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Collegiate son of a Philadelphian family, Luke Veronus aptly displays his gift in creating works of steel sculpture and other 3D art in his father James’ workshop. That is, when he isn’t sprint-skating city asphalt at 60+ MPH or tearing through the skies as fast as an L-39 Albatros. Bearing the personal nickname “Raytracer,” his remarkable abilities of speed, power, and reaction are partially inherited from his father’s work at the VerTaK East Corporation nearby; there, Luke volunteered himself to become a test subject for a prototype aerial powered armor and weapons array. A grand blessing and a realization of his dreams to fly, he and James foretold great potentials for the exoskeleton suit’s uses outside of the military. But when the latter passed away due to a testing accident at the company, and Luke saw VerTaK split into two separate branches with opposing interests, then got caught in a near-death situation with combat mech URWST-105-2, the boy found himself on the edge of a razor-sharp situation. With his remaining family, childhood friend Gilles, URWST-105-2, and even some company employees to assist his ventures, Luke strives to repair what broke both his father’s passions and Veronus’ own.

Full name: Luke Veronus
Nickname: Raytracer
Age: 18
Height: 5 feet, 8 inches
Eye color: dark blue

Likes: art, intellectual conversations, sport shooting, rollerblading, “powered exoskeleton recreation” with urban parkour
Dislikes: darkness, loneliness, busy and exacting schedules

A special trait: the armor system is studded with active camouflage generators whose emitted field is capable of merging with physical objects up to several times Luke’s own size.