Varik Kassal

Current Status

Varik Kassal is currently the Squadron Executive Officer of Gamma Squadron, serving aboard the ISD Hammer. In mid 30 ABY Varik returned to active duty in the TIE Corps after an extended mission to the Unknown Regions.

Biography

Varik Kassal was born on the planet of Dantooine during the height of the Galactic Civil War.

Despite coming from simple farming stock, Varik and his young brother Joran were raised by their parents to be ardent Imperalists, and Varik dreamed of joining the Imperial Navy from an early age.

Soon after the fall of Emperor Palpatine however, when the planet Dantoonine came under the authority of the New Republic, Varik’s parents fell victim to an angry mob of local villagers who attacked the Kassal homestead as an act of reprisal for the families open support of the Empire.

After witnessing the brutal killings of his father and mother at the hands of the mob, the two brothers who had been working in nearby fields, barely escaped with their lives. Varik and Joran made their way back into Imperial space, and by working passage on a number of freighters, finally reached the Aurora System, where Varik enlisted in the TIE Corps in 19 ABY.

Varik was chosen to be part of an extended (and highly classified) mission to the Unknown Regions (21 ABY - 30 ABY) from which he has recently returned from.

He currently serves with Gamma Squadron.

Promotion Record

Enlistment Date: July 25, 2011

• Cadet July 25, 2011 - August 9, 2011.
• Sub-Lieutenant August 9, 2011 - September 8, 2011
• Lieutenant September 8, 2011 - December 5, 2011
• Lieutenant Commander December 5, 2011 - current

Service Record

• Trainee: Platform Daedalus July 25, 2011 - August 9, 2011.

• 'Flight Member: Delta Squadron August 9, 2011 - January 2, 2013.

• Reserves: M/FRG Phoenix January 2, 2013 - July 27, 2022.

• Flight Member: Gamma Squadron July 27, 2022 - August 2, 2022.

• Squadron Executive Officer: Gamma Squadron August 2, 2022 - current.

Medals & Awards

Varik has been awarded the following medals for his service to the Empire:

• Palpatine Crescent

• Iron Star with Gold Wings

• Iron Star with Bronze Wings

• Iron Star with Bronze Ribbon

• Legion of Combat Copper Scimitar

• Legion of Skirmish Copper Scimitar

• Order of the Vanguard

• Commendation of Bravery...