Characters

The main character(s) of Void Bastards are the "correctional clients" (read: prisoners) of the CNT. Over one million Clients were desiccated for long-distance space voyage and filed onto the Void Ark, under the care of B.A.C.S., to be transported to the DOM. The Void Ark was attacked by Space Pirates during transport, with all human personnel being slaughtered, and the looted Void Ark abandoned to drift in the Sargasso Nebula.

B.A.C.S. requires a human to turn the FTL drive back on so that the Void Ark can complete its journey. This is initially why B.A.C.S. rehydrated Chester Stevens, however upon realizing that FTL activation requires a Citizen ID Card, and all Clients have their citizenship revoked & ID Cards incinerated, B.A.C.S. assigns Stevens and all subsequent Clients with the action item of forging a valid ID Card, using parts scavenged from the other ships in the Nebula.

Most Clients have a random name and personality trait assigned to them (listed on their P-862 Request For Client Rehydration Form). There are two noteworthy exceptions:


 * Ada Bailey First client rehydrated during the Space Pirate raid. Dies during the tutorial.
 * Chester Stevens Second client rehydrated and arguably Void Bastards' "main" protagonist.