Himmel Rotef

Himmel Rotef was a male mercenary who lived during the. He was the captain of the Bloody Cutlass and the leader of one of several mercenary crews hired by then-Sith Acolyte Shakelli in the New Sith Empire's campaigns against the. When Shakelli was anointed a as Darth Shakelli, he continued to employ mercenaries, and Rotef's crew was one of his preferred units for small infiltration jobs.

In 1,386 BBY, Shakelli hired Rotef and his crew to kidnap King Rosulus Organa of and his family, instructing them, if captured, to lay the blame on Senator Jerex Antilles. The mercenaries were assisted by the treason of Nerritil Marsh, Chief of the, but intercepted by Tirien Kal-Di, who captured most of them alive, though not intact; Rotef attempted to shoot Kal-Di, who cut off his hand.

Kal-Di himself interrogated Rotef, who initially refused to talk. Kal-Di attempted to use a on Rotef; though his will was strong enough to resist the Jedi's powers, Rotef found the experience unpleasant enough that he employed the Antilles lie. He believed he had caused the predicted internal strife, but had not bargained on Kal-Di's determination not to let Alderaan fall into civil conflict. When Rotef refused to say more, Kal-Di the information from Rotef's mind. Though his mind was intact, Rotef was left horrified and harrowed by the experience.

Appearances

 * A Flow'r, Once Fallen