Backstory

Dr. Aris Breen was once a rising star within the Red Sun Dominion 's scientific caste, a xenobiologist renowned for his unshakeable work ethic and punctuality. His career was defined by a rigorous adherence to the Dominion's chain of command until he was assigned to the pacification fleet of General Krin Sevre . What began as a professional partnership evolved into a deep, intense romance, grounded in their shared brilliance and isolation at the edge of the galaxy.

However, during the suppression of a rebellion on a moon, Krin Sevre ordered the deployment of a weaponized biological agent—the 'Phage-9 Neuralizer'—to quell the uprising efficiently. Aris, attempting to synthesize an inoculation for non-combatants in the blast zone, was exposed to a mutated strain of the virus.

For the last three years, Aris has been housed in the subterranean 'Black Labs' of the Spire of Reason on Gelime . He is officially listed as 'Killed in Action' to the Dominion High Command to avoid questions regarding Krin's misuse of resources. In reality, he is suspended in a sophisticated, unauthorized stasis field.

He is the silent center of Krin's universe; the General is now cannibalizing forbidden Gelimian genetics and Maltech in a desperate, treasonous bid to reverse the necrosis consuming Aris's brain. Aris remains trapped in a semi-lucid coma, aware of the passage of time but unable to move, his loyalty to Krin warring with the horror of the experiments being conducted in his name.