The Outfitters Universe:

Ship: Red Hellion

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First Appearance:  Q Runner

Affiliation:  Unified Earth Fleet (Stranger)

Designation:  2nd Squadron

Class:  Charlie

Support Ship: Unknown

Tender:  Unknown

Commanding Officer:  Unknown

Positrontic Brain:  Unknown

Crew:  6 personnel

Significance:  Picked up Wexler and his Rescue Tech after their ship was Wooden Nickle was damaged.

Character: Blue

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Rank:  Rescue Technician One

Affiliation: Earth Fleet One,  Temp. assignment to Earth Unified Fleet (Stranger) for training.

Assignment:  Rescue Runner- Free Lunch out of the Clara Barton,  2nd Squadron.

1st Appearance:  Q Runner

Description:  Human female.

Nickname:  “Blue”

Hobbies: Unknown

Background:  Raised in an orphanage but knows who her parents are.  Hair is dyed permanently blue, hence the name, that is all the name she will tell the crew.  A bit brash and believe sex is no big deal.  A bit Claustrophobic in suit.

Character: Adam Bielski

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Rank:  Medical  Technician One

Affiliation:  Earth Unified Fleet (Stranger)

Assignment:  Rescue Runner- Wooden Nickle out of the Clara Barton,  2nd Squadron.  Temporary Assignment on the Free Lunch.

1st Appearance:  Q Runner

Description:  Human male, Northern European,  Dark Hair,

Nickname:  Unknown

Hobbies: Unknown

Background:  Polish from 14th Century, paper maker, lived outside of what would later become Warsaw.

Character: Wexler

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Rank:  Ensign Co- Pilot/ 2nd In Command  (Promoted to Lt. J.G.)

Affiliation:  Earth Unified Fleet (Stranger)

Assignment:  Rescue Runner- Wooden Nickel, out of the Clara Barton,  2nd Squadron

1st Appearance:  Q Runner

Description:  Human Male

Nickname:  None

Hobbies: Unknown

Background:  Assumes command when three crew members are killed by a missile, same attack that kills Gwen.   Departs to refit Wooden Nickel on the Red Hellion.

Character: Patsy Curtis

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Rank:  Lt. J.G.  Pilot/Commander

Affiliation:  Earth Unified Fleet (Stranger)

Assignment:  Rescue Runner- Motown Mercy, out of the Clara Barton,  2nd Squadron

1st Appearance:  Q Runner

Description:  Human female, twenty when snatched, black African American,

Nickname:  None

Hobbies: Singer and dancing.

Background:  Daughter of tailor in Los Angeles, 1952 grew up originally from Detroit but they moved a year before she was picked up by Outfitters, loves the Temptations, has two formal Detroit residents on her crew,  one a male from one of the first Ford production lines,  the other one of the first residents when it was a trading outpost.

Character: Roberto Fernando Mendez

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Rank:  Rescue Technician Two

Affiliation:  Earth Unified Fleet (Stranger)

Assignment:  Rescue Runner- Free Lunch, out of the Clara Barton,  2nd Squadron

1st Appearance:  Q Runner

Description:  Human male, Hispanic, 18 years old when awoken, tall and thin.

Nickname:  Robert

Hobbies: Baseball

Background:  Grew up in Havana, Cuba, turned 18 in 1950, grew up with cousins, parents died of Flu epidemic when young, painted houses since he was sixteen.  Loves Baseball.

Character: Jhon Rhee Kim

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Rank:    Ensign Co-Pilot/2nd in Command

Affiliation:  Earth Unified Fleet (Stranger)

Assignment:  Rescue Runner- Free Lunch, out of the Clara Barton,  2nd Squadron

1st Appearance:  Q Runner

Description:  Human male, Korean, 18 years old when awoken.

Nickname:  Unknown

Hobbies: Marathon Runner

Background:  About to join Korean Army in 1930, Father a Col. in Cavalry, very strict on son.  Kim very by the book, even though there is no book for The Stranger Fleet.  Not very comfortable with blood.

Character: Maxwell Clark

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Rank:   Lt. junior grade.  Pilot/Commander

Affiliation:  Earth Unified Fleet (Stranger)

Assignment:  Rescue Runner- Free Lunch, out of the Clara Barton,  2nd Squadron

1st Appearance:  Q Runner

Description:  Human male, black South African, early 20’s.

Nickname:  Max

Hobbies: Boxing and Soccer

Background:  Two years in at Agricultural College of Somalia when plucked by Outfitters.  Very laid back, knows about Sgt. Xaviers activities but looks the other way.   Has relationship with another Pilot/Commander of the Rescue Runner  Patsy Curtis, commander/pilot of the Motown Mercy.

Item: Sensors

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First Mention:  Scouts Out

First Appearance:  Scouts Out

Description:  a passive means of detection used in space.  Visual, sound and detection of energy used in locating and determining energy emitted or reflected from an object or ship.

Item: Scanners

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First Mention:  Scouts Out

First Appearance:  Scouts Out

Description:  Scanners are active detection devices, using a variety of projected energy including but not limited to x-rays, infrared energy, sound waves, radio waves, and other a variety of other types of focused or wide beam energy.    Typically not used when a ship is attempting to remain undetected.   Similar in principle to active sonar used in submarines.