Aered

"'How the hell am I doing this?!' - While firing a ship's cannon."Aered Argyris is a man thoroughly confused as to the recent direction his life has taken.

He spent many years as a Civil Guard Officer on Neleron, mostly growing bored with the lack of activity and action such a menial posting provided. Given this, he usually appreciated any attempts to socialize or befriend him when he wasn't working, so he grew fairly close to the newly-arrived Kar-kooda.

In the weeks that followed, they grew close enough as to exchange comm numbers, and it was this that changed his life forever.

Episode 1
He was asked to meet by Kar-kooda while the Party was trying to plan their infiltration of the Detention Facility. He was asked to meet privately in a place of his choosing, on any terms that he suggested. The meeting itself went very smoothly, with him offering to provide travel up to the deliveries building, but that was as far as he could offer. He couldn't help with other matters, such as ID's and uniforms - those the group would need to find elsewhere. On one condition - they take him with them when they leave.

He mostly observed the fallout of the group's decisions, as they instead travelled with the shopkeep Hal as he could provide uniforms, IDs and access to the lower levels. As they fled, now 'made' by the enemy and with their rescued prisoner in tow, Kar-kooda contacted Aered and told him to meet them at their last point for extraction. He showed up at the last moment, ahead of a Crimson Patrol, and was barreled into the vessel as the Party fled.

Episode 2
During the flight over to the group's new homebase, he struggled to really grasp what his new life was going to be like. He was excited, but unsure.

This was kicked into overdrive during the tumultuous events of the Gauntlet Run, as their shuttle's equipment was scrambled and they were now flying blind. As their pilots jumped below deck to try and fix the problem, while Qwori and Vale took over piloting duties, Aered was put on one of the guns opposite Kar-kooda.

Flocks of flying saurian beasts descended from the rockfaces to attack, and attack they did. Kar-kooda struggled to land a shot on their constantly shifting forms, but somehow Aered was able to kill each one with precision targeting, even taking advantage of a sudden barrel roll by Qwori to land a shot on a previously unseen assailant. He did all this while yelling statements to the effect of "HOW THE HELL AM I DOING THIS?".

When they landed and were sent for debrief with Base Command, Kar-kooda immediately offered up Aered as a new recruit given his performance and clear talent for ship combat, gently nudging him forward to inspire him to speak up. At this point the group was separated, with Aered taken to meet the base's commander for analysis and vetting as the Party took some R & R.

The group asked after him the following day, and were directed to the Hangar Simulation Room. Four enclosed pods housed trainee pilots in a combat simulation - 2 Tetrarchy vessels seeking to defend a damaged medical vessel from a pair of Fang Fighters. Aered proved his skills yet again, emerging as the sole survivor and victor, able to out pilot the Dathomiri Female who flew the lead Mandalorian fighter.

Episode 7
When visited by their Ardennian pilot friend, the group learned that Aered is now flying with the Crackshot Squadron, patrolling the various canyons surrounding the base.

Episode 16
Aered appeared as a member of Crackshot Squadron during the first stages of the Battle for Jiuroctown, proving far more confident than when the party first met him. Showing his skills as point-man for Captain Harl Bess, the two often synced up for aerial maneuvers that helped utterly devastate the pirates own starfighter wing as Qwori helped bring down the enemy comm tower. While Captain Bess came away with more kills, Aered proved himself hardy and skilled that day with kills of his own.

As the fighting died down, Aered immediately sought out the one casualty they had suffered, breathing a sigh of relief when he spotted movement near the wreckage atop the former Hutt palace. Landing close by, he jumped out and immediately sought to help his fallen comrade as the main battle raged below.