"Rrah" Lowurra

Lowurra
Biographical Information
Race	Diathim
Homeworld	Kashyyyk
Mother	Gratobuck
Father	Shorbecca
Spouse	None
Siblings	None
Children	None
Born	Year -1 Day 149
Physical Description
Gender	Androgynous
Height	2.8 Meters
Coloring	Varies
Eye Color	Varies
Political Information
Affiliation	New Republic
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel O-5
Positions	Army
Prior Affiliation	Rwookrrorro Commonwealth
Awards	see below

Lowurra was born a young Rwook male from the tree-city of Rwookrrorro, on Kashyyyk. On Katunda, Helona 32 of Year 12 CGT, Lowurra graduated from the New Republic Military Academy and entered service to the Rebel Army. During an emergency deployment to planet Derra IV, Lowurra was exposed to the Metamorphosis Virus. Despite his illness he continued to remain dutifully at his post, even while his biology was painfully transforming.

Description

Nearly three meters tall, Lowurra's appearance varies depending upon the beholder. Typically, Lowurra appears as an exotic winged member of the observer's race, bathed in golden light.

Early Years

Lowurra was born Datunda, Nelona 4, 1 BCGT to parents Shorbecca of Raachwoorr, and Gratobuck of Braashaak. His father Shorbecca served the local militia as a warrior and was renowned in Raachwoorr as the greatest Ryyk master in the city. His mother Gratobuck was a maker of tree-drums as well as a performer and music instructor. The two met at Starport Kashyyyk, where Gratobuck was performing for militia officers at a convention. They made a home for themselves in Rwookrrorro and it was here that Lowurra was born.

Early in Lowurra's youth it became clear that he was destined to become a warrior, like his father. He quickly outgrew the other cubs and became unusually strong for his age. While it was expected that Lowurra would demonstrate natural talent for melee, like his father the Ryyk champion, his mentors were quite surprised that he seemed to take to the Bowcaster with a much higher degree of proficiency.

Lowurra was still a cub when the Empire scourged the tree-cities and hundreds of innocents were slain during nights of horror and brutality which became known as the Black Forest Massacre. He was taken into hiding in the Shadowlands with his mother, much too young to wear the Baldric and carry arms, while his father fought with the Kashyyyk Resistance. Only after Operation Forging Freedom had liberated the planet was it safe for Lowurra and his mother to return to the tree cities to be counted in the Republic census.

When asked for his full name by a Galactic Administrator who was on his first day at the job on Kashyyyk, Lowurra answered with his single traditional Wookiee name. However, because of Administrative policies the archivist insisted that Lowurra also provide a "given" name to complete his files. While most Wookiees simply adopted a more Basic-sounding formal name, or split their traditional name into two parts, Lowurra was quite stubborn. In Lowurra's neighborhood there was an expression "G.I." meaning general issue, a reference to the common items available for sale in local shops. When asked what "kind" of Lowurra he was, Lowurra answered "G.I." While the Administrator was quite keen with Shyriiwook, he did not understand the local expression and simply recorded what he heard, "Rrah".

Lowurra completed his Hrrtayyk ceremony on Datunda, Nelona 24, 12 CGT and ascended to adulthood according to Wookiee tradition. The ceremony was witnessed by Chieftain Elijah Shoryyhn and Elder Jorvan Drey, and involved the rescue of stranded Rwook and droids from Imperial space. Lowurra, an occasional smoker of Wildwood Flowers, was entrusted with the Pipe of Arriaddik during the consummation of his Hrrtayyk. It had been won by his great-grandfather in a duel and handed down for two generations, Shorbecca now passed it to his son.

As Imperial power descended over the galaxy, Lowurra took to the stars and entered service to the Army of the New Republic to serve as a rebel assault trooper. Like many of Lowurra's generation, he had remembered the terror of the Imperial slayings from his youth, and had been raised to show gratitude to the New Republic and to bring Wookiee vengeance to the Empire for it's brutality on Kashyyyk.

First Tour

After accepting his commission in Kanopis on Year 12 Day 214, Lieutenant Lowurra was assigned to the “Archangels” Division, part of a larger Battle Group. Lowurra began his career shuttling starships to a new Rendezvous Point in deep space. Battle Groups frequently displaced this way, and it gave Lowurra an opportunity to view the impressive size of the Group fleet. He marveled at the massive Mon Calamari cruisers and A-Wing squadrons which swarmed like Bandara between the titanic hulls.

The next three months were spent in garrison on his homeworld of Kashyyyk, constantly drilling and conducting small unit maneuvers against dangerous predators that threatened the tree cities. Lowurra frequently took liberty to visit with his friends and relatives in Rwookrrorro, although the luxury of a homeworld assignment would be short lived. After Lowurra was promoted to 1st Lieutenant on Year 12 Day 307, the Battle Group got rotation orders and pulled out to a new Area of Operations.

Once again he found himself on long hyperspace voyages, relocating the entire fleet from Mytaranor to Arkanis. It was a grueling process for Lowurra, who was quite familiar with starflight and navigations, but had a terrible time expressing himself to multi-racial bridge crews who often didn't understand Shyriiwook.

Lowurra received his next promotion to Captain on Year 13 Day 45, and nearly a month later was appointed Executive Officer of Archangels Division. His massive Wookiee frame, warrior ethos and high standards of professionalism on Kashyyyk had been recognized. With expanded responsibilites, Lowurra deployed to Arkanis system on a logistical support mission to assisting Juganoth Mining Corporation. The next few weeks were spent hauling piles of confiscated Raw Materials to secured storage facilities, and it was during this detail that Lowurra responded to a distress call from Arkanis I and the bandit wars began.

Archangels Division deployed against the rampaging brigands, but the mission was soon interrupted by a civil war within the Infinite Empire. The diversion was quite short, and while Lowurra expected to see some tense action, he spent most of the operation swooping through space, scanning hostile vessels and maintaining system surveillance.

Lowurra was promoted again to the rank of Major on Year 13 Day 121 after returning from Infinite Empire space and leading several highly successful missions against bandit forces on Arkanis I. However, while Lowurra continued to grow as a warrior and strategist, his typical Wookiee behavior often hampered his social interaction with civilians. In an effort to groom his diplomatic interactions, Lowurra was sent on leave to attend the coronation of King Rick Farlander in neighboring Falleen space.

Upon his return, Lowurra began to organize his first Group expedition to check escalating bandit activity Koobi. Group Operation Artemis ran for nearly three months and crippled the looting operations of the brigands who had moved in to terrorize the populations of three different planets.

During the operation, Lowurra tried his hand at running for a Senatorial seat. Despite the social skills that he had learned and practiced for the Falleen ceremony, he was unable to suppress his Wookiee rage when criticized by those who challenged his qualifications and in the end, the campaigning experience only reinforced Lowurra's disdain for political affairs.

The end of Group Operation Artemis marked the end of Lowurra's first Tour of Duty. He didn't even need to contemplate a second Tour, but he was still required to take a short leave for rest and recreation back home on Kashyyyk before his next term of active duty, and was decorated with the Outstanding Excellence Award for his victories in Koobi.

Awards