Venram Nistola

Venram Nistola was a Moff in the Galactic Empire and later a warlord, after the Battle of Endor. Raised by his father to be a politician and military commander, who himself was a Grand Moff and an acquaintance of Emperor Palpatine, Nistola succeeded him after he was killed in a battle with the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Nistola served the Empire with distinction, destroying the Rebel forces in his sector, the. His capital was based on the planet of, where he was born. Nistola was given considerable forces, having both sizeable Imperial Army, Navy, and Stormtrooper Corps formations under his command in the region. However, as he grew more powerful, Nistola's greed outpaced his loyalty to the New Order. When the Emperor and Darth Vader were killed at Endor in 4 ABY, Nistola declared the Thanium Worlds independent from the central government on Coruscant, dubbing it "his empire". The forces under his command became his army.

Nistola, now self-proclaimed "Grand Lord", expanded his empire in the remote, while at the same time, avoiding fighting the New Republic, due to the remoteness and isolation of his state. His empire expanded and he did manage to fight off an attempted attempted invasion by another warlord, Zsinj. However, unlike other Imperial despots, Nistola encouraged equality, trade and commerce, and increased development of infrastructure, and thus, many of the empire's subjects supported him. During the campaigns of Grand Admiral Thrawn, and later the reborn Emperor Palpatine, he pledged allegiance to both, but did not do anything to directly aid them, other than occasional raids on Republic territory. Finally, in 14 ABY, the New Republic realized he was one of the few remaining warlords, and turned their attention on him. In a campaign against his empire, the New Republic captured his territory, including the capital, on which he was killed during the battle.