Captain:Valtaris Cao'ili

Valtaris Cao'ili was a male Draken that served in the New Republic fleet. Cao'ili had quite a history in the armed forces of the democratic governments of the. He served with distinction alongside Admiral during the final stages of the, commanding two frigates that helped the Admiral while he killed the Nex Prophet. After the conflict, Cao'ili retired and settled on Surdana, his homeworld. However, during the, he was approached by Admiral Cretacea, who convinced him to help formulate tactics to use against the Cognatus.

After the Intergalactic War, he returned to retirement, though he returned to battle during the, where he commanded the Maximus, a Legacy-class Star Destroyer. When the began, Cao'ili refused to serve the ew, though was ultimately convinced to return to a military career when the New Republic was formed.

Though the original Maximus was destroyed in the final conflict of the Great War, Cao'ili gained command over the C.R.S. Maximus-A, a newly commissioned Legacy-class, in honour of his fallen ship. Critically injured during the Mou'Cyran Cataclysm, Valtaris spent much of the opening stages of the recuperating, returning to active duty in 16 NE. During the Battle of Apailiana, Valtaris sacrificed himself to save from Grand Mandator, becoming an honoured hero of the Republic.

Biography
Admiral Cao'li was born on the Draken homeworld of Surdana, a peaceful planet within the borders of the. When he was a young adult, he graduated from the Sector Alliance academy on, and worked his way up the ranks until he became a top admiral within the CSA Navy. Because of this, he was picked by Sector Command to lead the final attack on the Trucinex Imperium, during the. Admiral Cao'ili led this assault with the C.S.S. Freedom and hundreds of destroyers and frigates on the Trucinex Holy City, while his friend Admiral Cretacea destroyed the shield generator protecting the city. After Cretacea completed this task, Cao'ili commanded the Frigates to bombard the city, prompting the Nex Prophet, the leader of the Imperium to escape. However, Cretacea tacked down the Nex Prophet and killed him, ending the war. After the conflict, Cao'ili retired and settled on Surdana, his homeworld. However, during the, he was approached by Admiral Cretacea, who convinced him to help think of tactics to use against the Cognatus. After the Intergalactic War, he returned to retirement. However, during the early stages of the, he was asked to return to the Republic Navy and command a starship. Though he couldn't decide whether to accept, he was convinced by his friend Cretacea, and Republic Command awarded him the Maximus, a new Legacy-class Star Destroyer, which he commanded for the duration of the conflict.

Refusing to serve the Empire, Valtaris ultimately joined the, and was recommissioned as an Admiral in command of the Maximus-A, in honour of the original Maximus, destroyed during the Battle of Orbispira. Assigned to command the Third Defence Fleet, Valtaris was gravely injured during the Cataclysm, when a chunk of planetary debris smashed into the Maximus. However, the ship managed to escape the doom, and Valtaris spent most the next few months recovering.

During the Battle of Apailiana, during the subsequent, Valtaris commanded the defence fleet against Grand Admiral. Hopelessly outmatched, Valtaris struggled to defend a diplomatic convoy from fleeing to safety, and sacrificed his life and his ship by ramming into an Imperial Interdictor cruiser, successfully allowing them to escape.

Personality and Traits
Valtaris was a caring and effective commanding officer, who commanded the crewmembers of the Maximus with a sense of fairplay and informality. As a veteren of conflicts ranging from the to the, Cao'ili grew to deplore violence, and yet, even when the conflagration of galactic war seemed destined to forever define the future of the galaxy, he never once abandoned his commitment to Republic, nor the democratic ideals upon which it was established. Such was his conviction in this regard, that he sacrificed his own life to save a group of young Republic diplomats, believing that it was within his duty to do so.

Liked
"Hello, how are you?"


 * : "Serving with you was an honour."

Disliked
"I have no patience for your foolishness!"



Quotes
"You will be missed, my old friend, and you will be avenged."

Trivia

 * Though Valtaris was killed during the Second Great War, forgot about this important detail when he began making this page, remembering only when researching his background.

Appearances

 *  ( First appearance )
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