Ned Merleno

"I have a duty to my family, as well as a duty to my men." - Ned Merleno

Ned Merleno is a respected Jedi Master. He serves with The Blades of Freedom with fellow soldiers. Ned is the husband of Leia Greenwield and father of three children. He is a war hero on many fronts inculding Umbara.

Biography
Ned Merleno was born on Mandalore. His father was a dark acolyte who had died only a couple of days after his birth. Ned's mother is unknown, but he was taken by the Jedi being only months old.

Merleno began his training under the Jedi Knight at the time, Mako Magusscanner. They were in the famous team know as the Destroyers of Dark Reaper. Other members of the squad include, Joshua, Vasto, Mical, and Mal.

Command under Mako
Ned and Mako spend many missions together. This included there mission to Iceberg Three, in which Ned was wounded being too arrogant. They also battled at Genenois, were they became war heros. The two were most famous for fighting Sith. Including the Shadow of Darkness. The Destroyers of Dark Reaper encountered many in the past, almost losing their base once.

The Jedi Council saw the success of the pair. Mako was made Jedi Master, and Ned became a Knight. They still stuck together even though they would no longer be master and apprentice. Thus was the beginning of the Defenders of Freedom. A squad dedicted to freeing hopeless worlds.

Becoming a Master.
Once again, Ned was able to impress the council with his sharp wits and ability to defeat the emeny. His clones respect him a lot. So Merleno was made into a Jedi Master. This was the time when Mako had decided to delete the Defenders of Freedom and create a new, more elite, squad. Though Ned liked his old squad, and took over the Defenders.

His first mission as Master, and leader of his squad, was to take them to Umbara. They had taken a cruical airfield and defeated the hidden bunkers. He and his squad also managed to deal with the threat of Trandoshan Pirates.

Marriage
For a while, Ned had seen all his friends get married, including Mako. He decided to find a girl of his own and found Leia Greenwielder. They both shared an interest in racing and combat. They got married and had three children of thier own.

Leia and Ned shared many missions together including fighting bounty hunters and fighting Sith in the Sith Temple. Both became very rich and made two huge houses for their family to live. Life became good and happy, atleast for the moment.

Mako's turn.
Mako was still Ned's best friend, Though he became dark and split with his wife. Ned's old master was becoming a sith. Mako had been evil for a while and even tried to kill Ned. Then Mako was kicked out of the Jedi Order once and for all. Ned did his best to make Mako good again. He convinced Mako, but the Jedi wouldn't let him return.

Ned helped his friend on many occasions, but it seemed as his old master had fell apart.

The Blades of Freedom
Ned now wanted to be a part of a team, instead of the leader of one. He joined The Blades of Freedom. Lead by Sharpe. Now to mention, Leia had joined the squad also, becoming the squad's official senator. Ned saw a great opportunity in this new team. He had showed Sharpe what he was made of and his leadership skills, earning him the promotion to General.

The Blades of Freedom fought harshly on Umbara and defeated the enemy there. Currently this was there last mission, and they will soon have more. Ned had finally found his place in the galaxy, the right hand man of Sharpe. "Fight for your brothers, and they shall fight for you!"