Ike Evnaris

Ike Markus Evnaris

Biographical Information
Race	Naboo
Homeworld	Naboo
Mother	Sonbe Evnaris
Father	Rusol Evnaris
Spouse	Renee Armande
Siblings	Lee Evnaris
Children	Channa Evnaris
Physical Description
Gender	Male
Height	175cm
Coloring	Caucasian
Eye Color	Brown
Political Information
Affiliation	Trade Federation
Rank	Second Officer
Positions	Master, TFR Engageante
Prior Affiliation	Galactic Empire, Hapes Consortium, Vorsia Gearworks
Awards	Interior Service Medal-Bronze (TF) Tour of Duty Medal (TF) Letter of Commendation (GE) Imperial Service Medal(GE) Imperial Academy Basic Graduate(GE) Mention in Dispatches(GE)

Ike Markus Evnaris is a senior officer in the Trade Federation and noted capital ship pilot. Originally serving as an Imperial Navy Fighter Pilot, he since became a capital ship pilot before resigning from the Galactic Empire for a career in the Hapes Consortium for a short period and then returning to the Empire, before joining the Trade Federation.

His career began at the age of 12, on Naboo as a Navigation Cadet in the Naboo Diplomatic Service Transportation Corps. After serving aboard smaller transport vessels, at the age of 18 he entered major capital ship command training and upon graduation was promoted to the rank of Chief Officer (the Naboo equivalent to a ship's Executive Officer) and eventually became commander of the Queen's personal transport, NRTS Naboo Regent. After a scandal involving the Queen of Naboo he became a Fighter Pilot with the Imperial Navy. He later moved to reconnaissance piloting and in recognition of the outstanding performance ratings of those duties he then was given command of a small capital ship. Evnaris' flying career spans more than 15 years and has taken him to just about every corner of the galaxy, including the Outer Rim for a diplomatic rescue mission.

Early Years

Ike was born to a wealthy family who built their wealth on construction and trading, on the family estate. He was the first of two sons to Rusol and Sonbe Evnaris. Most of his formative years were spent between boarding school in Theed and the Evnaris family estate in Naboo's Lake Country, where his father oversees The Evnaris Conglomerate, an entrepreneurial corporation, and the family's extensive vineyard (which produces the ultra-high quality Varykino's Steps wine).

Ike found school to be less than stimulating, much to the annoyance of his mother, who showed more affection to his younger brother Lee, who continued to excel.

"Ike is demonstrating a severe lack of concentration in his work, being more interested in the goings on of the galaxy than anything related to his studies. From my observation, he would prefer to be a lowly starship pilot than something more worthwhile."

-Report card from Ike's fourth grade teacher Martoo Birne.

Career

Ike's career has covered time in five services, the Naboo Diplomatic Service Transportation Corps, the Imperial Navy, the Royal Hapan Armed Forces, the Trade Federation Department of Logistics, and the Trade Federation Department of Trade, as well as part-time service with the Commission for the Preservation of the New Order, and a short contract for Galactic Star Cruises.

Naboo Diplomatic Service Transportation Corps

At the age of 12, Ike, like all others of his age on Naboo, entered into compulsory Government Service. He took to his studies like a fish to water, having enrolled into the navigation program, as a Cadet Navigator. After his initial training was finished at the age of 15, he was asssigned to the Naboo Diplomatic Service Transportation Corps as a Third Officer aboard the transport NRTS City of Keren flying on various trade and diplomatic missions. Years later, at the age of 18, Lee was selected for major capital ship command training and was made Chief Officer of the NRTS City of Oshina, before being promoted to Captain and placed in command of the Queen's personal transport, NRTS Naboo Regent.

NRTS Naboo Regent.

His duties included flying not only the Queen of Naboo, but also important trade and diplomatic missions that were sanctioned directly from the Naboo Throne. At one point, Evnaris was also called upon to rescue a trade delegation that had been stranded in the Outer Rim, after the NRTS City of Spinnaker crashed in bad weather. His service for the Naboo Queen continued until the age of 26, when he was implicated in the 'Royal Gigolo Affair'.

The 'Royal Gigolo Affair' and Fall from Grace

It was while commanding the Naboo Regent, that Evnaris became involved in a scandal that almost destroyed the Naboo Monarchy. Queen Ashna, who was ruling at the time was seen as a more cosmopolitan monarch than her predecessors and kept a very social and relaxed court. This made her very approachable and as Ike was in command of her personal ship, was seen as her personal pilot, and was frequently in contact with her, although rarely alone. The relaxed atmosphere caused some dubious characters to enter the court as a result and one of these was made a personal Handmaiden to Queen Ashna. This Handmaiden (who's name cannot be released due to the fact that she was still a minor at the time), was caught smuggling illicit narcotics while aboard the Naboo Regent.

The initial investigation was focused solely on the Handmaiden, who in the initial interrogation stated that she was the only one involved and that she was receiving supplies from a low-level medic in the Falleen Federation. It wasn't until, in officially sworn testimony that she implicated Queen Ashna and Evnaris in the smuggling operation claiming that the two were in a physical relationship (which is strictly forbidden, given that Ike was a part of the Queen's household in his capacity as Captain of the NRTS Naboo Regent), and that both were constantly under the influence of drugs and alcohol while aboard.

Because of this, the Naboo Diplomatic Service Transportation Corps immediately relieved Evnaris of command and suspended him from duty, pending the outcome of an investigation for illegal drug use and professional misconduct. Queen Ashna stood aside from her position until the conclusion of the investigation, giving temporary rule to the Governor of Naboo. Both were cleared of the narcotics charges almost immediately, as medical tests proved that both had no traces of drugs in their systems. The professional misconduct charges were immediately caught up in the press leading Ike to be dubbed "The Royal Gigolo" by one local tabloid and the name became synonymous as Ike was believed to be the Queen's "Beck and Call Boy" despite him being 25 and she being 18.

Ike shocked at allegations when confronted by the Naboo media.

After scouring through previous records and interviewing every previous crewmember that Evnaris had served with, it was concluded that he had never been intoxicated on duty and was cleared. In the end, the charges regarding the forbidden relationship were dropped citing a lack of sufficient evidence and Ike was reinstated to active duty, although as Captain of the NRTS City of Moenia. The removal from his previous command caused him to become somewhat of a pariah in the service, to the point where a large number of officers would refuse to serve under his command. It was at this point that he applied to the Imperial Academy and was accepted onto the Qualified Entry Course, as he was already a qualified capital ship pilot. While awaiting for his course to begin (it was going to be an eight month wait for a position to become available for him), he took a six-month contract position with Galactic Star Cruises.

Galactic Star Cruises

The Imperial Academy stated that it was going to be an eight-month wait before the next available course, so as Ike was leaving the Naboo Diplomatic Service Transportation Corps, he decided to take a contract position to fill in the time. As such, he signed a six-month contract with Coruscant based Galactic Star Cruises as a Second Officer aboard the Hapan-registered C-3 Luxury Liner Galactic Star Super-Nova. The ship was assigned to the Hapes-Kuat-Coruscant-Zeltros route, taking holiday makers on luxurious vacations to the party capital of the galaxy. This routing took the ship close to the notorious Orthwell System in the Hapes Cluster where many ships have gone missing, although their old distress messages can still be heard. As a result of the ship's regular schedule, Evnaris was the Officer of the Watch when the ship was passing this system going into and out of the Hapes Cluster.

"The voices just never leave you... I mean, just hearing the panic of a person screaming for help, yet knowing they'll never escape... It's the most helpless feeling one can have, even though you know that the message is hundreds, even thousands of years old... I still hear them when I go to sleep every night..."
- Ike Evnaris commenting on the distress messages that always began playing whenever passing the Orthwell System during his time aboard the Galactic Star Super Nova.

Evnaris found the contract difficult with the lower pay and position that came with it, given that the NRTS Naboo Regent was a modified C-3. Once the contract came to an end, he took a one-month vacation before entering the Imperial Academy.

Galactic Empire

Ike entered the Imperial Academy under the Qualified Entry Course, before being assigned to the Imperial Navy.

Imperial Academy

At the age of 27, Ike entered the Imperial Academy as a recruit on the Qualified Entry Course. The short course duration, as well as his previous experience in a paramilitary organisation, made the course a perfect fit for him and things began to look up for the troubled recruit. His father was a retired Republic Officer who had risen to the rank of Commander, and proved to be a mentor for him, reinforcing his professor's teachings. This made Evnaris to become an extremely loyal Imperial, which at one point was almost to the point of fanaticism, which was then quickly checked by his father.

"You must realise, my son, that even the most just cause in the galaxy won't exist without some degree of fallacy. The Empire will take it's rightful place as the Galactic Government again, but it is run by sentient beings, and as such will do things that are considered wrong. It is how it recovers from its setbacks that makes the Empire so great. Build that empire within yourself too, and you shall succeed. Be proud my boy! For you are now a part of the greatest thing to ever grace this galaxy!" - Rusol Evnaris speaking at Ike's Graduation Ceremony.

Given the difficulty of the course, Ike graduated with a high average grade, but just fell short of gaining his honours. Regardless, he was transferred to the Imperial Navy.

Imperial Navy

Now that Evnaris was free of the shackles of his past, he received his initial assignment, and a promotion to Cadet (now abolished and known as Crewman). After about one month of patrolling, and taking delivery several vessels, Ike was promoted to the rank of Crewman (different rank at the time). He continued his work for approximately another month when the Imperial Navy underwent reforms and Ike was promoted to Flight Corporal. Ike's rise through the ranks continued with him being promoted to Flight Sergeant one month later, then Master Flight Sergeant two months later.

In the final months, Ike continued as a Command Flight Sergeant, commanding light capital ships.

Imperial Centre of Recruitment

After six months service, Ike was rewarded further for his work by being accepted into the Imperial Centre of Recruitment as an Imperial Recruiter. His time there had been productive and was met with some success.

Imperial Archives

In addition to his standard duties, Evnaris was also an archivist to the Imperial Archives providing details on various geographical articles, as well as travel guides for the most popular planets.

Hapes Consortium

In late Year 12, Ike resigned his position with the Empire to pursue a career in the Hapes Consortium citing a change of lifestyle. Ike found the more laid back pace of the Royal Hapan Armed Forces to be less than stimulating and after a few months, he resigned and re-applied to the Galactic Empire.

Return to Imperial Life

Since Y13 D299, Ike returned to active duty with the Imperial Navy, where he served a few short months in the outer reaches of the Galaxy, but his shifting political views towards the Galactic War prompted him to take a neutral view and he submitted his resignation for a second time.

Trade Federation

Ike's shift to a neutral political position coincided with the breakdown of the Imperial Union, and as the Trade Federation had declared neutrality, he decided to join the government as a logistics pilot. This move helped breathe new life into his career, graduating from the Trade Federation Academy at the top of his class, before being assigned to the Ministry of the Interior's Department of Logistics. His career is beginning to show promise having been promoted to the rank of Recruit First Class within the space of one month after graduating. His hard work has paid off to the point of being promoted to the rank of Third Officer and appointed a Flight Lead Officer.

Department of Trade

With the opening of the Ministry of Production's Department of Trade, Ike transferred to the position of Quartermaster aboard the DoT's Asrat space station. He rose through the ranks to become the Department of Trade's Transport Chief, currently holding the rank of Capital Trader.

Vorsia Gearworks

Ike was also briefly transferred back into the Ministry of the Interior as a Second Officer, to assist in the establishment of Vorsia Gearworks, before transferring back to the Department of Trade. However, due to a personnel reshuffle, Ike was permanently transferred to Vorsia Gearworks as Master of the TFR Engageante.

Off-Duty, Personal Life

Most times, when off-duty, Ike will either be found at the Legionnaire's Arms Tavern, or with his family in the Relatta System.

Legionnaires Arms Tavern

Evnaris initially began frequenting the Legionnaire's Arms Tavern not long after his graduation from the Imperial Academy as a patron. It was during a busy night that he began complaining about the state of the men's room that he was given a mop and told to fix the situation. The outstanding quality of the work quickly came to the attention of Lasidious von Feldure, who made him the janitor. This continued for some months before he was made head chef, following the departure of the previous head chef, Jango Talon.

Ike relaxing at the Legionnaires Arms Tavern.

Marriage and Family

Marriage

Ike is legally registered as married, although there has been no confirmation of his being married before joining the Imperial Navy. It was well known that he had been in relationships with various female crew members aboard his ships before the Royal Gigolo Affair, although this ceased just before becoming the Chief Officer of the NRTS City of Oshina. This is believed to be due to a relationship with now former Imperial News Bureau artist named Renee Armande.

A family portrait drawn by Renee Armande. From Left: Channa, Renee, Ike, and "Pet".

During Ike's time in the Hapes Consortium Renee took up employment with a Hapan media outlet as a junior art director. It is believed that although Renee had returned to Coruscant during Ike's second tour with the Imperial Navy, she had not resumed employment with the Imperial News Bureau, but as art director for a smaller fashion publication. Her move to Taanab at the same time as Ike has sparked further rumours that the two have secretly married on Hapes. This has now been confirmed after the two moved to the Trade Federation.

The relationship was initially kept secret as a result of Renee falling pregnant at the age of 17, as well as to avoid the wrath of Ike's overbearing mother and for tax purposes. Renee gave birth to a daughter, named Channa, on Coruscant on Day 62, Year 5. Channa's birth certificate had her father listed as "unknown", but this has been changed to Ike's name. Despite this, Ike has always been an integral part of his daughter's life, and all three of the family are very close.

Family

Renee Armande

Ike first met Renee on Coruscant when he was 18 and she was 16 during a social event that included the Queen of Naboo. Initially shy at first, she began warming to Ike during the first month of his three month stay before pursuing a relationship with him. After Ike's return to Naboo, she maintained contact with him and continued the relationship during his subsequent returns to her native Coruscant. It was after some time, when she was 17 and Ike was 19, that she fell pregnant, giving birth to a daughter when she was 18. This delayed her entry into university by 12 months, however she eventually was able to attend and graduate from the Imperial School of Design. She remained on Coruscant during Ike's tenure with the Naboo Diplomatic Transportation Corps and his first tour with the Imperial Navy. After Ike's move to Hapes, she moved to Hapes with their daughter and the two married on Hapes in a small private ceremony. She now resides with Ike in the Relatta System.

Channa Evnaris

Channa is Ike's daughter and only child. Having spent most of her life on Coruscant, she has been educated under the Imperial doctrine and is still somewhat loyal to the Imperial cause. She was mostly raised by Renee and her grandparents on Coruscant, while Ike was on duty with the Imperial Navy. Since the family moved to Trade Federation space, Channa has been living with both her parents present and attends a private school in the Relatta system. She is a fairly carefree, yet eccentric, girl, who is always active, playful and, like both her parents, is extremely bright.

Rusol Evnaris

‎ There is a close relationship between Ike and his father, Rusol. After leaving full-time military service, he became the owner of the Evnaris Conglomerate, an entrepreneurial corporation on Naboo, that grew from a small family operated business into a multi-trillion credit operation covering many companies from construction to vineyards. He is seen as a very down-to-earth person, who can get along with most people. This is believed to be connected to his humble, middle-class origins. He maintains contact with and regularly visits Ike in Relatta, and adores his eldest granddaughter, Channa. When Renee initially fell pregnant, he was apprehensive before quickly accepting it and quietly provided some financial assistance for Renee and Channa, including an education fund for her. Rusol is also known to be involved in a lot of philanthropic pursuits, as well as being a Colonel in the Naboo Citizen's Militia.

Sonbe Evnaris

‎
If there was a word to describe the relationship between Ike and his mother, it would be frosty. Sonbe was born to privilege and wealth and has never understood the meaning of hard work. When Ike started becoming interested in pursuing a career as a pilot, she was repulsed, instead expecting him to take a position in the junior legislative program, then accepting a position on the board of directors for a corporation like the rest of her family. Instead, Sonbe shows affection to Ike's younger brother, as he has taken a more acceptable (to her) path in life. Compared to Rusol, Sonbe refuses to acknowledge Channa as her granddaughter, because she was born out of wedlock to an 18 year old common woman.

Lee Evnaris

Like Ike's relationship with his mother, his relationship with his brother Lee is not the greatest. Lee went through the junior legal program and clerked with the courts before studying law and accepting a position on the board of Spinnaker Corporation. He has always resented the relationship Ike has had with their father, and such has grown closer to their mother. On the issue of Ike's daughter, he won't acknowledge her because of the fact that Sonbe disapproves of the circumstances of Channa's conception. Personality wise, Lee is known to make quite a lot of bad decisions, having lost millions in many bad deals. Most people describe him as an "over-confident idiot."

Career Highlights