You just made my day...Originally Posted by HenryJonesJr
I need a name for the planet... I'm tired of scouring through the list of outer rim planets and trying to find one that's not only inhabited, but ruled by any form of a monarchy. Other than Naboo. I was thinking something smaller, from the way the post sounded.
Ehh, you can name it if you want to.
Outer Rim is just where people go whenever they need something to do.
Meson IV. Posted, btw. Hope to see Starkiller soon. Please don't kill me right away.
Hey guys, plan to have a post up tonight, but it looks like I might have to leave for a little bit, so I may not be able to get anything up until tomorrow
Looks like it might be a slowish day at work, so I'm hoping to get a post in today before I leave. If things pick up, I'll post when I get home tonight
Screen Name: Johnny Blaze
Character you wish to play: Grand Admiral Thrawn
Race: Chiss
Faction: The Imperial Remnant
Background: Born a commoner in the Chiss Ascendency, the man known to the Core as Thrawn started his military career as a member of the Chiss Expansionary Defense Force. There he first showed signs of his military brilliance, and quickly rose up the ranks, and becoming a merit adoptive of one the Ascendency's ruling families. All was looking well for Thrawn, but his rise to prominence would take a fall. Thrawn's ways clashed with the ways of Chiss society. His proactive actions and ideals did not sit well with the Chiss Ascendency, and he was eventually exiled from the Ascendency.
He was soon discovered though by Voss Parck, an officer in the Imperial Navy, and taken to Imperial Capital and the Emperor. Palpatine was familiar with Thrawn and his skills as a commander, and Thrawn was convinced to join the Imperial Navy. Thrawn quickly rose through the ranks, demonstrating his brilliance and keen wit on numerous occasions.
It was not long before Thrawn was appointed the rank of Grand Admiral by the Emperor himself. A title not taken lightly given the Empire's anti-alien sentiments. Thrawn quickly became one of the Emperor's most trusted commanders, even to the point of being seen at his side, along with Vader, during political gatherings.
Thrawn's time on Coruscant did not last long though, and he was soon seemingly cast away by the Emperor. But, in reality, Thrawn was sent on a secret mission to bring Imperial Order to the Unknown Regions by Palpatine. And there he seemingly remained, until now...
Character Class (choose one): Soldier (Imperial Grand Admiral)
Items: DH-17 Blaster Pistol
Character Personality: Thrawn was not like his fellow Imperial commanders. He did not command out of fear. He promoted creativity among his crew, often promoting those who used creative thinking to solve a problem, regardless if successful. He also encouraged his senior staff to share their ideas and took them into consideration, rather than outright ignore them as many Imperial commanders did.
Thrawn is arguably the most brilliant military mind the galaxy has ever seen, coupling general knowledge and intelligence with cunning strategy to steal victory from even the most impossible odds. He is forever calm in the heat of battle, often thinking two or three steps ahead of his opponents. He believes fully in the Imperial ideal, and places that above his own personal glory, which has made him admired by those who serve under him. Despite his rather non-Imperial command style, Thrawn does not take insubordination lightly. Those that disobey him, or outright question his command will soon find themselves facing a brutal death at the hands of his Noghri bodyguards.
One of the talents of Thrawn was that he can learn about a species or person through careful examination of their art. Through the study of a their art, Thrawn was able to deduce their psychology, tactical limitations, and exploit their weaknesses. His vast knowledge and obsession with the art of other cultures, and his analytical study of it, resulted in almost fool-proof battle strategy against every opponent Thrawn engaged.
Thrawn has an incredible attention to detail, often sifting through large collections of data piecing together small details that seemed trivial to others, but together formed a powerful component to his victories.
Character Alignment (Choose one): Evil
Why have you chosen this character, and what are your plans for them: He's an awesome character (one of the best EU characters ever created). As for plans, I plan to make Thrawn a major threat to galactic peace that the fledgling New Republic will face.
What can you bring to Star Wars: The RPG: Experience in RPing and a kick ass character.
How often can you post IN A DAY in this RPG: As many as need be, life permitting.
Sample Post:
The room was dark as Pellaeon entered. What was once the former entertainment suite to the Captain Pellaeon's predecessor, the Grand Admiral had transformed into his own personal chambers.
Pellaeon had not been in the room since it's transformation, and his surprise was visible when he saw the hundreds of different works of art placed neatly throughout the room.
The art was not real, merely holographic replicas, but their quality was still nothing short of stunning.
"Can I help you, Captain", came the voice from the murky gloom.
Pellaeon swallowed as he looked ahead at the two glowing red slits that marked the Grand Admiral's eyes. Thrawn sat cooly in his floating command chair in the room's center. Thrawn's glowing red eyes, the most striking feature of the Chiss, a sharp contrast to his blue skin and the shadows surrounding him. Surrounding the Grand Admiral's seat were three circles of art displays that slowly orbited the command chair like cosmic rings dancing around a celestial body.
"Sorry to disturb you, Admiral, but I thought you'd like to know that the Recon team sent to retrieve the New Rep - the Rebellion date logs has exited Hyperspace and is en-route."
Thrawn did not say a word as he sat completely still in his chair, his fingers laced together in front of him as he stared off into the shadows.
"What resistence did they meet?"
"Nothing major, sir. A squadron of Manta-class fighters impeded their escape, but they were able to return to hyperspace with minor losses."
Again Thrawn was silent, and Pellaeon shifted nervously on his feet as he felt the burning gaze of the Grand Admiral's red eyes boring into him.
Quickly, Thrawn pressed a button on his chair and the art disappeared as the room lights brightened to their fullest. Command stations mimicking those on the bridge silently slide from hidden compartments on the walls and floor.
The holographic rings of artwork that once floated eerily around his chair now turned into rings of statistical reports and sensor screens.
Thrawn sat up in his chair as he looked at the small red dots that marked the Recon team as it approached the larger red dot that marked the Chimaera, Thrawn's flagship.
Pressing a button on the arm of the command chair, the Thrawn spoke into the now crackling intercom.
"This is Grand Admiral Thrawn. Order all units to battle stations and scramble TIE fighter squadrons twelve and fifteen."
"Yes, sir", came the crackling reply of the bridge officer as the horn began to sound, signifying the high alert status.
Pellaeon did his best to hide his questioning gaze, but the ever alert Grand Admiral instantly noticed it.
"You're wondering why I've order the crew on alert?"
Pellaeon hesitated a bit, the memories of what happened to those who questioned Lord Vader dancing through his mind.
"Yes, sir", Pellaeon choked out eventually.
"I'd have thought it would be obvious", Thrawn replied in a bored tone as he cocked one of his blue-black eyebrows.
"The Recon team was allowed to escape so that our enemies could follow them back to their source."
"But, they only encountered a single squadron?"
"Yes, they did", stated the Grand Admiral matter-of-factly.
"The rest of their forces had been held back, out of sensor range. Waiting to track the hyperspace trajectory of the Recon team back to their point of origin so that they may assess and eliminate the entire threat."
A look of disbelief flashed ever-so briefly on Pellaeon's face before fading into neutrality. How he came up with such a notion simply boggled the Captain's mind.
Once again, Thrawn caught it, and the Grand Admiral creased his lips in a thin smile.
"Learn about art, Captain", Thrawn spoke in an cool tone of voice.
"And you will learn all you need to know about your opponent."
Good to have the original game's Thrawn back in the fold. Approved.
Excuse me but I'd just like to say I'm very happy to have another imp around and Thrawn no less. If I may be so bold Johny Blaze might I recomend you read my app from a few pages back, or at least the background bit, my char and Thrawn have worked together in the history so I just wanted to make you aware of that and we can talk through any issues that may come up as a result. Thanks
JB's pretty good. I've been rping with him for years. Very easy to work with. I don't think you guys will have any trouble at all
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