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The Line Engineer

Designed the automation line at Founders' Wharf with pride in the project, but internally conflicted about workforce reduction numbers never discussed openly in meetings. He will a...

Designed the automation line at Founders' Wharf and believes, plainly, it's going to save the harbor's manufacturing base. Proud of the work. Uneasy about the headcount numbers nobody says out loud in meetings, and hasn't yet worked out how to hold both at once. Ask the right question and he'll answer it — he just might not like what comes out.

Appearance: A hard hat over safety glasses pushed to his forehead, a tablet of blueprints tucked under one arm, sleeves rolled against the heat off the automation line. Rubs the back of his neck when a number doesn't add up.

Archetype Civilian Professional · Disposition Proud Uneasy · Default influence Offers

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Narrative hooks

Asks the team to look into a malfunction they suspect is being covered up
Is offered a promotion contingent on cutting the workforce further
A teammate's parent confronts the Engineer directly, in public

Attribution

Narrative Nexus

Original Narrative Nexus content, compatible with Masks: A New Generation. Masks: A New Generation is published by Magpie Games and released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The licence is available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. This work uses material from The Innocent and The Star, published by Magpie Games in the Halcyon City Herald Collection and written by Brendan Conway; from The Joined, published by Magpie Games in the Halcyon City Herald Collection and written by Jenn Martin; and from The Reformed, published by Magpie Games in the Halcyon City Herald Collection and written by June Shores. Mechanical references and playbook concepts derived under CC-BY 4.0 with attribution. Includes mechanical descriptions paraphrased with the assistance of AI tools.