Kal Strife
10 BBY -
Kal is born on a remote space station in the Tingel Arm. Almost immediately, his deranged father begins experimenting upon the structure of his DNA, enhancing his speed and strength at the cost of his ability to empathise with others.
5 BBY -
Kal's father steps up the experiments, injecting his young son with various chemicals and stimulants to further enhance his already abnormal skills.
0 ABY -
Raine Strife is born on the same space station. Their mother dies in childbirth, leaving Janus free to step up his experiments once more.
Two of Janus' employees, a young technician and a security guard, decide they can no longer endure such evil and abduct the Strife children, before fleeing to Corellia.
The guard and the technician separate, reasoning that it will be harder for Janus to find them if they aren't together.
3 ABY -
The guard, Zach, grows tired of the quiet life and joins the Imperial Navy, eventually being stationed on the Death Star II. The 13 year old Kal Strife is forced to fend for himself and quickly begins hanging around spaceports, doing odd jobs for spacers in exchange for credits and a tale.
6 ABY -
Now sixteen years old, Kal signs up as a cargo hand on a stock freighter bound for the outer rim. Thus begins five years of hopping from one ship to another, seeing the sights of the galaxy and learning all about the darker side of the merchant's trade - smuggling.
11 ABY -
With the blessing of his captain, Kal leaves his latest ship and acquires a small craft of his own. With this, he attempts to get into the trade himself, but soon learns that he hasn't got the connections to make the big credits.
13 ABY -
After two years of running cheap goods, Kal finally gets his break when one of the Hutt Cartel's smugglers finds they need someone to run some extra spice to Kessel. Unfortunately for Kal, security presence has recently been increased along the Kessel Run and he is shot down over the Prison World, receiving grievous injuries that require him to receive multiple crude cybernetics.
16 ABY -
Having finally recovered his injuries, Kal attempts to get back into the smuggling business, only to find that his name has been blacklisted after his previous failure. To make matters worse, his ship is little more than scrap on the crater-pocked surface of Kessel.
17 ABY -
Unwilling to return to his life as a drifter, Kal enlists in the Imperial Stormtrooper Corps. It is here that he first encounters Lore, the man who will eventually become his ultimate adversary. However, an altercation with his fellow cadets turns violent, and the Corellian is eventually issued a discharge from the service.
20 ABY -
With nothing left to do, Kal returns to an unremarkable docking bay on his homeworld of Corellia and encounters Lady Nagrom of the CSA. Sensing that Kal might contain some spark of potential, Nagrom offers him a position in the Espos which Kal eventually accepts.
Having proven Nagrom's faith well-founded, Kal rises quickly up the chain of command, coming into the role of Espo Commander in time to take control of the Espo forces on Corellia during Nagrom and Stark's absence during the Imperial Operation codenameed Havoc.
Shortly after the events of the Havoc campaign, Kal approaches Stark Valkruk with the idea of a specialist Corporate 'Hero Squadron' codenamed Endeavour Squadron. Stark enthusiastically embraces the project, and grants Kal the world of Osarian to use as headquarters for the new squadron.
Soon afterward, Kal's new squadron is put to the test in the skies above Ruusan, protecting Corporate Forces as they struggled to retrieve the remnants of the Thought Bomb. Endeavour Squadron acquits itself admirably, securing another promotion for Kal and leading to him being appointed as Corporate Overseer of Osarian.
21 ABY -
Seeking still more challenges, Kal requests a transfer to the Corporate Blackops Division and receives it. After a brief training period, he is sent to infiltrate the Blue Star Pirates in an attempt to gain information on their leadership.
While operating in deep cover, Kal encounters a spectre from his past - Lore. Now a Sith and bearing the title of Darth, Lore goads Kal into battle, beginning a series of events that leaves both men wounded and thirsting for revenge. They eventually agree to meet on Nar Shaddaa to end things.
On Nar Shaddaa, Kal and Lore face off one last time. Their battle shakes the Vertical City to its core, for a grievously wounded Kal detonates a thermal detonator atop the refuelling tanks of the floating city in the hopes of dragging Lore into the afterlife with him.
22 ABY -
In the aftermath of the Yevethan incursion and the CSA's retreat from Corellia, Kuat of Kuat begins a project to clone a 'puppet ExO' for the Corporate Sector.
Kal's clone, which had been released from the Sparti Cylinder with a biological age of just twenty, takes to the role of ExO with ardour at first, but soon grows tired of the petty politics of the Direx Board and transfers himself back to the Black Ops division.
Noting the rise in BSP activity, Kal recommisions the abandoned Stars' End facility for use as a prision.
23 ABY -
Having failed to learn from his last attempt, the Corellian begins another deep-cover operation, infiltrating the New Republic and planting sleeper operatives throughout their chain of command. It is at this time that Kal encounters Aida Khan, a young Jedi. Their friendship grows quickly, but is abruptly cut short as the spectre of Kal's father reappears to threaten Raine on Hapes.
Defeating the agents of their father, Kal agrees to remain on Hapes as Raine's adviser during her tenure as regent of the Cluster.
24 ABY -
With Raine stepping down from her position as regent, Kal returns to the Corporate Sector where Salem Norongachi has recently come into power. The young prex is quick to welcome Kal back, and the Corellian begins to serve as a mentor to the Prex whilst also manipulating his puppets in the New Republic.
25 ABY -
During the Droid Rebellion, Kal fights to defend the CSA from the mechanical usurpers, eventually being separated from his allies and encountering the rogue HRD, Karin S'jet.
Following the disappearance of Salem Norongachi in the rebellion's aftermath, Kal reclaims the post of ExO for himself and begins to reshape the Corporate Sector. Quickly identifying the Sith as the biggest threat to the stability of the CSA, he meets with Locount Lazrus of the Empire and persuades the Imperial leader to support him in striking at the Sith homeworld of Korriban.
Impressed by both Locount and the Imperial Fleet, and seeing an opportunity to secure an alliance as strong as Mandalorian Iron for the CSA, Kal soon offers the Vizier his allegiance and begins to work for the Empire, first as commander of the 181st and then as a flag officer.
Alas, before Kal has a chance to make the most of his new position, Janus appears once more. Forced into a final confrontation with his father and his twisted brother, Kal finally accepts the legacy of his mother - the ability to use the Force - and strikes his father down.
With the two greatest threats to existence - his and the galaxy's - destroyed or scattered, Kal turns his gaze on the resurgent Blue Star Pirates, who are once again threatening the CSA. Utilising his power within the Empire and over various puppets within the corrupt Republic, the Corellian arranges for a massive attack on the pirate base on Nedjiv, which results in the entire planet being reduced to slag and earns him the nickname 'Butcher of Nedjiv.'
26 ABY -
Finding himself caught between the conflicting powers of Ysanne Isard and Kadann, Kal is forced to defect from the Empire to the only other faction which can provide the CSA with a strong ally in the future. He arrives in the New Republic, only to discover that the forces manipulating the faction are far worse than those he left in the Empire.
Following the destruction of Taris, he gathers together the surviving loyalists of the faction and begins to rebuild the shattered forces of the once-great Republic, forming the second Rebel Alliance. He promptly begins a series of hit and run raids on both the League of Commenor and the Empire, destroying billions of credits worth of property and equipment that will inevitably have to be re-purchased from the Corporation.
However, before he can do much to ensure the profitable future of the Corporate Sector, Kal receives word that the Authority has been taken over by an incompetent triumvirate that threatens everything he has been planning and immediately sets out to resecure his position as ExO.
Having secured the leadership of the Corporate Sector, Kal begins a series of radical reforms that will, eventually, return the CSA to their original paths. In addition to this, he also authorises the hiring of several bounty hunters to locate and eliminate elements of the previous, treacherous, administration.
Kal is born on a remote space station in the Tingel Arm. Almost immediately, his deranged father begins experimenting upon the structure of his DNA, enhancing his speed and strength at the cost of his ability to empathise with others.
5 BBY -
Kal's father steps up the experiments, injecting his young son with various chemicals and stimulants to further enhance his already abnormal skills.
0 ABY -
Raine Strife is born on the same space station. Their mother dies in childbirth, leaving Janus free to step up his experiments once more.
Two of Janus' employees, a young technician and a security guard, decide they can no longer endure such evil and abduct the Strife children, before fleeing to Corellia.
The guard and the technician separate, reasoning that it will be harder for Janus to find them if they aren't together.
3 ABY -
The guard, Zach, grows tired of the quiet life and joins the Imperial Navy, eventually being stationed on the Death Star II. The 13 year old Kal Strife is forced to fend for himself and quickly begins hanging around spaceports, doing odd jobs for spacers in exchange for credits and a tale.
6 ABY -
Now sixteen years old, Kal signs up as a cargo hand on a stock freighter bound for the outer rim. Thus begins five years of hopping from one ship to another, seeing the sights of the galaxy and learning all about the darker side of the merchant's trade - smuggling.
11 ABY -
With the blessing of his captain, Kal leaves his latest ship and acquires a small craft of his own. With this, he attempts to get into the trade himself, but soon learns that he hasn't got the connections to make the big credits.
13 ABY -
After two years of running cheap goods, Kal finally gets his break when one of the Hutt Cartel's smugglers finds they need someone to run some extra spice to Kessel. Unfortunately for Kal, security presence has recently been increased along the Kessel Run and he is shot down over the Prison World, receiving grievous injuries that require him to receive multiple crude cybernetics.
16 ABY -
Having finally recovered his injuries, Kal attempts to get back into the smuggling business, only to find that his name has been blacklisted after his previous failure. To make matters worse, his ship is little more than scrap on the crater-pocked surface of Kessel.
17 ABY -
Unwilling to return to his life as a drifter, Kal enlists in the Imperial Stormtrooper Corps. It is here that he first encounters Lore, the man who will eventually become his ultimate adversary. However, an altercation with his fellow cadets turns violent, and the Corellian is eventually issued a discharge from the service.
20 ABY -
With nothing left to do, Kal returns to an unremarkable docking bay on his homeworld of Corellia and encounters Lady Nagrom of the CSA. Sensing that Kal might contain some spark of potential, Nagrom offers him a position in the Espos which Kal eventually accepts.
Having proven Nagrom's faith well-founded, Kal rises quickly up the chain of command, coming into the role of Espo Commander in time to take control of the Espo forces on Corellia during Nagrom and Stark's absence during the Imperial Operation codenameed Havoc.
Shortly after the events of the Havoc campaign, Kal approaches Stark Valkruk with the idea of a specialist Corporate 'Hero Squadron' codenamed Endeavour Squadron. Stark enthusiastically embraces the project, and grants Kal the world of Osarian to use as headquarters for the new squadron.
Soon afterward, Kal's new squadron is put to the test in the skies above Ruusan, protecting Corporate Forces as they struggled to retrieve the remnants of the Thought Bomb. Endeavour Squadron acquits itself admirably, securing another promotion for Kal and leading to him being appointed as Corporate Overseer of Osarian.
21 ABY -
Seeking still more challenges, Kal requests a transfer to the Corporate Blackops Division and receives it. After a brief training period, he is sent to infiltrate the Blue Star Pirates in an attempt to gain information on their leadership.
While operating in deep cover, Kal encounters a spectre from his past - Lore. Now a Sith and bearing the title of Darth, Lore goads Kal into battle, beginning a series of events that leaves both men wounded and thirsting for revenge. They eventually agree to meet on Nar Shaddaa to end things.
On Nar Shaddaa, Kal and Lore face off one last time. Their battle shakes the Vertical City to its core, for a grievously wounded Kal detonates a thermal detonator atop the refuelling tanks of the floating city in the hopes of dragging Lore into the afterlife with him.
22 ABY -
In the aftermath of the Yevethan incursion and the CSA's retreat from Corellia, Kuat of Kuat begins a project to clone a 'puppet ExO' for the Corporate Sector.
Kal's clone, which had been released from the Sparti Cylinder with a biological age of just twenty, takes to the role of ExO with ardour at first, but soon grows tired of the petty politics of the Direx Board and transfers himself back to the Black Ops division.
Noting the rise in BSP activity, Kal recommisions the abandoned Stars' End facility for use as a prision.
23 ABY -
Having failed to learn from his last attempt, the Corellian begins another deep-cover operation, infiltrating the New Republic and planting sleeper operatives throughout their chain of command. It is at this time that Kal encounters Aida Khan, a young Jedi. Their friendship grows quickly, but is abruptly cut short as the spectre of Kal's father reappears to threaten Raine on Hapes.
Defeating the agents of their father, Kal agrees to remain on Hapes as Raine's adviser during her tenure as regent of the Cluster.
24 ABY -
With Raine stepping down from her position as regent, Kal returns to the Corporate Sector where Salem Norongachi has recently come into power. The young prex is quick to welcome Kal back, and the Corellian begins to serve as a mentor to the Prex whilst also manipulating his puppets in the New Republic.
25 ABY -
During the Droid Rebellion, Kal fights to defend the CSA from the mechanical usurpers, eventually being separated from his allies and encountering the rogue HRD, Karin S'jet.
Following the disappearance of Salem Norongachi in the rebellion's aftermath, Kal reclaims the post of ExO for himself and begins to reshape the Corporate Sector. Quickly identifying the Sith as the biggest threat to the stability of the CSA, he meets with Locount Lazrus of the Empire and persuades the Imperial leader to support him in striking at the Sith homeworld of Korriban.
Impressed by both Locount and the Imperial Fleet, and seeing an opportunity to secure an alliance as strong as Mandalorian Iron for the CSA, Kal soon offers the Vizier his allegiance and begins to work for the Empire, first as commander of the 181st and then as a flag officer.
Alas, before Kal has a chance to make the most of his new position, Janus appears once more. Forced into a final confrontation with his father and his twisted brother, Kal finally accepts the legacy of his mother - the ability to use the Force - and strikes his father down.
With the two greatest threats to existence - his and the galaxy's - destroyed or scattered, Kal turns his gaze on the resurgent Blue Star Pirates, who are once again threatening the CSA. Utilising his power within the Empire and over various puppets within the corrupt Republic, the Corellian arranges for a massive attack on the pirate base on Nedjiv, which results in the entire planet being reduced to slag and earns him the nickname 'Butcher of Nedjiv.'
26 ABY -
Finding himself caught between the conflicting powers of Ysanne Isard and Kadann, Kal is forced to defect from the Empire to the only other faction which can provide the CSA with a strong ally in the future. He arrives in the New Republic, only to discover that the forces manipulating the faction are far worse than those he left in the Empire.
Following the destruction of Taris, he gathers together the surviving loyalists of the faction and begins to rebuild the shattered forces of the once-great Republic, forming the second Rebel Alliance. He promptly begins a series of hit and run raids on both the League of Commenor and the Empire, destroying billions of credits worth of property and equipment that will inevitably have to be re-purchased from the Corporation.
However, before he can do much to ensure the profitable future of the Corporate Sector, Kal receives word that the Authority has been taken over by an incompetent triumvirate that threatens everything he has been planning and immediately sets out to resecure his position as ExO.
Having secured the leadership of the Corporate Sector, Kal begins a series of radical reforms that will, eventually, return the CSA to their original paths. In addition to this, he also authorises the hiring of several bounty hunters to locate and eliminate elements of the previous, treacherous, administration.
