General Ulgo served for 35 years in the Republic Army. After a rewarding career, he was ready to retire, but was instead asked to remain on high alert due to the Alderaanian political situation. The General watched as the current Republic Senator and future heir to Alderaan's throne, Gaul Panteer, seceded from the Republic . Several years later, Ulgo was still in service when both Crown Prince Panteer and the reigning Queen died mysteriously. This development left Alderaan still technically severed from the Republic and leaderless. General Ulgo observed events as Alderaanian nobles passed a new law allowing the return of House Thul, a noble dynasty that had been long suspected of being manipulated by the Empire, then was finally exiled for sedition. The General noted the arrival of Imperia