Adam Phoenix, as he's now known, is a relative newcomer to Cubeo politics. He arrived in August of 3305 in a battle-scarred Viper Mk IV named "Desire" and registered at the spaceport under the callsign Bigboss_26.  Evidently, the first 25 were already spoken for.  His identification token that day was authenticated to be genuine, yet was completely blank for the entire timeline before July 3305, save for basic demographic information. It's clear from his looks, however, that he's led a hard, twisted life before landing on Cubeo III. While his appearance has become neater since his arrival, acquaintances may notice he always seems to be looking over his shoulder for some unknown threat from the past, details of which he declines to share...  

-- James Rigney was born on a family freighter operation who plied their wares in the systems surrounding Achenar. His upbringing on a starship allowed him to easily pass the entrance exams for the Pilot's Federation and he soon found himself a full-fledged CMDR, with all the rights and fame thereto.  However, the glamorous lifestyle of a CMDR got the better of James.  As his addictions (social, substance, and otherwise) compounded, he found himself taking on increasingly dangerous and unscrupulous missions to pay the bills, from smuggling, to kidnapping, piracy, and even cold-blooded murder.  His creditors from the Haroingori Purple Ring finally caught up to him and when he couldn't pay, they took their pound of flesh. His broken body was shoved into the very cargo container of illegal slaves he'd been hauling, and his reception within was less than warm. The enforcers dropped James and the cargo pod off at an off-grid, unsanctioned asteroid mining facility, where he labored for several years. His escape was heroic, but he only chooses to remember it now when nightmares or strong whiskey overtake him. His smuggling connections allowed him to procure a new identity, and he has worked hard to keep James Rigney and Adam Phoenix entirely separate entities, lest his enemies come calling on him once again. Now mostly sober, and having reflected on his actions as a younger man, he struck out to redeem himself; to balance his karma. He sought out the one voice of virtue within the Empire, Princess Aisling Duval.