Nic Cruze

Nic Cruze is a starship captain in the Rim of Sol System during the Second Trilogy Era. He lives aboard and commands Perihelion, a freebooter vessel. He and his crew are the first humans of Sol System to make contact with the Dominion fleet.
Perihelion
The Perihelion is a Delta-class spacecraft constructed during the heyday of the Consortium for use in the Interplanetary Transport Network. Nic Cruze, a native of the Solar Rim, freebooted the aging spacecraft sometime during the SY 800s along its decaying trade route and retrofitted and rebuilt it. It became his primary residence and base of operations alongside his small crew of compatriots. 
As one of the few remaining massive freighters capable of sublight travel, Captain Cruze became invaluable to the Rim for his ability to transport massive amounts of cargo. Warlords generally agreed to leave the Perihelion alone, as it's transport capacity became much more valuable than its benefit as scrap or a repurposed warlord vessel.
Encounter with the Dominion
In SY 855, the Dominion star ship makes first contact with Sol System. The first person they encounter is Captain Cruze. While Cruze is initially somewhat skeptical, he greets Joshua and the rest of the Dominion crew warmly, and introduces them to Hephastion the Great. 
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