Michael Bourne

Michael Bourne
Biographical Information
Race	Corellian (Human)
Homeworld	Corellia
Siblings	2 brothers (living), 1 identical twin (deceased)
Born	Year -12 Day 137
Physical Description
Gender	Male
Height	173cm
Eye Color	Grey
Political Information
Affiliation	n/a
Prior Affiliation	Tion Hegemony

"I don't care what you've done or where you've come from. The only thing that matters to me is who you are today and where you're going."

Michael Bourne (born Year -12 Day 137) is a Corellian entrepreneur and a former Battle Star Captain in the 2nd Fleet of the Tion Hegemony.

Biography

Early Life

Michael comes from a little known but influential family who are predominantly affiliated with the Galactic Empire. Not much information is available to the public about his family's dealings but there is a belief that their reach spreads deep into the various echelons of the Empire. Because of this, Michael and his family have enjoyed a noticeable amount of privileges in Imperial society, despite themselves not holding any important ranks or offices.

Certain details about Michael's upbringing seem to be have protected as a state secret, going so far to as have had records noticably deleted or archived from public view. Some of those include the location of his birth, a secret military base on the Planet Corellia, records of his twin brother (deceased), and the movements of his family and their Imperial as well as non-Imperial associates.

Due to his family's operations Michael spent quite a bit of time travelling between Corellia and Coruscant. It is understood that his parents spent some time away in further reaches of the galaxy and did not take Michael with them. As he got older the Corellian studied in University and was thought to be a likely heir to the family business when he instead opted to forge out a path of his own in the galaxy. As a last bid attempt to dissuade Michael from leaving he was approached by officials within the Galactic Empire and offered a position in law enforcement that most would have to spend many years working toward... but his mind was already made up and he declined the offer.

Graduation and the Tion Hegemony

Being that Michael preferred to work for his achievements, he decided to fly to the Outer Rim where he was offered citizenship and employment with Tion. During his service in the Tionese armed forces, Michael was quickly promoted to the role of Executive Officer (XO) for the 2nd Fleet where he served under the leadership of Fleet Admiral Mercurio Plomez, until his temporary resignation after irreconcilable differences with a co-officer.

The period that followed within Tion was marked by turbulence. After a dramatic turn of events resulted in Neria Derycke being expelled from the Tion Hegemony less than 24 hours later by Lord Hegemon Typhon Corbin, Michael was offered to have his service reinstated within the Tionese military. He took his time to weigh his options, before accepting to resume his enlistment. His redux would not last too long however, as Bourne would later more permanently resign after becoming disaffected. An opportunity outide of Tion was also presented to the Corellian, which was increasingly attractive due to his personal demoralization in the Hegemony. Michael's exit from the Hegemony was somewhat of a surprise to some but was nevertheless closely followed by associates Xyre Weltmon and Calindra Hejaran.

Achievements within Tion include the liberation of Hermos, his leadership within 2nd Fleet, and the transformation of the controversial organisation SRP (Sentient Resources Program) into the Tion Trading Bureau, which was later nationalized and placed under the Directorship of Takao Asai.

All in all, Michael served with the Hegemony for approximately one and a half years between enlistment and his final retirement.

Life Beyond Tion

These days it is understood that Michael has been spending time split between maintaining a closer relationship with his family and accumalating resources for a project he is working on.

Achievements

Discovery of Hermos

While on a routine patrol in nearby Spadja, Michael, then a Star Captain in the 2nd Fleet of the Tion Hegemony recieved a distress call in a frequency that was not used in galactic communications for a number of centuries. Upon further inspection, Michael discovered the Hermos system which had been forgotten by galactic cartographers after it was held hostage and cut off from the rest of the galaxy by pirates - thought to have descended from Yesgar's pirates; which were known to have once operated in the area.

After the ensuring battle in which the pirates were last seen fleeing from Hermos, the system and its inhabitants were liberated. A treaty was made between them and the government of the Tion Hegemony to offer them protectorate status and for Hermos to become a part of the Greater Tion Cluster.

Appointments

During his career, Michael has been appointed to serve on the boards of two seperate organisations. First was the Trade Federation's Department of Trade, where he provided professional advice as an Outside Director. The second was his appointment as Administrator and to the Board of the Tion Hegemony's Tion Trading Bureau, while he was responsible for that organisation's restructure. Both appointments have finished due to the end of that role and his separation from Tion respectively.