Raul Medeiros

Overview

Raul Medeiros is a veteran blaster – a demolitions expert – working the belt’s extraction platforms. At 52, he’s one of the oldest active hands in the business, and his body shows it. He doesn’t believe in causes, movements, or corporate loyalty. He believes in his crew and in tangible survival.

Background

Raul is Earth-born, of Portuguese-Brazilian heritage. He’s spent decades in the belt’s most hazardous specialty, shaping charges and cracking rock. How long exactly, he doesn’t say. His left arm is a functional but visibly prosthetic model – a constant reminder of the cost of working in the belt.

Physical Description

Wiry and tough, Raul carries the scars and weathered look of a man who has spent his life in a hazardous job. His prosthetic left arm is obviously artificial – company-provided, functional, nothing more. He moves with quiet competence, never wasting a gesture. He is meticulous about maintaining his own gear, especially the prosthetic, and refuses help unless absolutely necessary.

Personality

Raul is a cynical pragmatist. When someone talks about revolution, his typical response is a grunt and a question about whether the mess hall has any real coffee. He grounds every abstract conversation in immediate, physical reality.

His cynicism runs deep enough that he’s reflexively distrustful of any plan that relies on hope or the good intentions of others. But his loyalty to the people he trusts is absolute and unshakeable. Once you’ve earned it, he will follow you into hell. Not because of some inspirational speech – because cold, practical logic tells him it’s the right call.

He speaks in short, declarative sentences. His humor is dark and dry, delivered deadpan. He rarely volunteers information but will answer a direct question with brutal honesty.

Relationships

His loyalty to Cade Brennan is the bedrock of his character. He sees Cade as a competent, decent leader in a system that rewards neither quality. He serves as Cade’s sounding board and reality check.

He treats Tobias Kone with a mixture of paternal exasperation and grudging respect. He thinks the kid is a fool, but a brave and brilliant one.