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| - Lawen Austin was a human male Republic officer during the final days of the Old Republic. Born in a family who were in the armed forces and an advocate for peace, Austin followed in their footsteps and joined the Republic Military Academy on Coruscant in 40 BBY. Upon graduating from the academy in 34 BBY, Austin joined the Darpa Sector Fleet in charge of patrolling the Darpa sector, which was part of the Galactic Republic before the Clone Wars. There, he served as an Ensign, supervising crew members and slowly gaining experience from his superior officers. Later, he was judged ready and was promoted to Lieutenant.
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| - Lawen Austin was a human male Republic officer during the final days of the Old Republic. Born in a family who were in the armed forces and an advocate for peace, Austin followed in their footsteps and joined the Republic Military Academy on Coruscant in 40 BBY. Upon graduating from the academy in 34 BBY, Austin joined the Darpa Sector Fleet in charge of patrolling the Darpa sector, which was part of the Galactic Republic before the Clone Wars. There, he served as an Ensign, supervising crew members and slowly gaining experience from his superior officers. Later, he was judged ready and was promoted to Lieutenant. In 22 BBY, the Clone Wars had erupted, and Austin, desiring to have a more active role on the surface, resigned, and joined the ranks of the Grand Army of the Republic, comprised nearly of Clone troopers. In the Grand Army, Austin served first as a Colonel, leading the 968th Artillery Regiment into the battlefield. He was later promoted to General for his recognized actions on Alzoc III in 20 BBY, when he assisted Jedi Generals Plo Koon and Alloysis Keloy to eliminate the Droid Army presence supplying the Separatists with resources. When the war concluded in 19 BBY, Austin served alongside Jedi General Serin Waylun on Kashyyyk, when the Clone troopers executed Order 66. Austin, being perplexed and shocked, demanded why the troops attempted to kill their Jedi General. When the troops told him that the Jedi were traitors, Austin denied them to kill Serin. Being seen as a traitor and Jedi sympathizer, the troops also fired on Austin, forcing both him and Waylun to flee. Once clear, Waylun made the decision of staying here, leaving Lawen to escape the planet on his own. Immediately thereafter, Austin went into hiding in the Outer Rim not wanting to serve an empire that enforced brutality, genocide and prejudice throughout the galaxy. In 2 ABY, shortly following Yavin IV, Austin joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic, where he helped the Alliance's troops secure small yet decisive victories against the Empire. Following the Empire's defeat, Austin continued to serve the New Republic against the Imperial Remnant. However, when Jedi Master Luke Skywalker recognized the Force within him, Austin accepted of being trained into the New Jedi Order, where he served as a Jedi Knight during the New Republic era. Austin died peacefully in 42 ABY on Aaeton, the same planet of where his life began as a soldier of the Republic, to becoming a Jedi of the New Jedi Order.
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