Republic Personnel [+]

OoC [+]

As a player, what is your preferred writing level?
Several paragraphs (Willing to do more depending on interests of other roleplayer(s) involved)
Is grammar and depth of writing important to you? Yes.
Are there any writing subjects you particularly enjoy exploring? I'd like to explore the political, "dog eat dog" world of becoming a powerful figure within the Republic military scheme. I'd be interested in fleshing out how my character balances his service to the Republic against his own self interest.
Is there anything you really dislike and want to avoid like the plague? I'm quite open to any sort of roleplay.
Is there something you are uncomfortable with happening to your character? Nope, if he dies he dies.
Do you have any short-term or long-term goals with this character? I'm alright with the wait and see game, where he may go depending on the story.

Republic personnel files [+]

Name: Tyrian Shassa
Species: Human
Homeworld: Corellia
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Military Branch: Republic Navy
Rank: Admiral
Unit/designation: 65th Battle Group
Role/specialisation: Fleet Admiral
Current place of Service: Fleet based on Coruscant, typically aboard the command ship Retribution.

Known Skills: Fleet tactics, political maneuvering, asymmetrical fleet warfare.
Trained Techniques: Formal Republic Fleet Officer education, encompasses bridge command skills, fleet tactics, supply logistics, ground support operations.
Known associates: N/A
Favored Equipment and clothes: Basic Republic Admiral uniform with a flag of Corellia worn during informal events or on the bridge of his ship.
Personality type: Driven individual who balances his desire to serve the Republic against his own political ambitions. Internal reports indicate his personal ambition has not outgrown his usefulness in his current position, though he is to be watched closely. Reported to be very competitive, a typical trait for a Corellian. Mild concerns about his quiet disdain for alien species, often frequently ensuring that his closest subordinates are human, regardless of the alternative option's skill level.
Known flaws: Shassa's affluent upbringing has instilled a dangerous level of pride in himself which often works against him. In addition, Shassa has a level of distrust towards other Republic officers which has caused issues in the past.

Strategic Information Services Reports [+]

_{Detailed appearance. Imagery insufficient.}

• Tyrian Shassa stands at approximately 5'7'' and maintained a relatively medium build. Shassa has close cropped brown hair with a significantly receding hairline with blue eyes. Shassa walks with a recognizable limp after a particularly rough landing of a damaged command shuttle after a close call with a Sith assassin team in a supposedly neutral docking station.

_{Report on skills and talents, including level of skill.}

• Brilliant tactician in medium-to-large scale fleet combat, often employing unconventional maneuvers to overcome overwhelming odds with limited supply and/or resources.
• Talented leader, able to disperse complex orders effectively throughout his command. Praise often received from subordinate officers.
• Talented in unconventional and asymmetrical warfare including ambushes, covert actions, and partisan support.
• Proficient orator, often able to requisition additional assets from the Senate Naval Subcommittee after long, impassioned speeches which convinced even the stringiest of Senators.

_{Report on known combat experience, training and weapons training.}

• Anaxes War College basic combat combat training - average scores received with weapon handling and proficiency.
• No records of individual combat, Shassa often remains within range of his security force who do the brunt of the heavy lifting.

_{Report on role, specialization and responsibilities pertaining to the subject’s military deployment.}

• Initial command comprised of protecting Republic merchant and logistics assets during the Great Galactic War, specialized in dealing with asymmetrical fleet actions including ambushes and hit and run tactics.
• As Republic losses compounded, Shassa used the need for competent Admirals to push himself up through the ranks at an astronomical speed. Shassa's confidence put him in control of Republic Battle Groups well before he had acquired the required experience to do so. As a result, Shassa's improvisations have bred a unique style of fleet combat which initially stunned Imperial officers long enough for Shassa to gain the upper hand in his first engagements. This has given his tactics a reputation of being somewhat unpredictable and unorthodox, occasionally causing tension between Admirals fighting alongside him.
• Currently in control of a Republic Battle Group tasked officially with patrolling and securing the remaining Republic sectors and unofficially with indirectly supporting insurgency on worlds lost to Imperial Control.

_{Detailed notes on political influence and associates.}

• Still a young admiral, Shassa's political goals had been put on hold due to the war and the reconstruction of the Republic Navy. Shassa's political influence did not extend past having the ear of a few senators, but that was even relatively limited.

_{Detailed notes on known rivals and enemies, within and outside the Republic army/navy.}

• Shassa did not particularly have any enemies or rivalries, his pride keeping him at a safe distance from any sort of interactions with subordinates within the Republic.

_{List and description of other known associates, including subordinates.}

• Subordinates that accompanied him on his fleet were Captain Cal Jonta, often accompanying him as the Captain of his flagship, Ensign Janis Holm, a clever young Mon Calamari officer accompanying Cal Jonta who Shassa had taken a personal interest in.
• Brigadier General Sloan Harlo, often accompanied Shassa's fleet with his Brigade of Republic ground forces.
• Mish Shassa, Tyrion's wife of fifteen years. An avid socialite who frequented political circles in her husband's absence to attempt to maintain or progress their social standing within the Coruscant elite.

_{List of known belongings, including but not limited to planetary surface property, civilian and military vessels, vehicles, weapons, tools.}

• After the surrender of Corellia by the Republic, Shassa's vast possessions and assets were all seized by the new Imperial administration. Shassa maintained a residence in an affluent region of Coruscant though it was typically only inhabited by his wife, Mish.
• Admiral Shassa's battle group was comprised of the following capital ships: 1x Inexpugnable-class Command Ship (The Chimera), Valor-class Star-cruiser (The Retribution) 25x Hammerhead-class Cruiser, 13x Thranta-class Corvette, 10x Foray-Class blockade runner, multiple BT-7 Thunderclap-class support ships, 16x multiple Heraklon-class transports (half-cargo, half transport). During the times of relative "peace", a bulk of Shassa's fleet typically remains docked to allow for retrofitting and conserve resources. The Chimera has been recently returned from the mothball fleet and is currently in port for retrofitting.

_{Psychological evaluation of candidate.}

Shassa's phychological state remains stable, though there are concerns recorded of intense narcissism and pride. Extensively recorded throughout his time in the war college, they have either subsided or Shassa has been able to curtail his pride over the last several years after facing the harsh realities of war.

_{List and description of known and suspected flaws. To be put into restricted database.}

• Obvious issues with hubris, something that has been exploited by his enemies occasionally during the beginning of his military career but is now well guarded from experience.
• Concerns about apathy towards non-human species, including those with worlds represented on the Republic.
• Concerns about Shassa expressing typical Corellian traits such as his frequently expressed independent streak.

_{All known interests of the candidate.}

• Frequently voiced interest of returning to war with the Sith Empire, primarily with the goal of returning Republic influence to the core worlds (Especially Corellia).
• Political ambitions quietly voiced, well known by superior officers that Shassa does wish to use the admirality to advance his political career.

_{Major achievements on record.}

• Graduated at top of class in the Republic Naval College on Anaxes.
• Completed training and promoted through the ranks to Admiral quickly, more due to requirements for competent admirals than his own ability.

Interview [+]

_{Personal biography, as detailed by the subject for use in republic archives. Acquired shortly after last achievement of note. Some details may be used for training purposes.}

Tyrian Shassa was born in 3700 BBY on Corellia to a wealthy military family with ties to Corellian banking groups which placed him among the planet's elite from birth. Shassa's early childhood specifically regimented in a way that would lay his path for him to enter into service with the Republic at an early age and use it to maneuver himself into a position of political power. His personal goals were quickly quashed and replaced with the ambitions of a senatorial spot, representing his home planet of Corellia. From his earliest memory, Shassa attended the most prestigious schools and filled his free time with a plethora of the best tutors the Corellian elite could provide. Between the special attention and highly privileged life provided to him, Shassa developed a fiercely elitist attitude towards those who he felt to be inferior and a quiet disdain for non-human species in the Galaxy. Shassa's pride was continuously bolstered to dangerous levels as he excelled in whatever he applied himself to, often more due to the immense resources available to him than his own exceptionality.

After completing his schooling, Shassa's predetermined path continued when he was sent to the Republic Naval College on Anaxes. From here, Shassa excelled as a tactician. Shassa's pride was often a source of contempt between the highly accomplished instructors who had predicted that his pride and disdain for the less affluent would inevitably be his downfall. College records often detail concerns about Shassa, though they were frequently overruled by his ability to outperform all expectations. Despite repeated calls for intervention by many instructors, the powers that be (who were rumored to be in the pocket of a specific Corellian banking family) demanded that Shassa's progress not be hindered; the most common excuse being the desperate need for officers with the outbreak of war with the newly emergent Sith Empire. Shassa's progress throughout the Republic Naval College remained unhindered, much to the dismay of many of his fellow trainees.

Shortly after graduation, the newly minted Rear Admiral Tyrian Shassa began his career escorting merchant ships throughout the core words. During the onset of the war, it was considered a to be a relatively safe post with little chance of seeing combat. But as the war progressed, Imperial raiding parties were often seen well being Republic lines and protecting logistics fleets was suddenly a dangerous endeavor. For Shassa, this was but a temporary stepping stone in what he viewed as his birthright. Shassa's first combat nearly spelled disaster, while running security for an insignificant logistics convoy carrying supplies to Alderaan. Republic intelligence had warned of an increased threat in the region, a fact that Shassa had failed to share with his subordinate officers for what only could be described as incompetence stemming from arrogance. Despite his training demanding constant vigilance, Shassa's inexperience and pride meant that he was too busy on a holocall with his wife in his quarters to be present on the bridge when the first Sith ships opened fire from seemingly out of nowhere.

Before Tyrian could finally wrest control of his fleet and gain command, the raiding force has taken out two of his cruisers and boarded one of the unarmed merchant ships. His subordinates were calling for a full retreat, leaving the remaining supply ships at the mercy of the Imperial raiding fleet. In a move that would salvage his career, Tyrian's training had finally kicked in and he employed a hodgepodge of tactics with his remaining group of crippled and scattered craft. Shassa's strategy that day was luckily able to take the Imperial raiders off guard, allowing him to turn the tide of battle and protect the remainder of the supply ships. While Shassa was unable to escape the confrontation with his reputation unscathed, he was nevertheless able to snatch victory from what could only be called certain defeat. A retreat would've cost the Republic vital supplies and resulted in the death of thousands of personnel, a disaster which his officers begrudgingly credited him for avoiding. Tyrian's own opinion of himself did not emerge unscathed either, the disaster forcing him to reevaluate his approach to leadership. While not entirely humbled, his own pride was stymied and a sense of cautiousness is typically a major factor in most decisions made in the future.

This new, tempered approach to his position was a boon to his career, his reigned in skills allowing him to emerge victorious in multiple confrontations throughout the war. Towards the end of the war, Shassa was becoming known as one of the rising stars within the Republic, and an illustrious target for the Imperial Navy. Several attempts to best the rising Admiral were thwarted by cunning defensive tactics and lightning fast counter attacks. As the war came to its end, the Admiral was selected to lead a Battle Group from Coruscant to assault an Imperial Fleet that they believed was going to attempt to retake Alderaan while the negotiations were ongoing. Shassa's fleet entered the system, preparing to engage a marauding fleet. When they exited hyperspace to a system devoid of significant enemy contact, Tyrian immediately recognized the trap that was about to be sprung.

His attempt to reach Coruscant to deliver his report was cut short by a distress broadcast informing him that the Imperial blockade had been set up and the remaining forces were overwhelmed. The Empire had feigned attacks to draw additional Republic Naval forces away from the capital and after the Jedi had been slaughtered in their own Temple, the planet was ultimately defenseless. Shortly after, the treaty of Coruscant brought a formal end to the hostilities and the war to a close. Like many of the Admirality, Shassa was devastated that their bureaucrats would sacrifice a vast amount of Republic worlds, including his home of Corellia to see an end to the fighting. This was not a truce in his eyes, but an outright loss.

The loss of Corellia spurred about another change in Shassa, now his own political goals were put on the back burner as a sudden burst of patriotism began fueling the young Admiral's ambitions. Shassa remained in the Navy after the war to ensure that the Republic would be prepared for the truce to break down that the Republic would be better prepared when the inevitable occurred.