Justinianós Zog

Justinianós Zog [40:5:24]

Byblos Sector Authority

* Ministry of Shipwrights
* Ministry of the 5 Year Plan
* Ministry of Occupation
* Ministry of Exploration
* Ministry of Armaments
* CSS Arakeev Operative

Justinianós Zog, or Justin for short, is a Weapons R&D Specialist serving with CSS Arakeev, under the Byblos Sector Authority.

## Background

Justin was born and raised on Kuat; he was the second son of the Kyrios of House Zog, Alexios Básileios Zog. As such, he was raised to strictly adhere to traditional Kuati ideals nobility, and proper behavior. He spent much of his childhood exploring the vast tracts of land around his family's palace and showed an early intuition for mechanical engineering, often spending countless hours with his grandfather "assisting" him in his work. Despite his natural ability for mechanical engineering Justin showed little interest in the prospect of pursuing the family business, seemingly preferring the various Mechanical Toys his grandfather would bring him over the Scale-Model KDY Ships his father offered.

Justin's grandfather always encouraged him to pursue his passion, instead of following the career path his father expected. this often-caused great frustration for Justin's father, who would have preferred him to fill in for the family's vacant position at Kuat Drive-Yards.

## Career

### Early Adulthood

At age 16 Justin graduated from Secondary School and was accepted into the Imperial University of Coruscant. He graduated at age 20 with a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering and Weapons Physics, accomplishing this feat in part due to his natural ability, coupled with an aggressive work ethic, and a total disregard for the typical social behavior of his peers. Shortly after his graduation he was accepted into the Imperial Research and Development Program, where his natural talent eventually caught the eye of Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin.

### Maw Installation

Following a series of transfers between facilities, meant to prevent any attempts to follow the paper trail of his Imperial Service Record, he was silently transferred to the Maw Installation. And by the orders of Grand Moff Tarkin his entire service record was redacted, accessible to only the highest-ranking officials of the Empire. It is unknown what exactly Justin did during his time at the Maw Installation, but one can imagine based on the company he kept, as he served at the Maw Installation alongside Qwi Xux, Assistant Designer of the DS-1, and wanted War-Criminal, as well as Bavel Lemelisk, Designer of the DS-1, DS-2 and also a Wanted War-Criminal.

### CSS Arakeev

Shortly after the Battle of Endor, Justin was transferred by the order of the Maw Installation's Chief Administrator following the cancelation of his research projects to the CSS Program, serving as a Quartermaster and Weapons Modder in CSS Arakeev, a posting which suited his unique skill set. This was met with immediate suspicion from Arakeev's Commanding Officer's as the majority (Around 2/3rds) of his Imperial Service Record was redacted, being even beyond the reach of Kardenn's Imperial-Intelligence Clearence. This resulted in an initial friction between Zog and the Commanding Officers, as Kardenn and Zozza were justifiably mistrustful of Justin and his questionable motives and qualifications.

Over time Justin managed to earn a positive reputation despite this however, a diligent worker, a fierce although sometimes clumsy fighter, and showing a deep loyalty to those he considered his friends. Justin managed to earn the respect, and eventual friendship of Colonel Iris Kardenn, Lieutenant Argon Elmon, Captain Kuldosa Ulsare, and many of the Sub-Officers of CSS Arakeev. His contributions to the squad, primarily in the form of weapons development and modifications, have been invaluable in giving CSS Arakeev an upper hand against Anti-Imperial factions. And his contributions to the up-and-coming Byblos Sector Authority have, likewise, been numerous and invaluable.