A pleasure to hear from you once more. I have seen your Irregulars hard at work, and they seem to be a reliable bunch, which only makes me glad to answer your question so you know who, or what, you are dealing with. Of course, information is a service, and I believe that any service has a price. This time, I will let you choose how to pay back the favor. If you wish for it to be in credits, simply transfer a sum you find appropriate to AdZ)Gateau. Otherwise, we can discuss of such matters over coffee some other time.

I hope you are ready for a little crash course in Gallic History. If not, simply read my summary below.

The Council has more or less always existed in one way or another after the First Gallic War, ragtag groups of vaguely affiliated anti-royalists that was unhappy with the statue quo. Though many different organizations over time allied themselves to them over the ages, it was the open rebellion on Marnes in 710 AGS (794 GS) that was a catalyst for the Council to act in the open, assembling nearly all of the other resistance groups under its military umbrella, with the exception of the Maquis.

The Council was not unanimously popular among the revolutionists, but they had the most political clout, the most experienced military leadership, and had the love of the people on their side. They were one of the few groups to actually offer Royalists the opportunity to surrender and join them, rather than summary execution, during the worst of the Second Gallic War. A courtesy that their allies the Maquis did not extend to Royalist parties, or even captured civilians found to be working for the King, so you can be reassured that your man is most likely not a war criminal on the run if he was but a simple Councilman.

Unfortunately, the Council was still but a small military force, and was surrounded and nearly crushed, leading to a final desperate assault of their military campaign: throw the bulk of their entire forces against that of the King to breach into Sirius in the hopes of finding allies to help them remove the Royalists from power. The assault somehow caught the Royalists off-guard,leading to the events known as the 'Réunion'. This only partially worked, as it turned the Royalists' attention to Kusari and Bretonia.

With the bulk of their Capital fleet decimated, yet with the threat of imminent defeat removed, the Council shifted to guerilla tactics rather than a standing military as it once attempted to be, striking military targets, capturing Royalist vessels, the usual fare for such groups. Things would remain such until he glassing of Leeds. The massive defections led to an imbalance of power, the Royalists unable to keep control of Gallia after such a massacre.

Whatever element still loyal to the Royal family simply moved away in one massive fleet known as the Enclave, while the Council shifted from revolutionary movement to a proper government, the Confederation of Gallia. This should be the end of this story, except that the invasion of Kusari led to the formation of the Gallic Union, as well as granting pardon to any Royalist that desired to rejoin their Homeland, an event I have last mentioned in our discussion of the Royalists.

This has caused quite the split among former Council pilots. Some saw this as a necessary evil, requiring the military experience of the royalists to soundly defeat the Kusari, while it led other former members of the Council to become Antiroyalist radicals, joining the ranks of the Maquis, hunting down former royalists to 'give them the end they deserve'.

In summary, if your applicant indeed is a former transport pilot for the Council, it likely means they have experience blockade running and working in a 'high stress environment'. Alternatively, they may be one of the more antiroyalist element simply trying to make a living away from Gallia.

I hope you appreciate this small lesson in Gallic History.