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Lief Ragnos

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| race = [[Noghri]]
| homeworld = [[Honoghr]]
| clan = Khanu'bar
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| mother = Kysara clan Vunin'gar
| father = Barukh clan Khanu'bar
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| born = Year 41 [[BCGT]], Day 135 (age 68)
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| positions = Director, Khanu'bar Institute
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'''Lief Ragnos''' (born '''Khamengi clan Khanu'bar''', 41.135 [[BCGT]]) is a [[Noghri]] security specialist, politician, and former military officer who is the founder and current director of the Khanu'bar Institute, a non-governmental organisation focused on the environmental recovery of [[Honoghr]] and the cultural unity of the Noghri people. Ragnos has previously been a Ranger Marshal of the [[The Antarian Rangers|Antarian Rangers]], an officer in the armed forces of the [[Anzatan Commonwealth]], [[Tresario Star Kingdom]], and [[Trade Federation]], and a Member of the Anzatan Parliament.

==Biography==
===Early life and Clone Wars===
Khamengi was born on [[Honoghr]] to a Noghri family of clan Khanu'bar in the final years of the [[Galactic Republic]], the fifth of six children of the union between Barukh clan Khanu'bar and Kysara clan Vunin'gar. His father was a clan herbalist, with vast knowledge of the wild plants of the region and their uses. His mother, Kysara, was a respected warrior and hunter, well-known in the community for her skill at dressing and butchering game and livestock. Raised in the rural traditions of the Noghri and the Khanu'bar, Khamengi learned to farm dekh grain, herd the flocks of khengr birds, and trained for war through the sport of turkha with his siblings. He took part in his first raid at the age of 14, against the rival clan Virkh'ush, and in his young adulthood became renowned for his leadership skills as much as his talent with the fighting sickle. This regional fame drew the attention of recruiters employed by the Stava Regiment, a mercenary unit seeking Noghri commandos to take part in the [[First Galactic Civil War|Clone Wars]]. Recruited by Stava, Khamengi was assigned to Ragnos Squad, from which he adopted the nom-de-guerre Lief Ragnos.

In Year 23 [[BCGT]], during covert operations in the [[Farrfin (Sector)|Farrfin sector]], the unit learned through outside sources about the environmental devastation taking place in Honoghr. The shocking reports of a ravaged planet and spreading famine divided the Stava Regiment between those committed to completing their mission and those wishing to return to the planet to assist in relief and evacuation. Disagreement turned to mutiny on the surface of Charmath, as Ragnos Squad ignored orders and attempted to desert. Confronted by Exar Squad while attempting to infiltrate a civilian starport, Ragnos was the only survivor from his squad in the ensuing skirmish. Stowed away on a transport that delivered him to Selonia, it took a creditless Ragnos months of menial labour to arrange passage to Honoghr. Once there, he found the planet in ruins due to the effects of the Trihexalophine1138 toxin, which poisoned the soil and dessicated all plant life save for a region in northern Honoghr known as the Clean Lands. Khanu'bar territory was located on the opposite hemisphere to the Clean Lands, and the clan possessed little in the way of motorised transport; by the time Ragnos returned to his clan territory, the Khanu'bar had been virtually extinguished by starvation and conflict.

With nothing to return to on Honoghr, and fearing retaliation from the Stava Regiment, Ragnos fled the planet and sought work in a variety of different sectors, often working under additional pseudonyms.

===After the Clone Wars===
Having barely a credit to his name, Ragnos initially took up work as a steward's assistant on a [[GR-75 Medium Transport|Gallofree transport]] that ran routes between the Core, Hutt Space, and the Gordian Reach. From there, he was later hired as a shipbreaker at a private salvage yard in the Moobia system. With his savings, Ragnos was able to pay for flying lessons and received his license to pilot light and heavy freighters late in Year 17 [[BCGT]]. He soon joined the Maltorian Express courier company as a cargo pilot, transporting freight between the [[Bortele Cluster]] and [[Maldrood]]. In Year 13 BCGT, Ragnos returned to the [[Kessel|Kessel sector]] to work as a security officer in the [[Kessa|spice mines]], a job he held for three years. After narrowly surviving a gas explosion, Ragnos resigned and began offering his services as a private bodyguard. His clients over the following years included the weapons dealer Jax Harik, dancer Lyra Lux, and Hutt lord Qulappa; during these years Ragnos greatly sharpened his knowledge of the Outer Rim underworld and its many networks. In Year 4 BCGT, Ragnos was hired to run high-level protection for a crystal mining operation on the planet Nizon, in the Centares system, which culminated three years later in the successful dismantling of a [[Cona]]-based smuggling ring. Afterward, Ragnos operated mainly as a freelance bounty hunter, specialising in targets distant from galactic civilisation - as far away as Huk, [[Toola]], and [[Pelgrin]].

In [[Year 0]] of [[Combine Galactic Time]], Ragnos was hired as an operative of the Iron Sun mercenary company, based out of Mindabaal. The group, though small, acquired a reputation for specialising in security operations for local governments throughout the Mid and Outer Rims. These included training militias, emergency response preparation, and the infiltration and elimination of antisocial elements. After one such operation in [[Year 7]] CGT took Ragnos back to Honoghr, his skills attracted the attention of the [[New Anzat Order]].

===New Anzat Order===
In [[Year 7]] [[CGT]], Ragnos was approached regarding the possibility of joining the Anzatan People's Guard as an officer, given his talents and extensive history of security operations in and around [[Maldrood]] and [[Kessel]], the two sectors controlled by the [[New Anzat Order]] at the time. Ragnos, seeing an opportunity to more directly contribute to the reconstruction of Honoghr, applied to the Guard and was promptly appointed a Warrant Officer. Due to his prior experience and the fluctuating internal politics of the NAO, he rose through the ranks quickly, eventually assuming command of the Guard's First Battalion with the rank of Captain. Later renamed to Loyalist Battalion, the unit's deployments to Anzat, Kessel, and Honoghr gave Ragnos the chance to network with a variety of military and civilian leaders across Anzatan space.

Nevertheless, Ragnos felt that not enough was being done to reverse the ecological damage on Honoghr. Near the beginning of [[Year 8]] CGT, Ragnos requested and received an honourable discharge from the Anzatan People's Guard in order to pursue a career with the [[Trade Federation]], whom he hoped would have the means to either work toward Honoghran recovery or allow him to earn the funds to do so himself.

===Trade Federation===
Lief Ragnos joined the Trade Federation's Department of the Navy in [[Year 8]] [[CGT]]. There he was assigned to Battlegroup Oseon and took part in maneuvers around what would later be recognised as the [[Hevvrol|Hevvrol sector]]. Despite a promising start to his Federation career, Ragnos was persuaded to return to the New Anzat Order after receiving a personal appeal from Regent [[Wilhelm von Ismay]], who called on all former Anzatan personnel to help reinforce the Order in a time of crisis. Six months into his employment, Ragnos was honourably discharged from service with the Trade Federation.

===Anzatan Commonwealth===
Back in NAO, Ragnos was faced with a Guard that was suffering defeats across Anzatan space. In [[Year 8]] [[CGT]], he was alarmed to discover that [[Mandalore|Mandalorian]] forces were attempting to overthrow the government of Honoghr. Ragnos moved to reinforce the struggling Guard, but it was too late to prevent the planet's fall. For years after, he harboured a personal vendetta against Mandalore for the loss of his homeworld. Ragnos took part in [[Secret Military Operation Uncovered! Mandalore threatened by the NAO!|NAO operations to recover the Honoghr system]], which nevertheless failed to achieve their goal. During this time of conflict, Ragnos rose through the ranks of the Anzatan People's Guard, attaining the rank of Colonel and being appointed Executive Officer of the Guard.

In early [[Year 9]] CGT the New Anzat Order was reorganised into the Anzatan Commonwealth and the Anzatan People's Guard was restructured into the Royal Anzatan Marines. Ragnos was commissioned a Staff Commander of the Marines and assigned as Executive Officer of the Kesselian Dragoons Naval Squadron, based out of the [[Kessa|Kessa system]]. He soon became acting commander of the unit and received a promotion to Major. Following another series of reforms, the Marine component of the Squadron was reorganised into Alpha Company, 1st Marine Battalion. Ragnos was appointed Commanding Officer of Alpha Company, now with the rank of Brigadier General. He was also democratically elected to sit in the first Parliament of the Commonwealth, representing the [[Kessel|Kessel Sector]] as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

In late Year 9, Ragnos was honourably discharged from the Royal Anzatan Marines to pursue civilian business on Honoghr. Months later, the coup that resulted in the assassination of Anzatan Sovereign Wilhelm von Ismay pushed Ragnos into hiding, fearing that he would be targeted by the new regime of Queen Keishi Miahr due to his affiliation with the Ismays.

===Khanu'bar Institute===
In [[Year 10]] [[CGT]], Ragnos founded the Khanu'bar Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to the social and environmental improvement of [[Honoghr]]. He established the Institute as a politically neutral entity, though he remained personally opposed to [[Mandalore|Mandalore's]] control of the planet. From self-imposed exile, Ragnos served as the Institute's director, overseeing its mission. In [[Year 13]] [[CGT]], Ragnos reconciled with the new Anzatan regime and the Khanu'bar Institute established its headquarters-in-exile on [[Anzat (planet)|Anzat]]. However, Ragnos declined a return to the Anzatan military. The Institute's Astrographic Department, which offers commercial astrography services to clients across the galaxy, is its most famous branch. Since [[Year 23]] [[CGT]], this department has been crucial to raising funds for the Institute's operations, contracting with many of the most prominent governments and companies in the Galaxy. This was complemented by the opening of the Institute's Artisan Programme in [[Year 24]], through which skilled craftsnoghri are commissioned through the Institute to produce unique works of art.

===Tresario Star Kingdom===
In [[Year 23]] ([[CGT]]), Ragnos received a commission in the [[Tresario Star Kingdom|Tresario Star Kingdom Army]], the successor institution to the Royal Anzatan Marines following the folding of the Anzatan Commonwealth into the Tresario Star Kingdom in [[Year 15]]. He held the rank of Colonel until [[Year 24]], when he retired from service with the Tresarian military shortly before turning 65 years old.

===The Antarian Rangers===
Following his employment with the Tresario Star Kingdom, Ragnos became affiliated with the Legacy of Ithor, an environmental collective led by the Ithorian Jedi Wynk Waawat. Working with Waawat brought Ragnos into contact with [[Muurian Interstellar]] CEO [[Tania Kharas]], a former Anzatan Navy officer who soon appointed Ragnos Associate Director of Muurian Interstellar. Throughout Year 24, Ragnos lent his expertise in security matters to a variety of law enforcement offices and private syndicates in addition to Legacy of Ithor and Muurian Interstellar, becoming recognised as a master bounty hunter among the bondsmen of the Galaxy. [[The Antarian Rangers]], close allies of Waawat and Kharas, officially deputised Ragnos as an Antarian Ranger Marshal, a role he would continue to perform until Year 27. Working with Muurian and Antarian forces, Ragnos took part in multiple combat actions, including a combined-arms deployment for the pacification of the [[Arvala]] system in mid-Year 25.

On Day 294 of [[Year 24]] CGT, during the 16th [[Jawa Swap Meet|Uli-ah Gafsa Memorial Swap Meet]] on [[Nimban]], Ragnos and ally [[La-La Ju]] were involved in a controversial incident aboard the Subjugator-class cruiser ''Free City'', owned and operated by [[Tusk Brothers Trading Company]]. On-board cameras captured the pair boarding the ship and entering its unsecured bridge, manned at the time by Tusk Bros. director [[Wyatt Holiday]]. Ju was recorded removing Wyatt's personal blaster pistol, while Ragnos was seen to install tracking devices and explosive charges across the ship. Tusk Bros. employees later discovered similar charges aboard the company's ''Swine's Wine'' pleasure barge, stationed amid the swap meet festivities. All the bombs were determined to be inactive, which Ragnos later insisted was intentional. Ju and Ragnos claimed their actions to be in retaliation for their poor treatment by Tusk Brothers in the lead-up to an organised hunt hosted by the company on [[Tynnani]]. The pair were subsequently accused of theft and terrorism by Tusk Brothers and barred from their establishments. Ragnos and Tusk Bros. resolved their quarrel early in Year 25, with the company publishing a statement announcing the rapprochement.

At the 17th Uli-ah Gafsa Memorial Swap Meet, held from Day 110 to 119 of Year 25 on [[Tatooine]], Ragnos was one of 16 competitors in the first Mos Espa Grand Arena Gladiator Tournament. In the first round, he faced the Quarren fighter Alorxlan Palabar; the two combatants, armed with bladed weapons, played out what spectators described as one of the closest duels in the tournament. So close, in fact, that the Jawa judges were unable to determine the winner; a repeat of the duel was immediately called, from which Ragnos emerged victorious. In the quarterfinals, he was defeated by the Mandalorian duellist [[Jalen Kobar]], who had earlier surprised many by defeating the experienced [[Ling Reen]]. At the same swap meet, Ragnos was also noted as a competitor in the first Tusken Sniper, Marksmanship, Longrange Shooting, Not-close Quarters Combat and Distance Firearms Contest, though without a podium placement.

===Twin Suns Trading===
In Year 27, a personal disagreement with The Antarian Rangers led Ragnos to his position as Ranger Marshal as well as his directorship in Muurian Interstellar. Reports out of the southern Outer Rim are that Ragnos has formed a partnership with the Twin Suns Trading Company, based in the [[Pii (System)|Pii system]].

==Personality and traits==
Ragnos has been characterised as a guarded, solitary figure, though with an unwavering sense of duty and loyalty to Honoghr and the Noghri people. He is known for his ruthless efficiency in dealing with criminals and enemies, as well as his talent for maintaining a disciplined and optimised organisation.

Reports during his tenure in the Anzatan Parliament portrayed Ragnos as aloof and uninterested in the politics that did not pertain to his home sector; he registered among the lowest contributions of the first Parliament. He was known, however, to be a vocal opponent of the Jedi and of Mandalore; he considered the former responsible for the catastrophe on Honoghr, and the latter to be tyrants and invaders. This position has allegedly softened over time, as exemplified by his friendship with Ithorian Jedi Wynk Waawat, and under his direction the Khanu'bar Institute has adopted a position of neutrality and pacifism in galactic politics. Bills that Ragnos supported during his time as an Anzatan MP included ones advocating higher inheritance taxes, stricter safety regulations for industrial labour, and incentives for sustainable development.

In addition to his native Honoghran, Ragnos is fluent in Galactic Basic and has demonstrated an elementary grasp of Huttese and Mando'a. His accent while speaking Basic is permanently aspirated and breathy, as if he were whispering even while shouting, which are common traits among Noghri speakers.

===Associates===
Ragnos is known to maintain close working relationships with members of his retinue, including bodyguard Maleena Rollan, pilot Stefan Gorgiou, and the sergeant of his personal strike team Dewson Senesca. Other allies have been known to include the Oracle of Ithor and Jedi Master, [[Wynk Waawat]]; former Anzatan Navy officer and CEO of [[Muurian Interstellar]], [[Tania Kharas]]; Gungan revolutionary [[La-La Ju]]; Jedi Master Rivain Dumat, a fellow Ranger Marshal; Jedi Master [[Turben Dawk]], with whom Ragnos saw action in Arvala; and Besalisk smuggler [[Jago Kell]].

==Powers and abilities==
Ragnos is a highly skilled warrior and tactician, with a deep understanding of military strategy. Though a skilled marksman, he has a particular talent and preference for hand-to-hand combat, whether armed or unarmed. Although elderly by Noghri standards, Ragnos has maintained himself in fighting shape through a rigorous training regimen and medical advancements by Antarian surgeon [[Myl Lorian]]. Ragnos is a practitioner of stava, the traditional martial art of the Noghri, and of turkha, a traditional ball game with heavy focus on wrestling.

==Equipment==
===Weapons===
Ragnos has a distaste for long-barrelled blasters, and when possible chooses to engage wielding his traditional fighting sickles. He has reportedly developed a specialised technique for battling Force users and has plated his sickles in rare phrik alloy, making them resistant to lightsabers.

===Ships===
A capable pilot, Ragnos honed his craft running freight in the Mid Rim during the early years of the Empire. He has amassed a large private fleet over the years, from personal fighters to large capital ships that fly under the banner of the Khanu'bar Institute. Though in his younger years he preferred snubfighters, such as the [[N-1 Starfighter]] ''Arrow'' and the [[A-24 Sleuth]] ''Blade'', freighters and capital ships are now his vessels of choice.

===='''HWK-290 Light Freighter ''Masterless'' '''====
Originally produced by the Corellian Engineering Corporation in Year 44 [[BCGT]], the ''Masterless'' has passed through many owners. It was extensively renovated in Year 11 CGT and is believed to have been owned by [[Wes Calais]] before being acquired by [[Preraditi Industries]]. By the time it was purchased by Lief Ragnos at Leritor II, the ship was known as the ''Eagle's Flight''. Ragnos repainted the ship into a green-and-white colour scheme and renamed it the ''Masterless''. With a powerful hyperdrive and sublight engines, top-class maneuverability, and a strong sensor package, it has become Ragnos' preferred ship for all personal and professional business.

===='''Ardent-class Fast Frigate ''Motherland'' '''====
Laid down in Year 19 by an unknown manufacturer, the ''Motherland'''s early years are shrouded in mystery. The frigate, then named ''Dragon'', was purchased by Ragnos in Year 24 in an underworld auction hosted by the [[Unnamed Imperium|Unnamed Market]], from a seller believed to be high-ranking [[Faerytail Family]] operative Rhan Komo. Renamed and crewed with Khanu'bar Institute personnel, the ''Motherland'' now acts as Ragnos' personal mobile base, housing arrays of specialised teams, equipment and ships that include the ''Masterless''.

===='''Colossal-class Heavy Carrier ''Khengr'' '''====
Registered to the Khanu'bar Institute, the ''Khengr'' was constructed by [[Hoersch-Kessel Drive, Inc. (Year 19)|Hoersch-Kessel Drive]] in the [[Gordian Reach]], under supervision from master shipwright and [[Counts of Serenno|Count of Serenno]] [[Saba Ku]]. The ship presently houses the headquarters of the Institute and contains an array of yachts, survey ships, transports, and freighters for use by Institute personnel. In order to ensure the Institute's security, the ''Khengr'' is also a fully operational warship in its own right, with a complement that includes the [[MC-30b Corvette]] ''Enchantress'', the [[Raider-class Missile Corvette|Raider-class Corvette]] ''Magnanimous'', the [[Toscan 8-Q|Toscan Starfighters]] of Tower Squadron, the [[BTL-S3 Y-wing Starfighter|Y-wing Starfighters]] of Kessel Squadron, and the U-wing Gunboats of Maldrood Squadron. The carrier's registered captain is Marneg Cacete, an Anzat who claims to have graduated from the naval academy of the New Anzat Order.

==Military service record==
===Ranks held===
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|[N-2] || [[file:AC_Rank_O-1.png|40px]] || Warrant Officer Class I || Y7 D72 - Y7 D102
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|[O-3] || [[file:AC_Rank_O-4.png|40px]] || Captain || Y7 D249 - Y8 D49
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! Grade !! Insignia !! Trade Federation Navy !! Time held (CGT)
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|[O-3] || [[file:AC_Rank_O-4.png|40px]] || Captain || Y8 D246 - Y8 D262
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|[O-4] || [[file:AC_Rank_O-5.png|40px]] || Major || Y8 D262 - Y8 D319
|- align="center"
|[O-5] || [[file:AC_Rank_O-6.png|40px]] || Lieutenant Colonel || Y8 D319 - Y9 D044
|- align="center"
|[O-6] || [[file:AC_Rank_O-7.png|40px]] || Colonel || Y9 D044 - Y9 D070
|- style="background-color:#043b64; color:#f3c31c" align="center"
! Grade !! Insignia !! Royal Anzatan Marines !! Time held (CGT)
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|[O-5] || [[file:AC_Rank_O-10.png|40px]] || Staff Commander || Y9 D070 - Y9 D198
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! Grade !! Insignia !! Tresario Star Kingdom Army !! Time held (CGT)
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|[C-4] || [[File:TSK-ARMY-08.png]]|| Colonel || Y23 D202 - Y24 D125
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'''Lief Ragnos''', born '''Khamengi of clan Khanu'bar''', is a [[Noghri]] military officer in the [[Tresario Star Kingdom|Tresario Star Kingdom Army]].

==Biography==
===Early life and Clone Wars===
Khamengi was born on [[Honoghr]] to a Noghri family of clan Khanu'bar in the final years of the [[Galactic Republic]]. Raised in the rural traditions of the Noghri and his clan, he learned to farm dekh grain, herd the flocks of khengr birds, and train for war through the sport of turkha. He took part in his first raid at the age of 14, against the rival clan Virkh'ush, and became renowned for his leadership skills as much as his talent with the fighting sickle. These drew the attention of the Stava Regiment, a Noghri-led mercenary unit working for off-world clients during the [[First Galactic Civil War|Clone Wars]]. Recruited by Stava, Khamengi was assigned to Ragnos Squad, from which he adopted the nom-de-guerre Lief Ragnos. It was during covert operations in the [[Farrfin (Sector)|Farrfin sector]] that news of the fate of Honoghr reached the unit. Those wishing to return to their homeworld, Ragnos Squad among them, clashed with Regiment leadership, who insisted on completion of the mission. Disagreement turned to mutiny on the surface of Charmath. Lief, the only survivor from his squad, stowed away on a freighter and made his way back to Honoghr. There he found the planet ruined and his clan wiped out by the Trihexalophine1138 toxin; with nothing to return to, Ragnos set off once again. During the next three decades, Ragnos claims to have worked in a variety of jobs across the galaxy, including as a freelance mercenary, a freight pilot, a bodyguard, a shipbreaker, a bounty hunter, a chef, and a speeder mechanic.

===New Anzat Order===
In Year 7, having grown tired of a nomadic life, Ragnos applied to join the Anzatan People's Guard as an officer candidate. The [[New Anzat Order]], which had come to govern Honoghr, appointed him a Warrant Officer and, shortly after, commissioned him a Second Lieutenant of the Guard, the NAO's land forces. Rapid promotions led him to assume command of First Battalion, later reorganised as Loyalist Battalion, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Near the beginning of Year 8, Ragnos requested and received an honourable discharge from the Anzatan People's Guard in order to pursue a career with the [[Trade Federation]].

===Trade Federation===
Lief Ragnos joined the Trade Federation's Department of the Navy in Year 8. There he was assigned to Battlegroup Oseon and took part in maneuvers around what would later be recognised as the [[Hevvrol|Hevvrol sector]]. Six months into his service, Ragnos received a personal appeal from Regent [[Wilhelm von Ismay]] of the New Anzat Order, requesting his return to the Guard. Ragnos was honourably discharged from the Trade Federation.

===Anzatan Commonwealth===
Back in NAO, Ragnos attempted to reinforce a Guard that was suffering defeats across all of Anzatan space. He raised the alarm regarding [[Mandalorians|Mandalorian]] forces working to take over his homeworld of Honoghr, but it was too late for an Anzatan military spread thin. The planet soon fell to the government of [[Mandalore]], with whom Ragnos developed a personal vendetta. Later in Year 8, he took part in [[Secret Military Operation Uncovered! Mandalore threatened by the NAO!|NAO operations to recover the system]], which nevertheless failed. In parallel, Ragnos was promoted to High Colonel and Executive Officer of the Guard.

In Year 9, the New Anzat Order was reorganised into the Anzatan Commonwealth, and the Anzatan People's Guard into the Royal Anzatan Marines. Within the new rank structure, Ragnos was commissioned a Staff Commander within the Kesselian Dragoons Squadron, based out of the [[Kessa|Kessa system]]. In the absence of the Squadron CO, Ragnos was later appointed acting commander. This command was made permanent following the Squadron's reorganisation into Alpha Company, with Ragnos receiving the rank of Brigadier General. During this time, Ragnos was elected to the short-lived Parliament of the Anzatan Commonwealth, representing the [[Kessel|Kessel Sector]] as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Shortly before the coup against Wilhelm von Ismay, which resulted in the Sovereign's assassination by Keishi Miahr and Soki Ionian, Ragnos was honourably discharged from the Royal Anzatan Marines in order to pursue civilian recovery efforts on Honoghr. Fearing he might be targetted due to his affiliation with the von Ismays, however, Ragnos went into hiding the following years.

===Khanu'bar Institute===
In Year 10, Lief Ragnos founded the Khanu'bar Institute as a non-profit, neutral organisation dedicated to the social and environmental improvement of [[Honoghr]]. As director of the Institute, he oversaw its mission from self-imposed exile, being opposed to Mandalore's control of the planet. In Year 13, there was a rapprochement between Ragnos and the new Anzatan regime, leading the Khanu'bar Institute to establish its headquarters-in-exile on [[Anzat (planet)|Anzat]], though Ragnos declined a return to the Anzatan military. The organisation's most famous branch is the Khanu'bar Astrographic Institute, formed in Year 23 to fundraise by offering commercial astrographic services to clients across the galaxy.

===Tresario Star Kingdom===
In Year 23, Ragnos accepted to the [[Tresario Star Kingdom|Tresario Star Kingdom Army]], the successor to the Anzatan Commonwealth and the Royal Anzatan Marines, as a commissioned officer in recognition of his prior service. He currently holds the rank of Colonel within the Ministry of Military Operations. Though day-to-day running of the Khanu'bar Institute has been delegated, Lief Ragnos remains its director.

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| name = Lief Ragnos
| image = [[Image:LiefRagnosProfile.jpg]]
| homeworld = [[Honoghr]]
| race = [[Noghri]]
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| born =Year -40 Day 135 (age 64)
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| gender = [[:Category:Males|Male]]
| height = 1.58 metres
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| coloring = Grey
| eye color = Black
| affiliation = [[File:NewTSKlogo.png|15px]][[Tresario Star Kingdom]] Clan Khanu'bar Khanu'bar Institute
| rank = Colonel
| positions = Director, Khanu'bar Institute
| prior affiliation = [[File:New_Anzat_Order_Emblem_Large.png|15px]][[Anzatan Commonwealth]] [[File:Maintflogo.png|15px]][[Trade Federation]] [[File:New_Anzat_Order_Emblem_Large_Year_4.png|15px]][[New Anzat Order]] 
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'''Lief Ragnos''', born '''Khamengi of clan Khanu'bar''', is a [[Noghri]] military officer in the [[Tresario Star Kingdom|Tresario Star Kingdom Army]].

==Biography==
===Early life and Clone Wars===
Khamengi was born on [[Honoghr]] to a Noghri family of clan Khanu'bar in the final years of the [[Galactic Republic]]. Raised in the rural traditions of the Noghri and his clan, he learned to farm dekh grain, herd the flocks of khengr birds, and train for war through the sport of turkha. He took part in his first raid at the age of 14, against the rival clan Virkh'ush, and became renowned for his leadership skills as much as his talent with the fighting sickle. These drew the attention of the Stava Regiment, a Noghri-led mercenary unit working for off-world clients during the [[First Galactic Civil War|Clone Wars]]. Recruited by Stava, Khamengi was assigned to Ragnos Squad, from which he adopted the nom-de-guerre Lief Ragnos. It was during covert operations in the [[Farrfin (Sector)|Farrfin sector]] that news of the fate of Honoghr reached the unit. Those wishing to return to their homeworld, Ragnos Squad among them, clashed with Regiment leadership, who insisted on completion of the mission. Disagreement turned to mutiny on the surface of Charmath. Lief, the only survivor from his squad, stowed away on a freighter and made his way back to Honoghr. There he found the planet ruined and his clan wiped out by the Trihexalophine1138 toxin; with nothing to return to, Ragnos set off once again. During the next three decades, Ragnos claims to have worked in a variety of jobs across the galaxy, including as a freelance mercenary, a freight pilot, a bodyguard, a shipbreaker, a bounty hunter, a chef, and a speeder mechanic.

===New Anzat Order===
In Year 7, having grown tired of a nomadic life, Ragnos applied to join the Anzatan People's Guard as an officer candidate. The [[New Anzat Order]], which had come to govern Honoghr, appointed him a Warrant Officer and, shortly after, commissioned him a Second Lieutenant of the Guard, the NAO's land forces. Rapid promotions led him to assume command of First Battalion, later reorganised as Loyalist Battalion, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Near the beginning of Year 8, Ragnos requested and received an honourable discharge from the Anzatan People's Guard in order to pursue a career with the [[Trade Federation]].

===Trade Federation===
Lief Ragnos joined the Trade Federation's Department of the Navy in Year 8. There he was assigned to Battlegroup Oseon and took part in maneuvers around what would later be recognised as the [[Hevvrol|Hevvrol sector]]. Six months into his service, Ragnos received a personal appeal from Regent [[Wilhelm von Ismay]] of the New Anzat Order, requesting his return to the Guard. Ragnos was honourably discharged from the Trade Federation.

===Anzatan Commonwealth===
Back in NAO, Ragnos attempted to reinforce a Guard that was suffering defeats across all of Anzatan space. He raised the alarm regarding [[Mandalorians|Mandalorian]] forces working to take over his homeworld of Honoghr, but it was too late for an Anzatan military spread thin. The planet soon fell to the government of [[Mandalore]], with whom Ragnos developed a personal vendetta. Later in Year 8, he took part in [[Secret Military Operation Uncovered! Mandalore threatened by the NAO!|NAO operations to recover the system]], which nevertheless failed. In parallel, Ragnos was promoted to High Colonel and Executive Officer of the Guard.

In Year 9, the New Anzat Order was reorganised into the Anzatan Commonwealth, and the Anzatan People's Guard into the Royal Anzatan Marines. Within the new rank structure, Ragnos was commissioned a Staff Commander within the Kesselian Dragoons Squadron, based out of the [[Kessa|Kessa system]]. In the absence of the Squadron CO, Ragnos was later appointed acting commander. This command was made permanent following the Squadron's reorganisation into Alpha Company, with Ragnos receiving the rank of Brigadier General. During this time, Ragnos was elected to the short-lived Parliament of the Anzatan Commonwealth, representing the [[Kessel|Kessel Sector]] as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Shortly before the coup against Wilhelm von Ismay, which resulted in the Sovereign's assassination by Keishi Miahr and Soki Ionian, Ragnos was honourably discharged from the Royal Anzatan Marines in order to pursue civilian recovery efforts on Honoghr. Fearing he might be targetted due to his affiliation with the von Ismays, however, Ragnos went into hiding the following years.

===Khanu'bar Institute===
In Year 10, Lief Ragnos founded the Khanu'bar Institute as a non-profit, neutral organisation dedicated to the social and environmental improvement of [[Honoghr]]. As director of the Institute, he oversaw its mission from self-imposed exile, being opposed to Mandalore's control of the planet. In Year 13, there was a rapprochement between Ragnos and the new Anzatan regime, leading the Khanu'bar Institute to establish its headquarters-in-exile on [[Anzat (planet)|Anzat]], though Ragnos declined a return to the Anzatan military. The organisation's most famous branch is the Khanu'bar Astrographic Institute, formed in Year 23 to fundraise by offering commercial astrographic services to clients across the galaxy.

===Tresario Star Kingdom===
In Year 23, Ragnos accepted to the [[Tresario Star Kingdom|Tresario Star Kingdom Army]], the successor to the Anzatan Commonwealth and the Royal Anzatan Marines, as a commissioned officer in recognition of his prior service. He currently holds the rank of Colonel within the Ministry of Military Operations. Though day-to-day running of the Khanu'bar Institute has been delegated, Lief Ragnos remains its director.

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Males]]
[[Category:Noghri]]
[[Category:Tresario Star Kingdom]]