Player: William Hsu Physical Description Race: Human Homeworld: Wayland (Imperial treasure planet) Age: 18, nearly 19 (looks at least 20) Profession: pilot, provisionary discharge from Alliance Height: 6'0" Weight: 180 lbs. Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Personal Information Marital Status: Single Spouse's Name: N/A Children: N/A Mother: Jesse Brayden, deceased (Rebel Alliance commander, pilot, KIA BY+17) Father: Jo Brayden, missing and presumed deceased (Rebel Medical Corps nurse, BY+18) Cousins: Rory and Ellie Brayden (raised him from the age of 9) Education: completed secondary education (12-16) on Kalimant, worked two seasons on Rory's farm before going to the Academy, went through 3 months of basic training before being dispatched to Yavin for pilot training Force Training: none to date Master's Name: not yet assigned Light or Dark: candidate Jedi padawan Psychological Description IQ: slightly above average (120-130) Fears: bureaucratic power, being ordered to kill innocent people Temperament: keen and unwavering sense of ethics, unambitious, good work ethic but a procrastinator, slovenly for a farm boy; childlike sense of wonder at everything to do with the Force Likes: open and honest people, egalitarianism Dislikes: Imperials, despotic or totalitarian commanders (including Alliance officers) Pet Peeves: bureaucracy, red tape; senseless rulesmongering Goals in Life: originally to become an Alliance admiral; now, to become a Jedi Knight Favorite Color: bright azure blue Drink: anything with massive amounts of caffeine, especially locally grown (paint-stripping) coffee Pasttimes: procrastinating, sleeping in late, reading Food: tubers, fried food Hobbies: history, philosophy, board games and strategic games of chance Military History Rank: Ensign (newly graduated cadet, discharged before pilot training) Status: General discharge, provisionary - remitted to care of the Jedi Order Army: Alliance Branch: X-Wing Division Special Abilities: Sam is a Force user with powerful potential, mainly the ability to commnicate telepathically over distance (farspeak) and coerce, which he has already demonstrated by unknowingly using the Force on an Imperial who was about to arrest his younger brother. He has very weak creativity (enough to melt an ice cube or spark off a fuel-soaked wick if he concentrates) and moderate psychokinesis (up to 100kg). Neither of the latter abilities has manifested reliably yet: he cannot yet lift more than a gram with the Force. Sam has the unusual ability to farsense excorporeally (look around corners and objects) as if moving his point of view and to deepsense into organic tissue. He does this subconsciously when asleep and the involuntary manifestation of this ability extends to other senses (hearing, smell, and touch) if it is nearby. Sam thinks these are prescient visions because he is too inexperienced to realize that they are real and from the present time. Personal History: Sam's father was a Rebel Alliance pilot recruited into Wedge Antilles's command about five years after the Battle of Endor. His father survived over eight years of dangerous campaigns and rose to the rank of Commander when he was killed in action. Less than a year later, his mother (a nurse in the Rebel Medical Corps) was visiting relatives on an border planet when it was reduced by a surprise Imperial attack, and she was believed lost with most of the planetary inhabitants. The orphaned Sam, then 10, was raised by his older cousins Rory and Ellie, along with his brother, then 8. Sam has wanted to join the Rebel Academy since his parents were killed by the resurgent Empire, and finally got his chance late last year when a bumper crop allowed his cousin Rory to hire on two farmhands and let Sam enlist. By this time he had grown into a tall young man of medium build, whose soft-spoken nature belied his strong potential for telepathic control. Sam has been somewhat disillusioned with the Alliance to date, and was thrilled to have been noticed by several Jedi Knights whom he met in a "chance encounter" (so to speak) in a cafe on Yavin. Knight Rory Ultan tested Sam and found his Force potential to be considerable. Master Adan deemed it too dangerous to allow Sam to return to the Alliance without training, and obtained authorization for him to be released to the Order for testing and possible training as a Jedi.
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