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Graeda L'Annan
A portion of a study of L'Annan in ATAT combat armor gifted to her by Euna Miriel on her birthday Year 10 day 350.
Biographical Information
Race	Human
Homeworld	Crollia
Mother	Ysilwen Eirswith
Father	Nevin L'Annan
Spouse	Romolus Lupine (deceased)
Siblings	Mraz L'Annan
Children	none
Born	Year -23 Day 350 (33 standard years old)
Imperial Service
Branch	Imperial Army
Positions	Army Commanding Officer Imperial High Command Imperial Inner Circle Assault Force CO Director, Imperial Geographic COMPNOR Department Leader
Prior Service	None
Awards

Graeda Eirswith L'Annan (Year -23 Day 350 - present) is presently a Lieutenant General serving the Galactic Empire in the Imperial Army. She currently holds the position of Army Commanding Officer and is a member of Army Command and Imperial High Command. She simultaneously retains her position as the Commanding Officer of the Assault Force and volunteers her time for the Coalition of Progress as the Director of Imperial Geographic.

L'Annan's vision is to ensure a center of excellence for delivering capabilities to GE Army Soldiers so they can dominate the battlefield across the full spectrum of warfare. She remains focused directly – today and throughout the Army's transformation – to increase soldiers' combat effectiveness; deliver equipment that save soldiers' lives; and improve soldiers' quality of life.

General L'Annan is most known for her leadership commanding army units and for her effective methods in modernizing the Imperial Army. She was commissioned in the army at the age of 22 and was the first officer graduate from the new School for Officer and Command Studies on Coruscant. She is a strong advocate for the army and its continued importance in the Galactic war machine.

L'Annan has served in a wide variety of command and staff positions during her career. Prior to her current assignment she was the Army Executive Officer, Legion Commanding Officer, Legion Executive Officer, Legion Operation Adjutant, has served on Army High Command, Imperial High Command and has been an academy tutor. L'Annan has commanded troops in many sectors including: Corellia, Coruscant, Meridian, Dolomar, Fakir, Darpa and Bothan Space.

Early Imperial Career

L'Annan leading the Second Brigade's Taish's Raiders

• Imperial Army 2nd Brigade
  In year 9, Graeda graduated from the Imperial Army Training Centre on Carida with honours and was placed into service with the Imperial Army's Second Army Brigade (Second Imperial Legion), the Hellhounds. The new Private First Class was assigned as a scout trooper due to her skill set. From that point on, she immediately began proving herself in the ranks, eventually earning the 'Army Activty Medal' and becoming the first person to be awarded the prestigious 'Army Medal of Order' for demonstrating the ability to preserve the order, efficiency, and effectiveness of the Imperial Army. In the Second she served under CO Mark Ein Arton and XO Deric Adams and served with Marcus Aurelius and Zenchi Senkusha.

• Imperial Army 1st Legion
  She was not with the Hellhounds for long before the Army went through a restructure and she was moved into the First Imperial Legion, The Immortals. She served under LCO Arbellason Saalar and LXO Wolfgang Rasolam. When Rasolam went AWOL, L'Annan started filling his role, thereby demonstrating to her commanding officer and Army High Command that she was worthy of promotion to Sergeant Major and given the position of First Brigade Executive Officer. The same day she was also awarded the Army Medal of Order. She served with many fine army men and women, among them Ralkata Tyrran, who filled her position when she left The Immortals and eventually became their legion commanding officer.

• Imperial Academy Tutor
  On Year 9 Day 104 , L`Annan was accepted as a professor at the Imperial Academy by the Dean, Rann Van. At the time she served as the only female professor and one of only two Imperial Army members. L`Annan retired from her post at the Academy at the start of year 10 to better focus on her command duties.

• Imperial Geographic
  
  On Year 9 Day 249, L`Annan was made Director of Imperial Geographic by Lord Azrahk Raleep. The program was absorbed into COMPNOR as was the rest of the Sub-Ministry of Culture under the newly named Coalition for Progress. On Year 10 Day 99 she was awarded the Imperial Geographic Ribbon by the founder, Lord Raleep. She was the first recipient of this award.

Command Positions

Legion Commanding Officer

Graeda was accepted in the first class of the new Imperial School of Officer and Command Studies and became its first graduating student. Soon after, she earned her fist commission when the commanding officer of the Second Legion was arrested on the grounds of treason. Graeda was back in the Hellhounds, this time as Commanding Officer. She oversaw the Legion's recovery necessary after the arrest of several traitorous soldiers: Zenchi Senkusha, Galven Corse and Alsten Jorel. Under her command the Hellhounds morale was improved and they earned the 'Legion of the Month' award in her first month of command. They repeated the performance again several times.It was here that she met Geno Krall, XO of the legion and a in sith training at the time and Endora Strax, a new private to the legion at the time, but went on to become a successful officer in both the army and in ISB.

Assault Force

It was an exciting day in Year 10 on Day 6 when ACO Alan Steel told Graeda that her legion had been selected for the experimental Assault Force. With her old friend, Captain Rex Corwyn of the Seventh Imperial Fleet as commanding officer and Major Graeda L'Annan of the Second Imperial Legion, the two branches joined together to form a fighting force that hoped to revolutionize the Imperial military. High spirits were celebrated when the two commanding officers attended the Imperial Union Ball together. It was here that Graeda also met Gunther Rall, her future XO in the Hellhounds and got to work beside her friend Euna Miriel. When Corwyn retired, his position was filled by Markus Saretti, who L'Annan had worked with in the Imperial Academy. The working atmosphere created a friendship as well.

• Commanding Officer Assault Force Year 10 Day 170 - Present
• Executive Officer Assault Force Year 10 Day 6 - Year 10 Day 170

Army High Command

Near the beginning of Year 10 the army commanding officer, Alan Steel, retired. Bacara Kex became the new ACO and selected L'Annan as his executive officer. L'Annan retained her other command posts while in this position. From Year 10 Day 66 (February 7, 2009) through Year 10 Day 78 (February 19, 2009) she temporarily held the position of Army Commanding Officer. After nine months at the AXO, when Major General Kex resigned from his position, L'Annan was named his successor. She became the Army Commanding Officer on Year 10 Day 321 (October 17, 2009).

Awards and Decorations

Imperial High Command Bar
Imperial Duty Bars - 2 Years
Army High Command Bar
Army Medal of Order
Army Betterment Award
Army Activity Medal
1st Imperial Legion Cross
2nd Imperial Legion Cross
Legion Command Award
Brigade Commanding Officer
Operation: Stellar Aegis
Operation Dumbo Drop
Imperial Academy Honors Graduate
Imperial Academy Tutor
1st Legion - Veteran
2nd Legion - Veteran
Army Tactical Essay Content
Imperial Geographic - 10 Descriptions
Imperial Geographic Distinguished Service
Crisis Management
System Failure II: Deja Vu

Service Record

Imperial Army

• Recruit, Imperial Academy Honors Graduate
  
• Private First Class, Taish's Raiders ranger squadron, 2nd Brigade, Imperial Army
  
• Corporal, 1st Brigade, Imperial Army
  
• Sergeant First Class, 1st Brigade, Imperial Army
  
• Master Sergeant, 1st Brigade, Imperial Army
  
• Sergeant Major, 1st Brigade Executive Officer, Imperial Army
  
• Second Lieutenant, 1st Brigade Executive Officer, Imperial Army & School of Officer and Command Studies Graduate
  
• First Lieutenant, Second Imperial Legion Commanding Officer, Imperial Army
  
• Captain, Assault Force Executive Officer, Imperial Military
  
• Major, Second Imperial Legion Commanding Officer, Imperial Army
  
• Lieutenant Colonel, Army Executive Officer & Army High Command, Imperial Army
  
• Colonel, Army Executive Officer & Army High Command, Imperial Army & Assault Force Commanding Officer, Imperial Military
  
• Brigadier General, Army Commanding Officer, Imperial Army & Assault Force Commanding Officer, Imperial Military
  
• Major General, Army Commanding Officer, Imperial Army & Assault Force Commanding Officer, Imperial Military
  
• Lieutenant General, Army Commanding Officer, Imperial Army & Assault Force Commanding Officer, Imperial Military
  

Engagements and Operations

• [AF] Operation Dumbo Drop
• [AF] Operation Stellar Aegis
  
• [2IL] Operation (to be added)
• [2IL] Operation (to be added)
• [1IL] Operation (to be added)
• Combined Effort

Controversies and Criticism

Graeda L'Annan's most notable controversy came shortly into her reign as the Army Commanding Officer. After several incidents with a legion commanding officer, Inara Imperium, L'Annan proceeded to take disciplinary actions against her in addition to the Military Commanding Officer, Admiral Goth adding his disciplinary actions to the formal hearing at the same time.

The resulting action resulted in Imperium being demoted from Captain to Command Sergeant, in addition to losing command of the First Legion. Due to the hearing being held in public, many members of the First Legion responded negatively towards L'Annan and some deserted in outrage over the incident.

Many attribute the desertions due to popularity for Inara Imperium rather than how the disciplinary actions were presented. Several Imperials have commented on the needs for Command Staff to praise in public and criticize in private, however this has been counted with the need to demonstrate the problems and errors that occured as well as show what can happen if such acts take place.

Attitudes on species and nationality

Considering historical Imperial culture towards aliens, L'Annan's attitude toward other species is neither negative nor positive. Her attitudes are varied depending on circumstance, with military necessity bearing the most importance. L'Annan has stated that soldiering capability is more important than species or cultural affiliation.

Education

• Crollian Academy for Dance and Music on Crollia, city of Sengir
• Imperial Army Training Centre on Carida
• Imperial School of Officer and Command Studies on Coruscant

Early Life and Family

Biography

Appearance and Demeanor

Graeda L'Annan is a human female in her early thirties, standing 1.73 meters tall. She is slender, graceful and athletic both from her days of being a dancer as well as her daily duties in the army. She has a dark complexion and green eyes framed by long hair that is typically worn up for military regulations. She has been known to wear her hair blonde, black or red. Her face is plain until she smiles; then she is disarmingly pretty. Both the tops of L'Annan's feet and the backs of both hands are permanently tattooed with the ritual, elaborate matrimonial mehandi that was used on her wedding day. Aside from her uniform, Graeda usually wears an emerald green ring around her neck and a curious runed armored pauldron on her left shoulder (typically under her uniform jacket). She obtained this pauldron by engaging in mortal combat with an elder sister of the Singing Mountain clan on Dathomir.

L'Annan is a fiercely devoted GE member who is well poised and has a generally proper attitude from her formal upbringing and background in traditional dance. She is also impishly spontaneous in her personal life, free spirited and incredibly graceful. She has an easy smile and likes to laugh, but also maintains a hard take on military necessities - after all, her branch must know their jobs well as lives depend on them. She speaks clearly, without much of an accent. She can seem absent minded to others at times, as she has a lot on her plate and relies on her staff to keep her on top of the less pressing matters. L'Annan makes a strong confidante and friend; people seem to instinctually know this and befriend her. Perhaps as an offshoot of this, L'Annan is a protective sort over her faction, branch, personnel, family and friends. She has a tendency to give guarded trust to people before she assumes the worst; this makes it seem like she sticks up for people when, in fact, she is merely trying to give them the benefit of the doubt before condemning them wholeheartedly.

Family

Ysilwen Eirswith and Nevin L'Annan

Romolus Lupine

L'Annan's immediate family consists of her father, mother and sister who all still reside on Crollia. Her mother, Ysilwen, is a successful cloth merchant with a high end shop in Sengir. Ysilwen's ethnic flair and keen eye for quality textiles put her custom made, one of a kind apparel in high demand. Graeda's father, Nevin is a career xenoarcheologist. He is credited with the discovery of the Mwanamutapas ruins in Crollia Central during the planet's early colonization efforts. Nevin moved his young family to Sengir to be closer to his groundbreaking work and aid in the Galactic Empire's colonization efforts on the planet. L'Annan and her younger sister, Mraz attended the same program at the Crollian Dance Academy. However, a brutal attack left the victimized Mraz with one leg shattered. With some irreparable damage, she never danced the same again and is now an accomplished musician with an affinity for horn instruments.

L'Annan was briefly married to the Director of Imperial Intelligence, Brigadier General Romolus Lupine who was killed in action. She considered him to have been the love of her life and his death on Year 10 Day 199 after only weeks of marriage broke her heart and affected her more than any other singular event in her life. Never before had her own personal quote affected her so truthfully: “Taunting Death - by engaging in violence or meddling in shadowy arts - means pitting oneself against a wily enemy who cannot lose.”

L’Annan’s Early Years

L`Annan attended the Crollian Academy of Dance and Music in Sengir with her sister Mraz under the tutelage of the phenomenal matron, Cindal Harbringer. Here she studied traditional dance and participated in competitions. Upon graduation, she decided to make her way as a dancer at the cantina Sandfury in Sengir. One night the cantina was short a bouncer and she was accosted by a nautolan patron. It was odd enough to see the alien on the Imperial world, but had the menace not been killed by an Imperial officer, L'Annan may not have survived the scrap unharmed. The incident prompted L`Annan to seek skills in self defense. It took L'Annan several diplomatic attempts to convince Xargon Dagos, a renowned master of Teräs Käsi, to allow her to become his honored pupil. L`Annan to this day remains a practitioner of Teräs Käsi and is extremely prejudiced against all nautolans.

Graeda in meditation with her master, Xargon Dagos

An incident with Mraz found her family in a situation in which they could easily have been on the wrong side of Imperial law. The man that Mraz was dating brutalized her, shattering her leg and ruining her dancing career. Their father Nevin went after the man in a fit of rage. What transpired after is known only to the immediate family, but to avoid more serious matters and to protect her father, Graeda negotiated a deal with the boyfriend's brother, the gang leader of to the Crollian territorial gang, the Sand Demons. As a result, Graeda spent two years as an indentured servant to the gang. She learned many of her more illicit skills during that time, including stealth, theft and smuggling abilities. She is also became an experienced slicer and learned how to handle a speeder and small starfighter. . As soon as her time was up, making her family safe, L`Annan followed her personal need to use her skills for the service of the Empire that she respects immensely.

Education

• Crollian Academy of Dance in Sengir, Crollia
• Dagos' Dojo for Teräs Käsi on Crollia
• Imperial Army Training Centre on Carida
• Imperial School of Officer and Command Studies on Coruscant

Goals

L'Annan's goal was to get a command position of her own and then reach Army High Command. Beyond that, her driving goal is to help to usher in a new Golden Era for the Imperial Army and, as a result, the Imperial Military as a whole. This is the basis for most of her motivations and far-reaching vision. She would like to see military membership swell and be a part of the strongest Army in Imperial history. Grey would also like to get some down-time traveling done and accompany her father on some of his expeditions.

Favorite Accomplishments

L`Annan attended the Crollian Academy of Dance and Music in Sengir with her sister Mraz and is happy to have been a graduating student under Cindal Harbringer. Graeda is also proud that she became the honored pupil of Master Xargon Dagos, especially as it was hard to convince him to train her - a civilian and dancer with no predilection for combat - but in the end she convinced him even today considers his instructions to be a foundation for her life. The pauldron that she earned when she bested and killed the Singing Mountain elder is a badge of honor for her. She had been adventuring with her closest friend on Dathomir specifically to test herself and her TK methods against these force users. She considers is a rite of passage of sorts and wear the bracer with mixture of pride and humility. Her friend had been injured that day from one of the witches’ electric force shocks to the head and she almost lost her strongest confidant. The rest of her favorite moments all have to do with the Galactic Empire - graduating with honors from the Imperial Academy, earning the Army Betterment Award, becoming the first graduate of the new School of Officer and Command Studies, becoming the XO of first legion, earning her first commission as CO in second legion and ultimately reaching one of her goals as AXO and then ACO.

Best Qualities

L'Annan has an almost intuitive curiously and acute sense in matters, especially in dealing with people one-on-one. These qualities, along with the love of mystery give her strong deductive reasoning and an attention to details. She is self confident and reliant, but not to the exclusion of utilizing advice when needed. She is charismatic, a strong leader and would be good at diplomacy if she had any interest in it.

Dislikes, Weaknesses and Predjudices

Graeda does not like space, piloting or anything of that sort. The fact that she is now the commanding officer of a VSD gets under her skin and she often delegates piloting duties. L'annan experienced the loss of the love of her life, which makes her tough to approach on a romantic level, staving off advances. She has a feeling that she is serving penance for her time in a gang and fanatically follows her personal need to use her skills for the service of the Empire. She sometimes lets her passionate responses get the way of her better judgment and has had to work to repair the damage these actions have caused. Graeda absolutely loathes traitors to the Empire. Contact with betrayers, even if they are former friends and compatriots, is immediately severed or returned with contempt. On more than one occasion she has taken joy in ending the life of a traitor. Grey does not seem outwardly intolerant of most aliens, as is her cultural inclination, but she is especially prejudiced against nautolans due to a personal experience a with member of this race. She will go out of her way to provoke them, even work to destroy one's career or kill him/her if she can get away with it. She is also unforgiving of anyone who fails to show proper respect to her officers and those who cannot follow the proper protocol or social observances.

Personal Interests

Grey loves performing tricks and high velocity speeder maneuvers. She also loves to explore and is adventurous. Caves, mountains, hunting expeditions all give her a thrill and she will jump at the chance to visit new locations. She has an interest in exploring the histories of things due to her father's influence. She still likes to dance, and her idea of a perfect vacation would be to explore ancient temples in a warm climate by day and sample ethnic fare and dance by evening.

Quarters

Grey’s stateroom reflects her preference for deep rich colors. The office portion is almost stoic; her desk is clear, save for her viewscreen and necessary equipment. Behind the desk there are rows of codices on various anthropological and travel topics, most written either by her father or one of his colleagues. Along the shelving in the stateroom, there are several treasured items from her travels and artifacts her father brought back from his expeditions. Her sleeping area is not plush, but the rich colors and fabrics she favors (supplied by her mother who knows her preferences perfectly) are used tastefully throughout. Near her bed are two holographs - one of her family and another with her close friends.

Favored Personal Assets

(Will write one day on the significance of these items)

Bayonet Faith & Misery	YT-510 Sinner's Folly	Sentinel Widow's Lament	EE-33 Carbine Vera	Vornskr Nimue
64-Y Swift Hooptie	Leather Duster Ode to Robby	Engagement Ring	Nightsister Bracer	First Brigade Service Ring