Lincoln Loughty

In the grim twilight of the Era of Contested Sovereignty, Lincoln Loughty is the embodiment of resilience. Owner of a modest factory in the shadow of Green-Arata’s towering corporate skyline, he is a man caught between the crushing demands of Toyota Material Handling’s meritocracy and the desperate, last-gasp efforts of the National Guard Vestige. Each day is a gamble, as he navigates the treacherous landscape of backroom deals and power plays, supplying weapons and cybernetic parts to both sides of the conflict. His life is a constant battle, not just for profit, but for the survival of his employees and the tattered remnants of his own humanity. Lincoln's world is one of blurred loyalties and shifting alliances, where the line between friend and foe is as thin as the smoke rising from the city’s industrial wasteland. Despite the ever-present threat of violence and the relentless pressure to conform, he clings to a quiet, tempered hope that someday, the chaos will give way to a future where humanity can thrive once more. Until then, he soldiers on, a lone figure standing against the tide of a world gone mad.