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|firstname= Lord Talion
|lastname= Badgerlock
|homeworld= Kiast
|birth= 29BBY
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|species= Human
|gender= Male
|hair= Grey
|eyes= Brown
|height= 5’11”
|weight= 70kg
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|profession= CEO of Badgerlock Technologies
|position= Honorary Master of Science from Voraskel Academy
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|affiliation= Vatali Empire
Quorahi
(Battle-team Zirael)
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Lord Talion Badgerlock, despite being born half-Quorahi and half-Vatali, has cemented himself in the society, economy and culture of Kiast. He is the CEO of Badgerlock Technologies, which innovates to ever higher limits to find more efficient and easier ways to work and live. Talion is a taciturn and sharp-witted man who works an efficient and effective company. He insists on interviewing everyone personally before he employs them, and uses automated machines to complete menial labour. His ambition and vision have brought him to the forefront of gossip, though he has no head for socialising.

==Character History==
===Early Life===
Lord Badgerlock was born out of wedlock between a Quorahi mother and a minor Vatali noble. The Vatali lord abandoned his mother, Krist, to raise him alone. However, his mother died early, and so he was fostered by the Vatali state. Largely, he was brought up in his infancy by the Hangar-Steward, Burrich, at Voraskel Palace. He was taught to read and to write, and learned how to do simple tasks for Burrich, such as tinker with devices to get them to work. As he grew, the Vatali state remembered him and his Vatali noble blood - even if he could never hope to inherit his family name. He was summoned to learn manners and the etiquette of fine dining. He actually learned that such etiquette was as simple a system as multiplication, and the reason everyone enjoyed parties and balls was the deep intrigue that followed. He hated the lack of privacy and the intense, convoluted machinations of court-life. One day, after a session of fencing, he left Voraskel Palace on some ‘errands’ to the nearby city of Essadan. When he didn’t return, the state was not too worried - he was not a major noble’s son, and he was educated and old enough.

Talion tried to find work, but no one would take him - he was either too young, didn’t have a ‘solid bloodline’, or had a lack of experience. He next tried to find somewhere to live, but he could only find a shabby apartment on the wrong side of town. It took some time for him to adjust to his new lifestyle, and some thugs from the local cantina took offense. He was beaten badly, but was taken and healed by a local engineer.

The engineer, Galen, lent him a room and taught Talion how to work computers, and Talion quickly showed an aptitude for slicing, with his logical mind. However, he was quickly searched out by Burrich, who was friends with the engineer. Burrich insisted that Talion return to Voraskel, as one can only prosper in society if they are at the centre of it. Begrudgingly, he did return to Voraskel, and began to rent a small room near the Hangar.

He spent his mornings helping Burrich repair machinery and the rest of his time coding programs. He would upload the finished products to a public repository, and he found that they were beginning to be used by others, and the repository began to pay him a pittance for every use of one of them. As he carried on writing small-but-useful programs that ended up being used and referenced frequently, his bank account rose in value exponentially. His crowning program was a simple 10-line algorithm which produced a very random number as a result - increasing its efficiency. This program was used so often that, on his 20th birthday, Talion had enough money to begin his own enterprise - Badgerlock Technologies.

===Adulthood===
Many people expected Badgerlock Technologies to forge its way into its established market - and continue writing and building programs and systems. However, Talion had a wider vision, turning his eye to making Kiast’s cities safer, more energy-efficient and self-sustaining. He researched different chemical compounds until he had found a better catalyst to clean exhaust fumes, and was a forefront member urging people to use Electrical engines rather than fuel-powered combustion engines. Perhaps his greatest venture, in the eyes of his fellow Kiastans, was that of investigating and innovating technology which would help people survive in more inhospitable climates, such as those on the system’s other habitable bodies. His work on water reclaimers, air filters, immensely helped cities living in the Kaerls colony. His work on innovating atmospheric suits, increasing the thermal insulation and improving the respiration aids have helped researchers visiting Sorilis and Quelor. 

However, part-way into his work, Emperor Taslem died, and the Vauzem Dominion took the Palace, sparking civil war. Talion sided with Kaltani, and fought for his Empress. He was a deft hand with a quarterstaff, but he had toyed around with his blaster, augmenting it with a scope and energy modulators. He wasn’t the best shot, but he had a decent weapon. When the fighting reached him, he had taken a strong position at the end of the corridor where he worked. The Dominion lost a couple of men to his blaster-spray, but soon they left of the corridor into his lab, wrecking some of his prototypes. Talion grew enraged and charged them, taking about three of them out before a nearby explosion knocked him unconscious.

When he awoke, he was being tended by Vatali Medical staff. He’d been out cold for two days, and was recovering from a shrapnel wound to the knee. The next day, he was summoned to the Empress. He had developed a limp - one which would never leave him. He was moved away from the front lines - though she appreciated the service he had done her - and was tasked with surveillance. He would track their movements. Throughout the rest of the war, he noted patterns of movements and recommended strategy points. For his duty in the war, he was awarded his own title: Lord Talion Badgerlock, and a plot of land on the western stretch of Essadan.

He continued his innovation and work, becoming quite successful. Despite his title, though, Talion Badgerlock has remained elusive within the Vatali nobility. If he does attend a gathering - often the host of these are compatriots and friends of his - he remains blunt and straight-forward, refusing to pay along to intrigues. He is often seen reading a book or frequenting the buffet. Despite his differences in behaviour, he is well-liked by his peers. He is complementary - and sincere - and seems genuinely interested when he asks about other’s lives. 

Badgerlock is also a prominent figure of the Quorahi, not hiding his heritage. He spends vast amounts of his personal fortune working to improve conditions for the Quorahi, and regularly invites them to smaller, low-key gatherings in Essadan. He focusses on improving the education and training of skills to them. He has also entered the real-estate market, buying quite a bit of land in the western sector of Essadan, and renting the apartments at a reasonable price for skilled workers.

Upon [[Odan-Urr]]’s arrival in the system, Talion began to observe and research the newcomers - as part of his ongoing loyalty to the Empire, and also out of unadulterated curiosity. He found out that a new task-force was being formed to train new members, and it was a cause he could get behind, and so he gifted a small complex of buildings in his real-estate empire to the new team, [[Zirael]].

==Personality==
A taciturn, yet sincere and earnest man, Talion admires intelligence and wit. He is loyal and likes that those he consorts with are loyal too. He is fiercely introverted, maintaining only a limited number of friends, though he is well-liked. When forced into small-talk, he is colloquial and sincerely interested, though more likely is that he simply nods along to a group.

When he has a strong cause, such as improving the quality of the mechanics of the cities, or the quality of atmospheric suits, or improving the lives of others, he is dedicated and single-minded in his efforts.

==Appearance==
===Attire===
He is usually seen in a simple leather or fabric tunic and woollen trousers - a testament to his time among the Quorahi and his dislike of fashion.
===Equipment===
 He always has one of his custom-datapads on him, connected remotely to his highly-advanced computers. They can only be used by him, keyed in using his fingerprint.

===Looks===
He has brown hair and green eyes. He has a slight build, and has filled out in his later years. He walks with a pronounced limp, though it has barely affected his quick walking pace, though it has affected his gait. He has a strong, sharp jaw and a short beard.