Josh Arands

Personal Data

Primary character of Joshua Arands on Starsider Server, Star Wars Galaxies.

Joshua Arands
Biographical information
Homeworld	Tralus
Date of birth	17:2:27 (21 years old in 3ABY)
Family	Father (Jordan Arands), Mother (Karyn), Sister (Jesalynn Arands)
Physical description
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Height	1.78 meters (5'10")
Weight	79 kilograms (174lb)
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Hazel
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	GCW between EP4 and EP5
Affiliation	Rebellion
Associations	RSPA (Vanguard)
Ranks	Commander

• Resurrection Squadron (space PvP and PvE) - Commanding Officer
• Green Squad (ground PvP) - CL90 Spy (Sniper)

Background - Childhood

(As reported to Alliance Intelligence by Joshua Arands on form PD3A991-lm1)

Joshua born on the planet Tralus in the Corellia system to Jordan and Karyn Arands, and has a sister Jesalynn who is two years younger than he is. Tralus is one of two planets that revolve around Centerpoint Station, which in turn orbits the star Corell. The two worlds, Tralus and Talus, are referred to as the Double Worlds, and are ruled by the elected Federation of Double Worlds, or Fed-Dub. While neither planet is as well known as Corellia, they are important providers of agricultural and mineral products in the system.

Both his maternal and paternal families have lived on Tralus for several hundred generations. Both families are upper-middle class, so it was a surprise when Jordan Arands chose to open up a repair yard rather than following his father into politics. Jordan was always good with his hands though, and a smart businessman as well. Pretty soon, his starship and droid repair yard was one of the most trusted and popular repair facilities in the sector.

When Joshua wasn't being schooled, he would spend his time at the yards. His father taught him a lot in those early years and by the time he finished his education at 16, Joshua was a competent mechanic and a skilled, if not impetuous pilot.

Background - Fed-Dub

Shortly after leaving school, Joshua joined the Tralusian academy for Fed-Dub's security force. He attended a basic training program for a month and spent another six months in flight training before graduating with high marks. Two reprimands remain in his training service jacket for exceeding the recommended thresholds on a training fighter, which resulted in damage to the craft. Upon graduation, he was assigned to Theta Squadron, one of four of the Z-95 fighter squadrons of the Federation's Defense Force.

During his 9 months of active duty in Fed-Dub, Joshua was promoted once and given two citations of valor from CorSec for assisting with their operations to capture fleeing criminals. Although he didn't realize it at the time, he was being rewarded for helping the Empire to hunt down those that they suspected of rebellious activity.

While on leave near the end of his first tour, Joshua met another young, skilled pilot named Salonika Batrad. A young idealist, Batrad believed in a cause only spoken about in whispers in the Corell system - the Rebellion. Following an evening of discussion and ale, Joshua began to seriously rethink what he was doing with his life. Although it took him most of his leave to make his decision, Batrad's play on his ego won out, and he was convinced that the rebellion would never succeed without him. Joshua resigned his commission with Fed-Dub and left the system with Batrad a few days later. Within three weeks, the pair had established contact with a fringe group of the rebellion, and joined the cause without a backwards glance.

Background - Rebel Dawn

It didn't take long for Joshua to make it past the crude 'training' that the rebellion provided. He was assigned to a fighter squadron within a week of arrival. X-wings were in short supply at the time and his training in a Z-95 got him an immediate assignment with the Galliant Defense Squadron. When that squadron was re-formed, the GDS pilots were assigned to Rezkomaro Outpost as Gold Squadron. The unit was successfully used to intercept Imperial convoys along the Rim and engage Imperial fighters as needed.

Joshua was barely eighteen years old when he and his senior wingman Sescikchat were transferred to Green Squadron at Yavin HQ. The base was outfitted with Y-wing and X-wings, and he was supposed to be assigned to one of the X-wing squadrons once it was re-supplied with more fighters. This was a definite step in the right direction for the two pilots. Flying in one of the space superiority fighters meant no more guard duty over convoys and backwater bases.

On the day of the Death Star's attack on the Yavin 4 headquarters, Joshua and many other pilots were assigned to the one of the newly arrived X-wing starfighters. While his friend Sescikchat was assigned to the War Room as an aide to the Starfighter coordinator, Joshua was assigned to Red Five until he was bumped by another pilot and joined Sescikchat in the War Room.

Following the battle, Sescikchat and Joshua were the only remaining pilots of Green Squadron. A few weeks after the battle, General Jan Dodonna spoke to a group of squadron leaders, including Sescikchat. Following this meeting, Sescikchat recruited Joshua as a test pilot for a new prototype fighter. As Green Squadron was pretty much non-existent and had little hope of replacement fighters right away, Joshua agreed. As such, Josh and his new CO were the two first test pilots of the Dodonna/Blissex RZ-1 A-wing fighter.

Joshua had always been accused of pushing his fighters to the limits of their design capabilities, demanding more of them than any sane pilot would. This proved to be an advantage as a test pilot and flying the prototypes hard and fast discovered several early design flaws, only once to his misfortune. He was lucky, however and was treated and released for extended exposure in zero-g following a complete power failure of one prototype.

Background - Resurrection Squadron

Weeks after his recovery, Joshua was transferred to Outpost 27 on Rori, one of Naboo's moons. There were no A-wings available to the rebel cell, so he was assigned to a newly formed unit of X-wings called Resurrection Squadron. He was paired up with a rather intimidating Lieutenant j.g. named Lucas Benoit-Stark. the unit's CO, Cody Qel-Droma, referred to Stark as "Ironman" and after a few missions on his wing, Joshua discovered why. The pair adapted well to each others' flying style and became a formidable team on every mission.

 OOC: I'll leave it up to the reader to find out why he is called Ironman on their own.

(more updates to come)

Appearances

• Sightseeing on Naboo (107)