Callan Rychel

> "*Woooooo!*"
> ― **Callan Rychel** at the Battle of Ruaha
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## **Overview**

**Callan Rychel** was a human male from the planet of Corellia that served during the Galactic Civil War. A reasonable pilot, but brash, he was a member of Arrow Squadron during the campaign against the Glaston Pirates. He was shot down and killed at the Battle of Vagabond's Rest. His call sign was Arrow Ten.

## **Background**

Born and raised on the industrial planet of Corellia, Rychel grew up dreaming of being a pilot. At an early age, he realized that he was not cut out for the discipline of the Imperial Flight Academy. As he grew into a teenage and young man, Rychel began flying private charter transports for wealthy Corellians. The work was highly unsatisfying.

Never a fan of the Empire, Rychel had watched with anticipation as the Alliance grew into a real movement. With the destruction of the Death Star at the Battle of Yavin, Rychel quit his charter transport job and enlisted in the new wave of recruits.

Rychel was trained by Alliance pilots and was assigned to Yellow Squad by Alliance Starfighter Command. In his first engagement with Yellow Squad at the Battle of Vrogas Vas, Rychel was assigned to stay behind and guard the rebel facilities. Chaffing at the order, he reluctantly stayed behind why his squad mates engaged the enemy. It was a fateful decision as the entirety of Yellow Squadron was killed in the battle, most them shot down and killed by Darth Vader.

 Rychel and the other lone survivor were reassigned to other units, but given circumstances beyond his control, he bounced around quite a bit, always managing to miss the action. Eventually, he was assigned to Arrow Squadron, a small unit of fighters that had just recently helped liberate the Betseeda System.

## **The Glaston Pirates War**

> "*Vader? Yeah I flew against him at Vrogas Vas. I've seen better pilots out there.*"
> ― **Callan Rychel** lying to Yol Aak and Kostan Stodl
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Thrilled to finally get the chance to engage the enemy, but privately embarrassed about his lack of experience, Rychel talked himself and bragged about his time in the service, especially to his fellow pilots. These actions did not endear them to the young man and eventually, Udas had to pull him aside and talk some sense into the Corellian.

The tactic was only temporarily successful as Callan reined himself in, but only until the first battle against the Glaston Pirates took place. That battle, the Battle of Ruaha, would prove inconclusive, but Rychel finally got his first taste of action. He even managed to shoot down a pirate starfighter. Full of confidence and overexcited, he took several unnecessary risks and nearly got himself killed by the leader of the pirates, Ras Moltar.

Humbled, slightly, by the experience, Rychel finally felt encouraged by his combat experience. He participated in the Arrow's intelligence gathering operations against the pirates and slowly began to earn some trust among his fellow pilots.

At what would be the final battle of the Glaston Pirates war, the Battle of Vagabond's Rest, Rychel flew with distinction. However, as the battle progressed, he began to take more dangerous risks and was shot down and killed by the pirate leader Moltar.

In his brief time with the Arrows, Rychel was remembered mostly for his brashness and strange form of bravery.