Jorus Serto

Jorus Serto
Jorus Serto at the 1st Annual Veritas Awards, Year 15
Biographical Information
Race	Naboo
Homeworld	Naboo
Mother	Ami Serto
Father	Owen Serto
Spouse	None
Siblings	Cicero Serto
Children	None
Born	Year -7 Day 100
Physical Description
Gender	Male
Height	1.81 meters
Eye Color	Blue
Political Information
Affiliation	Veritas Press The Galactic Stock Exchange The Octagon League Ardenian Drive Yards Anzatan Commonwealth
Rank	former Vice President, Project Manager, Adviser, Admiral, Editor-In-Chief
Positions	(formerly) Editor-In-Chief, Director (GSE, ADY), Maven, 2IC (The Octagon League, GSE, ADY)
Prior Affiliation	Mindabaal League

Jorus Serto is a Naboo, currently working for Veritas Press and the Anzatan Commonwealth. A well-respected former writer on the Galactic News Service, Serto is currently a Project Manger at Veritas, Admiral at Anzat and is known for his charity work at The Octagon League, where he serves as the League's adviser.

Early Life

Jorus Serto was born in Year -7 on Naboo. His parents, Owen and Ami Serto, were both locally acclaimed bankers. Serto therefore spent much of his childhood in relatively luxurious environments, his home being a spacious villa located several kilometres away from Naboo's capital, Theed. His education was expensive and he enjoyed moderate success in academic endeavours - a promising career lay ahead of him, therefore, when he finished school early in Year 13.

He'd been offered a place in Theed's university, an institution known mainly for producing successful politicians. Serto only had a few close friends, and most of these had traveled to universities offworld or had enlisted to serve in various military forces. He was interested in writing, and had already through the holonet discussed producing materials for Dagon Kaine, who wanted to start a company. Though Serto soldiered on and was soon months into his course, something he saw one morning led him to go down a different path - one that took him away from Naboo.

Meeting The Zabrak

To get to the university, Serto took a speeder into Theed, parked it at the spaceport and walked the rest of the way. Usually he left the spaceport without incident, but this day was different. He noticed a large freighter parked in the bay next to him; a bay that was usually empty. It belonged to the Zabrak philanthropist and businessman, Gamba Jaboli.

After meeting with Gamba on several occasions, Serto determined that Jaboli intended to start a company, The Octagon League, and wanted Jorus' help in doing this. Eager to support Gamba and to escape the confines of his youth, Jorus eventually agreed to travel offworld with Gamba. After saying his goodbyes to a pair of slightly irritated parents (Serto had to quit his university course, but is still in contact with his mother and father), he left the system with Gamba, producing several materials for The Octagon League and advising the older Zabrak on maters pertaining to his League.

Hauling And Veritas

Eventually Jorus departed Gamba's ship, having been provided with one by Dagon Kaine, but remained in touch with Jaboli as the League took shape. In need now of credits, Serto made himself a pilot available for hire, and was soon contracted by Athrun Zala to haul some of his ships into a convenient central location - a job he performed for several months.

As his first paychecks started coming in, Serto was soon a trader on the Centrepoint Market, buying and selling various entities and building up millions in capital. As his ventures into writing continued to progress, he was also soon contacted by Kiie Cristal of Veritas Press, who offered him a position as second-in-command of Veritas News Inc., then under the leadership of Jack Kalsi. Delighted his efforts had not gone unnoticed, Serto accepted the position and soon ended his hauling days. He traveled to the Lorell system in the Hapes Cluster, where the news corporation maintained an outpost.

Galactic News Service

For the next several months Serto focused on writing and The Octagon League. He produced post after post on the GNS, working with other writers, covering topics like Derra IV, the Metamorphosis Plague, the exploits of pirates and more. It was during this time that Serto met many of friends, including Kiie Cristal, Lord Mustafa, Khorde Devarian, Wolfgang von Schlavendorf and a myriad of other Veritas employees. Serto was also fortunate enough to meet countless sentients of fame in his role as Editor-In-Chief, which became his after Jack Kalsi's departure. Though the work of Veritas was sometimes controversial, it was usually well-received during his reign in the first half of Year 14. Around this time Serto became involved in several personal projects, but the exact nature of these is unknown.

The Force

Sometime in Year 14, Serto was tested for affinity to the Force and was found to be Force-sensitive. He has spent much of his time training under several Masters since then, as well as on his own, and is believed to be relatively powerful - perhaps on par with a Jedi Knight, but he has certainly not yet achieved Force mastery. He has been known to use the Force often, and has offered to Force-test members of any faction he's affiliated with, free of charge. His alignment is neutral, but as he explores the philosophy of the Force further this is most definitely open to change.

Vice Presidency

As Kiie Cristal retired and Val Ambrose left the Veritas conglomerate, it was left to Mustafa, Serto and Orion Jenru to lead the corporation. Serto quickly left Veritas News Inc. in the capable hands of Khorde, and became leader of Veritas Engineering Corps, which soon merged with Ardenian Drive Yards to add a new company to the Veritas family. Serto became proficient not just in news but in logistics as a result, and was happy to expand his skills even further.

When Orion Jenru took an extended leave of absence, Serto was offered the position of Vice President of Veritas. He took this opportunity, and spent the latter half of Year 14 overseeing all of Veritas, stepping in as leader of The Galactic Stock Exchange and Ardenian Drive Yards when needed. When Kiie Cristal returned to retake the position of Veritas CEO, things only became more prosperous.

Octagon Intrigue

During all of this, The Octagon League was thriving and had recently become an official company. Gamba and Jorus had taken the chance to become a Mindabaal League member company.

Things soon turned sour, however, as the ML's conflict with the New Republic resulted in a conflict of interests between Gamba's group and the rest of the Mindabaal League. As accusations of espionage on all sides only complicated matters, Gamba took the difficult decision to leave the ML, and Jorus' role in The Octagon League became more passive, though to this day he maintains friendly and close relations with the group. Eventually, TOL joined the New Republic as a private sector affiliate (PSA).

Anzat

Around half a year ago, Serto began to experience wanderlust and slowly came to the realization that he was ready to move onto the next stage of his career. Promising to stay in contact with Veritas, Serto left the corporation to be replaced by the returning Orion Jenru, and advertised his availability via the holonet. Though he received many offers from a diverse range of groups, he eventually settled on joining the Anzatan Commonwealth, where he took charge of the Commonwealth Navy as an Admiral. Transforming the branch into capable and productive force, Serto has managed to expand his skills at Anzat and has made some new friends, including Anzat Vice Admiral Arashi Starhunter. He has also returned to his position of Editor-In-Chief at Veritas News Inc., keeping his promise of continued activity within Veritas even while working diligently for Anzat.