In 2246 N'lan signed onboard a Narn freighter running supplies to the Earth Alliance. For the duration of the Earth-Minbari War, N'lan watched the conflicts and tried to pick up whatever fighting and piloting skills he could from his crewmates, still in pursuit of his dream. Finally, as the Earth-Minbari War ended at the Battle of the Line and border smuggling became less profitable, N'lan enlisted at the Narn Imperial Academy and was accepted into the Starfighter program. By 2253 he had gradutated with honors and was assigned to the Heavy Cruiser D'trell as a fighter pilot. For the next six years he served onboard the D'trell, participating in border raids against Centauri worlds, the most notable of which was the brief Narn occupation of the Centauri colony on Ragash III in 2258.
In 2259, with the outbreak of the Narn-Centauri War, N'lan was assigned to the Corvette Na'lon's Fist and sent out as part of a battle group assigned to protect the Abriiga System. When the Centauri Fleet arrived in the system in 2259, the battle was joined but the Narn Fleet was quickly beaten back and during the retreat the commander of the Na'lon's Fist was killed after the bridge was hit by an Ion Cannon barrage. N'lan immediately seized command and continued the withdrawl, saving the Corvette from certain destruction and preserving the lives of his crew. The Battle of Abriiga ended with the total conquest of the planet and the retreat of the Narn Fleet from the system. N'lan attempted to return his vessel to Narn but was cut off by a Centauri Fleet and was forced back to the world of Geridan. It was there that, in 2260, he learned of the fall of Narn and took his crew into exile, finally making his way to Babylon 5 where he signed on with John Sheridan in his war against the Shadows and later the Vorlons. The Na'lon's Fist was present at the Battle of Coriana when Sheridan made his bid against the combined fleets of the Shadows and Vorlons and was disabled by a Shadow Battlecrab before the conflict was ended and the Shadows and Vorlons retreated from the known galaxy. The Narn vessel was then towed back to Babylon 5 for repairs.
While at Babylon 5, N'lan leaned of the liberation of Narn from Centauri occupation and took his ship back to the Homeworld with the intention of aiding in the rebuilding of the Imperial Fleet. As a commander with much battle experience, N'lan's future seems to be a bright one.
Born on D'griel
2234
A Centauri raid destroys his home and kills his family, leaving him without any backing
2246
Signed onboard a Narn freighter running supplies to the Earth Alliance
2248
Attended the Narn Imperial Academy
2253
Assigned to the Heavy Cruiser D'trell as a Starfighter Pilot
2258
Participated in the Narn invasion of Ragash III
2259
Assigned to the Corvette Na'lon's Fist
Assumed command of the Na'lon's Fist after the former commander was killed at the Battle of Abriiga
2260
Driven into exile with his crew during the Centauri occupation
Joined John Sheridan in the Shadow War
Participated in the Battle of Coriana against the Vorlons and Shadows
2261
Returned to Narn to help rebuild the Imperial Fleet