build AI

loves the Renegade’s past self (AI seeking to illegally avoid memory reset)

???

Istrian, leader of the Dai Sun

wants the advanced translator tech recently developed by black hats

Captain Samir Hildegard

human, pirate captain

aloof, mercenary but basically inclined to justice

curly hair, tan skin, steel gray armor bodysuit, curved sword, gray cape

gold filigree in his armor, helmet, gold eyes

low cut black shirt under the armor

Galatea’s “brother” (raised by the same pirate)

Cordelia

Allakian, tech “priestess” from the black hats, lives in isolation on a human planet and is revered

???

The ship’s AI

asks them to recover the Renegade’s body, may use it to join combat or pull crew out of the fire

uncomfortable with the secrets learned from Daedalus - decides he wants more out of life than just being a ship