Ornell Graccau

Ornell Graccau is a Bith male born on Clak'dor VII in 55 ABY. In 95 ABY, Graccau was hand-picked by Wookiee Sith Lord, Darth Katos to become a member of the New Imperial Council. Ornell spent most of his early life as a musician, and later on began studying battle strategy on his homeworld of Clak'dor VII.

Early Life
Graccau was born in 55 ABY on Clak'dor VII. When he was a child, his father, Opa Graccau, taught him how to play the Dorenian Beshiniquel. Graccau's father also allowed him to watch his bands performances in the cantinas they performed in. Although Graccau enjoyed making music, like many Bith did, his true interests was war, and how to properly conduct one. He began studying about war, much to his fathers displeasure. His mother, Nea Graccau, assured Opa that their son was simply interested in warfare and had no plans to get too invested in his interests. This would prove to be false whenever Graccau and a group of friends formed a street gang, and began getting into fights over territory. Graccau and his gang, known on Bith as the Mokaus, got into a dispute with another rival gang. The two gangs engaged in a firefight a few blocks from Graccau's home and the Mokaus' won after Graccau ordered snipers from nearby rooftops to fire at the rival gang. Following this altercation, Opa and Nea attempted to leave Clak'dor VII with their son, but Graccau pointed his blaster pistol at his mother and refused to board their ship. This resulted in them abandoning their son on Clak'dor VII, and Graccau started living with his friend Niko.

Visit from Darth Katos
By 95 ABY, Graccau had left the Mokaus gang, controlled by Niko at the time, and was an expert battle strategist. He had offered his assistance to many smaller armies on nearby planets, and even tought Niko some of his skills before allowing him to lead the Mokaus. Because of his successful career, he was one of Darth Katos' first choices to join the New Galactic Empire. The same year, the Sith Lord visited Clak'dor VII himself and offered Graccau a seat on the New Imperial Council. Seeing the offer as an opprotunity to finally utilize his skills to his abilities, Graccau graciously accepted the offer and departed with Darth Katos to Cerea, where they would give the same offer to Senator Lei-co Shoval.

Jedi/Imperial War
Four years after Graccau became a member of the New Imperial Council, Darth Katos sent New Imperial forces to Felucia, where a Jedi-controlled base fell into the hands of the New Galactic Empire. This pleased Graccau, as it was his plan that was used in the assault. He also learned that both Darth Katos and the New Galactic Empire were forces to be reckoned with from the start, and Graccau quickly realized that all of his studying paid off. Graccau was placed in charge of many battles during the war, most of which he ended up victorious. However, in 100 ABY, Darth Katos voiced his anger towards the New Republic for still refusing to join the war. The Sith Lord planned to invade Mandalore, which was aligned with the New Republic at the time. Graccau and most of the New Imperial Council advised against the plan, but Darth Katos ignored their warnings and invaded the planet anyway. This event, along with the executions of Senator Marcus DeFlore and Jedi Knight O'Pene Mo'Lock, forced the New Republic to enter the war, causing the New Galactic Empire to suffer many humiliating defeats.

Shortly after the Battle of Dantooine, Graccau was escorted to the Hoth system, where he met with Admirals Col Keala and Lei-co Shoval. Graccau still maintained control of Dantooines clean-up process after the battle, where he ordered Captain Boksi Nanta to continue searching a sinkhole for the body of Jedi Knight and General Tori Main. Graccau also informed Darth Katos that redesigning the base into a Recruitment Center for would-be New Imperial soldiers would be a good idea, but the Sith Lord denied the request, much to Graccau's agitation.

End of the Jedi/Imperial War
Shortly after the Battle for Dantooine, Darth Katos informed the New Imperial Council that defeat was eminent, and ordered Graccau and the other members (excluding Admiral Bogtor, who remained on his homeworld for most of the war) to their hideout on Mustafar. Meanwhile, Darth Katos went to Kashyyyk, where he would soon be incapacitated and arrested.

After the arrest of Darth Katos, Graccau remained on Mustafar with the other members of the New Imperial Council. They originally planned to free the Sith Lord, but the New Imperial forces were spread too thin to organize such a plot. After learning that Darth Katos was sentenced to a life sentence, Graccau and Bogtor suggested that the Council take full control over the New Galactic Empire, to which both Keala and Shoval agreed to.

Leading the New Galactic Empire
Now in command of the New Galactic Empire, Graccau stationed himself on Dantooine, where he carried out his plans to turn its base into a Recruitment Center for New Imperial cadets. This action drew in many men from across the galaxy, strengthening the New Galactic Empire quite a bit. Following the bases population growth, Graccau ordered more Recruitment Centers be built throughout the Raioballo Sector in the Outer Rim; most notably on planets Angor, Sinsang, Gabredor, and Venestria. This allowed more space for training the new recruits, and added turned part of the Raioballo Sector into a New Imperial recruiting sector. Graccau also worked with Admiral Lei-Co Shoval and built Training Stations on planets Kwevron, Fodro, Gwori, Ord Sedra, Cezith, and Marmoth. With the large number of New Imperial bases throughout the Albarrio, Clacis, Myto, and Raioballo Sectors, the New Galactic Empire had control of many important hyperspace routes, including most of Mytos Arrow.

In 120 ABY, the New Imperial Council had begun negotiating with the then-neutral planet of Mandalore, which had went through a political revolt sometime after the death of Marcus DeFlore. The negotiations didn't go smoothly at first, due to the fact that the New Galactic Empires former leader invaded their planet in 103 ABY. Realizing the advantages the New Galactic Empire could gain if they allied with Mandalore, Graccau urged the Council to soften their tone and give in to the Mandalorian's demands. This tactic worked, and the Mandalorians allowed the New Empire to use their Kaminoan allies to clone a new breed of Elite Stormtroopers as long as the Council agreed to assist Mandalore in the upcoming war against the New Republic. Admiral Bogtor requested that Graccau be the one in charge of the cloning process, but the Bith instead chose to maintain his role as Head of New Imperial Recruitment. It would be Admiral Col Keala that would go to Kamino and control the cloning process there.

Second War of Mandalore
In 122 ABY, Chancellor Kyrus of the New Republic Senate declared war on the Mandalorian people after Jedi Padawan Vricko Polo was said to be killed following a failed negotiaion attempt with Jedi Master Kashaar. Graccau knew that the New Galactic Empire wasn't prepared for another full-scale war against the Jedi Order and New Republic, but they had no choice but to participate.

Darth Katos' Return to Power
Following the Battle for Naboo, Graccau still thought the New Galactic Empire wasn't ready for war, despite their addition of the Elite Stormtroopers to their ranks. However, Dark Jedi Myf Boge and his Padawan K'Lee Thore informed the Council of their alignment with the imprisoned Darth Katos and how Boge became his Apprentice. Though hesitant on whether or not Boge could be trusted, Graccau worked with the Nautolan and put together a plan to free Darth Katos. It required the ship of a third party (which would end up being Rodian bounty hunter Raj Horcrum), Boge and Thore, and Mandalorian soldiers. Horcrum shot down Katos' prison transport and Boge led the Mandalorians inside to free the Wookie Sith Lord. Following Darth Katos' freedom, the New Imperial Senate handed control of the New Galactic Empire back to the Sith Lord.

The New Galactic Empire Falls Under New Leadership
After Darth Katos' was freed, the Sith Lord obtained a wreckless attitude that started to cause the New Galactic Empire a lot of territory, money, and casualties. Graccau noticed this early on and when he confronted Darth Katos about his behavior, he was lifted from the ground by the Force and thrown into a wall. Seeing no other option, Graccau informed Myf Boge about the incident, who grew angry and called an emergency meeting with Katos and the New Imperial Council. During this 'meeting', Boge ignited his lightsaber and stabbed the Sith Lord in the chest, and then declared himself as leader of the New Galactic Empire. Refusing to accept the new leadership, Admiral Keala drew his blaster pistol against Boge but was decapitated by K'Lee Thore before firing a shot. The Ithorian claimed the now-vacant seat on the Council, much to Graccaus liking.

Personality and Traits
In his younger days on Clak'dor VII, Graccau had a strong relationship with his parents, primarily his father, who taught him to play the Dorenian Beshiniquel and allowed him to watch his bands perform inside cantinas. Despite this close relationship, Graccau began a destructive lifestyle after he developed an obsession with war. He went as far as forming a street gang and even pulling a blaster pistol against his mother when they tried taking him off of Clak'dor VII and away from his gang-related lifestyle. He change or show any emotion when his parents left him on Clak'dor VII, he simply moved in with his friend Niko and continued to lead his gang. As he aged, Graccau grew tired of leading a street gang, claiming it was "too desultory" and interfered with his study of Battle Strategy.

When invited to join the New Galactic Republic, Graccau saw the offer as a way to finally show his full potential and put his studies to the test, which he carried out fruitfully. He also enhanced his skills at negotiating and maintaining control of multiple systems of the many bases under New Imperial rule. Graccau understood that brute force wasn't always the key to growth, and he also knew that the New Galactic Empire strived off of its individual soldiers, not its leaders. Graccau's use of those beliefs kept the New Empire alive when he built multiple Recruitment Centers and Training Camps across the Outer Rim. However, Graccau didn't completely favor the addition of the new Elite Stormtroopers, claiming "They'd have no true loyalty to the Empire".

Graccau proved his undoubted loyalty to the New Galactic Empire many times since taking his position on the Council, even though his initial reason for joining was to test his own abilities. Graccau quickly realized that having an army and a powerful Sith Lord at his side could clearly do him well. He showed his loyalty to Darth Katos as well, even when the Sith Lord went against the Councils advise, such as invading Mandalore and executing Senator Marcus DeFlore and Jedi Knight O'Pene Mo'Lock. Graccau claimed that Darth Katos could have used both men as leverage to force the Jedi Order to surrender to the New Galactic Empire, thus being able to win the war without having to engage the New Republic in battle. Graccau kept his opinions to himself during Darth Katos' wreckless behavior until he thought that letting his actions continue would lead to the downfall of the New Galactic Empire.