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"They say every scar has a story... I could write a book."

Nar Shaddaa

Nar Shaddaa was the perfect place for a man to get lost. Rom had always been captivated by the tales told about Nar Shaddaa by the spacers who stopped on Corellia. On the gritty and violent planet, Rom lived as his alter ego, Jake Kessel. He kept an apartment in the Corellian section and spent his days clubbing and thieving. One night, he was attacked in a bar by a male wookiee. The fight resulted in the loss of Rom's left eye. The accoster got a knife between the ribs for his troubles. For a time Rom sported three wookiee claw marks and covered his ruined eye with a patch. He saved his money until he could afford to travel to Coruscant.

Coruscant

Rom had always wanted to see "the center of the galaxy" as a kid. He fought for a living in the highly illegal fighting tournaments in the underlevels of Coruscant. He was a frequent winner and that earned him a fair wage, but again life was not trouble free. One night a female Cathar had drunkenly torn up one of the bars he frequented. He was helping her back to her ship in her inebriated state and she moved to hug him in thanks. Instead she savagely dug her claws into his back to rip his spine out. He killed her, but the medical costs made him flat broke. After six years in the tournaments, he finally earned enough money to hire cybernetists and weapon developers to develop replacement eye that glowed red and shot a laser. Rom was also able to afford his first ship, a YT-2000 named Sureshot that made it possible for his safe passage back to Corellia.

Galactic Empire

It is after all these hardships that Rom emerged on the galactic scene. On Corellia he joined the Galactic Empire as a green recruit. The GE seemed like the best place for him to go and earn an honest wage, but he only stayed on until his training was completed. He left citing that he wasn't cut out for the strictness of military life and he conflicted with the GE's politics on aliens. He defected and joined the Falleen Federation.

Falleen Federation and Smugglers Guild

Rom joined the Falleen Federation and stayed there for 6 months. He attained the rank of Lt. Commander and held the postions of Executive Officer of Naval Task Force 2, Deputy Director of the Falleen Intelligence Bureau, Secretary of Recruitment, and Chief of Cadet Pickup. This is where he met Metuki Ryuujin, a man who influenced and taught him. They grew close enough to be family and Rom considered him an important mentor. Rom worked for the Smugglers Guild for his "Uncle" Metuki. Metuki had taught Rom the ropes of intelligence work and Rom was working as a sort of plant in the Falleen Federation just passing on information that would affect Metuki or the Guild. Rom left the Falleen Federation after his assignment was over to work exclusively for the Smugglers Guild. Here he met another mentor, Lance Hawke who was a contracted hire for the Guild and they became fast friends. Lance continued Rom's training in intelligence. He showed Rom the more practical side of things in contrast to Metuki who focused on intelligence gathering and analysis. Lance also taught Rom a lot of fighting techniques, including how to effectivly fight Force users. After Rom's Uncle Metuki was killed, he left the Guild and went freelance.

Freelance

Rom went freelancer and started his own transport company. They delivered ships, vehicles, people, items, weapons, etc. It was during this time that he bought the Sith Lord Isolder Storm's personal Sentinel ship. Rom freelanced for 5 or 6 months doing intel work on the side and acted as a intelligence broker. One of his frequent contacts was Machkhit, the Director of Directorate Imperial Intelligence.

Return to the Galactic Empire

When Machkhit needed a new Executive Officer for DII, he Rom took the position as Deputy Director with the rank Deputy Minister DII (C-1). Rom continued his style of hard living while in the Galactic Empire. He was a frequenter of the Imperial Dojo, a sparring venue. During his time there, he was the reigning master despite some serious set backs such as a pierced heart from a battle against an Imperial Army sergeant and a Pyhrric duel with a new sith lord. Hardships were never far from Rom. As a Command level Imperial officer, he was a serious bounty. He was once captured and locked up in a dreadnaught where his trandoshan and noghri capturers would have tortured him to death had a rescue op helmed by Imperial Army officer Graeda L`Annan and his illicit assoiciate Maverick not prevented it. Rom was killed in action during his placement in II.

Romolus Lupine, Directorate of Imperial Intelligence was killed in action. Personal Life Rom was considered family (either adopted, through blood, clan or symbolic) by Adam Diggins, Lira Diggins, Azrakh Raleep, Metuki Ryuujin and Niobe Asha. He had a ceremony to blood bind Niobe as his sister on April 23, 2009. He counted among some of his best friends: Lance Hawke, Maverick, Rav Issar, Graeda L`Annan and Coeus Aldhesat. He was married to Graeda L`Annan on May 23, 2009. The marriage lasted until his death on June 20, 2009. He was 31 years old. The happy couple on their wedding night.