Amaranalah Jou
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| Born | Year -19 |
| Race | Human |
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| Prior Affiliation(s) | Black Sun SoroSuub Corporation Kathol Republic NovaTech Corporation Galactic Empire Jedi Praxium |
Vigo Amaranalah "Nalah" Jou is a former Naval officer, Senator and member of the Black Sun's Family Council. For unknown reasons, Vigo Jou has been absent from the galaxy since early Year 12. However, her influence on Lilith Delcroix resulted in the creation of the Church of Jou, the predominant religion of One Nation Under Jou. Despite being celebrated within the One Nation as a culturally important icon, and revered religiously by some, Vigo Jou remains a mysterious figure to those that have not known her personally. Throughout the years since the establishment of One Nation in Year 21, attempts have been made by scholars to uncover the Vigo's obscure past.
Biography
This research is a continuous work in progress. Whenever possible, careful approach was taken to cultivate conclusions from credible sources. The conclusions presented by this research can change as more information is uncovered.
Military career: Year 4 - Year 5
According to the earliest available sources, Jou began her military career in the Jedi Praxium in the later half of Year 4, circa Day 300, as a young woman in her early 20s. After a brief training period with the 2nd Praxium Naval Wing, Ensign Jou was assigned to command a squadron of BTL-S3 Y-wing Starfighters in the 1st Praxium Naval Wing of the Defence Fleet, under the leadership of Naval Commander Syn. In the last month of Year 4, the fleet was mobilised for the Battle of Beta as part of the Jedi response on behalf of Jedi Master Reajiad Nero. Although the battle lasted until the early days of Year 5, the Praxium fleet was not deployed.
In the months following the battle, the former Imperials that made up the bulk of the Praxium's military began to leave en masse. This vacuum of power could explain the unconfirmed claim that Jou was the Executive Officer (XO) of the Praxium Navy. Although not a former Imperial herself, Jou eventually also left the Praxium and enlisted in the Galactic Empire. It is believed that Jou was influenced by serving alongside former Imperials, and the Praxium's Naval structure was similar to that of the Empire. Jou graduated the Imperial Academy with Honours [1], likely advantaged by her pre-existing Naval experience and the familiarity with protocols of her former CO Syn, who was partially responsible for the Imperial Naval Academy course material [2]. Flight Corporal Jou was assigned to the 2nd Assault Fleet, the same fleet where Syn used to be part of the command structure. Jou's Imperial career did not last longer than a year; by middle of Year 6 she was no longer part of the Empire [3].
Political career: Year 6 - Year 7
Unconfirmed sources claim that following the Imperial service, Jou was employed by the Novatech Corporation as their Intelligence Director. The corporation was made up of at least three companies, specialising in mining, speeder manufacture and security. The corporation originated in Year 4 as the Horizon Corporation owned by Warlord Venom Kazvar. By early Year 5 the ownership of all three companies was held by Ugo de Paynes, who is presumed to have sold the corporation to Xya Howie by Year 6. Therefore, by extension the corporation was owned by the Black Sun.
In early Year 6 a GNS was released by Zabdoo [4], previously known as Motexx Fazz, listing names and companies that were part of the crime network, which included two of the NovaTech companies and Ugo de Paynes, among others. The list did not include Jou, though some of her future associates were listed. It is unclear if the companies owned by Black Sun during that time only employed members of the syndicate or not, therefore it is plausible Jou was in their social circles but not yet a member. On the same day, Black Sun responded with their own GNS where they claimed that Zabdoo did not list all of their members [5]. Regardless of Jou's level of involvement, she eventually left the corporation and joined the Kathol Republic.
The Kathol Republic was founded in Year 6 on Day 232, and although there are no available records of when Jou began her service, it is generally agreed she might have been part of the Republic from its earliest days. It is known that Jou eventually became a Senator, establishing her political ambitions. During her service in the Kathol Senate, Jou was one of the critics of President Auron Tamerin (previously known as Auron Kun). This might have been a contributing factor to Jou leaving the Republic in Year 7, before the Day 275. Jou left prior to the attempted hostile takeover by the Galactic Empire when Vice President Jake Kiltar attempted to sabotage the Republic; as such the length of Jou's service in Kathol could have been only up to one year.
The Family: Year 8 - Year 12
After departing the Kathol Republic, Jou returned to work with her previous associates and was a member of the SoroSuub Corporation, working under Adam A Flynn and Corvis Orion (also known as Beauba Fettt). Research does not suggest she was publicly involved with SoroSuub's operations, but it is presumed she played a role in the successes of the corporation and its rise to becoming one the largest governments in the galaxy at the time. Furthermore, considering the SoroSuub's subsequent role in founding the New Republic, possibility exists that Jou was present and served in some capacity in the early days of the New Republic.
Jou was most notorious in Year 10 and Year 11 during her service as a Vigo of the Black Sun crime syndicate. Available information suggest the Jou was a member of the Family at least since Year 9, however, the predominant theory is that Jou followed Adam A Flynn and the others involved in looting the New Republic towards the end of Year 8. Some historians believe that Jou was a member of the crime syndicate as early as Year 6 when the NovaTech Corporation was sold to Black Sun, but this assumption is not widely accepted.
Prior to ascending to the Family Council in early, or just before, Year 10, Jou was Admiral of the Blades, returning to her roots as a Naval officer. As a Vigo, Jou was well known and feared across the galaxy [6][7]; ruthless to her enemies and loyal to her Family. Jou's involvement in the syndicate's operations is shrouded in secrecy as much as the rest of the Family Council was at the time, but it can be reasonably assumed that as one of the respected Vigos, Jou had a direct impact on the successes of the Family.
In Year 12 on Day 9, Jou ceased all contact with the Family and the galaxy at large for undisclosed reasons. She remains absent to this day.