Steven Dawson

Steven Dawson is a Captain in the Redwood Industries (RWI) Navy and is the commanding officer of the RWI *Prometheus*. He captains the exploration ship during its mission for the Joint Expedition Task Force (JETF) a year following the Green Drone War.

## History

### Joint Expedition Task Force

At some point during or following the Green Drone War, Steven Dawson achieved the rank of Captain and was given command of the RWI *Prometheus* when it was introduced. Approximately one year after the end of the war, a mysterious signal was found being broadcasted from the edge of known space, prompting RWI and its allies, Crazy North Logistics (CNL) and Royal Coalition of Spatial Protection (RCSP) to form the Joint Expedition Task Force (JETF) and investigate the source of the signal and discover the mysteries it holds. Though Dawson was the captain of the JETF's flagship, Admiral Jack Roberts of RWI would hold ultimate authority over Dawson during the expedition.

### Battle of Chrome II

After the *Prometheus* was launched and jumped to the Chrome System and began orbiting the second planet, Dawson ordered the bridge crew to begin locating the signal. Admiral Roberts and his second-in-command, Captain Sam Reed, joined him on the bridge. Dawson was soon informed by his XO, Commander Michael Lynch, that their scans were being jammed. As an unidentified battleship approached and began bombarding the *Prometheus* with high-tech weaponry, Roberts requested that Dawson launched the expedition's ground troops. Dawson agreed, had the *Prometheus*'s meager weaponry cover the landers, and sent Lynch to assist the crew in the engine room.

Though the enemy ship was repelled, Dawson was left with a heavily damaged ship. Despite the damage, Dawson was able to have the *Prometheus* deploy long-range Mk.V torpedoes and drop pods of supplies, as well as help contact the ground troops led by Admiral Roberts locate the source of the signal, which turned out to be an ancient city. On several occasions, when Dawson managed to contact Roberts, he requested permission to activate Project X-12, a highly experimental project on reprogramming former GDA (Green Drone Armada) drones leftover from the war to serve RWI. Roberts always refused, but once Dawson realized that both Commander Lynch was missing and the *Prometheus*'s supplies were running low, he and his new XO, Lieutenant Commander Kyan, activated the drones prematurely, believing that it could say many lives.

### X-12 Emergency

Unfortunately, the X-12 drones went rogue and began terrorizing the ship rather than assisting with repairs. Dawson ordered Major Wilson to contain the threats with the *Prometheus*'s security troops, but the damage was already done. Dawson frantically ordered the bridge crew to prevent the *Prometheus*'s drift into Chrome II's atmosphere, but it was no use. Dawson ordered all crew members to either get to an escape pod or brace for impact as the exploration flagship prepared for its crash-landing. Kyan went missing after running to the drone bay to shut the X-12 units down, and Dawson ordered the bridge crew to send out the black box of the *Prometheus* as the ship split in half and crashed on the surface.

However, when Roberts and RCSP Captain Tevin Myers arrived to investigate the *Prometheus*’s crash site, Dawson and any surviving crew members were missing in action. Dawson’s whereabouts and status are currently unknown.