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Synopsis:
Maarek Stele, an ex-swoop racer from the planet Kuan,
is now a technician who has been working in Repairs on
the Imperial Star Destroyer Vengeance for the past
month. On a routine TIE Fighter maintenance check, Stele
shows great affinity for piloting a starfighter, and is
given a handbook on the basic functions of Imperial
starfighters, as well as permission to use the
starfighter simulators. He applies to the Imperial Navy,
and due to his excellent simulator scores, is accepted.
In addition, Admiral Mordon, in command of the
Vengeance, notices certain qualities that he admires in
Stele, and takes him as a confidante. Over time, they
get to know each other, and they learn each other’s
backgrounds. Mordon was a pilot who wanted to explore,
and Stele’s motivation for joining the Empire is to
find his father, who had gone missing in a war between
Kuan and Bordal in Stele’s youth.
Eventually, Admiral Mordon warns Stele that there is now
a greater threat to the Empire than the Rebellion –
that there is treachery in the air. He also advises
Stele to approach the mysterious hooded envoys of the
Emperor, members of his Secret Order, before missions
for additional instructions. Soon afterwards, Mordon is
killed under strange circumstances, and Stele is finding
himself grilled for any information he can give about
his former superior officer. He does, but later, a
secret message is forwarded to him from the dead Mordon,
warning him again about treachery in the Empire, and
warning him to keep his eyes open. |