Zambrano the Starweird
The Black Prophet of Balagoth
Name: Warlord Zambrano's Directory
Intent: To create an effective (and sane) element to Zambrano the Hutt's leadership as Warlord within the Primeval, so that PC's may not need to endanger themselves when encountering the Hutt as an ally.
Affiliation: On paper, they are supposedly loyal to Zambrano, though they are only as loyal to his reputation. They use his name and brutalizing treatment as a fear factor to use to their advantage, and also because mutinying against him would have them excommunicated and hunted down by the growing powers of the Primeval. This is not something that interests them, since their primary loyalty lies with the Primeval and their religion.
Availability: Unique
Type: Fleet Command Function
Strength: 5
Description: Zambrano's Warlord Directory is composed of five individual directly beneath his influence within his fleet. Due to the nature of the Warlord in question, being of an excessively violent and volatile nature (without a shred of rationality beyond combat effectiveness with a vong ship), someone had to be left in charge to make rational decisions that benefited the fleet. These men, knowing that every day their lives are at stake while in the presence of the Warlord, created a pact to support and protect each other, to rule in the Warlord's stead and create the most glorious Armada the Primeval had ever seen; all under the fearful reputation of their formidable Warlord, hiding the true brains behind its success. This then would make it exceedingly difficult for the head to be eliminated from the Armada, as the focus would be entirely focused on the vile Zambrano, while the one's pulling the strings are in five other separate ships (once enough ships are acquired to do that of course). These, are those men and women:
Admiral Thetsh:
Vice-Admiral Jok'u:
Rear Admiral Weab:
Commodore Vun:
"Flagship" Captain Slika:
Links: Development Thread
Intent: To create an effective (and sane) element to Zambrano the Hutt's leadership as Warlord within the Primeval, so that PC's may not need to endanger themselves when encountering the Hutt as an ally.
Affiliation: On paper, they are supposedly loyal to Zambrano, though they are only as loyal to his reputation. They use his name and brutalizing treatment as a fear factor to use to their advantage, and also because mutinying against him would have them excommunicated and hunted down by the growing powers of the Primeval. This is not something that interests them, since their primary loyalty lies with the Primeval and their religion.
Availability: Unique
Type: Fleet Command Function
Strength: 5
Description: Zambrano's Warlord Directory is composed of five individual directly beneath his influence within his fleet. Due to the nature of the Warlord in question, being of an excessively violent and volatile nature (without a shred of rationality beyond combat effectiveness with a vong ship), someone had to be left in charge to make rational decisions that benefited the fleet. These men, knowing that every day their lives are at stake while in the presence of the Warlord, created a pact to support and protect each other, to rule in the Warlord's stead and create the most glorious Armada the Primeval had ever seen; all under the fearful reputation of their formidable Warlord, hiding the true brains behind its success. This then would make it exceedingly difficult for the head to be eliminated from the Armada, as the focus would be entirely focused on the vile Zambrano, while the one's pulling the strings are in five other separate ships (once enough ships are acquired to do that of course). These, are those men and women:
Admiral Thetsh:
Name: Admiral Thetsh
Loyalties: Primeval Faction - Warlord Zambrano's Domain
Role: Puppet Master over Warlord Zambrano's military machinations
Development Threads: See below
Age: 53
Species: Human
Force-Sensitive: Not applicable
Appearance: A single, jagged, torn scar that runs from the top of his head across his eye, across his nose, through his lips, and down his chin and neck. The hair line around the scar has gone bald due to the past injury, and he lacks vision in what remains of his eye. This coupled with his wrinkles and greyed hair, gives him a rather haunting appearance. It does not help that he insists on wearing an Imperial Grey Uniform virtually at all times.
Personality: Cool and collected, with only the occasional bout of hot headed temper.
Weapon of Choice: Wits, a few good ships, and possibly a honorary side arm.
Wealth: Enough military wealth to sanction the creation of military and naval installations.
Combat Function: Tactical Fleeter
Skills: Fleet Command, Piloting, Political Machinations
Notable Possessions: Command over the ships within Warlord Zambrano's domain.
Other Notes: The most senior officer, and head of the Directory, Admiral Thetsh has great aspirations of leading an unstoppable Armada to quell and destroy all those who resist the Primeval Theocracy. Stubborn in his ways, though his hot head has cooled down over the years, Thetsh has adopted a more tactical outlook in life, giving him the inspiration to collect his most trusted friends and allies to accompany him on his assignment. He has even gone as far arranging the deaths of others in line before his friends to ensure they got the ranks directly below him, by misleading them into getting too close to the Hutt Warlord. He had already learned first hand that hard lesson, and used it to his advantages against his rivals. Although a very capable naval commander, Thetsh is more known for his bureaucratic machinations behind the scenes. It was due to his ability to politically manage difficult situations, that got him assigned to the rising, and increasingly turbulent latest addition to the Primeval forces: Zambrano the Hutt. The decrepit slug was brought into the fold by one of the highest Bleeding Sun Agents, and promised the title of Warlord, although the Hutt had no sane or rational interest in ruling a planet. Instead, it would serve the Primeval as an effective pilot for one of its specialty gifted from the One Sith Vong Cruiser Analogs, and proved to be adept at piloting thing during the Invasion of Helska. With this in mind, Thetsh was assigned with the task of creating a team that could ensure that their asset in the dreadful Warlord became advantageous to the Primeval fleets. Thetsh took it upon himself, to use this as a stepping stone for his career, to fulfill his dream of amassing a terrible armada to bath the galaxy in Primeval flames. Unfortunately, on his initial visit, Thetsh made the critical mistake of personally making a meeting with the Hutt to discuss strategy, of all things. This earned Thetsh his signature wound, a dreadful gash across his face that blinded his eye and disfigured his face. In order to deal with the Hutt, it gave the Admiral the inspiration to have people he can trust within his forces, to supervise the monster.
Loyalties: Primeval Faction - Warlord Zambrano's Domain
Role: Puppet Master over Warlord Zambrano's military machinations
Development Threads: See below
Age: 53
Species: Human
Force-Sensitive: Not applicable
Appearance: A single, jagged, torn scar that runs from the top of his head across his eye, across his nose, through his lips, and down his chin and neck. The hair line around the scar has gone bald due to the past injury, and he lacks vision in what remains of his eye. This coupled with his wrinkles and greyed hair, gives him a rather haunting appearance. It does not help that he insists on wearing an Imperial Grey Uniform virtually at all times.
Personality: Cool and collected, with only the occasional bout of hot headed temper.
Weapon of Choice: Wits, a few good ships, and possibly a honorary side arm.
Wealth: Enough military wealth to sanction the creation of military and naval installations.
Combat Function: Tactical Fleeter
Skills: Fleet Command, Piloting, Political Machinations
Notable Possessions: Command over the ships within Warlord Zambrano's domain.
Other Notes: The most senior officer, and head of the Directory, Admiral Thetsh has great aspirations of leading an unstoppable Armada to quell and destroy all those who resist the Primeval Theocracy. Stubborn in his ways, though his hot head has cooled down over the years, Thetsh has adopted a more tactical outlook in life, giving him the inspiration to collect his most trusted friends and allies to accompany him on his assignment. He has even gone as far arranging the deaths of others in line before his friends to ensure they got the ranks directly below him, by misleading them into getting too close to the Hutt Warlord. He had already learned first hand that hard lesson, and used it to his advantages against his rivals. Although a very capable naval commander, Thetsh is more known for his bureaucratic machinations behind the scenes. It was due to his ability to politically manage difficult situations, that got him assigned to the rising, and increasingly turbulent latest addition to the Primeval forces: Zambrano the Hutt. The decrepit slug was brought into the fold by one of the highest Bleeding Sun Agents, and promised the title of Warlord, although the Hutt had no sane or rational interest in ruling a planet. Instead, it would serve the Primeval as an effective pilot for one of its specialty gifted from the One Sith Vong Cruiser Analogs, and proved to be adept at piloting thing during the Invasion of Helska. With this in mind, Thetsh was assigned with the task of creating a team that could ensure that their asset in the dreadful Warlord became advantageous to the Primeval fleets. Thetsh took it upon himself, to use this as a stepping stone for his career, to fulfill his dream of amassing a terrible armada to bath the galaxy in Primeval flames. Unfortunately, on his initial visit, Thetsh made the critical mistake of personally making a meeting with the Hutt to discuss strategy, of all things. This earned Thetsh his signature wound, a dreadful gash across his face that blinded his eye and disfigured his face. In order to deal with the Hutt, it gave the Admiral the inspiration to have people he can trust within his forces, to supervise the monster.
Vice-Admiral Jok'u:
Name: Vice-Admiral Jok'u
Loyalties: Primeval Faction - Warlord Zambrano's Domain
Role: Puppet Master over Warlord Zambrano's military machinations
Development Threads: See below
Age: 46
Species: Near-Human
Force-Sensitive: Not applicable
Appearance: Red haired, and with an unusually thick build. His irises are naturally crimson, and his face contains harder edges about it with a very rough texture, with a very mild red-orange hue to his skin.
Personality: Hot headed and angry, but persuadable
Weapon of Choice: Wits, a few good ships, and DEFINITELY a side arm.
Wealth: A reasonable amount of personal wealth for his rank.
Combat Function: Tactical Fleeter
Skills: Fleet Command, Piloting, Marksmanship
Notable Possessions: Command over the ships within Warlord Zambrano's domain, under Admiral Thetsh.
Other Notes: The second most senior officer, and co-head of the Directory, Vice-Admiral Jok'u has always been chasing after Thetsh with a fierce rivalry, that has blossomed into a mutual agreement to remain as comrades. Hot headed and slightly stubborn, Jok'u can hardly stand the Admiral's more cool headed tactics, when he'd rather engage. He has too much pride however, to disobey a direct order from a superior, despite the rivalry, given his strictly indoctrinated naval discipline. Jok'u has no patience for politics. Despite being Thetsh's direct rival, it was inevitable that VA Jok'u would be directly under his command. Jok'u had been chasing after Thetsh's rank since boot camp, and where he went, Jok'u followed for the sole reason he wanted to pull the position finally from beneath his feet and take command of forces that were formerly Thetsh's. At first, he was not included in the initial stages of the Directory, but the Vice-Admiral soon knew what was up and demanded to know, and upon knowing, demanded to be allowed to join.
Loyalties: Primeval Faction - Warlord Zambrano's Domain
Role: Puppet Master over Warlord Zambrano's military machinations
Development Threads: See below
Age: 46
Species: Near-Human
Force-Sensitive: Not applicable
Appearance: Red haired, and with an unusually thick build. His irises are naturally crimson, and his face contains harder edges about it with a very rough texture, with a very mild red-orange hue to his skin.
Personality: Hot headed and angry, but persuadable
Weapon of Choice: Wits, a few good ships, and DEFINITELY a side arm.
Wealth: A reasonable amount of personal wealth for his rank.
Combat Function: Tactical Fleeter
Skills: Fleet Command, Piloting, Marksmanship
Notable Possessions: Command over the ships within Warlord Zambrano's domain, under Admiral Thetsh.
Other Notes: The second most senior officer, and co-head of the Directory, Vice-Admiral Jok'u has always been chasing after Thetsh with a fierce rivalry, that has blossomed into a mutual agreement to remain as comrades. Hot headed and slightly stubborn, Jok'u can hardly stand the Admiral's more cool headed tactics, when he'd rather engage. He has too much pride however, to disobey a direct order from a superior, despite the rivalry, given his strictly indoctrinated naval discipline. Jok'u has no patience for politics. Despite being Thetsh's direct rival, it was inevitable that VA Jok'u would be directly under his command. Jok'u had been chasing after Thetsh's rank since boot camp, and where he went, Jok'u followed for the sole reason he wanted to pull the position finally from beneath his feet and take command of forces that were formerly Thetsh's. At first, he was not included in the initial stages of the Directory, but the Vice-Admiral soon knew what was up and demanded to know, and upon knowing, demanded to be allowed to join.
Rear Admiral Weab:
Name: Rear Admiral Weab
Loyalties: Primeval Faction - Warlord Zambrano's Domain
Role: Puppet Master over Warlord Zambrano's military machinations
Development Threads: See below
Age: 42
Species: Human
Force-Sensitive: Not applicable
Appearance: Rather youthful despite being forty two, and has the appearance of being calm with blue eyes and dark blonde hair. His very appearance exudes serenity and collection, given the youth he holds, but also possesses a rather stoic appearance about him in the way he carries himself around.
Personality: Fairly personable, calm, but has a protective temper. Enjoys being a mediator, but tends to avoid confrontation.
Weapon of Choice: Wits, a couple of good ships, and a few good friends by his side.
Wealth: Moderate for his station
Combat Function: Tactical Fleeter
Skills: Fleet Command, Piloting, Politics
Notable Possessions: Command over several ships within Warlord Zambrano's Domain, under the command of Admiral Thetsh.
Other Notes: The third most senior officer, and senior vice-head of the Directory, Rear Admiral Weab is used to being the third wheel, and has become excellent at debilitation between the two old hot heads, Thetsh and Jok'u. Thetsh was easier to calm down but was far more stubborn and almost incapable of budging from his decisions than Jok'u, who was much more difficult to calm down but was far more flexible in his stubbornness than Thetsh. Weab also has a soft spot, possibly even romantic one for Commodore Vun, expressing a great level of protectionism over her when Commodore Romm harassed her before she replaced him. Weab holds a good head on his shoulders both for interpersonal politics as well as military strategy, though he prefers negotiation and deals than he does hostile confrontation despite his naval background. Unlike most other members of the Directory, Rear Admiral Weab is the only member of the Directory to have assumed his position natural without the machinations of Admiral Thetsh organizing his promotion through a series of 'mishaps'. He had been known as a mutual friend to both Jok'u and Thetsh, and simply held the good luck of following them wherever it is they had been assigned. Most likely because the Rear Admiral is capable of honestly discussing and negotiating with members of the military to assume the ships that he desired, and is known to have many connections and friends throughout Primeval Space, and beyond. Thetsh did nothing more than ask him to join, and like a loyal naval commander, complied.
Loyalties: Primeval Faction - Warlord Zambrano's Domain
Role: Puppet Master over Warlord Zambrano's military machinations
Development Threads: See below
Age: 42
Species: Human
Force-Sensitive: Not applicable
Appearance: Rather youthful despite being forty two, and has the appearance of being calm with blue eyes and dark blonde hair. His very appearance exudes serenity and collection, given the youth he holds, but also possesses a rather stoic appearance about him in the way he carries himself around.
Personality: Fairly personable, calm, but has a protective temper. Enjoys being a mediator, but tends to avoid confrontation.
Weapon of Choice: Wits, a couple of good ships, and a few good friends by his side.
Wealth: Moderate for his station
Combat Function: Tactical Fleeter
Skills: Fleet Command, Piloting, Politics
Notable Possessions: Command over several ships within Warlord Zambrano's Domain, under the command of Admiral Thetsh.
Other Notes: The third most senior officer, and senior vice-head of the Directory, Rear Admiral Weab is used to being the third wheel, and has become excellent at debilitation between the two old hot heads, Thetsh and Jok'u. Thetsh was easier to calm down but was far more stubborn and almost incapable of budging from his decisions than Jok'u, who was much more difficult to calm down but was far more flexible in his stubbornness than Thetsh. Weab also has a soft spot, possibly even romantic one for Commodore Vun, expressing a great level of protectionism over her when Commodore Romm harassed her before she replaced him. Weab holds a good head on his shoulders both for interpersonal politics as well as military strategy, though he prefers negotiation and deals than he does hostile confrontation despite his naval background. Unlike most other members of the Directory, Rear Admiral Weab is the only member of the Directory to have assumed his position natural without the machinations of Admiral Thetsh organizing his promotion through a series of 'mishaps'. He had been known as a mutual friend to both Jok'u and Thetsh, and simply held the good luck of following them wherever it is they had been assigned. Most likely because the Rear Admiral is capable of honestly discussing and negotiating with members of the military to assume the ships that he desired, and is known to have many connections and friends throughout Primeval Space, and beyond. Thetsh did nothing more than ask him to join, and like a loyal naval commander, complied.
Commodore Vun:
Name: Commodore Vun
Name: Rear Admiral Weab
Loyalties: Primeval Faction - Warlord Zambrano's Domain
Role: Puppet Master over Warlord Zambrano's military machinations
Development Threads: See below
Age: 32
Species: Human
Force-Sensitive: Unknown and untrained
Appearance: An unassuming brunnette, Commodore Vun is not the epitome of beautiful and sexualized woman, but the caricature of the independent and driven woman. She dresses smartly, and for the station that she desires, with no lack of conformity towards military tradition.
Personality: Vun is a woman of sarcasm, but only when directed at people she really dislikes. To people she otherwise respects, she is very polite and rather charming in her mannerisms, though underneath her outward calmness, beneath there is a roiling passion that can generate a powerful anger. Only her cunning can keep her emotions at bay.
Weapon of Choice: Definitely wits, with some help from the force to grant her a luckier edge than most others who are force insensitive, a few good ships, and on occasion an honorary side arm.
Wealth: Well off
Combat Function: Tactical Fleeter
Skills: Fleeting, persuasion, politics, strategy
Notable Possessions: Command over several ships within Warlord Zambrano's Domain, under the command of Admiral Thetsh.
Other Notes: The fourth most senior officer, and junior vice-head of the Directory, Commodore Vun is Rear Admiral Weab's closest acquaintance, the two being very compatible with their cool and flexible natures. She is calculating like Thetsh, and flexible like Weab, with her own cunning adding a degree of flair to the conversation. Like Weab, it seems she has a soft spot for the Rear Admiral, though it is unlikely to be of any romantic inclination and more of sibling-like relationship. Weab was instrumental in getting Vun her promotion to Commodore, after the last one proved to be too unpredictable and unruly during the subjugation of the Chiloon Rift for the Directory. Like Weab, Vun has a good mix of political and naval experience in her repertoire, though unlike him has a favorance for more direct confrontation through military strategy than she does more political options. However, she sees the necessity of political maneuvers and is capable of executing them herself, her rank being proof of this, despite her gender in the old Imperial background she had been treated with on Bastion. It was this capableness that Thetsh noticed her some time ago, and found a instant ally. However, he was initially distrustful of her, given her history of ascending the ranks through more political means than by sheer military merit, and so she was not included in the Directory, until Commodore Romm had been proven too unruly for his Directory, and had him 'removed', with her filling in the position.
Name: Rear Admiral Weab
Loyalties: Primeval Faction - Warlord Zambrano's Domain
Role: Puppet Master over Warlord Zambrano's military machinations
Development Threads: See below
Age: 32
Species: Human
Force-Sensitive: Unknown and untrained
Appearance: An unassuming brunnette, Commodore Vun is not the epitome of beautiful and sexualized woman, but the caricature of the independent and driven woman. She dresses smartly, and for the station that she desires, with no lack of conformity towards military tradition.
Personality: Vun is a woman of sarcasm, but only when directed at people she really dislikes. To people she otherwise respects, she is very polite and rather charming in her mannerisms, though underneath her outward calmness, beneath there is a roiling passion that can generate a powerful anger. Only her cunning can keep her emotions at bay.
Weapon of Choice: Definitely wits, with some help from the force to grant her a luckier edge than most others who are force insensitive, a few good ships, and on occasion an honorary side arm.
Wealth: Well off
Combat Function: Tactical Fleeter
Skills: Fleeting, persuasion, politics, strategy
Notable Possessions: Command over several ships within Warlord Zambrano's Domain, under the command of Admiral Thetsh.
Other Notes: The fourth most senior officer, and junior vice-head of the Directory, Commodore Vun is Rear Admiral Weab's closest acquaintance, the two being very compatible with their cool and flexible natures. She is calculating like Thetsh, and flexible like Weab, with her own cunning adding a degree of flair to the conversation. Like Weab, it seems she has a soft spot for the Rear Admiral, though it is unlikely to be of any romantic inclination and more of sibling-like relationship. Weab was instrumental in getting Vun her promotion to Commodore, after the last one proved to be too unpredictable and unruly during the subjugation of the Chiloon Rift for the Directory. Like Weab, Vun has a good mix of political and naval experience in her repertoire, though unlike him has a favorance for more direct confrontation through military strategy than she does more political options. However, she sees the necessity of political maneuvers and is capable of executing them herself, her rank being proof of this, despite her gender in the old Imperial background she had been treated with on Bastion. It was this capableness that Thetsh noticed her some time ago, and found a instant ally. However, he was initially distrustful of her, given her history of ascending the ranks through more political means than by sheer military merit, and so she was not included in the Directory, until Commodore Romm had been proven too unruly for his Directory, and had him 'removed', with her filling in the position.
"Flagship" Captain Slika:
Name: Captain Slika
Loyalties: Primeval Faction - Warlord Zambrano's Domain
Role: Puppet Master over Warlord Zambrano's military machinations
Development Threads: See below
Age: 44
Species: Human
Force-Sensitive: Not applicable
Appearance: A rather mundane and unassuming character, with black hair and Atrisian complexion; it is rare to seem him out of standard uniform.
Personality: Slightly manic and sometimes irritable, it is rare to see Slika in any state that isn't at least somewhat conniving or curious.
Weapon of Choice: Wits, a good ship, and a side arm.
Wealth: Moderate
Combat Function: Tactical Fleeter
Skills: Fleeting, Strategy, Piloting, minorly involved in politics
Notable Possessions: Total command over The Thorn, the "Flagship" which contains the Warlord.
Other Notes: The fifth most senior officer, and de-facto head of the Directory, Captain Slika is the one who oversees the piloting maneuvers of the Warlord. He is a close friend to the Admiral, and the only one trusted enough to oversee the Directory's asset in Warlord Zambrano. They communicate freely with each other, and some times even strip down their formalities when in private to speak as equals. Although a very experienced Captain, he is more of a glorified bureaucrat given that his position was hand picked by the Admiral due to their close friendship, however he was hand picked for his experience as a Captain having known the impossible nature of the Warlord. Thetsh organized several 'mishaps' between previous Captains and the Warlord, until eventually he could move his most trusted ally, Captain Slika, into the position to monitor and curb Zambrano's insanity on the battlefield and elsewhere, becoming his personal 'aid'.
Loyalties: Primeval Faction - Warlord Zambrano's Domain
Role: Puppet Master over Warlord Zambrano's military machinations
Development Threads: See below
Age: 44
Species: Human
Force-Sensitive: Not applicable
Appearance: A rather mundane and unassuming character, with black hair and Atrisian complexion; it is rare to seem him out of standard uniform.
Personality: Slightly manic and sometimes irritable, it is rare to see Slika in any state that isn't at least somewhat conniving or curious.
Weapon of Choice: Wits, a good ship, and a side arm.
Wealth: Moderate
Combat Function: Tactical Fleeter
Skills: Fleeting, Strategy, Piloting, minorly involved in politics
Notable Possessions: Total command over The Thorn, the "Flagship" which contains the Warlord.
Other Notes: The fifth most senior officer, and de-facto head of the Directory, Captain Slika is the one who oversees the piloting maneuvers of the Warlord. He is a close friend to the Admiral, and the only one trusted enough to oversee the Directory's asset in Warlord Zambrano. They communicate freely with each other, and some times even strip down their formalities when in private to speak as equals. Although a very experienced Captain, he is more of a glorified bureaucrat given that his position was hand picked by the Admiral due to their close friendship, however he was hand picked for his experience as a Captain having known the impossible nature of the Warlord. Thetsh organized several 'mishaps' between previous Captains and the Warlord, until eventually he could move his most trusted ally, Captain Slika, into the position to monitor and curb Zambrano's insanity on the battlefield and elsewhere, becoming his personal 'aid'.
