M39AV-ALPHA

"Hmm... Subject 1 through 2047 has died. Subject 2048 has eaten his own arms and subject 0 seems to have thrown himself into a garbage disposal unit. Further tests needed."

Background
ALPHA is, for all intents and purposes, utterly insane. He is also however, a genius. As such the Mechanicum were loathe to remove him and decided instead to deploy him onto an explorator vessel by the name of Labor's Light where he became captain and resident expert of things that shouldn't be put on humans.

He originally worked as a Xeno-Tech expert where he was able to use his prodigious talents to break down and recreate various alien technologies that pushed the Askellon Sector into the forefront of naval technology. The only reason ships can still navigate through the Pandemonium is due to his works. However his willful ignorance of regulations surrounding human testing saw him repeatedly investigated by both Mechanium and Inquisition who saw disturbing similarities with the recent Arch-Heretic Teyler Cant who was a known associate of his.

As such he was reassigned and led the expedition that traversed into The Halo Stars, with disastrous results. He was also the mentor and tutor of M38AV-DELTA who took after his master in many ways, least of all his maddened genius. The two of them got along famously and ALPHA was reported as declaring DELTA "The most original mind he'd ever met." An accusation both complimentary and dangerous.

When DELTA left however to work for the Inquisition he carried on his work with the Halo Devices, finding out a few very minor facts. He was delighted when, for a short while, DELTA returned and assisted him in his work and he proceeded to teach DELTA what he had so far discovered.

Uses and Opportunities
ALPHA has little influence within the Mechanicum but is incredibly knowledgeable of Xeno technology and is more than happy to provide his prodigy and his friends training in such equipment. He is also enthusiastic about new devices and is capable of providing detailed information about most common Xenos objects and their origins. He has also been known to provide certain equipment he has access to or can make to those who he favors or who have worked for him in the past.

ALPHA may occasionally request recovery of a certain artefact that may be in the hands of collectors or its original owners. He always pays and sometimes trades Xeno gear that no longer interests him for newer and more enigmatic equipment.