Atton Kira

Doctor Atton Kira

Name

Doctor Atton Kira

Rank

(AWOL) Lieutenant

Alias

none

Age

55

Born

Ord Radama - 45 BE

Species

Human

Height

5'8" (173cm)

Hair

Dark Brown

Eyes

Brown

Marital Status

Divorced

Mother

† Janice Kira

Father

† Benjamin Kira

Siblings

† Katrine Kira

Children

None

Affiliation

Formerly Galactic Republic
Formerly Holonet News
Formerly Black Sun
Emelie Shadowstar

Atton Kira is a veteran Intelligence Officer who served in the Republic military during the Clone Wars. After several years as an investigative journalist for Holonet News, he became an information broker, with ties to Black Sun and other criminal groups. He has recently been tied to Emelie Shadowstar. He refers to himself as Doctor, but what he is a Doctor of is unclear.

He currently lives on Cloud City, where he works as a casino barman as a cover for his illegal activities.

History

Atton Kira's father was an eminent lawyer during the Galactic Republic, and while born on Ord Radama he was raised on several Core worlds as his father attempted to ascend his way through the courts to Coruscant. The family moved so frequently that Atton had trouble forming lasting friendships; instead he dedicated himself to his studies, and in particular made a hobby of learning local languages and about local cultures. Combined with his tendency to downplay his emotions, Atton has often been likened to a protocol droid.

During the Clone Wars, Atton's familiarity with language allowed him to volunteer as an Intelligence Officer with the Grand Army of the Republic, mostly monitoring communications intercepts to screen for nuances that linguistics droids had missed.

Following the declaration of the New Order, Benjamin Kira was one of the public figures who openly questioned the legitimacy of Palpatine's new Empire. Quickly branded a rebel sympathiser, a squad of Clone Troopers was sent to the Kira residence to "investigate" the validity of accusations against him; Benjamin, his wife Janice, and Atton's younger sister Kitrine were killed while "resisting arrest". Atton dropped off the radar for over a decade, eventually resurfacing as an investigative journalist working for Holonet News, with a sideline in information brokering.

In recent years, Atton's less legal career became his priority. While not officially affiliated with the Black Sun cartel they are frequent associates, and Atton is currently on staff at one of their casino bars, working as a barman both as a cover identity and to help pass the time.

Family

Benjamin Kira was Atton's father. He worked as a criminal prosecutor, initially in local courts in the Mid Rim, before moving up through the hierarchy to the highest levels of the Republic Courts. Atton holds a great deal of resentment towards his father, who he feels advanced his career at the cost of his family and also blames exclusively for their deaths.

Katrine Kira was Atton's younger sister, though he almost exclusively called her Katie. Atton once purchased an astromech, R4-K8, exclusively because the salesmen referred to her as Katie.

Out Of Character

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