Unique Crew Locations

*"Ssstranger, you might not want to look at thisss now..."*

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This page will serve as a guide to finding the many unique crewmembers Multiverse has to offer. Almost every unique crewmember has their own personal crewser that can be unlocked, and this guide will go through them in order of appearance in the hangar.

## Slot A Crewmembers

### Sherlock Hayes - Detective

Detective Hayes can be found in the unique sector "Militia Encampment [!]".
Long-Ranged Scanners will reveal a ship at this beacon.

Beacon details

You'll need to find the Space Station Murder Mystery event and find the culprit for Hayes to join your crew.

Bringing Hayes to the Paragon will allow you to consult him and unlock his personal cruiser, The Thrush.

### Jerry - Human

Jerry can be found in the secret sector "Jerome Protectorate [!]".
Long-Ranged Scanners will reveal a ship at this beacon.

Beacon details

To reach this sector, go to any Rebel Controlled (50% chance) or Rebel Stronghold (100% chance) sector and locate the Unencrypted Frequency event, where an MFK Ace's crew will be talking to a transport about the Jerome Protectorate. Keep listening until you are given a chance to attack, choosing either to attack straight away or asking politely will not ultimately affect the outcome. Defeating them in under a minute will allow the player to gain the coordinates to this sector.

Reroute to the Jerome Protectorate, and when you arrive and search for the Estate beacon. Once you approach you will be confronted with an auto-ship, which you must destroy in 90 seconds to proceed. Once you meet Jerry you must spare his life and he will join your crew. Be warned however, if you gain more than 3 notoriety or kill Cyra Black, Jerry will not trust you and you can't recruit him at all!

At the exit beacon, Cyra Black will try and stop you from taking Jerry out. Damage her hull until Jerry pulls you aside to tell you not to kill her, then avoiding defeating her until she surrenders. If you defeat her before she can surrender, Jerry will leave you out of anger at himself. Once Cyra has surrendered, you can bring Jerry out of the Protectorate.

Bringing Jerry to the Paragon will allow you to consult him and unlock his personal cruiser, The Cherry Blossom.

### Alkali - Professor

Alkali can be found in the unique sector "Shell Science District [!]" at site OMEGA on the map.

At the entrance to the sector you hear a message from Alkali, waning of the dangers of the morph sector, and that the scientists are locked in their lab the Site Omega. After learning about the Geniocracy and Alkali's project he joins your crew. As you begin to depart, a rebel ship attacks demanding you hand over the scientist. Defeat them in any way.

Bringing Alkali to the Paragon will allow you to consult him and unlock his personal cruiser, The Oxycodone.

### Nights - Slug King

Nights can be found in the secret sector "Royal Kleptocracy Nebula".
Long-Ranged Scanners will reveal a distress beacon in a nebula.

Beacon details

To reach this sector, find the Stranded Slug event in either the regular Kleptocracy Controlled Sector, its Sale! variant or the unique "Kleptocracy Capital [!]" sector. Investigate the wreck and pay Slocknog 50 scrap to fix his ship or use a repair drone. He'll reveal his ssssecret identity and give you the co-ordinates leading to the Royal Slug Nebula sector.

Arrive there and reach the Palace. When you arrive, Slocknog has the slugs riled up until fighting breaks out. Choose to keep Nights in charge and kill Slocknog. Afterwards when the crowd prepares to turn on Nights, suggest they hold an election and offer to make Nights work on your ship as punishment. The crowd will agree and Nights will join your crew

Bringing Nights to the Paragon will allow you to consult him and unlock his personal cruiser, The Blacker Raven.

### Alkram - Revolutionary

Alkram can be found in the unique sector "Eargen Capital [!]"
Long-Ranged Scanners will show no ship outside of a nebula.

Beacon details

Arriving at the skirmish between Revolutionary and Eargen forces, as you attempt to follow a unique ship an Ampere vessel attacks. After destroying them in any way, you meet Alkram, the Revolutionary. Head to the palace coordinates he gives you, stumbling across a mansion surprisingly intact for a leech sector. Defeat the dreadnaught, and confront Tyrdeo. Sparing him, he is dragged to face the mobs justice lead by Alkram. Condemn him to his fate and as the mob turns on Alkram, he will surrender his ambitions for power and join your crew.

Bringing Alkram to the Paragon will allow you to consult him and unlock his personal cruiser, Strongyloidiasis.

### Beacon Eater - Lanius King

The Beacon Eater can be found in the unique sector "Lanius Swarmlands [!]".
Long-Ranged Scanners will reveal a distress beacon with no ship.

Beacon details

To find Beacon Eater, locate the Crazed Beacon Devouring Lanius event and kill the Augmented Lanius ship. You'll be given co-ordinates leading to the Swarm, but before you jump make sure to grab the spare beacon parts. Arrive at the Swarm and try to convince Beacon Eater to stop eating beacons. He'll refuse and fight you. Blow up his cruiser and feed him the beacon parts you grabbed to make him join your crew.

Bringing Beacon Eater to the Paragon will allow you to consult him and unlock his personal cruiser, The Anemoi.

### Freddy - Free Mantis Elder

Freddy can be found in the unique sector "Hunting Grounds [!]".
Long-Ranged Scanners will reveal a ship at this beacon.

Beacon details

Find the Panicking Free Mantis event and calm them down. Go to the Bishop co-ordinates and crew kill the ship to free Freddy and make him join your crew.

Bringing Freddy to the Paragon will allow you to consult him and unlock his personal cruiser, The Churchill.

### Ariadne - Admiral

Admiral Ariadne can be located in the unique sector "Lost Sun Stronghold [!]".
Long-Ranged Scanners will show no ship.

Beacon details

Search for the Inquisition Hostage Crisis event and receive the co-ordinates leading to Ariadne's Crewser. Tell the 'Inquisition Officer' that the Inquisition has failed before and that he sounds like a Lost Sun. Fight the Cruiser and either make it surrender or crew kill it. Ariadne will commend you for your loyalty and join your crew.

Bringing Ariadne to the Paragon will allow you to consult her and unlock her personal cruiser, The Agni.

### Vortigon - Grand Priest

Grand Priest Lord Vortigon can be located in the secret sector "Crystalline Origins".

The player must enter the Crystalline Origins through Ruwen's reroute. Ruwen can be located in the unique sector "Theocracy Badlands [!]"
Long-Ranged Scanners will reveal a distress beacon with a ship.

Beacon details

After you accept the quest and defeat the rock paladin ship at the quest location you will be instantly transported to the unique secret sector "Crystalline Origins" then after you arrive at the quest marker there you must choose to infiltrate the church, and then choose to go for the key then you will fight Vortigon's Ember Cruiser. Deal enough hull damage and then choose to simply stop firing, then if you have an upgraded medbay, any level of clone bay or reconstructive teleport upgrade then you get Vortigon as your crewmember.

Bringing Vortigon to the Paragon will allow you to consult him and unlock his personal cruiser, Heaven's Gate.

### Queen of the Giant Alien Spiders

The G.A.S Queen can be found in the secret "Brood Stronghold" sector.

The reroute to the Brood Stronghold can be obtained from the Infested Station event, which is found in a Union sector (50%), Union Coreworlds (guaranteed) or Militia Encampment (50%).
Long-Ranged Scanners will reveal a distress beacon with no ship.

Beacon details

Crew kill the station to get the co-ordinates leading to the Stronghold and go to the 'Nest' beacon. Choose to detonate the bombs yourself and don't shoot the queen when she confronts you. Confront Montgomery about the letter when he finds you and you'll enter a fight against him. Defeat the EDC cruiser and the Queen will join your crew.

Bringing The Queen to the Paragon will allow you to consult her and unlock her personal cruiser, The Black Widow.

## Slot B Crewmembers

### Tully - Federation Admiral

Admiral Tully can be found in The Last Stand. You'll need an augment named Tully's Package for him to join your crew. Tully's Package can be found in the unique sector "Federation Controlled [!]".
Long-Ranged Scanners will reveal no ship at this beacon.

Beacon details

Locate the Node-17 memorial event. Defend the memorial from the Rebel attack and Vice Admiral Adara will give you the Tully's Package augment. Show it to Tully once you reach Sector 8 and he'll join your crew.

Bringing Tully to the Paragon will allow you to consult him and unlock his personal cruiser, The Wingleader.

### Anurak - Ex-Duskbringer turned Monk

Anurak can be found in the unique sector "Duskbringer Stronghold [!]".
Long-Ranged Scanners will reveal an ion storm with no ship.

Beacon details

Find the mysterious ship event in an ion storm and follow the mysterious ship. You'll be introduced to Anurak, an ex-duskbringer who has devoted himself to the monk lifestyle. After you promise to help Anurak, a New Order Battleship will arrive. Defend Anurak from the battleship, then agree to follow through on your promise and he'll join your crew.

Bringing either Anurak or Devorak to the Paragon will allow you to consult them and unlock their personal cruiser, Judas.

### Devorak the Deathless - Duskbringer Warhero

Devorak can be found in the unique sector "Duskbringer Stronghold [!]".
Long-Ranged Scanners will reveal an ion storm with no ship.

Beacon details

Find the mysterious ship event in an ion storm and follow the mysterious ship. You'll be introduced to Anurak, a friend of Devorak. After you promise to help Anurak, a New Order Battleship will arrive. Defend Anurak from the battleship, then agree to follow through on your promise and he'll join your crew while also giving you a quest marker to Devorak's hideout. **You need to keep Anurak alive until you have lured Devorak out, otherwise you won't be able to obtain Devorak.**

When you arrive at Devorak's hideout, you'll be confronted by Jack, a Syndicate Angel. He'll reveal that Devorak was hiding somewhere else and request that you help him lure Devorak out. Accept his offer and you'll get a final quest marker for Devorak's true location.

Upon arriving at the final quest marker, use Anurak to lure Devorak out. While they are discussing matters, Jack will attack the city in a Federation ship, revealing that you've been double-crossed. Defeat the Federation ship and Devorak will join your crew.

Bringing either Anurak or Devorak to the Paragon will allow you to consult them and unlock their personal cruiser, Judas.

### OOJ MAJOO - Morph

OOJ MAJOO can be found in the unique sector "Shell Science Center [!]" at site ALPHA on the map.

When you arrive at site ALPHA, fight the rebel ship guarding the Shell laboratory. When you defeat them you find subject 0 has been taken by the rebels. Follow the tracking beacon to the ship,

**At OOJ's marker**, you will find a strangely peaceful MFK Ace. You must attack it but **NOT crew kill them!** Forcing a surrender by dealing enough damage (hull at 3-4), and listen to them. Once they surrender pick the following options: "Inquire about the voice.", "Yes.", "Agree to take him with you.", which will result in OOJ MAJOO joining your crew.

Bringing OOJ MAJOO to the Paragon will allow you to consult (it/them?) and unlock its personal cruiser, KIK PLOO SPEJOO.

### Sir Slocknog - Slug King

Slocknog can be found in the secret "Royal Slug Nebula" sector.
Long-Ranged Scanners will reveal a distress beacon in a nebula.

Beacon details

To reach this sector, find the Stranded Slug event in the regular Kleptocracy Controlled Sector, its Sale! variant or the unique "Kleptocracy Capital [!]" sector. Investigate the wreck and pay Slocknog 50 scrap to fix his ship or use a repair drone. He'll reveal his ssssecret identity and give you the co-ordinates leading to the Royal Slug Nebula sector.

Arrive there and reach the Palace. When you arrive, Slocknog has the slugs riled up until fighting breaks out. Choose to reinstate Slocknog and kill Nights. Afterwards when the crowd prepares to turn on Slocknog, suggest they hold an election and offer to make Slocknog work on your ship as punishment. The crowd will agree and Slocknog will join your crew.

Bringing Slocknog to the Paragon will allow you to consult him and unlock his personal cruiser, The Big Nog.

### Tyrdeo - President

Tyrdeo can be found in the unique sector "Eargen Capital [!]"
Long-Ranged Scanners will show no ship outside of a nebula.

Beacon details

Arriving at the skirmish between Revolutionary and Eargen forces, as you attempt to follow a unique ship an Ampere vessel attacks. After destroying them in any way, you will meet Alkram, the Revolutionary. Head to the palace coordinates he gives you, where you'll stumble across a mansion surprisingly intact for a leech sector. Defeat the dreadnaught that approaches and confront Tyrdeo. Sparing him, he is dragged to face the mob's justice lead by Alkram. Suggest he *might* deserve better and in the ensuing chaos he will join your crew, bringing his bird, Wealsey along.

Bringing Tyrdeo to the Paragon will allow you to consult him and unlock his personal cruiser, Dioctophyme.

### Kazaaakplethkilik - Legendary Thief

Kazaaakplethkilik can be found in the unique sector "Coalition Stronghold [!]".
Long-Ranged Scanners will reveal a distress beacon with no ship.

Beacon details

Find the Slug Village Massacre event and help the injured slug, who will give you the co-ordinates leading to the Mantis who slaughtered the town. Once you arrive at the 'Pirate' marker, interrogate Kazaaak about his reasoning enough and he'll attack you. Kill most of his crew and you'll be given the option to spare him. Do so and he'll join your crew.

Bringing Kazaaakplethkilik to the Paragon will allow you to consult him and unlock his personal cruiser, The Death Touch.

### Ruwen Argote - Ambassador

Ruwen can be found in the unique sector "Theocracy Badlands [!]".
Long-Ranged Scanners will reveal a distress beacon with a ship.

Beacon details

Find the Ambassador Escort event and agree to help Ruwen reach his meeting place safely. Once he pays you as thanks for your assistance, distance yourself from his ship and observe the meeting. Instead of the Lost Suns, a Paladin ship will arrive and threaten Ruwen. When they start to attack him, intervene and take them out. Ruwen will thank you for your help and join your crew.

To keep Ruwen at the end of the Crystalline Origins questline, you will need a level 2 medbay or any level clonebay. Infiltrate the Church by sneaking in, get the key in "Shrine", and fight the Ember cruiser. Before they are destroyed, do not demand their surrender but choose "Simply stop firing" in order to spare Vortigon. You will need to have both Ruwen and Vortigon by the end beacon or else the former will leave the ship (cannot be cloned).

Bringing Ruwen to the Paragon will allow you to consult him and unlock his personal cruiser, The Citrine.

### The Anointed - God Queen

The Anointed can be found in the secret "Ancient Recovery Site" sector. This sector can be accessed from a Harmony sector (33%), a Separatist sector (33%), or Harmony Coreworlds (100%) from the Link beacon.

Go to the Link beacon in one of the above sectors and find the Inactive Ancient Drone event. Take out the drone and you'll get a deactivated robot of some kind, as well as some co-ordinates leading to a unique group of Lanius. Reach the co-ordinates and agree to let him "assist the FTL drive" and you'll be taken straight to the Ancient Recovery Site.

Once you reach the exit beacon decline all of the Anointed's requests to eat the deactivated robot and fight her. Accept her surrender and offer her an ancient item to consume and she'll join your crew.

Bringing The Anointed to the Paragon will allow you to consult her and unlock her personal cruiser, The Divinity.

### Billy Hektar - CEO

Billy can be found in the secret "Hektar Mega-Market™" sector.

To reach the Hektar Mega-Market™, you'll need to find a ["Sale!"] sector and visit 4 of the Hektar stores to collect their U.W.U points. Once you've collected enough, you'll be given the option to warp to the Hektar Mega-Market™ during a sector jump.

Once you've arrived in the Mega-Market™, locate the Hektar™ HQ Distress Signal event and make your way into the main building. Once you find Billy, you'll be confronted by a Syndicate vessel demanding you hand Billy over. Refuse and Billy will join your crew (just make sure he doesn't die in the insuing fight).

Bringing Billy to the Paragon will allow you to consult him and unlock his personal cruiser, B1-G2F.

### Obyn - Saltman

Obyn can be found in the unique "Guild Territory [!]" sector. HIs unlock starts at the entrance beacon.

Entering the sector you stubble across a Guild hunting lodge. See if anyone has something to sell, finding, of all slugs, Sylvan! Ask about the infamous Salt Man and Sylvan will send you to check on his ship. Arriving in the asteroid field, investigate the field and the ship. Damage the ship without destroying the crew, and when they surrender, pressure them for the Salt Man's location.

Arriving at the Dissection center, the clansmen shout for your license. Claim you have a license, then accuse the slug of not knowing the motto themselves. Collect the Salt Man, Obyn from his cell, and defeat the clansman cruiser. As a fleet bears down on you refuse to surrender, and Sylvan will ex Machina in to save the day. After a touching reunion entice Obyn to join your crew.

Bringing Obyn to the Paragon will allow you to consult him and unlock his personal cruiser, The Nihilist.

## Slot C Crewmembers

### A5540L3 - Sapient Drone Pirate Captain

A5540L3 can be found in the unique "Central Shipyards [!]" sector.
Long-Ranged Scanners will reveal a ship at this beacon.

Beacon details

Find a damaged rebel engineer ship that does not attack you on sight. Hail and they will tell you about a rogue AI they created that has escaped and ask for your help to capture it. They will give you its coordinates, putting a new quest beacon on the sector map.

Go to the beacon and you'll find that it's a city. Talk to the locals and they'll inform you to speak to the king of the city about the rogue AI. You go to meet the king and realize the king is A5540L3, the rogue AI you're looking for. When he sticks out his "arm", shake his arm. **Getting right to business will not get you A55, you must shake his arm.** He won't go with you peacefully so you need to fight him in his dreadnaught until he surrenders at low hull. The rebel engineers from earlier show up and ask if you if you found the rogue AI giving you the option to turn A5540L3 in or lie, saying the dreadnaught you fought is the rogue AI. Lie to earn a small reward plus A5540L3.

Note that unlike all other unique crew, A5540L3 is a drone, not an actual crew member. You do not need to have a drone control system installed to receive A5540L3's crewser - just having the drone in your inventory is enough to trigger the blue option to consult him.

Bringing A5540L3 to the Paragon will allow you to consult him and unlock his personal cruiser, The 3R3C71L3 M4LF.

### Turzil - Defender

Turzil can be found in the unique "Harmony Coreworlds [!]" sector.
Long-Ranged Scanners will reveal a ship at this beacon.

Beacon details

Locate the Smuggler Transport event and interrogate them. Either crew kill the vessel or make them surrender, and Turzil (named Stranger) will join your crew.

If you have Turzil with you at the exit beacon, a Harmony Cruiser will arrive, demanding that you hand over Turzil. Refuse and defeat the Harmony Cruiser in any way to keep Turzil safe.

Bringing Turzil to the Paragon will allow you to consult him and unlock his personal cruiser, The Hypercube.

### Ellie/Stephan - Ex-Star

Ellie can be found in the unique sector "Union Coreworlds [!]".
Long-Ranged Scanners will reveal a distress beacon with a ship.

Beacon details

Find the engineer station where a brutally injured man dies on your ship from escaping in a lifepod. Investigate the station and you will find Ellie attending to her wounds. Accept her task of clearing out the engineers and crewkill the station. She'll ask for your help in pursuing her targets. Accept her request and she'll join your crew. Note that you do not have to complete the questline to be able to talk to Ellie at the Paragon: Ellie at any bloodlust level will work, and so will Stephan.

Bringing Ellie or Stephan to the Paragon will allow you to consult them and unlock their personal cruiser, The Bojack.

### Irwin - Renegade

Irwin can be found in the secret "Brood Stronghold" sector.

The reroute to the Brood Stronghold can be obtained from the Infested Station event, which is found in a Union sector (50%), Union Coreworlds (guaranteed) or Militia Encampment (50%).
Long-Ranged Scanners will reveal a distress beacon with no ship.

Beacon details

Crew kill the station to get the co-ordinates leading to the Stronghold and go to the 'Irwin' beacon. There you'll find Irwin being grilled by a Syndicate member. Intervene once things start to get heated and take out the Brood ship however you see fit. Irwin will thank you for your assistance and join your crew.

Bringing Irwin to the Paragon will allow you to consult him and unlock his personal cruiser, The Falsum Aranea.

### Dianesh - Empress

Dianesh can be found in the unique "Crystalline New-Homelands [!]" sector.
Long-Ranged Scanners will reveal no ship at this beacon.

Beacon details

Locate the Massive Waystone event and Dianesh will confront you. Tell her you aren't there to threaten her people and she'll order her cruiser to attack. Fight her until her cruiser is heavily damaged, then depower your weapons and wait for her to hail you. Dianesh will apologize for her actions and join your crew.

Bringing Dianesh to the Paragon will allow you to consult her and unlock her personal cruiser, The Amethyst.

### Tuco - Dread Pirate

Tuco can be found in the unique "The Black Market [!]" sector.
Long-Ranged Scanners will reveal a ship at the beacon.

Beacon details

Locate the Peaceful Pirate Inn event and pay 3 scrap for drinks. After that, you'll hear some gossip about Tuco and his money problems. A quest marker labelled 'Casino' will appear on your map. Arrive and look around for Tuco, and you'll see him being kicked out by staff members. After Tuco starts attacking the Casino and an enforcer comes out to fight him, interfere on behalf of Tuco and destroy the Casino ship. Tuco will thank you for your assistance and join your crew.

Bringing Tuco to the Paragon will allow you to consult him and unlock his personal cruiser, The Princess Bride.

### Dessius - Prime Reaper

Dessius can be found in the unique "Spectral Capital [!]" sector.
Long-Ranged Scanners will reveal no ship in a nebula beacon.

Beacon details

Locate the Dynasty Capitol, where you'll find an Auto Dreadnaught destroying the Dynasty fleet. Destroy the dreadnaught and Dessius will join your crew.

Bringing Dessius to the Paragon will allow you to consult him and unlock his personal cruiser, Tartarus.

### Metyunt - Manager

Metyunt can be found in the secret "Hektar Mega-Market(tm)" sector.
Long-Ranged Scanners will reveal no ship outside a nebula.

Beacon details

To reach the Hektar Mega-Market™, you'll need to find a ["Sale!"] sector and visit 4 of the Hektar stores to collect their U.W.U points. Once you've collected enough, you'll be given the option to warp to the Hektar Mega-Market™ during a sector jump.

Locate the Hektar(tm) shipyard where you stumble upon Matyunt trying to calm down rioting Lizards. Side with the protestors and defeat the Hektar(tm) ship. When you return to the surface, the Hektar employees are almost ready to fire upon the protestors. Convince Metyunt to stand down, then convince the lizards that he deserves a second chance. After this, Metyunt will leave his job and join your crew.

Bringing either Metyunt or Guntput to the Paragon will allow you to consult them and unlock their personal cruiser, The Bargain Scale.

### Guntput - Shaman

Guntput can be found in the unique "Ministry Capital [!]" sector. Talk to Sylvan for the quest marker leading to Guntput.

Locate Sylvan and listen to his story to learn about Hektar ships enslaving tree lizards for manual labor. Sylvan gives you a quest to check in on the tree lizards at a nearby beacon. Go to the beacon and stay to defend the lizards from a Hektar ship. Kill the ship and offer to take as many lizards with you as you can. The lizards are hesitant to go due to their mistrust of technology, so promise to drop them off at the next station. Guntput will offer to stay with you and joins your crew.

Bringing either Guntput or Metyunt to the Paragon will allow you to consult them and unlock their personal cruiser, The Bargain Scale.

### Tintan and Rig - Symbiote

Tintan and Rig can be found in the unique "Rock Homeworlds [!]" sector.
Long-Ranged Scanners will reveal a distress beacon with no ship.

Beacon details

Locate the Zoltan parasite event where a station is requesting urgent medical aid. Due to a slug prank, Rig the rockman ATE Tintan whole. You can use **mind control** to convince the two to live aboard your ship, or have Tony Sr explain a similar situation where a slug "pranked" him, leading too, well... Rig and Tony Sr were close. Use either method to make Tintan and Rig join your crew.

Bringing either the Symbiote or Tony Sr to the Paragon will allow you to consult them and unlock their personal cruiser, The Unholy Mistake.

## Miscellaneous Crew

### Tony Sr. - CEO

Tony Sr can be found in the unique "Eargen Capital [!]" sector. He is located at the Tony's Store Distress beacon.

Upon arriving at Tony's HQ, you'll find some security guards in hiding, who will tell you about the attack by a Syndicate Angel. Defeat the Angel and find Tony Sr. in his lounge. Refuse to shoot him and he'll request to join your crew.

Bringing either the Symbiote or Tony Sr to the Paragon will allow you to consult them and unlock their personal cruiser, The Unholy Mistake.

### Aenwithe - Cognitive Engineer

Aenwithe can be found at link beacons in Engi or Separatist sectors, though he only joins the player's crew when they trigger the Ancient Activator found during the Ancient Questline.

Aenwithe does not have a crewser unlock for bringing him to the Paragon, but he does captain the final crewser which you unlock when you have unlocked every other crewser in the game.

### Sylvan - Merchant

Sylvan can be found in the secret "Obelisk Homeworlds" sector. His "Merchant" beacon will be globally visible just like in standard sectors.

When you arrive at the beacon, you'll find that Sylvan's ship is a smoking wreck. Investigate closer and Leah will reveal herself, claiming to be the one who brought down Sylvan. (Intentionally) forget her name and she'll attack you with a much stronger ship relative to what she usually pilots. Upon defeating her, check Sylvan's ship and you'll find Sylvan slumped in a corner dying. Use either a Level 3 Medbay or a Level 3 Clone bay to rescue him and he'll join your crew.

Sylvan does not have a crewser unlock for bringing him to the Paragon, though he does make an appearance on Billy's crewser.