Osynn Honj

"They put their lives in my hand, and I let it go."

- Osynn Honj to Tordak Gondologologna Osynn Honj was a human male pilot and later commodore for the Rebel Alliance and New Republic. The son of the Alliance operative Appa Honj, Osynn joined the Rebellion after his father's death in 1 ABY and trained as a starfighter pilot. After escaping the Empire's attack on Echo base, he helped form Lance Squadron alongside his friend Benno Grainer.

This position as part and eventually Wing Commander of the squadron, a promotion received following the Thrawn Campaign in 9 ABY after Grainer took up the mantle of Admiral, dominated much of Honj's career throughout the Galactic Civil War, although he took part in some ground missions as well. His pilot career ended abruptly however, as he was forced to retire prematurely after being badly injured during the Battle of Rydonni by Daala's forces during the opening of the Imperial Skirmishes, along with losing most of the Squadron.

After the Pellaeon-Gavrisom Treaty and the closure of the war, Honj turned down a role as an instructor for new pilots. He viewed the death of his squadron as his responsibility and was unwilling to take that mantle again. Faced with deteriorating mental health as a result of his survivor's guilt, he turned to substance abuse and alcohol, living off his military pension in the Outer Rim.

During the outbreak of the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy, Honj was initially reluctant to return to service, haunted still by the trauma of the Galactic Civil War, but was convinced by Tordak Gondologologna, a former TIE pilot who had become close friends with Honj during the inter-war period, to join the fight, selling it as a chance for personal redemption. However, this did not go to plan, as Honj was granted the rank of commodore and placed in command of a small flotilla of cruisers, being passed over as too old for having use as a pilot but being viewed as a suitable morale boost, an old starfighter ace returning in the New Republic's hour of need. Honj's forces were almost entirely wiped out by Centerpoint's superlaser during the Battle of Fondor, the man himself barely surviving the cataclysm. From there until the near end of the war, Honj was confined to a bacta tank as a result of the injuries he received, but was released in time to take part in the Battle of Yuuzhan'tar, where mercifully no tragedy befell him.

Despite the decorations received following the end of the war, Honj continued to suffer from the same afflictions from before the war, still suffering from his Post-Traumatic stress brought about by his heavy survivor's guilt, only made worse by the loss of life he escaped during the Vong war. Unable to live with his suffering, Honj took his own life in 31 ABY, putting an end to his years of torment.