Dante

Character History

Growing up on Corellia

Born to an Imperial officer and a teacher, Dante grew up in a fairly stable home situation as his father was normally on the planet while his mother worked at a local school. He was a normal kid who enjoyed sports, games, and eventually girls as he got a bit older. His grades were excellent at school, and his one goal was to become an Imperial officer like his father. The day that his acceptance letter to the Imperial Academy was one of the happiest days of his life.

Imperial Academy

During his first year at the Academy everything was going extremely well until both of us parents died: his father in a shuttle crash and his mother from a rare disease that she contracted on a field trip with her class. After these tragedies, Dante threw himself into his studies. He steadily progressed through his courses, and he was ranked near the top of his class going into his final year. That is when the Empire came apart with the death of the Emperor and the destruction of the second Death Star. Even though the rebel forces hadn't managed to defeat all of the Imperial forces throughout the galaxy, Dante had decided that this version of the Empire wasn't going to last. He packed up his gear, resigned from the Academy, and headed off to Corellia to find work as a bodyguard or a mercenary. As a former top Academy cadet, work wasn't that hard to find, but it wasn't as easy or glamorous as he thought it would be.

Life as a Mercenary

After he left the academy, the former cadet spent a number of years moving around Corellia as a bodyguard and mercenary for various employers. As the years went on, Dante felt the call to do something more than just fight for money. A protection detail for an envoy to Emperor's Hammer space led him to his new calling as he was recruited for the Hammer's Fist Legion at a banquet on Aurora Prime.

Imperial Remnant

Now that he had joined the Hammer's Fist Legion as a trooper, Dante was ready to become fully assimilitated into the Emperor's Hammer. He spent a short time seconded to Intelligence after his initial and advanced training with the Fist, and he soon ended up in Vengeance Platoon of Vindictive Company fighting on a world called Flint. This would be the first of many adventures and battles that Dante would participate in with the elite stormtrooper unit.

Clan Satal Keto and the 4th Great Jedi War: Before the Great Schism

Dante began his Dark Brotherhood career in House Aleema of Clan Satal Keto under the tutelage of Dark Jedi Knight Delak Krennel who was first his platoon commander and then company commander in the Hammer's Fist. Although he focused primarily on his duties as a stormtrooper, Dante was able to rise to the rank of Protector before the events of the Great Schism occurred. His exploits in the 4th Great Jedi War earned the young Dark Jedi a Dark Cross for his tenaciousness in battle. This would be the last time that he would be with his beloved clanmates as many soon departed the Emperor's Hammer for parts unknown, and Dante did not rejoin what was left of his clan as he put himself more into his ground pounder duties as a Company Commander in the Hammer's Fist.

Life Goes On

After leaving his clan following the 4th Great Jedi War and the Schism, Dante quickly rose up through the ranks of the Fist. He served as both Operations and Training Officers of the Fist as well as eventually moving up to Executive Officer. His next billet was that of Prefect of the Legion itself. After a short tour as the leader of the Fist, he went on to become the Consul of Arcona which he held for over a year and a half. During this time, he also met and married a hard charging trooper, LTC Leah Celeste, whom he had met on the ISD Subjugator during a joint operation. Everything was going well and his clan defeated all of the other clans in single combat. Dante was soon called back to lead the Hammer's Fist, but once again, he left the position after completing a short tour.

End of an Era

Two things signaled the withdrawal of Dante from the active politics of the Emperor's Hammer. First came his second retirement as Prefect of the Hammer's Fist. Then came his retirement as Consul of Clan Arcona. As his obligations to the Emperor's Hammer decreased, his plans for what would come next in his life began coming together. Dante had amassed quite a fortune during his time in the Emperor's Hammer through shrewd investment in some property on Hoth of all things that he had bought in 100 acre portions in his early days as a trooper. With those earnings and those from some other investments, he and his wife were able to beging putting together what would become the foundation for their mercernary group. The plan was to head into the Unknown regions, find a planet that suited them, and then set up shop to be hired out. Just before the Dante's could enact their plan, their ally and the current Grand Master, Blade, was attacked by the Deputy Grand Master La'an. This led to Dante becoming reunited with many of his troopers in the Fist as he commanded the Hammer's Fist flotilla that was launced against the traitor, La'an. After the conclusion of this action, Dante returned to Carrida II, home of his beloved Legion, to find it completely destroyed.

Current Status

Dante has left EH territory and moved further into the Unknown Regions with his Shadowstalkers.

Preceded by Mordred

Prefect of the Hammers Fist Apr 2004-Sept 2004

Succeeded by Domingo Chavez

Preceded by Hemi

Prefect of the Hammers Fist Sept 2005-Apr 2006

Succeeded by Ramos

Preceded by Jorddyn

Consul of Clan Arcona Nov 2005-Mar 2007

Succeeded by Korvyn Halcyon