Amne Zailyn

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Amne Zailyn
Biographical Information
Race	Hapan
Homeworld	Hapes, later Procopia
Mother	Lydia Zailyn
Father	Arnaud Ruellan
Spouse	Guillaume Ruellan (m. Y4–Y9; his death) Euna Miriel (m. Y15–present)
Siblings	Isaline Zailyn
Children	Étienne Ruellan (b. Y5)
Born	Year -12 Day 76 (Galactic date) Year 4014 Day 76 (Hapan date)
Imperial Service
Branch	Imperial Army
Positions	Army Signals Officer Brigade Commanding Officer
Prior Service
Awards

High Colonel Amne Zailyn is an officer of Army Command. Early in her military career, Zailyn distinguished herself as the commanding officer of the 5th Brigade. Highly decorated after her meritorious service on Derra IV, she was appointed to serve as the Army Signals Officer.

Biography

Amne Zailyn was born in Year -12 to Lydia Zailyn and Arnaud Ruellan, conservative nobles of the Hapes Consortium. Zailyn often traveled with her parents as part of the royal court and when visiting relatives in other sectors, notably the Imperial sectors of Kuat, Corellia and Tapani. At the age of sixteen, Zailyn married Guillaume Ruellan, a Tapani noble and her father's nephew, and gave birth to their son Étienne nearly two years later. Zailyn was widowed in Year 9 after five years of marriage; she was sent back to her mother's estate in the Hapes Cluster without her son, who remained in Tapani as his grandparents' heir.

"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

After her proper mourning period, Zailyn returned to Imperial space, this time to enlist in the Imperial Army. Upon her completion of basic training at the Imperial Academy, Zailyn was promoted to Master Sergeant and assigned to serve in the 1st Imperial Legion under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Califf D`Troit. Among her fellow legionnaires were Elvira Falston, Dragomir Kies, Santiano Salazar, Felix Stones, Dante Erinith, Kol Seraph, Tamarynn Farr, Igneus Esh, and Redme Schwarz. Zailyn was assigned to the Sabres and sent 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.

"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

Zailyn commanded the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion of the 1st Brigade until she was appointed executive officer of the 5th Brigade. She later commented that 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. She traveled to her new brigade's headquarters in the Corporate Sector and began to work closely with 1st Lieutenant Deryk Ysenm as his executive officer. Zailyn was soon awarded an MID, a testament to her seamless integration into the reconnaissance brigade, and found herself so impressed by the leadership displayed by the officers of the 2nd Legion—namely, Brigadier General David Terrio, Major Agramon Kane, and Captain Ysenm—that she came to consider a life-long career in the Army.

When Captain Ysenm retired from military service, 2nd Lieutenant Zailyn succeeded him as the commanding officer of the 5th Brigade and resolved to follow his example to the best of her ability. During the 2nd Legion's deployment for Operation Sovereign Canopy, Zailyn was invested with the authority to command and direct all active Imperial forces on Derra IV in the absence of Lieutenant Colonel Kane. Their joint deployments with the 1st and 3rd Legions allowed her to work with commanders such as Colonel Edward Canfield, Lieutenant Colonel Santiano Salazar, Major Akai Ai, Captain Tyrren Montari, Captain Lane Rendell, Captain Navarro de Molay, 1st Lieutenant Cora Ersin, 1st Lieutenant Redme Schwarz and Command Sergeant Benedict Tharandon. 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

• Achievement Medal
  • Awarded Y14 D274 by Lord General Graeda L'Annan.

• Battle Efficiency Medal
  • Awarded Y14 D275 by Colonel Agramon Kane.

• Brigade Command Medal
  • Conferred by virtue of status.

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

• 3-Year Imperial Service Medal
  • Conferred by virtue of status.
• Imperial Campaign Medal
  • For participation in Operation Sovereign Canopy, Year 14.

• 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
Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel	Year 14 Day 275
Promoted to Colonel	Year 14 Day 337
Promoted to High Colonel	Year 15 Day 99

Army Signals Officer
Preceded By: Draco Creed	Amne Zailyn Y14D307 - Present	Succeeded By: -

2nd Legion Signals Officer
Preceded By: Mikal Blak	Amne Zailyn Y15D143 - Present	Succeeded By: -

5th Brigade Commanding Officer
Preceded By: Deryk Ysenm	Amne Zailyn Y13D336 - Y15D143	Succeeded By: Bailley Zion

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