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'''Katelyn "Kate" Black-Granger''' is currently a government worker.
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'''Katelyn "Kate" Black-Granger''' is a member of the [[Galactic Empire|Imperial]] Regional Government, a professor working at the [[Imperial Academy]], and a writer for the [[Imperial News Bureau]]. She is the wife of [[Greg Black-Granger]] and mother of [[Cassy Black-Granger|Cassy]] and [[James Black-Granger]].
  
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
 
===Upbringing===
 
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Born Katelyn Tilney in Year -25, Kate was raised by her paternal grandparents on Coruscant. Mere days after Kate's birth, her mother disappeared, abandoning her new family and leaving no trace as to her whereabouts. All of Kate's earliest memories were related to the war between the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Galactic Republic, which officially started when Kate was three years old. Kate's father and grandfather were often away due to their Republic Navy obligations, the former serving in the Coruscant Home Fleet and the latter as a Rear Admiral. She was cared for, along with her cousin Zachary, by her grandmother; they closely followed the events of the war through the HoloNet. Peter Tilney, along with most of the Home Fleet, was shot down in an ambush by the Confederate Navy, which sparked the Battle of Coruscant.
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Born to [[Flight Corporal]] Tobias Tilney and his wife Litara, Kate spent her early years either at home or playing with the children of other families living in the married quarters of the Galactic Republic's Coruscant Home Fleet. When Kate was three, her mother, a former [[smuggler]] from [[Wistril]], disappeared, abandoning her family and leaving no trace as to her whereabouts. Kate was sent to live with her paternal grandparents on [[Alderaan]]. Her father followed suit once his tour of duty was completed, wanting to raise Kate with the help of his family. The Tilneys settled in Crevasse City where her grandfather worked as a miner and her grandmother was able to commute to her job at the Aldera Universal Medcenter.
  
 
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===Naval service===

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Kate Black-Granger
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Biographical Information
Race Human
Homeworld Coruscant
Mother Litara Strax
Father Tobias Tilney
Spouse Greg Black-Granger
Siblings Endora Strax
Children Cassy and James Black-Granger
Born Year -25 Day 243
Imperial Service
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COMPNOR
Positions Professor, Imperial Academy

Junior Writer, Imperial News Bureau

Prior Service Soldier, Imperial Army

Civilian, New Imperial Order

Pilot, Imperial Navy

Awards IABG-H.gif (IABG-H)

LOC.gif (LOC) ISM-Half.gif (ISM-Half) AAM.jpg (AAM)


Katelyn "Kate" Black-Granger is a member of the Imperial Regional Government, a professor working at the Imperial Academy, and a writer for the Imperial News Bureau. She is the wife of Greg Black-Granger and mother of Cassy and James Black-Granger.

Biography

Upbringing

Born to Flight Corporal Tobias Tilney and his wife Litara, Kate spent her early years either at home or playing with the children of other families living in the married quarters of the Galactic Republic's Coruscant Home Fleet. When Kate was three, her mother, a former smuggler from Wistril, disappeared, abandoning her family and leaving no trace as to her whereabouts. Kate was sent to live with her paternal grandparents on Alderaan. Her father followed suit once his tour of duty was completed, wanting to raise Kate with the help of his family. The Tilneys settled in Crevasse City where her grandfather worked as a miner and her grandmother was able to commute to her job at the Aldera Universal Medcenter.

Naval service

Kate came in the top two percent in her entrance tests for the Sector Naval Academy and was selected to attend the elite Imperial Naval Academy, where training lasted for thirty months instead of the traditional twelve. She graduated (as a Crewman) in the top third of her class, qualifying her to train as a TIE pilot. She was assigned to command a flight of the 271st Interceptor Squadron, based onboard the Nebulon-B frigate Crog's Grotto. She soon met and became romantically involved with the ship's commander,

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Kate and Greg Black-Granger

Greg Black-Granger. Only months later, they were married onboard the Victory-class Star Destroyer Widowmaker by the ship's captain. Kate soon became pregnant with Cassy and James in quick succession and retired from active duty with the rank of Flight Corporal.

Raising a family

Greg remained in active service while Kate cared for their two children, born one year apart, with the help of her grandmother. Soon after her husband's promotion to First Lieutenant, he accepted the offer to work for Cortar Medical, which would allow him to spend much more time with the family. He handed in his discharge papers, and the family moved to Csilla. When the plans with Cortar Medical fell through a year later, Greg's career with the Galactic Empire unable to be revived, and their funds depleted, the Black-Granger family moved to Greg's homeworld Kathol, living there for the next three years. Even though she understood why the government was wary of her and her husband, Kate was frustrated that they couldn't return to serving the Empire they both supported wholeheartedly.

New Imperial Order

In Year 5, Kate supported her husband's decision to enlist in the New Imperial Order. A few months later, the family moved to Kothlis and Kate began working as an Agent for the Ministry of Justice.

In Year 9, Kate was sent to prepare the preliminary report on the security state on Ortenga, whose second major city Defringo had been destroyed, and some citizens killed, in a riot. Accompanied by her daughter Cassy, who was a member of the SA-Group and was sent along as a learning experience, they helped the North-Western Garrison at Niakwa fight off the uprisers.

Return to the Empire

About a year later, the New Imperial Order and the Galactic Empire merged into one government. Kate decided to transfer to the Imperial Army as a Corporal, the equivalent to the rank she had when she'd left military service nearly fifteen years before. After a while, following her promotion to Staff Sergeant, she realized that the military was no longer for her and became a civilian once more.

Personality and Traits

Kate was a strong supporter of Imperial ideology. Kate is friendly and approachable, always willing to help if she can, but only confides in very few. She doesn't hate or dislike aliens but is a supporter of humanocentrism. She cannot stand self-centeredness and disloyalty. She's empathetic and has a strong intuition that she trusts, which enables her to perceive a situation from multiple standpoints. She emotionally detaches during battles or crises and represses her feelings, and later has trouble coming to terms with those; she sometimes becomes overwhelmed weeks afterward and crashes. Kate sometimes has trouble paying attention to the fine details – misplacing items or forgetting , or not noticing, things she should know.

She strongly disliked the Jedi Order, seeing them as power-hungry, deluded hypocrites. She blamed the Jedi for the Clone Wars and her father's early death as his commander had been a Jedi Master.