Star Wars - A Grand Admiral Returns (2 page)

Template Type:
Imperial Grand Admiral

Loyalty:
To the Empire

Height:
1.8 meters

Species:
Unknown

Sex:
Male

Homeworld:
Unknown

Age:
Unknown

Quote:
“Learn about art. When you understand a species’ art, you understand that species.”

DEXTERITY 2D+1

Blaster 9D+1, brawling parry 6D, dodge 9D, grenade 7D+1, heavy weapons 8D+1, melee 8D+2, melee parry 8D+1

KNOWLEDGE

3D+1 Alien races 11D+1, bureaucracy 12D+1, cultures 11D+1, languages 12D, planetary systems 11D, streetwise 8D, survival 8D, technology 7D

MECHANICAL 3D+2

Astrogation 7D+2, beast riding 7D+2, repulsorlift operation 6D+2, starship gunnery 9D+2, starship piloting 10D+2, starship shields 9D+1

PERCEPTION 3D+1

Bargain 12D+1, command 12D+1, con 10D+1, gambling 9D+1, hide/sneak 7D, search 11D+1

STRENGTH 2D+1

Brawling 6D+1, stamina 9D+1, swimming 4D+2

TECHNICAL 3D

Computer programming/repair 8D, demolition 6D+2, Droid programming/ repair 6D, medicine 5D, security 9D+1

Captain Pellaeon

Captain Pellaeon has spent fifty years in the Imperial Fleet, and he carries the regal weight of those years like a badge of honor and courage. He served through the good times and the bad times, always loyal, always professional. He became Captain of the Star Destroyer
Chimaera
at the Battle of Endor. His former commander had been killed, and someone had to take charge before the entire ship was lost. Pellaeon became that man.

He remembers the Imperial Fleet at the height of its considerable power, and that makes the current situation so much more painful. In the old days, it would have been inconceivable for a very young man to serve as a bridge officer on a Star Destroyer. However, that was the situation the Fleet faced five years after the defeat at Endor. Men so young that they were barely of an age to be cadets filled all but a few positions, and it sickens Pellaeon. It is an old bitterness, and the root of the problems that have plagued the Empire since the Emperor’s death.

The scenes of Endor still haunt Pellaeon’s dreams. Images of the Super Star Destroyer
Executor
and its disproportionate number of the brightest young and mid-level officers and crew members colliding with the unfinished Death Star, exploding spectacularly and utterly. The Fleet never recovered from that fiasco, and only now with the return of Grand Admiral Thrawn does Pellaeon see any hope for things to change. At Endor, the remnants of the Fleet were forced into a confused rout, running away with whatever remained of their once great armada, hoping to survive long enough to fight another day.

In the five years since, Pellaeon has done his best to hold the remnants together. Despite his best efforts, however, the Empire could never regain the initiative against the Rebels. He was forced to order retreat after retreat, wincing as the Empire was pushed back to a mere quarter of the territory it once controlled. Worse, they were forced to hold territory that was once considered the backwater of the Empire. It was a disgrace to see the mighty Empire reduced to such a state, and Pellaeon hated it.

He had painstakingly trained his ship’s crew, but he could not provide them with the benefits of experience. The crew was young, so young. Inexperienced children were at the controls, many of whom were conscripted from their homeworlds by force or threat of force. It was a sorry situation.

But the end was not upon them yet, Pellaeon knew. Not since he had turned command over to the greatest military mind the Empire had ever produced. Pellaeon works well at Grand Admiral Thrawn’s side. It takes some getting used to that the Grand Admiral actually
wants
to hear differing opinions. So many previous Imperial commanders wanted subordinates to regurgitate their own views and ideas back to them. Some even eliminated those who attempted to think on their own. Thrawn was secure enough in his position not to be threatened by initiative and fresh ideas. In fact, he welcomes them.

Captain Pellaeon is nervous about the presence of a Dark Jedi. He fears a return of someone of Lord Vader’s power and disposition. But he trusts and admires Grand Admiral Thrawn, despite the fact that the Warlord is not human. He likes the new direction the Empire is taking, and he will continue to serve it with dedication and to the best of his ability for as long as he is able.

Perhaps he will even live to see the final defeat of the Rebellion — an event which only a few short months ago he believed might never happen, at least not within his own life time.

Captain Pellaeon Roleplaying Game Statistics

Template Type:
Imperial Captain

Loyalty:
To the Empire

Height:
1 .7 meters

Species:
Human

Sex:
Male

Homeworld:
Coruscant

Age:
70+

Quote:
“Run engines to full power. Prepare to make the jump to lightspeed.”

DEXTERITY 2D+2

Blaster 7D+2, dodge 7D+2, grenade 7D+2, melee 6D+2, melee parry 6D+2 

KNOWLEDGE 3D

Alien races 6D, bureaucracy 9D, cultures 5D, languages 6D, planetary systems 10D, starship tactics 9D, technology 6D+1

MECHANICAL 3D+2

Astrogation 8D, repulsorlift operation 6D+2, starship gunnery 6D+2, starship piloting 8D+2, starship shields 7D+2

PERCEPTION 3D+1

Bargain 7D+1, command 8D+1, con 7D+1, gambling 6D+1, hide/sneak 7D+1, search 8D+1

STRENGTH 2D+1

Brawling 3D+1, stamina 7D+1

TECHNICAL 3D

Computer programming/repair 6D, demolition 5D, Droid programming/repair 5D, repulsorlift repair 5D, security 8D, starship repair 6D+1

From Heir to the Empire Sourcebook (07-1992)

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