Acestes Damon, known commonly as Damon, was a strong, idealistic, Warlord during the Imperial Civil War. His devotion to tactics and planning made him an excellent combatant to any foe.
Biography[]
Acestes Damon was born in 35 BBY on the Republic owned world of Ord Mantell. In the early years of his life, Acestes looked up to the clones as a marvel in heroism and skill. A belief he kept close to him forever.
Life on an Ordnance world[]
Acestes loved living on Ord Mantell. The fact it was used as a ordnance storing facility meant that Acestes could meet and speak to a wide variety of people from around the galaxy. Acestes would often catch clone troopers in the cantina and ask them war stories about Geonosis and about what Coruscant and Kamino were like. Acestes took a job in the spaceport working on the ships and talking to there crews. He admired them all.
Supporting the Empire[]
Acestes was 16 when Order 66 was called. As still a young child he bought up all the lies that the Empire made about the Jedi and the old Republic. Acestes was mad that the Jedi would go so far as to try to kill the greatest man the galaxy had seen the now great Emperor Palpatine. As such Acestes signed up to join the Stormtrooper Corps and was trained on the Imperial world of Anaxes. Acestes took to the job like a fish to water. He was prepared and ready for war and the military and his proud and honourable nature meant that he would always fight with his best. After quelling a resistance on Ord Mantell, Acestes was given the rank of Major and lead his own squads on Ord Mantell.
Rebellion and the Battle of Yavin IV[]
Acestes was eager to fight against the Rebellion when it declared war on the Empire. Acestes was ready to do his part to rid the galaxy of the wimps that he had seen ruin it before. Acestes was sent to multiple worlds one of which was Dantooine where Acestes attempted to land a surprise attack on the world. Much to his dismay he was ordered to retreat after he learnt of the defeat at Yavin IV. Acestes was furious however his actions at Dantooine had seen the deaths of many Rebel transports and as such Acestes was sent to guard the new Death Star.
Death Star II and the Battle of Endor[]
Acestes served on the death star as one of its guards. He was present during the building stages and assisted in some of the building efforts. To him the death star was a necessary need to end the war swiftly and stop any more suffering. When the Emperor came on board, Acestes knew he could not fail. By personal request Acestes visited Darth Sidious among other Officers. Sidious congratulated them and told them the end was to come and that they were to go and defend the forest moon itself and the key shield generator on the planet. Acestes grouped up his men and left with great haste.
On Endor, Acestes set in ready for the planned ambush. When the ambush was launched on the Rebel ground team Acestes believed the war was won.However when the Ewoks launched their own ambush Acestes and his men were caught off guard. Acestes fought off many rebels and Ewoks by himself for several hours. When the Death Star was destroyed he felt and witnessed the co-ordination in his men vanish, as if they had lost their tactics nonetheless he continued to hold out in his defensive position firing at any Rebel that came too close. Eventually a stun bolt hit Acestes from behind and he was captured and taken as one of the few prisoners of war.
Returning Home[]
Acestes remained as a prisoner of war for a few months on board the Corellian Corvette, Detainer. One day a group of Imperial Stormtroopers attacked and boarded the ship freeing the trapped prisoners. Acestes decided not to join the main bulk of the Imperial force due to the desire to lead his own sect similarly to many other Officers of the Empire. Acestes instead requested to be taken to his home on Ord Mantell. Before leaving the Imperial Remnant, Acestes regrouped with a large portion of his Legion who swore to work with Acestes still seeing him as their leader. Acestes along with his Stormtrooper brothers went back to Ord Mantell and became one of the many Imperial Warlords.
On Ord Mantell, Acestes began accessing some personal funds he had with the intention to buy some ships, weapons and armour and to protect Ord Mantell from the New Republic. Many of the Mantellian residents felt comforted by this as it ensured them safety and protection from pirates and raiders. To Acestes' surprise he found a large array of DC-17M blaster rifles and customised Stormtrooper armour in a ordnance vault on Ord Mantell built to be used as a depot for distribution for after the victory at Endor. This meant that he could use more of his personal funds for ships and assault vehicles. Acestes re-armed his soldiers and claimed himself the ruling protector of Ord Mantell. He established the Mantellian Authority. Along with the Mantellian Authority a Mantellian Senate was formed which acted as an internal affairs group dealing with everyday life on Ord Mantell.
Moving and expanding[]
Acestes named himself Supreme Commander and using taxes bought and built a fleet of star destroyers. He then attacked and invaded the nearby planet of Fornax, bringing it under the control of the Mantellian Authority. Acestes then invaded and annexed Vortex and Genassa. By this time he had enough money to create the designs for a brand new exclusive Star Destroyer. Acestes contacted the Cybe Drives and gave them the designs then ordering several new star destroyers to replace his Imperial-II Class Star Destroyers. Acestes named his new capital ships the Syracuse-Class Star Destroyer.