Ferdinus Nelchiro

Ferdinus Nelchiro was an  who defected to the  and joined the Imperial government-in-exile of  Axlin Ceptor, becoming the commander of the 3rd Imperial Volunteer Infantry Brigade of the. The unit was part of the 1st Imperial Volunteer Infantry Division, the formation of Imperial defectors fighting for the government-in-exile as a part of the.

Biography
Nelchiro served in the during the, and was captured during a special operation on. He was later recruited by the Imperial government-in-exile, an anti-Sith faction backed by the and led by the defector,  Axlin Ceptor. Nelchiro joined the organization just to escape the prison camp. However, he soon became a supporter of its cause, after learning about the Sith crimes while accessing the Republic. As a member of the 1st Imperial Volunteer Infantry Division, Nelchiro was made the chief of staff of the division's 3rd Imperial Volunteer Infantry Brigade, under the command of Major Balankin Pathel.

Nelchiro and his unit took part in the when the Empire invaded the planet in 3,641 BBY. After helping Republic forces secure a foothold, the 3rd brigade was deployed to aid Corellian insurgents in the region. They were somewhat successful, but the Empire bombed the whole region later on, which killed the majority of the rebels and Imperial defectors that were there. Major Pathel was among the casualties. Nelchiro took command of the remaining members of the unit and got them back to, where the rest of the division was located. He was promoted to major and commanded the remains of the brigade as they fought against the Empire on. At the end of the battle, he was awarded the for his actions.