The Neptune 3, filled with replacement crew and supplies for Leviathan Station make their descent into the black depths of the ocean. As they approach, they are unable to get a response from the station.
When the Neptune 3 prepares to make its final approach, something strikes the submarine.
Leviathan Personnel
Scientists:
Dr Kelven Booker
Status: Alive
Relations: Lisa Booker (Wife)
Description: A wiry man with peppered hair and an easy smile. His flinty eyes hint of his intelligence.
Role: Head Biologist
Dr Lisa Booker
Status: Alive
Relations: Kelven Booker (Husband)
Description: Attractive with skin the color of caramel. Can be a little possessive.
Role: Biologist
Professor Clifford Gibbs
Status: Alive
Description: A redheaded man with about two days of stubble on his chin. He's prone to speaking his thoughts out loud. Likes to read
Role: Archeologist
Dr Kaden Richardson
Status: Alive
Description: A slightly overweight man in his 50's. Tends toward a nervous disposition.
Role: Geologist
Doctor Patricia Wolf
Status: Alive
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Description: Hawkish features and lacks any sense of humor. Her hair is as dark as her skin is light.
Role: Chemist
Military:
Corporal Aran Chen
Status: Alive
Description: A young black man with a powerful build. Has just a hint of Asian features from a distant ancestor.
Role: Classified
Sergeant Lester Kerr
Status: Alive
Description: Middle aged Caucasian man. Physically fit with an imposing demeanor.
Role: Classified
Corporal Violet Hodges
Status: Alive
Description: A powerfully built woman with scars evident on her arms and face.
Role: Classified
Lance Corporal Hussein Peterson
Status: Alive
Description: A young Caucasian man with tanned skin and an easy manner. Sees himself as a funny man.
Role: Classified
Support Staff:
Euan "Goose" Barnett
Status: Alive
Description: Of Hispanic descent, middle aged and prone to wearing a red baseball cap.
Role: Submarine Pilot and Mechanic
Sabrina Bryan
Status: Alive
Description: An autistic girl barely out of her teens. Timid and withdrawn, but observant. Is a genius with an exceptional talent for computers.
Role: Data Analyst
Amanda Davila
Status: Unknown
Description: Works the communications station on board the Leviathan.
Role: Systems Manager
Mabel York
Status: Alive
Description: An older black woman. Confident and direct.
Role: Engineer and Mechanic
Leviathan
The Leviathan is a state of the art underwater research station that rests at 47°9′S 126°43′W, 4,339 meters down. Capable of housing up to 60 personnel at any given time, including forty scientists from varying fields and the personnel needed to run and maintain the station.
Neptune 3
A submarine capable of deep dives nearing 6,200 meters. Retrofitted to transport personnel and supplies needed for the Leviathan research station. Can transport up to 12 people uncomfortably.