Dan Eardornn

"The guy's got the heart of a droid and the mind of a muun. I hate him."

- Aanor

Dan Eardornn was a military commander who fought in the Clone Wars, the Jedi War and later the Galactic Civil War. Famous for his brutality and colorful collection of clone and stormtrooper battle armor, which he commonly wore instead of his officer's uniform, Eardornn became one of the most feared warriors in the Galaxy. He was also known for his anti-Jedi pholosephies and his willingness to go above and beyond Order 66, so that he could track down and kill dozens of Jedi Knights Eardornn was born into a poor Coruscanti family and lived on the streets. However, his military guinous and fighting skills were serve him well. Therefore he would live one the most powerful men in the universe. When his death finally did come, during the Trelmark Mutiny, he was given a heroes' death among the Imperial Remnant, for his attempt to destroy the New Republic. Though Eardornn's death was tragic, and hardly the military deat he wanted, it was viewed as a great victory for the common soldior and for the Galaxy's new government. In his lifetime, Dan would serve as a Vigo in the Black Sun, a commander in the Grand Army and a Moff. These achievements were microscopic compared to his goals.

Ansestory
Dan, though few were aware of it, was a desendant of Mi Trelmark, the Supreme Chancellor during the Great Galactic Civil War. His great-great grandmother was Lady Malgra. Because of Trelmark's shameful death at Sam Palpatine's hands, Dan's family had fallen into disgrace. Therefore they married into the family of a buissness man, named Jack Eardornn, but he too went bankrupt.

Earlly Life and the Black Sun
Dan never knew his mother. He was raised by a group of space jipces. From age twelve he lived in the streets of Coruscant. He learned how to deffend himself and he was soon recruted by several street gangs. Eardornn's wonderings finally led him to the Black Sun, which at the time was controlled by Clawdite senator Tuuk Wessling, who skillfully used his political power as cover. Seeing the great wealth of Wessling, Eardornn began to lust for that same power. At that time the Black Sun began to battle rival company Bethzla InherGalactic Inc., led by Jalari gangster Mux Bethzla. When Black Sun agents learned that Bethzla was making large amounts of weapons in a Centax-2 war factory, Wessling staged an attack. The attack would be lead by Luhum Vigo, Huzzeek. Eardornn made sure that he was with Huzzeek. Dan then went into dangerous waters, when he informed Bethzla Inc. that the Sun would be attacking the factory from the north. However, he only gave them a part of the attack plan. Indeed the main assualt would be to the north, but to the south Huzzeek, Dan and five anothers were to sneak in and assassinate Bethzla. As the Black Sun attacker were held back on the northern attack, Huzzeek and Eardornn, along with others, snuck through the back way. They stormed through Bathzla's office. Just as the Sun members were about the execute Bathlza Eardornn shot them all in the back. Bathlza was relieved and promised to reward Dan, however, Eardornn shot the crimelord in the chest, as he came to thank him. Then, using codes he obtained the Jalari's office, Eardornn order the Bethlza troops to retreat from the factory, winning the skirmish for the Black Sun. Instently, Eardornn became a legend in the Underworld and when Wessling choose Huzzeek's replacement, no one was too surprised to see Eardornn get the job. As a Vigo, Dan Eardornn met Alexi Garyn, who took the young soldior under his wing. Later, Garyn would tell Eardornn of his plans to betray and replace Wessling. Eardornn, always looking for a way to get ahead, agreed to participate in the betray. In 35 BBY Wessling was traveling on his cruiser with those Eardornn had identifed as loyalists. The ship exploded. Surprisingly Wessling served but he was stripped of power. Eardornn, now unoffically second-in-command of the Black Sun, was planning on killing Garyn. However, Dan underestimated Alexi's slyness. He was attacked by Black Sun mercenaries and robbed if his title. Though he escaped the assassination attempt, he went into hiding out of fear of the Sun.

Working for Uhilm Sarin
After being betrayed by the Black Sun Eardornn worked as a bounty hunter. At the unsettling time of the Sepreatist Crisis, Eardornn came under the pay role of Uhilm Sarin the cousin of the imfamous Darth Maul. Upon learning the late of his Sith cousin, Sarin was eager to enact revenge of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Sarin hired Eardornn to kill Kenobi. Dan set out to hunt Obi-Wan. He followed the Jedi Master to Kamino Eardornn arrived too later to catch Obi-Wan, but he did discover the Grand Army being built. Eardornn revized that the clone army would soon become one of the greatest powers in the Galaxy. He investigated the clone army as the Clone Wars came upon the Galaxy. When Jedi Master Yoda summoned the clone troopers Eardornn discized himself as a clone and went with the Grand Army to Geonosis.

Battle of Geonosis
Dan Eardornn was rushed into combat. As the droid army rained fire down on the clones, Eardornn went to work, securing his place in the war. He provented aid from coming to his commanders, by knocking out Republic gun boats. After his officers were dead he helped defeat the Sepratist forces, while his mates were stranded in the catacombs. For his bravery, Eardornn was given the rank of commander. When it was revealed that he was not a clone, he became a hero in the Republic. This was what he needed to move his plans for power along. Eardornn stayed on the former CIS capital to keep the native peoples from fighting the Republc behind their back. He was placed in command of fifty clone troopers and order to keep the peace. Looking for action, Commander Eardornn lead his force to a small Geonosisian village, which had surrendered to the Republic. Right before the attack, Dan had three HoloNet journalist executed for treason. He then marched into the village and killed two hundred men, women and larva. He then sent word to Coruscant that he had been victorious over a large force of rebels that had captured and murder the journalists. His upped him to full-fledge hero status.

Organic Lifeform Legion
Commander Eardornn returned to Republic space and organized the only non-clone legion of the war, the Organic Lifeform Legion. Dan spent the first year of the war training the Lifeforms, for he knew that if he was to be respected by the Palpatine Commander-in-Chief his troops would have to be able to match the clones. When the troops were finally ready, he went with them on their first mission. The high command did not yet trust the Lifeforms, and therefore they were sent on, what was thought to be, an easy mission. They were to go to the lush moon of AKD-2387. The strategy was to show the Republic's force to the twi'lek colony, to keep the nuetral moon from joining the CIS. However, when the Lifeforms arrived they were met with Sepratist battle droids. The Legion was seperated in the surprise attack on their transport. However, Eardornn was able to regroup with forces. He launched a surprise attack on the CIS, taking the moon.