Editing Douglas Sharper (section)

=== Role in the Second Restoration ===
The precise relationship between Sharper and the DRC has never been completely explained. He was never a member of the DRC, nor was he ever listed as a "[[Restoration Engineer]]", but he still answered to the Council itself, and his work was directed by them. He spent the better part of 2 years between [[2000 CE|2000]] and [[2002 CE|2002]] restoring Teledahn, a process difficult and complex enough that he vowed never to take on a project of similar size again. While restoring the [[Age]], he discovered a large crustacean-like species, which he called "[[shroomie]]s". His [[Reference:Douglas Sharper, personal journal|personal journal]] details his efforts to capture and kill one of these creatures, though in later conversations with [[explorer]]s he reportedly swore off hunting any more of them. He also kept several aspects of Teledahn secret, including the [[Baron city office]] and Teledahn's role in an illicit slave-trading ring.

After the restoration of Teledahn was largely complete, Sharper was given the task of restoring the [[Great Tree Pub]] in the [[J'taeri District]] of [[Ae'gura]] (D'ni Cavern) sometime in [[2003 CE|2003]]. When explorers began to arrive in the Cavern later that year, he took a group called [[The Great Tree (explorer organization)|The Great Tree]] and their leader, [[Brian Fioca]], under his wing. Together, they agitated against the DRC, arguing that their policies were too restrictive, and demanding greater access to [[D'ni]]. Conversations on the [[DRC forum]] during this time indicate that the Council was displeased with Sharper's actions, but they were divided on what to do about it. When Sharper took down a barricade blocking access to the [[Kahlo Pub]] in Ae'gura, [[Ikuro Kodama]] had finally had enough, and pressed for the Great Tree Pub to be taken away from him. The rest of the Council agreed, and from then on, Sharper's restoration work was largely over.

Sharper was one of many explorers who took [[Yeesha]]'s [[Yeesha's_Journeys#First_Journey|Journey]]. When he returned, he coupled his movement to Yeesha's message and its in-Cavern advocate, [[Phil Henderson]]. Sharper began actively spying on the DRC's meetings in the [[Tokotah II]] building. He and Phil set up a telescope in an enclosed space across the alley from the DRC's meeting room, and used Phil's [[Relto]] Book as a means of getting out of it. When Phil was apparently killed by a collapsing wall while exploring the [[Guild Hall]] in early [[2004 CE|2004]], Sharper blamed himself for Phil's death, reasoning that he wouldn't have died if he had had his Relto Book with him. Shortly afterwards, the DRC lost funding and could no longer maintain their restoration efforts. Douglas Sharper was the last to leave.