Vocis Kenit

Vocis Kenit was a male Human, and served in the Galactic Empire's Navy before 12 BBY. Rising to the rank of Captain by 0 ABY because he frequently reported the flaws of other officers, Kenit was assigned the command of the EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate Far Orbit. At the time of the Galactic Civil War between the Empire and the Alliance, some of the crew of the Far Orbit, led by second officer Dhas Fenoep Vedij, mutinied and seized the ship from Kenit and the loyal Imperials onboard. Briefly imprisoned because of his failure in command, Kenit was assigned to track the Far Orbit, which had become an Alliance privateering vessel. Though Kenit came close to capturing the ship numerous times, his efforts came to naught, and he was executed by Imperial Emperor Palpatine himself for failing.

Biography
Vocis Kenit was born in the Hallu sector of the Mid Rim, and had a brother. Kenit enlisted in the Galactic Empire's Navy by 12 BBY, during the Imperial Navy's first major expansion. Upon serving for two years, Kennit joined the Imperial Naval Academy on the world of Lianna. Kenit graduated as an officer, and was assigned to the Semqi Pefis, an Imperial Victory-class Star Destroyer. On the ship, Kenit brought to scrutiny the careers of several higher ranking officers by using his cunning and political adherance to the New Order and its political regulations. Kenit was promoted at the end of his tour of duty on the Semqi Pefis, and was assigned to the Thomquizzar Naval Base in the Outer Rim Territories.

Once again, Kenit performed well, intelligently executing his duties while still identifying political faults of his superior Imperial officers. Yet again, Kenit was promoted and transfered; Kenit's career path would stay like this, with him being promoted and then transfered after undermining the careers of his superiors and rivals. Kenit was endlessly promoted because it was the easiest and safest way to get rid of him. In time, the officer was given the command of the new EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate Far Orbit, serving as its Captain as he and the frigate rooted out pirate nests in the Outer Rim.

Kenit was a brutal captain for the crew of the Far Orbit, and his methods of maintaining discipline were harsh, while his treatment of captured enemies were even worse. Much of the personnel and officers on the ship disliked him, including second in command, Commander Dhas Fenoep Vedij. One dissenting officer was reported to the Imperial Security Bureau, and died later mysteriously.

With the Far Orbit, three pirate lords and many smaller pirating organizations fell to Kenit's cunning and his flair to anticipate movements. One, a group known as the Silent Blades, was tracked for weeks by Kenit and the Far Orbit, and the Capatain finaly forced the pirates into a stand-off. With the pirates holed up in an asteroid belt, the Far Orbit could not enter the belt, and the pirates could not get out. Kenit had the Far Orbit TIE series starfighter complement attack the pirates in the asteroid field, and ignored Vedij's suggestion to call for reinforcements. The starfighter assualt was successful, and destroyed the majority of the pirates, though the entire TIE force was lost, including Vedij's brother, Elon.

Due to the death of his brother, and his disillusionment with the Empire, Vedij led a mutiny against Kenit and the loyal Imperials after Kenit's men arrested a shiphand for being from the Alderaan, a world that was pro-Alliance until the Empire destroyed it. When Vedij used rumours about the arresting of the shiphand to outrage the crew, and two thirds of the crew followed him in the mutiny and ousted Kenit from power. The Captain was personally put off the ship by Kenit in an escape pod, along with the other loyal Imperials. Kenit was later recovered by the Imperials, and after he gave a report on what happened, was imprisoned while he waited for a court martial due to his failure of command; the court martialing had been arranged by the political enemies Kenit had created over the years.

In a few weeks time, Kenit was given the verdict of his sentence via hologram by Imperial Advisor Sate Pestage. Because Emperor Palpatine been angered when he hear of the mutiny, Pestage was leading the investigation into the matter, and sentenced Kenit to death. However, this sentence was suspended until Kenit's new assingment, the capturing of the Far Orbit, was complete. If Kenit failed, he would die, while success would let him live.