Empire Forever

The Empire Forever was an Imperial CR90 corvette that was owned by the Coh Veshiv, an Imperial Advisor, and captained by Annance. It served as Veshiv's flagship during the advisor's tour away from the planet Coruscant after Veshiv was sent away for annoying Emperor Palpatine himself. The Empire Forever was present at the world of Esseles in 0 ABY for the transfer of Veshiv from the CR90 to the seemingly Imperial EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate Far Orbit; However, the Far Orbit was actually an Alliance to Restore the Republic privateering vessel, and the crew of the ship kidnapped Veshiv.

Description
The Empire Forever was a CR90 corvette produced by the Corellian Engineering Corporation, and it measured 150 meters in length. Capable of reaching speeds up to 1000 kilometers per hour in the atmosphere of a planet, the Empire Forever had a class-2 hyperdrive enstalled, as well as sensors, a deflector shield generator, and a navigation computer. The corvette was modified for speed and durability, and was armed with six double turbolaser cannons, three at the front, one on each side, and one at the aft of the Empire Forever. The ship had a cargo capacity of 3000 metric tons, and could carry enough to last its crew of 40, as well as its twelve gunners, eight months. Possessing room for 18 passengers, the ship usualy brought along 10 stormtrooper guards, two aides, and six TIE series starfighter pilots that crewed the Empire Forever complement of half a dozen TIE/LN starfighters, which were housed in the corvette's docking area, where the shuttle Myrenia could also be housed. The Emperor's Will could run on a skeleton crew of 40 crew and 15 gunners if needed. Additionaly, the vessel also had recreational areas, an arboretum featuring plant life from Coh Veshiv's homeworld, as well as force fields and sensors that inhibited boarders.

History
The Empire Forever served as an Imperial vessel around 0 ABY, when the Imperials were engaging the Alliance to Restore the Republic in the Galactic Civil War. It sereved as Imperial Advisor Coh Veshiv's flagship when the man was sent from the planet Coruscant, seemingly fact finding mission; In reality, the advisor had actually been sent away from Coruscant because he had annoyed Emperor Palpatine himself. Under the command of Captain Annance, the Empire Forever was ordered to remain out of combat as it ferried Veshiv about. Veshiv was annoyed that the ship he was on was a mear CR90 corvette, and during the course of the Empire Forever travels, the advisor started to complain that he wanted at least a cruiser to be his ship, not a corvette. Three months into their voyage&mdash;during which Veshiv had managed to thoroughly annoy the patient Annance&mdash;the corvette arrived at the planet Esseles in 0 ABY.

There, the Empire Forever was approached by the EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate Far Orbit, an Imperial ship by design, and was hailed by Captain Dhas Fenoep Vedij of the Far Orbit. Vedij claimed that his ship had orders to take Veshiv, replacing the Empire Forever as his vessel of transport. Annance, glad to be rid of Veshiv, and believing the orders were true, sent Veshiv over to the Far Orbit in the advisor's personal shuttle Myrenia, alongside his two aides Vestig and Pich as well as Veshiv's stormtrooper guards. However, the Far Orbit was actually a privateering vessel for the Alliance, and once the frigate had jumped to hyperspace, they captured Veshiv, and the advisor's guards failed to contact the Empire Forever for help as they were overwhelmed.

Commanders and crew
The Empire Forever was helmed by Captain Annance.

Behind the scenes
Veshiv's ship first appeared in The Capture of Coh Veshiv, published in 1998's The Far Orbit Project, by Timothy S. O'Brien. The book was a supplement to West End Games' Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game and was a sequel of sorts to the previous publication Pirates & Privateers, carrying on that book's theme by following the Far Orbit adventures. Although it is possible for the Imperials inside the Far Orbit to contact the Empire Forever after the privateers try to capture them, this article assumes they failed in this matter because the book seems to indicate that they never got a communication out.