[hider=Ludor Soban][B]Name: Ludor Soban[/b]
[b]Species: Duro[/b]
[b]Age: 33[/b]
[b]Rank/Title: Lieutenant (Naval), CO IRSOG-37[/b]
[b]Planet of Origin/Birth: Harpori[/b]
[b]Force Sensitive Y/N: No[/B]

[B]Appearance:[/B][hider][INDENT][img]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/a6/e3/e8/a6e3e8a3aaae4f4dd19a73fb150b2285.jpg[/img][/INDENT][/hider]

[B]Skills/Abilities:[/B]
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[*]Former Tech officer: Crypto specialty. Computers, droid programming and security hacking.
[*]Logistics and procurement, scrounging.
[*]Navy: Experienced in zero-G operations, ship boarding and similar.
[*]IRSOG training and experience.
[*]Experienced in stealth infiltration methods.
[*]Knowledge of ship systems and space station layouts.
[*]Climb equipment and jump pack certified.
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[B]Equipment:[/B]
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[*]Sneaksuit; synthsilk and an underlayer thinsuit that allows for limited vacuum operations in an emergency, such as ship decompression. The suit is not particularly armored, but it does suppress IR signature and is highly stealthy due to a variety of integrated systems, including sound baffling. Also integrates cloaking technology, though the units burn through batteries quickly and require replacement after use. Medical kits are computer-monitored and hooked into this suit. This is, essentially, an IRSOG issue item. It doesn't take fire like Mando armor, but is suited to the mission of IRSOG units, who fight from ambush and concealment.
[*]Helmet w/comm systems, HD 360 degree vision through use of fiberoptic cameras, which takes getting used to, though he is used to it. This is also IRSOG issued, though a lot of beings without taking time to learn to use the system to their advantage maintain a normal field of vision instead of the enhanced field.
[*]Disruptor rifle, chopped down and with added holo-optics. Illegal in the Republic -- he doesn't care.
[*]Short vibro-sword, minimal hilt, low profile.
[*]Blaster carbine, balanced and modified for rapid fire.
[*]Grenades and plenty of them.
[*]Mines, mixed variety, modifiable to be command detonated or set for sensor detection/detonation.
[*]A variety of mechanics tools and slicer tools.
[*]Gripper gloves and magnetic boots.
[*]Rope and climbing gear.
[*]Oxygen supply, with the suit.
[*]Other equipment, such as thermal charges and the like, as necessary.
[*]In certain situations, may replace disruptor rifle or blaster carbine with a grenade launcher, rotary magazine. Other weaponry and equipment is available to IRSOG-37's people through unorthodox supply lines that the Lieutenant maintains.
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[B]Personality:[/B][INDENT]Adaptable and clear-headed. Soban is not some sort of hard-bitten martinet; while he was an officer in the Republic prior to the start of the war proper, he was a tech officer in the Republic Navy, concerned primarily with information warfare. He has grasped that commanding special operators means having to exhibit a degree of tolerance for the way his people blow off steam while off-duty. Nonetheless, he is challenge-oriented and likes to find weaknesses to exploit rather than engage Mandos head on. He is neutral toward the Jedi, which is saying a lot for a Republic military being these days, and realizes that he is now being asked to integrate Jedi into a command structure; that might be difficult, because Jedi say they are there to serve, but often enough, they take command. He tries to take a no-nonsense approach to his work.[/indent]
[b]History:[/b][indent]From the Durese colony of Harpori, Soban enlisted in the Republic Navy as a tech officer, though the Mandalorian wars were already starting outside of the boundaries of the Republic and it looked bad. The first engagements were ugly and he distinguished himself in a boarding action in the Outer Rim territories when his ship was running convoy duty, using the info systems to shut down the Mandalorian approach and then leading a detail of security guys in the fight. Things got ugly but he pulled through with a commendation for his effort. IRSOG was looking for good officers and he had a highly desired skillset and was encouraged to apply for the training, which he did not wash out of. 

He's been in IRSOG-37 for two years, moving up from the Executive Officer slot to command in the last year. During his time, the operations have primarily been reconnaissance and sabotage operations, though the Republic is getting ready to take on more offensive missions. His unit has had some casualties, inevitably, but is one of the ones that has managed to pull through intact in a war where that is no easy feat. 

Much of this has to do with his approach -- Mandalorians are heavily armed and armored, but the Republic has advantages in technology and organization, especially as more and more of the Mandos are being conscripted from conquered worlds. Soban prefers the stealth approach and has developed connections with smugglers and the underworld to get the sort of equipment that helps them fight the Mandos, regs be damned on that front. During his tenure as IRSOG-37's CO, he's led the unit through a variety of combat situations. While casualties are inevitable in a full-scale war, the attrition rate has been well within operational norms and the survivors, including Soban, have learned a few things along the way in regards to fighting a war.

Now the Jedi seem to be getting involved and there is a lot of grumbling about how late they are, but Soban sees opportunities, though he worries about whether or not the Jedi actually grasp the enormity and ugliness of what they're getting into.[/INDENT]
[B]Relationships and Acquaintances:[/B][INDENT]WIP[/INDENT][/hider]