Nevis Tersi

Lieutenant Commander Nevis Tersi is a field surgeon and medical officer under the Byblos Sector Authority.

Background
Tersi was born and raised on Corellia, where he briefly interned as a dental hygienist before pursuing higher education in the fields of surgery and emergency medicine. After earning his doctorate he worked as a paramedic and ER surgeon for two years before enlisting in the Imperial Medical Corps following the Rebel victory over Yavin.

Career
After receiving his stormsurgeon training, Tersi was assigned to the Corellian 2nd Medical Regiment of the 1st Defense Brigade. His first assignment was at a triage position to assist in the taking of a Rebel sleeper cell base located in Rhaler's Bastion. During this operation he performed his duties both tending to wounded allies and covering enemy bodies for search and grave detail. It was while searching and identifying these bodies that Tersi picked up his smoking habit to help with stress.

After the success of the mission Tersi steadily rose through the ranks until the untimely death of Emperor Sheev Palpatine in 39:3 GrS. Following the Battle of Endor several units were moved to reinforce neighboring systems and Tersi was reassigned to Byblos at the rank of Lieutenant (This would later be temporarily lowered to Junior Lieutenant during the BSA Rank Restructure.)

BSA Service
A few weeks after his transfer Tersi was approached by a BSA officer. His records had been reviewed and he had been considered eligible for service in the Clandestine Shock Squad, a former covert operations group under the Galactic Empire which now served as the core of the BSA's military strength. He quickly accepted the offer and transferred into the squad's base of operations.

Immediately following Tersi's first assignment with CSS, Byblos was besieged by the New Republic and a desperate defense effort was launched. The brave men of the BSA fought tooth and nail to defend their home, with Tersi even manning a TX-130s beam turret to shoot down two enemy dropships. Miraculously, the defense held strong until support could arrive in the form of an allied Executor-class SSD which drove off the now heavily bruised and demoralized New Republic fleet. Tersi, along with his new brothers in arms, was awarded the Imperial Medal of Heroic Efforts by Colonel Iris Kardenn in the wake of the invasion.

In the following weeks Tersi regained his Lieutenant rank after a successful operation rescuing Justinianós Zog from a prison camp and became increasingly frustrated with the quality of bacta he was provided. After requisitioning a bacta mixer and plenty of raw components to test with, he began working to create a more efficient recipe. His efforts were rewarded the next month when, after working closely with BSA Research and Development, the first batch of T-1 Bacta was cleared for field testing. Along with this, Tersi spearheaded the production of several combat stimulants which would be issued alongside the bacta. This first range of chemicals, BCS-S1 (Byblosi Combat Stimuli - Series One), was composed of adrenaline, saline, morphine, and two bacta injectors for different applications.

The Slice War
Tersi was deployed later that month in a mission to neutralize former ISB Colonel Owen Sixxkiller. After the appearance of overwhelming enemy forces Tersi was ordered to execute Sixxkiller, which he promptly did and secured the former Colonel's rank plaque, code cylinders and belt boxes. He then fled the area with his team, pursued by Lord Commander Amaris.

During Operation Byzantine Order, Tersi volunteered to assist in the rescue of Iris Kardenn from Amaris. It was during this mission that Tersi's new equipment truly proved itself. Once the heavily wounded Kardenn was found, he quickly got to work stabilizing her before calling for extraction. Under immense pressure Kardenn was successfully extracted and the rescue team made their exit shortly after.

The death of Pijo Krenja marked a turning point in Tersi's life. For the first time in a decade he was directly faced with the loss of a comrade close to him. It was because of this tragedy that he chose to disobey direct orders the following mission to save dark trooper "Reine" when told to leave him behind. Knowing the price of insubordination from his time serving the Empire, Tersi sent all of his research notes to Vincent Walker, believing he would soon be executed. He was confronted shortly after by Iris Kardenn who, not being able to afford the loss of valuable research personnel, let him off with a slap on the wrist.

During the final stages of Operation Paradise Wise, Tersi became separated from the main force during a hasty evacuation from an underground facility. He managed to meet up with Blackout only for the two to immediately be ambushed by Amaris. Tersi had the misfortune of being her first priority, and a single slash from her lightsaber severed his left arm at the shoulder. After finally being located by the rest of the squad he was dragged to the evacuation point in a state of shock.

For the remainder of General Operation Black Angel, Tersi took charge of efforts to engineer a bioweapon capable of eliminating Amaris once and for all. Nicknamed "Her Majesty's Poison," this toxin was successfully deployed against the Lord Commander and was effective in neutralizing her regenerative abilities, leading to her ultimate death shortly after.

Tersi earned the Slice War Campaign medal and was promoted to the rank of Senior Lieutenant for his efforts in the conflict. He was also outfitted with a durasteel-frame arm prosthetic shortly after.

Trivia

 * Being Lancaster's third main character in the "Cronaverse," Tersi's name is a play on the word 'tertiary.'
 * His middle name is also a play on 'cigarette.'
 * Lancaster's concept for Tersi was based off of old war movies, in which soldiers would often have a cigarette hanging from their mouth. The added irony of him being a medic solidified this decision.
 * Tersi's full professional designation is '(Rank) Nevis R. Tersi, M.D.'
 * Being a former dental hygienist, Tersi often comments on the state of his patients' teeth, as well as berating them for not flossing.
 * Tersi's accent came from the rationale that if Coruscant is space New York, then Corellia must be space Boston.
 * This is also Lancaster's second character to establish a planetary accent, the first being Garek Drask