Cay

"Hey! I'm not greedy. The economy just went to bantha poodoo, so yes, I have to charge more for our services. And for future meetings, do not call me greedy; avarice does not look good on a person."

- Cay Milan

Cay Milan was a male   and  turned volunteer. Born on to a widowed Kiffar woman who died in childbirth, Cay was taken to the, and after several months he was adopted by retired Imperial Moffs Jon Milan and Deni Sivas Milan, who raised him to believe he was Human.

Thirteen years after his adoption, his foster parents were murdered and he was forced into slavery by a Zabrak Shahan. He later escaped from Shahan with the help of his new friends, a named Juhani and a  named Mira. Milan, Juhani and Mira found their way back to and stayed with the  there before Mira left to become an  at seventeen. Sticking together, Cay and Juhani left after Mira and joined the and after  coup, they swore fealty to, rejoining the 407th Stormtrooper Division and   before defecting to.

A few months in the year, Milan left the Empire-in-exile and became a mercenary. Due to her loyalty to him, Juhani followed him and became his partner and later his lover.

Early life
"You were born one of us, but you never received your qukuuf, therefore you have no identifying marks for your clan, until now. [...] Welcome to Clan Vos, Cay."

- adopting Cay

Cay was born to a woman who died in the child's conception. The doctors then sent him to the where he was eventually adopted by retired Imperial officers Jon Milan and Deni Sivas Milan.

By age 12, He learned how to use and care for blasters; such as the famous and a pair of heavy blaster pistols he got from his parents.

Orphan, slavery and ward
"Seeing as how I became what I am today; your perfect soldier, because of the my family's murder, my enslavement, brutal treatment, and sprinkled with the kindness, and hospitality of the missionaries... yes, I'd say that's why I believe the Imperial Mission has some significance, General."

- Milan, to on the

Serving the Fel Empire
"The Imperial Mission took us in, we paid them back by joining the Empire's army, I would've been a missionary, but the 'Victory Without War', just didn't appeal to me."

- Cay Milan

Soon after signing up Cay and Juhani went to train at the Academy on. There he would hone his skills as a soldier. Among his fellow students were future leader of the Navy's, and Milan's friend Juhani, who joined with him. Milan graduated at the top of his class with the rank of lieutenant. He served the Fel Empire up until the turned on them, and out of loyalty to the throne, he swore allegiance to.

Serving under Krayt's empire
"Kiss my six, Sith. There is only one emperor&mdash;the true emperor&mdash;and that's Fel, not this Sith usurper."

- Cay Milan about to desert Krayt's empire



Little is known of his career under, except that he fought at the , performing a "sensitive" mission for the , and was subsequently promoted to by. It wasn't until several weeks later that he decided to defect to the, believing that the Fels were the only one's he should be loyal to, deciding he would rather be loyal to the man than the throne.

Mercenary
While working as a gun for hire, Cay and Juhani worked for numerous factions, including the, the pirate , and most notably the of  and the  crime lord Mylia, whom placed bounties on their heads numerous times.

In late and some point after leaving Mylia's employ and the loss of their original ship, Milan and Juhani eventually ended up on Nar Shaddaa. Turning to an old informant named Neesha Ropal, the pair purchased a from her and fled the Smuggler's Moon when they rescued two orphans, a  and teenage Human girl named Nikarra and Aniya, from a mob of.

Personality and traits
"Another dead Jedi, another dead Sith, please tell me someone's keeping score."

- Cay Milan

Cay was appearedto be like typical, except that he did not receive his peoples' traditional  tattoo until he was adopted into by  when was almost twenty-three years of age. Cay had tan skin, long and later shortened black hair, and emerald green eyes that 'shined like Devaronian blood poison'.

As a soldier for the Fel and Sith Empires, Milan possessed a strong a will and valorous confidence when on the battlefield, a leader some believed him to be. Caring for those who fought beside him, Milan would willingly move into harm's way to protect them, but despite this caring nature he followed orders to the letter earning him the admiration and favor of, even if the order was to execute a civilian, though he would later regret it.

After deserting both armies and becoming a mercenary, Milan developed a sarcastic, gung-ho and oftentimes an apathetic outlook on the galaxy, only caring for those close to him.

Juhani
Upon first meeting aboard the slaver Shahan's Juhani was immediately attracted to Cay, though he was oblivious to this fact for the next, until she admitted to him that she loved him at their graduation from the and was hurt when he couldn't form the same words but she didn't leave his side, standing by him throughout their tours and even becoming his second-in-command when he was given command of GhostSquad, an elite commando squad during the.

Powers and abilities
"Come at me then, Jedi princess." "I am not a Jedi, mercenary." "Well, I can't say Imperial princess, that title's already taken, isn't it?" "Please, stop talking."

- Cay Milan and Imperial Knight Feraa

As a child, Cay possessed a massive affinity with the Force and though untrained he was always instinctively able to draw upon the Force when needed. After learning of the deaths of his adoptive parents and the name of their murderer, he instinctively drew upon the and snapped Shahan's neck.

By the time of his desertion from the, he possessed an innate ability to develop s and the ability to jump a full eight meters from the ground into a hovering freighter with no training, but when recruited by the s he began learning and perfecting other innate abilities he possessd such as as demonstrated when adopted a  he named Coco and used this ability to calm her down when she first came aboard the Outlander, the rare , and  when he blocked a lightsaber strike during a sparring session.

Armor and equipment
"Nice gear." "Thanks, I like to look the part I'm playing." "What? The merc with scavenged clone trooper and Imperial Knight armor?" "No, the merc with his vibroblade shoved through the trash-talking noble's chest." "I'll stop talking." "Thought you might."

- Cay Milan and a Coruscanti nobleman

Milan's armor was constructed from scavenged and  he stole from a crime lord on Coruscant who kept it as a trophy on his wall. He later painted the modded armor a deep violet color and Juhani added a stenciled design of an unknown origin on his right shoulder pad.

Weaponry
Milan's main and personal favorite weapon of choice was a heavily modified combined with components from various other weapons his adoptive father created for him before his death. He also carried a single and a  he sometimes kept sheathed on his back. After the death of Shahan, Cay began using a cache of weapons, 'relics of the Clone Wars' as he put it, courtesy of his adoptive mother and father, who left them to him.

When he joined the, he began using a the generic white-bladed lightsaber of the Knights and later an unauthorized double-bladed variant.

Behind the scenes
Cay Milan was created by A.J. Bryant during the development of Bryant's 2013 Star Wars fanfic short story. In the draft, Milan is a Human, and is described as a slender fairly tanned skinned seventeen-year-old kid from Tatooine. He is a the son of a former Imperial pilot. As Bryant refined his story, Milan evolved into a muscular, bearded, well-dressed Mandalorian mercenary. Bryant eventually decided on Cay being a non-Mandalorian mercenary. Though originally intended to be a Human, Bryant decided to make him a Kiffar to fit the role of tough mercenary who could read people and to add even more diversity aboard the Outlander, the protagonist's vessel.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Cay's Tale
 * Imperial Knight: J'mee Nomanté