Wilson Gilean: A Brief History

  • Born 22 years BSW4 (Before Star Wars IV: A New Hope) to Mariel and Lighton Gilean on Coruscant, seat of the Republic. His family was of the Republic gentry class, his father being an officer in the Republic Navy, and his mother being the daughter of a Senator. He had two other siblings, Matthias and Lydia, ages 3 and 5 respectively. During this time, the Republic was beginning to fall as Palpatine began his ascent.

  • 17 years BSW4, Wilson's father killed in action while fighting against pirates in the Inner Rim Territories. Mother continues to raise children, becomes more active in politics on Coruscant. She eventually, within the year, becomes an aide to Garm Iblis.

  • 7 years BSW4, sister Lydia disappears to Outer Rim after being accused of treason and sedition by Imperial agents. Matthias enrolls in the Imperial Naval Academy, against his mother's wishes, to serve in the Imperial Navy. Mariel is found to have an odd wasting disease, which doctors are unable to cure. By the end of the year, Wilson is a member of the SAGroup, and is placed in a boarding home as his mother's condition worsens.

  • 6 years BSW4, Mariel dies. Matthias is confirmed a pilot slot in the Imperial Navy, and is set to graduate the following year. Wilson is left in the boarding school, much to his chagrin. Lydia has yet to be found by Imperial agents.

  • 4 years BSW4, Matthias is completing his pilot training. Wilson attends a prep-school for the Raithal Military Academy with his friend, Mikal Hunter Starfall.

  • 2 years BSW4, Wilson is accepted to Raithal Military Academy, and immediately begins his training. Matthias becomes an excellent TIE Fighter Pilot, and is promoted through the ranks to Captain and is given his own command, the 452nd TIE Squadron (ISD Gallant).

  • SW4, Wilson graduates from Raithal with Honors, and begins service as a Stormtrooper, with his friend Mikal Starfall, for the Empire. Matthias is promoted to Commander, and is given command of the ISD Gallant's TIE Wing. The Gallant is sent into the Outer Rim Territories in search of the Rebels' Main Base. Wilson serves well in the Stormtrooper Corps, and is awarded commendations several times. By the end of the year, however, Wilson somehow breaks down the mental barriers established by the Imperial "brainwashers" at Raithal, and quickly flees his unit and disappears. It is later determined that his unusual sensitivity to the metaphysical plane is what allowed him to destroy several of these mental barriers.

  • 1 year ASW4, Wilson meets tramp freighter captain Travis Darsten in the Mos Eisley Cantina. Shortly thereafter, Travis takes Wilson on as a gunner aboard the Phoenix. Wilson also poses as Travis' bodyguard during business meetings and other such incidents where it was necessary to intimidate the other party (or parties). Wilson becomes an excellent gunner and gunslinger, making a reputation for himself. Matthias' command is transferred to the ISD Avenger, one of the ships in Darth Vader's fleet, the "Death Squadron".

  • 3-4 years ASW4, the Phoenix and crew begin running guns for the Rebellion. Both ship and crew gain commissions in the Rebel Alliance while on layover at Hoth Base after a gun-run. Assist in Hoth Base's evacuation. Shortly afterward, they begin conducting insurgency operations in and around the Byblos area. Steal two prototype starfighters from Kuat Shipyards, create a Pirate/Privateer alliance with the Rebellion, and build a base in the Larknon Star System.

  • 4 years ASW4, the Black Lion Squadron, a squadron comprised of Starfury class starfighters and based in the Larknon System, participates in the attack on the second Death Star in orbit around Endor. The squadron, under the command of Major Travis Darsten (XO Lt. Wilson Gilean), is assigned to fleet defense during the action, and suffer four fighter losses. Squadron accounts for at least two Capital Ship kills.

  • Current (1 month after Endor), the Phoenix is sent into the Servais Sector to retrieve a missing Intel spy ship, the Double Trouble, and to gather more information on the sector. As a secondary objective, they are assigned to assess the sector's Imperial military capacity, as well as to determine what happened to the Rebel Cell Network in the sector. As always, they are also to cause as much trouble as is possible. Wilson's sensitivity to the Force grows, and he trains for a month prior to this operation with a failed Jedi, increasing his skill and power in the Force.

By Thomas Hill