Lord Tevalis is a Pureblood Sith descended from one of the Empire's oldest lineages. Trained at the Academy, apprenticed under a Dark Councilmember, Tevalis walked the path every Sith walks, only slightly elevated. He married Akamea Bwu'kail once he was made a Dark Councilor, thus tying himself to another ancient noble house.
When Baelari gave birth to her second son, she ordered him sent from the Citadel. Akamea and Tevalis volunteered to take the boy; they had been unsuccessful in their own attempts to bear a child. Akamea saw a child to shelter, Tevalis a son to train. Evath's apprenticeship to another Dark Councilmember has provided him the perfect opportunity to build allies in a Council that overlooks him.