Firebird Society

The Firebird Society was an all-female paramilitary organization, founded by Imperial Army officer Tessala Corvae during the Galactic Civil War. By staging increasingly high-profile strikes against enemies of the Empire, they aimed to prove the effectiveness of female warriors to the Army high command, the Imperial leadership, and the Galaxy as a whole.

Although the Firebird Society's agenda and membership was Empire-wide, Tapani Sector became the center of their activities when Corvae was promoted to Major General assigned to command the 1st Tapani Assault Battlegroup at Tallaan. She found willing recruits among the local noblewomen, rasing the group's roster to around a hundred active members. Each new recruit was expected to offer a useful gift on joining - small starships and discrete local bases were particularly appreciated - and members subsequently paid an annual subscription fee. General Corvae herself used her position as Army commander on Tallaan to arm the sororiety with two Lambda-class shuttles, twenty sets of stormtrooper armor, and a small arsenal of infantry weapons.

The Firebird Society's activities were centred around close-combat training, and planning and executing strikes against opponents of the New Order, particularly the Rebel Alliance. In action, members wore black bodygloves with veiled hoods, disguising their identities while making their gender emphatically clear. They showed a marked bias for vibroblades over blasters.

The fate of the Firebird Society after the Battle of Endor is unknown.

Appearances

 * Lords of the Expanse