Tehran "Tay" Riddle

Cynical, jaded, and more than a little suspicious, there are few people in the galaxy who would consider Captain Riddle to be a hospitable person. Nevertheless, he is loyal to those he trusts, and driven to succeed at those things that matter to him, which puts in a cut above most.

Tay has an odd way about him, which words out because he is a fairly odd person in his own right. At 5' 10" and around 160 lbs, he is hardly an intimidating figure. He has a thin frame, and tends to wear an overabundance of clothing due to a skin condition that leaves his skin sensitive to the touch and sometimes subject to irritations and inflammations. He has an albino appearance, with absolutely no skin or hair pigment. He does, however, have pigmented eyes, leaving him with deep blue eyes that contrast very sharply with his alabaster skin.

Tay typically keeps his hair cut short, though will sometimes let it grow out a bit longer.

History
Raised on the rather uninspiring world of Caldasi, Tay dreamed of joining the Royal Army of the Terran Monarchy, of being part of a team and serving the greater good. Unfortunately, when he reached enlistment age, he discovered that his skin condition precluded him from joining.

This proved to be a horrible disappointment to him, but he decided that he would not be daunted. So, instead, he joined the Wyrm Defense Force without really even understanding what the organization did. By admission, they were a security firm that saw to the security needs of any clientel, from entire planets to single people. In truth, the Wyrms were nothing more than mercenaries who fought for money, and often stole on the side too.

While Tay had to admit he enjoyed the work, his idealistic dreams of his youth were crushed severely. As much as he tried to stand up and do what was right, Tay often found that the people who were supposed to be on his side were the ones who perpetrated serious crimes against innocent people.

Tay was willing to admit that his own grasp of morality might have been a slippery rope, but he firmly believed that preying on those who could not defend or recover from being victimized was unacceptable. Even as Tay rose through the ranks, he encountered fight after fight with people who should have been allies.

It all reached a boiling point will Tehran was captain of a frigate called the Ten Claw. He received orders from his fleet Commander, Ricoh Jaress, to ambush and waylay a fleeing refugee ship that was known to be carrying a large amount of currency.

This didn't sit well with Tay. The orders came two days before they were supposed to be carried out, and within the space of a few hours, he knew that he could not follow those orders. Which meant, it was time to look for a new job.

The Wyrm fleet had a stock pile of valuables waiting to be picked up from a previous job, which Tay had been instructed to pick up after completing his instructions. He had a sneaking suspicion that the money acquired there had also come from refugees, but he had no way to prove it.

He decided that when he left, he was entitled to a bonus, so he might as well just help himself. Tay switched the box for an empty one, and went AWOL for a few days, long enough to stash the money somewhere safe. The Wyrms were not happy, but they could never come up with enough conclusive evidence to justify frying him. Nor could they enlist the Monarchy's help, since it wouldn't do to have it made public knowledge that the Wyrms were hitting refugee ships.

As it was, Tay got away with a decent sum of cash relatively clean. The WDF made it clear that he would be considered fair game if he ever came back towards the WDF's influence. Furthermore, Ricoh pulled some strings to have Tay's Royal Pilot Endorsement revoked, guaranteeing that he would never be able to work a legitimate flying job again...