Destly Nevris

Destly Nevris was an Imperial in  the Vlanc Empire, a system of government which was ruled by the descendents of  Ozzaris Vlanc and encompassed the,  and. Nevris himself was the nephew of the emperor of the time, Kendal Vlanc by marriage, and many suspected that he only gained his rank through this connection. Despite this, Nevris did display skill and competency in his role of admiral, and was respected by his crew. He was often accompanied by a pet, which often rode on his shoulder, even when Nevris was on duty. His flagship was a known as the Aurora.

Early life
Nevris was born on, to a mother and a  father. When he reached enlisting age, he joined the. During his time in the Imperial Navy, Nevris quickly gained the rank of aboard the Scythe-class medium battle cruiser, the Bountiful. However, when his aunt, Destra Nevris became engaged to the ruler of the Vlanc Empire, Nevris quickly shot up in rank, quickly going from lieutenant, to commander, to captain to commodore, before finally reaching the rank of admiral in two short years, making him one of the youngest admirals in Imperial history. This supposed act of nepotism on Vlanc's part made Nevris extremely unpopular amongst the other naval officers in Vlanc's Empire, who expected Nevris to horribly misuse his new position of authority. To their surprise however, Nevris was a born leader, and quickly warmed up to his duties as an admiral, gaining respect from the crew of his ship. As part of his new position, Nevris was given command of his own ship, a Scythe-class medium battle cruiser known as the Aurora.

Sith-Imperial War
During the outbreak of the, the Vlanc Empire publicly sided with the and the. As part of this, Nevris and his fleet were sent to in order to bolster the defences that were already present there. However, during the, the Galactic Alliance fleet was devastated by the , and the Aurora took heavy damage, leaving Nevris no chance but to retreat. However, shortly after the, the realised that the Vlanc Empire posed a significant threat to them if left unchallenged, and so sent in a number of  warriors in to assassinate Vlanc, led by. When the Sith reached the Auril sector, the seat of Vlanc's power, Nevris reported that he had a good chance of destroying the shuttle which was ferrying the Sith. However, he was ordered by Vlanc himself not to open fire, hoping that a diplomatic solution could be reached. Minutes later however, Vlanc's shuttle departed, and docked with the Aurora. There, Vlanc revealed that the Sith had simply murdered the s present, as well as the s who had been assigned to protect Vlanc, who had managed to escape with his wife, child, sergeant Tek Ehrebes and Vlanc’s holodroid. Knowing that the Sith would bring in an army to destroy any resistance, Nevris decided to flee the system and ordered his fleet to separate, in order to increase their chances of survival.