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K`Crydon Katana

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K`Crydon Katana
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Biographical Information
Race Human
Homeworld Coruscant
Mother Unknown
Father Unknown
Spouse Ashlyn Katana (Seperated)
Siblings None
Children None
Born Year -18
Imperial Service
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Imperial Navy
Positions None
Prior Service First Imperial Legion, First Legion Executive Officer, First Legion Infantry Brigade CO
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Imperial Duty Bars - 1 Year

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Imperial Academy Basic Graduate

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Letter of Commendation 1

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Brigade Commanding Officer

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1st Legion - Veteran

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"What we do, is so that others may live"
— K`Crydon Katana to students of the Imperial Medical Corps


Sergeant First Class K`Crydon Katana, M.D. or "The one who is alone", is a member of the Imperial Army

Early Life

Katana was born on a refugee ship headed towards Coruscant. He was abandoned by his parents and ended up in an orphanage. Katana, unlike his friends and peers, had little to no interest in finding out who his parents were. He also did not want to get adopted. His childhood was fastpaced, as he was rushing to get into adulthood. During high school, Katana started to drink and had been busted numerous times for underage drinking. After his graduation, Katana gathered his things and boarded a ship to Coronet, Corellia, to start over and escape the big city.

Katana worked as a bartender for nearly a year. He enjoyed the job, but the pay was substantially low. He began to miss payments for rent, and was almost evicted from his apartment.

Katana was working a shift for a friend when tragedy struck. Right outside the cantina, two speeders had collided headon going at a high rate of speed. Everyone rushed outside to find one speeder minimally damaged with the other significantly damaged. Katana ran to the heavily damaged speeder to find the driver, a young female, entrapped and in serious condition. There was also a young girl in the back who was fatally injured as she was not restrained.

Emergency services were called upon, and Katana waited helplessly as the female died while holding his hand. Katana went home that night deeply depressed, and promised himself that he would never be that helpless in a situation like that ever again. It was this event that sparked Katana's passion for helping others.

Early Medical and Firefighting Career

Katana enrolled in emergency medical technician (EMT) school for six months. He excelled at his studies and when he finally became certified, he worked as an emergency dropship medic for a local emergency medical service. This job, even though pay was still far from exemplary, was enough for him to get by and pay his rent.

Katana became more interested in civil service and enlisted in the Coronet Fire Deparment. He worked as a firefigher at CFD Station 7, charged with fire suppression and rescue services in a part of the northern district of Coronet. With this honorable profession came valuable experience in rescue operations as well as the gritty world of "street medicine" as a medical first responder.

Although Katana's main job was rescue and firefighting, he still maintained an interest in medicine but could not afford to attend a university. It was then he learned that by enlisting into the military, he may have his education tuition covered. The Imperial Army offered testing to enter its ranks annually, and gave preference to civil servants such as Coronet firefighters. After a few years of working as a firefighter and reaching the rank of Senior Captain, Katana left behind his career as a firefighter and enlisted into the Imperial Military.

Imperial Career

Entering the Imperial academy, he was joined by four classmates: Rho Galfona, Stephen Barraclough, Jathrin Thoyan, and Matthew Bassett. None are still actively serving in the military and to this date, Katana and Galfona are the only surviving members of the Mid Year 7 Academy Class, with Katana being the only one still in service.

After graduation, Katana joined the Imperial Army and was a part of the First Imperial Legion. He also became the only medic in the entire army. When he was promoted to Sergeant, he became the commanding officer for the infantry brigade. Months later, he became the Legion Executive Officer as a Sergeant Major under Second Lieutenant Cliff Chan.

Cliff Chan, Katana, and Zenchi Senkusha were known as the brothers of fortune in the army, due to their effective handling of missions together. The three were praised numerous times by their commanding officers.

After one year of service, Katana had reached the rank of Command Sergeant, the highest enlisted rank. Katana was appointed by Brigadier General Mintaka Kyuzo as the Imperial Medical Director for the Imperial Medical Corps. With this title, Katana began to train units from all branches on Combat Medicine. At completion of the course, Katana awarded the graduates with Combat Medic certifications.

Discharge and Medical Career

Katana wished to pursue a formal medical education but was continually denied from Army High Command. Then, against direct orders, he left to attend medical school, resulting in expulsion from the Imperial Army. He attended medical school for four years, receiving the title of doctor. He specialized in emergency medicine.

He briefly worked at Biotech, and later Republic Medical. Both careers were short lived, as Katana began to miss imperial life. After an even shorter career at a security faction, Katana decided to pursue a return to the Imperial Army.

Reenlistment and Present

Brigadier General Bacara Kex, now head of Army High Command, consulted with Katana about returning to active duty. Due to Katana's act of going AWOL, he had to sustain a disciplinary action of being demoted 3 ranks, returning him to Sergeant First Class. Katana excepted, and was reinstated to the Army, into the Second Imperial Legion.