Overview
Luke is a Malverand Intergalactic Empire officer initially attached to Chronasis under Bruno. With Elias, he becomes one of Thalena's assigned Chronasis officers after her arrival through a dead gate, follows Amos into Isandro's palace after Rafe shoots Thalena's essence-made body, and remains in the sealed investigation room when Amos traces her disintegration toward Zarephon and the void.
Appearance and Manner
Luke has silver hair and wears the dark brown jacket of a Chronasis officer. He is more talkative and openly critical than Elias, jokes even while following orders, and speaks bluntly about imperial failures. He is interested in history and criticizes Isandro, Rafe, Eamon, autonomous systems, excessive enforcement authority, and the empire's loss of social unity.
Skills and Equipment
Luke is trained as an imperial officer and carries firearms during the Maraveth palace shooting and investigation. He prepares Amos's scientist-type warpship, retrieves scanners with Elias on Atraxis Prime Alpha, projects a map while Amos studies Thalena's disintegrating essence body, and stands beside Zarephon scientists on Eamon's feed during the rift emergency. He later pilots imperial vessels for Isandro's group, including a diplomatic warpship type S and an Emperor Class vessel.
History
Bruno introduces Luke and Elias to Thalena during Dylan's medical examination and places both men on her case. After Amos takes control of Thalena's case, Luke prepares the ship for Amos's hidden expedition to the abandoned Atraxis system, where Thalena sends gate-schematic fragments backward through time. During the expedition, Luke criticizes modern Malverand's push for progress, autonomous systems, harsh enforcer authority, and rumors of disappearing outer worlds.
Luke accompanies Amos, Thalena, and Elias to Zarephon, questions the trip, and reacts when Thalena dives into the lake, uses unfamiliar magic, and lifts Luke, Amos, and Elias through the air. When Thalena heads for Maraveth, Luke follows Amos and Elias into Isandro's palace. After Rafe shoots Thalena's essence-made body, Amos keeps Luke and Elias inside the sealed investigation room, and Rafe changes their designations, removes their Chronasis officer markings, and places them under the emperor's advisors.
Luke challenges Isandro over the empire's failures and then goes with Eamon to Zarephon during the core emergency. Afterward, he pilots Isandro's personal and diplomatic craft, carries Isandro's group to Zarephon, flies later routes with Eira, Kaelion, Xarion, Ozaith, and Mike, manually steers on Vireen, and accompanies Isandro on official business at Meridian.