Editing Richard A. Watson (section)

== Career ==
Watson received a Doctorate in History from the University of Utah.<ref name="drcsite_bios"/> He was working in and researching the southwestern United States when, in [[1989 CE|1989]], his friend [[Elias Zandi]] informed him that he had made an enormous discovery in New Mexico: the [[D'ni cavern]]. The two established a non-profit organization called the [[D'ni Restoration Foundation]], and with assistance from other friends and colleagues, they explored and worked to restore the cavern until Elias's death in [[1996 CE|1996]].

In January, of [[1997 CE|1997]], Watson founded the [[D'ni Restoration Council]] to oversee the restoration efforts. He chaired the organization until late [[2003 CE|2003]], when the apparent death of DRC research engineer [[Phil Henderson]] drove him into despair. [[Reference:Richard_Watson,_personal_journal|Watson's journal]] was later found in the [[Great Shaft]], where he explained to those who might find it that he had left to seek out [[Yeesha]].