Meridian

Meridian, a character in the Across the Void series, is the medic on board the Atlas and one of the Main Character's love interests. He is first seen in  Chapter 5.

Personality
He is a skilled medic due to serving with the Vanguard in the past. He is cautious towards the wounded Apri rescued in Chapter 5, deducing that pilots with unmarked uniforms are most likely spies or assassins.

Main Character
He is one of your character's love interests. In Chapter 5, you have the option to get to know him better when you first meet him if you decide to help him with the injured pilot. There you discover his Vanguard allegiance and if you decide to hand over the pilot to the Jura, he looks uncomfortable with your decision. His feelings toward the Vanguard are not adamant though, as he cares about saving lives on both as sides.

Trivia

 * Meridian was confirmed to be part of the Romly alien race in Book 1, Chapter 5.
 * In keeping with the astronomy naming theme of the story, Meridian is an imaginary line around a planet that intersects its poles.
 * In Chapter 9, if you decide to fix the hangar doors, he tells you that he loves spacewalking. It makes him feel connected to the whole universe.
 * In Chapter 9 made comment on making it through many Vanguard evaluations during the war.
 * Compares doing mechanical repairs on synthetic limbs to fixing the hanger bay's blast doors.