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Born at the top of Corellian society, Cael Haetham Graigan was the only son of prominent industrialist couple Reilia and Haetham Graigan, whose astronautics corporation dominated the sector's markets for a time. At age 18, Cael attended the University of Coronet, later graduating with a master's degree in astronautical engineering. Upon the completion of his studies, Cael returned to the family estate and was placed on the corporation's board of directors after a member abdicated, becoming the CFO.  
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Born at the top of Corellian society, Cael Haetham Graigan was the only son of prominent industrialist couple Reilia and Haetham Graigan, whose astronautics corporation dominated the sector's markets for a time. When Cael was seven, his mother divorced his father and left the family entirely, leaving Haetham to raise Cael by himself. Seeing his only son as an asset, Cael was groomed for the takeover of the corporation by Haetham and numerous tutors educating him in the ways of business and negotiation. At age 18, Cael attended the University of Coronet, later graduating with a master's degree in astronautical engineering. Upon the completion of his studies in early Year -4, Cael returned to the family estate and was placed on the corporation's board of directors after a member abdicated, becoming the Chief Financial Officer.  
  
===An Exile of Their Doing===
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This position was maintained until Year -1, when civil war tensions reached their peak and markets crashed, ruining the company entirely. A few months after, Haetham died of a heart attack during a vacation to Selonia. Bankruptcy then claimed the remaining family assets, leaving Cael with nothing but his ship and a pittance for an inheritance. Determined to see his family rise again, he took to the stars.
  
While Cael did not fear any sort of reprisal from the already-building movement to rebel against the Empire, he felt it would be best to go to ground for a few years to ride out any sort of conflict. With numerous resources still at his disposal, he made a comfortable living in the outer-reaches of the galaxy that warred on itself.  
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===Ad Astra Per Aspera===
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Life for Cael was far different than what he was accustomed to. No longer would he sleep in mansions and expensive vessels, but the modest furnishings of a YT-1300 were all he needed.
  
 
===Imperial Duties===
 
===Imperial Duties===

Revision as of 22:47, 25 March 2013

Cael Graigan
Biographical Information
Race Anzati/Corellian hybrid
Homeworld Corellia
Mother Reilia Graigan (Estranged)
Father Haetham Graigan (Deceased)
Born Day 30 Year -28 (Aged 42)
Physical Description
Gender Male
Height 1.87 meters
Coloring Light tan
Hair Color Black with streaks of gray
Eye Color Brown
Political Information
Affiliation Independent
Prior Affiliation
"A little known fact is that if you say 'booze' ninety-nine times in a mirror, I appear."
— Cael Graigan


Cael Haetham Graigan, born on Day 30 Year -28, is a freelancer, businessman, murderer, smuggler, pilot, Force-wielder, mercenary, and former sergeant in the Imperial military.

Biography

Early Years

"Graigans don't act like fools..."
— Haetham Graigan, chiding a young Cael


Born at the top of Corellian society, Cael Haetham Graigan was the only son of prominent industrialist couple Reilia and Haetham Graigan, whose astronautics corporation dominated the sector's markets for a time. When Cael was seven, his mother divorced his father and left the family entirely, leaving Haetham to raise Cael by himself. Seeing his only son as an asset, Cael was groomed for the takeover of the corporation by Haetham and numerous tutors educating him in the ways of business and negotiation. At age 18, Cael attended the University of Coronet, later graduating with a master's degree in astronautical engineering. Upon the completion of his studies in early Year -4, Cael returned to the family estate and was placed on the corporation's board of directors after a member abdicated, becoming the Chief Financial Officer.

This position was maintained until Year -1, when civil war tensions reached their peak and markets crashed, ruining the company entirely. A few months after, Haetham died of a heart attack during a vacation to Selonia. Bankruptcy then claimed the remaining family assets, leaving Cael with nothing but his ship and a pittance for an inheritance. Determined to see his family rise again, he took to the stars.

Ad Astra Per Aspera

Life for Cael was far different than what he was accustomed to. No longer would he sleep in mansions and expensive vessels, but the modest furnishings of a YT-1300 were all he needed.

Imperial Duties

"I'm not afraid of getting my hands dirty, sir--I was successful in business, after all."
— Cael Graigan

After years of his self-imposed disappearance, he finally made the decision to rejoin the galaxy-at-large. His fortune now spent, he decided to commit himself to a greater cause. He then joined the Imperial Army, graduating with honors and promoted to the rank of corporal. Serving with pride with the 2nd Imperial Legion, the Hellhounds, Cael was then promoted once more to the rank of sergeant. However, when he was falsely accused of attempting to abdicate his duty and flee the Empire, he was arrested and interrogated by Imperial Intelligence. Eventually proven to be innocent, a hatred for the Empire began to fester.

Ultimately, he did what he was accused of. He quietly arranged for a ship to be dropped on a lifeless planet in a system he was flying patrol on, and broke from his formation. He then fled Imperial space for parts unknown, now an expatriate.

Adrift

Cael found himself, once again, living in the outer-edges of society. While he did not have as much of a comfortable living as before, he worked for a variety of factions in the mid-rim and outer-rim worlds as a smuggler. Eventually even he tired of the business and opted for more a more traditional career: trading.

A Sense of Potential

Three years into his "legitimate" career, during a slightly-tipsy conversation with a Force-sensitive individual, he agreed to be Force tested. Mostly for giggles, but as fate would have it, he himself was attuned to the Force. Forever altering his perspective of his life, and disliking the philosophies of the Jedi and Sith orders, he secluded himself for meditation.

The Derra Strain

"...Well, I did wake up immortal with a hangover. I've had worse mornings."
— Cael Graigan

Mere days after Cael's awakening to the Force, yet another turning point occurred in his life: the Metamorphosis Plague became a galaxy-wide pandemic. This virus was unknown to Cael for the most part aside from muddled and unclear visions from meditation, but he contracted the plague from a bottle of whiskey given to him as a Life Day gift. When he fell asleep in a drunken stupor, he awoke a week later with his biorhythm completely halted and strangely not malnourished. Fearing it was a botched attempt on his life, he used lab equipment aboard one of his vessels to discover if there was a poison at work, and if so, attempt to synthesize an antidote. To his surprise, the laboratory computer registered him not as Corellian--but as Anzati. When he tested the bottle, the presence of a pathogen was discovered. It is unknown if he was purposefully infected, but fortunately, the plague did not affect him as drastically as other sentients. The plague merely awoke recessive Anzati genes, either from his mother or father, that bonded with his Corellian genes. The result was that his appearance was maintained, but with the increased lifespan and altered internal processes.

This revelation was earth-shattering to Cael's proud heritage that he constantly touted, leading to his resignation from the Corellian Merchants Guild, but continues maintaining the Corellian Alcoholic Enablers League, though the incident left him forever wary of alcohol that he did not himself sell.

Personality

Cael is most certainly a grim, deeply cynical man and is not easily slighted. Though he is known to be a more personable individual to those he is in business relations with, he is derisive to almost anyone else. He also holds a very deep hatred of violence against those unable to defend themselves, which as rumor has it, he beat a man to death with a holo-billiards cue for pulling knife on a woman in a cantina. He has a narcissistic streak that he displays often on the holonet. Ironically, he despises almost anyone with a narcissistic demeanor, except himself of course.

He is, however, not without a good sense of humor. While remaining almost consistently stoic in business and in normal interaction, he maintains the Corellian Alcoholic Enablers League (C.A.E.L.), a satirical brewery/organization that plays on the stereotype of Corellian alcoholism to push a number of alcohols, leading to a fair amount of financial success.

His Imperial psychological evaluation profiles him as "while most certainly chaotic in his methods, he is cold and calculated in his premeditation. He is straightforward, forthcoming, and honest; something unlike most that come through my door. His demeanor, while cold, is easily shaken by light conversation but he maintains a certain...distance. However, by my estimates and the evaluation tables put in place by the Academy, he is stable enough to serve and be effective".

Views

Even though Cael's Imperial service was tainted with accusations of treachery and fleeing duty, he regained a modest respect for the Empire after the Vodo regime was overthrown in a coup d'état in late Year 11, even going to the point of displaying his military uniform and armor in his vessel's lounge. He is, however, staunchly anti-Alliance, seeing the New Republic as a corrupt organization with an naive, jingoistic following. He also holds a disdain for the Mindabaal League for their flagrant arrogance and childish bickering.