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"I need to help her. She's one of the few people from my old life that I have left."

―John Glayde, of Selinica Miriya

Though raised by a veteran CorSec Officer who was proud to see Corellia stand apart from the Empire, the loss of Glayde's younger sister Sora to an act of interstellar lawlessness ultimately led him to enlist in the Stormtrooper Corps at seventeen, hoping to prevent more families from losing their daughters. He served as a basic trooper until his eighteenth birthday, when he was transferred for training and eventual deployment with a unit of Scout Troopers, out on Naboo.

Glayde proved to be a natural scout and marksman, and progressed steadily through the ranks, earning the rank of Sergeant and commanding his own Lancer by twenty-one. His status as a Scout NCO didn't last long however, as he was soon headhunted by the elite Jump Troopers, to join their ranks.

He served with distinction, but during a mission with the Jump Troopers he was badly injured, and was mistakenly recorded as killed in action. Intending to take advantage of the oversight - and his skills - Glayde was reassigned to the Storm Commandos, and given extensive additional training.

Sergeant Glayde ultimately left the Storm Commandos over a moral conflict resulting from his orders. He was sent to kill a dangerous Rebel target, before she could do harm to any innocent civilians: upon reaching her home however, he found her with her two children, and refused the order. He was reprimanded; and two days later that same woman boarded a transport carrying over a hundred passengers, and detonated a bomb. Glayde continues to hold himself responsible for each and every one of those deaths; he would have been given a dishonourable discharge from the Corps, were he not already listed as KIA.

While Glayde had been in Imperial service, his parents had retired to Alderaan, and were killed when the planet was destroyed. Finding himself with no career and no family, he drifted for a while before ultimately becoming involved with the Rebel Alliance: a retired Imperial Captain named Vansen Tyree managed to convince him that, despite the actions he had witnessed and permitted to happen, the objective of restoring the Republic was a noble goal; but the Alliance would need individuals such as Glayde, with their strong moral compass, in order to keep them on the right track. Submitting his credentials to Crix Madine, Glayde found himself inducted directly into SpecForce as a Sergeant in the Pathfinders.

Though restored to NCO status, it didn't last long: during one of his early missions, Glayde's CO was killed, and he was forced to assume command of the team. In recognition of his actions he was made a Lieutenant. He ultimately found himself and his unit reassigned to form the SpecForce contingent aboard the Valiant under Captain Tyree, and he eventually earned the rank of Captain.

Glayde was reassigned from the Valiant to a special operations project within SpecForce, which eventually became Dorn Force. Though not initially intended as such, Glayde was soon appointed the permanent Field Commander under Colonel Sogan Dalgas and then, following the team's reassignment to SpecForce Command, now-Major Glayde was made the unit's full CO, operating out of the Bothan Spynet headquarters on Bothawui.

Unfortunately for the team, General Torrsk Oruo'rel was not as fond of the concept as Colonel Dalgas had been and, after reassigning several of it's members to other assignments, killed the team by attrition. Glayde and Serasai Onashi were the last two

"If you wind up letting me down, odds are that neither one of us will be around for me to yell at you, so I wouldn't worry about it too much."

―John Glayde, to Charlotte Tur'enne

Most of the time, Glayde's emotions are carefully controlled and restrained. Partly that is a result of his commando training; but more critically, sequestering his emotions has been a subconscious way of ignoring the pain, loss, and guilt he feels over various events of his life. He is not completely devoid of emotions however, and when he begins to relax about people, he can be a kind and sympathetic individual.

Glayde's leadership style is unorthadox. Having learned to lead as a Sergeant - "one of the troops" - he finds it difficult to establish the kind of detatchment that is expected of the Officer-Enlisted relationship, and would be much happier dropping down in rank back to being a Sergeant again, provided he could keep the same job. He tries to make himself as approachable as he can; and he also goes to great lengths to understand the personnel under his command, and treat them as individuals with their own personal approach, rather than a one size fits all manner.

Selinica Miriya
When Glayde lost his sister, her best friend Selinica Miriya had become extremely close to John and his parents. While hardly a replacement for their lost daughter, she was very much part of Glayde's "family", and he watched out for her as if she were another sibling. During his years with the Empire she fell in with the wrong sorts of people, and managed to get herself in trouble. Glayde has since managed to bail her out; and he considers his absense as being to blame for her situation. Recently, he managed to arrange for her to work for the Rebellion, even managing to get Alexander Tur'enne assigned to "supervise" her on his behalf.

Mara Tallen
A SpecForce officer and Heavy Weapon Specialist, Mara Tallen is an old flame of Glayde's, from his time aboard the Valiant. The two were separated by reassignment, but were reunited in Dorn Force. With Glayde becoming her direct superior however, he was reluctant to rekindle their relationship: something that Tallen was not entirely happy about. The resulting friction ultimately contributed to her being the first member of Dorn Force to be reassigned, on disciplinary grounds - though not at Glayde's request, or choice.

Charlotte Tur'enne
A fellow Corellian, Charlotte Tur'enne was assigned to Dorn Force as it's Infiltration specialist and Designated Marksman. The only survivor of Taskforce Cresh, she has a reputation for being insolent and insubordinate; however, Glayde seems to have earned her trust, and respect. The sentiment is echoed to such a degree that Glayde recently selected her as his second-in-command. There have been times when a deeper personal relationship might have evolved, but Glayde was always reluctant to become involved in that way with someone under his command. With Dorn Force disbanded, Tur'enne is now heavily involved with Alliance Intelligence.

Serasai Onashi
Glayde regards Serasai Onashi as a burden. A mercenary under contract with Alliance SpecOps, he was added to Dorn Force as a jack of all trades; Glayde however chooses to dwell on the fact that he is a master of none. Worse than that, Glayde has a pathalogical distrust of mercenaries: partly because of how difficult he finds serving in the Rebel Alliance, rather than a "proper" military. After spending several days trapped in a shuttle with Onashi however, the two have managed to come to something of a grudging understanding.