Arethyne Kass`l

Arethyne Kass`l (nee Rassar) was a female soldier and warship captain. She was the first wife of the warlord Lothar Kass`l and the mother of his twin sons, Broll and Veli.

Biography
Born on, Arethyne was the daughter of Iso Rassar, an influential Nagai politician. She showed no interest in politics herself, preferring combat. She joined the military to protect Nagi against the s, but quickly grew exasperated with what she perceived as the slow, overly defensive strategy the Nagai as a whole were pursuing in their battles. When Lothar Kass`l rebelled against his commanders and absconded with the first ships of what would become the Dread Fleet, Arethyne was quick to join the rebel.

She proved successful in the Dread Fleet, becoming a captain of her own ship, the Morbid Marauder. Her father regularly pled with her to leave the Dread Fleet, but she consistently refused. It was as a captain that Arethyne came to Lothar's attention. He first promoted her to command of a flotilla before taking a personal interest in her as well. The two became lovers, and were married in 116 ABY.

Rather than relocate to Belzior, Arethyne remained on the front lines, though she returned frequently to be with Lothar. She bore their twins sons in 118 ABY, and the twins traveled with both their parents as they grew, spending some of their time on Belzior, and other times aboard the Morbid Marauder and the Scythe of Rohfellor.

In 123 ABY, Arethyne and her command were lured into an ambush by the Tofs. Badly outnumbered, they fought on anyway, and Tof soldiers boardered the Morbid Marauder. They had been tasked with capturing Arethyne to use her as a hostage against Lothar, but she and her elite soldiers fought with blasters until their power packs were drained, then took s to the enemy. Piqued to battle fury, the Tof raiders attacked with lethal force; two of them seized Arethyne by the shoulders and ankles and ripped her in half at the waist.

Skills and abilities
Arethyne was considered one of the best commanders in the Dread Fleet, armed with extensive experience and personal tutelage in tactics and strategy by Lothar. She was also a capable hand-to-hand and melee combatant; the Tofs who finally killed her had to climb over a pile of their own dead to reach her.

Appearance and personality
Arethyne, like all Nagai, had chalk white skin, black hair, and gray eyes. She wore her thick hair in a braid down her back, though she pinned it up when she went into battle. She preferred loose, combat-capable garb even when relaxing. Like most Nagai, she had a svelte, athletic physique, and usually wore a bandoleer of tehk'la blades over her chest, along with several more on her belt. Other Nagai considered her fairly attractive, although not beautiful.

Arethyne admired Lothar Kass`l's aggressive, relentless campaigns against the Tofs and shared his merciless attitude toward them. Toward Lothar himself, however, she was very tender, though she agreed with his plan of raising their twins to be warriors in hopes that they would carry on the Dread Fleet.

Arethyne's soldiers admired her for her tactical skill and courage. Where the citizens of Lothar's domain feared and respected their lord, they had more fondness for Arethyne, and many of Lothar's closest counselors felt she had tempered the most ruthless aspects of his nature.