PROFILES IN EXPANSIONISM: FAMOUS PIONEERS

ENTREPRENEUR PHILANTHROPISTS

Sir Peter Weyland—deceased 2094 Eldridge Sanchez—MIA 2111 Despite nearly running his company into the ground in a mad bid to live forever, Sir Peter was the innovative genius who brought humankind back from the brink of extinction and brought us to the stars. A contemporary of Weyland’s who dabbled in cosmology, Eldridge Sanchez took it upon himself to fund and monetize the Far Spinward Colonies, disappearing when the sector was cut off by interstellar storms.  

SCIENTIFIC SEEKERS

Dr. Lucien Keitel—Archeologist and Philanthropist Dr. Elizabeth Shaw—Archeologist, Paleontologist, Mythologist Dr. Charles Holloway—Archeologist A founding member of the Geholgod Institute, Dr. Keitel went in search of the origin of an unidentified spacecraft when he disappeared.  

INTREPID EXPLORERS

Captain J.V. Gorham—MIA 2111 Theodora Nightingale—MIA 2111 Under the sponsorship of Eldridge Sanchez, J.V. Gorham and Theodora Nightingale opened up the Far Spinward Colonies when everyone said it was a fool’s errand. While in the end it was, they proved that humanity can always reach past its boundaries into the unknown. Nightingale’s specialty was geology, while Gorham was always looking for worlds with the most dangerous terrain to conquer.INTREPID   EXPLORERS Captain J.V. Gorham—MIA 2111 Theodora Nightingale—MIA 2111 Under the sponsorship of Eldridge Sanchez, J.V. Gorham and Theodora Nightingale opened up the Far Spinward Colonies when everyone said it was a fool’s errand. While in the end it was, they proved that humanity can always reach past its boundaries into the unknown. Nightingale’s specialty was geology, while Gorham was always looking for worlds with the most dangerous terrain to conquer.   PIONEERING COLONISTS Curtis Hadley—deceased 2166 Henrietta De Pype—deceased 2174 De Pype and Hadley embraced the challenge of settling on worlds that were harsh and unforgiving. Unfortunately, the worlds named after them would be destroyed within a decade of their deaths.


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