TOM

Species: Kurtherian

TKG01 Death Becomes Her/11, 12, 14, 15

Kurtherian pilot, transfers to Bethany Anne during her transition. Connected to her nervous system. (Spinal cord). Cannot be removed. Similar to AI for Bethany Anne. Not a match for Michael, so could not connect to him when he was transformed. Was unsure of Michael's physiology, so did as poor job of transforming him - tremendous pain, and changed him into a vampire. Therefore, TOM is probably responsible for all of the vampires in the world.

As Earth being, believed only perfection was in Mathematics so named himself Thales of Miletus, which Bethany Anne shortened to TOM. Very smart, ignorant of Earth customs, alert and perceptive 100% of the time. Mission is to protect his race.

TKG01 Death Becomes Her/13

Told Bethany Anne of history of race, clans, exploration. Organic brain housed in another dimension.

Can talk, using Bethany Anne’s body, if she agrees.

TKG14 Don't Cross This Line/24

TOM has been enhanced by his association with humans. Now capable of fighting the 7, and to protect Bethany Anne mentally, breaks through his conditioning, saving Bethany Anne from the alien who had mind-paralyzed her, and was ready to kill her. First time TOM has moved independent of Bethany Anne .

TKG05 Never Forsaken/01

Has become his own complete personality, with idiosyncrasies both enjoyable and deplorable. Enjoys trash and reality TV shows, sci fi shows, (gives him insight into human behavior

TKG21 Life Goes On/25

TOM was also a famous religious leader on his world. He never told Bethany Anne, and even seemed to be evasive with her about conversations with the Glorious Pain in the Ass, the Kurtherian who told them more about the whereabouts of the Kurtherian 7.

Was known as the Exalted Leader, or the Exalted One. Could help Kurtherians achieve their transitions to the etheric plane (the full spiritual existence) that was their ultimate desire

TKG21 Life Goes On/22

Bethany Anne talks with TOM about what kind of body he woukld like if he moves out of her mind/spine. He decides to postpone that conversation.

TKG21 Life Goes On/25

TOM Kurtherians were slender, worm-like creatures, who had lived long enough, and controlled enough energy, to trade bodies during their lifetimes, so that they could live almost as long as they wanted. They would inhabit the body until tired of it, then transfer (sometimes by mouth), to a new one, simply discarding the old one. Their brains could be encased in a computer, and live off the Etheric, as TOM did, (He lived in a small capsule in Bethany Anne's body) and as Lilith was forced to do in the Boris Chronicles (she had been in the casing for thousands of years. Their physical bodies could be yanked out of their current shells, and killed, which was what Bethany Anne did with the Clan members she personally killed, if they weren't blown up. If and when a Kurtherian became tired of life in a body, they could, if their beliefs were strong enough, and they were deserving of it, Ascend to the pure spiritual plane, unencumbered in any physical way. TOM, in his Kurtherian Life, had been a Priest, who helped people to transcend to that plane, which was why, in the transition of languages, he had been called a "pilot", and everyone had assumed he was, indeed, in the transportation industry. Tom requested a conversation with Bethany Anne, finally telling her he was really a priest. (Same thing in Kurtherian – lost in translation). I think that for you to have a chance of succeeding if we encounter other Kurtherians — at least those more adept with the Etheric—you need to be guided by my knowledge. The challenge will be for you to stay here in the present. All of us who know, struggle. Every day is an acknowledgment that we know how to ascend; we see the peace, the love, the delight in that, and yet we choose to stay here. Until Michael came back and Gabriel and Alexis arrived I didn’t know if you had what it took to say no to ascending, so I didn’t teach you in case… Well, in case you chose to take the less painful route. He'd never told Bethany Anne, and even seemed to be evasive with her about conversations with the Glorious Pain in the Ass, the Kurtherian who told them more about the whereabouts of the Kurtherian Seven. TOM had been known as known as the Exalted Leader, or the Exalted One. Could help Kurtherians achieve their transitions to the Etheric plane (the full spiritual existence) that was their ultimate desire.

TKE01 Payback is a Bitch/24

Bethany Anne brought up the subject again. "So you could ascend at any time, TOM?" Yes "And you have to fight it every day? No. "Why not?" Because I have you. Bethany Anne slowly sat down on the carpet, raised her hands to her eyes, and cried.