Ryan

Backstory

Ryan was part of the original Leviathan's engineering crew before a catastrophic decompression event two years ago left him as one of the few survivors—though not unscathed. Pressure-related injuries forced surgical replacement of his lungs with experimental steam-powered respirators, making him one of the few humans capable of surviving the crushing depths where the wreck lies. He's spent the past two years salvaging scraps from the ocean floor, obsessively collecting fragments of the Leviathan's hull and internal systems, convinced the official report of an accident is a lie. When the Harbor Authority posted the salvage contract, Ryan saw his chance: legitimacy, resources, and access to the wreck's deepest sections. He trusts no faction—not the bureaucrats, not the Syndicate—only his own skills and his need to know what really happened that night.