This series of bios are written to tie in the Canon and Legends aftermaths of the Empire into my fan universe.
IMPERIAL WARLORDS, PART I
GAI File IW-001 (Major Kals Vaddus, 27 ABY)
With the recent (and hopefully last) fall of the Empire, it has fallen onto me to lead the mission in keeping track of all the loose ends we have on the Empire. Many Imperials have risen over the past two decades, all vying for control of the Emperor's scraps. While most of them have been either eliminated or put into custody, rumors are starting to spread of some of these warlords still being active. Despite the best efforts of the Imperial Remnant to put these fears to rest, the Galactic Alliance has tasked me in uncovering what I can of all major figures within the Empire so that we can follow any and all possible threads and vanquish the threat of the Empire once and for all.
Each of these files shall detail three of the Empire's most fearsome warlords, documenting their history, their rise to power, and their current status (if it is known). This is all compiled from an assortment of documents, files, and hearsay from Alliance and Imperial members alike.
Sate Pestage
Much of Sate Pestage's past remains shrouded in mystery. What little is known is that he was born in the city of Dalpona on the Outer Rim world of Ciutric IV. Ever since Palpatine's election as Senator of Naboo, Pestage had served as the future Emperor's right-hand man, becoming one of his chief advisers when he was elected Supreme Chancellor.
When the Empire came into power, Pestage was named Grand Vizier and oversaw the many bureaus, ministries, and other offices of the Galactic Empire. In many ways, he was the figurative ruler of the Empire, as Palpatine had gradually withdrawn from the public eye, ruling the Empire through Pestage.
After the Battle of Endor, which saw to the Emperor's demise, control of the Empire naturally went to the Grand Vizier, the next highest rank after the Emperor. Rather than seek revenge against the victorious Rebel Alliance, Emperor Pestage instead went on the defensive, fortifying Coruscant and the other Core Worlds.
Unbeknownst to Pestage, those he thought were his closest allies were secretly working against him. Behind his back, Director Ysanne Isard of Imperial Intelligence was conspiring to take the throne for herself. She manipulated Pestage into making moves against the New Republic that only proved to weaken his hold on the Empire, sowing a lack of confidence among the members of the Ruling Court.
Between Isard's manipulations and the growing armies of the various Imperial warlords that had risen across the galaxy, Pestage was forced to turn to the New Republic for help. Meeting with Leia Organa in secret, the beleaguered Emperor offered to leave Coruscant defenseless for the New Republic to retake it in exchange for sanctuary. While Organa agreed to take him on for the deal, she was unable to secure support from the Provisional Council, as many suspected it was a trap.
Upon returning to Coruscant, Pestage was put on trial for treason, as Isard had found out about his dealings with the New Republic. After the Tribunal found him guilty, Pestage managed to escape arrest and fled to his homeworld of Ciutric IV. However, shortly after arriving, he was placed under custody by Governor Brothic, who had heard of the warrant placed on the dethroned Emperor's head.
With Pestage gone, the Empire's hold on Coruscant became more and more slippery. Various sectors broke out into riots. While the Ruling Court struggled to maintain order, they sent Admiral Delak Krennel to retrieve Pestage. Isard secretly made a deal with the admiral, promising to make him Emperor if he found Pestage and brought him to her. At the same time, the New Republic sent their forces to rescue Pestage from Ciutric, hoping that it would provide the message that they would not treat their enemies the way the Empire did.
While the Republic succeeded in freeing Pestage, they were prevented from leaving Ciutric IV by the arrival of Admiral Krennel's forces. After weighing his options, Pestage decided to betray the New Republic and sent their battle plans to Admiral Krennel. The New Republic were still victorious against the Imperial forces and able to get off Ciutric. However, it wasn't until after they were away that they realized Pestage had ran off from them.
What befell Pestage after this is anyone's guess. Shortly after the incursion at Ciutric, it was reported that Admiral Krennel had murdered every last member of Pestage's family, leading the New Republic to presume that he had killed Sate Pestage as well. However, in 10 ABY, rumors of a clone Pestage living on Byss surfaced, leading some to belief that the Pestage on Ciutric had also been a clone. So far nothing further has been uncovered, and as far as even the Imperial Remannt is concerned, Pestage is as good as dead.
Unbeknownst to Pestage, those he thought were his closest allies were secretly working against him. Behind his back, Director Ysanne Isard of Imperial Intelligence was conspiring to take the throne for herself. She manipulated Pestage into making moves against the New Republic that only proved to weaken his hold on the Empire, sowing a lack of confidence among the members of the Ruling Court.
Between Isard's manipulations and the growing armies of the various Imperial warlords that had risen across the galaxy, Pestage was forced to turn to the New Republic for help. Meeting with Leia Organa in secret, the beleaguered Emperor offered to leave Coruscant defenseless for the New Republic to retake it in exchange for sanctuary. While Organa agreed to take him on for the deal, she was unable to secure support from the Provisional Council, as many suspected it was a trap.
Upon returning to Coruscant, Pestage was put on trial for treason, as Isard had found out about his dealings with the New Republic. After the Tribunal found him guilty, Pestage managed to escape arrest and fled to his homeworld of Ciutric IV. However, shortly after arriving, he was placed under custody by Governor Brothic, who had heard of the warrant placed on the dethroned Emperor's head.
With Pestage gone, the Empire's hold on Coruscant became more and more slippery. Various sectors broke out into riots. While the Ruling Court struggled to maintain order, they sent Admiral Delak Krennel to retrieve Pestage. Isard secretly made a deal with the admiral, promising to make him Emperor if he found Pestage and brought him to her. At the same time, the New Republic sent their forces to rescue Pestage from Ciutric, hoping that it would provide the message that they would not treat their enemies the way the Empire did.
While the Republic succeeded in freeing Pestage, they were prevented from leaving Ciutric IV by the arrival of Admiral Krennel's forces. After weighing his options, Pestage decided to betray the New Republic and sent their battle plans to Admiral Krennel. The New Republic were still victorious against the Imperial forces and able to get off Ciutric. However, it wasn't until after they were away that they realized Pestage had ran off from them.
What befell Pestage after this is anyone's guess. Shortly after the incursion at Ciutric, it was reported that Admiral Krennel had murdered every last member of Pestage's family, leading the New Republic to presume that he had killed Sate Pestage as well. However, in 10 ABY, rumors of a clone Pestage living on Byss surfaced, leading some to belief that the Pestage on Ciutric had also been a clone. So far nothing further has been uncovered, and as far as even the Imperial Remannt is concerned, Pestage is as good as dead.
Ysanne Isard
Ysanne Isard was born into a family of wealth and influence on Coruscant approximately eight years before the outbreak of the Clone Wars. She idolized her father Armand, who served as Director of Imperial Intelligence for most of the Empire's reign. As his daughter quickly became one of Intelligence's top field agents, Armand began to fear Ysanne would one day usurp him and attempted to have her eliminated by sending her on a suicide mission. Ysanne failed the mission however but was able to get back at her father by uncovering evidence that he was plotting to overthrow the Emperor. In short time, Armand Isard was executed and Ysanne was made Director of Imperial Intelligence.
After the Battle of Endor, Isard served as an adviser to interim Emperor Sate Pestage, although she desired the throne for herself. Conspiring with the Ruling Council, she was able to manipulate Pestage into losing his power, leading to him making a deal with the New Republic. When Pestage fled from arrest, the Council sent Admiral Delak Krennel to retrieve the former Grand Vizier. While the Empire was preoccupied with Pestage's retrieval, Isard tracked down the ruling members of the Imperial Court and assassinated all but one of them, General Paltr Carvin, whom she had imprisoned on her flagship, the Lusankya. With this done, as well as with Pestage's supposed death at Krennel's hand, Isard was Empress in all but name.
Her reign was short lived however. By the time she had assumed power, a vast majority of the Imperial fleet had fallen under the commands of various other warlords across the galaxy, chief among them Fleet Admiral Gallius Rax. Knowing that it was only a matter of time before the New Republic retook Coruscant, Isard attempted to create a virus that would reneder Coruscant a sick world. However, this project was sabotaged by Rax's spies and Isard fled from Coruscant when the New Republic attacked.
Fleeing to Thyferra, Isard named herself a warlord and supported a political coup on the planet. In 7 ABY, Rogue Squadron made battle against Isard's forces and were able to take Thyferra and the Lusankya. While Isard was at first presumed to have been killed in the process, she was actually able to escape and go into hiding. She resurfaced two years later and provided the New Republic with the locations of the Lusankya prisoners, hoping to distract them long enough for her to steal the Lusankya back and join the Dark Empire in the Deep Core. However, her plans were cut short when she was killed by NR Intelligence agent Iella Wessiri.
Fleeing to Thyferra, Isard named herself a warlord and supported a political coup on the planet. In 7 ABY, Rogue Squadron made battle against Isard's forces and were able to take Thyferra and the Lusankya. While Isard was at first presumed to have been killed in the process, she was actually able to escape and go into hiding. She resurfaced two years later and provided the New Republic with the locations of the Lusankya prisoners, hoping to distract them long enough for her to steal the Lusankya back and join the Dark Empire in the Deep Core. However, her plans were cut short when she was killed by NR Intelligence agent Iella Wessiri.
Gallius Rax
Very little exists on Fleet Admiral Gallius Rax's background. He first appeared on the Imperial Navy roster in 15 BBY, holding the rank of commander. His reports were said to be marked "Eyes Only" for Colonel Wullf Yularen and bypassed those of even the most venerated of fleet officers. He was awarded several medals during his service, including the highly prestigious Hero of the Empire and Emperor's Will medals. By the time of the Battle of Endor, he had attained the rank of Fleet Admiral.
Set on building a new empire, Admiral Rax began weeding out those whose loyalties he knew were in question. Posing as "the Operator", he fed the New Republic with intelligence on vulnerable Imperial routes and galactic leaders likely to secede from the Empire. He then orchestrated an emergency summit at Akiva, leading the New Republic there to attack them. All of the members of the summit were killed save for Admiral Rae Sloane, whom Rax had promoted to Grand Admiral and made her the public face of his Empire.
Unbeknownst to all who served him, Rax was secretly following a contingency plan allegedly given to him by the Emperor: if Palpatine were to fall, Rax was to make sure the Empire fell with him, as punishment for failing to protect him. This all came to fruition at Jakku, where Rax pitted them against the New Republic's forces, knowing that they would fail.
The Battle of Jakku was a long and tumultuous conflict for both sides, which Rax oversaw from his base, the Observatory. Halfway into the battle, participating admirals on both sides received a message from a mysterious contact*, who told them of Rax's deception. As a result, both admirals ordered their ships to fire upon the Observatory, killing Rax. The surviving Imperial forces then fled from Jakku, eventually joining forces with Grand Admiral Thrawn.
With the Battle of Jakku won, along with their earlier victory at Coruscant, the New Republic declared the Galactic Civil War to be over, although conflicts with pocket Imperial domains would still occur for the next five years until the emergence of the Dark Empire.
*Many Intel agents, as well as the admirals in question, have suspected that this contact was one of Darth Vorath's Sith, as Vorath would have undoubtedly seen Rax's plan as a major blow to his own plans.
Set on building a new empire, Admiral Rax began weeding out those whose loyalties he knew were in question. Posing as "the Operator", he fed the New Republic with intelligence on vulnerable Imperial routes and galactic leaders likely to secede from the Empire. He then orchestrated an emergency summit at Akiva, leading the New Republic there to attack them. All of the members of the summit were killed save for Admiral Rae Sloane, whom Rax had promoted to Grand Admiral and made her the public face of his Empire.
Unbeknownst to all who served him, Rax was secretly following a contingency plan allegedly given to him by the Emperor: if Palpatine were to fall, Rax was to make sure the Empire fell with him, as punishment for failing to protect him. This all came to fruition at Jakku, where Rax pitted them against the New Republic's forces, knowing that they would fail.
The Battle of Jakku was a long and tumultuous conflict for both sides, which Rax oversaw from his base, the Observatory. Halfway into the battle, participating admirals on both sides received a message from a mysterious contact*, who told them of Rax's deception. As a result, both admirals ordered their ships to fire upon the Observatory, killing Rax. The surviving Imperial forces then fled from Jakku, eventually joining forces with Grand Admiral Thrawn.
With the Battle of Jakku won, along with their earlier victory at Coruscant, the New Republic declared the Galactic Civil War to be over, although conflicts with pocket Imperial domains would still occur for the next five years until the emergence of the Dark Empire.
*Many Intel agents, as well as the admirals in question, have suspected that this contact was one of Darth Vorath's Sith, as Vorath would have undoubtedly seen Rax's plan as a major blow to his own plans.
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