Andy "Duke" Ellington was an exceptional fighter pilot with a habit of biting off more than he should have been able to chew.  Yet, somehow, he always came through it - whether that was luck or skill was an open debate amongst his squadron-mates.  This was his life as political tensions rose and boiled over into military action.  At least it was until it wasn't.  He pushed too hard and too far and the end came for him. And then...he was Elsewhere, in a completely different world with no support and only a marginal clue.  Things like magic and stats were real and he had to learn how to adapt to his new reality.  But he was "Duke"  or "The Duke" as many called him.  He lived his life on the edge and he would do no different in this world.  He would show everyone just who he was and what happened if you messed with "The Duke".