Lillian Bench

Lillian Bench is a former Alterran xenobiologist who was stationed at Outpost Zero. She sought to make contact with the Architects, but found it difficult due to interference from Al-An. As a result, Lillian's contract with Alterra was cancelled when no progress was made.

Events in Sector Zero
Lillian was based in Outpost Zero, focused on studying on the Architects and how to make contact with one of their kind. In there were she comes up with the idea of how the Architects could switch between organic bodies and storing their minds in computers. She then comes up with the idea of creating a organic vessel for a Architect to inhabitant and communicate with Lillian, similar to Al-An's Vessel.

Lillian then asks Sam Ayou if she has picked up any strange interference on her Spy Penglings, referencing Al-Ans distress signal from Sanctuary Zero. Lillian believes it to be some kind of communication on her devices and references that she was going to do something about it and tell Sam to be quiet about it.

It is then seen that her and Fred Lachance take a Seatruck to the Twisty Bridges to investigate the disturbance, but they both get caught. In cause, Fred gets in trouble with Emmanuel Desjardins back at Delta Station and it can be inferred that Lillian also got in trouble.

Later, Lillian got her contact with Alterra cancelled due to no progress with the Architects.

It is then that she sends a message to Robin Ayou about her sister death, and gives info about Delta Station in case Robin wanted to investigate her sisters death. This message would eventually lead to Robin heading to Planet 4546B to investigate her sisters death.