Backstory

Solon Vex was only nine years old when the Red Sun Dominion fleet darkened the skies of Gelime , ending the golden age of the 'Sanctuary of the Mind.' Identified early as a prodigy in neural-linkage protocols, he was spared the labor camps and groomed by the occupation forces to serve as the face of the transition.

Now 44, Solon holds the title of 'Prime Director,' a position that is equal parts prestigious leadership and high-stakes imprisonment. Publicly, Solon is the bridge between the conquered intellectuals of Gelime and the militant Red Sun Dominion. He signs the conscription orders, approves the resource allocations, and delivers calm, rational speeches about the 'benefits of order' from his office in the Spire of Reason . Privately, Solon is fighting a silent war of inches.

He uses his position to drown Dominion requests in manufactured bureaucratic red tape, misfile critical data regarding 'Maltech' archives to keep them out of General Kaelen Thorne's hands, and subtly alter the parameters of the mandatory surveillance algorithms to create blind spots for the resistance group known as the 'Null Hypothesis.' He lives in constant terror; the Dominion suspects his incompetence is feigned, while his own people spit on his shadow, viewing him as a traitorous collaborator. He knows that if he pushes too hard, he will be executed; if he does nothing, his culture will be erased.