Phoenix Berkana

Biography

Phoenix Berkana hails from the world of Corellia, and at the time of writing is 48 years old. He was born in 24 BBY to a relatively nondescript family in the city of Bela Vistal in Corellia southeastern mountain range. At the age of 18 (6 BBY) he successfully gained entry to the Imperial Academy, taking a place at the Naval academy on Prefsbelt IV.

TIE Corps

Vice Admiral Phoenix Berkana is the current Commodore of the Hammer, having previously served as Squadron Commander of both Delta Squadron and Thunder Squadron. He originally joined the TIE Corps back in 1999 in the era of the millennium bug and was a member of Yod Squadron under then LC Guthwulf and served alongside such Yod luminaries as CPT Morth. During this period he also served as Commander of Cheth Squadron and rose to the rank of Major before university life and a career intervened forcing him to take a backseat on the M/FRG Phoenix.

THE NAME

Berkana sounds like a weird choice for a name, but there is a reason for the madness. Back in 1996 there were a plethora of Star Wars clubs on the internet, many of which cross pollinated others. I started my online Star Wars life in a group called the Dark Knights Strike Fleet, several other members in the current TIE Corps also did and this club later morphed into the Crimson Strike Fleet before folding into the Star Vipers around the time of the millennium.

The Dark Knights were led by a Commander who went by the name of Dagron Berkana, and he was also a member of a group called the Obsidian Temple, a Dark Jedi group that had been founded by Melan Pyr as a splinter from the Dark Brotherhood. Much in the way the current DB has houses, the Obsidian Temple had a number including Great House Berkana. Over the years of which I was a member a number of people were inducted into the house as family, taking the surname, either by being the houses ruler or a member of significant standing.

As all clubs come and go, the House was a feature of several different clubs over time - being part of the Crimson Strike Fleet and the Star Vipers before finally taking a back seat. This does however explain why there currently 10 individuals that I am aware of who use the Berkana surname, some of whom are in the EH.

HISTORICAL RECORD

Historical Record
4/04/1999 - Joined the TIE Corps
DATA CORRUPTED
04/07/2016 assigned as Flight Member - FM/MAJ Phoenix Berkana/Delta 1-2/Wing I/ISDII Hammer
07/25/2016 assigned as Flight Leader - FL/MAJ Phoenix Berkana/Delta 3-1/Wing I/ISDII Hammer
01/01/2017 assigned as Squadron Commander - CMDR/MAJ Phoenix Berkana/Delta/Wing I/ISDII Hammer
06/13/2017 promoted to Lieutenant Colonel - CMDR/LC Phoenix Berkana/Delta/Wing I/ISDII Hammer
11/28/2017 assigned as WARDEN - CMDR-WARD/LC Phoenix Berkana/Delta/Wing I/ISDII Hammer
03/05/2018 promoted to Colonel - CMDR-WARD/COL Phoenix Berkana/Delta/Wing I/ISDII Hammer
11/13/2019 promoted to General - CMDR-WARD/GN Phoenix Berkana/Delta/Wing I/ISDII Hammer
11/13/2019 transferred to General - CMDR-WARD/GN Phoenix Berkana/Thunder/Wing X/ISDII Challenge
11/13/2019 promoted to Rear Admiral (TIE Corps) - COM-SIMS/RA Phoenix Berkana/ISDII Hammer

Medals
Gold Star of the Empire x 2
Silver Star of the Empire
Bronze Star of the Empire x 4
Palpatine Crescent x 15
Imperial Security Medal x 17
Iron Star with Silver Wings x 3
Iron Star with Bronze Wings
Iron Star with Gold Ribbon
Iron Star with Silver Ribbon x 3
Iron Star with Bronze Ribbon x 30
Medal of Instruction - (3 recruits)
Medal of Communication - diamond oak cluster x 4
Medal of Communication - platinum oak cluster x 4
Medal of Communication - gold oak cluster x 4
Medal of Communication - silver oak cluster x 5
Medal of Communication - bronze oak cluster x 36
Commendation of Loyalty x 4
Commendation of Bravery
Letter of Achievement
Order of the Vanguard - 21st Echelon