A fourth-generation descendant of Caldari immigrants, Doctor Karl Athene was an archaeologist of note and some notoriety. When an expedition went bad he was the only survivor, but physically a wreck.\xa0 Medical checks prior to his rehabilitation treatment revealed he was a viable candidate for becoming a capsuleer... and the fees were only slightly more exorbitant.

It was a once in a lifetime opportunity to take to the stars and see more of the universe.... and avoid mortality into the bargain.