Dianalk Kronstadt

Background
Dianalk was once a happy girl, sheltered from the clan’s politics by her parents and tutors, the heads of the clan Kronstadt. The time when she was born, although not great, were not those of despair and need that would come later on, and she learnt to live and hunt, fighting other kids and getting what would be classified as the standard Mandalorian education, or it was at the time anyways for her clan. She undertook a fair share of work, learning to lead from the front with her fellow mercenaries, and before she was even 25 was respected enough. Although not the best warrior to ever sally the stars, she was a decent fighter and managed to touch the others around her, granting them a calm feeling and orders that they would follow.

It was no wonder she was the daughter of the clan’s leaders, and would as such get to the head of the clan one day, but the events that led to it deeply traumatised her and changed her outlook on the world out of the clan, and out of the Mandalorians in general. When the clan finally decided to get back on Mandalore in the days of the Clone war, she was disgusted by the fact the deathwatch had given the rule of Mandalore to strangers, and one of the most vocal proponents of attacks on their interest. That proved to be her first mistake, as it was during one of such raids that her father fell, killed while gaining time for the rest of the group to vacate the warehouse they were sabotaging. Eventually, the Deathwatch was chased and the rule of the duchess Kryze was reestablished, in what should have been a happy ending. Still the good times were not to come any time soon. Not long after retaking possession of their estates, the family heard that the duchess had been cast aside by the clan Saxon, and that the Empire would soon arrive to strengthen their grip on the planet. They were not such a person as to run, and tried to organise a resistance again, but the contacts they had from the earlier days of the resistance against Maul and his subordinates were largely in favour of the Empire, and when a meeting was called with them, Dianalk finally became the clan leader.

Their former friends and allies were not too keen on getting up in arms again so soon, believing the Empire and the Emperor would be kind to the people of Mandalore. Once more, Dianalk was vocal when it came to her opinion on the matter, and the debate got heated, so heated it finally devolved into a fight between them all. In the confusion of it all, the woman lost sight of her mother and was rushed out by some of the other guards. That would be the last time she’d see her alive. In the confusing hours after the skirmish, the clan elected her as the new leader, and her first orders were to evacuate the place. Her stubbornness had caused her to lose both her parents, more or less directly, and she was not about to cause the destruction of the entire clan because of it again. She was the last to leave their estate, sending the torch inside to burn them as they regained the orbit and left the planet.

Not a day has passed since then without her questioning it all, imagining what the last stand would have been had they decided to stay, if there would even have been a last stand at all… The ghosts of the past tormented Dianalk for years as they avoided the Empire as best as they could, working as mercenaries for small companies and outer rim worlds. But recently the news of Mandalore changed from the same old same old. A new Mandalore arose, with the dark blade, no less. That caught the woman’s attention, and she soon directed the clan to sail back to the planet to know about what it was really about. In her heart she is determined to never let a non-Mandalorian direct their fate again… even if it means she has to die fighting the Empire, or anyone else.

Personality
Still bitter due to her forced exile and the subsequent events, Dianalk was refused to consider the pacific ways of other Mandalorians. She has lost things due to that choice, but still mostly consider it valid. She has a high distrust of strangers and anyone out of the clan even, although for other Mandalorians she often makes exceptions, once she gets to know their name and origins.

Relationships

 * Ukdec Kronstadt, Dianalks Father. Deceased.
 * Zail Kronstadt, Dianalks Mother. Deceased.
 * Zaath Wrynk, Dianalks Friend
 * Mi Kronstadt, Dianalks adopted daughter.