Brigg

Brigg is currently a Tactical Officer on the **Rasalas**. Stationed within the Away Team, Brigg is a sharp-shot with a steady hand and handles himself well during dogfights. It was Brigg who led **Demias** and his group to the **Dawn's Hope** wreck on Lyria in 2947 and he has been with the crew ever since.

## Biography

### Early Years

Brigg’s father, Grantha, worked as a mining equipment technician for the Dougan Mining Company. In 2907, the Dougan Mining Company shuts down after accusations of embezzlement rip the family apart. Gal Dougan begins to pick up work as a contract miner.

She started a contract in the newly established Stanton system and moves into Green Imperial HEX, temporary accommodations for all the contract workers in the area. At Gal’s request, Grantha Maligen moved his wife, Essa, and their newborn son, Brigg, to join her. Despite working long and hard hours, the Maligen family remained a poor civilian class.

### Military Service

In an effort to be the first of his family to achieve citizen status, Brigg joins the UEE Army in 2924 as an electrical technician in support of various equipment and vehicles. He became well trained with sniping and automatic rifle usage, albeit, not as intense as the platoon members of the army. He made good connections with some of the pilots he interacted with from the Navy and even had a little flight training. He moved up in rank to technical sergeant before becoming disenfranchised and abruptly leaving the service in 2931. His parents had vanished under suspicious circumstances during the investigation of Gal Dougan’s disappearance due to some overzealous authorities. Brigg has blamed the UEE government ever since. He never achieved his citizen status.

### Post-Military Life

Once Brigg left the military, some old contacts put him in touch with various shipping companies to help make ends meet. His demeanor caused him to begin taking some of the more dangerous deliveries. As his reputation grew, he was contacted by the BlacJac security firm to act as an intermittent solo mercenary for hire when available. Although Brigg does not have his official UEE citizenship, he is treated as an unofficial citizen within the confines of the ArcCorp territories due to his relationship with the authorities there.

While performing a new delivery for an anonymous client in 2943, Brigg came across the infamous wreckage of Dawn’s Hope on the moon planet of Lyria. The carcass of the old Carrack was a reminder of the dangers of space, and there were rumors it was haunted. Brigg abstained from visiting the wreck for plunder out of respect for renowned **Captain Artemis**, whom he revered as a legend prior to even joining the army. Nevertheless, the wreck became like an old friend for Brigg as he used the location as a common landmark for his less than reputable smuggling routes.

### Joining the Rasalas

A few years later in 2947, one of his contacts informed him of a small crew looking for a cheap ship for their up-and-coming private organization. Brigg, always looking to make a few more credits, attended a meeting with the crew to discuss possible options. Ship after ship was found not found to be a good fit. Too expensive. Too small. Not enough cargo space. No soul. The group of battle-worn veterans were looking for something that could breathe life and meaning into their cause. Brigg sympathized completely, as if realizing for the first time he had spent decades looking for the same. After running out of ideas, he brought up the wreckage of Dawn’s Hope. After what seemed an eternity of silence and hushed conversation amongst themselves, the leader of the group, Demias, requested to visit the site for an evaluation in exchange for a possible position among the crew.

The comradery between the current members screamed nostalgia of Brigg’s old army days, and a steadier prospective paycheck sounded enticing, so he showed them to Dawn’s Hope. After getting over his initial trepidation about entering the hallowed grave, he aided in assessing the repairability of the old Carrack. His electrical knowledge from back in his army days was dusted off and put to the test, and in conjunction with the surprisingly expansive knowledge of the others, Demias and his team decided that Dawn’s Hope should be resurrected and given another chance at life. Brigg joined the refurbishment effort with no hesitation and became a valuable asset to the crew of the Rasalas.