User:Ahl-Vinn/Ahl-Vinn

&nbsp Ahl-Vinn No'vaik was born on the Lok Moon of Planet Tatooine, the son of Jafraius and Maerae No'vaik, an engineer and a biologist, respectively. His father's services often in-demand but un-paid, Ahl-Vinn grew to maturity with an ever-greater resentment towards first Nym (pirate-lord of the Lok Moon), but then towards all pirates.

Adm No'vaik recounts his most-vivid memory as a youngster, in the local arcade-alcove of Nym's cantina: "Yodi, a Rodian friend of mine, and myself were in the cantina alcove, where many of the local youths would gather and spend time. Three of the most-lost imperial pilots you've ever seen came in, un-aware of the locals' stance on the Empire. I remember them being the absolutely best-dressed people I'd ever seen. To me, they represented that larger world outside of the one I was stuck on.

"I knew imediately there would be trouble. Yodi and I grabbed a small spot behind the bar to watch the exchange. The piots did nothing to aggrivate the crowd, but their uniforms had sealed their fates. As one of the pilots began to explain their shuttle was off-course that they needed help, she was shot in the back. A very quick fire-fight broke out, but the pilots stood no chance. For some reason, I imagined the same thing happening to my father. I didn't like the outcome one bit.

"When the cantina was closing, I went and retrieved the leader's hat from their bodies, which had been piled out back for later disposal. Their leader hadn't said more than a few words before being killed, but the air about the man was the most-formal I'd ever seen. I remember thinking that this was an individual I could have respect for. The empire was quite new at that time, and they had different uniforms and hats than we feature during the Galactic Civil War - but I still have that hat, as a reminder of the lawlessness that exists in the galaxy outside of the Empire."

In his teens, Ahl-Vinn hijacked a pirate fighter from Nym's private fleet, and fled to imperial space. After four tries, he was accepted into the imperial Navy, and began a career as a fighter pilot. After impressing his superiors, Ahl-Vinn was granted admission into officer school. It was here that he designed his first modified propulsion accelerator, the sales from which would later fund his start-up manufacturing company. After graduating and becoming an Ensign, Ahl fought in imperial campaign after campaign, eventually joining the Galactic Security Bureau (GSB) as a Captain. It was here and with friends from the Bureau that Ahl-Vinn opened No'vaik Studios Corporation, whose success would continue until Ahl's death aboard the second Death Star battlestation. His sponsorships and personality also won him a spot with the Galactic Racing League, as a host. Ahl-Vinn would come to host an entire season of the Bria Galactic Racing League, and was host to more than 15 races, over time. He would continue this into his attachment to the Imperial Marine Corps, where he oversaw safe delivery of imperial marines to their combat deployments.

The height of Ahl-Vinn's career as Admiral would come with his assignment to the Imperial Space Directive. Shortly after promotion to Rear Admiral, Ahl's No'vaik Studios released a set of fighters to the galaxy known as the +Starscreamer+ Series Eta-2 Actis. Not finding interest in this new fleet of ships from the Empire, Ahl sold instead to the highest bidder - who would later be revealed as the Reformed Jedi Order (JEDI, with a lower-case 'L'). Ordered by the Emperpor to 'clean up his mess', Rear Adm No'vaik was assigned as High Command for the Great JEDI Resurgency Space War. It was here that Ahl would see his greatest victory as both an Admiral of the Empire and as a fleet commander.

Battle Seven of the war stands out as Ahl-Vinn's proudest moment. A come-from-behind battle that had rather quickly fallen into the Resurgency's favor, Battle Seven was turned around by the iron determination of both Ahl-Vinn and all of the Imperial 7th & 9th (wartime fleet designation). The imperial fleet managed to turn the tide of the battle entirely, with Rear Adm No'vaik flagship unwavering at the command of the fleet. Pilots from all over the Empire joined forces with the Directive's forces in the 7th & 9th to delivery victory not just upon the day - but upon the war.

Following the major victory of the Resurgency Wars, Ahl-Vinn was promoted to full Admiral. This would not be a post he would hold long before reitiring for the 1st time, however. Retiring shortly into the following year, Ahl left to manage his corporation, saying a tearful goodbye to the Directive. It would be short-lived though, as more trouble with the Reformed Jedi Order would come to pass, later that same year. Using his popularity within the Empire to call together volunteers to manually sweep the surface of Planet Dantooine, Ahl was thwarted in his attempts to prove the JEDl were now based on the remote planet. After this battle, Ahl's request for re-instatement into the imperial Navy was approved, and his rank of Admiral was re-commissioned, as he was attached to both the Coalition of Imperial Citizens (CIC) and the Imperial 4th and 3rd (war-time fleet designation).

Thus began another war between the Empire and the Jedi, one hidden from the galactic public by media on both sides. This war would see Adm No'vaik fall from the Emperor's favor though; the outcome of the war did not go favorably for the forces of the Empire. Although a High Command staff of Adm Ahl-Vinn, Moff Larkins, and Adm Goldenlight led a valiant effort during the conflict, Adm No'vaik faced his greatest defeat at Battle Seven of what would come to be known as the Jedi Avengeance Alliance Armada Crusade. This conflict proves amongst the greatest JEDl victory, and the Crusades is in the archives of the greatest of Galactic Civil War's conflicts to be won by the Alliance and their Jedi allies.

After the Emperor determined the war was not a total loss for the Empire (it had bolstered imperial strengths in disputed systems, and greatly improved outlying infastructure), Ahl-Vinn accepted re-assignment to the Starsider sector, where he would retire a 2nd time.