Feature:Rafe Aquilla

Rafe Aquilla is a human mercenary and soldier and Captain of the ship Razor's Edge. He is of Alderaanian descent. At the age of seven his parents were killed in an accident, and he was placed in the custody of his uncle Rand Aquilla on Coruscant, who due to his position on a secret human augmentation project allowed testing on Rafe before the project was abandoned - the expense, high fatality rate and only marginal enhancement made their solution unfeasible. After creation of the Empire, Rand was commissioned as an officer in it's Imperial Security Bureau, where he is now a Lieutenant General.

When he came of age Rafe entered the Imperial Academy where he graduated with honors. Rather than opt for a career with the ISB as his uncle preferred, he joined the Storm Commandos. Rafe was initially a staunch imperial supporter. However, over the years he became disillusioned with the Empire, after witnessing (and committing) horrible acts against it's enemies and even it's own citizens. This culminated with the refusal of an order to execute a small colony of innocent civilians as a 'lesson' to their leader, and even played a role in assisting with the escape of many of them. He was court-martialed and might have been sentenced to death if not for the timely intervention of his uncle, who despite his willingness to allow experimentation on his nephew still felt some familial obligation to him. He managed to have him dishonorably discharged.

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