Zraix K'Implez

Chief Zraix K'Implez
Species:	Verpine
Homeworld:	Nickel One
Gender:	Male (perceived)
Age:	U/K
Hair Color:	None
Eye Color:	Black
Skin Color:	Mottled green
Height:	1.9 meters
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Allegiance:	New Republic
Unit:	Wraith Squadron
Rank:	Chief
Astromech:	None

Zraix is an operative in Wraith Squadron, specialising in Communications and Mechanics.

Background

Zraix began his life working for one of the many Verpine tech companies in his home system of the Roche Asteroid Belt. However, after working for many years in AI, droid, communication and starship design areas, he decided that he wanted to do explore the galaxy. This he did, by joining the New Republic Navy and serving on various capital ships. However, he was without other Verpine company, and after a while began to crave communication with his own kind. He was on board General Riekans flagship, when he heard a response on the same natural frequency he was transmitting on (Verpines can communicate via radio waves). That response was from the Sacul, after seeking her out (and being caught by Will “Locker” Bevan, he was offered a position by Face Loran as the Wraiths chief mechanic.

During the final assault on Grand Admiral Grant's SSD Bloodlust, Zraix was injured as he struggled to stabilise a dying Rogue's Arrow. Caught by a plasma conduit, he was badly burned, only his verpine carahide and Rogue Squadron's Dru Kargin allowed him to survive. However, no longer fit for front line duty, Zraix became one of the Wraiths support staff.

Based on the Sacul, Zraix is responsible for the droid population of the craft, as well as all of the speeders, personal weapons, armour and starfighters of both Wraith Squadron and Firestorm.

Physical Attributes and Abilities

Zraix is a thin bipedal insectoid, standing 1.9 meters tall (average for a Verpine). Like all Verpine (and unlike many insectoids), he has only four limbs (two arms and two legs.) Zraix’s head is dominated by large, black, compound eyes. He also has two antennae, one located behind each eye. His hardened carapace, composed of a green chitinous substance called carahide, is as flexible as the skin of other creatures, yet tough enough to deflect a blade or even absorb a glancing blaster bolt. Like all Verpine, his eyes are keen enough to pick out microscopic details. His antennae contains tympanic nerves which pick up sound. His antennae were also sensitive to radio waves, giving him the natural ability to sense and transmit radio waves to communicate with another Verpine in their language over distances on the order of one hundred kilometres. He can also communicate directly with the Sacul, who has the ability to mimic the biological radio transmissions of Verpine. Although technically a hermaphrodite, Zraix takes on the personality of a male in order to fit in with the way the rest of the galaxy works.

Personality Traits

Zraix has a childlike fascination with anything mechanical, the Sacul in particular. His prolonged isolation from other members of his species has led to him being rather insular from other people, preferring the company of machines to sentients. He also sometimes doesn’t quite get some colloquialisms, taking them to their rather literal meaning.

Military Rank and Current Assignment

Zraix is a Chief in the New Republic Navy Engineering Corps. He has been permanently seconded to Wraith Squadron.

Significant Possessions

Zraix has no real possessions of his own, but takes a keen interest in the well being of all of the Wraiths droids, specifically the Sacul.

Starships

Like all the Wraiths, Zraix (quite rightly) views the Sacul as their ship.

Astromech

Zraix is not a pilot, therefore has never had an astromech droid.