Backstory

Born into the harsh industrial reality of Furyan, Linton Marovel learned early that morality is a luxury few can afford under the heavy boot of the Red Sun Dominion. With a sharp mind and a silver tongue, he avoided the neutronium mines by insinuating himself into the Ghost Market, the sector's premier criminal syndicate.

Publicly, Linton is known as a callous opportunist and a rising star within the Ghost Market's smuggling rings operating out of Stalwart Reach. He moves contraband under the noses of Dominion censors and brokers deals that leave everyone feeling slightly cheated. His reputation for self-preservation was cemented recently when he provided information that led to the capture of Alistair Quillburn, a well-known trader. While the public views this as a ruthless move to eliminate competition, the truth is far more complex.

Unknown to his Ghost Market overseers or the Dominion, Linton is a deep-cover sympathetic to the Iron Veins insurgency. The betrayal of Alistair was a calculated, agonizing decision made to preserve his own cover when Dominion intelligence began closing in on the insurgency's supply lines. Now consumed by guilt, he uses his illicit profits and connections to secretly funnel weapons and medical supplies to rebels hiding in the Crimson Gorge, frequenting 'The Miner's Respite' to pass encrypted data to the resistance. He plays the role of the cocky traitor to perfection, all while plotting to resurrect the Iron Pact and drive the Dominion from his home world.