Jago Ballium

Zaric "Jago" Wolfonel
Military Information
Callsign	JagoBallium
Specialty	Combat Engineer
Rank	Private First Class
Position	Trooper
Squad	Iron Horse
Platoon	Wildcard Platoon
Company	Pheonix Company
Regiment	Osiris Regiment
Division	Stormtrooper Corps
Biographical Information
Homeworld	Taris
Age	23
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Skin Color	Light Tan
Height	6' 2"
Weight	180 lbs
Hair Color	Brown
Facial Hair	Stubble
Eye Color	Brown
Scars	three horizontal scratches on his upper right arm
Personal Information
Affiliation	Vast Empire
Nicknames	Jago
Family	Unknown
Fighting Styles	Ranged
Profession	Combat Engineer

 

Military Status

After completing the Cadet Program, Jago was assigned to Iron Horse Squad. He is currently a trooper in said squad.

Biography

Life on Taris

Zaric was born on Taris and abandoned on the streets by his parents. His earliest memories are of hiding out in the streets from gang members and the multitude of threatening people that frequented the lower city. He stole for food and water and used whatever was availible to him for shelter. As he got older he had come to know and befriend a certain hermit, Korlo Ral'rin, who lived in a shabby shack constructed of thin metal sheets in one of many alleys in the lower city. For a while Zaric actually had a place to stay at and someone who actually cared for him.

Over the years the two had come to a father-son relationship that each enjoyed as neither had had the chance to experience either part of the relationship. Korlo would scrounge up whatever he could for Zaric and he would strive to do the same for Korlo. The hermit often would light a fire during the night and tell stories of days past. One particular story struck Zaric to the core, the story was of the rakghouls that used to plague the undercity of Taris. The tales of the creature's infecting bite that would eventually turn the victim into one of the rakghouls themselves often kept him awake at night and would plague him in his dreams as well.

This period of grace for the orphan ended abruptly. While he was out gathering supplies for the night he heard several blaster shots in the direction of the hermit's hut. Dropping everything he was carrying, Zaric broke off in a sprint to the hut. When he got there the hut was in ruins and he found Korlo buried, dying underneath it. The hermit managed a few dying words to Zaric in advice and other such things as his parting words to him, along with one last wish, to find a better life. Zaric took his words to heart and packed up what stuff he could find and headed to the upper city.

Zaric was amazed at what he saw once he reached the upper levels. The sky was the object that intrested him to him since in the lower city the 'sky' was composed of the bottoms of larger structures. He was also surprised to see how very neat the people were dressed and how there seemed to be no indication of fights ever breaking out. The one thing that caught his eye the most were the pairs of white-armored people that were patrolling the area. As he approached one of them he asked how he could get a set of armor like theirs. He was pointed in the direction of the nearest recruitment center where he signed up and boarded the shuttle for Tadath.

Military Life

The years at the academy passed all to soon to Zaric who had received the nickname "Jago" from someone for an unknown reason which he adopted as his new name rather than what his parents had named him. Jago was assigned to Iron Horse Squad when he graduated from the academy. His first mission with them was to Arkania where the everything seemed to go wrong. First the shuttle that was transporting them crashed. Next the squad had to fight through a forest full of beasts deemed 'bloodsuckers' which had red, glowing eyes, an ear piercing screech, and sharp teeth. Jago was wounded in the right arm while holding out with the rest of the squad. Eventually Iron Horse retreated back and hooked up with RAIDERS Squad who had just escaped from their own problems. With both squads together they made for the monestary where every other squad together met up and were extracted from the planet.

Personality and Traits

Jago is, in general, a fun-loving, caring, and trusting person who is about as grateful as he can be for being able to escape the poor living conditions he had not been able to avoid. Growing up on the lower city portion of Taris helped to toughen Jago up as fights and gang activity were rampent throughout the lower city. His attitude radically changed, however, when he signed up to join the Vast Empire and was treated as an equal for the first time in his life. Through the academy his true personality finally shone through and has persisted throughout his career.