Cornelius is a 22 year old runaway, he's always had trust issues, and especially so with authority figures thanks to his parents. After a car accident claimed his right leg and left eye, his brother left him some money, a bus ticket, and some words of wisdom: 'Don't go home'.
Cornelius struggled to get by but always survived. He was caught up in a violent city event during which his right arm became fused to a parasite from another world. During this time his money ran out, he found a community of homeless people in a place called the Cardboard Canopy. He did what he could to help them during his time there as a sort of watch dog.
That was, until a stranger named Malec Jones (https://entervoid.com/character/2108) gave him back what he didn't know he wanted - his body fully restored.
Unsure of how to process his complicated feelings of relief, happiness, sadness, and guilt, Cornelius left the Canopy behind. Using funds from a new gig he landed an apartment near void's outskirts. On one soul searching evening he ran into a serial killer, he doesn't know how he managed to survive it, but he did. And he's more determined than ever to make change happen in Void City.