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Nathaniel Durane
Biographical Information
Race	Alderaanian
Homeworld	Alderaan
Mother	Roslyn Durane
Father	Auric Durane
Spouse	Nil
Siblings	Nil
Children	Nil
Born	Year -10, Day 252
Imperial Service
Branch	Imperial Navy
Positions	Legionary
Prior Service	Nil
Awards

Nathaniel Durane was born on Alderaan to a small family. As he grew up he was always fascinated with the stars, and hoped to one day fly amongst them. That dream came true on his eighteenth birthday when his father, now too old to be a freighter pilot anymore, passed his ship, the YT-2000 Luscient Assayer, onto his son. With his family comfortable and secure financially, Nathan was able to set off on his own adventures, traveling as a freelance pilot and ship's captain for transport services.

On Year 10, Day 224, while stopped on Naboo, Nathan was struck by a passing speeder and suffered serious injuries. By the time he was hospitalized he was in critical condition, and at one point the medical staff almost lost him when he suffered a cardiac arrest and ceased upper brain activity. He was brought back from the brink, however, and a couple days later he stabilized.

He was released from the medical center on Year 10, Day 245, after having spent three weeks out of commission, and set forth for his home immediately to ensure his family that he was alright. He arrived home a week later, just in time to celebrate his twentieth birthday before heading out to explore once again.

Krayt Station

After leaving Alderaan Nathaniel set off for the furthest he could go and didn't look back, exhilarated at the thought of what was lying in wait for him. He eventually made his way to a trading station in the Ruuria system called Krayt Station, where he met a young woman by the name of Relena Vercet. He and Relena seemed to get along quite well, and he eventually found himself working alongside her to deliver goods around the galaxy for people. It was a small business by the name of Durane Shipping and Transportation, but it was profitable and Nathaniel soon saw himself holding more money than he ever thought he would.

With the growth of his small business, as well as the amount of credits he had stockpiled in the bank, Nathaniel soon started looking to bigger goals. The station he frequented was starting to fall into disarray as the owner grew disenfranchised with its operation, and Nathaniel saw this as a perfect opportunity knocking on his door. He went into talks with the owner of the station, outlying his long-term plans of acquiring it with the capital he was raising through his business, and the owner seemed to be impressed with the amount of work Nathaniel was putting into this.

Over the course of a year Nathaniel continued to run his business and gather the money needed to complete the transaction, while the station owner held up his end of the deal by stopping the station from falling into a further state of disrepair. Finally on Year 11, Day 236, Nathaniel returned to Krayt Station with all the required paperwork and finances. The station was transferred over in ownership to him and he set about hiring workers to bring the facility back up to a high standard. The refurnishing was completed on Year 11, Day 261, just over a week after his 21st birthday.

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

After finishing up with his work in Ruuria, Nathaniel set off with some basic deliveries to Banrock Station where he ran into Relena again, as well as a man by the name of Ness Shine and a woman, Adri`ana Salvatore. Before anything more than brief introductions could be made, however, Ness and Adri`ana were apprehended by the owners of the station, Alexander Fel and Mekum Campbell. Adri`ana later told Nathaniel that Ness, now revealed to be Tnsumi Shine, bargained with the safe release of her and her Imperial friend Coral Dayton, though Alex and Mekum were adamant on the Imperial being taken captive. Eventually Tnsumi gave himself up to them in order to protect the others, but asked for Adri`ana to seek out himself and Relena.

Nathaniel was confused by this as he didn't know Tnsumi at all, but agreed to help nonetheless. Weeks passed and no one could find anything about the man, though Nathaniel felt it necessary to stay on Banrock Station and work with his own station from afar. When the group returned to talk about what they had found, or the lack thereof, Mekum stormed the room with guards and demanded they come with him. Nathaniel begrudgingly acquiesced, knowing he would not do well to struggle, and the three of them were taken to a small, hidden room inside the station. Within, Tnsumi was found bent over the lifeless body of Alexander, instigating Mekum into a fury which eventually led to the whole group being placed on their knees for execution.

Their deaths were staved off, however, by the sudden appearance of another man by the name of Jamie, who killed Mekum before he could dispatch of them. The guards were taken out by Tnsumi, however one of them remained conscious long enough to take a shot at Relena. Nathaniel saw this and pushed her out of the way at the last second, taking the blasterbolt to his abdomen. The shot was lethal and Nathaniel collapsed quickly into unconsciousness.

He felt the same as he did before on Naboo, like his life was passing before him backwards on viewscreen, however this time when his memories reached the first accident, it was as if they split into two separate screens overlapping; one of his memories of his own childhood and upbringing on Alderaan, while the others were foreign to him, and involved Adri`ana and Tnsumi far more frequently, as if he were with them often. They felt nonetheless very familiar to him, however before he shut down completely he was abruptly brought back to consciousness by Tnsumi, having used the Force to mend his stomach.

Everyone seemed exhausted over the ordeal and they retired for the evening, though the questions swimming through his mind were endless. He felt largely the same, and yet somehow there was a slight difference inside him, as if someone had uploaded a new piece of history into him directly. These questions would persist until the next day, when Tnsumi explained to everyone what he had discovered through his dealing with The Project, and how it related to everyone else. For Nathan, it seemed that Tnsumi's son had died near him at the same time, and the young man was strong in the Force; enough so that his spirit sought out a way to continue existing and found it in Nathaniel's temporary lack of life on Naboo. The spirit had gone dormant inside and was not even noticed until Nathaniel's second near brush with death, which awakened Jason inside and caused his essence to merge with Nathaniel.

In the end, it changed very little. Nathaniel had a new perspective on life, and new memories with which to derive experience from to guide his decisions, but that was all. He was no more sensitive to the Force than he was before, and he was still entirely himself, albeit with some of Jason's quirks rising through the memories of him. His relationship with Relena, however, did take a turn for the better as she had her own past revealed, and was shown to have been close to Jason before. What they chose to do with his new information remained in their hands from this point, and they bid farewell to Tnsumi as he decided to finally settle down and disappear from the galactic spotlight for good.

The Galactic Empire

Nathaniel eventually started to understand that he was rather powerless against the aggression of others, due to his inherently peaceful Alderaanian nature. His memories of Jason showed a much stronger, more confidant young man, and one capable of fighting if need be, and Nathaniel wanted to be able to emulate that persona to some degree, to protect himself and those around him. He also understood that his 'father' Tnsumi, and his 'mother' Murrue were both Imperials, though he did not know why, and his curiosity drove him into seeking enlistment with the Galactic Empire to discover more about them. Specifically he choose the Imperial Army as he was already a proficient pilot, but his understanding of combat was at best minimal. He and Relena spoke at length about this decision and in the end she decided to join him as well. They sent in their papers soon after reading up on the rules and regulations and on Year 11, Day 291, Nathaniel was accepted into the Imperial Academy as a new Recruit. He pushed himself hard during his time there and graduated on Year 11, Day 301, at the rank of Private in the Imperial Army.

Ranks

• Recruit [E-1] - Recruit

Imperial Army

• Private [E-2] - Legionary

Awards

COMPNOR

• Imperial Academy Basic Graduate