Thomas Bounds

Thomas is the tritagonist of the Phaeton series, he is responsible for ferrying Trayen and Teliha through time and protecting the younger members of the group, especially his siblings.

Early Childhood
As a child Tom often suffered at the hands of Trayen, who was too socially impaired to notice the damage he was doing. Tom gained strong protective instincts because of this which would eventually give him the power to wield the Shield of Eons.

Legacy
Shortly after Trayen manifested Thomas went through an artificial manifestation induced by his uncle Tim and gearhead Alec. After a mission to Silver Cay Tom was roped into something big and was given a powerful weapon called the Shield of Eons. Following the group all the way to Japan his powers burned out and almost killed him, putting him out of action for months.

Infinity
All the way to the orphanage Tom tried to jumpstart his powers, if only to protect Matthew and Rachel. Tom's powers finally got the jump they needed when a chronian released a timewave to accelerate himself, the confused Tom helped Trayen to defeat Glyph and has secretly been trying to master his power ever since.

The Nine Months
When Teliha disappeared after the first month Tom was left as the de-facto tower lord of the Lorecrackers. His leadership was unsuccessful as he was too defensive and was more concerned with staying safe than stopping the enemy.

Crisis
When Teliha returned Tom followed her on the mission to Mt Olympus where they found Trayen and helped defeat the white pantheon. During the events of Ashes to Ashes... Tom froze himself and the orphanage in a time bubble to give Trayen and Teliha a chance to get his siblings to safety and to find a way to stop Vloc.

Appearance and Personality
Tom has blonde hair, blue eyes, and white skin with a slight tan. He always wears shorts even in the winter. Tom has an obsession with aussie rules football and spends much of his free time playing it, in the abscence of enough players he'll play cricket instead. He considers protecting his brother Matthew and his sister Rachel to be his primary responsibility yet knows he can't leave the group and keep them safe.

Powers and Skills
Tom has the power to manipulate small bubbles of spacetime. While holding the Shield of Eons this power is greatly augmented. Tom's time playing football and cricket has given great skills in the kicking and throwing departments.