The world has plunged into chaos, experimentation with a man made virus went wrong one day slowly infecting the world turning almost every living being into some mutated beast, the government sent the most important people into space with experimental cloning equipment and a selected amount of DNA. The idea was to hopefully return to earth with an army, eradicate this virus and re-populate the earth. Shortly after we left earth fell silent, we have no idea whats down there marine and its your job to find out.
Dr Charter is a prototype AI system that was given to you by omnicel to help keep you're ship in tip top condition
So he's a repair android for the ship?
he's more a part of the ship, he takes care of the ship when you're gone and also maintains it