Karliyel

Karliyel

Tobis Karliyel, or simply Karliyel, is a Medical Officer aboard the **Rasalas**. He is responsible for the medical care of the ship's crew. Rescued by **Snide** and **Demias** after being injured during the Vanduul attacks on Vega II, Karliyel stayed with Demias from the age of 15. Tobis assisted in the refitting of the **Carrack** that they discovered on Lyria and has been a member of the Rasalas crew since their inception.

Karliyel is aversive to conflict and would always prefer a diplomatic solution wherever possible. A stickler for law and order, he often undertakes many of the ship's auditing and administrative tasks to help streamline activity aboard the ship. Consequently, when engaged in treating a patient with battle wounds, Karliyel's bedside manner is often witty and slightly sarcastic, reflecting his typical dry taste of humour.

> *"Please try not to run into the bullets next time my friend, I can only heal wounds not reattach your limbs."*
> **- Karliyel speaking to a fellow crewman undergoing treatment**
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## Biography

### Background

Tobis was born on Vega II (Aremis) in the Vega system to a single mother, Lileya, following a pregnancy that came about from a brief affair with a UEE soldier spending his shore leave in New Corvo.

The overwhelming presence of the UEE in Tobis' home city was often a symbol of inspiration to many children and adults but despite Tobis enjoying a healthy childhood, he did not share the dreams of his peers to one day become a soldier for the UEE, which often caused tension amongst his peers and his relatives. Tobis would instead be fascinated by the natural world and learning how it worked, often stargazing from his small hab window at the twinkling light show that the many stars would create in the night sky. His dream was to explore.

As Tobis grew, this curiosity to understand the world around him only expanded and he was heart-set on becoming a scientist. So at age 13, Tobis revealed to his mother that unlike many people his age, he was not going to be enlisting in the UEE, which disappointed her a great deal. Determined to prove to her and himself that he could be successful, Tobis enrolled at the Aremis Institute of Science and Medicine (AIoSM) and began his career to earn qualifications across several disciplines.

### The Battle of Vega II

Unfortunately, this venture into academia was short lived when two years later at age 15, the Vanduul descended on New Corvo. This conflict turned Tobis' home of gleaming spires into a hell-scaped inferno. In the chaos of the battle, now fleeing the engulfed ruins of the AIoSM trying to return home and find his mother, Tobis was caught in a nearby explosion in the central district while attempting to desperately reach safety at a UEE checkpoint up ahead.

Knocked down and unable to save himself, it was the efforts of a handful of UEE soldiers that rescued him from certain death and the quick thinking of a **medic** who placed Tobis into an induced coma. Once nursed back to health and despite his best efforts to locate his mother, Tobis made the decision that there was nothing left for him back home and while the circumstances were traumatic, the opportunity to explore the stars he would dream of as a child was now possible with the group that had rescued him and it was a chance that he could not refuse.

### Aftermath

Since departing the Vega system with his 'guardians', Tobis matured into a functional member of the group and in 2947, was keen to assist them in refitting a derelict Anvil Aerospace Carrack vessel, Dawn's Hope, as the first practical means of thanking them for their hospitality. It was the kind and heartfelt words of Tobis that convinced Snide to remain aboard the ship in a permanent post following the refit of the ships Medbay.

Nowadays, Tobis (often called by his surname, Karliyel) is stationed happily aboard that Carrack, now called the Rasalas, as Medical Officer serving the crew that saved him and fortunately for him, the Captain has allowed Tobis to begin advancing his training into Astrometrics for future missions.

To date, Tobis is unaware if his mother survived the Battle on Vega II as many UEE records of survivors were lost, corrupted or hidden but he is hopeful that one day they will meet again.