Raylith Der Lune

Life before PEU
Born Raylith Sel Alha to an unremarkable family of Eldori craftsmen, Raylith was, and is, aware that he is destined for greater things. He was marked out as gifted at an early age, and was adopted into the Lune clan by the honorable matriarch Shinoa Kay Lune and set upon the track to greatness. He advanced swiftly through academic studies, and during his journeyman period managed to accomplish himself in several fields including astrophysics and rhetoric. In particular, he was well-disposed to writing, and managed to produce several short stories which garnered acclaim by the young age of 52. He also showed some talent as a potential adept, though his teachers could not push him hard enough to achieve esper genesis. They theorized he did not yet have the correct catalyst, a theory which frustrated Raylith to no end.

During his third academic term, he came to know Leeashwoui Algiskloen, scion-operative of the Sparstar conglomerate. They were fast friends and confidants, though their relationship grew strained due to emotional turmoil Raylith endured during his ousting from academia. While the details of this exile remain shrouded in bureaucratic red tape, it certainly involved the influential kesh scholar Osiris, who had taken Raylith under his wing during his time at university. A project they communally worked on went awry, and Osiris supposedly shifted the blame to fall entirely on Raylith's shoulders.

This betrayal rocked Raylith, and with the help of Lee he retaliated against Osiris and his nebulous backers with a coordinated cyber-attack and physical infiltration. This sabotage destroyed a trove of data and valuable research, setting the cabal back by several years.

To cover the costs of living, Raylith and Lee took up novel-writing, one acting as the author and the other as an editor. Between the two, they published over a dozen adventure and romance novels, though his publishers pushed him increasingly towards the latter as his term progressed. His pen name during this time was "Rassel Tersh", and while he sold enough copies to make ends meet he never created anything that satisfied his own high artistic standards.

Lee eventually broke this partnership off, citing that she could not stand to see Raylith in such a tortured state any longer. She begged him to seek new horizons, to try and return to the way he used to be, less hateful, less angry, more confident. With no friends and no prospects left, Raylith reached for the one talent he could still draw upon: his esperic energy.

Among the PEU
After achieving esper genesis, Raylith joined the PEU and participated in several missions, including the first ever sortie to Giv. His notable achievements include aiding in the contact of the AI entity on Aruna, the defeat of the Insider in the depths of Yiva's auspex, fending off first contact with Sho Ken upon Chi Crusis' orbital station, and aiding in initial explorations of several worlds. During the Queen's Bounty operation on Lysagora, Raylith decided to leave the PEU behind and accept the Gavanni family's invitation to join the Circle's new Vanguard initiative.

The Oblivion
After a fierce battle with Sho Ken grey prince Lock on the surface of Hakala, the team of espers managed to stage a daring infiltration of a Sho Ken gunship in orbit. After seizing the bridge and enacting a mutiny protocol, they managed to fully take control of the gunship. Piloting this ship back to friendly space made for...tense diplomatic overtures, but the ultimate result was the gunship, now named The Oblivion, becoming a neutral free port for both Collective and Circle ships.

Raylith was named the captain of the vessel, a role he fulfills to this day.