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Julian Valendrift
Biographical Information
Race	Human
Homeworld	Dakshee
Mother	Madeline Valendrift
Father	Elias Valendrift (deceased)
Spouse	Bailley Zion (divorced)
Siblings	Dante Valendrift (deceased), Aalaiyah Valendrift
Children	none
Born	D255 Y -10
Imperial Service
Branch	Imperial Army
Positions
Prior Service	Ruby Region Taskforce Commanding Officer 3rd Imperial Legion Legion Commanding Officer 2nd Brigade/2nd Legion Brigade Commanding Officer Brigade Executive Officer Imperial Army Legionnaire
Awards

"You can pay a soldier to fire a gun. You can pay him to charge the enemy and take a hill. But you can't pay him to believe."

-Anonymous

Julian Valendrift is an esteemed Imperial and fiercely dedicated soldier currently serving in the Imperial army.

Character History

Julian was born the second of three children on the planet temperate planet of Dakshee. As a resident of one of the larger coastal metropolises with the planet's largest starport, Julian benefited from surroundings flush with the products of Imperial peace. Abundant trade, safe streets, room to live and every amenity within reach. His family was close knit, his parents fostering competitiveness and compassion. The family business was founded as a fluid computer software company and now traded in of hypercommunications and data encryption. There was room to grow and each of the children had some dream for the slice of the company that might be their's. His parents were also leaders in the local COMPNOR party, and they each came into their own as dutiful, active citizens. Julian, more than the others, found himself progressively more concerned by his daily findings on the Galactic News. He started to wonder if his service - his calling - would be somewhere far away from Dakshee.

As he finished his primary studies, Julian became outwardly militant. Despite the peace he took for granted, the Empire was at war. His readings and political engagements would bring news of a health crisis, or terror attack - things always boiling in the reckless lawlessness outside of Imperial space - that appeared to come closer every day. How could he justify inheriting affluence and security when, somewhere, he could be forcing a change? His parents did not disuade him from visiting recruiters. Nor did they restrict his trips to firing ranges or martial arts centers when athletics no longer served as a proper outlet. And they did not dismiss his anxieties or dismay at the dinner table, but conversations would usually end the same: he ought to be thankful for his lot and focus on building better opportunities at home.

Julian's home city

Julian gradually found himself chaffing at the expectations of joining the company and adding the next building blocks. He had a knack for administration and team building, but didn't feel like the tasks were serious enough - or the stakes bombastic enough.

But a comm letter home made the decision for him. The Galactic Alliance at that time was like a chimera from a horror-vid, comically misshapen but with a ravenous appetite an appalling lack of consideration for those it would associate with. This fact would be the one that shattered his world, when his father was among those killed in a starport disaster when he was striking business out of sector. The pirates who gloated responsibility for the heinous crime were found within weeks to have funding sources in the GA.

The pain struck like a dagger lightyears away. Their mother was debilitated by mourning and the business was abruptly handed to partners while she was incapacitated. Julian's brother Dante immediately enlisted in the Imperial Army, vengeful and accused of running from his grief, particularly by his siblings. His sister Aaliyah took a more active part in the business, compartmentalizing as her way to stay afloat. He had hesitated until his mother recovered, but Julian was eager to turn his grief to action. His education and his family’s standing left fewer obstacles in his path to a military commission. But his reckless urgency, like his brother’s, compelled him to action immediately. And to Julian, regular Army training would not do. He would put himself among the number clad in white, their helmets with stone-cold scowls. Shortly after application, he was on a corvette to Stormtrooper Corps Basic Training on Carida, joined by dozens of fresh Imperials from the latest COMPNOR Spirited Enlistment drive.

Imperial Service

Forged in Fire

Upon the completion of his basic training, Julian was thrilled to find his wish had come true. Half of his graduating unit would be assigned to active combat duty. Operation Sovereign Canopy on the planet Derra IV had entered its late stages, with the Galactic Alliance locking in brutal combat with Imperial forces as the Metamorphosis Plague spiraled out of control. He arrived with jingoist overconfidence, but was quickly stamped by disastrous encounters with apex predators in the jungle and the daily struggle of sporadic combat against an entrenched, determined enemy.

Julian with his company during the 2nd Brigade assault on Derra cities

He took part in 16 walker assaults on heavily fortified cities over two continents, distinguishing himself in bloody urban combat against New Republic regulars and fanatic Krath Dynasty legionnaires. He would earn the friendship and trust of Bailley Zion,Kage, Jake Addison, Ivy Yetheron and Mikal Blak. He, like many others in the ranks of the 2nd Imperial Legion, aspired to conduct himself in the manner of the legendary Agramon Kane, the Hellhound personified. But he and his comrades equally treasured the precision and foresight of Amne Zailyn and the heroics of Lane Rendell, the latter of whom had a penchant of charging alongside his troops through the thickest of combat. The Galactic Alliance withdrew from the planet, and a demanding Imperial occupation relented when criminal syndicates and war profiteering regimes were stamped out, leaving room for provisional local governments to re-establish a semblance of cohesion and prioritize the virus.

Julian experimenting with Storm Commando armor

Julian left Derra IV a battle hardened Sergeant with all the evidence he needed of the chaos in the galaxy, and the forces willing to abuse it. He was even more possessed of the righteousness of the New Order’s mission, and his family was thrilled by his recommitment to armed service.

Following his tour of active combat, Julian engaged in every facet of Army life, and vigorously executed his duties at home and abroad.

Imperial Academy

Command

His brigade encountered a fair amount of challenges, especially a tremulous period within its command structure. The departure of numerous Brigade Commanders Julian pursued opportunities as they emerged, gladly accepting the responsibilities that came with them. He served dutifully as the 2nd Brigade's Executive Officer under his fellow legionnaire and long time mentor Mikal Blak until the aforementioned's transfer to COMPNOR.

Service Record

Ranks Held

Grade	Insignia	Rank	Time In Grade	Promoted By
[E-1]		Recruit	Y14 D150 - Y14 D160	Enrollment into the Imperial Academy
[E-2]		Private	Y14 D160 - Y14 D194	Chief Engineer Kent Amba
[E-4]		Corporal	Y14 D194 - Y14 D226	Brigade Command
[E-5]		Sergeant	Y14 D226 - Y14 D289	Brigade Command
[E-8]		Master Sergeant	Y14 D289 - Y14 D332	Brigade Command
[O-2]		First Lieutenant	Y14 D332 - Y15 D21	Brigade Command
[O-3]		Captain	Y15 D21 - Y15 D219	Brigade Command
[O-4]		Major	Y15 D219 - Y16 D14	Legion Command
[O-5]		Lieutenant Colonel	Y16 D14 - Y16 D198	Legion Command
[O-6]		Colonel	Y16 D198 - Y17 D49	Lord General Graeda L`Annan
[C-1]		Brigadier General	Y17 D49 - Y17 D112	Command General Zhaff Orikan
[C-4]		General	Y17 D112 - Y224	Command General Zhaff Orikan
[O-7]		High Colonel	Y17 D308 - Present	Reservist Reactivation

Current ID

Positions Held