Maya Fleet
(as of DBtD Episodes I-II)


Maya Fleet: Adult Female Human, Fringer 3; Init +7 (+3 Dex, +4 Bonus); Def 17 (+3 Dex, +4 Class); Spd 10m; VP/WP 19/12; Atk +2 melee (1d3, punch), +2 melee (1d4, Knife), +5 or +1/+1 ranged (3d8, Blaster [Heavy Pistol]); SQ Barter, Fringer bonus class skill (Repair), Jury-rig +2; SV Fort +4, Ref +5, Will +3; SZ M; FP: 4; Rep: +0; Str 10 (+0), Dex 16 (+3), Con 12 (+1), Int 12 (+1), Wis 14 (+2), Cha 14 (+2).
Equipment: 425 credits, Blaster [Heavy Pistol], Comlink, Field Kit (Contains 2x condensing canteens with water purification, 1x sunshield roll, 1x week's worth of food rations, 2x glow rods, 2x breath masks, 24x filters, 12x atmospheric canisters, and an all-temperature cloak.), Flight suit, Knife, Medpac, Tool kit (Contains Fusion Cutter, Vibro-cutter, Hydrospanner, Laser Welder, Sonic Welder, Power Calibrator, Power Prybar, Probe Sensors, Circuts and Connector Wires, Welding Goggles)
Skills: Astrogate +6 (+1 Int, +3 ranks, +2 misc), Climb +1 (+1 ranks), Computer Use +2 (+1 Int, +1 ranks), Craft (speeders) +7 (+1 Int, +4 ranks, +2 misc), Craft +3 (+1 Int, +2 misc), Craft +3 (+1 Int, +2 misc), Disable Device +2 (+1 Int, +1 ranks), Gamble +4 (+2 Wis, +2 ranks), Hide +5 (+3 Dex, +2 ranks), Jump +1 (+1 ranks), Listen +4 (+2 Wis, +2 ranks), Pilot +11 (+3 Dex, +6 ranks, +2 misc), Read/Write Basic, Repair +9 (+1 Int, +6 ranks, +2 misc), Ride +4 (+3 Dex, +1 ranks), Search +3 (+1 Int, +2 ranks), Speak Basic, Spot +4 (+2 Wis, +2 ranks), Survival +4 (+2 Wis, +2 ranks), Swim +1 (+1 ranks)
Force Skills: Enhance Ability +7 (+1 Con, +6 ranks)
Feats: Force-Sensitive, Improved Initiative, Spacer, Starship Operation (starfighter), Weapons Group Proficiency (blaster pistols, primitive weapons, simple weapons)
Force Feats:

Description and personality:

Lieutenant Maya Fleet is a 19-year-old² female human Fringer, and a member of the Green Squadron of the Outer Division of the Taina Sector Militia³. She is 5'4" tall and 120 lbs, with brown eyes. Her hair, cut to chin length, is dark brown, almost black, at the roots. Following the unofficial custom among hairy species of the Outer Taina Militia's fighter squadrons, she has dyed her hair green. Maya typically wears clothing that is flashy but functional, and wears some jewelry but very little makeup. She carries a heavy blaster in a belt holster, as well as a small toolkit and a large knife (the type you would wear in the woods, not in the 'hood). She is outgoing, adventurous, idealistic, and loyal to the Republic. She is not contemplative or scholarly. She is an impulsive, instinctive fighter who sometimes seems to be able to target enemies before she could possibly see them.

Home world and history up to and including the Clone Wars:

Ythro (52-year-old male Fringer/Tech Specialist) and Madri (50-year-old female Fringer) Fleet ran a small but successful business selling, renting, and repairing heavy-duty speeder bikes in the outskirts of Port City on the forested world of Rheltooine. Rheltooine, an Unaffiliated World located towards the Outer Rim away from Solarius, is a small colony settled some 200 years ago from Taina itself. Rheltooine's forests provide everything that its small number of colonists need for simple survival - lumber, game, fruits and vegetables, medicinal herbs, even raw material for clothing. However, the colonists must trade for technological goods as well as their scarce luxury items. Fortunately, there is a market among the wealthy nobility of the Taina sector for Rheltooine's distinctive lumber, unusual medical herbs, and werrik pelts and meat. The heavy-duty speeder bike, capable of traversing great distance, yet able to navigate narrow trails, is the preferred method of transportation for the herbalists, hunters, and trappers of Rheltooine, allowing them to rotate their territories often and to avoid depleting the resources of a given area.

Maya Fleet is the fourth child of Ythro and Madri. A routine blood test indicated a high Midichlorian count, high enough to recommend contacting the Jedi temple on Coruscant. Instead, over the next six years Ythro made sure to bring Maya with him on service calls deep within the forest on the rare occasions when a Jedi ship was in port. Once the danger was past, Maya was raised as a typical child living in a small city on a rural world.

In the years leading up to the Clone Wars, the Trade Federation blockaded many Mid Rim worlds, including Rheltooine. Thanks to the abundant forests, the colonists on Rheltooine were in little danger of starvation or malnutrition. However, certain colonists were affected more than others. Fleet Speederbikes did not QUITE go out of business, but without the ability to import parts and electronics, the "sale" part of the business quickly dried up, the "rental" soon followed, leaving only the "repair" part. With the poor reliability of the jury-rigged repairs that Ythro was forced to make, some customers chose to rely upon pack animals rather than speeder bikes, further harming business. The dispute was resolved before the Fleets went out of business, but it left Maya and her siblings with little sympathy for the Separatists and their allies the Trade Federation.

When the Clone War broke out, Maya's older siblings immediately volunteered for the Taina Sector Militia, fighting on the side of the Republic. Two years later, at the age of 18, Maya joined them, serving in the Green Squadron of the Outer Division of the Taina Sector Militia. Beginning as a mechanic, she became a pilot as soon as she demonstrated sufficient ability with a fighter craft.

Family, friends, allies, and associates:

Captain Artemis Fleet⁵ is a 26-year-old female human Fringer, and the captain of the Green Squadron of the Outer Division of the Taina Sector Militia. She is 5'6" tall and 130 lbs, with brown eyes. Her hair is short and spiky, and dyed green (a tradition of the Taina fighter squadrons). She also wears a lot of makeup and jewelry, usually including heavy black eyeliner and clunky, native Aresian bead work. Her clothing is flashy but functional. She carries a heavy blaster in a belt holster, a holdout blaster in a boot top, and a small toolkit. Artemis is outgoing, adventurous, and somewhat idealistic, although a little more cynical than her younger sister Maya. She is a sound strategist as well as a daring pilot, and has led Green Squadron to many victories. Her duties as captain often bring her into contact with soldiers in other branches of the militia, as well as its civilian leadership and the small contingent of Jedi stationed in this region of the Taina sector. Unfortunately, Artemis has recently had to delegate some early-morning missions due to illness...

Captain Ilarri Fleet is a 24-year-old female human Fringer/Soldier. She is 5'8" tall and 150 lbs. She has brown eyes and long, dark brown, almost black, hair, worn in an off-the-shoulder style while on duty. Her clothing is loose-fitting and often in camoflauge-like colors even off duty, and she wears very little makeup or jewelry. Off-duty, she carries a heavy blaster in a belt holster, as well as a large knife (the type you would wear in the woods, not in the 'hood). While on duty, she adds a blaster rifle, as well as several grenades and a survival kit. Although she is as innovative and daring on the ground as her siblings are in space, Ilarri is more serious and thoughtful than they are, allowing her a more balanced perspective on the war between the Separatists and the Republic, as well as the machinations of the Senate, the Supreme Chancellor, and the Jedi Order. She is particularly suspicious of the Supreme Chancellor's motivations (although she has no idea that he is actually involved with the Separatists).

Lieutenant¹ Eldin Fleet is a 21-year-old male human Fringer/Tech Specialist. He is 5'7" tall and 140 lbs. He has brown eyes and dark brown, almost black hair, which is cut a little too infrequently to be neat. His clothing is quite functional, with little regard for fashion. His standard-issue blaster, on which he has made numerous, unauthorized modifications, is carried in a belt holster, and he has stowed an enormous array of tools and electronic parts in various pockets and pouches. He is clever and innovative; a technical maverick and a wizard at keeping the Green Squadron's ships functioning at peak efficiency despite the scarcity of equipment and parts in the often-blockaded Taina sector. Away from his ships he is often absent-minded and awkward, although he is not without charm.

Lieutenant (JG) Derrin Fleet is an 18-year-old male human Fringer. He is 5'10" tall and 160 lbs. He has brown eyes and short, medium brown hair, with a thick green streak dyed in the front. His clothing is flashy but functional. He carries 2 heavy blasters in belt holsters, as well as a large knife (the type you would wear in the woods, not in the 'hood), and a holdout blaster in a boot top. He is outgoing, adventurous, and loyal to the Republic, but a little reckless. He is new to the Green Squadron, but is already making a name for himself for daring and accuracy, although he is not as instinctive as his sister Maya.

Lieutenant Commander¹ T'Larikaar, a 22-year-old male Aresian Scout, is Maya Fleet's wingman. He is 6'1" tall and 170 lbs. He has green eyes and gray fur, dyed green in a wide stripe from the top of his head down his back. He wears loosely fitting clothing and a traditional Aresian bead necklace. He carries a blaster in a belt holster and a small toolkit. On the ground, T'Larikaar is soft-spoken and even-tempered with a dry, understated sense of humor, and often reins in his more impetuous wingman. In the cockpit of his Z-95 Headhunter, however, he is as daring and reckless as any other fighter jock in Green Squadron.

Lord Endicon Tarheena IV is a 30-year-old male human Noble. He is an aide to the current senator of the Taina Sector, and acting as liason to the forces in the outer Taina region. It is well-known that he has political ambitions of his own...and is likely to be successful, given his family name and connections. He is 5'10" tall and 170 lbs. He has dark brown hair and blue eyes, and wears clothing that is richly tailored but functional, as well as a blaster in a belt holster made of the finest natural leather. Despite his married status, he is a popular topic of conversation among the female pilots in the militia squadrons (the captain of Green Squadron is uncharacteristically silent during these conversations, just sitting there with a small smile on her face; no doubt this is due to the professionalism required by her rank). Despite his lineage, Endicon gets along as well with the rough, unpolished elements of the outskirts of the Taina sector as he does with the Tainan nobility, and despite his ambition, he truly cares about the welfare of his people.

Enemy:

The fiercest fighting of the Clone Wars has occurred on the outskirts of the Republic. Sectors such as the Auril Sector, the Juvex sector, and the Taina Sector have borne the brunt of Trade Federation blockades and Separatist attacks. The lightly-populated worlds of these sectors are hard-pressed to provide enough soldiers and pilots to repel the Separatists. Core Worlds such as Coruscant, Corellia, and Sacorria have reinforced these Mid Rim sectors, bringing together people of diverse backgrounds to fight for a common goal.

In theory, that is. In fact, the rivalries between the Mid Rim and Core World forces have become legendary. The Core World forces, typically highly trained and strictly regimented, often look down on their Mid Rim allies as disorganized and haphazard amateurs. The Mid Rim forces, usually comprised of planetary or sector militia, tend to regard their Core World reinforcements as polished dandies who would not recognize initiative if it shot them in the ass.

Zack Bran Gen (24-year-old male human Noble) is a rising star in the Sacorrian Fighter Unit's 17th Squadron of the Republic Space Navy. He would be rising even more quickly if that jumped-up hick Maya Fleet didn't keep poaching his kills. To be fair, Bran Gen has poached a number of Fleet's kills as well. But a green-haired, Mid Rim barbarian like Fleet ought to know her place. Officially, both Captain Kai Nezzo (29-year-old male Duros Scout) of the 17th Squadron and Captain Artemis Fleet of the Green Squadron have condemned this practice of poaching a rival's kills as detrimental to the combined squadron's tactical effectiveness. In practice, Captains Nezzo and Fleet are among the worst offenders. So are Lieutenants Fleet and Bran Gen, and their wingmen T'Larikaar and Zillah Tarool (23-year-old female Twi'lek Scout).

Clone Lieutenant Adigo (CL-1773)

(as of DBtD Episodes I-II)

Adigo: Adult Male Human, Soldier 2/Jedi Guardian 1; Init +6 (+2 Dex, +4 Bonus); Def 16 (+2 Dex, +4 Class); Spd 10m; VP/WP 27/13; Atk +4 melee (1d3+1, punch), +5 melee (1d4+1, Knife), +5 melee (2d6+1, Vibroblade), +5 melee (2d8+1, crit 19-20, Lightsaber), +5 or +1/+1 ranged (3d6, Blaster [Pistol]), +5 or +1/+1 ranged (3d8, crit 19-20, Blaster [Rifle]); SQ Deflect (Defense +1); SV Fort +6, Ref +4, Will +3; SZ M; FP: 4; Rep: +2; Str 13 (+1), Dex 14 (+2), Con 13 (+1), Int 12 (+1), Wis 15 (+2), Cha 12 (+1).

Equipment: All-Temperature cloak (+2 to Fortitude saves made to resist severe weather), Blast Vest and Helmet (Damage Reduction: 2), Blaster [Pistol], Blaster [Rifle], Comlink, Glow rod, Knife x4, Lightsaber, Medical Kit (Medical Scanner, Medical Computer, Spray Hypo with several Medical Vials, Laser Cauterizer, Spray Splint and Bandage, Sonic Scalpel, Bone Stabilizer Compound, Sample Analyzer), Medpac x3, Vibroblade

Skills: Balance +1 (+2 Dex, -1 misc), Climb +0 (+1 Str, -1 misc), Demolitions +4 (+1 Int, +3 ranks), Disguise +3 (+1 Cha, +2 ranks), Escape Artist +1 (+2 Dex, -1 misc), Hide +1 (+2 Dex, -1 misc), Intimidate +6 (+1 Cha, +5 ranks), Jump +0 (+1 Str, -1 misc), Knowledge (Tactics) +7 (+1 Int, +6 ranks), Move Silently +1 (+2 Dex, -1 misc), Pilot +5 (+2 Dex, +3 ranks), Read/Write Basic, Read/Write Shyriiwook, Speak Basic, Swim +0 (+1 Str, -1 misc), Treat Injury +4 (+2 Wis, +2 ranks)
Force Skills: Battlemind +3 (+1 Con, +2 ranks), Empathy +4 (+2 Wis, +2 ranks), Enhance Ability +5 (+1 Con, +4 ranks), Force Stealth +3 (+1 Cha, +2 ranks), Friendship +3 (+1 Cha, +2 ranks), Heal Self +2 (+1 Cha, +1 ranks)
Feats: Armor Proficiency (light), Combat Reflexes, Exotic Weapon Proficiency (lightsaber), Force-Sensitive, Improved Initiative, Weapon Finesse (Knife, Lightsaber, Vibroblade), Weapons Group Proficiency (blaster pistols, blaster rifles, heavy weapons, simple weapons, vibro weapons)
Force Feats: Control

Background:

Adigo was born as part of the second wave of clone troopers. For reasons that were unclear, he excelled in manners he was originally not designed for, and showed a penchant for planning and an affinity for bladed weapons that was not in his intended genetic makeup. He served during the clone wars and was promoted to Lieutenant for his quick mind and skill on the battlefield. Because he was such a valuable resource, he served directly underneath Jedi Master Yoda, and grew to immensely respect the diminutive master, who saved his life on one occasion. Master Yoda told him that he foresaw a future beyond that of a soldier in him, but never had a chance to elaborate. As the clone wars came to an end, he was placed in charge of a platoon.

Home:

Adigo has no home per se, having been born and raised on Kamino. He has spent his adult life as a soldier and has no permanent home.

Family/Friends:

Adigo feels a strong debt of honor to Jedi Master Yoda and has immense respect for the Order, whom he feels fought bravely in the war. It is also his goal to seek Master Yoda and learn more about his destiny.

Adigo found it very difficult to integrate with his fellow clones, who did not understand him at all—as a result, he has several enemies amongst his siblings.

Personality/Character:

Adigo is a rather confused clone—he knows he is different but does not understand why, having been genetically engineered. He thinks carefully and plans his actions. He does not speak without thinking first, everything is very premeditated, and he excels at planning, which is what led to his promotions.

Adigo is extremely loyal, and believes there are bonds beyond human (or clone) understanding. He believes that actions justify respect, not position or authority. He has been criticized for questioning authority and the chain of command.

Adigo’s quest for understanding about his place can sometimes get in the way of his better judgement—he feels that if Master Yoda saw a higher purpose for him than being a soldier, there is one, and his belief in his own destiny has alienated him from many other clone troopers.

Appearance:

Adigo stands very tall (about 6’5”—abnormally so for a clone trooper) with a lean but muscular build. He has black hair cropped short and currently goes clean-shaven. Adigo has a rather large scar extending from his shoulder to his chest acquired during a battle. He wears somewhat customized clone trooper armor but dislikes wearing a helmet, saying he prefers to keep his senses open. He is also oddly fond of black cloaks.

Episode I – Order 66

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…

Star Wars – The Darkness Before the Dawn

Episode I – Order 66

War! The Republic is crumbling under attacks by the ruthless Sith Lord, Count Dooku. There are heroes on both sides. Evil is everywhere.

The planet Ares is one of many planets with a split allegiance. On this wartorn world, Jedi Knights on a secret mission have obtained a mysterious holocron, keeper of wisdom from millennia past.

However, the evil Darth Sideous has sent his minions to aid Aresian separatists in an effort to prevent this artifact from being delivered to Jedi Master Yoda on Kashyyyk…

Played – July 11, 2005

Characters – Adigo (Mike), Maya Fleet (Heather) Tappa Keeg (Ben), GM (Dan)

Cutaway, Trade Federation Battlecruiser.

A twisted garden. A tall cloaked figure kneels before a holopod. A rough image of Darth Sideous materializes in the holpod, obscured by static.

Cloaked Figure: What is thy bidding master?

Sideous: The Jedi will soon depart for Kashyyyk. Join the assault force. Stop the Jedi and retrieve the holocron. Do not disappoint me.

Cloaked Figure: It will be as you command, my master.

The undercover Jedi agent, the Padawan Tappa Keeg, had obtained the Sith Holocron under orders from Jedi Master Yoda himself. His cover partially blown, Maya Fleet, part of the Taina Sector Loyalist Militia’s elite Green Squadron, had orders to escort him to Master Yoda on Kashyyyk. Accompanying them were several Clone Troopers. All they had left to do was cross a canyon bridge and they’d be able to escape from Ares safely. Which of course made it a perfect time for the Separatists and their Aresian rebel allies to attack. Several Aresians had rappelled down to the far side of the bridge. One of their Clone Trooper guards fell immediately to the projectile weapons on the Aresians. Maya got a slug in the chest as well before being able to open fire. A second clone joined them and began rapidly dispatching them, accompanied by Maya’s own blaster fire and Tappa using the Force to push one off the edge of the bridge.

Just as they were about to cross the bridge another figure approached them, shedding her dark cloak to reveal a sinister looking plant-like Ho’din female – Insu, Adept of the Dark Side and an apprentice to Dooku. When her polite request for the holocron was rebuffed she asked again, backed by Force Lightning which Tappa was barely able to deflect with his blue lightsaber. Despite her mastery of the Dark Side of the Force, our heroes were able to overcome her and drag her unconscious form to their ships.

On Kashyyyk, Yoda had assigned Clone Officer Adigo to lead a squad of Wookies to take out an anti-air artillery emplacement. Yoda was fond of Adigo and encouraged him to seek an identity beyond that of a clone – he sensed a powerful connection in the Force within Adigo. Adigo himself was from a mysterious background, from an unknown Clone template used in a small number of Clone Troopers, most of whom were used as officers or members of special ops teams.

The mission didn’t go all that well at first – one of the Wookies in his squad immediately went into a berserk rage and charged the emplacement. He was taken down by sniper fire from a hidden battle droid. Eventually they triumphed, taking out the sniper, the numerous other battle droids, and destroying the emplacement.

Returning to headquarters, Adigo received a secure communication from Coruscant – a hooded figure suggested him to implement Order 66. He knew what the order meant – it had been drilled into him from early on in his training, both consciously and unconsciously - the Jedi had betrayed the Republic and were to be taken out. But it made no sense to him. The cloaked figure glared at him, awaiting his reply. It did not approve of his reply – “Why is that? I don’t see any reason to do that sir.” The figure angrily cut off the communication. Several of his fellow troopers were already on their way to take out Yoda – he saw their backs as they headed up to Yoda’s command center. The sound of a humming lightsaber up above indicated that a previous attempt on Yoda’s life had failed. Quickly reaching a decision, he raised his blaster rifle and committed treason – opening fire on his fellow Clone Troopers to save Yoda. They spun around and charged at him. As they closed in on him he drew his vibroblade and waded into the thick of the battle with them.

Meanwhile, in space near Kashyyyk, Tappa piloted his Firespray towards the planet, escorted by Maya and her wingman T'Larikaar, an Aresian loyalist. Two clone-piloted ships joined them to escort them the rest of the way in. However, the escort turned to betrayal as the two clone fighters dropped back and opened fire on Tappa Keeg’s ship. Within his Firespray his trooper “escort” opened fire on him. Tappa spun his ship around to knock the trooper off balance as he tried to take out the trooper while evade the blaster fire heading for his ship. Maya’s attempts to warn the troopers off failed so she and T'Larikaar opened fire. Tappa eventually took out his personal betrayer and the three ships eventually took out the clone fighters. Maya at first had assumed that the fighters were actually separatists who had infiltrated the Republic forces, but Tappa explained it had happened within his ship – indeed through the Force he sensed many Jedi dying. Seeking answers, they didn’t bother asking for permission to land and instead quickly and, as stealthily as they could, brought their ships in for a landing.

Adigo dispatched the last of the Clone Troopers pursuing Yoda – and reinforcements which came as well. Before heading after Yoda himself he picked up a weapon one of the troopers had been carrying – a green lightsaber which had once belong to the Jedi Master Luminara Unduli – apparently she had already fallen. Catching up with Yoda (who was escorted by a pair of Wookies), Yoda informed him the Jedi had been betrayed. He asked Adigo to meet with Tappa and Maya and tell them what had transpired.

At the landing platform, Adigo did meet with them. It was fortunate he had taken off his uniform, as they were understandably trigger happy. But they were left with a pressing question – even if they could escape the blockade that had just been put around Kashyyyk, where in the galaxy could they be safe?

GalaxyWide NewsNets

Imperial Holovision

16:5:23/IHV/CORU/KTR.5/LFL/GOV

The Republic Betrayed!

Coruscant

Citizens of the Republic, a terrible truth has been revealed. The Jedi order, tasked with waging the Clone Wars over these past three years, has been hiding a shocking secret. They have been steadfastly eroding away the principles of the Republic, drawing power to themselves in a wicked bid to subvert our cherished institutions. The Jedi are treasonous! They have attempted to assassinate the Chancellor! They are enemies of the state!

Thankfully, the soldiers under their command are bred with unquestionable loyalty and integrity. At the executive behest of the Chancellor, they are rooting out the source of this betrayal. The remaining Jedi will be hunted down and be brought to justice. With the inefficiencies and treacherous elements of the Republic swept away, the New Order of the First Galactic Empire will stand ever stronger for a safe and secure society.

(Taken from http://www.starwars.com/databank/updates/news20050705.html)

Imperial Holovision

16:5:25/IHV/KAS/KAS/JHG/GOV

Treason on Kashyyyk

Kashyyyk

Imperial advisor Ars Dangor revealed today in an exclusive interview that all is not well on Kashyyyk. “Our valiant soldiers have done exceptionally well in a job they were never meant to perform – fighting treasonous Jedi! However, on Kashyyyk they faced even greater challenges – many Wookies have responded to the protection the Republic armies provided by turning on the Republic and siding with the Jedi.”

Unconfirmed reports indicate that the Jedi have used their nefarious brainwashing techniques on some of the soldiers of the Empire, turning them against their oath to the Empire.

“Those Wookies who are involved in this treason have been declared ‘enemy combatants’ by Emperor Palpatine”, Dangor reveled in this interview. “They are being taken to an undisclosed location for further questioning.”

Galaxy News Sevice

16:5:26/GNS/KAS/KAS/IHH.3/GOV

Senator Arani Visiting Kashyyyk

Kashyyyk

Senator Arani of the Taina Sector confirmed that he is personally visiting Kashyyyk to investigate unconfirmed reports of thousands of Wookies being labeled “enemy combatants” and being rounded up to “undisclosed location”. His chief of staff and close political ally, Endicon Tarheena, indicated that the senator has no objection to “protecting the Republic – or Empire as the case may be”, but warned that “transparency and openness are needed in all of our legal processes.”

Imperial Advisor Ars Dangor spoke for the Emperor, stating “it is refreshing to see such compassion coming from the Taina Sector. However, it would be nice if this compassion were directed to those killed by the Jedi as opposed to those who have aided and abetted these cultist traitors. Also I find the Tarheena’s lack of patriotism disturbing – his tone does not seem to indicate he is proud of his new Empire – after all this Empire is for all of us. While he of course has the right to say whatever he wishes, I would suggest that Senator Arani dismiss Tarheena and replace him with someone who loves his Empire a bit more…”