Julius von Alard

Julius von Alard

Biographical Information
Race	Hapan
Homeworld	Lorell
Mother	Inara Estezova
Father	Alistair von Alard
Spouse
Siblings	unknown
Children
Born	Year 4012 Day 108 Year -14 Day 108
Imperial Service
Branch	Imperial Navy
Positions	Imperial Pilot
Prior Service	none
Awards	- [MID5] - [IABG] - [ISM] - [IMM]

Birth

On Year 4012 Day 108 of the Royal Hapan Calendar, Julius was born to proud Parents Inara Estezova and Alistair von Alard. The boy was beautiful and his parents adored him, however the Alard tradition demanded that the Grandparents choose the name of the young boy. A tradition handed down since the times of Alartia. After birth, Julius was allowed only a day with his parents, for them to care for the boy and learned what it meant to be a parent before the Grandparents would take the boy for a week, they would decide after careful consideration a name suitable to the boys class and upbringing and potential for nobility. A strong and powerful name, reminisce of a great leader was chosen. The boy was given the name Julius, after Lord Julius von Alard a great soldier and a fighter, centuries ago during a minor Lorell Conflict.

"The boy, shall be named Julius on this the 116th day of the 4012th year of Hapes"

— Clair von Alard

Julius as of 3 months old

This was the Alard tradition, one that covered all of the Alrd family across of Hapes and Lorell, a wide fraternity gathered for the boy's official naming ceremony, held at Alard hall the family was nervous, this would be when the child would be acepted as an Alard, something all went through and marked with the family crest, this mark is held in high regard as a universal symbol of loyalty and courage to one another. Printed in the same spot for all Alard's its precise location is not known to the general populous.

Julius naming ceremony

"Friends, Family, members of the Elder council, we welcome you to Alard Hall on this the 117th day of the 4012 Hapan Year. We gathered as one community today to join together in welcoming Julius, son of Alistair and Inara into the family, we hope that his life will be fulfilling and that his journey will be his own and in the rites of his forefathers. Today, we mark Julius as one of our own, so that on his travels he will always know who he is, he will always know his heritage and may his soul be ever guarded."

— Minister Frian Alard delivering opening addresses

During a naming ceremony on Lorell, especially in an Alard household was something to behold, sometimes up to tens of thousands of family members and friends gathered to witness the naming and makring of a new child, it was customary that only an Alard may watch the marking of the child, lest their secrets be revealed. This ceremony is held in high regard and if it does not go completely to plan and precision, then the child will not be accepted and branded an outcast. Luckily, Julius` ceremony wen without a hitch and he was accepted as a member of the Family.

Alard Hall

After the ceremony, only the immediate family gathers, at this stage the child is returned to the family now a true Alard and the child's life begins in earnest. The boy is usually showered in gold and silver garments and is made to feel like a king in his first moments as an Alard, it is always hoped that the Child remembers this moment, and see's the lush life he or she is about to lead. To be thankful to all of the congregation. Having a child in the Alard family is definitely a stressful exercise, but one worthwhile in the end.

For the next 3 to 4 years the child is groomed to be perfect, to be beyond that of an ordinary Hapan, to excel at everything he does. So Julius is taught continuously groomed until at 4 years of age, public life and schooling begins.

Age 4

Julius age 4

NAME: Julius von Alard

AGE: 4

LOCATION: Lorell, Hapes Cluster

DATE: Year 4016 D 117

At age 4 the child public life begins, before this the child remains wrapped up with the parents, occasionally seen by the Elders of the family for extra lessons it is now that the family gets to see the child for the first time since the naming ceremony and the marking of the boy. Julius is introduced at a party, exactly 4 years from his naming ceremony. the 117th day of 4016th Hapan Year. The party is grand, however only those bearing the mark of an Alard are permitted to see the boy.

"It's been a long 4 years, but we all remember this day, at least the Parents do, I stand here with pride to see the boy that my baby has grown to become. I can see his future will be great. Hapes will gain a great asset."

— Alistair Alard, when Julius is introduced

Age 4, is the real beginning. In the Alard culture it is believed that at age 4 the gods look down on the child and decide its fate, that at this stage in this life the child will become a solider, or a sculptor or an architect. But no one truly knows, people speculate and wonder and even squabble but no one will quite know the career of the child.

Julius at this age had several outings, once to his Father's Naming Day ceremony, where his father was named Alistair. Julius was running around with his young cousins, when a Unit of Hapan My`til fighters flew in formation overhead, a Hapan Battle Dragon appearing out of hyperspace, in close proximity to Lorell. Julius looked up at the majestic ship, the outlines of weapons, the precision it moved. The Gods had truly looked down and decided the child's fate on this day. But then his father looked down upon the young boy gazing at the cruisers and told Julius, "Son, that life is of great honor. But be wary of the corruption it may bring into your life."

At age 4 Julius had already taken his first steps into a future career, what this would be, what form it would take would still be up to the child. But from age 5 and beyond he would begin to learn just what was expected of him.

Pre-teen years

"Its not our differences or our likenesses that make us strong or weak, its what we say and do, its what we fight for that makes us strong."

— A quote by Commander Elronis, from A History of Hapes

In his pre teen years, Julius learned a lot, political and military etiquette as well as the arts of reading and writing, he could speak fluent in many different languages. Although it wasnt obvious to him, Julius was being bred to be a politician, the constant social lessons about what to and what not to say at various times. This began to bore the boy, nothing entertained him like it used to, the knowledge of alliances of Hapes, the signing of accords and NAP's wore on him. He yearned to know of the Military, a Hapan soldier a a Hapan Fighter, the Galactic Civil War.

MORE TO COME

Service Record

CURRENT RANK:

Command Flight Sergeant E-6

Imperial Navy

Grade	Rank	Time Held (Combine Time)	Time Held (Real Time)
[E-1]	Recruit	Year 12 Day 179 - Year 12 Day 179	May 28th , 2011 - May 28th, 2011
[E-2]	Crewman	Year 12 Day 179 - Year 12 Day 217	May 28th, 2011 - July 5th, 2011
[E-3]	Flight Corporal	Year 12 Day 217 - Year 12 Day 244	July 5th, 2011 - August 1st, 2011
[E-4]	Flight Sergeant	Year 12 Day 244 - Year 12 Day 313	August 1st, 2011 - October 9th, 2011
[E-5]	Master Flight Sergeant	Year 12 Day 313 - Year 13 Day 28	October 9th, 2011 - December 28th, 2011
[E-6]	Command Flight Sergeant	Year 13 Day 28 - Present	December 28th, 2011 - Present