Maynard Strausse

Dr. Maynard Strausse was a scientist working in cooperation with The Chosen to research artificial intelligence. He is responsible for the creation of the four Chosen AI (Blackjack, Leliel, Desfel and Tabrisa).
The files recovered from the Anchorite Base lightly detail his workings with The Chosen. He was recommended to The Chosen by Richard Rosewater, and despite having authority over several staff and facilities, was not considered part of the organization. His relations with the Chosen's leader, Flügel, were apparently quite poor, with Flügel grudgingly acknowledging that Strausse' expertise had invariably become the Chosen's crutch, and Struasse (and by extension, Rosewater) were using his group to a greater extent that he was using them.
Dr. Strausse's focus was on the development of Artificial Intelligences. That is to say, his main goal was to develop a means to create Sentient Software without use of a suit. The existence of the Chosen AI indicates he was somehow successful, but the means by which he accomplished this are not known, as Dr. Strausse, as well as all of his personnel, research and equipment, were listed as lost in the volcanic detonation of Ascension Island during Operation Ascension Burns.
The Anchorite files also describe an interest in something called 'Anamnesynths', though the meaning behind this will likely never be known.
Category:PACYOA: TE
Category:The Chosen
Category:NPC
Category:Deceased