Editing Markus the Three-Eyed

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No one knows how did he survive.<br />
Thousands witnessed him fall, cut in two by the sword of captain-admiral Carrie.<br />
Nonetheless, he returned.

The first mentions of the fact that Markus the Three-Eyed, the legendary pirate and imperial mercenary, did not die, appeared during the first ten years following the end of the Third Wave. At first, no one in the Protectorate wanted to believe the reports from smugglers and traders, repeating from time to time. Eventually, rumors became truth.<br />
Markus the Three-Eyed had somehow cheated death; a free pirate admiral transformed into an imperial warlord. Existing accounts of his current appearance might allow to make certain assumptions on the nature of his survival.

There are records of pirates returning to Felicia for a short time almost immediately after the battle; of a small band of well-armed and well-prepared cutthroats landing on the plains on Svinbick near the battlefield and crushing a low-strength militia unit, but leaving the planet several hours after that, accomplishing nothing obvious.<br />
One can only guess how did Markus achieve such loyalty in his men - and how did they find his body. It also remains a mystery as to why did the Empire agree to revive such an unruly man and how did they win his loyalty. The fact remains: twelve years after the Third Wave, Markus is infamous for ruthlessly enforcing the law on the Empire on conquered worlds.

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Even before his "first death", Markus' appearance has been making an unpleasant impression, to say the least; following his revival at imperial labs, his look is plainly horrid. A mask of titanium, utterly devoid of emotion, replaces his face, almost completely burnt at Svinbick; only the eyes remain, and even they make an impression of vestiges compared to the one mounted at his forehead. With his body fully encased in a suit of armor more aptly described as a sarcophagus, it is impossible to tell how much (or little) human he is now.<br />
His modus operandi remains mostly unchanged from the rogue times. He commands the largest pirate squadron in service of the Empire, his army composed not only of humans, but of nightstalkers, a folk from outside the Dominion, as well. These creatures are descendants of the victims of early genetic experiments of the Empire conducted on humans. Nightstalkers are a vicious and belligerent people; before Markus, no one has managed to subordinate them. The reason is that they are absolutely unhinged, genuinely enjoying slaughter and destruction; for a long time, the Empire's policy on them has been that of an extermination war. It is unknown how has Markus managed to appeal to the nightstalkers, yet, under his leadership and with the Empire's money, they do indeed raid Dominion and Protectorate worlds. 

Over twelve years, Markus has fought on more than fifteen planets, with many lifeless bodies remaining on each battlefield. It has been him commanding the imperial forces during the Battle in the Void: the fight for the space station of Thargonodrim, orbiting its namesake world; the fight resulting in the station falling and the planet shattering into many shards.