Ubis Vrand

Ubis Vrand (pronounced Oe-bee-za Vraant) is a very skillful female Arcona pilot and citizen of the the New Republic.

Biography

Born on Year -24 Day 203 in a small town on Cona, Ubisa Vrand grew up in a loving nest (the "nest" is the family unit in Arcona society). Because she is a female nest member an ‘a’ is affixed to her name like with all other Arcona female. Second names are a simple given name so she was known as Vrand in the nest. Her father was named Ubis Hem and her mother Ubisa Thera.

Early Years

When Vrand was 10 she could often be found with her uncle Ubis Dan who had no children of his own. After losing his wife he had left the nest to travel the galaxy. He returned on the day Vrand was born and remained for a year before he left again. After that he would return each year but each year he came back more confused and disorientated. It became clear he was addicted to salt, so the nest leader, Hem forced him to stay with them to help him with his addiction. This is how Vrand learned much about space travel, other worlds and the Rebel Alliance while their bond grew. He eventually thought her how to fly in his freighter a YT-510.

Due to the raging war between the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire Vrand was forced to leave her planet on Year -2 Day 122 after Imperial soldiers came looking for her uncle. Apparently he was a smuggler who had helped the rebels but they never forgot him. Without saying goodbye to her parents Vrand left with her uncle. She had to pick him up with his own ship as he did not know yet that the soldiers were looking for him. Leaving the orbit of Cona they saw a Victory Star Destroyer I and were immediately hailed. Not taking any risk Dan started a hyper space jump to get them out of there and ending in the Tynna sector. From there their adventure continued.

Freedom taken away

Living from planet to planet with her uncle they had managed to set up a small business transporting cargo in the ten years since she left her planet. Vrand had become very good at flying surpassing her uncle's skills. On one of her run things went wrong. A trader had double crossed her, because this trader knew much about Arcona societies he knew she was related to Ubis Dan. To get some credits he informed the Imperial Security Bureau who set a trap in his business. Vrand was unable to escape and was arrested. They wanted to know where her uncles was but she did not know. She did know they had agreed to meet at a certain planet within two weeks but not where he currently was. But the Imperial did not ask that so she had not hard time lying. Branding her a rebel collaborator she was imprisoned for eight years without a proper trial.

A rebel born

On Day 131 in the Year 14 the New Republic military had launched an attack on the prison Vrand was held. The attack lasted a few hours before all cell doors were unlocked. Apparently they were looking for a specific person. While escaping the facility she asked one of the rebel soldiers if they knew her uncle Ubis Dan. The soldier said he had no time for this and everybody needed to get out or risk being caught again. Several groups reached a GR-75 Medium Transport where they got into. As she ship left for orbit the soldier walked up to Vrand and said that she could now ask her question, thinking Vrand was a man. Responding by saying she was not male but a female itt caused an awkward silence in the hold for a bit before she said her uncle's name again. An officer appearing to be a Group Captain stepped forth and said he knew that name, Dan was one of the transporters that helped them from time to time. Though he had not see him for a while. Vrand got worried and thanked the officer. She looked out of the window staring at the half dozen X-Wing fighters escorting them while her mind wandered off.

After arriving in a nearby system Vrand saw the fighters fly off. She asked the officer why they weren't escorting them anymore. The captain said he given them new orders. Vrand was a bit confused. The suqadron was apparently going on a new mission the moment they dropped of all the rescued people. Vrand asked him if he was with the Navy and before she had finished her sentence the officer started laughing and after that said that he did not need to show off to be good". Vrand replied that her my uncle used to say the same until she got better at flying than him. The Captain let her knew if she decided to put those piloting skills to good use she should join the New Republic Military, they could always use some good fighter pilots. He then said that if she were luckily she might even end up in his squadron to which he introduced himself as Captain Evan Cornforth. Once dropped off on the planet Vrand did odd jobs in transporting giving her the ability to travel around while she searched for her uncle. After two years she gave up on Year 16 D200. She had only picked up rumors that her uncle was captured or killed but nothing solid. She decided she needed to start anew and applied for citizenship with the New Republic shortly followed by an application to start at the academy for a military career. If she could not find her uncle the least she could do was free others who are in the same situation she had been.

The New Republic

On Day 319 in Year 16 Ubisa was appointed Grand Historian by Eli Descartes. It has become her task to restore the history list since Ruben Wan was Grand Historian but also the history before that.