History
Cortellia is a Xandarian and was the navigator on board Gabriel Lan's ship, the Way-Opener, which was considered the worst ship in the fleet. She was posted there due to decking an admiral who was later revealed to be her father. She was also a lover of Pyreus Kril. When Lan was captured by Galactus, Pyreus took charge and decided to go after Galactus. Cortellia and the rest of the Way-Opener crew stayed and supported him. As the Way-Opener was being destroyed by Galactus, she decided to stay with Pyreus Kril but was tricked into a escape pod by Pyreus, who then confronted Galactus alone.[1]
Notes
- In the original telling of Air-Walker and Firelord's origin from Thor #306, the seen crew were generic Xandarian males. These were changed to a completely new crew (besides Gabriel and Pyreus) in Uncanny Origins #4.