Davedd Tursulth

Davedd Tursukth was a Imperial commander from. He was loyal to the and followed orders without question.

Biography
He was born in the town of Balziewa in 25 BBY and grew up under the reign of the. As a teenager, his parents apprenticed him to a droidsmith named Bepok Vorthine to learn an ancient method of droidsmithing called Xlabrop. Because the Xlabrop tradition was heavily influenced by the, labelled it seditious in 9 ABY. Immediately, Xlabrop practitioners were rounded up by the Vorthine and his five apprentices were no exception. They were arrested by agent Genmond Surka and taken to a facility on Pirgan Lydanz. There, the students were separated from their master and placed in a room with several other youthful captives.

Over time, the young captives were put through an intensive training program and brainwashed to be completely loyal to the Empire. Many students died, often because their instructor ordered them to kill each other. Tursulth survived the training and his final order before graduation was to execute Bepok Vorthine. He easily complied. Following his graduation, he was sent to the for further training as a stormtrooper. He excelled at the program and graduated to serve in a legion under the command of Cleggon Tron-Pavvox. However, Tron-Pavvox retired in 4 BBY and Jaxe Minzo took command of the legion. From 3 BBY until 2 ABY the legion fought on a planet in called V'nstad'nek. The entire population insisted on fighting to the death against the stormtroopers but the legion survived, barely. After the battle ended, Tursulth was sent back to to train as an officer. However, he and other top students were graduated in less than two years because Imperial High Command was desperate to compensate for the losses at the.

Tursulth was given command of a brand new Imperial cruiser called the Empire's Revenge II. He participated in several battles against the. In 7 ABY, as the New Republic approached, Tursulth decided he needed to wage a personal war against the enemy. Taking his cruiser, he abandoned his post in the Core Worlds and began attacking random targets around. During his rampage attacked and destroyed a small depot that had been recently established on and several ships in the, destroyed a convoy in the , several targets in the. He also assaulted, severely damaging the planet's defenses. After two months of surprise attacks, he launched a raid on Scetheu but found New Republic forces were already waiting for him and he barely managed to escape with his cruiser intact. He encountered a large population transport called the Perfectual Futras after his retreat and attacked. The ship surrendered so Tursulth and his men boarded to help themselves to supplies and and take the passengers as prisoners. A named Aia Le'tyu managed to escape into the Empire's Revenge II and she sabotaged the ship. New Republic forces arrived and boarded the ship but Tursulth ordered his men to fight to the death. Although many of his men surrendered, Tursulth and his officers fought to the death, killing many New Republic marines in the process. Tursulth died defending the bridge and the Empire's Revenge II was captured by the New Republic.