Characters and NPCs

Most problems in a week have one person who can fix them. Start here when you know what you need but not who sells it.

The busts are the in-game portraits. Lou, Serpico and the Salvage Ship Pilot have no portrait here; the pilot borrows a random Lower Levels face in the game.

Joe Wild Role Insurance agent and fixer

Dr. Jackson Role Machine and gadget dealer

The Mentor Role Your lender and first guide

The Landlord Role Weekly rent collector

Officer Lun Security Role Security officer

Georgio Role Dubious salvager

Eleanor Upper Levels Role Upper Levels exile

Sawyer Black Market Role Janitorial crew boss

Lou Black Market Role Wanted bomberBounty (Credits) 1,500

Li Bei Wen Lower Levels Role Wanted sellerBounty (Credits) 400

The Butcher Lower Levels Role Wanted citizenBounty (Credits) 450

James Bailey Lower Levels Role Wanted citizenBounty (Credits) 300

Arthur Lafleur Revolution Role Wanted citizenBounty (Credits) 100

Odin Haraldsson Revolution Role Wanted fighterBounty (Credits) 300 / 350

Juan Lower Levels Role Wanted laborerBounty (Credits) 75

John Smith Lower Levels Role Wanted citizenBounty (Credits) 125

Leroy Lower Levels Role Wanted citizenBounty (Credits) 300

Salvage Ship Pilot Lower Levels Role Short encounter

Serpico Security Role Security cadet

Bounties are in Credits and paid when Security makes the arrest. Each name opens the full dossier.

Character	Role	Faction	Bounty (Credits)	What they do
Joe Wild	Insurance agent and fixer	Independent	None	Sells nightly theft insurance, then opens Wild's Network of contacts and favors. His business card number is 8376.
Dr. Jackson	Machine and gadget dealer	Independent	None	Sells machines, modules, scanners and the Toolbox from day 14; hands out a free Furnace on day 6.
The Mentor	Your lender and first guide	Independent	None	Lent you the money for the shop, leaves notes on opening day and warns about the trading permit on Day 24.
The Landlord	Weekly rent collector	Independent	None	Collects rent that opens at 200 Credits every 7 days and keeps rising; offers the deed buyout during his visit.
Officer Lun	Security officer	Security	None	Explains reporting wanted customers on Day 1; a storyline of patrol, injury and return-to-duty visits follows.
Georgio	Dubious salvager	Independent	None	Returns on a fixed schedule with salvage and a plan to build a spaceship; the loan offer is his day-43 visit.
Eleanor	Upper Levels exile	Upper Levels	None	Starts as a picky customer, turns scavenger and investigates her mother's arrest.
Sawyer	Janitorial crew boss	Black Market	None	Runs the Lower Levels Janitorial Staff fee and later reveals the Underground Exchange.
Lou	Wanted bomber	Black Market	1,500	Turns up after the Business Permit, leaves a box at the store and ends with a 1,500 Credit demand.
Li Bei Wen	Wanted seller	Lower Levels	400	Skip the bounty and he returns three days later with the route to the Nomore formula.
The Butcher	Wanted citizen	Lower Levels	450	Reporting him pays out but starts a delayed vandalism sequence.
James Bailey	Wanted citizen	Lower Levels	300	Sells spare gear at 33% off if you buy the lot; Security wants him for ambushing its officers.
Arthur Lafleur	Wanted citizen	Revolution	100	An activist from the failed revolution who only buys food and materials; his capture makes the station news.
Odin Haraldsson	Wanted fighter	Revolution	300 / 350	Asks you not to raise the alarm and offers a standing deal for weapons and contraband; the bounty rises to 350 on later visits.
Juan	Wanted laborer	Lower Levels	75	Sells surplus food and promises more; the smallest bounty on the poster.
John Smith	Wanted citizen	Lower Levels	125	Claims his name is so common that Security keeps mistaking him for a robber; no cover title.
Leroy	Wanted citizen	Lower Levels	300	Walks in dressed as a Security inspector; impersonating an officer is a serious crime.
Salvage Ship Pilot	Short encounter	Lower Levels	None	A one-off visitor back from salvaging debris and derelict trade ships.
Serpico	Security cadet	Security	None	From day 40 a storyline opens a three-night food window with a 2,000 kcal target.

These characters come back on a schedule. The days below follow the normal story scheduler, which Endless Mode skips, and earlier choices can block later visits.

Trading with a character, reporting them or shooting them moves the reputation of the faction they belong to. Independents answer to nobody.