- Player: Paul
- Age: 60
- Height: 5' 11"
- Weight: 120 lbs
- Gender: Male
- Race: Human (white)
- Occupation: Politician; running for Mayor of Pax Artificium against Charles Xavier
- Talents: An incredible presence; he was very persuasive, intelligent, charismatic. He was very fond of guns
- Allegiances: Pax Artificium; the United States Government; Daniel Miller
- Status: Deceased
Buck Masterson attempted to gain control of the government of Pax Artificium, via election. He nearly died from a fall; his life was saved by a lucky happenstance: landing on Crazy Bob of Pax. A number of run-ins with Lefty gave him a healthy disregard for children, until he met Xela in the belly of a Leviathan. A fatherly urge entered the aging man, who'd never had the chance to care for a child. Between Buck and Daniel, Xela became the surrogate daughter of the group. Until...
Arrival at the Island of the Voice would be Buck's last international trip. His burgeoning magic did not protect him; the backlash of his last attempt to persuade the group ended in one of his companions disintegrating him with an energy rifle.