I wouldn't mind having someone new, as long as nobody objects.  Plot-wise, the character could be a member of the Imperial Navy who needs a new ship to join after his own ship got kerploded, or perhaps a glory-hound drawn by the legend of what the party did.<br/><br/>(the group will be receiving a bonus of 3 profit factor once word gets out of their achievements, assuming they're willing to endorse a bunch of people to use their likenesses for vox-dramas, pictshows, novels, and action figures in the Calaxis sector.)