Kurtis Jackson

Kurtis Jackson is a human male born on the 20th of July, 2394, on the human colony planet Snovos. He joined the Alliance Army at age nineteen and fought in the Alliance-Somakian War (2415-2420), where he developed a deep hatred for the Somakians. After the war he served for many more years, becoming a high-ranking general in the army. When Damien Kameron was elected president in 2437, he installed several policies of peace with the Somakian Empire. This enraged Kurtis, as he believed in violence in dealing with their former enemies. After secretly gathering many individuals and planets to his cause, he seceded from the Alliance in 2441 and established the Federacy of Free Worlds, though it was free in name only, as Kurtis was a ruthless dictator. He also intiated the Alliance Civil War when he ordered the destruction of a gemini-class light cruiser that was carrying several Alliance Diplomatic Wardens, Kurtis however believed them to be assassins sent to kil him. In 2417 Kurtis was taken prisoner by the Somakians during the Battle for Apadeva. For three years he was held in a Somakian labour camp on the planet Raxon II. Like every other slave in the Somakian Empire, he was branded on the neck. When the war ended in 2420 he was released back to the Alliance as a sign of goodwill, but his animosity and anger towards the Somakians would continue to stay with him for the rest of his life, and eventually be a contributing factor in his secession. Followers of Jackson and his ideals are referred to as "Jacksonites".