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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To codify the 19th Starfighter Wing.
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- Fleet Name: 19th Starfighter Wing | The Prodigal Sons
- Classification: Starfighter Wing
- Affiliation: New Imperial Order
- Fleet Symbol: The Wing bears the standard insignia of the New Imperial Navy, along with the designation of “19th Starfighter Wing” and the “Prodigal Sons.”
- Description: The 19th Starfighter Wing is an elite group of starfighter pilots hailing from the Sith-controlled world of Jabiim. Made up of political dissidents, rebels, and members of the former Jabiim Defense Force, they joined the New Imperial Order to fight against the Sith and liberate Jabiim from Sith-Imperial forces. Led by the famed Colonel Andro Stratus, they are an effective and feared starfighter force.
- Headquarters: Various stations, ships, and bases within the New Imperial Order.
- Ports of Call: Various systems in the New Imperial Order.
- Goals:
- Primary: To enforce the will and doctrine of the New Imperial Order.
- Secondary: The Liberation of Jabiim
- Reputation: The Prodigal Sons are known for being an elite group of highly-trained starfighter pilots, and are considered to be extremely valuable in whatever situation or engagement is presented to them.
- Fleet Size: Small
- Lead Ship:
- Stormcaller Leader | TXS TIE/INx Interceptor
- Colonel Andro Stratus
- Stormcaller Leader | TXS TIE/INx Interceptor
- Composition:
- Stormcaller Squadron
- Monsoon Squadron
- Taranis Squadron
- Tempest Squadron
- Cloudburst Squadron
- Hurricane Squadron
Andro Stratus | Colonel
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Andro Stratus, Colonel and Leader of the 19th Starfighter Wing, was not always an ace fighter pilot; first, he was a member of the powerful and influential Stratus family on Jabiim. But while his older siblings opted to join the world of politics and governance,
Andro was accepted by the Jabiim Naval Academy and enrolled in its starfighter pilot program, passing all of his flight tests with solid colors. Jabiim’s Defense Force only had access to outdated Z95 Headhunters, but Andro flew the ship as it had just come off the manufacturing floor in its heyday. The young rookie had an obvious talent for it, and he rose quickly through the ranks to Squadron Commander by his early thirties.
Then, the Sith came, and everything fell apart. Andro fought his best, leading valiant naval charges against the Sith, but the power and might of their Imperial Navy easily crushed the Jabiim Defense Force. Andro crashed-landed and was captured, thrown in prison, while the ruling elite of Jabiim -- which included his brother and sister -- were executed for fighting against the Sith Empire.
Andro spent his days in his prison cell, the damp rain of Jabiim soaking through the old stone and duracrete, and for the young fighter pilot, he thought he’d spent the rest of his life in that small cell.
The Prodigal Sons
Andro’s fortune changed when the Third Imperial Civil War broke out, as the New Imperial Order began to vie for control of the Sith Empire. Like it had in centuries past, the rebellion of the Imperials sparked rebellion anew on Jabiim as the Nationalist faction rose once again to combat the Sith-adherent Loyalists.
In a daring raid, a group of Nationalists liberated the prison where Andro and many of his fellow pilots were being kept; Andro reunited with the Jabiim Defense Force, but soon it became apparent that this spark of rebellion would not last. Although Jabiim yearned for independence, its position in the galaxy placed it far from the New Imperial Order’s influence and squarely in the hands of the Sith.
It was evident that those who wanted to fight would die in vain on Jabiim, but Andro came up with another way. Those who wanted to fight would leave and join the New Imperial Order to combat the Sith directly, and when freedom reached Jabiim once more, they would be on the front lines of its liberation. And so the 19th Starfighter Wing was born of Jabiim recruits, led by Andro Stratus, to fight the Sith and bring liberation to the worlds ruled by its iron fist.
They would not stop, nor would they rest until their home was liberated. They were the Prodigal Sons who had abandoned Jabiim but would return to see it free once more.
