Kyril Arkelius

Kyril Arkelius was a in the  during the, commanding a company in the 21st Penal Battalion. Arkelius was a who ended up becoming an. He had been arrested after a failed assassination attempt on a  by the  and spent some time in prison. When the Clone Wars began in 22 BBY, he was offered a chance to earn a pardon by fighting for the Republic in one of the new penal units, and was assigned to the 21st Penal Battalion. Arkelius fought in several battles against the and gained a reputation as one of the battalion's best fighters.

He managed to survive to the end of the war in 19 BBY, and the newly-formed demobilized all penal units. Honoring the Republic's agreement, the Imperial government granted a pardon to Arkelius and the other surviving members of the 21st Battalion. His fate after that was mostly unknown, but he did work on a few occasions for an Imperial.