Caeyin
Age: 20
Race: Lunairan
Bio: Caeyin has only ever known the inside of a spaceship. He was born after the Lunairans fled from their own dying planet in search of a new land to call home, and he was only four when they found the Earth. The Lunairans spent the next five years analyzing and monitoring the planet, occasionally sending down spies once they realized how similar they looked to the dominant race: humans. Caeyin’s father was one of these spies. He was also part of a squadron that spread the Plague.
Until that day, Caeyin’s father was the one who taught him about the humans and their planet. He always had interesting stories and tales of fascinating inventions. Caeyin was immediately taken in by the humans’ ingenuity and secretly admired them for their efforts, though he never told anyone about this. Not even his father.
Towards the end of the first infiltration wave, his father’s luck ran out. His ship was attacked by the humans in a last ditch attempt to stave off the Lunairans. No one survived. Caeyin was initially angry when he found out that the beings he had so admired had killed his father, but after a while, that anger gave way to understanding. The humans were being forced off their own planet by a group of foreign beings they had never encountered before. It was only natural to fight back. He came to accept that his father had just been in the wrong place at the wrong time.
His mother didn’t share his opinion. She developed a burning hatred for the creatures that murdered her mate. She wanted to launch a full-scale attack to avenge him, but the Higher Powers refused to let her take their fighter ships. They were set on their plan of letting the Plague do the work so they wouldn’t need to shed any of their own blood. His mother would not stand for it. One night, she stole a solo-fighter ship and piloted it down to the Earth to strike back at the humans. It was still early enough that the Plague had barely taken effect, so the humans were strong enough to fight. They shot her down in a matter of minutes.
Unbeknownst to her, Caeyin had also snuck on board her ship. Being young and not understanding what she had been about to do, he was taken down with her. However, by some miracle, he made it out of the crash with his life. He came away severely injured and disoriented, and he passed out almost immediately upon seeing his mother's dead body. What happened next was all a blur. He vaguely remembered someone finding him and nursing him back to health, but as years went on, the memory faded and he assumed it must have been one of his people, since he had ended up back on the Lunairan ship again after the incident.
As he got older, Caeyin slowly moved past losing his parents in the war against the humans. He focused instead on his studies that would determine his future career. It was about this time that he learned he had a slightly unique ability that none of his peers shared. Instead of simply sharing visions and thoughts with others telepathically, he figured out that he was able to completely take over a target's optical pathways to make them see hallucinations.
As soon as his teachers realized his distinguishing capabilities, he was immediately placed into training to become a foot soldier for the Lunairan military. He learned to use his enhanced telepathic abilities to fight by making his opponents blinded by hallucinations during a battle. In practicing this, he discovered that he was only able to target one opponent at a time with the trick, but in one on one matches, he was unbeatable.
His instructors were pleased with his capabilities, but unfortunately, the feelings did not extend to his peers. The other Lunairans in the military training program found his unique ability both strange and frightening. Because of this, they distanced themselves from Caeyin, distrusting of him since he didn't fit the same mold as everyone else.
So, when he found out he had been chosen by the Higher Powers to scout out the Earth in search of any living humans, he was more than happy to go and leave his suspicious peers behind.
Other: Marked on his right wrist with traditional Lunairan brandings for bloodline and military rank.