Images as soon as I actually bother to pick up a pencil ...
Some of you anglophiles may notice that Flash is based on a character of
the same name from Black Adder. If you don't know what that is, don't
sweat it; no one else seems to, either.
Anyway, Flash is a former Colonel in the British RAF. He was thrown out
for a number of venal indiscretions. With the landing [of Aysle], so few
pilots could still fly in the altered physics of the island that the RAF
had become an infinitesimal body.
Flash is technically a Realm Runner, but he is something unique
even for this motley crew. His constant companion is a Cygoyle (see the
Cyberpapacy sourcebook) named "Rickets," who loves to make nasty comments
from the shelter of Flash's shoulder.
-- courtesy of Phil Binkowski, creator
Not much more to tell ... if you've seen Rowan Atkinson's _Black Adder_ Britcom, you'll know exactly what we're talking about. If you haven't, you should.