RB01
Mechanic · Reluctant hero
Rix Banner
A World War II airplane mechanic who can diagnose almost anything—usually while calculating what the repair is going to cost him.
Spaceship Mechanic
Beyond the repair bay
Meet the people, ships, and places that turn one Wisconsin mechanic’s bad day into a life among the stars.
Back to the seriesThe crew
Found family, questionable plans, excellent repairs
KW02
Pilot · Trader · Instigator
Kel Warp
Calypso’s fearless pilot and Rix’s fifty-fifty partner. Kel sees opportunity where everyone else sees incoming fire.
AM03
Pilot · Strategist
Amari
Perceptive, formidable, and impossible to underestimate. Amari brings sharp instincts to the crew’s messiest problems.
PH04
Crew · Repair · Cargo
Philo
A short, bearded Korrali with impressive strength, a gift for making friends at every port, and absolute loyalty to his found family.
BV05
Research · Translation · Systems
Beverly
A microscopic Beltigersk symbiote with a projected avatar, formidable processing power, and opinions about almost everything.
Primary ship
Meet Calypso
Old, rounded, rust-prone, and patched more times than anyone can count, Calypso is the crew’s freighter, workshop, escape plan, and home between ports.
“The ship survives because Kel can fly and Rix refuses to accept broken as final.”
- Jump capable
- Extensively improvised
- Crew-built home
Home port · Surnac Belt
Patience Station
Hollowed into an asteroid and held together by patched systems, busy repair bays, and the people who refuse to abandon it, Patience becomes the series’ working heart—and Rix’s first real home beyond Earth.
Narlux-4 system Bay 807 · Rix’s shop Primary series home base
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