Ralgadorr Bujold

Ralgadorr Bujold
Biographical Information
Race	Gran
Homeworld	Kinyen
Physical Description
Gender	male
Political Information
Affiliation	Ternion Corps
Prior Affiliation	Trade Federation, New Republic

Commander Ralgadorr Bujold is a veteran Gran warship commander currently serving as an instructor for the Ternion Corps on Vinsoth.

Ralgadorr Bujold was born on Kinyen in Year -45. Like all Gran, he was trained for a specific profession from an early age to ensure a mastery of the necessary skills. A series of tests and evaluations indicated that young Ralgadorr had potential to be a competent leader and strategist, and so he was sent to the finest naval academies his family could afford. Tensions were building across the galaxy as he neared his graduation in Year -27. Even before he graduated, he received offers from the Republic Judicials, the Three-Besh Defense Fleet, and the merchant fleet of the Trade Federation. By this time, the young officer was disenchanted with the Republic and their neglect of outlying systems like his own, and while the Federation's commission was for a much lower rank than his own sector fleet, the salary was more than he could refuse. On Year -27 Day 89, the newly minted Chief Warrant Officer Bujold took his first assignment as a junior officer aboard a Lucrehulk-class battleship, transporting valuable ore, fuel, and merchandise to remote client worlds in the Outer Rim. As expected, he showed promise and proved a loyal officer and a fast learner.

When the Clone Wars began in mid-Year -25, Ralgadorr, now a lieutenant, was transferred to the bridge of a Munificent-class star frigate, where, after the appearance of the Clone Army at Boordii, he worked alongside analysis droids to reprogram the tactics of their droid starfighters to better combat the new threats. Initially, he advocated against directly attacking Republic worlds, claiming that the Separatists only needed to defend their own territory to achieve their goals, but after receiving reports of how the Republic had devastated the civilian populace of Dolomar in a vicious assault those protests grew quieter.

Following the announcement of the Empire and the deactivation of the majority of the Separatist droid forces, Lieutenant Commander Bujold joined other sentient military leaders in their desperate defense of Binquaros. For all their skill and bravery, the Separatists were vastly outnumbered and were easily overpowered. While other officers continued to hold out against the Empire, Ralgadorr slipped into obscurity on the fringes of charted space, eager to avoid discovery by the Empire. There he remained for twenty-two years, eventually commanding much of the meager defense fleet of the Spinward sector. Then, in Year 0, news of the Trade Federation's reformation reached him, and soon a representative arrived in Spinward with an offer to reinstate Ralgadorr, this time promoting him to Commander. He accepted the honor and once again found himself in command of mighty warships, defending trade routes from pirates.

Trouble arose in Year 4, when the Galactic Empire, furious at the Viceroy's repeated refusal to accept a disastrous trade deal, declared war on the Federation. Commander Bujold found himself once again at war with his old foe, though the clone soldiers and their level-headed Jedi leaders were long gone. In their place were cruel and devious Imperial commanders and devastating Star Destroyers and TIE fighter divisions. Still, Ralgadorr distinguished himself, eventually being promoted to Line Captain. This war raged for five more years, even longer than the first war against the Republic. At the end, Viceroy Jacob Jansen signed an agreement making the Trade Federation a member of the Imperial Union, allying it with the Galactic Empire. As soon as the news was made public, Line Captain Bujold resigned his commission in protest.

Still dreaming of a life free from the hallmark corruption of the old Republic and the cruelty of the Empire, Ralgadorr accepted a training position with the New Republic in Year 10, and served ten years teaching the next generation of naval commanders until his retirement in Year 20. When the New Republic fell just a few months later in early Year 21, Ralgadorr narrowly escaped Imperial capture and was smuggled out of the warzone by Galactic Alliance allies, hoping to make it to the outer rim strongholds of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. After a long and harrowing voyage, he ended up in the Quelii sector. With his pension lost and his savings drained in his escape, he applied for a position in the Ternion Corps, helping train young clones in the art of naval warfare. While many were suspicious and slow to accept the aging Separatist commander, his personal experience of the fruit of the original clone's flash training and instincts, albiet from the other side of the battle, soon proved invaluable in updating their training procedures and protocols. While the irony of a Separatist veteran training the clones he used to fight on a world that saw the end of his former army is not lost on anyone, 'Admiral' Ralgadorr continues to prove himself a loyal ally, a wise instructor, and a staunch foe of corruption and oppression.