Zyal Lorto

Supreme Commander Zyal Lorto of the Republic Starfighter Command was born to a fairly well off family on Corellia in a time of peace. In 146 ABY, the man was promoted to the position of Supreme Commander, and a large portion of his Flag Fleet was used in the initial Jedi attack on Kroprulu.

Beginnings
Zyal was born to a fairly well off family on Corellia in a time of peace. He grew up learning about the Jedi and the Sith, and how they were always at war with one another, but that the Jedi home world was hidden, the Sith unable to find them. He believed that the Sith were evil, and longed to join the Republic to help fight against the Sith.

Joining the Fight
In 135 ABY, at the age of 20, he entered into the Republic Navy. He struggled at first, but then gradually improved. In 139 ABY, he requested a transfer to Starfighter Command, and in 146 ABY, Zyal was promoted to Admiral of the Fifth Fleet. In 157 ABY, after serving successfully in many skirmishes with pirates and outlying Sith, Zyal was promoted to Supreme Commander after the former Supreme Commander retired.

War!
By 160 ABY, Zyal was successfully commanding the many fleets in their actions, and continued to use the Fifth Fleet as his Flag Fleet, his Flag Ship being the Pretender, a Mon Cal Star Defender of the Viscount class. When the Supreme Chancellor was assassinated, he recalled the Fifth Fleet to Coruscant, where an emergency meeting was held. He advocated an attack on the Sith, and sought help from the Jedi. When the Jedi attack was launched on Kroprulu in late 160, the majority of their craft came from the Fifth Fleet, the rest from the Jedi's own fleet.