Voice of the Empire
Character
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Intent: To submit Empress Liraeth Deschart as a central NPC for use in Imperial Confederation storylines. She serves as the head of state, guiding the Confederation's ideology and politics. Her character supports high-level diplomacy, inter-faction conflict, and internal intrigue within Imperial-themed plots.
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Role: Empress of the Imperial Confederation.
Permissions: N/A
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PHYSICAL INFORMATION
Age: Early 50s
Force Sensitivity: Non-Force User
Species: Human
Appearance: Empress Liraeth Deschart carries herself with an aura of immaculate precision and control. Tall and statuesque, her posture is unflinchingly upright—trained from youth to convey dominance without a word. Her skin is pale, a natural result of her upbringing beneath artificial lights within the garrison halls of Oaken Dawn’s moon. Her silver-blonde hair, typically worn in sleek, crown-like braids or bound in a severe high knot, frames a face sculpted with aristocratic elegance—sharp cheekbones, an imperious brow, and eyes like cold steel. Those eyes, an unyielding ice-gray, are often described as seeing through people rather than at them, as if weighing their worth before they speak. She rarely smiles, and when she does, it is the measured curve of someone who already knows the outcome of the conversation.
Her regal wardrobe reflects the minimalist opulence of the Imperial Confederation she forged: tailored uniforms of deep obsidian or slate gray, adorned with polished silver accents and the faintest crimson trim at her collar and cuffs—a nod to the martial traditions she honors. A high-necked mantle often rests across her shoulders during state functions, bearing the sigil of the Confederation in subdued embroidery, never flamboyant. Her presence is often accompanied by the quiet hum of protocol aides or the clink of armored honor guards, but even in silence, she dominates a room. Liraeth does not need pageantry to command attention; her presence is enough to make seasoned officers stand straighter and loyal citizens bow without being told.
SOCIAL INFORMATION
Name: Empress Liraeth Deschart
- Notable Honorifics: Her Aegis Eternal, Lady of Order, The Iron Flame
- Imperial Confederation – Supreme Ruler
- Formerly: The Risen Empire – Last reigning Empress prior to unification
Vast. As head of state for the Imperial Confederation, Liraeth has complete access to and control over nationalized industry, military shipyards, tribute flows, and planetary resource networks. Her personal lifestyle is austere, but her symbolic wealth is unparalleled—she controls economies, not bank accounts.
Notable Possessions:
- Empress’s Sigil – a personal crest, engraved on formalwear and official seals, symbolizing the Imperial Confederation
- New Alderaan High Command Palace – an imposing high-modernist fortress built into New Alderaan's cliffs; serves as both residence and administrative center
- Statecraft and Macropolitics
- Diplomacy and Crisis Management
- Cold Reading and Behavioral Manipulation
- Imperial History, Governance, and Doctrine
- Advanced understanding of military operations and psychological warfare
- Capable with personal defense weapons, trained in practical use (not combat dueling)
- Galactic Basic
- High Galactic
- Mando’a (formal and ceremonial register)
- Durese (military applications)
- Old Corellian (academic interest)
Empress Liraeth Deschart is the embodiment of disciplined authority—calm, calculating, and impenetrably composed. Raised within the rigid structure of a lunar garrison, her worldview was shaped by doctrine, duty, and a clear sense of Imperial hierarchy. She speaks little, but when she does, her words are deliberate and commanding, often carrying more weight than entire speeches from lesser leaders. Liraeth believes in the supremacy of order, and her every action is measured with long-term stability in mind. She is not cruel, but she is utterly unsentimental; sentimentality, in her view, is a luxury the powerful cannot afford. Her inner circle often refers to her as inscrutable—her thoughts and intentions masked behind a porcelain facade, impossible to read unless she wishes to be understood.
Despite her cold exterior, Liraeth inspires fierce loyalty. Those who serve her closely see not only a sovereign, but a master tactician who never wavers under pressure. She demands perfection, but she does not ask for anything she would not give herself tenfold. She is capable of great patience and subtle manipulation, often choosing the quiet nudge over the loud decree. However, betrayal is met with swift, surgical severity. Her sense of justice is not driven by vengeance, but by balance—disruption must be corrected, and loyalty must be rewarded. She is not loved by all, but to those who revere her, she is not merely a ruler—she is the Confederation itself, made flesh and will.
COMBAT INFORMATION
Weapon of Choice:
- Concealed hold-out blaster pistol – precision-built and easily hidden
- Elite Praetorian Guard - a unit of six specialist Echani, born and bred through long lines of tradition, to guard the Empress
While not a front-line combatant, Liraeth is never unguarded nor unprepared. She excels in battlefield command and political warfare. If drawn into direct conflict, her function is support and survival: neutralizing threats through elite bodyguards, strategic positioning, or preemptive orders. In a narrative, she serves best as a high-stakes leadership figure whose capture or death would radically shift the conflict.
Force Abilities (Force Users Only):
None. Liraeth is not Force-sensitive, and does not pursue Force mysticism. She is unafraid of Force users, believing in discipline and intelligence over arcane power.
Strengths:
- Master Strategist: Highly capable in long-term planning, suppression of dissent, and systemic control.
- Unshakable Resolve: Resistant to intimidation, coercion, and psychological manipulation; operates with calm even under threat.
- Non-Combatant: Without elite protection or access to command systems, she is physically vulnerable in a direct fight.
- Authoritarian Blind Spot: Tends to see dissent as disorder and underestimates grassroots resistance or non-hierarchical systems.
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Liraeth Deschart was born into legacy—not of a noble house on Oaken Dawn, but of an elite bloodline preserved within the fortified Imperial garrison on the planet’s barren moon. Her family, descended from high-ranking Imperial officers who survived the fall of the Empire, had long held leadership of the isolated garrison. From the moment of her birth, it was understood that she would one day inherit command. Her position was not earned by favor or popularity, but by birthright—preordained as the heir to the command seat of one of the last true remnants of Imperial authority. She was raised not among the medieval courts of Oaken Dawn below, but within the militarized halls of the moon, surrounded by discipline, doctrine, and the echoes of a fallen Empire.
The garrison was more than a fortress—it was a crucible, a place where Imperial ideals were kept alive and uncorrupted by the galaxy’s chaos. Liraeth's education was relentless. Imperial history, military strategy, governance, and indoctrination were her daily fare. Tutors molded her into a leader; drillmasters forged her into a commander. She was never treated as a child, but as a future sovereign. At a young age, she began attending high-level briefings and simulation exercises, preparing for the responsibilities that her birth demanded. There was no question of whether she would lead—only how effectively she would carry the torch of Imperial order.
Her ascension to command of the garrison came seamlessly following her predecessor’s death. But Liraeth saw further than the moon she ruled from. The galaxy was fractured, yet brimming with opportunity. With her authority undisputed, she began establishing contact with other Imperial remnants in nearby sectors, initiating a process of unification. Her proposal was radical yet rooted in tradition: a new Imperial Confederation, bound not by fear or blind obedience, but by lawful structure, mutual defense, and common purpose. As worlds joined her cause, her birthright transformed into a galactic mandate.
The capital of this new Confederation was established on New Alderaan, a symbol of Imperial endurance and pragmatic rebirth. There, Liraeth was formally crowned Empress of the Imperial Confederation, not as a tyrant, but as the executive steward of an empire reimagined. Under her rule, the Confederation established a strict, efficient bureaucracy, reformed military doctrine, and restored order to regions long abandoned by the Core powers. Her leadership combined the weight of inheritance with the precision of a trained strategist, allowing her to govern with both legitimacy and skill.
Though her title is inherited, Liraeth Deschart is no passive figurehead. Her authority is absolute within the Confederation, her image calculated, her policies exacting. She rarely visits Oaken Dawn, viewing its medieval society as primitive, though its resources and strategic location remain important to the Confederation. From her bastion on New Alderaan, she governs with cool detachment, embodying the uncompromising resolve of the Empire that birthed her lineage. In her, the legacy of Imperial command continues—not as a ghost of the past, but as the architect of a disciplined, sovereign future.
