HISTORY

Another former military operative, Liam Westray runs a mercenary squadron based out of Vesta Station. Westrey's forces take contracts from virtually anyone, provided they are not affiliated with GigaCorp or the BIOS.

Westray was a newly-promoted captain in command of the Metis Station 129th Shield Squadron, a fighter squadron defending the facilities on the Jovian moon Metis, when GigaCorp launched an unwarranted assault. Westray evaluated the situation, commandeered a light carrier. . . withdrew his troops to Vesta Station, denying victory to GigaCorp. Keeping the unit name, 129th Shield Squadron, he gives price breaks for missions that involve harming GigaCorp, in defiance and sheer nastiness.

Westray has conducted several missions in other systems, including point attacks and claim defense ops; so far casualties have been light and less than half his squadron has mustered out. The 129th can field a full four flights (one veteran, one standard, and two rookie), plus the base command support unit, and is able to maintain combat readiness almost constantly. Unfortunately, the 129th carrier was destroyed in action in late 2149, and has yet to be replaced, so the squadron currently lacks its own transportation.

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Westray is a muscular Scot in his late 30s - a taciturn man with a long grudge and an even longer memory. His black hair is kept short in regulation military fashion. He is never seen out of uniform, keeps his quarters meticulously organized, and seems to have little personal life. . . though he does occasionally go on R&R during base stops.