go after the freighter, board it and see if the guy is worth recruiting
TOOT TOOT MAKE WAY IT'S THE NEW CHARACTER TRAIN

Name: GJ-1 Ognestrel, or "Gradus"
Backstory: Formerly a
human, a horrible accident on one of his first combat missions backfired disastrously. However with this being the future, his brain was salvaged and put in a robotic body. He still retains his past self's emotions, preferences and wit, but not the human voice.
Tool(s):
Air-pressure flamethrower, laser multitool
+ Can force locks, loosen screws and do sonic screwdriver things
+ Doesn't require oxygen or air pressure
+ Extremely strong then fighting using fists and legs
- Hates the color
pale-red and will despise and/or attack anyone wearing the color
- Afraid of caustic/acidic substances and water (rust, corrosion, etc)
- Will go into a berserk rage for a while if his visor is broken (unless he breaks it himself)

Name: Edwing Prius
Backstory: Used to be an engineer on the same space station as Taylor Bombsky and Grady Jesse (and still retains the welding mask and uniform), but was never good at the job. When he was picked up by operatives one day, he was given a cyalume saber and told to assassinate the staff and be rewarded with a lump sum of money. He achieved the goal due to hitting faster than the guards could ready their weaponry. He spent the money on a space bike.
Tool(s): Cyalume saber
+ Very powerful at close range due to the saber's disruption field literally tearing through armor
- Has no other weaponry
- Will bicker with Taylor Bombsky (and some of my future characters) sometimes due to backstory
yes i know taylor's spaceship went to said space station shaddap

Name: Bridget Riders
Backstory: She prefers not to disclose her past. It is only known that she supplied weaponry during wars.
Tool(s): Revolver blaster, hand blade, air support corvette
+ Competent with her weapons
+ Prefers to cover an area using airstrikes and such instead of engaging direct combat
Air support: airstrike, napalm rain, bunker-busting bomb