CC-1109

Commander Jackal

## Inventory

Comlink (integrated into armor)Datapad

CC-1109 ('Commander Jackal') is a clone artillery officer in the Grand Army of the Republic.

## Background

A clone of the bounty hunter Jango Fett, Jackal was raised on Kamino where he and his brothers were trained to fill the ranks of a future Galactic Republic military. When war finally broke out with the First Battle of Geonosis, Jackal received his assignment as the commanding officer of an artillery battalion. Though it was not the engineering assignment he'd been hoping for, Jackal quickly became attached to both his job and his unit, the 2nd Artillery Battalion, and resolved that they'd be '*second to none*' in the war in terms of raw skill and mission performance.

Jackal and his battalion were stationed on the Mid Rim world of Nashi, a planet ringed by a central belt of cool, mountainous deserts riddled with canyons and caves carved out by ancient rivers millions of years prior. The craggy mountains and lack of water made a stark contrast to Kamino--the only world Jackal had ever seen outside holos and simulations--and he was immediately taken with the planet despite its austere landscape as compared to places like Naboo or Coruscant.

The CIS were also taken with the world but for quite a different reason, and that cut into why Jackal and his men were on Nashi in the first place. Nashi was rich in an ore used to manufacture Techo Union droid intelligence processors found in early models of commando droids and tactical droids. Fortunately for whoever held the planet and unfortunately for those that didn't, Nashi was also at the junction of a critical hyperspace route, so it fell to Jackal and his men to help hold it, denying the CIS use of the hyperspace routes and access to ore for its droids.

Jackal became distrustful of the Nashi locals early on after witnessing a civilian employee detonate a home-made bomb beside a supply depot, killing several troopers and civilians while wounding many more. A strained conversation with a civilian about the war that did not go the way Jackal thought it would deepened his impression, as did hearing about the experiences of troopers training the locals to fight CIS-backed rebel forces. Eventually he became convinced that half the people there would gladly put a blaster bolt through his head with one hand while accepting Republic aid with the other if given the chance.

When the Jedi temple Meridia on Xeosi was attacked, Jackal was one of the men assigned to a detachment flown in to secure the planet.

## Personality Traits

He has a sense of humor that sometimes comes at the minor expense of others, and while in command of the 2nd Artillery liked having new transfers sent on errands for fake items, like 'blinker fluid for the astromechs' or 'a box of A.I.R.' Another artillery officer in his artillery group has a one-sided rivalry with him, but Jackal leans into it for fun (and because '*if you're not encountering enemies, you're going the wrong way.* ')

He can be impatient when dealing with those he thinks are being indecisive or overly cautious. Though Jackal had never served with a Jedi on Nashi or even spent time with one in any significant capacity, he holds some doubts about their leadership in the war, and has only ever spoken of his doubts openly with one other person.

### Likes

Jackal likes whistling when he's relaxed and in a good mood, and enjoys witnessing the explosive power of heavy laser cannon fire. He also likes a good roba roast, a food that he's eaten exactly once but hopes to have many more times in some distant future where his meals come from somewhere other than a mess tent or MREs.

### Dislikes

While escaping a simulated LAAT crash over water on Kamino during training, Jackal came very close to drowning and has hated swimming ever since. He'll do it if necessary but would prefer not to and potentially relive that experience. He also finds it difficult to respect people who have a difficult time making decisions and setting goals, and is mildly annoyed by slow walkers.

## Character Attributes

### Professions

 Weapons Systems Specialist
 Heavy Weapons Specialist
 Negotiator
 Mechanics
 Detective (Investigator)
 Athletics

### Unique Bonuses

Passive +1 bonus to all rolls taken by clone troopers within Medium range

Medium armor adds +2 melee block and melee wounds of an 8 or lower are reduced by 1

Once per encounter, can inspire/command a specific trooper to undertake a specific action with Advantage

+1 to rolls using a rifle-mounted grappling hook

Favored planet type: mountainous desert

### Weapons

DC-15A

* +1 to ranged attack
* *attacks target +1 extra Minions in a group. +2 at the cost of -1 to attack*
* Range limit: Extreme Range
* Has a Stun Setting