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Gaan be Ordo
Hand of Ordo
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33 ABY to Present
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Clan Ordo
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- Special Operations
- Soldiers of Fortune
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- Estimated: Unknown
- Confirmed: Army (Mixed)
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Undisclosed
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Cuy'val Dar
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Classified
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Taakur
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Hren Vau
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- "Ib'tuur jatne tuur ash'ad kyr'amur."
- ―The Hand's Standard Operational Proceedure
Gaan be Ordo or the Hand of Ordo is a notorious armed forces branch of the Mandalorian Clan Ordo. While only spoken of in hushed whispers and rumours, the Hand is a highly specialized division of the Clan's military utilized primarily through various brokers as soliders of fortune. This band of hardened mercenaries have effectively been operational since the Battle of Mandalore, though even this information is hard to confirm as the unit has served quite often in Black Operations. Recently they have been in discussion with the rogue Jedi Master Michael Halcyon, deployed to assist the overwhelmed Jedi of House Odan-Urr for what is speculated to be quite a hefty sum.
Unit History
The Birth of Clan Ordo
During the Clone Wars, many fierce battles were fought across the Outer Rim. Mandalore, home of the Mandalorians, was the central point for many of these conflicts. The attempted capture of Senator Padme Amidala in 19 BBY was perhaps the most devastating; Darth Sidious tasked the Mandalorian Protectors under the command of Mandalore the Resurrector with capturing the Senator, but the Sith intended to double-cross them; when the Mandalorian Protectors landed, they were ambushed by Jedi, and the only survivors were Tobbi Dala, Fenn Shysa, and the Resurrector himself. The Protectors were slowly rebuilt thanks to the work of Fenn Shysa, but many never forgave Sidious for his betrayal, and split from Shysa’s group to form a separate Clan. They named themselves Clan Ordo, a tribute to the original Clan Ordo, active during the Jedi Civil War of 3959-3956 BBY.
Abandoning the Fett
In 23 ABY, the Mandalorian named Boba Fett became Mand’alore, replacing Fenn Shysa and ascending to the leadership of the Mandalorian Protectors. Under Fett’s leadership, the Mandalorian Protectors played a key part in the Yuuzhan Vong War- first fighting for the Vong, then switching sides after the Vong attacked Mandalore. However, despite the reputation that Fett commanded across the galaxy, some Protectors were unhappy with the machinations of their leader and his lack of leadership. A group of these Protectors, angry at Fett’s willingness to maintain relations with Luke Skywalker’s New Jedi Order, splintered away from Fett’s Protectors and joined Clan Ordo, bolstering the ranks of the outcast Clan.
Growth and Development
A true Mandalorian is any creature, regardless of species, who can follow the Resol'nare. With that in mind, Clan Ordo welcomed many representatives from other species provided they could prove themselves worthy of the name Mandalorian. Military units were assembled not by species or by blood-bonds but by technical aptitude and combat effectiveness, leading to the creation of such notable squads as Shuk'orok and the Orar Kom’rk. Beside these warriors stood the Hand of Ordo.
Notable Members
Taakur
- "Kiss my sssshebs, chakaar!"
- ―Taakur
Taakur, leader of the Hand of Ordo
The de-facto leader of the Hand of Ordo due to his commanding presence and ferocious melee combat skills, Taakur is a fearsome warrior. Brought up on a prison colony, his youth was hard and brutal, with the Trandoshan forced to fight for every scrap of food and to establish his place in the hierarchy. The result was to breed in him a ferocious warrior instinct and a deep, burning anger for his captors. However, a way out of his harsh life came from an unexpected source- Mandalorian mercenaries from Clan Ordo, who attacked the colony in order to free one of their brothers, held within. The young Trandoshan took advantage of the confusion to escape and stole onto the Mandalorian ship.
He was soon found, but the Mandalorians were amused by the young Trandoshan and offered to drop him off at the nearest habitable planet. Encouraged by the first signs of compassion that he'd received since birth, he quickly tried to make himself useful to the Mandalorians, seeking to learn their language and customs and begging them to let him stay on the ship. Over time, the Mandalorians came to see him as one of their own, and the Trandoshan was granted a full suit of armour and formally recognised as a Mandalorian of Clan Ordo, taking the name Taakur.
Taakur's fierce fighting instinct served him well, and he was soon assigned to the Hand of Ordo under the command of a Mandalorian named Hren Vau. During a routine mission following the end of the Yuuzhan Vong War, their squad was ambushed by a remnant faction of Vong and Hren Vau was killed. Taakur took charge of the unit and led them out of the ambush- for his success, the rest of the unit marked him as their leader.
Medic
- "Touch my patient and see how fast I burn you down Chwaratta-Head..."
- ―Sorlatte Ordo
Sorlatte, unlike most Combat Medics, is not a man trained in first aid. He was at one point a fully licensed trauma surgeon from Corellia, but that was another lifetime ago. (more soon)
Galt Harlan, Lead Engineer
- "I'm only half as old as I used to be."
- ―Galt Harlan
Galt Harlan's extensive cybernetic reconstructionPractically a piece of equipment himself, Galt Harlan serves as the Hand's chief engineer and mechanic. Galt rarely talks about his past, and while he refuses to give his age, he often jokes that at least he's only half as old as he used to be, in reference to his extensive reconstructive surgery. Something of an old fashioned womaniser, some members of the team have speculated whether he lost the right half of his body during a row with an ex-wife, however Galt has refused to comment.
His past aside, Galt is devoted to his Mandalorian brothers, who he now regards as his family for unintentionally helping him out after he got into an argument with the port authorities on Nar Shaddaa. The local Hutt official, Blozog the Magnificent, had accused Galt of certain indiscretions with one of his Bothan dancers, but fortunately for Galt, Taakur, the Trandoshan who was to become his commander, was on a assassination job to take out Blozog for a rival official.
On the battlefield, Galt is the man - or some would argue droid - with the Big Karking Gun. While the rest of the Hand is busy setting up a perimeter or going after the small targets, Galt is the one keeping back and setting up the manned artillery. Never short of a spanner or a screwdriver, if he's not on his back underneath something trying to get it running again, then he's on his feet, bludgeoning someone to death with his socket wrench. While not a pilot himself, Galt is the shipmaster who's more at home down in the engineering deck, and if he's not working on himself to improve his own body functions, then he's trying to find a way to overclock the ship's hyperdrive and beat his own time on the Sisar Run.
Shorty, Lead Slicer/Pilot
- "Short? Who're you callin' short? I'll show you short! "
- ―Shorty
The Sullustan known only as Shorty was a pilot once. He met a group of the Mandalorians in a cantina. One insulted his height and the next thing they knew he was face down with a blaster in the back of his head. Rather than kill Shorty outright, the Mandalorians offered him a spot on their team. He agreed, and in celebration surprised them all by holding down more alcohol than anyone else could.
Since then, Shorty has served as the team's slicer and pilot. He can get into tight spaces when necessary. He's also ferocious in close-quarters combat, especially if someone mentions his height. Though he allows his comrades to call him 'Shorty', if anyone else does so he will usually go into a rage and try to kill them. He has a tendency to hack his enemy's legs off at the knee with a large knife, drawing surprised stares from even his own allies.
Shortly after joining, he hacked into the Hand's computer systems and changed everyone's height to half of his own. The discrepancy was not noticed for several weeks, until an order for leggings showed up to those specifications. After the initial bar fight - which Shorty was winning before Taakur broke it up - the other members of the Hand added the miniature leggings to their personal collection. Shorty took great pride in this, but when he offered to order more equipment sized as such, the commanders calmly turned him down. Since then they've spoiled him about his height, and so far the computer systems haven't been edited - at least not in obvious ways.
Jaina, Recon Operative
- "When you think someone is following you, it's already too late."
- ―Jaina
Jaina standing inside one of the many estates she stoleJaina, as only a few know her as, is one of the best recon operatives for the Hand of Ordo. Like most epicanthix, Jaina is stronger than most females and stands 1.9 meters tall. Born and raised in the Coruscant Underworld, Jaina had a rough childhood. Her father was an imperial spy killed by the very people he worked for a few years after she was born. Her mother was forced to raised Jaina by herself teaching her daughter how to survive in the crime-ridden underworld. By the time Jaina was thirteen years old she had killed at least three people and stolen countless things. Her mother would died when she was seventeen.
A Mandalorian bounty hunter found her one day and took her from her life on Coruscant. Although she helped the Mandalorian from time to time she felt more like his slave or his tool for pleasure than anything else. After years of being this Mando's toy, Jaina killed the bounty hunter and took his armor, weapons, and ship. From that day on Jaina became a mercenary servicing any organization that need information or someone killed, as long as they paid the right price. She would eventually run into a Trandoshan by the name of Taakur, who offered her a spot on his team. Jaina's allies used to think that Taakur recruited her just to improve the Hand’s moral, but that assumption is far gone after years of seeing just how heartless she is.
Jaina is very good at sneaking around and persuading people. While she has no official training as a scout sniper or a spy she can do them better than anyone her allies know. Her weapon of choice is a custom version of the DC-15x sniper rifle.
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