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Born and raised as a citizen of the [[Hapes Consortium]], '''Amne Zailyn''' fled Hapan space after being framed for the murder of her wife, [[Dianthe Tal'e]]. She was arrested after a brief career as a smuggler, although she was not identified by the Imperials as wanted for murder. Amne chose to serve in the [[Imperial Army]] rather than spend time in jail.
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Born and raised as a citizen of the [[Hapes Consortium]], '''Amne Thian Zailyn''' left Hapan space after the assassination of her girlfriend, [[Dianthe Tal'e]]. She was arrested during her brief career as a smuggler, and Amne chose to serve in the [[Imperial Army]] rather than be imprisoned.
  
 
===Biography===
 
===Biography===
 
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====Early life (Year -12–Year 5)====
 
Amne, the only child of Lydia Zailyn and smuggler Rohlan Dermot, was born in the forested city of Farenth, Lorell. Lydia raised her daughter alone and relocated across the continent to a suburb of the Northern Ocean at the request of her job. Due to her strong exposure to Basic on Lorell, Amne grew up bilingual. After Lydia's brother died from a work-related accident when Amne was seven, his widow and infant daughter moved in with the Zailyns. Amne came to regard her aunt and cousin, Kenna and Cecily Nikoris, more as her second mother and younger sister. By the time Amne left home to attend university, she had grown to resent Dermot for his illegal smuggling, which had kept him from being around more.
 
Amne, the only child of Lydia Zailyn and smuggler Rohlan Dermot, was born in the forested city of Farenth, Lorell. Lydia raised her daughter alone and relocated across the continent to a suburb of the Northern Ocean at the request of her job. Due to her strong exposure to Basic on Lorell, Amne grew up bilingual. After Lydia's brother died from a work-related accident when Amne was seven, his widow and infant daughter moved in with the Zailyns. Amne came to regard her aunt and cousin, Kenna and Cecily Nikoris, more as her second mother and younger sister. By the time Amne left home to attend university, she had grown to resent Dermot for his illegal smuggling, which had kept him from being around more.
 
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At seventeen, Amne started studying at a distinguished university on Hapes so that she would become qualified to enter the [http://library.hapes.org/index.php?title=Civil_Service Civil Service]. There, she became friends with [[Dianthe Tal'e]] of Phelope. [http://library.hapes.org/index.php?title=Turilii Turil'din] Isola Kuat had consented to send Dianthe, her second-born daughter, to university in hopes that she would experiment and then return home, ready to be married to Artor, her cousin and the only son of a wealthy [http://library.hapes.org/index.php?title=Duchii Duch'da]. Dianthe, however, had no interest in marrying Artor and refused to even acknowledge her betrothal to him. When Amne and Dianthe fell in love, they became idealistic about their future together.<ref name="Aces High: Warlords and Scumbags">''[http://holonet.swc-empire.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=16219 Aces High: Warlords and Scumbags]''</ref> Amne believed that Isola would force Dianthe into an unwanted marriage, but she imagined being Dianthe's lover and confidante for life. Dianthe, however, was determined to marry or not marry as she chose. Dianthe proposed to Amne during their last year at university, and they secretly eloped.
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====First love (Year 5–Year 10)====
 
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At seventeen, Amne started studying at a distinguished university on Hapes so that she would become qualified to enter the [http://library.hapes.org/index.php?title=Civil_Service Civil Service]. There, she became friends with [[Dianthe Tal'e]] of Phelope. [http://library.hapes.org/index.php?title=Turilii Turil'din] Isola Kuat had consented to send Dianthe, her second-born daughter, to university in hopes that she would experiment and then return home ready to be married to Artor, her cousin and the only son of a wealthy [http://library.hapes.org/index.php?title=Duchii Duch'da]. Dianthe, however, had no interest in marrying Artor and refused to even acknowledge her betrothal to him. When Amne and Dianthe fell in love, they became idealistic about their future together.<ref name="Aces High: Warlords and Scumbags">''[http://holonet.swc-empire.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=16219 Aces High: Warlords and Scumbags]''</ref> Dianthe came to accept her betrothal to Artor, and Amne remained Dianthe's lover even after her marriage. When an expecting Dianthe suddenly died, it was suspected that she'd been poisoned by one of Artor's political enemies. Amne, in mourning, left the Hapes Cluster and accepted her father's offer to work for his smuggling organization.  
After becoming aware of her daughter's covert marriage, Isola decided to resolve the issue by eliminating Amne. The murder attempt, however, killed Dianthe instead. Amne was effectively framed for her wife's murder and three bounties were placed on her. Amne fled from Hapan space, leaving behind her mother, aunt, and cousin, and was welcomed to stay on her father's ship.
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====Becoming an Imperial (Year 10–Year 13)====
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=====Smuggling and serving time=====
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Amne became closer to Dermot and Vianna, a violet-haired [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Zeltron Zeltron] slicer in her father's employ. After an assignment gone wrong, Amne found herself arrested by the Coruscant Security Force. She was offered the choice between prosecuted as a smuggler and one year of military service, so she opted for the [[Imperial Army]]. Still grieving over the loss of Dianthe, Amne did not seek out friendships with her fellow students. She graduated with honors at the rank of Corporal and was placed in an elite brigade. She devoted herself to her assignments and slowly befriended the other soldiers in her brigade. Soon after completing her one year of court-mandated military service, which removed her probationary status and made her eligible for advancement, Amne was promoted to Master Sergeant. Not sure where to go from there, Amne decided to continue serving in the Army.
  
Widowed and in hiding from the law, Amne accepted her father's offer to work for his smuggling organization. Amne became closer to Dermot and Vianna, a violet-haired [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Zeltron Zeltron] slicer in her father's employ. After an assignment gone wrong, Amne found herself arrested by the Coruscant Security Force. Vianna made sure that the CSF did not discover that she was wanted by the Hapan police for murder. She was offered the choice between prosecuted as a smuggler and one year of military service, as long as she so she opted for the [[Imperial Army]]. Amne, upon graduating with honors, became Corporal Zailyn and was placed in an elite brigade. Being one to take pride in her work, she devoted herself to her assignments and befriended the other soldiers in her brigade. Soon after completing her one year of court-mandated military service, which removed her probationary status and made her eligible for advancement, Amne was promoted to Master Sergeant.
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=====Undercover=====
 
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After several months, Amne was permitted a brief sabbatical. She spent the weekend on [[Corellia]] at an apartment in Carthage. At the end of her sabbatical, instead of being ordered back to the Army base, Amne was immediately sent to a mission briefing in Coronet. Chief [[Daelis Stanov]] of Imperial Intelligence would be posing as a wealthy businessman offering to sell Imperial supplies to Dax Goreline, a warlord of Garos, while Amne, [[Euna Miriel]], [[Lilith Sarka]] and computer specialist [[Thalia Brando]] made up his entourage. Amne and Miriel's assignment entailed protecting Brando as she extracted data from Goreline's casino's mainframe computer.<ref name="Aces High: Warlords and Scumbags" /> Amne was surprised that she had been chosen for an Intelligence mission, given that she had only recently become an Imperial citizen ... with a criminal record, to boot. Onboard the ''Mendoza'', Sarka foolishly pulled a blaster on [[Graeda L'Annan]], not recognizing the Army Commanding Officer and believing her to be a threat. Amne disarmed the Kiffar crewman and knocked her unconscious within seconds.<ref name="Aces High: Warlords and Scumbags" /> Her contributions to the mission's success earned her a promotion to Command Sergeant.
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{{Quote|I presume ignorance, inexperience and trigger nerves blend about as well as Wookiees and baths. With Amne's reflexes that poor thing never had a chance.|[[Graeda L'Annan]]<ref name="Aces High: Warlords and Scumbags" />}}
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After several months, Amne was permitted a brief sabbatical. She spent the weekend on [[Corellia]] at an apartment in Carthage. At the end of her sabbatical, instead of being ordered back to the Army base, Amne was immediately sent to a mission briefing in Coronet. Chief [[Daelis Stanov]] of Imperial Intelligence would be posing as a wealthy businessman offering to sell Imperial supplies to Dax Goreline, a warlord of Garos, while Amne, [[Euna Miriel]], [[Lilith Sarka]] and computer specialist [[Thalia Brando]] made up his entourage. Amne and Miriel's assignment entailed protecting Brando as she extracted data from Goreline's casino's mainframe computer. Amne was surprised that she had been chosen for an Intelligence mission, given that she had only recently become an Imperial citizen ... with a criminal record, to boot. Onboard the ''Mendoza'', Sarka foolishly pulled a blaster on Graeda L'Annan, not recognizing the Army Commanding Officer and believing her to be a threat. Amne disarmed the Kiffar crewman and knocked her unconscious within seconds. Amne blushed "like a star-struck schoolgirl" when L'Annan commended her quick actions as she idolized the Lord General.<ref name="Aces High: Warlords and Scumbags" /> Her contributions to the mission's success earned her a promotion to Command Sergeant.
  
 
Amne declined invitations to the Imperial Ball, hosted on Year 12 Day 39, from [[Dante Erinith]] and [[Lane Rendell]] in order to attend with Miriel.<ref name="IRC">''IRC''</ref>  Amne ran into Rendell on Bothawui while on leave for her twenty-fourth birthday. They went out for drinks and Amne later invited herself along with Rendell to reclaim his space station from pirates.<ref name="99 Bottles of Rum on the Wall">''[http://holonet.swc-empire.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=19036 99 Bottles of Rum on the Wall]''</ref>  
 
Amne declined invitations to the Imperial Ball, hosted on Year 12 Day 39, from [[Dante Erinith]] and [[Lane Rendell]] in order to attend with Miriel.<ref name="IRC">''IRC''</ref>  Amne ran into Rendell on Bothawui while on leave for her twenty-fourth birthday. They went out for drinks and Amne later invited herself along with Rendell to reclaim his space station from pirates.<ref name="99 Bottles of Rum on the Wall">''[http://holonet.swc-empire.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=19036 99 Bottles of Rum on the Wall]''</ref>  
  
Not long after, Amne's past caught up with her and she was captured by a bounty hunter.<ref name="Confession of Pain">''Confession of Pain''</ref> After recovering and passing an intensive psychological evaluation, Amne was approved to return to active service. She was assigned to the neutral planet Fenves to help defeat the uprisings and restore order to the established government. In return, the planetary government of Fenves agreed to submit to Imperial authority.<ref name="Casting Out Demons">''Casting Out Demons''</ref>
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She was assigned to the neutral planet Fenves to help defeat the uprisings and restore order to the established government. In return, the planetary government of Fenves agreed to submit to Imperial authority.<ref name="Casting Out Demons">''Casting Out Demons''</ref>
  
 
===Personality===
 
===Personality===
 
{{Quote|One reason all Kiffar women's words have weight is because only Kiffar women give birth to real men.''"<br />"''It's so cute when men think they're significant.|[[Draelor Nah`utal]] and Amne Zailyn<ref name="IRC" />}}
 
{{Quote|One reason all Kiffar women's words have weight is because only Kiffar women give birth to real men.''"<br />"''It's so cute when men think they're significant.|[[Draelor Nah`utal]] and Amne Zailyn<ref name="IRC" />}}
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Amne is fluent in Hapan and Basic. She's fond of spiced Hapan ale, which often reminds her of home. Amne suffers from aviophobia; when she's not the pilot, Amne has been known to become nauseous and even pass out during space battles, particularly from advanced maneuvers. She takes Imperial Medical Corps-prescribed drugs to avoid these side effects while traveling for Army assignments. She has often used "Amne Dermot" as an alias, especially when she expects the use of the name to get back to her father. Amne remained in the habit of using Hapan years when referring to past events - often, for example, giving the year of her birth as '14 - which was confusing for many of her Imperial compatriots. She had to work to break herself of the habit of defaulting to the use of feminine pronouns. Her middle name, Thian, is common among Hapans; [http://library.hapes.org/index.php?title=Thian_Tini%27duran Thian Tini'duran] was one of the most beloved Queen Mothers in Hapan history. Amne's admiration of her namesake was a direct influence on her interest in a career in politics. Amne became more conscious of her own privileges while working for her father and serving in the Imperial Army. She often has to bite her tongue when she sees her superiors being sexist, humanocentric, or otherwise discriminating. She has a soft spot for smugglers, which is unorthodox for an Imperial soldier.  
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Amne is fluent in Hapan and Basic. Amne was fond of spiced Hapan ale, which often reminded her of home. Amne suffers from aviophobia; when she's not the pilot, Amne has been known to become nauseous and even pass out during space battles, particularly from advanced maneuvers. She takes Imperial Medical Corps-prescribed drugs to avoid these side effects while traveling for Army assignments. She has often used "Amne Dermot" as an alias, especially when she expects the use of the name to get back to her father. Amne remained in the habit of using Hapan years when referring to past events - often, for example, giving the year of her birth as '14 - which was confusing for many of her Imperial compatriots. She had to work to break herself of the habit of defaulting to the use of feminine pronouns. Her middle name, Thian, is common among Hapans; [http://library.hapes.org/index.php?title=Thian_Tini%27duran Thian Tini'duran] was one of the most beloved Queen Mothers in Hapan history. Amne's admiration of her namesake was a direct influence on her interest in a career in politics. Amne became more conscious of her own privileges while working for her father and serving in the Imperial Army. She often has to bite her tongue when she sees her superiors being sexist, humanocentric, or otherwise discriminating.
 
  
 
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Although his career did not allow him to be a steady presence in his daughter's life, Dermot maintained a relationship with Amne. As she grew older, he taught her things that "she would never learn in school" but that he deemed "necessary to round out her education," as he later explained to Lydia when she found out. These skills included stealth, thievery and rudimentary slicing and ship mechanics. Dermot later took Amne in when she fled from the Hapes Cluster.
 
Although his career did not allow him to be a steady presence in his daughter's life, Dermot maintained a relationship with Amne. As she grew older, he taught her things that "she would never learn in school" but that he deemed "necessary to round out her education," as he later explained to Lydia when she found out. These skills included stealth, thievery and rudimentary slicing and ship mechanics. Dermot later took Amne in when she fled from the Hapes Cluster.
  
Amne is rarely able to keep in touch with her family, which breaks her heart. Dermot is sometimes able to pass along messages to her to keep her informed; she wasn't able to see Kenna fall in love again and remarry, and she becomes sad when she thinks about missing Cecily's adolescence. Lydia ended up leaving Hapan space and, by reading between the lines of their messages, Amne believed she was rekindling her romance with Dermot. Her suspicions were confirmed when she was able to visit her parents, who wished for their twenty-five-year-old daughter to be present for their wedding.  
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Amne keeps in touch with her family, although she wasn't able to attend Kenna's wedding or see Cecily off to university. After Kenna remarried, Lydia left Hapan space and by reading between the lines of their messages, Amne believed she was rekindling her romance with Dermot. Her suspicions were confirmed when she was able to visit her parents, who wished for their twenty-five-year-old daughter to be present for their wedding. Amne keeps photos of her family with her on her assignments. She corrects her fellow soldiers when they mistake Cecily for her girlfriend, although they tend to be confused when she tells them that Cecily is her sister.
  
 
====Romance====
 
====Romance====
  
Despite her middle-class upbringing and decidedly tainted blood as the daughter of a smuggler, Amne was closely intimate with women from aristocratic families, namely [[Dianthe Tal'e]] and [[Euna Miriel]]. Amne was primarily attracted to [[humans|human]] women, but she sometimes dated men and non-humans.
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Despite her middle-class upbringing and decidedly tainted blood as the daughter of a smuggler, Amne was closely intimate with women from aristocratic families, namely [[Dianthe Tal'e]] and [[Euna Miriel]]. Amne has also dated non-humans, as shown by her interest in the Zeltron slicer Vianna. After hearing [[Lilith Sarka|Sarka]] say that non-humans are not sapient and "an alien who can fly a ship or shoot a blaster is like a dog you've taught to open the fridge," Amne verbally mused that one of the greatest nights she'd ever had was with a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bothan Bothan] who "certainly didn't need to be taught any tricks." Sarka categorically ignored Amne, assuming that the latter was just messing with her in order to derail the rant. Later, Amne privately revealed that she had been quoting Vianna after the Zeltron had taken a Bothan lover but had been so amused by the reactions of others that she let the rumors run rampant.  
 
 
Amne was widowed only weeks after she eloped with [[Dianthe Tal'e]], although they had been together for three years.
 
 
 
Amne shared a mutual attraction with Vianna, a Zeltron slicer, but Amne was pressed into military service before she was ready to act on it. After hearing [[Lilith Sarka|Sarka]] say that non-humans are not sapient and "an alien who can fly a ship or shoot a blaster is like a dog you've taught to open the fridge," Amne verbally mused that one of the greatest nights she'd ever had was with a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bothan Bothan] who "certainly didn't need to be taught any tricks." Sarka categorically ignored Amne, assuming that the latter was just messing with her in order to derail the rant. Later, Amne privately revealed that she had been quoting Vianna after the Zeltron had taken a Bothan lover but had been so amused by the reactions of others that she let the rumors run rampant.
 
  
After they were assigned to work together for a covert Imperial Intelligence mission, Amne's friendship with the Coruscanti [[Euna Miriel]] blossomed into a full-fledged romance.  
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Amne went though an intense period of bereavement following Dianthe's murder. After they were assigned to work together for a covert Imperial Intelligence mission, Amne's friendship with Euna blossomed into a full-fledged romance.  
  
 
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==Notes==

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Amne Zailyn
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Biographical Information
Race Hapan
Homeworld Lorell
Mother Lydia Zailyn

Kenna Nikoris

Father Rohlan Dermot
Spouse Dianthe Tal'e (deceased)
Siblings Cecily Nikoris
Children
Born Year -12 Day 80 (Galactic date)

Year 4014 Day 80 (Hapan date)

Imperial Service
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Imperial Army
Positions
Prior Service Hapes Consortium
Awards IABG-H.jpg


Born and raised as a citizen of the Hapes Consortium, Amne Thian Zailyn left Hapan space after the assassination of her girlfriend, Dianthe Tal'e. She was arrested during her brief career as a smuggler, and Amne chose to serve in the Imperial Army rather than be imprisoned.

Biography

Early life (Year -12–Year 5)

Amne, the only child of Lydia Zailyn and smuggler Rohlan Dermot, was born in the forested city of Farenth, Lorell. Lydia raised her daughter alone and relocated across the continent to a suburb of the Northern Ocean at the request of her job. Due to her strong exposure to Basic on Lorell, Amne grew up bilingual. After Lydia's brother died from a work-related accident when Amne was seven, his widow and infant daughter moved in with the Zailyns. Amne came to regard her aunt and cousin, Kenna and Cecily Nikoris, more as her second mother and younger sister. By the time Amne left home to attend university, she had grown to resent Dermot for his illegal smuggling, which had kept him from being around more.

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Amne's first meeting with Dianthe Tal'e

First love (Year 5–Year 10)

At seventeen, Amne started studying at a distinguished university on Hapes so that she would become qualified to enter the Civil Service. There, she became friends with Dianthe Tal'e of Phelope. Turil'din Isola Kuat had consented to send Dianthe, her second-born daughter, to university in hopes that she would experiment and then return home ready to be married to Artor, her cousin and the only son of a wealthy Duch'da. Dianthe, however, had no interest in marrying Artor and refused to even acknowledge her betrothal to him. When Amne and Dianthe fell in love, they became idealistic about their future together.[1] Dianthe came to accept her betrothal to Artor, and Amne remained Dianthe's lover even after her marriage. When an expecting Dianthe suddenly died, it was suspected that she'd been poisoned by one of Artor's political enemies. Amne, in mourning, left the Hapes Cluster and accepted her father's offer to work for his smuggling organization.

Becoming an Imperial (Year 10–Year 13)

Smuggling and serving time

Amne became closer to Dermot and Vianna, a violet-haired Zeltron slicer in her father's employ. After an assignment gone wrong, Amne found herself arrested by the Coruscant Security Force. She was offered the choice between prosecuted as a smuggler and one year of military service, so she opted for the Imperial Army. Still grieving over the loss of Dianthe, Amne did not seek out friendships with her fellow students. She graduated with honors at the rank of Corporal and was placed in an elite brigade. She devoted herself to her assignments and slowly befriended the other soldiers in her brigade. Soon after completing her one year of court-mandated military service, which removed her probationary status and made her eligible for advancement, Amne was promoted to Master Sergeant. Not sure where to go from there, Amne decided to continue serving in the Army.

Undercover
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Amne's relationship with Euna Miriel was forged during their Imperial Intelligence mission
"I presume ignorance, inexperience and trigger nerves blend about as well as Wookiees and baths. With Amne's reflexes that poor thing never had a chance."
Graeda L'Annan[1]

After several months, Amne was permitted a brief sabbatical. She spent the weekend on Corellia at an apartment in Carthage. At the end of her sabbatical, instead of being ordered back to the Army base, Amne was immediately sent to a mission briefing in Coronet. Chief Daelis Stanov of Imperial Intelligence would be posing as a wealthy businessman offering to sell Imperial supplies to Dax Goreline, a warlord of Garos, while Amne, Euna Miriel, Lilith Sarka and computer specialist Thalia Brando made up his entourage. Amne and Miriel's assignment entailed protecting Brando as she extracted data from Goreline's casino's mainframe computer. Amne was surprised that she had been chosen for an Intelligence mission, given that she had only recently become an Imperial citizen ... with a criminal record, to boot. Onboard the Mendoza, Sarka foolishly pulled a blaster on Graeda L'Annan, not recognizing the Army Commanding Officer and believing her to be a threat. Amne disarmed the Kiffar crewman and knocked her unconscious within seconds. Amne blushed "like a star-struck schoolgirl" when L'Annan commended her quick actions as she idolized the Lord General.[1] Her contributions to the mission's success earned her a promotion to Command Sergeant.

Amne declined invitations to the Imperial Ball, hosted on Year 12 Day 39, from Dante Erinith and Lane Rendell in order to attend with Miriel.[2] Amne ran into Rendell on Bothawui while on leave for her twenty-fourth birthday. They went out for drinks and Amne later invited herself along with Rendell to reclaim his space station from pirates.[3]

She was assigned to the neutral planet Fenves to help defeat the uprisings and restore order to the established government. In return, the planetary government of Fenves agreed to submit to Imperial authority.[4]

Personality

"One reason all Kiffar women's words have weight is because only Kiffar women give birth to real men."
"It's so cute when men think they're significant."
Draelor Nah`utal and Amne Zailyn[2]

Amne is fluent in Hapan and Basic. She's fond of spiced Hapan ale, which often reminds her of home. Amne suffers from aviophobia; when she's not the pilot, Amne has been known to become nauseous and even pass out during space battles, particularly from advanced maneuvers. She takes Imperial Medical Corps-prescribed drugs to avoid these side effects while traveling for Army assignments. She has often used "Amne Dermot" as an alias, especially when she expects the use of the name to get back to her father. Amne remained in the habit of using Hapan years when referring to past events - often, for example, giving the year of her birth as '14 - which was confusing for many of her Imperial compatriots. She had to work to break herself of the habit of defaulting to the use of feminine pronouns. Her middle name, Thian, is common among Hapans; Thian Tini'duran was one of the most beloved Queen Mothers in Hapan history. Amne's admiration of her namesake was a direct influence on her interest in a career in politics. Amne became more conscious of her own privileges while working for her father and serving in the Imperial Army. She often has to bite her tongue when she sees her superiors being sexist, humanocentric, or otherwise discriminating. She has a soft spot for smugglers, which is unorthodox for an Imperial soldier.

Relationships

Friendships

Although Lane Rendell initially expressed romantic interest in Amne, they became friends as they worked together to reclaim his space station from pirates. Amne later teasingly expressed her apologies when she learned that Rendell nearly married Thalia Brando.

Family

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Cecily Nikoris

Although his career did not allow him to be a steady presence in his daughter's life, Dermot maintained a relationship with Amne. As she grew older, he taught her things that "she would never learn in school" but that he deemed "necessary to round out her education," as he later explained to Lydia when she found out. These skills included stealth, thievery and rudimentary slicing and ship mechanics. Dermot later took Amne in when she fled from the Hapes Cluster.

Amne keeps in touch with her family, although she wasn't able to attend Kenna's wedding or see Cecily off to university. After Kenna remarried, Lydia left Hapan space and by reading between the lines of their messages, Amne believed she was rekindling her romance with Dermot. Her suspicions were confirmed when she was able to visit her parents, who wished for their twenty-five-year-old daughter to be present for their wedding. Amne keeps photos of her family with her on her assignments. She corrects her fellow soldiers when they mistake Cecily for her girlfriend, although they tend to be confused when she tells them that Cecily is her sister.

Romance

Despite her middle-class upbringing and decidedly tainted blood as the daughter of a smuggler, Amne was closely intimate with women from aristocratic families, namely Dianthe Tal'e and Euna Miriel. Amne has also dated non-humans, as shown by her interest in the Zeltron slicer Vianna. After hearing Sarka say that non-humans are not sapient and "an alien who can fly a ship or shoot a blaster is like a dog you've taught to open the fridge," Amne verbally mused that one of the greatest nights she'd ever had was with a Bothan who "certainly didn't need to be taught any tricks." Sarka categorically ignored Amne, assuming that the latter was just messing with her in order to derail the rant. Later, Amne privately revealed that she had been quoting Vianna after the Zeltron had taken a Bothan lover but had been so amused by the reactions of others that she let the rumors run rampant.

Amne went though an intense period of bereavement following Dianthe's murder. After they were assigned to work together for a covert Imperial Intelligence mission, Amne's friendship with Euna blossomed into a full-fledged romance.

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Aces High: Warlords and Scumbags
  2. 2.0 2.1 IRC
  3. 99 Bottles of Rum on the Wall
  4. Casting Out Demons