Dairmuid has been a character at Core for a long time, arrival was a little confusing, the bustle of the star port, the strange smells and the constant noise of the ore ships blasting off day and night..

Soon he became used to the regular rhythm of day and night. Much shorter than on Mars where he grew up, not long after the war, and took up the normal trade of the colony, he became a miner. Again it proved hard because despite his strength he knew nothing of how to handle a laser drill. The company, of course only let's freshmen use the experimental laser drills, known to be tempermental, and to break down all the time.

Before long mining ceased being so harsh and with rapid promotion through the ranks, aided by assissting the local law with a delicate problem (blackout quest) and experience, he was soon earning a modest income from it. However, his lucky break came when he heard of the Chop shop, a clinic specialising in limb replacement. Loaning most of the money from contacts he had made and spending his time watching the price go up hour by hour as interested parties placed their bids, he patiently waited until the auction was almost over.

With the final bid at the last moment he secured his future and his fortune, marrying the woman he loved only days later.

Much has passed since that day.. and now again he is single, his love lost, returned to Earth for reasons he refuses to accept or to listen. What the future holds for him now is in the hands of the gods, or at least the company's tax man.

Above is a shortish history of what core has been like for me. I hope you'll visit and enrich the experience for us all as we explore life in a remote mining colony working for a company that couldn't care less for it's employees, but where love, romance, and even war has been found.