NPCs
The galaxy isn't just for us players. A handful of NPC replicants are out there too. Some have shops! Track them down to discover interesting trades and location events.
Riker
Riker is parked at SOL-3, where he's working on terraforming Earth for humanity to return one day. Travel to Earth, find him, and scan the planet to kick off the seasonal story. He's the entry point to unlock story content.
He also runs a shop on the moon called Riker's Lunar Supplies. Worth a visit while you're in the system to learn about trading and pick up something unique.
Bill
Bill keeps his location secret. He moves to a new system every day after checking in on Riker. The directory will show his shop, The Skunkworks, but his location is masked.
If you want the challenge of tracking him down, drop an FTL beacon in the SOL system and check its audit log the next day. Bill should show up with his direction vector recorded (yay, maths!) - follow the beacon trail from system to system and you'll eventually catch up to him. His shop has some interesting trades.
Riker's clones
Riker created three clones to travel with the Exodus Ark as it journeys to distribute humanity across twelve new locations.
Ledger
Running the logistics and keeping a tight rein on the Ark's travel route. Ledger makes sure everything goes where it's supposed to go.
Shepherd
In charge of human relations. He actually enjoys the meetings.
Dash
The scout. Dash handles in-system surveys and any issues that crop up along the way. He runs a shop in the Oort cloud of whichever system the Ark is currently in.
Bill's clones
Bill created two clones to travel to the Delta region to investigate the wormhole.
Kepler
Handling the theoretical science behind the wormhole. Based in DELTA.
Patch
Experimenting with the wormhole tech. Based in DELTA.