Travik Korr

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"You don't need to be a narcissistic Jedi in order to be good at tactics and strategy."

― Travik Korr

Surface Marshal Travik Korr is the head of the Taldryan Army Service and a long serving member of the Taldryan Security Service, having spent virtually his entire adult life as a military officer. Korr's childhood was spent on his home world of Corulag where both his parents were successful business entrepreneurs who traveled across the galaxy. Largely ignored by his parents, Korr concentrated on his studies in school and was accepted to the Corulag Imperial Military Academy where he earned an undergraduate degree in military science. He later served as an Army officer in the newly created Galactic Empire where his superiors noticed his tactical and strategic ingenuity. After quickly rising through the ranks of the Imperial Army, Korr's rising star was stopped when the Rebel Alliance defeated the Empire at Endor. He was shuffled from one assignment to the next in the power vacuum that occurred after Endor until he was approached with an offer from an unknown agent who later turned out to be a recruiter from Clan Taldryan. Within a few years after joining the First Clan's military, he was personally promoted to his current command by then-Consul Duga Taldrya Arkarso. Korr continues to serve as the head of Taldryan's Army, being one of the most brilliant tacticians affiliated with the Dark Brotherhood military.

Character History

Early Life

24 BBY to 7 BBY

Travik Korr was born into a wealthy family in the capital city of Corulag, Curamelle. Despite being an only child his parents never gave him much attention as their jobs frequently had them traveling across the galaxy conducting business. Travik's only major contact with adults in his early childhood was his family's staff and later his teachers at private school. Having access to some of the best child tutors and mentors on the planet Travik excelled early on in school, frequently testing near the top of his class. As he grew older Travik knew his parents would never really have time for him; he buried himself in his studies hoping that he could prove to his parents that he was worthy of their attention.

Unfortunetly his parents never really gave him the attention he craved. They were only around for a handful of days a month and frequently missed important events in Travik's life. As he neared the end of his formal secondary education, Travik realized that no matter how hard he tried, his parents would only worry about their work. One day at school Travik was approached by an Imperial recruiter who had taken notice of the talented student and offered him a full scholarship at the Corulag Imperial Military Academy located on the other side of the capital. Realizing this would get him off Corulag and annoy his parents at the same time, he accepted the recruiter's offer: a degree in military science after only three years, and a guaranteed commission of 1st Lieutenant in the Imperial Army.

At age seventeen Travik graduated from his private school - his parents expectantly absent - and without so much of a note traveled across Curamelle to attend the Academy. By the time his parents realized what he had done it was too late; Travik was an adult by Corulag's law, and the Imperial Army refused to obey their wishes to let him out of his contract. Travik refused to respond to his parent's frequent attempts at contact, thrilled to be on his own and in charge of his own destiny.

In Service to the Empire

7 BBY to 6 ABY

Although excited at his fresh start in life, Travik did not expect the vigorous lifestyle he would have to endure for the next three years. While in good health, the new cadet never exercised on a regular basis and often struggled through the Academy's daily workouts. Fortunately his academic abilities more than made up for his shortcomings in athleticism, drawing the notice of his professors and superiors. Still, Travik always tackled challenges head first and began spending extra time making up lost ground in his unarmed combat classes and marksmanship drills. By the end of his first year he had won an unarmed combat tournament and placed among the top five percent in his class on the firing range. Travik started his second year of study at the top of his class, particularly excelling at surface warfare strategy and tactics. Despite having a month off in the summer, Travik never visited his parents and refused to acknowledge their constant attempts at contacting him. Instead he spent his time taking various optional seminars over at the Naval Academy, sharpening his skills in naval warfare and general leadership. What little free time Travik had he spent going out into the city with his fellow cadets, casually drinking at the countless bars Curamelle offered.

During his last year at the Academy Travik focused on his leadership and tactics classes, excelling in everything he could fit into his schedule. Due to his outstanding accomplishments inside the classroom - and outside of it - Travik was given the rare privilege of accepting what assignment he wanted once he graduated; numerous divisions and bureaus of the Army attempted to solicit his service within their departments, but Travik only wanted to serve on the front lines of the battlefield. Travik ended up graduating at the very top of his class, but ended up skipping the ceremony when he spotted his parents in the crowd. Wishing to avoid a confrontation, he instead boarded the first transport off world to his first duty assignment.

Now a Lieutenant, Travik's first assignment was with the Imperial Army's 114th Artillery Battery Company as a tactical adviser. Travik did not see much combat as the Galactic Empire's control of the galaxy was tight. His unit mostly participated in armed combat training missions on unsettled worlds near the edges of the Core Worlds. It was not until about 2 BBY when he got his first real combat experience against a well trained militia on the planet Darada. Travik's company was deployed to retake a city that was under siege by a group of unknown rebels and dissidents. Despite the lack of urban warfare training, Travik's company was able to restore order to the city with minimal causalities. The unit later found out this was but the first of a series of events that were occurring all across the galaxy; the newly created Alliance to Restore the Republic had seemingly popped up out of nowhere with the goal of overthrowing the Empire.

Issues came in from High Command to suppress the Rebels wherever they surfaced but it was next to impossible; despite their lack of equipment and large numbers, the Rebel Alliance seemed to be everywhere. Travik's company and others were often deployed to root out Rebels on various worlds, but their efforts usually yielded few results as the Rebel Alliance had perfected the art of "hit and run" attacks. Over time Rebel attacks increased and the dissidents became more efficient and far better equipped to fight the Empire. One day word began to leak through Travik's unit that the Rebel's secret base had been discovered and that it was only a matter of time before this rebellion had been stamped out of existence. The excitement this rumor provided was quickly crushed as reports surfaced that the Rebel Alliance had destroyed the Empire's newly created Death Star. Over 20,000 Imperial officers perished at the Battle of Yavin along with over one million support personnel and troops. Realizing that the Rebel Alliance was a major threat, the Empire began an aggressive recruitment drive to bolster their numbers and Travik found himself promoted to the rank of Captain.

Travik saw extensive combat against the New Republic which almost always resulted in victory as the Rebels rarely stood up to fight against overwhelming numbers. Despite this, Rebel attacks on Imperial targets increased dramatically following the Battle of Yavin as thousand of worlds flocked to the Alliance's banner, hoping to overthrow the Empire. The newly minted Captain, despite his successes, was not present at the Battle of Hoth but instead was busy participating in a blockade on Chandrila. While the battle initially went well, the appearance of the Alliance's Rogue Squadron allowed the Rebels to gain the upper hand in the end. The Imperial forces, under command of Moff Kohl Seerdon were forced to retreat after heavy casualties. While Seerdon was reprimanded by the Emperor, Travik was awarded a commendation for getting his unit out mostly intact while inflicting the greatest amount of damage to the Rebels out of all the Imperial units present at the battle. After Chandrila, Travik did not see much combat experience as the Rebel Alliance slowly began pulling back on their attacks. It was during this time that Travik was promoted to Major and he learned about the construction of a second Death Star.

Knowing this could lead to nothing good, Travik turned down an offer which would have stationed him on the giant battle station. While he knew the easy assignment would allow him to climb the rank ladder much faster than any other, Travik felt that the Empire was ignoring the lessons of their first Death Star. Instead, the Major requested a position in High Command as a command attaché under then-Colonel Freja Covell who happened to be from his home planet of Corulag. Before Travik could begin his assignment the Rebel Alliance attacked the second Death Star which was being constructed above the forest moon of Endor. While many expected the Rebels to attack the battle station, not a single person Travik knew thought the Alliance could be successful. The Death Star was destroyed and the Imperial Navy was in complete disarray as both Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine perished in the battle. There was complete chaos following the battle, with many senior officers declaring themselves Warlords and breaking off with their own private fleets. In the end Grand Vizier Sate Pestage took control of the Empire although his reign did not last long - he was executed by Imperial warlord Delek Krennel when he attempted to make a plea deal with the newly formed New Republic. Over the next few months many warlords attempted to recruit Travik to their service but he remained steadfastly loyal to the Empire. Unfortunately he was shuffled back and forth between Generals looking to make a name for themselves although he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel by 6 ABY.

Post-Endor Power Struggle

6 ABY to 22 ABY

With Travik's latest promotion, he and other officers began to find themselves being transferred around various commands. With Ysanne Isard in control of the Empire things began to stabilize but Travik felt that she was consolidating power for her own purposes. Nevertheless, most senior officers in the military felt that Isard represented the best chance of bringing the quickly expanding New Republic to a halt and re-establishing the dominance of the Empire. Travik himself was assigned to command a brigade stationed on the planet Basilisk in the Coruscant system. The New Republic had set their eyes on capturing Coruscant, and Director Isard had ordered all connecting planets and systems to the capital planet reinforced. The New Republic, spearheaded by Rogue Squadron, did end up pushing towards Coruscant, but chose to launch their attack through Borleias instead. Even when Coruscant itself was invaded no additional reinforcements were requested; instead Isard fled to Thyferra in order to control the galaxy's sole source of bacta.

Few understood Isard's move until they learned the horrifying truth. She had unleashed a killer virus on Coruscant that was fatal to virtually every non-human species. The reactions in Travik's brigade were mixed; most felt that while it was a great move to bankrupt the Rebels, the means to do it were horrifying - even if it didn't affect humans. With the New Republic ready to secure all holdings around their newly won stronghold, Travik's unit was forced to withdraw deeper into Imperial-held territory. Isard's rule of the Empire ended less than a year later when she was apparently killed when a group led by Wedge Antilles ended up invading the planet. Power then shifted to Grand Admiral Thrawn who had just emerged from the Unknown Regions and Travik found himself being transferred to the Imperial Star Destroyer Judicator. Despite an uneventful start, Thrawn was soon pushing the Imperial military towards Coruscant with startling speed. Travik, like many others, were fascinated with the Chiss Grand Admiral and his brilliant strategies. In between battles - which almost always ended in victory - Travik would study reports and battle plans that Thrawn himself had created and try to learn as much as he could. While Travik wished to meet the Grand Admiral himself he never got the chance as Thrawn was assassinated by his own personal bodyguard.

The Imperial Military found itself without a leader yet again - the New Republic quickly regained their lost worlds and began to drive the Empire further and further away from the Core. Travik's next few years were uneventful as he saw virtually no combat - a clone of Emperor Palpatine surfaced and took control of the Empire, but his reign was cut short. Command of the Empire then fell to Carnor Jax and the Imperial Interim Ruling Council, but that too did not last long. As the years passed the Empire continued losing territory as bureaucrat after bureaucrat assumed control of the Empire, each one worse than the other. Still, Travik remained committed to the military and took it upon himself to train other officers and ensure the Empire's continued survival.

Eventually the Empire turned into the Imperial Remnant as Xandel Carivus, the last official Emperor, was killed by Kir Kanos. Even though Admiral Gilad Pellaeon assumed control of the Remnant, it did not expand very much even under his competent leadership. The New Republic was too large, and internal power conflicts within the Remnant constantly weakened it from within. Five years later the Remnant signed a peace treaty with the New Republic, effectively ending all conflict between the two largest powers within the known galaxy.

The majority of senior officers, including Travik, were regulated to training and support purposes as the Council of Moffs drastically cut back on the military budget. The worlds controlled by the Remnant were allowed far more freedoms than ever allowed under the Empire which Travik personally thought was a good thing, but he became bored teaching. He wanted to put his tactical and strategic skills to good use against a worthy foe; what few combat missions he was allowed to plan were against petty criminals and pirates who posed little challenge for the skilled tactician. By 21 ABY Travik was stuck at his current rank and left wondering what to do with his life - he had been in the Imperial Army his entire adult life, but could not see what else to do.

A year later while Travik was on leave, he was approached by a cloaked individual who offered him a new opportunity.

A New Opportunity

22 ABY to Present

• Transition between the Empire and Brotherhood (specifically Taldryan)
• Various Tal-related historical notes
• Recent battles, yada yada yada

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