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Kal Eysar
Biographical Information
Race	Corellian
Gender	Male
Homeworld	Corellia
Mother	Auren Eysar
Father	Rath Eysar
Spouse	N/A
Siblings	Shadra Eysar (Y -8) ♀ Iella Eysar (Y -8) ♀ Cander Eysar (Y -7) ♂
Children	N/A
Born	Year -4, Day 2
Imperial Service
Branch	Ministry of Industry
Positions	Ministry of Industry MInd Drone Imperial Academy Training Officer Imperial Scenario Modding Committee Moderator
Prior Service	Imperial Navy Pilot Imperial Academy Recruit
Awards

Engineer Kal Eysar (b. Year -4 Day 2) is a Corellian male, currently in service to the Empire, by serving in the Ministry of Industry.

Cast Adrift Among the Stars

Illusions Shattering

At the time of his birth, Kal's parents, Rath Eysar and Auren (née Brishen) Eysar owned a small starship and vehicle mechanic shop. Rath generally dealt with most mechanical repairs, whereas Auren dealt with many of the calibration and software errors. Their lack of affiliation with any larger group kept them from expanding their business and hiring employees, forcing the two of them to work at almost all times, both day and night, with little-to-no time for their children.

The elder siblings, the twins Shadra and Iella, were inseparable and ambitious. Both talented in boloball and in studies, they were the rising stars of the Eysar family. With the resources that Rath and Auren provided them, nothing was out of the sisters’ reach. Choosing the same difficult subjects, studying together into the night, and graduating as the undisputed tops of their classes, they recieved almost identical jobs as "accountants" for a company that was suspiciously unknown and extremely generic. Eventually, reality inevitably snuck up and separated them, cluminating in a physical fight (for a reason their family would never be able to quite piece together). Shadra was left permanently crippled by Iella, and, in the aftermath of the attack, Iella would evade capture from various security forces and would disappear into a group of pirates.

The middle sibling, Cander, was the opposite of the driven twins and would become the disgraced branch of the family. In his younger days, he dedicated his life to try to outdo the elder twins. Even when he was unable to, it would only fuel a burning fury to defeat them with the next accomplishment. However, when an injury would cripple his left knee and end his boloball days, Cander lost the drive to try to outcompete his elder sisters. Much rather preferring to go out for a night of entertainment than study for his future, it was not long before Cander fell for the trap of gambling and, in the aftermath of his sister's fight, left the shattering household.

The youngest of the four, the immature Kal resented the fame (and infamy) of his elder siblings. This resentment left the childhood him with a burning drive to somehow show he was better. He chose to do this by trying to win the approval of his parents, working in their shop. Quickly, he became an indispensable helper in the shop. At first, he learned from the basics of mechanics from his father. On the rare times Auren could take a break long enough from her work, she taught Kal some computer operations, but these skills never truly developed. A few years after starting, Kal developed his niche within the shop by testing and delivering vehicles to customers so that his parents could begin their work on their next project without delay. This eventually made Kal indispensable in the shop, producing a marked effect and winning some measure of affection that had been never shown to his siblings.

While Kal had started off as a brash, immature child who simply wanted petty revenge on his siblings’ fame, he eventually mellowed out somewhat. As he matured and began dealing somewhat with customers, he learned to create an impersonal mask, carefully controlling his emotions on his face. However, behind this mask, he classified people with swift (and often harsh) judgement, caring not if he was incorrect. One simply needed to look at his actions and not his face to glean what he truly thought of somebody. This harsh judgement often disconnected him from people he did not know, making him hard to approach.

A Beacon of Purpose

Shortly after finishing his formal education, his elder siblings fell from grace, leaving Kal within a shattered house. The three remaining members submerged themselves into their work, being forced to care for the physically-crippled Shadra. However, Rath and Auren were plagued with doubts if Kal would also follow his siblings path. As much as they tried to hide it, some of the effects from the doubt eventually crept in and eroded the connection between Kal and his parents. Without that connection and without any goal to strive towards, Kal found himself drifting away from his parents.

Yet, it become a self-fulfilling prophecy. As the trust was broken and nothing was left on Corellia for him, Kal found himself adrift. He yearned to find a new purpose and to discard the shattered hopes, the broken dreams, and the tattered remnants of Corellia. In the end, the vague uneasiness became full-fledged wanderlust. One of the options was, of course, joining the Empire. With the Empire not only came the purpose, a way to fulfill his wanderlust, and a new history, but also the chance that he could hunt those who had become like his sister. It also helped that his parents were willing to let go of their last child to a place that they knew would give a good, righteous path in life. Nonetheless, despite the various reasons, Kal himself later would admit to not knowing the exact list of reasons that convinced him to join the Empire, citing the complex factors and turmoil in his life at that moment.

Reforged for a New Purpose

Imperial Academy: Polishing the Edges

Learning the Ropes

On Year 17, Day 7, Kal joined the Empire, was given the rank of Recruit, and began Basic Training on Prakith. Under the watchful eye of his training officer, then-First Lieutenant Blaise Tchakova (whom he would greatly respect, even to present day), Kal put in meticulous effort to molding himself into a model Imperial officer. During his time as a Recruit, Kal rode a wild emotional ride as he trepidly stepped into Imperial service. From the common awe-fear that infects Recruits, the annoyance at distractions, the euphoria of passing his written exams, and, finally, to the pressure of making the correct branch choice for himself. In the end, he followed his love of ships and signed up with the Navy, becoming an officer--a mere [O-1], but an officer nonetheless--for the Navy, following his thrill for speed. On Y17 D11, he would graduate with honors and take his place within the Imperial Navy, with the rank of Ensign.

Return the Academy

On Year 17, Day 120, Kal was given a rare opportunity to do something that he had wanted to do. Following in the footsteps of his own training officer, Kal Eysar came back to the Academy as a Training Officer, armed with the trusty R3-A5 to keep the recruits in line as they were trained to take their various places within the machine of Galactic Empire, as they dedicated their lives to the Emperor and his Empire. Under first Dean Syrialus Dantere, followed by Dean Angelus Devaron, Kal relived some of the funnest days of his life, the Academy days. After his transition to the Ministry, Kal markedly changed his teaching style, dropping the formality of the military. Rather, he now tried to focus on becoming a friend for the Recruits, their guide, their shepherd into the Imperial life.

Imperial Navy: Hunting Among the Stars

Classified Fleet, Classified Location

All events and details of this assignment are currently classified, due to the needs of operational security.

A City in the Stars

A rare holo-diagram of Ensign Eysar's initial deployments.

During his first assignment, Ensign Eysar and many other Imperial Navy officers would have a chance to showcase their skills in varied hypothetical scenarios of their choosing. Ranging from a planetary assault to deep-space interdiction, these challenges each brought their own complications and strengths. To be successful, an Imperial officer had to choose from a limited (and often disadvantaged) set of ships available before deploying his force against a strong Rebel force. Each scenario was further complicated by strict objectives that could not be failed, as well as providing secondary objectives that, if completed without sacrificing the integrity of the main objectives, made the plan much more valuable.

For his own challenge, Ensign Eysar chose to plan a theoretical assault on a deep space installation that was developing a highly-dangerous experimental weapon which must not have left that installation unless it was in Imperial hands. While the station was heavily armed, this hypothetical deep space installation was also guarded by three MC-80b's and multiple supporting assets. Due to circumstances of the hypothetical scenario, an Imperial officer was given a unique challenge in only having two Star Destroyers on hand (though the officer could choose if the second Star Destroyer was to be an Imperial-class or a Victory-class). This forced the Imperial officer to try to exploit the battle through his or her supporting assets to turn the tide back in favor of the Star Destroyers. Taking the challenge to heart, Ensign Eysar drew up a plan that relied on duplicity, tactical mismatches, and speed to split open the Rebel defenses, completely neutralize Rebel supporting assets with minimal casualties, and assault the deep space installation with a powerful force before turning around to destroy the MC-80b's with a mostly intact force.

It should never be said that this plan did not have its flaws. One of the perhaps most glaring flaws was in asking two weakened Imperial Star Destroyers to go toe-to-toe with two fresh MC-80b's for a long length of time while the rest of the Imperial taskforce completed the mission. Another flaw was suffering high starfighter losses to Rebel starfighters in offensive maneuvers without capital support (which were used to fulfill dedicated anti-starfighter role in protection of other capital ships). Yet the most glaring of flaws was that the plan required absolute secrecy from within the Imperial ranks to allow this plan the chance to be effective. The slightest leak of information to the Rebels could allow them to see through multiple ploys, even if it was something innocuous as Imperial forces wanting to capture rather than destroy the experimental weapon. In the end, Ensign Eysar found himself unable to eliminate these flaws, especially as many of them related to the limited ship selection. Despite its multitude of flaws and stiff resistance from excellent plans drawn up by top-notch Imperial Naval officers, Ensign Eysar managed to win the competition and received the Tactical Essay Contest [TEC] Award from Lord Admiral Faol Sean.

Carrack/S Cruiser Varactyl

A promotional image for the memoirs

Sometime later, Ensign Eysar would also get a chance to sit down with Commander Kavis Ocheron and document the stories of an interesting Carrack/s cruiser, the Varactyl. While most of the stories could never be released as they pertained to the Varactyl's mission, which was primarily long-deep space voyages in hunt of hidden shipyards or outposts of enemies of the Empire, Ensign Eysar did take the time to write about the unclassified details about the major officers aboard the Varactyl. From the disjointed stories, Eysar wove a tale about how the Varactyl brought together the genius Commander Ocheron, the displinarian Lieutenant Commander Moonfall, the bright Ensign Tachi, the ambitious Lieutenant Verbeke, the fanatical Ensign Reese, and the mourning Lieutenant Manten. This tale was eventually passed around for the navy for the officers to read and understand, with Ensign Eysar earning some minor royalties from the story.

Ministry of Industry: Creating the Swords of War

In the end, Lieutenant Junior Grade Kal Eysar found that while his innate piloting skills served him well during his time in the Navy, an apple does not fall too far from the tree. Eventually, he found himself turning trading his red-and-blue rank plaque of a Lieutenant Junior Grade for the yellow of a Workman and trading his warships for the quintessential freighters that serve as the backbone of the Empire.

While there was pleasure and glory to be had in the cockpit of the nimble TIEs, there was something simpler about the civilian life. It was more casual, laid-back. "Results" were not as abstract for the Ministry. Whereas the "safety of Imperial territory" was the direct result of his countless hours in a TIE for the Navy, the physical sight that the Ministry offered him, with many tons of raw materials or the ship that had just rolled off of assembly lines, proved to be too sweet of a temptation.

In the Ministry, Kal found himself far set apart from the clean, sterile, hyper-focused routine the Navy drilled into him. Grime-covered jumpsuits, friendly jokes, and nicknames ruled the culture of the Ministry. However, there were also the longer trips in the workhorse BFF-1 Bulk Freighter, the cavernous Tabder-class Heavy Hauler, or the nimble (relatively) Action VI. Friendly Shipyards, busy Research and Development Stations, and friendly Recycling Stations contrasted the highly-secured, sterile Golan of his former fleet. Yet, despite all the changes, the Ministry has never discriminated, always welcoming whoever was willing to join. It would be here that Kal would finally let his ceramic mask fall to the floor and shatter, as he let himself indulge in jocular, festive atmosphere, even if his people skills still...sucked, to say the very least.

Service Summary

Ranks Held

Grade	Insignia	Rank	Time Held (Combine Time)	Branch
[T-1]		Recruit	Year 17 Day 7 - Year 17 D11	Imperial Academy
Grade	Insignia	Rank	Time Held (Combine Time)	Branch
[O-1]		Ensign	Year 17 Day 11 - Year 17 Day 105	Imperial Navy
[O-2]		Lieutenant Junior Grade	Year 17 Day 105 - Year 17 Day 164	Imperial Navy
Grade	Insignia	Rank	Time Held (Combine Time)	Branch
[O-2]		Workman	Year 17 Day 164 - Year 17 Day 203	Ministry of Industry
[O-3]		Senior Workman	Year 17 Day 203 - Year 17 Day 298	Ministry of Industry
[O-4]		Engineer	Year 17 Day 298 - Present	Ministry of Industry

Awards Given

Ribbon	Name	Date Awarded
	Imperial Academy Honours Graduate [IABG-H]	Y17 D11
Ribbon	Name	Date Awarded
	Tactical Essay Contest	Y17 D55
	Mentioned In Dispatches	Y17 D55
	Letter of Commendation	Y17 D83
	Letter of Commendation (x2)	Y17 D134
	Exercise Achievement Medal	Y17 D137
	Imperial Activity Medal	Y17 D166
Ribbon	Name	Date Awarded
	Letter of Commendation (x3)	Y17 D294
	Letter of Commendation (x4)	Y17 D295
	Achievement Medal	Y17 D358