Ikurei Serper

Ikurei Serper
Biographical Information
Race	Coruscani
Homeworld	Coruscant
Mother	Elayni Serper
Father	Bhereck Serper
Spouse
Siblings	Teram Serper Jilena Serper Vlondell Serper
Children
Born	Year - 16 Day 257
Imperial Service
Branch	Imperial Army
Positions	Legionnaire Imperial History Restoration Project member
Prior Service
Awards

Tall and well-built, he is wearing fashionable and tight-fitting clothes when not in uniform or armour. His dandiesque manners, charming (or exasperating) smiles and winks, love for dance and numerous other futile occupations do not always hide his sharp attention to details and martial abilities.

Biography

Pre-enlistment life

Family

Ikurei was a son of House Serper, a megalomaniac family who pretended to be of noble blood but never managed to prove it, in spite of gigantic efforts over decades. His father Bhereck, an import/export merchant, was only a distant cousin of the current Head of the Family and her mother Elayni a simple librarian, making Ikurei a far remote choice for the next Head of the Family. He had an older brother Teram and sister Jilena (twins) and a younger brother Vlondell.

Occupation and centers of interest

His family was relatively fortunate and as is customary in the Serper House the children did not attend schools but had private teachers. This gave Ikurei a sheltered youth and a strong Imperial indoctrination and no dramatic event occured to change his views. In his early 20ies he tried numerous activities and in the end decided to focus on history, dancing, writing and strategy games.

History

Ikurei has a great interest in history, in particular historical archives and events, the older the better. He likes to search old data and reference history books for past events, comparing sources and versions, looking for anomalies and disagreements, and ultimately for truth. This research and analytical exercise became a serious hobby and he started attending seminars and talks. His research focuses on the battles of the Old Republic, in particular the less known and treated conflicts between the Old Republic military and insurrection forces.

Dancing

Introduced to dancing at the age of 16, Ikurei has since that day not stopped dancing, attending courses and workshops regularly and training hard to achieve accuracy and style. He became quite able at couple dancing, in a wide variety of music styles.

Writing

Reading had become an obsession, especially history archives, and naturally writing became a natural activity, from reports to long argumentations. Although he had yet to make his research and findings in history known, lacking the reputation to publish in respected peer-reviewed periodicals, he had found a niche market which did not require him to have any kind of diploma or certification. When he was 6, his sister was gifted a Squall, a small lagomorph native to the planet Chandrila. The furry animal was adorable and her the young Serpers immediately became fond of the pet nicknamed "Great Ears". Unfortunately, the animal died within a month, provoking a drama in the family. His sister devastated, Ikurei swore he would learn everything there was to know about Squalls. It took years but eventually he reached a surprisingly high level of knowledge, and became a known authority in the minor noble circles of Coruscant. At 16 he was asked to write for a very serious holo-book project: "Good care and Love for our companions" and co-authored a chapter on the Squalls. The holo-book became a success. Since then, Ikurei is compiling his knowledge about Squalls and writing a manuscript about Squalls, intending it to be the reference on the topic.

History Investigator

After finishing his education and passing the graduation exams at the age of 20 through the holonet, he had to find a professional occupation. He chose to turn to history, not to become Historian or Academic but more of an investigator, a mix of archeologist, adventurer and historian. Surprisingly the Head of the House opposed a strong refusal, especially as History was House Serper's obsession. Ikurei fought a long time for the permission to candidate for a fund from the Imperial Academy and finally managed to wrestle a compromise: he would train for 5 years with a veteran of the Imperial Army in self defense, survival and piloting and if he proved a brilliant student he would be allowed to candidate and be supported in his research. Thus began his training with Csom.

Csom

Csom was a burly man with scars all across his body and an iron grip. He had a no non-sense attitude that were the trademark of military veterans and tolerated no lack in discipline or attention. Soon, Ikurei came to revere the man and put all his energy and efforts into the training, absorbing the man's teachings and drinking the man's words about the Galactic Empire and the Imperial Army. Stories of comradship, battles and skirmishes, endless drills and trainings, state-of-the-art equipment and weapons of inimaginable power filled the young man's head and blotted out all his other occupation. After 4 years and 2 months of intense training, on his 28th birthday, Csom presented him with a letter of recommendation to join the Imperial Army. It was a revelation to Ikurei and the very day he strode through the nearest recruitment office.

Service

Ranks

Recruit [E-1]

(Year 11 Day 257 to Year 11 Day 261) Graduated with Honors from the Academy and joined the Imperial Army with the rank of Private First-Class.

Private First-Class [E-3]

(Year 11 Day 261 to Year 11 Day 293)

Corporal [E-4]

(Year 11 Day 293 to Year 11 Day 307)

Sergeant [E-4]

(Year 11 Day 307 to Year 11 Day 355) Rank changed to Sergeant with the rank structure changes.

Master Sergeant [E-4]

(Year 11 Day 355 to present day)

Roles

Legionnaire

(Year 11 Day 261 to present day)

Imperial History Restoration Project member

(Year 11 Day 311 to present day)

Medal and awards

Imperial Academy Honors Graduate

Date awarded: Year 11 Day 261

The recipient of this ribbon shall graduate from the Imperial Academy with an exemplary grade average on all exams (95%).