Halon

"Answer me. Or you'll die right here!"

- Halon

Halon of Clan Turak was a maverick Ubese warrior who served the Old Republic in various capacities in the years leading up to the establishment of the Galactic Empire. He was notable for becoming the first of his race to join the Judicial Starfleet after the catastrophic Battle of Uba IV. Later, after many adventures as an agent of the Secret Galactic Intelligence Service, Halon assumed leadership of the Turak Clan, and led his people into battle during the Clone Wars.

Early life
"I was wounding myself with practice blades at the age when most sentients were learning to walk."

- Halon

Halon was born on Ubertica as the eldest son of the Ubese chief (vellux) Halor, a skilled warrior who, in accordance with ancient clan tradition, managed and led the "family business", the professional mercenary organization known as the Turak Galactic Security Corporation. Expected to follow in his father's footsteps, young Halon accompanied him all over the Outer Rim Territories, to whatever dangerous hot spots Halor's work took him. Throughout his childhood, Vellux Halor and the other senior Turak warriors vigorously trained Halon in the deadly arts of hand-to-hand combat, survival, and weapons use.

Unlike most Ubese, however, Halon found himself unexpectedly drawn to the other worlds and cultures he encountered in his travels and aware of the somewhat sinister image that the Ubese people had in the wider Galaxy at large. He began to dream of another life, one dedicated to forging stronger links between his own people and the rest of galactic society. But before Halon could act on these dreams, he had to face his first trial by fire. In 53 BBY, Halon was inducted into the Clan as a full-fledged warrior (vell) and saw his first action at a small engagement during the Mandalorian Civil War. Hired by a colony of terrified settlers, Turak Security decisively repulsed an incursion by Mandalorian raiders fighting under the Death Watch banner. Halon performed well, proving his years of training had not been in vain. He continued the mercenary life for a few more years before abruptly announcing his intention to leave the clan and work for the Republic.

Naval Career
"Lieutenant Halon reporting as ordered, sir."

- Halon

Drawn by the opportunity to do good and attracted by its traditions and discipline, Halon opted for a military career and enlisted in the Judicial Fleet, a stunning decision given the Republic Navy had nearly wiped out the Ubese species around the time of the New Sith Wars. Quickly demonstrating both ability and experience, Halon drew the attention of Fleet Intelligence, who realized Halon could be an invaluable asset in infiltrating certain circles of the galactic criminal underworld, where Ubese were often employed.

In the years that followed, Halon worked undercover as an intelligence officer, helping to root out and destroy many pirate groups and slaving guilds. It was during this time that Halon began to develop a deep hatred for the Hutts for what he saw as their limitless capacity for evil.

When the Stark Combine began to step up its attacks on the Outer Rim in 44 BBY, Halon was quickly dispatched to investigate. For the duration of the Stark Hyperspace War Halon remained behind the lines, working tirelessly to sabotage the Combine's war effort any way he could. Disturbed by the Stark Veteran Assembly's anti-alien past, however, Halon would shun the organization in the years to come.

With the war's conclusion, Halon began to consider a permanent return home. Before his military career ended though, Halon received an offer to join MI5, an elite, covert agency tasked with battling non-Sith related organized crime. Honored (and intrigued ) by the invitation, Halon accepted.

Dr. Noah
"My name's Pandolfo Taproot. Are you, uh, just as lost as I am?"

- Agent Taproot to Halon on thier first mission

Agent Halon's first mission for MI5 put him in hot pursuit of the mad genius Dr. Noah, a fugitive with links to the evil SMERSH organization. Attached to Green Team, one of three squads formed to track down any leads, Halon and other agents traveled to Corellia, investigating Noah's last known place of employment, CorSec Academy.

Along with Agents Pandolfo Taproot and Salmakk Neot, Halon spearheaded the CorSec assault to take back the doctor's lab, strongly defended by forces under the command of Noah's ruthless Noghri enforcer, Wivern.

Working together, the agents cleared the laboratory and subdued Wivern. Further investigation by CorSec officers revealed a disturbing holovid, which seemed to indicate an imminent attack on the planet Kiffu. Halon promptly sent the newly acquired intel back to headquarters and received orders to head out for the Kiffar homeworld on Agent Neot's ship, Healing Speed.

Uniting with agents from Blue Team, Halon and his colleagues met with Sheyf Tinté Vos just as Dr. Noah arrived in orbit above the planet aboard his massive ship, Noah's Ark.

Heedless of the danger, the MI5 agents set off from Kiffu in a small flotilla to confront the villain. Drawn in by the Ark's powerful tractor beams, however, most were captured by Noah's forces as their ships landed in the docking bay and were escorted to the bridge.

Recalling his years aboard smuggling ships however, Halon and Pandolfo managed to hide out on the Healing Speed in secret compartments built for just such a purpose. Biding his time, Halon emerged from the ship under the cover of smokescreen and used his helmet's thermal vision and the Turak Clan's sacred vibrosword to ruthlessly cut down the squad of goons guarding the docking bay. Meanwhile, the agents in Noah's custody had been freed and managed to turn the tables on the madman, ending his threat to the system for good.

Casino Royale
"I am Serik, at your service."

- Halon, using his alias

Three years later, still working for MI5, Halon was part of a small team of agents working undercover to board the the Empress of the Stars, a glamorous luxury liner whose maiden voyage intelligence indicated was drawing the unexpected focus of the criminal underworld...

Behind the scenes
Halon has been featured in two award-winning RPGs on the TheForce.Net Role Playing Forum and may yet make further appearances on it in the future.

Originally, the character was going to go by the name "Haxul."

Appearances

 * Dr. Noah
 * Casino Royale