Director Dr. Reginold Sheppard / Whiskey 001

Posted Nov 22, 2022, 9:57:47 AM UTC

Character Name: Dr. Reginold Sheppard / Whiskey 001

Character Age: 447

Character Species: Pilot (Altered Human)

Hair color: Black / None

Eye color: Green / Yellow

Reginold Sheppard is a personable man with an easy way about him often seen with a small smile on his face. He's easily fascinated by the world around him, and has a love of all things in nature and the universe. He's incredibly educated holding two doctorates and a masters degree, since he's lived so long he's been able to deeply interrogate the universe around him. He loves to share knowledge and find sensible solutions to problems that satisfies all parties. He hates politicians, and going to official events. Was previously a Catholic though Old religions of Earth have mostly vanished so while he occassionally quotes scripture he no longer truly practices.

Reginolds rise to his position starts simply during the early days of Martian Terraforming. He was a mere agricultural specialist in the field of growing crops in unique soil and atmosphere conditions. During that time many of the first settlers were eating a lot of foods grown with martian soil and martion water. This was necessary as supplies were difficult to ship from Earth and the contact between the two planets had dropped off significantly once the Martian colony became more self-sufficient. There were effects from contaminated martian foods hower and a diagnosis was dubbed "Martian Regression Syndrome" as it was thought a compound or stray unknown bacteria was flipping switches on DNA to regress certain characteristics. The exact effect is unknown as its a deeply complicated set of enzymes and biological compounds. Reginold was one of the first effected due to his proximity and higher exposures in his research.

This turned him into the first Pilot as they'd eventually be known coloquially though the Guild of Mars officially calls them "Martian Altered Humans" in reference to the enzymatic origins on the planet. Pilots have highly elevated intelligence, incredibly active brains and an ability to chart courses through Liminal Space allowing them to guide vessels to very distant worlds. Reginold Sheppard became the first person to move through Liminal Space. He was given the designation "Whiskey 001" and is the oldest Pilot not classified as retired. Pilots can no longer live in an air environment, their lungs being converted to gills. They live in tanks kept at very specific temperatures and with a very exact concentration of the various mineral and biologics found in the Martian soil. They can also metabolize via their skin, though they do retain the ability to eat should they desire it.

Reginold has served as Guild Director since the founder of the Guild passed away roughly 400 years ago. Since the position is held till the holder dies. Reginold did not expect to live as long as he has, and grapples with it on occassion in secret. He is father to 2 children, one a daughter who went on to become a pilot herself, and a son who was enrolled but never finished the process.

Since Pilots are limited to their tanks they have a number of Androids that are usually modeled after their original apperance to put people at ease. Reginold has 4 Androids all identical in appearance. He transformed completely at 37 though chose to have his Androids look closer to 40-50 as it seemed to earn more respect from politicians in the neighboring Coalition.

In general at the Guild you will only see Reginold's Androids, it's rare he ever reveals himself to outsiders to the Guild. Though his tank is in his Directors office just behind a wall behind his desk. It quite literally is the entire width of the wall and it goes back ten feet, with the tank being 15 feet tall. Pilots have been noted to continuously grow through out their lives similar to Goldfish in the wild. He's been noted to be nearly 10 feet in length, making him the largest Pilot currently. His Androids stand at 5'10" which was his original height.

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  • Nov 22, 2022, 5:04:11 PM UTC
    Oooh wow, what a thoroughly-crafted backstory! And the designs for both forms are super cool ^-^
    • Nov 22, 2022, 9:17:16 PM UTC
      Thank you! Big Smile Reginold is my favorite, and a main character for in the book I've been writing.
      • Nov 23, 2022, 3:29:28 AM UTC
        Ah! A book character! (This means more juicy lore to come, yes? Looking forward to seeing more of him ^-^)

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