Amne Zailyn

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Amne Zailyn
Biographical Information
Race	Hapan
Homeworld	Kuat, later Procopia
Mother	Lydia Zailyn, Ducha of Andalia
Father	Rhys Carignan, Duchix of Andalia
Spouse	Lord Gared Carignan (m. Y3 – Y9) † Lady Dianthe Tal'e (Y5 - Y8) Euna Miriel (Y12 – present)
Siblings
Children
Born	Year -12 Day 76 (Galactic date) Year 4014 Day 76 (Hapan date)
Imperial Service
Branch	Imperial Army
Positions	Brigade Commanding Officer
Prior Service
Awards	See Awards.

Major Amne Zailyn is an officer in the Imperial Army. Early in her military career, Amne distinguished herself as the commanding officer of the 5th Brigade.

Biography

Members of the Hapan nobility who had been part of the Draconian Union fled the Phoenix Revolution and its aftermath, took refuge in sympathetic sectors—notably Kuat, Corellia and Tapani—and set up exile courts often led by surviving claimants to the Hapan throne. The exiles never posed a serious military threat to the reformed Hapes Consortium, but they were accepted by and often married into the local noble houses. Despite the Hapes Consortium's abolition of the legal recognition of hereditary titles of nobility after the Phoenix Revolution, Amne's parents continued to style themselves as the Ducha and Duchix of Andalia. Amne—titled the Duch'da of Andalia—was born in Year -12 in their Kuati estate.

Amne spent her early years on Kuat. She often traveled with her parents, whether they were part of the royal court or visiting relatives in other sectors. Betrothed to her paternal cousin, five-year-old Amne was sent to Procopia to spend the next sixteen years at the Tapani court. She was meticulously educated by teachers who believed that learning should be engaging, and she enjoyed access to the family's extensive library. She found herself attracted to the ideals espoused by Emperor Charon, which framed her outlook for the rest of her life. At the age of fifteen, Amne married Lord Gared Carignan. Their marriage lasted for six years until his untimely death in Year 9. While she was in mourning, she returned to her parents' estate on Kuat.

At the age of 21, Amne enlisted in the Imperial Army. Amne was promoted to Master Sergeant upon her completion of basic training at the Imperial Academy. She served the 1st Imperial Legion under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Califf D`Troit, who was known for returning the legion to glory after the betrayal of Inara Imperium and subsequent defection of many of the soldiers who had been under her command. Amne was welcomed by 1st Lieutenant Elvira Falston and 2nd Lieutenant Kies, the legion's executive officer and adjutant respectively, and quickly got to know her fellow legionnaires, including Santiano Salazar, Felix Stones, Dante Erinith, Kol Seraph, Tamarynn Farr, Igneus Esh, and Redme Schwarz. Several rumors were spread to explain her promotion to Master Sergeant—among them being that she'd burned down an orphanage housing Jedi younglings—but they eventually faded into obscurity.

She was sent along with her squad, the Sabres, to the Coruscant Oversector to scout for any signs of rebel bases or hostile armies. The Sabres found and captured a number of hostiles that had established hidden bases throughout the system and retook some occupied Imperial buildings. The Immortals took it upon themselves to map their assigned sectors, marking potential microjump points and updating the political maps of the planets. They were commended with special recognition upon the conclusion of Operation Blitz, after the inspection of 4 systems with 30 planets in total. After completing her first tour of duty, she entered the Army Reserves.

"Wouldn't your cover be more secure if you had an escort of men? It'd play into the Rim system stereotype that the culture of the Galactic Core is decadent, given to engaging in unnatural activities for the sake of fashion."

— Euna Miriel to Daelis Stanov after learning of the nature of their assignment

Amne was assigned to pose as an escort for Stanov, an II agent undercover as a wealthy businessman offering to sell Imperial supplies to a warlord of Garos, and tasked to protect computer specialist Thalia Brando as she covertly extracted data from the warlord's mainframe computer. It was during this assignment that she first became close to Euna Miriel, who she later dated.

"This is the Spirit of The Immortals - that no matter what Catastrophies strike us, we will stubbornly rise from the ashes and flap our wings, unleashing our fearless spirit against the enemies of the Empire with the power of the Phoenix!"

— Dragomir Kies

Pursuant to DGE-006, put into effect on Y13D101, Amne relinquished the use of her titles when she returned to active service. She led the reconnaissance battalion of the 1st Brigade until she was offered a command position with the 5th Brigade. Amne had always associated and been associated with fire on account of her hair, so she found it fitting that the two units were steeped in fiery symbolism: the Immortals' perpetually rekindling phoenix and the pure conflagration of the Inferno. Accepting, she was sent to her new brigade's headquarters in the Corporate Sector and began to work closely with 1st Lieutenant Deryk Ysenm as his executive officer. Amne was soon awarded an MID, a testament to her seamless integration into the reconnaissance brigade. Mere weeks after Amne was commissioned as an officer, Captain Ysenm retired from military service. With a heavy heart, Amne succeeded him as the commanding officer of the 5th Brigade. Colonel Wyatt Gabriel became her executive officer in the early days of Year 14.

"Amne Zailyn -- the capable and ambitious commander of the 5th Brigade, whose lasting contributions to that unit and to the Legion cannot be tidily summarized."

— Brigadier General David Terrio

During the joint deployment of the 2nd and 3rd Legions to the violent and trying surface of Derra IV for Operation Sovereign Canopy, Amne commanded and directed all active Imperial forces on Derra IV in the absence of both Colonel Edward Canfield and Lieutenant Colonel Agramon Kane. She had the pleasure of working with commanders from both legions: the aforementioned Colonels as well as Lieutenant Colonel Euna Miriel, Captain Tyrren Montari, Captain Lane Rendell and Captain Navarro de Molay. She was awarded a letter of commendation for her efforts, and she was promoted to Major in recognition of her time served and the exemplary nature of that service, both as commander of the 5th Brigade and of the joint forces on Derra IV.

Service Record

Awards

• Brigade Command Medal
  • Conferred by virtue of status.

• Letter of Commendation
  • Awarded Y14 D170 by Brigadier General David Terrio.

• 2-Year Imperial Service Medal
  • Conferred by virtue of status.

• Imperial Academy Basic Graduate - Honours
  • Awarded Y11 D309.

• Mentioned in Dispatches
  • Awarded Y13 D286 by Colonel David Terrio.

• Imperial Meeting Medal
  • Conferred by virtue of status.

Ranks

Event	Date
Assigned to the Imperial Army	Year 11 Day 309
Promoted to Master Sergeant	Year 11 Day 309
Promoted to Command Sergeant	Year 12 Day 330
Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant	Year 13 Day 314
Promoted to 1st Lieutenant	Year 14 Day 25
Promoted to Captain	Year 14 Day 87
Promoted to Major	Year 14 Day 170

5th Brigade Commanding Officer
Preceded By: Deryk Ysenm	Amne Zailyn Y13D336 - Present	Succeeded By: -

5th Brigade Executive Officer
Preceded By: Tec Vaan	Amne Zailyn Y13D259 - Y13D336	Succeeded By: Wyatt Gabriel