Randal 'Carthief' McDannold was the son of a prostitute in OMNI-1. Immediately after his birth his mother was detained and sent to an unknown off rubi-ka prison, and Randal was adopted by Jeb McDannold, Lead Engineer in the Advanced Electromagnetic Propulsion Cannon (AEProC) facility in Clon****. At the age of 8 years old Randal and his step father attended the first annual father-son day at the AEProC only to be struck by tragedy. During a demonstration of the firing capabilities of the 3rd notum cannon, which was given by Randal's father, a rubber seal blew and the sub-atomic explosion, which is normally contained to the barrel of the cannon, backfired into the crowd of people viewing the demonstration. Randal's father and everyone else in the room were instantly killed. Somehow, Randal was saved but only after sustaining massive head injuries. Randal's head injuries were so severe that many connections within his brain were completely severed. To this day he must wear a NoPLiSH (Notum Powered Life Sustaining Headpiece) in order to maintain normal brain function.

While being treated in an underground OMNI-MED facility at the notum cannon site Randal overheard OMNI-POL officials discussing the removal of any witnesses to the recent unfortunate accident, and that this 'issue' should have been properly dealt with years ago. Not fully understanding what he overheard, but assuming this could mean his end, Randal escaped from the OMNI-MED site in the middle of the night and sought shelter in the back allies of OMNI-ENT. It was here where Randal fell into the seedy life of thievery. It was also here where Randal adopted the name Carthief after being the only one of his guild of thieves to successfully disable an OMNI-JACK vehicle tracking system and steal a prototype Yalmaha. Randal soon discovered that many of his back ally acquaintances remembered his mother very well. Apparently she was a celebrity of sorts; being called on by only the richest of men including many high level OMNI-TEK employees. Many said that she became pregnant to one of those employees and OMNI-TEK had her removed to avoid any 'complications". Randal now had a different view of his life, and rumors of OMNI-POL searching for him actually scared him now. He thought it would be best to leave OMNI-1 as soon as possible. Starting a new life didn’t seem so bad. No more looking over his shoulder all the time, no more constant running from OMNI-POL, and most of all, no more rumors.

Randal left OMNI-1 with many things on his mind. OMNI-TEK's cover-up of the accident that led to the death of his stepfather, the fate of his banished and imprisoned mother, and the identity of his biological father... Why was it so important to 'remove' his mother? What 'complications' could her existence here on Rubi-Ka cause? Could Randal's father actually be a high-ranking OMNI-TEK employee or even Phillip Ross? Yeah Right! Only time will tell.



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