The steady and pragmatic helmsman of the Surveyor, Guilders can always be depended on to seek a level-headed solution, using patience and respect to help others do the same.
Full name: William Franklin Guilders
Age: fifty-eight, at the beginning of the first book
Hair: white
Eyes: brown
Rank: commander
Position: helmsman, first officer
Hobbies: chess, flying, learning
Family: unknown
Friends: Captain Harrison Trent, Doctor Gerard Lloyd, Andi Lloyd, Almira Maslow.
Myers-Briggs Personality Type: ISTJ
Background: He was born in 2262 (his birth is actually the first thing on the series timeline). Not much is known about him, since he’s not the kind to talk much about himself or his past. He has worked on the Surveyor longer than any of the current members; almost twenty-five years. He had a niece and grand-niece back on Earth who both died; the number of siblings, nieces or nephews he has is unknown. Guilders may be quiet, but he’s the heart of the Surveyor in many ways, as well as its center of moral courage.