Gieg Brillith

Gieg Brillith was an Imperial naval officer and briefly captain of the Vektek-class stealth cruiser Arconoss during the reign of the Galactic Empire. Brilliant, ruthless and fiercely loyal to the Empire, he swore to root out any and all who opposed the Empire, especially the large contingent of Vinn rebels present in the Redrith system.

Early life
Gieg Brillith was born on Dantooine around 45 years before the Battle of Yavin. After spending thirty or so years on the planet, he left, along with his wife and two sons, to the planet Calstade.

This proved to be disastrous, as in 10 BBY, just three or four years after arriving, the notoriously vicious Vinn rebels from the nearby Redrith system launched an attack on Calstade, a loyal supporter of the Empire. 1,300 rebel ships arrived in the system and decimated several of the planet's major cities. Brillith's wife and children were among the casualties, while Brillith himself survived.

Career
Swearing loyalty to the Empire and vowing to get revenge on the rebels who had slaughtered his family, along with thousands of others, Brillith gave up his job on Calstade and joined the Imperial Navy. He was quickly promoted, and found himself serving as an underling on the prototype starship Arconoss, under the newly-promoted captain B'roxxa of Issthaen in 9 BBY.

Brillith soon discovered, however, B'roxxa's split loyalties and existing ties to the Vinn rebel movement, and quickly exposed him to the Imperial authorities with the help of his good friend, Jez Rick. The ship's next captain, the Bith Ivikapivi, proved to be a traitor also, and sided with the rogue Imperials on Raddar Duun during the Battle of Raddar Duun in 8 BBY. Brillith discovered the Bith's betrayal and brutally killed him, turning on the rogue Imperials and turning the tide of the battle dramatically, all but destroying the rebels' base.

Both he and Jez Rick were commended by the Empire, and the ship was given a new captain - former Imperial governor of Craestyl, Senn Schorn. Brillith served as Schorn's second-in-command until his death in 2 ABY, at which point command of the ship was given over to Jez Rick. Rick stayed in the position for little over a year - he was stabbed in the back by Brillith, whose only desire now was control of the Arconoss, which he believed to be the most powerful ship in the Imperial Navy.

Death
Despite Brillith's wishes, the Arconoss was no longer assigned to hunt down Imperial dissidents, and was instead given the job of transporting priceless artefacts from the Outer Rim to the Core. In 4 ABY, Brillith was tasked with taking the remains of feared Separatist warlord, General Grievous, which had been lost in the Utapau system's recent hyperwind storms, to the Core Worlds. The 90-day voyage from Utapau to Coruscant resulted in Brillith having no contact with the outside world, and was therefore uninformed of the death of the Emperor in the Battle of Endor.

While in the asteroid field surrounding the planet Abaros, Brillith and the Arconoss were discovered by a small ship of the New Republic. The ship was boarded and Brillith was quickly captured by several Adrissian thugs in the employ of the New Republic. Brillith was summarily executed for his crimes against the Rebellion, and his body, as well of the bodies of his crew, were jettisoned. Meanwhile, the Arconoss was stripped bare and then left to rot in the asteroid field. Miraculously, the remains of Grievous were not discovered, so remain lost in the vacuum of space.

Personality and traits
Gieg Brillith was a brilliant tactician and utterly ruthless. He had no mercy whatsoever for the enemies of the Empire, and did not tolerate disobedience from his crew. He was totally loyal to the Empire, and was willing to sacrifice himself - as well as those aboard his ship - if it was required of him. By the end of his life, however, he grew increasingly unstable and paranoid, setting his sights on command of the Arconoss to the point where he would murder those closest to him in order to get to it.