Ash Trasidar

Ash Trasidar was a force-sensitive Imperial Heavy Trooper before he defected to the Alliance to Restore the Republic.

Early life
Ash Trasidar was born on Ukio to a farming family. As he grew up there he dreamed of leaving the planet and when the Empire began setting up an enlistment center he decided to join them, along with his friends Jacob Nion, Rolph Dannedar and Ximi Watts. Another one of his friends, a Ukian called Koros Tann, was told that he couldn't enlist because he wasn't Human. This was Ash's first indication of the evils of the Empire.

Becoming a Heavy Trooper
"These Wookies don't deserve this. They're brave warriors, they helped fight the Seperatists, and yet we use them as slaves and as animals to be hunted."

- Ash Trasidar

Because of his large size and massive strength, Ash was put into the Imperial Heavy Trooper program and became proficient with electrostaffs, as well as alien physiology. He and his friends were sent to Kashyyyk to aid in the defense of a Skyhook construction site. During his time on Kashyyyk, Ash became increasingly disturbed with the Empires ethics. He was disgusted with his commanding officer, Ozzik Sturn because he hunted Wookies, he also became the enemy of the pyromaniacal Incinerator Trooper Blitz. Even worse was the death of Ximi, who was eaten by a Syren plant. He became disillusioned of the Empire and attempted to escape by fleeing into the jungle.

Meeting with a Jedi
"So trooper, you here to kill me? Well good luck! Ever fought a Jedi before? Not as easy as Sturn thinks it is, let me tell you."

- Marl Rotlan after running into Ash

However while he was running he felt a strange presence and decided to investigate. He discovered, to his shock, that it was a Jedi who had been hiding on Kashyyyk since the Great Jedi Purge. The Jedi, Marl Rotlan at first thought that he was going to attempt to kill him and tried to intimidate him. Ash, however tried to prove that he wasn't hostile by dropping his electrostaff and then removing his helmet. Marl looked into Ash's eyes and saw no malice or ill-will. Marl realized that Ash was force sensitive. He decided that a force sensitive Imperial could be a great ally and decided to train Ash in the ways of the force. Eventually, when Marl thought Ash was ready, he sent him deeper into the jungle to find a lightsaber crystal and construct a lightsaber of his own. After days of searching and finding nothing, Ash eventually stumbled upon a Upari crystal. He decided to make a lightsaber staff out of his electrostaff. "Heh, saw smoke while you where gone. Turns out a Jedi took out the base and killed that sadist Sturn. Well, while it's a shame that I wasn't the one to put the blade through his heart it's nice to know he ain't around anymore."

- Marl Rotlan

After returning to the camp that he and Marl had set up he learned from Marl that a Jedi had stormed the Imperial base, killed most of the troopers there, destroyed the skyhook and eliminated Sturn. Inspired by this act of rebellion Ash persuaded Marl to recruit a group of Wookies to help them sabotage various Imperial outposts. For two years the group attacked various Imperial bases and destroyed their equipment, before they learned that a shipment of Wookie slaves was being sent to Despayre for an unknown task that was rumored to be the construction of some kind of Superweapon. At the same time that this was happening a Rebel outpost had been discovered and the Imperials set about destroying the Rebels. Using the battle as a distraction Ash, Marl and the Wookies stormed the base where the slaves where being held. While there, Ash ran into his old friends Jacob and Rolph. He convinced them to turn against the Empire and join his guerilla force. The group attacked the base and managed to free the Wookies and lead them to a Lambda-class T4a shuttle where they attempted to make an escape. However along the way both Jacob and Rolph were killed. Although the group managed to escape the Imperial forces they were attacked by the Rebel space station and suffered damage. They were forced to make a landing on Alaris Prime where the Wookies went into hiding and arranged for a transport for the 2 Jedi. They were allowed to hide in the cargo bay of a BFF-1 bulk freighter. While in orbit around Kalkovak they got into an escape pod and launched themselves down to the planet.

Rebel Alliance
They settled in on Kalkovak until Ash heard a group of Rebels talking. Ash walked up to them and asked if he could join the Rebellion. Skeptical, the Rebels asked why he should be allowed to join them, to which Ash replied by activating his lightsaber and using a few force powers. Impressed, the Rebels allowed Ash to join. Ash also attempted to get Marl to join, but he refused and decided to stay on Kalkovak. Because he still used his heavy trooper armour, Ash was stationed aboard the Inferno, a Gladiator-class Star Destroyer which was used when Imperial plants needed to be infiltrated. During a mission to Duro Ash ran into one of the Emperor's Hands and the two dueled. However near the end of the battle Ash's lightsaber crystal shattered and left him defenseless. Before the Hand could kill Ash however, Marl showed up and killed the Hand, explaining that he had had a vision of that event occurring. Marl handed Ash a new lightsaber crystal, B'nar's Sacrifice, and walked off. Surprised that his master was leaving, Ash asked whether or not he wanted to join the Rebel Alliance. Again, Marl said no, but told him that he would join him when the time was right. Ash continued to fight the Empire and was later stationed on Naboo. When the Emperor was announced to have been killed aboard the Death Star, Ash helped the natives to defeat the Imperials there.

New Jedi Order
When Luke Skywalker set up his Jedi Praxeum Ash went there to learn more about the force. He was surprised to see Marl there as well, who also wanted to have a better mastery of the force. Together the two studied under Skywalker and became even more powerful. Ash took on an apprentice called Sanchen Yunar.