Keleman Ciro Keleman Ciro was a Human male from the planet Dolomar . Along with his brother , Noell , he was a member of one of the planet ' s resistance groups and assisted in the ousting of Imperial forces from his homeworld . Following the liberation of Dolomar , Ciro joined the New Republic military as a soldier , serving with the forces in Brak sector . His service record earned him a transfer to the elite Page ' s Commandos in 6 ABY . Two years later , Ciro was a part of the commando squad that infiltrated the planet Kal ' Shebbol in order to bring down the defensive shields surrounding the main continent . Despite the successful liberation of the planet , the ruler of Kal ' Shebbol , Imperial warlord Moff Kentor Sarne , escaped into the Kathol sector with the majority of his forces . Having learned that the Moff had access to a powerful new form of weaponry , Lieutenant Judder Page assigned Ciro to command a mission to chase Sarne down and neutralize him . Although he was a soldier , Ciro was placed in command of the CR90 corvette " FarStar " , a heavily modified starship that had once been part of Sarne ' s fleet . Ciro was captured by forces loyal to Moff Sarne in the Kolatill system early in the mission . Taken to the Q ' Maere Research Facility within the Kathol Rift , he was physically and mentally tortured and retreated into a catatonic state . Weeks later , he was rescued by the crew of the " FarStar " , but eventually passed away in the ship ' s medical bay shortly before the ship arrived in the Kathol system . Biography . Early life and joining the New Republic . Born on Dolomar shortly before the Clone Wars , the Human male Keleman Ciro and his younger brother , Noell , grew up in one of the planet ' s underground cities . Ciro planned to pursue a quiet career sitting in front of computer screens as a programmer and was a student when the Galactic Empire began to tighten its grip on the planet . Ciro and his brother joined a local resistance group and participated in a series of guerrilla attacks against Imperial forces . Shortly after the Battle of Endor , the resistance succeeded in ousting the Imperial Governor from power . With his homeworld free of Imperial rule , Ciro joined the New Republic military , along with Noell . While his brother opted for pilot training , Ciro began an intensive training course focusing on commando operations . After his training was complete , Ciro was assigned to the New Republic forces in the Brak sector . Following exceptional combat performances in operations throughout the sector , he was transferred to the elite Page ' s Commandos in 6 ABY . Ciro soon became a valued and respected member of the elite unit , proving his worth time and again . By 8 ABY , Ciro had attained the rank of sergeant and was part of the New Republic task force sent to liberate the planet Kal ' Shebbol from the Imperial warlord , Moff Kentor Sarne . Rumors had reached the New Republic that Sarne was in possession of a potent new weapons technology , which he had already used to secure victory in several incursions into the neighboring Minos Cluster , although he was eventually repulsed . The liberation of Kal ' Shebbol . A small contingent of Page ' s Commandos were assigned to infiltrate the planet before the arrival of the task force and disable the shield generators protecting the main continent and Sarne ' s headquarters . Using a Ghtroc 720 freighter , the team posed as a simple merchant vessel . When the New Republic task force arrived in orbit and began their assault , the vessel blended in with the other freighter traffic and began fleeing from the attack . However , instead of heading to a designated landing field , the pilot , Syla Tors , began an approach towards Sarne ' s headquarters . Lieutenant Judder Page , the squad commander , hoped that the mass of freighters heading for safety would disguise their intent . Unfortunately for them , an Atgar 1 . 4 FD P - Tower mounted on the Imperial Government Complex detected their approach at the last moment . The laser blast destroyed the freighter ' s starboard repulsorlifts , and the ship crashed , skidding through the undergrowth and slicing through the perimeter death fence . Ciro and the squad rendezvoused with the unit ' s pathfinder , Lilla Dade , who had been inserted onto the planet on her own three days previously . She directed them to an underground armored tunnel that had a meter - wide section cut out of it , exposing it to the outside . The tunnel was part of the Imperial Government Complex , allowing the squad to access the base . Reaching the nexus control room at the end of the tunnel , they engaged in a quick firefight that eliminated five of Sarne ' s troopers and gave the squad access to the base ' s computer systems . Ciro , using his computer skills , accessed the main computer and located the main energy shield control room . Situated halfway across the complex with the main garrison between them and their target , Page expressed his hope that they could find something more convenient . Ciro went back into the computer system and discovered that Sarne had a personal bolthole , closer to their position . Unlike other boltholes , which usually contained a landspeeder or shuttle , Sarne had stored the " Carrack " - class light cruiser " Ambition " there to use as his personal escape vehicle . Ciro and Page realized that Sarne must also have a cut - off switch to the energy shields hidden either in the bolthole or the cruiser itself . Page split his unit in half — one unit , consisting of him , Ciro , Vandro and Gottu would proceed to the bolthole in an effort to bring down the shields and possibly even capture Sarne . The rest of the unit would head to the detention cells and free any prisoners that Sarne was holding . Ciro and rest of the unit hurried to the armored tunnel leading to Sarne ' s private hangar , only to find that Sarne had beat them to it . The Moff had realized that the planet was lost to the New Republic and had decided to evacuate rather than be captured . Commandeering several of his troopers , he intended to use the " Carrack " - class light cruiser to escape the planet , while leaving the base personnel to fight on while he fled . The commandos and stormtroopers exchanged fire , until Sarne used a piece of DarkStryder technology known as a mindwarper module to incapacitate the commandos . Ciro was overcome by the effects of the module , which acted like a form of stun gas , confusing him and rendering him unable to operate properly . Collapsing to the floor , he became light - headed , detached from his surroundings and forgetting exactly what he was doing , although he knew he was doing something important . Despite this , he recovered from the effects quicker that his teammates and began crawling towards the hangar in an attempt to stop Sarne . An accidental discharge from Page ' s weapon shocked the rest of the squad back to normality , and they regrouped and recovered their senses . Proceeding down the corridor , they entered the hangar just as the " Carrack " - class light cruiser was taking off . Ciro quickly located a control panel in the hangar and noted that Sarne had set the shield to turn off long enough for the ship to pass through it , then turn back on . Ciro waited for the shield to deactivate , then used a beamdrill to freeze the entire circuit in the off position . Page informed the task force that the shield was down , allowing the New Republic to liberate the planet . Command of the " FarStar " . With Kal ' Shebbol in New Republic hands , attention turned to the problem of Moff Sarne . Ciro ' s experiences in the tunnel had been reported , and it seemed that the rumors regarding a new type of exotic technology in Sarne ' s possession were true . The former Imperial Moff had escaped into the Kathol sector with the majority of his fleet and was still considered a threat to the stability of the region . Lieutenant Page was authorized to send a mission after Sarne to track him down and neutralize the threat he posed . With limited resources , he was forced to use a CR90 corvette that Moff Sarne had been heavily modifying within a shipyard hidden in the Sorbiss Valley . Renamed the " FarStar " , the ship was crewed by a mixture of New Republic personnel and civilians recruited from the planet . To his surprise , Ciro was placed in command of the mission and the ship . He protested at first , claiming that Kaiya Adrimetrum , a fellow member of Page ' s Commandos who would act as his first officer , had more command experience than he did since she had been a resistance cell leader on her homeworld . Page countered his argument by reminding him that Ciro had recovered from the effects of Sarne ' s weapon faster than he had , leading him to believe that Ciro had a greater resistance to it which would come in handy for the mission . Reluctantly , Ciro accepted command of the mission , but was glad that his brother , who was attached to the task force orbiting the planet , would also be joining the crew . With a commissioned rank of captain , Ciro was given twenty - eight hours to ready the " FarStar " for launch . Ciro originally planned for the " FarStar " to have a shakedown cruise to allow the engineering staff to work out any kinks and bugs within its hastily jury - rigged systems . While still in orbit of Kal ' Shebbol , Lieutenant Darryn Thyte , the ship ' s Operations Officer , received a distress call from the planet Kolatill . The planet had been assaulted by Imperial forces , and its capital city , Domaz , was in flames . Giving the order to belay the shakedown cruise , Ciro ordered the " FarStar " to make best speed to Kolatill . Governor Monjai , the New Republic official in charge of Kal ' Shebbol , promised to send medical aid as soon as she could . Arriving at Kolatill , Ciro immediately ordered relief operations to begin and his officers met with representatives of the Kolatill Council , who informed them that their capital had been attacked by TIE Bombers . Kolatill had rebelled against their Imperial Governor , Tetrum , once they had heard that Kal ' Shebbol had fallen to the New Republic . The Council insisted on meeting with Ciro as soon as possible , as they wished to assure the population of Kolatill that they were in control and the situation was in hand . While they were willing to meet with him on the " FarStar " , they insisted on a meeting on the surface of the planet so that it could be broadcast to the Kolatill ' s other cities to improve morale . While Ciro was in transit between the planet and the " FarStar " in a diplomatic shuttle , the " Ton - Falk " - class escort carrier " Kathol Protector " , which had been the ship that had launched the TIE Bombers that had previously attacked Domaz , dropped out of hyperspace for another attack . During the engagement , TIE fighters from the vessel herded the shuttle towards the escort carrier , and it was ensnared in a tractor beam and brought aboard the vessel . The " Kathol Protector " then jumped to hyperspace once its bomber force had been defeated by the " FarStar " starfighter complement . Imprisonment . Ciro was taken to the Q ' Maere Research Facility within the Kathol Rift — a dense accretion of constantly shifting nebulaic material and volatile lightstorm s that made navigation difficult — and left in the care of the administrator , Doctor Langstyn Kraay . The facility had originally been a scientific outpost , but had been converted by Moff Sarne to serve as a penal colony and re - education center . At the same time as Ciro was dropped off , Sarne stripped the facility of its security troops and weapons and damaged the only hyperspace - equipped ship capable of leaving the Rift . Ciro was stranded on the planet , along with the other prisoners and facility staff that Sarne felt were of no use to him . Interrogated and tortured by Kraay himself , Ciro ' s body was battered , bruised , and burnt , and he retreated into a catatonic state . Placed with the main prison population in Dome Four , he was left alone for a few weeks and underwent some treatment for his injuries . However , he retained some automatic functions and could walk if assisted . Several weeks later , the " FarStar " itself arrived at Q ' Maere , and the crew were looking to replenish their food supplies since a bacterial agent native to the Kathol Rift had rotted their stores . Doctor Kraay , seeing a chance to escape the planet , took the " FarStar " landing party hostage and held them for ransom . The landing party was placed in with the general prison population , where they encountered a captive New Republic pilot , Lowen Chase . Chase recognized the " FarStar " mission patch on the landing party ' s uniforms as being the same as the patch on Ciro ' s clothing , and led them to him . While they were surprised and pleased to know that Ciro had survived , his mental and physical state shocked them . The " FarStar " landing party worked together with the prisoners to engineer a jailbreak and gain control of the facility . Ciro was taken aboard the " FarStar " where his wounds were pronounced treatable using intensive bacta therapy . However , his mental condition would take longer to heal and he was confined to the medical bay . Ciro stayed in the medical bay on the " FarStar " during its adventures through the Rift , remaining in a catatonic state . Shortly before the " FarStar " exited hyperspace near Kathol , Ciro finally succumbed to his injuries and died . Personality and traits . Keleman Ciro was an effective commando and guerrilla , although he lacked the bravado displayed by other New Republic special forces operatives . He was ill at ease at being assigned to lead the " FarStar " mission , as Ciro doubted his general lack of command experience and felt that his First Officer , Kaiya Adrimetrum , would have made a better choice as commander . However , Lieutenant Page ' s confidence in him gave him strength and the conviction that he would succeed in his mission . Despite his misgivings , he was noted for having a genial , gentle style of command by Kaiya Adrimetrum , and she would often wonder what Ciro would have done in her place had he remained in command of the " FarStar " . A stern disciplinarian , Ciro believed in the importance of the chain of command and expected his orders to be carried out immediately and without question . He knew that the only way the mission could succeed was by building a focused and dedicated team , a job that was to be made all the harder by the diverse background of the crew . He would also listen to the opinions of others and consider them carefully before issuing his commands . One of the main reasons Page assigned Ciro to command the " FarStar " was that , during Sarne ' s escape from the planet , he showed that he had a higher degree of resistance to the effects of at least one piece of DarkStryder technology . It was Page ' s hope that this resistance would give him an edge when facing Sarne . Skills and abilities . Keleman Ciro was confident of his own abilities , especially his computer skills , which served him well during the liberation of Kal ' Shebbol . He had training in the use of blasters — both personal and those mounted on vehicles — and melee combat , and had some degree of climbing skill . Ciro could operate repulsorlift vehicles , and ride domesticated beasts when the need arose . He had some interest in alien species , other cultures and planetary systems . Celeman ' s training as a commando gave him the ability to command others , infiltrate enemy positions , and to operate explosive devices . Equipment . Ciro typically carried a blaster pistol , comlink and datapad , and wore a blast vest . When he needed to , Ciro would arm himself with a blaster rifle during combat situations . Behind the scenes . Keleman Ciro was created for West End Games ' " The DarkStryder Campaign " , and first appeared in the short story " The Saga Begins " by Timothy Zahn . Although much of the " DarkStryder Campaign " , including its supplements " The Kathol Outback " , " The Kathol Rift " , and " Endgame " , can be altered to suit the individual playing styles of the Gamesmaster and players , Ciro ' s capture at Kolatill , and subsequent imprisonment and death , are required parts of the storyline to allow Kaiya Adrimetrum to assume command . The rest of the adventures in the series are written with the premise that Adrimetrum is commander of the " FarStar " .