Name: Goln Vleys
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Race: Human

Personality:

Shy, and very timid, Goln has a very passive nature, but he also has a very short temper, and when provacated, has a tendency to lash out aggressively, along with his impressive size, and the fact that he was an immigrant to the planet Iridonia, lead to him  being given then the name "Reek" by his Zabrak adoptive family, as was the tradition with the species, he  was  given  this name, along with tradition Zabrak facial tattoos, during his rite of passage. 

He is very well learned, and has spent many nights studying holocrons in the family library, he is also a master martial artist, having endured a grueling regiment of training in Zabrak combat, ever  since the tender age of Three. The training has made him extremely stern, and disciplined, and despite his timid nature, Reek usually isn't trifled with. 

Being deprived of his parents, at such a young age, and being raised in home were fears was discouraged, and not comforted away be mothers TLC, Goln is fearful of many things, and he works very hard to hide his fear from his peers, comrades, and commanding officers, he knows that fear is not becoming of a solider, or a Zabrak and may lead to an untimely death in the field of duty..if he's not careful. He has a very strange view of the Empire, due to his reading, his up-bringing, and the manner in which the Empire have treated the Zabrak people, and the planet Iridonia,  but he has chosen the path of a solider, and remains resolutely loyal to the will of Palpintine, this loyalty, conflicts with his need for independence, and fierce sense self-determination,a trait which he shares in common with all his Zabrak brothers.

Description:

Tall and broad, Lee has a muscular-athletic build, his skin is tan, and his hair is long, jet black, and twisted into dreadlocks, his face is covered in stubbled. He has deep green eyes, and his smile is white and crooked, there is something charming about it, something that reminds you of home.  He has a strong chin, and his gaze is long and narrow, it seems as though is nose has been broken at least twice in his life time; he has the strange symbols and marks on his face, that tell his lineage, and history, the most outstanding of which are the three large horn shaped symbols on his for-head, for ever marking him as "Reek". Often seen without a helmet, he is usually clad in the standard Stoorm Trooper apparel, except for the fact that he wears tradition Zaberak field boots.

History or Past:

The parents of Goln Vleys were simple folk, Uthar, his father, a good man, and retired merch, who had gamble his life savings away at the pod races, and Yuk Tu, his mother, a low income cantina waitress. They were dirt poor, Goln..had spent the first two years of his life in the Mynock infested cargo hold of a sleazy luxury cruiser, were his mom worked in the bar, and his dad worked security, the both of them barley pulling in 23 Credits a week.

His father had a strong sense of justice, he felt that his folly, and failure was his own, and he wanted better for his son. He hooked up with an old mercenary friend of his, Dohabak the Ithorian Zabrak, an equally good man and someone who could be trusted, after having a long talk with Dohabak, it was settled, that Goln would be left with him and his wife, and raised in a proper home. His father went to see his wife, elated filled with joy dying to give her the news..only to discover that his had news of her own..She had contracted Brainworm Rot Type C

His parents ideals would prove to be, what saved him from a life of orphan and scouring,  returning back to his home at the age of 15, he found that his mother had die of a terrible illness, a short while after his departure, and his father had singed with the Empire's Navy, only to die in a prison camp, on a far off planet.

With both his parents dead, Goln closed up to the outside world, and spent a great deal of time studying old holocrons at home, and in the Grand Coruscant Archives when his Zabrak parents would visit. Dohabak had agree to take the task of his training, and schooled him in the trade of war and combat., he learned of great generals, their tactics, and combat styles..people such as Revan, Obi Wan Kenobi, General Skywalker, the heros of the Republic. Goln severed as a Bounty Hunter  for a time, then as a Mercenary for a wealthy spice trader, he went on like this for years..odd jobs, picking up things as he went, learning languages and techniques, and all sorts of things..all the while searching for something bigger finally he settled on the army.

His view of the Galaxy greatly shaped by what he learned of his parents, his Zabrak up-bringing and his reading, it proved Difficult for him to fully trust anyone. He lies awake at night hoping to God..or the Force or what ever, that his isn't the end of his folks, but that he dies gloriously  one day, in the heat of battle amongst giants, in some far of system, whilst he swoops in on the back of a Dragon, shouting a prolific articulation to his comrades..something...poetic

Welcome to the Corps Reek! I'm Senior Sergeant Helena, I'm standing in for 1st Lieutenant Riqimo until Sunday.

Congratulations upon passing Phase One of your training.

We in the Corps believe bio's to be constantly evolving stories. As you continue to write with your character, I hope that you will develop his/her background to a much fuller extent. As the saying goes, we can't know where we're going until we know where we've been.

Your bio is very good, however there are a few spelling issues in some places and your sentenses seem to be rather long. You may change this in your own time.

You have now been placed in your first squad, Satus Squad! You will remain in this squad until you've completed the rest of your training.

Phase Two has three basic goals: Get on IRC, Learn about ID Lines, Learn about Weekly Reports.

Get on IRC: IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat. This is how most of our person to person communications are made. There is a weekly meeting here on Sundays at 4EST, for the whole VE. You are very welcome to attend.

If you are able to download and install programs to your computer, I highly recommend mIRC. A tutorial on how to set it up can be found here: http://comnet.imperialnetwork.com/topic/7839/

Otherwise, you can use JavaChat, from the main website: http://www.vastempire.com/main/ref/javachat/
JavaChat is the easiest, because everything is done for you, but also has no options whatsoever.

There is also other sites like http://www.mibbit.com which you can access IRC from, but we do not have a tutorial for any yet.

Learn about ID Lines: Your learning material is found here on them: http://www.vastempire.com/wiki/index.php?title=STC_Academy. Since you are not in a full blown squad yet, you don't have a complete ID line. Please create your ID Line, but because you're in the academy currently, please substitute periods for your Squad and Platoon Numbers. ( /.SQD/.PLT/ ) After creating you id line, please update it on the comnet to your signature. You can find that under the "Profile" tab near the top of any comnet page.

Learn about Weekly Reports: A weekly report is just information for your squad leader to make sure you are being active. You just need to mention how active you were in the week. Example: Posting on Squad Story's, making various graphics, playing Star Wars games, being on IRC. They are usually sent Thursday, or Friday.

Also you can use reports to show any idea's you have for the squad. Maybe you came up with a good idea for the story, and want to explain it to your Squad Leader, and Assistant Squad Leader. Weekly report is where you can.

You'll need to Comnet Private Message me what activity you've done so far in the VE. Please include whether or not you got on IRC (and explain the problem if you didn't) and  please include the ID line you just created, with the periods, and don't worry about when you send it, as soon as you can is fine.


Good Luck with Phase Two.