Dred

Dred is a chef working for GOV and eventually TREPiDATiON in the book Calm Silence.

Dred
A tall wiry and sickly looking man, Dred is a cook that works in one of the villages surrounding the city. Full of slang and advice, Dred cooks meals while busy babbling his own peculiar philosophies to no one in particular. While he has no grievances against GOV, he finds that his inability to cook meals as he likes is enough to have him take action against GOV, although his simplistic nature leads him to small defiances instead of openly contesting GOV's policies.

Mic
His connection with Mic starts when she was a very young girl and spending her first night in the small alleyway next to his restaurant. Seeing that she wouldn't last very long hiding as that, he took her in and cared her as best as he could. While he would "accidentally" lose a few GOV Food Slips now and then, Dred would rarely overstep his bounds for fear of the retribution afterward.

Shalice
Noticing the connection between Shalice and Mic, Dred waxes his philosophical ideals on Shalice, hoping to give him a push in the right direction. While what he intended did not come across as he hoped, the words were enough for Shalice to press on, finally understanding what it was that he needed to do.

Trivia
Dred's favorite hobby is taking apart GOV equipment and putting it back together to see how it works. He also likes to take off parts for his own use and call in GOV on the claim that his equipment is broken.