Pter Thanas

Pter Thanas was once a hardworking Commander of the Empire but when he met Master Luke Skywalker his thoughts changed. Thanas had been in charge of a colony of Talz miners on Alzoc III and had seen to it that the Talz were treated better (which meant that they worked better). The Talz repayed his kindness when they saved Thanas from falling down a mineshaft. Unfortunately for the Talz an Imperial colonel arrived six months later and lowered their food rations. The Talz complained and the colonel ordered Thanas to destroy the Talz village. He refused, and was ordered to leave Alzoc III and move to the dead end Outer Rim planet, Bakura. Thanas was put in charge of the defense of Bakura second only to Governor Wilek Nereus. When the Ssi-ruuk attacked Bakura Nereus sent a distress signal to Emperor Palpatine but because of Bakura's place in the galaxy Nereus hadn't been informed of the Emperor's death, and the destruction of the Second Death Star. On Endor the Rebel Alliance intercepted the message and sent a strike group to aid Bakura. Thanas accepted their help, and the leaders of the Alliance(including Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa and Han Solo) met with Thanas and Nereus to make a truce and plan their battle against the Ssi-ruuk. After a huge battle the Ssi-ruuk withdrew. In a last ditch attempt to save the Empire Thanas then ordered his men to turn on the Rebels. Han Solo in the Millenium Falcon nearly caught and destroyed Thanas as he pursued the last few Ssi-ruuk ships. Faced with destruction Thanas decided that he had been used and abused by the Empire, and that if he returned to it he would be punished or even killed. He decided to surrender, and as he gave control of Bakura over to Gaeriel Captison, and watched the last of his troops leave he took a knife from his pocket, and removed his rank insignia. He was finally free of the Empire.