Emerich Dreadway

Emerich Dreadway is a player character in Steeplechase played by Clint McElroy. He works as a hard light maintenance mechanic on the Ustaben layer, primarily in Poppy's Place.

Physical Appearance
Emerich is an older man, described as slim and waspish (Vincent Price-like). He typically wears coveralls. Since finishing its construction, he is frequently seen with his trademark gadget, the Give-A-Ghost projector, on his wrist.

History
Emerich was a "creationeer," and used to work at the head of the company as one of the first hardlight innovators. However, as he got stepped on by various people who took credit for his genius, he gradually got demoted to working in maintenance. He is one of a handful of people who have full mastery over the craft, but his lack of resources or support compared to corporate R&D means that Dentonic has been able to create things in recent years that he didn't think possible.

After the traumatic events in Gutter City, Emerich became convinced of the humanity of hardlight creations. He developed an ethical code for dealing with them, and took on a self-imposed mission of liberation. He took on the trauma "Haunted."

Personality
Emerich is described as 'not a very forceful person', and struggles to connect with other humans. It's rare for him to raise his voice.