Overview
Elias is a Malverand Intergalactic Empire officer initially attached to Chronasis under Bruno. He usually serves beside Luke. Bruno assigns both men to watch Thalena, and Amos later brings Elias on the expedition to Atraxis Prime Alpha, Zarephon, and the void. After Thalena's essence-made body dies in Maraveth, Rafe reassigns Elias under Isandro's advisors and sends him into the Maraveth core during its reaction.
Appearance and Manner
Elias is large and sturdy, with fire-red hair. He wears a dark brown leather jacket as part of his officer uniform. He is more cautious and dutiful than Luke, follows clearance and command structures closely, and questions dangerous orders when they risk crossing imperial lines.
Skills and Equipment
Elias is trained as an imperial officer and carries firearms during the Maraveth palace attack. He assists with field equipment on Amos's expedition, wires devices into a warpship's power systems, retrieves an advanced scanner after Thalena's essence-made body dies, and later follows Rafe's orders around the Maraveth core.
History
Bruno introduces Elias and Luke to Thalena during Dylan's medical examination and assigns both men to watch her. After Amos takes control of the case, Elias carries Amos's equipment, boards the scientist-type warpship Luke prepares, and joins the disguised expedition to the abandoned Atraxis system, where Thalena sends gate-schematic fragments backward through time. He also accompanies Amos, Thalena, and Luke to Zarephon, alerts Bruno after she uses unfamiliar magic, and follows the group to Maraveth when she heads for Isandro's palace.
After Thalena is shot in the palace, Amos keeps Elias and Luke inside the sealed investigation room. Rafe changes their designations so they are no longer marked as Chronasis officers and places them under the emperor's advisors. Isandro then sends Elias with Rafe into the imperial core, where Elias responds to the essence reaction by running cable work under Rafe's direction.