Nora Leery

Biography
Nora was born to a minor noble family on Kuat in the first year of the Clone Wars. Her father, Julius Leery, was a general helping defend the Republic against the CIS, while her mother, Vittoria Leery, was an engineer with Kuat Drive Yards. While Nora rarely got to see her parents, them being quite busy with a war on and all, she always loved them. Thankfully though, the war ended as she got older, meaning while her father had to aid the newly created Empire, and her mother had to work to develop the new vehicles and ships the Empire desired, she got to see them a lot more.

Her father often took her to see various military parades where she would see light and heavy vehicles, new and old. AT-RTs, AT-TEs, AT-STs. All of them impressed her young mind. He also had guests over quite often, letting her see Imperial officers in their crisp grey and white uniforms. All of this culminated in her desiring to join the Imperials when she grew older. Her parents, unfortunately, didn’t want her to join. They stated it was dangerous and that she had all she could need right where they were. They were right, of course, and Nora begrudgingly agreed. Her parents placated her a bit by getting permission for her to help her mother test and tinker with new vehicles. At this she excelled, being able to work on the vehicles she admired was like heaven for her. She very quickly gained a reputation in their section of KDY as a young, but enthusiastic worker.

This wasn't going to last however, during her 17th year, after a few years of working, an accident occured. A vehicle her and her mother’s group were working on exploded. The shockwave sent her through a nearby window, however, the others in the building were killed, a result of both the explosion and the section of building collapsing. Being the only survivor, despite her own cuts and bruises, Nora was looked into as being the one responsible for the explosion. It was proven that she wasn't the cause, however many eyes soon fell on her and her father, many people wondering if it was sabotage. Despite the accusations being false, Nora’s father didn’t want his daughter to suffer for the rest of her life as a result of this, Nora was already taking her mother’s death hard. He decided to allow her to join the Imperial Army, like she wanted. It would allow her to get away, and hopefully let all of the accusations die down and build her reputation up again.

Nora put her all into her training and studies while in the Army academy, especially in armor. She had done so well, in fact, that one of the instructors who was watching one of her drills came up to her after. He expressed how she had impressed him and that she shouldn’t waste her time in the army, who were getting a somewhat bad reputation for themselves due to the ongoing conflict on Mimban. She should transfer to the Stormtrooper Corps. She, of course, tried to thank him and decline, but the instructor insisted, stating she’d only waste her potential here. She begrudgingly agreed, soon being transferred to the new academy. She still excelled, adapting to the new way of thinking fairly well, even finding it nice she’d still be able to use armor. Soon she graduated, not with top honors as she was on her way to doing in the Army academy, but still with honors.

Personality
Kind, easy going, will go off mission if theres a reason to. Adaptable.

Relationships
General Julius Leery, father

Vittoria Leery, mother