Graeda L'Annan

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"Soldiering capability is more important than species or cultural affiliation.

—Graeda L'Annan

Graeda L'Annan
Biographical Information
Race	Human
Homeworld	Baraboo
Mother	Ysilwen Eirswith
Father	Nevin L'Annan
Spouse	Romolus Lupine (deceased)
Siblings	Mraz L'Annan
Children	none
Born	Year -31 Day 350 (46 standard years old)
Imperial Service
Branch	Imperial Navy
Positions	Army Commanding Officer Imperial House of Lords Imperial High Command Assault Force CO Advisor, Imperial Geographic COMPNOR Department Leader
Prior Service	Army Executive Officer Director, Imperial Geographic
Awards

Lord General Graeda Eirswith L'Annan (Year -31 Day 350 - present) is presently serving the Galactic Empire as the Commanding Officer of the Imperial Navy and is a member of Imperial Inner Circle. She is also a member of the Imperial House of Lords.

L'Annan's vision is to ensure a center of excellence for delivering capabilities to GE soldiers so they can dominate the battlefield across the full spectrum of warfare. She remains focused directly – today and throughout the military's transformation – to increase combat effectiveness; deliver equipment that saves lives; and improve 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. She was the longest serving Army Commanding Officer in the history of the Empire and has overseen the longest period of stability and membership that the Army has ever experienced.

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 Commanding Officer and has served as Army Executive Officer, Legion Commanding Officer, Legion Executive Officer, and Legion Operation Adjutant. L'Annan has commanded troops in many sectors including: Corellia, Coruscant, Meridian, Dolomar, Fakir, N'Zoth, Weemell, Darpa, and Bothan Space.

Positions

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.

Military Offices Held
Preceeded By: Jacen Varos	Navy Commanding Officer	Succeeded By: Incumbent
Preceeded By: Seele	Army Commanding Officer	Succeeded By: Nathaniel Durane
Preceeded By: Arbellson Saalar	Army Executive Officer	Succeeded By: Endora Strax
Preceeded By: Bacara Kex	Army Commanding Officer	Succeeded By: Seele
Preceeded By: Rex Corwyn	Assault Force Commanding Officer	Succeeded By: N/A
Preceeded By: Bacara Kex	Army Executive Officer	Succeeded By: Tec Vaan
Preceeded By: Zenchi Senkusha	Commanding Officer Second Imperial legion	Succeeded By: Gunther Rall
Preceeded By: Wolfgang Rasolam	Executive Officer First Imperial Legion	Succeeded By: Ralkata Tyrran

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

On Year 10 Day 6, ACO Alan Steel informed L'Annan that her command, the Second Imperial Legion had been selected to compose the experimental Assault Force along with her old friend, Captain Rex Corwyn as commanding officer and the Seventh Imperial Fleet. 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 - (end date of AF?)
• Executive Officer Assault Force Year 10 Day 6 - Year 10 Day 170

Army 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).

Service Record

Ranks and Appointments

Grade	Insignia	Rank	Appointment	Time held (Combine Time)	Time held (Real Time)
[E-1]		Recruit		Y8D229 - Y8D231	18JUL07 - 20JUL07
[E-3]		Private First Class		Y8D231 - Y8D329	20JUL07 - 25OCT07
[E-4]		Corporal	1st Brigade Operations Adjunct	Y8D329 - Y8D362	25OCT07 - 27NOV07
[E-7]		Sergeant First Class		Y8D362 - Y9D77	27NOV07 - 15FEB08
[E-8]		Master Sergeant		Y9D77 – Y9D104	15FEB08 – 13MAR08
[E-9]		Sergeant Major	1st Brigade Executive Officer Imperial Academy Tutor	Y9D104 - Y9D191	13MAR08 - 8JUN08
[O-1]		2nd Lieutenant	Director of Imperial Geographic Y9D249	Y9D191 - Y9D256	8JUN08 - 12AUG08
[O-2]		1st Lieutenant	2nd Legion Commanding Officer	Y9D256 - Y9D301	12AUG08 - 26SEP08
[O-3]		Captain		Y9D301 - Y10D30	26SEP08 - 29DEC08
[O-4]		Major	Assault Force Executive Officer Y10D6	Y10D30 - Y10D64	29DEC08 - 1FEB09
[O-5]		Lieutenant Colonel	Army Executive Officer (1st)	Y10D64 - Y10D164	1FEB09 - 12MAY09
[O-6]		Colonel	Assault Force Commanding Officer Y10D170	Y10D164 - Y10D321	12MAY09 - 16OCT09
[C-1]		Brigadier General	Army Commanding Officer	Y10D321 - Y11D166	12MAY09 - 14MAY10
[C-2]		Major General		Y11D166 - Y11D308	14MAY10 - 3OCT10
[C-3]		Lieutenant General	Army Executive Officer (2nd) Y12D66	Y11D308 - Y12D229	3OCT10 - 16JUL11
[C-4]		General		Y12D229 - Y12D327	16JUL11 - 22OCT11
[HC-3]		Lord General	Army Commanding Officer (2nd)	Y12D327 - PRESENT	22OCT11 - PRESENT
Peerage		Countess	Baraboo	Y17D322 - PRESENT	15OCT16 - PRESENT

Awards

Award	Name	Date Awarded	Awarded by	Converted 23OCT11
	Imperial Academy Honors Graduate [IAHG]	Y08D231 (Jul/20/07)	Deric Adams	[IAHG]
	Army Medal of Order [AMO]	Y09D104 (Mar/13/08)	Arbellason Saalar	[GCA]
	Imperial Academy Tutor [TUT]	Y09 D104 (Mar/13/08)	Dean of the Academy	no equivalent
	Army Activity Medal [AAM]	Y09D104 (Mar/13/08)	Deric Adams	[IAM]
	Imperial Duty Bars - 1 year [DB1]	Y09D232 (Jul/21/08)	Bacara Kex	[ISM]
	Legion Command Award [LCA]	Y09D301 (Sep/26/08)	Mark ein Arton	[BCM]
	System Failure II: Deja Vu [SYF2]	Y09D360 (Nov/24/08)	Rann Van	[EAM]
	Army Betterment Award [ABA]	Y10D10 (Dec/09/08)	Bacara Kex	[AMP]
	Crisis Management Ribbon [CRM]	Y10D26 (Dec/25/08)	Bacara Kex	[EAM2]
	Brigade Commanding Officer Award [BCO]	Y10D30 (Dec/29/08)	Bacara Kex	[BCM-H]
	Army Tactical Essay Content Award [ATEC]	Y10D44 (Jan/12/09)	Ralkata Tyrran	[TEC]
	Army High Command Bar [AHCB]	Y10D64 (Feb/01/09)	Bacara Kex	no equivalent
	1st Legion Cross [1ILC]	Y10D95 (Mar/04/09)	Bacara Kex	[LOC]
	2nd Legion Cross [2ILC]	Y10D95 (Mar/04/09)	Bacara Kex	[LOC2]
	Imperial Geographic - 10 Descriptions [IGO10]	Y10D99 (Mar/08/09)	Lord Azrahk Raleep	[ILA]
	Operation: Stellar Aegis [AEGIS]	Y10D161 (May/09/09)	Imperial Throne	[ICM]
	Imperial Duty Bars - 2 Years [DB2]	Y10D232 (Jul/21/09)	Bacara Kex	[ISM2]
	Imperial High Command Bar [IHCB]	Y10D321 (May/12/09)	Imperial Throne	no equivalent
	Operation: Dumbo Drop [MBUH]	Y11D64 (Feb/01/10)	Imperial Throne	[ICM2]
	Imperial Geographic Distinguished Service [IGOD]	Y11D88 (Feb/24/10)	Imperial Geographic	[ILA]
	Imperial Duty Bars - 3 Years [DB3]	Y11D232 (Jul/21/10)	ISB	[ISM3]
	Army Cross [AC]	Y12D327 (Oct/22/12)	Executor Seele	N/A
	Order of the Emperor's Seal [OES]	Y13D274 (Aug/31/12)	Executor Seele	N/A
	Unit of Distinguished Service [UDS]	YxDx (Apr/13)		N/A
	Battle Efficiency Medal [BEM]	YxDx (Apr/13)		N/A
	Imperial Campaign Medal [ICM3]	YxDx (Apr/13)		N/A
	Imperial Campaign Medal [ICM4] Derra Clasp	YxDx (Apr/13)		N/A
	Imperial Service Medal - 4 Years [ISM4]	Y12D232 (Jul/21/11)	ISB	N/A
	Imperial Service Medal - 5 Years [ISM5]	Y13D232 (Jul/21/12)	ISB	N/A
	Imperial Service Medal - 6 Years [ISM6]	Y14D232 (Jul/21/13)	ISB	N/A
	Achievement Medal [ACH]	Y16D203 (Jun/20/15)	Emperor Ngendin	N/A

Awards

• Order of the Emperor's Seal [OES]
• Army Cross [AC]
• Achievement Medal [ACH]
• Army Medal of Progress [AMP]
• Imperial Medal of Commendation [IMC]
• Unit Distinguished Service [UDS]
• Battle Efficiency Medal [BEM]
• Exercise Achievement Medal [EAMx2]
• Good Conduct Award [GCA]
• Brigade Command Medal - Honours [BCM]
• Tactical Essay Contest [TEC]
• Imperial Literacy Award [ILA]
• Imperial of the Month [IOM]
• Letter of Commendation x2 [LOCx2]
• Imperial Activity Medal [IAM]
• Imperial Service Medal - 10 Years [ISM-10]
• Imperial Campaign Medal x4 [ICMx4] - Operation DUMBO DROP (T'Grel and M'Buh) , Operation STELLAR AEGIS (Koornacht cluster), Operation SOVEREIGN CANOPY (Derra IV)
• Imperial Academy Basic Graduate - Honours [IABG-H]
• Imperial Meeting Medal - 12 [IMM-12]

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 under the command of Cliff Chan. 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.

• COMPNOR Department Leader 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. L'Annan was recognized twice:
  • Year 10 Day 99 for exceptional contribution (IGO-10) by the founder, Lord Azrahk Raleep. She was the first recipient of this award.
  • Year 11 Day 88 for Distinguished Service (IGOD). She was the first recipient of this award.

Engagements and Operations

• [NCO] Operation Hel Loedorvia & Loedorvia II/Loedorvia/Weemell
• [ACO] Sovereign Canopy, Derra IV (3 tours)
• [ACO] Caamas/Kuat/Fakir
• [AF] Operation Dumbo Drop T'Grel & M'Buh/Farkax/N'Zoth
• [AF] Operation Stellar Aegis
  
• [3IL] Operation Time Immemorial: A joint operation between the Imperial Navy and Imperial Army involving a criminal syndicate being led by one Salak Radmir from a stronghold in the deserts of the planet Fornax. LTGEN Graeda L'Annan led the army forces in assaulting the stronghold, neutralising the enemy forces within, and securing the criminal leadership alive.
• Combined Effort

Controversies and Criticism

Graeda L'Annan's most notable controversy came shortly into her reign as the Army Commanding Officer. After several documented incidents with a legion commanding officer, L'Annan proceeded to take disciplinary actions against the Captain 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 the captain being demoted to Command Sergeant and losing their legion command. Due to the hearing being held in public, many members of the disciplined individual's legion responded negatively towards L'Annan and some deserted in outrage over the incident.

Many attribute the desertions due to popularity for the former commanding officer 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 countered with the need to demonstrate the problems and errors that occured as well as show what can happen if such acts take place.

Personal Life

Family

"Taunting Death - by engaging in violence or meddling in shadowy arts - means pitting oneself against a wily enemy who cannot lose..

—Graeda L'Annan

L'Annan and Lupine

Graeda Eirswith L'Annan born on the planet Baraboo in the year -27 to Ysilwen and Nevin L'Annan. The L'Annans are an affluent family of Corellian descent. L'Annan is the first born child and has one younger sister. Ysilwen is a successful cloth merchant with a high end shop in the city of Sengir. Nevin is a career xenoarcheologist credited with the discovery of the Mwanamutapas ruins in Baraboo 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 Harbringer Dance Academy. Mraz is an accomplished and well known musician.

L'Annan married Romolus Lupine on Year 10 Day 175. The marriage lasted until his death on Year 10 Day 203. He was 31 years old. Lupine was killed in action while acting in his capacity as Director of Imperial Intelligence. She considered him to have been the love of her life and his sudden death 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.”

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. The pauldron, ring and tattoo are permanent reminders of her times with Lupine. 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 Lupine on Dathomir specifically to test herself and her TK methods against force users.

Romolus Lupine was killed in action on Year 10 Day 203

Description and Personal Interests

L'Annan 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. She 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 instinctively 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.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.

Early Years

L`Annan attended the Harbringer 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.

Master 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 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

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

Personal Assets

Bayonet Faith & Misery	Namana 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