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Kef Drenall
| Kef Drenall | |
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| Biographical Information | |
| Race | Hapan |
| Homeworld | Charubah |
| Mother | Dia Drenall (née Lyell) † |
| Father | Almir Drenall † |
| Spouse | |
| Siblings | Bravi Drenall (brother) |
| Children | |
| Born | Year -10 Day 001 |
| Imperial Service | |
| Branch |  Regional Government |
| Positions | Chairman of the Council of Moffs |
| Prior Service | Navy Command - Navy Commanding Officer; Navy Command - Navy Executive Officer;
Navy Command - Navy Signals Officer; 1st Imperial Fleet - Fleet Commanding Officer; 1st Imperial Fleet, 9th Group - Commanding Officer; 1st Imperial Fleet, 9th Group - Member |
| Awards | 
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Kef Drenall is a Hapan male who served in the Imperial Navy and Regional Government. Despite being born into what is traditionally an isolationist culture, Drenall was one of a growing number of young Hapanii to venture beyond their native Cluster in the post-Republic era; departures which local media routinely dismissed as the result of the level of outside intervention the Cluster became subject to. Typically quiet and dutiful, Drenall portrayed a strong sense of honour and a deep-rooted desire for order.
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Biography
Early life
From the planet Charubah, a ecumenopolis and prominent industrial centre located amongst the Rifle Worlds of the Hapes Consortium, Kef spent the early years of his life in a fairly typical family existence. A bright child born in an age when the Cluster was becoming increasingly exposed to wider galactic culture and politics, he quickly discovered an interest in the galaxy beyond the Transitory Mists. By the age of fourteen he was already a decent pilot, but a more impressive aptitude for strategy was becoming apparent through his studies of galactic warfare.
Sadly, life at home became strained after his father died suddenly from an apparent heart defect. His mother Dia, whom Kef knew only as a kind and loving parent throughout his childhood, dealt poorly with the emotional turmoil and additional stresses of inheriting the role of main earner, becoming addicted to pills and retreated into herself. When she was consigned to a psychiatric institute, Kef was left to balance earning his own way alongside his duties as guardian to his younger brother, Bravi. As a result, the young man developed a habit for missing social occasions and avoiding anything outside his current responsibilities. Still devoted to their mother, the pair continued to visit Dia regularly - listening to her rants and ravings about how the Lyell’s were a noble family once-upon-a-time - until her body failed as a result of her drug misuse and she succumbed to an early death.
Parentless, the two brothers lived in relatively peaceful cooperation over the following years. While Kef had long been expected to enlist with the Hapan military by his educators, instead he took small jobs in the production of electronics and repairing starships. However, once Bravi graduated the two parted ways; the younger sibling beginning along a path to join the Hapan military, an honourable course much encouraged by his brother.
Kef however, would take a different path. Restless from living in an isolationist society when his interests lay in the wider picture of the galaxy, he finally set out to seek his fortunes beyond the Consortium’s borders. Finding the idea of a galaxy in disarray disquieting, Kef had long since come to embrace much of the ideology of the New Order and found work on a charter to pay his way to the Core Worlds. His time spent navigating the unexplored voids of space was not wasted; allowing him to develop an extensive knowledge of cartography and hone his piloting skills on larger capital ships. Finally he ventured to Coruscant; enlisting in the Imperial Navy upon arrival.
Service Extracts
- In early Year 17, Drenall flagged a Star Tours commercial shuttle carrying an enemy agent to the Coruscant Starport. Able to identify the NIE as Shaan Sull of the Jedi Academy, he continued to track the enemy with the aid of other officers of the 9th Group until ISB placed him in detention. [1]
- On Day 92 of Year 17, then-Lieutenant Commander Drenall raised an alert after the Uviuy Exen system was discovered by a foreign force within the Coruscant Oversector. He organised an immediate response to the situation from the 9th Assault Group, soon-to-be known as Operation: Sway. Over the course of the month-long mission Imperial Forces would include the 1st Fleet and 1st Brigade of the 1st Legion, as well as personnel from Regional Government and the Army and Navy Command staffs, with Drenall given battlefield command. The Task Force was able to achieve all its objectives and far surpass the limited expectations of Sector and Navy Commands before it reined in its efforts to a policing role against criminal elements while Imperial High Command entered ultimately successful negotiations to secure the world for the Empire peacefully.
Service Record
| Grade | Insignia | Rank | Time held (Combine Time) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [O-1] |  |
Ensign | Year 15 Day 207 | |
| [O-2] |  |
Lieutenant Junior-Grade | Year 15 Day 317 | |
| [O-3] |  |
Lieutenant | Year 16 Day 134 | |
| [O-4] |  |
Lieutenant Commander | Year 16 Day 287 | |
| [O-5] |  |
Commander | Year 17 Day 105 | |
| [C-1] |  |
Commodore | Year 17 Day 203 | |
| [C-2] |  |
Rear Admiral | Year 17 Day 316 | |
| [C-4] |  |
Admiral | Year 18 Day 23 | |
| [C-5] |  |
Fleet Admiral | Year 19 Day 13 | |
| [HC-3] |  |
Lord Admiral | Year 19 Day 327 |
Regional Government Ranks Held
| Grade | Insignia | Rank | Time held (Combine Time) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [HC-2] |  |
High Moff | Year 22 Day 282 |
Positions Held
| Chairman of the Council of Moffs, Council of Moffs | ||
| Preceded By: Position (re)created in Y22 restructure |
Kef Drenall Year 22 Day 282 |
Succeeded By: Incumbent |
| Navy Commanding Officer, Navy Command | ||
| Preceded By: Graeda L`Annan |
Kef Drenall Year 19 Day 327 - Year 22 Day 282 |
Succeeded By: Position dissolved in Y22 restructure |
| Navy Executive Officer, Navy Command | ||
| Preceded By: James Hudson |
Kef Drenall Year 19 Day 84 - Year 19 Day 327 |
Succeeded By: Fenris Soontir |
| Navy Signals Officer, Navy Command | ||
| Preceded By: Tec Vaan |
Kef Drenall Year 18 Day 257 - Year 19 Day 84 |
Succeeded By: TBD |
| Fleet Commanding Officer, 1st Imperial Fleet | ||
| Preceded By: Tec Vaan |
Kef Drenall Year 18 Day 23 - Year 19 Day 90 |
Succeeded By: Fenris Soontir |
| 9th Group Commanding Officer, 1st Imperial Fleet | ||
| Preceded By: Califf D`Troit |
Kef Drenall Year 16 Day 287 - Year 18 Day 34 |
Succeeded By: Otto Kipler |
| Fleet Training Officer, First Imperial Fleet | ||
| Preceded By: No information |
Kef Drenall Year 16 Day 186 - Year 17 Day 233 |
Succeeded By: No information |
Description
A member of the famously handsome Hapan race, Drenall has striking facial features topped by darkening blonde hair and sometimes accompanied by a beard. He is usually found in uniform; his smart, authoritative dress and athletically built figure perhaps typifying the public image of young Imperial officers.
Mostly quiet and dutiful, the average spectator might come up short if creating a list of the Hapan's character traits due to his tendency to forgo social occasions in favour of focusing on his responsibilities.
