Jonathon Barkesh

Jonathon Barkesh
Biographical Information
Race	Kuati
Homeworld	Kuat
Mother	Alba Barkesh
Father	Clement Barkesh
Spouse	Unmarried
Siblings	Unknown/Possibly None
Children	None
Born	Year -13, Day 69 (Age 28)
Died	Living
Physical Description
Gender	Male
Height	5'9"
Coloring	Fair
Hair Color	Auburn
Eye Color	Hazel
Political Information
Affiliation	The Gucci Bros.
Prior Affiliation	Kaos Galactica Federation, SubPro Corporation

Description

A male Kuati that stands five feet, nine inches tall, Jonathon Barkesh sports a very average build for a human, and lacks much muscle. Despite only being at the age of twenty-seven, Barkesh still appears several years younger, possibly due to his preference to non-alcoholic beverages. Despite his lack of muscle mass, he can exhibit feats of strength, brought about by his past as a farmer on Kuat. He is usually to be found behaving more like a child than adult, but this also assists in his avoidance of fights. In addition to his childhood behavior, Barkesh exhibits an extreme case of clumsiness, and can be seen making messes or breaking things.

Barkesh is most commonly spotted wearing a beaten up, brown, faded, hole-filled trench coat looking flight jacket, of which he has had since he left Kuat, as well as a grey, dented, old flight helmet, also from Kuat. He can be found frequently in his office, or else at The Sky Loft bar.

Life on Kuat

On Day 69 of Year -13, Alba Barkesh, wife of Clement Barkesh, gave birth to a son, named Jonathon. The Barkesh family was of the lower class, working outside the city of Arelias as farmers, growing corn. While the family had very little, indeed, growing crops did not net nearly as many credits as those who worked in the Kuat Drive Yards, Alba and Clement cared much for their son. As a result, there are no records that indicate that Barkesh was in any conflict with the law, and the Barkesh family was generally left alone when it came to inspection by the local Imperial government.

Barkesh may have been a youth of good moral standing and a "proper" Kuati citizen, but this did not prevent him from getting into mischief, albeit unintentional. This mainly resulted from a trait that was not present in any other member of the Barkesh family: Extreme clumsiness. Whether it was slipping into glass at the local market or crashing a T-16 Skyhopper into the family's home, Barkesh had seemed to have done it all. Despite his clumsiness, he lived a fairly low key and satisfying life on the family farm on Kuat. But the winds of change would blow across the face of Kuat, and Jonathon would begin to dream of a life far beyond this lowly servitude.

Failing with Flying Colors

An opportunity arose during Barkesh's eighteenth year of life on the annual recruitment drive for the Galactic Empire. It had been five years into the Civil War that tore the galaxy in two, and the Empire, desperately in need of pilots, sought to replenish some of its losses. Eager to journey across the stars, the young Kuati signed up for the trials to be held, applying to pilot one of the Empire's TIE/sa Bombers. The trial began well, with Barkesh managing the flight patterns with relative ease and deploying bombs on the practice targets. That was when it all came crashing down: A wrong button and clumsiness had caused a chain reaction, resulting in the Bomber swerving out of control, eventually crashing into the training facility just outside of the city. None were killed, but extensive damage was caused to the building.

Understandably, Barkesh had failed the examination with flying colors, being rejected entry into the Imperial Navy. Returning home, he resumed his life of agriculture at the family stead. For six years he continued living life as it had been, believing Kuat to be all that was destined for him.

Kaos Galactica, Inc.

After many years of saving up spare credits, Barkesh purchased himself a seat on the local transportation service at the local starport. Purchasing an old trench coat fashioned flight coat and a helmet to match, the Kuati excitedly boarded the craft for an expedient journey to Alderaan. It was there, as he learned via an advertisement, that the members of Kaos Galactica, Inc., a transportation business were hiring individuals to help grow their business. After the short flight to Alderaan and following training at the Kaos Galactica Academy, Barkesh had finally achieved his first desire: To be amongst that stars.

During his Kaos years, Barkesh often received advice and training from Sybok Taldin, his instructor at the Academy as well as one of the highest ranking members of the company. It was he who taught Jonathon how not to crash a ship, how to successfully transport materials, and perhaps most importantly, how to gain a grasp on basic trading concepts, a feat that would serve him handily in the future. The Kuati, aged twenty-four at the time, would aid in the expansion of the business to reach almost governmental heights. All seemed well for the now sprawling business. Dark times, however, followed.

An internal betrayal lead to the shattering of Kaos Galactica Federation. The then CEO of the business, conspiring with the infamous Black Sun, seized many of the members, including his mentor Taldin and executed them, resulting in a full takeover of assets. What members escaped the tyranny of the crime syndicate fled to the far reaches of space, hoping to avoid the same fate. Barkesh, by shear misfortune, was captured by Black Sun but was spared the same fate as his mentor and friend. Instead, he was placed aboard a Trading II station in an Outer Rim system, where he would remain until Year 11, approximately a year and a half aboard the station. Largely free but still trapped, he waited.

Rescue, Interlude, and Return to Work

After sending out a distress signal six months into his captivity and nearly a full year after sending that, the Kuati received a response from an individual looking for employees for a new, non-faction transportation business. Barkesh saw this as a perfect opportunity to satisfy two needs: The need to escape and the need to find a new place of employment as Kaos Galactica had been fully destroyed. After prepping himself for the task to come for several days, at last he heard the alarm: An unmarked ship was entering the area. Wasting no time, Barkesh made his way down to the nearest docking port where he entered a YT-2400, the ship of his dreams. He was given the controls as the ship's pilot took the guns, blasting the scrambled fighters sent to intercept the craft. After several risky, death-defying maneuvers the two made the jump to lightspeed. At last the Kuati was free.