Raul Sanchez was the fourth child to be born into the Sanchez smuggling ring, a family business dealing in the substance known as Cardamine. Rauls father, Pedro Sanchez, was a stern man with an old borderworld transport who he had decided to turn into a display of what the Sanchez family was. The older sons had modified the ship during the decades while under the tutor of their father. Raul would come to do the same when he grew older.
Discipline was all aboard the ship, no one was allowed to go against the wishes of the father, and this in term bred a unique kind of behavior in all the children, a behavior that would allow Raul to join the prestigious outcast guard later in his life and do so much more, but for now he obeyed his father and cared for the ship.
All sons of Pedro Sanchez had a different task, Raul was charged with taking care of the weapon subsystems and the engines, his older brother, Fernando, cared for the armor plating and the shield, the even older brother, Hermes, kept note on all the transactions made during their travels, and the eldest brother, Diego, flew the ship. One of Rauls older brothers was away on business when the events that would change their lives took place
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Damnable subsystem Youd almost think that Diego had hit some asteroids on purpose just to make my life hell. - Raul Sanchez. - Age Sixteen. - Fifteen Maltese years ago.
Raul frowned as he continued to work on the faulty thruster systems He saw specs of dust stuck in between the circuits and started to reach for a canister of compressed oxygen and then he felt the first impact. At first he believed it to be another asteroid that his brother had hit on purpose but then the warning signals started sounding throughout the ship It was the bounty hunter guild who had decided to snuff out what they believed to be another smuggler. Raul was ordered to man the turret interface station while Fernando programmed the nanobot mixture to repair any possible breaches in the hull
The bounty hunters were assaulting the transport with their Barracuda fighters, but they were in for a surprise Suddenly two bounty hunters went up in flames as a flurry of tachyon energy destroyed their shields and overloaded their systems But this was not enough. The faulty thrusters which Raul didnt have time to repair had already started a fatal chain reaction in the engines... the transport ship, along with his father and three of his brothers exploded in a white flash of light. Raul had managed to seal himself inside the weapon control room and was now adrift in space.
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I dont care about vindication, I only want to make myself more known than I would have been as a mere smuggler. Raul Sanchez. - Age 24. - Seven Maltese years ago.
Raul had been rescued by a patrol of Saber fighters three days after the destruction of the family ship. He had survived by burning off H-fuel with an electrical charge, thus creating a limited supply of oxygen and water. The pilots who had rescued him were impressed with his obvious technical skill and uncanny luck, and they offered him a chance to prove his worth to Malta. Suffice to say that Raul passed their challenge and were offered a chance to join their ranks. These individuals were known as the 101st Ghosts of Razgriz.
Raul rose quickly through the ranks and his skill grew for every hard earned victory he had claimed against the bounty hunters, the gas miners guild and the much loathed corsairs. His dedicated service had not gone unnoticed and he was soon contacted by high command which made Raul and offer which he could not refuse.
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Everyone will know the greatness of our people, and the glory of our purpose! We will burn ourselves in their memory by means of the orange dream and then they will not forget why we are here! Raul Sanchez Age 31. Present day.
Raul had been made an offer few years ago which he accepted with unprecedented glee, for it would put him in a position of power which he had strived for ever since he was a child. His task was to be the replacement for an old don which was due to die of natural causes. Of course his demise was accelerated by means of chemicals but it did not matter, Raul had become a member of the new don council thanks to the aid of the same people who rescued him from the wreckage of the old family freighter. The brother who had not been on the family freighter was never seen again Raul made sure of it, for he did not need his past to surface. No. His past would only be known to the veterans of the 101st and the high command of which they served. He is now striving to root out all who would cause harm to the outcasts, and to command those who are willing to serve our cause.