User:Thefourdotelipsis/Workbench

Carlist Rieekan wants a goddamn Waldorf Salad! Now go in there, and bust his ass!

Early career
Carlist Rieekan grew up on the peaceful world of Alderaan, and left at the age of seventeen to join the Galactic Republic's Judicial Forces. Demonstrating strong leadership skills, Rieekan quickly rose through the ranks, and joined the Officer Candidate School. There, he befriended other idealists such as Jan Dodonna, Adar Tallon, and Crix Madine. When Supreme Chancellor Palpatine declared himself Emperor in 19 BBY, and transformed the Republic into the Galactic Empire, Rieekan chose to stick to his beliefs, and refused to serve the new regime. Instead, he sided with the Alliance to Restore the Republic, and found himself once again amongst like-minded individuals, many of them hailing from Alderaan.

The destruction of Alderaan
Rieekan found himself surprised that the Royal House of Organa, rulers of his home planet and vocal pacifists, were themselves allied with the Alliance. He was pleased to find out that Viceroy Bail Organa and his daughter, Princess Leia Organa, were actually members of the Rebellion. Rieekan felt the need to keep his connection to the Alliance secret,, but was subsequently placed in charge of covert operations in the Alderaan system. In 0 BBY, he found himself personally inspecting a new satellite transmission station that was in orbit over Delaya, a sister planet of Alderaan. During his inspection tour, the Empire's new superweapon, the Death Star, entered the system, causing mass panic on Rieekan's homeworld. He was hard-pressed to keep up with the flood of incoming calls, requesting evacuation and aid, but there was no weapon capable of disabling or halting the superweapon.

Furthermore, Rieekan felt that a mass evacuation would show the Empire that the people of Alderaan were aware of the Death Star's ability to destroy planets, which was also its purpose. With that in mind Rieekan decided to sit tight, and hope that the Death Star's presence was just a bluff. Within minutes however, the Death Star's superlaser was activated and fired at Alderaan, completely obliterating the planet. Thrown into a state of despair and guilt, Rieekan resolved to never underestimate the just how far the Galactic Empire would go again. Since there was little he physically could do, Rieekan blamed himself for the catastrophe. Some time after the incident, Rieekan was promoted to the rank of General.

General
When Rieekan's former colleague Crix Madine defected from the Empire, the general vouched for his old ally's credibility. It was Rieekan's input that convinced Mon Mothma that Madine was not a security risk.

When an Alliance refugee stopover point on Nentan was discovered by the Empire, Rieekan was called in to oversee the evacuation. By this time, the Nentan bunkers were at full capacity, and there were not enough transports to evacuate both the military personnel and the refugees. Several soldiers volunteered to stay behind as the Imperials closed on the base, but Rieekan found that solution to be unacceptable. Bren Derlin, a Human who had been serving with the general for some time, offered Rieekan an alternative solution. Derlin, along with a group of "expendable" soldiers, hid amongst some of Nentan's ruins as the Imperials landed and advanced towards the now-abandoned Alliance bunkers. As they did so, they left their landing craft relatively undefended, leaving them free to be hijacked by Derlin and his men. As a result, Nentan was successfully evacuated, and Rieekan, pleased, promoted Derlin to the rank of major.

Echo Base
When the Alliance relocated its main base to Hoth, Rieekan served as theater commander in charge of all land and naval forces in the Hoth system. As soon as he was given command, the general devised an evacuation plan that could be put into effect as soon as possible. While overseeing the construction of Echo Base, Rieekan assigned historian Voren Na'al menial tasks. Na'al was there chiefly to chronicle events as they happened, but he was more than willing to oblige Rieekan and aid in the building of the Alliance's new home. The general placed Major Derlin in charge of the base's security and operations; the major's assignment proved to be a wise choice for Rieekan, and the decision was a popular one. Hoping to prevent another incident like Alderaan, the general made sure that Echo Base's defenses were as good as they possibly could be. He culled traffic to and from the system down to just long-range fighter patrols and necessary shipments, and in doing so made sure that the existence of the base remained a closely-guarded secret.

Due to sheer luck and the insight of Lord Darth Vader, Echo Base was eventually discovered by the Death Squadron. A Viper probe droid had managed to detect the base, and as soon as evidence of that droid's presence was reported to Rieekan, he put his evacuation plan into motion. As the impending and inevitable battle between his forces and those of General Maximillian Veers loomed on the horizon, Rieekan devised the delaying defense tactic that would allow the majority of the Alliance personnel to escape the base, but knew that in doing so, he was effectively sending many of his men to their deaths. It was a difficult decision for the Alderaanian, but as he had resigned himself to the fact that the base would not be evacuated before the Imperials arrived, it was one that he was able to make nonetheless.

Personality and traits
Rieekan was perceived by his men to be a grim and stern man, who was in a constant state of worry and concern. The general was in fact, a quiet and unassuming man. Initially, he had been an optimist, but after blaming himself for the Destruction of Yavin, he became morose and grim. He fought because he felt it was his duty to avert and potential disasters or tragedies that might occur in the future, even though he did not particularly want to. Rieekan tried to make sure that he never risked the lives of those under his command, and decided to act with aggressive caution following the Alderaan incident, when he once would have acted with confident subtlety.

He stuck by his ideals, and lived by them, which led him to gravitate towards fellow soldiers with similar mindsets. Rieekan possessed natural leadership skills, which allowed him to rapidly rise through the ranks of the Judicial Forces.