Five Parsecs From Home – The Crew of The Straylight Runner

An introduction to the crew for my Five Parsecs from Home Campaign.

Brienne – Born on one of the core worlds to a middle-class family, Brienne has always dreamed of escaping a mundane existence and exploring the riches that the galaxy has to offer. After finding herself stuck on a planet with no ship, crew or place to go, she ended up being in the right place at the right time. Brienne and several others frequenting a local bar took on a mercenary job for a desperate father trying to recover his kidnapped child. After successfully rescuing the child, returning her to her father and collecting a pretty reward, the newly formed band of mercenaries decided to stick together and make some money. Brienne, being the person to come up with this idea, became the de facto captain. 

Biggs – Hailing from an industrial world on the outskirts of core space. 
Biggs has previously worked as a trader with many good connections. Biggs’ former business partner started dealing in weapons and sold some damaged stock to the wrong people and paid the ultimate price for it. Biggs has sworn revenge on those responsible for his partner’s death. Unfortunately for Biggs, he is also on their hitlist and one day aim to track him down too.

Kayley – Daughter of Planetary Government Workers, Kayley was often left to fend for herself while her parents were busy with Planetary affairs. Kayley would spend time at a local scrapyard and found that she had a gift for fixing broken tech. After joining various crews as a mechanic, Kayley has found herself far from home with a new crew and a ship she can call her own.

Greedo – A down on his luck humanoid alien of the Mantis Collective. He has left his home in search of riches and fame. After working with several starhip crews as a grunt, Greedo is hopeful to one day be a captain himself. This current venture is the closest that he has gotten to being in that position. 

Info – An android previously enslaved to a crew of bandits terrorising Fringe Space. Info finally realised that he was able to make his own decisions. After overpowering the crew, he abandoned their ship in an escape pod. After arriving at the first inhabited planet in the escape pod’s database, a chance encounter with a mercenary called Hal, lead to him being part of a team to rescue a missing child. Info now finds himself as part of a new crew where he is treated as one of them. 

Hal – A gambler who has drifted across the sector looking for the next big score. In his past Hal has worked for one of the big security corporations operating out in Fringe Space. He still has some contacts should the crew need to make some money escorting precious cargo. 

With the money the new crew has managed to get together, they have purchased an old Freighter christened “The Straylight Runner”. She should be able to fly soon, but with fuel costs being high due to a shortage, the crew will need to take on a few jobs on this planet before they can venture out amongst the stars.