Hephaes Wayland

The chief technician aboard the Fenrir. Wayland oversees the care, maintenance, and upgrades for your Mecha personally though somehow he finds time to pay attention to the Fenrir as well. Ship's rumor has it that Wayland is really a coffee-fueled Star League repair android won in a bet. The precise nature of the bet becomes more outrageous with every retelling.

Early Life
Wayland is one of the original Dragoons to follow the brothers Wolf out of obscurity and into the business of being the known galaxy's top Mercenary outfit. Mecha under Wayland's care have been resurrected from everything short of an outright coring, lending him a reputation as something of a miracle worker. A few rival companies have made offers to hire Wayland out from under his employers though he insists he's dedicated to the Dragoon's cause more than their pay.

Current Events
The Chief resurrected the Fenrir as a personal project with the blessing of Colonel Elizabeth Nicole for the Epsilon Regiment. Given his choice of assignments after he asked to be posted to the Fenrir in order to 'keep an eye on her'.

Personality
Wayland is dedicated to his calling as a technician. Some think beyond the point of reason. The truth is he's a man in love with machines, making things work, and the mysteries of Lostech. While Wayland would never lie about his reasons for signing on to the Fenrir, he really does want to keep the ship flying, he does have an ulterior motive. The Chief dreams of being part of a crew to uncover some new piece of LosTech from the Golden Age of the Star League and all its wonders. A piece of a mech, a technical manual, or even just a coffee maker would do. Unfortunately he was born into the wrong era.

Ever the optimist, Wayland believes every problem has a solution. It's just a question of time, parts, and tools. Wayland is well known for his deference to the warriors of the Dragoons. In the world of the Chief their job is to do all the messy fighting and his job is to keep them fighting. If sometimes a warrior is a little hard on him then it's just part of life as a Tech. Solving problems is more important than creating them.

Repair Crew
Wayland isn't the only technician on board the Fenrir, he's just the one you talk to if you need things done. The rest of the crew work under him to maintain the mecha and dropship. While it's true they're people, they're kinda extras in this story also. We'll just be tracking them here for game purposes. Wayland is included in the counts as an Expert Tech. After all he's been around a while.

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