Devon Starke

Devon Starke is a Terran Ghost working for Dominion Heir Apparent Valerian Mengsk.

He is short and slight with thinning brown hair and an unremarkable face, an asset in his profession. His deep musical baritone voice draws attention, however, so he is generally silent.

He has the the unusual psychic abilities of psychometry and remote viewing, but was weak in the area of telepathic manipulation and termination of targets. Starke doesn't much care to implant suggestions of murder or suicide into opponents' minds and doesn't like to kill with his own hands, but is certainly capable of it.

He was rescued from execution by Valerian Mengsk and is extremely loyal to him. He assists Valerian in his research, as his mind-reading abilities are a valuable asset.

Biography
Devon Starke had a neural inhibitor implanted deep in his brain during his youth, suppressing his memories and true identity.

When Arcturus Mengsk "overhauled" the Ghost program (by setting up fully half of his government's Ghosts for execution) Starke also ended up in prison, as his abilities weren't currently useful.

The order almost coincided with Valerian Mengsk's twenty-first birthday, and Valerian convinced his father to give him one of the Ghosts slated for execution in order to help with his research. Valerian noticed Starke's psychic abilities while looking at the files of imprisoned Ghosts, and chose him for that reason.

Valerian Mengsk had his neural inhibitor removed, which enabled Starked to remember his previous identity. Valerian also made sure that Starke knew who spared him, and why. The result is that Starke is very loyal to Valerian.

Starke accompanied Valerian Mengsk's fleet to Dead Man's Rock, which was attempting to retrieve Jake Ramsey, an archaeologist who held a startling secret in his mind. However, Ramsey used a mind-meld technique to distract and delay the fleet long enough to escape. Stark reported the unusual psychic phenomenon to his employer.