Kesanion was an Iscali pilot and ace who fought in the Great Liberation. Born on the Iscali colony world of Tershin, Kesanion spent his early career piloting shipping freighters to and from the Iscali homeworld, Iscandar. His reputation for daredevil maneuvers, setting flight records and performing moves other pilots swore were impossible for freighters, brought him to the attention of the Iscali Security Fleet, which trained him as a starfighter pilot. Accepting an officer's commission, Kesanion continued to fly for the ISF until 95 ABY.