Treis Sinde

"Treis Sinde, like my uncle&mdash;like my people!&mdash;was willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good."

- Monia Gahan on Treis Sinde

Master Treis Sinde was a Human male Imperial Knight who served Emperor Roan Fel and his Empire-in-exile in 137 ABY. Partnered with Master Sigel Dare, he was assigned to sabotage the new Advanced Star Destroyer Imperious nearing completion in the shipyard over Dac in order to keep it out of the hands of Darth Krayt's Sith Empire. After successfully planting explosives onboard, they discovered that the vessel had been stolen by Admiral Gar Stazi of the Galactic Alliance. Deciding to inform Stazi of the explosives, Sinde and Dare rescued Monia Gahan, a Mon Calamari pilot from Rogue Squadron. Together, they rescued other Alliance captives from the recent battle, and sought to steal a shuttle to escape the planet and join up with the Alliance fleet. As they prepared to depart, the Quarren Sith Lord Darth Azard tried to stop them. Sinde engaged the Sith Lord in combat, giving Dare, Gahan and the Alliance pilots time to escape. Using an explosion caused by Dare during the shuttle's escape, Sinde retreated from his fight with Azard, going underground and joining a Mon Calamari resistance group that had formed in the wake of Krayt's proclaimed genocide against them.

Sabotaging the Imperious
"We were unaware of Stazi's plan to "liberate" the vessel. The device is set to go off when the ship's weapons come online -- when we believed the ship would be far enough from Dac that the Mon Cals wouldn't be blamed."

- Treis Sinde to Monia Gahan

Master Treis Sinde was a fully trained Imperial Knight in the service of Emperor Roan Fel and his Empire-in-exile, based on the planet Bastion, in 137 ABY. With the Advanced Star Destroyer Imperious nearing completion at the shipyards at Dac, Emporer Fel authorized a mission to sabotage the vessel, denying its usage to Darth Krayt, Sith Lord and ruler of the Sith Empire. Master Sinde, along with Master Sigel Dare, were dispatched to Dac to perform the mission to destroy the vessel. Infiltrating the vessel, they planted three sets of explosives&mdash;they fully expected the first two sets to be found, but were confident the third set would remain undiscovered. They primed the explosives to go off when the ship's weapon systems came online during the vessel's shakedown cruise, reasoning that the ship would be far away enough from Dac at the time so that the Mon Calamari would not be blamed for the sabotage.

However, Admiral Gar Stazi of the Galactic Alliance executed a bold mission to steal the Imperious for his own forces. Stazi succeeded in his plan, spiriting away the ship from Dac, although it cost him his own flagship, the Indomitable, in the process. Sinde, realizing that the explosives would not be discovered by the Alliance, decided that they had to warn Stazi of the sabotage. Although Dare did not see the point&mdash;believing that the Alliance admiral was as much their enemy as the Sith&mdash;Sinde knew that Fel hoped to ally with Stazi and that, by warning the admiral, they might be able to convince him of their good intentions and convince him to enter into negotiations for an alliance with Emperor Fel.

Escape from Dac
"Come. We're going to try to get you off-planet." "Why&hellip;?" "You have to carry a warning to Stazi. The Imperious is sabotaged."

- Treis Sinde and Monia Gahan

To do this, they needed to contact a member of the Alliance and get their assistance in contacting Stazi. Tracking down Monia Gahan&mdash;niece of former Senator and Galactic Alliance Triumvirate member Gial Gahan&mdash;Sinde and Dare saved her from execution at the hands of a squad of stormtroopers and informed her of the situation. Gahan was a member of Rogue Squadron, and had been assigned to slice into the Dac planetary defenses during Stazi's assault, co-opting them for use by the Alliance. Gahan agreed to help them reach Stazi, but only if they assisted in the rescue of Alliance pilots captured during the battle. While Dare disagreed with risking themselves unnecessarily, Gahan convinced Sinde to participate in the rescue, pointing out that the successful liberation of the pilots would go a long way to convince Stazi of their sincerity.

Rescuing the pilots&mdash;which included Rogue Squadron pilot Ronto&mdash;Sinde quickly laid out a plan to get them all off-planet. Instructing three of the pilots to put on stormtrooper armor, with Dare posing as an Imperial lieutenant, the group moved up to the hangar levels where Dare used a mind trick to convince the captain on-duty that they were authorized to load the prisoners aboard the personal shuttle of Darth Azard, a Quarren Sith Lord. Sinde assisted in incapicitating the crew as the Alliance personnel got onboard and prepped the ship for flight. Unfortunately, Azard had sensed a disturbance in the Force, and had tracked it to his shuttle. Sinde, waiting at the aft boarding ramp, saw Azard coming towards the shuttle with his lightsaber lit. Informing Dare of the situation, he ordered her to get the shuttle off the ground and meet up with Stazi, then leapt from the back of the shuttle to engage Azard.

Duel with a Dark Lord
"Jedi! No -- one of Fel's forcelings. Pity. I'd hoped for a match."

- Darth Azard to Treis Sinde

Sinde and Azard duelled on the hangar level, and the Imperial Knight sought to stop the Sith Lord from raising the alarm about his shuttle and the Alliance prisoners. During the duel, Dare used the Force to manoeuvre a fuel tank attached to the shuttle into the path of its rear guns. Dare commanded one of the Alliance pilots to fire on the fuel tank, causing a massive explosion on the hangar level that covered their escape. Sinde used the explosion to cover his own retreat from the duel with Azard, diving off the edge of the hangar level. Surviving the fall, Sinde joined up with one of the many resistance groups forming in the wake of Darth Krayt's genocide against the Mon Calamari for their supposed participation in the theft of the Imperious. His willingness to sacrifice himself allowed Dare, Gahan and the Alliance prisoners to join up with the Alliance fleet, warning him of the explosives planted on the Advanced Star Destroyer, and broaching the subject of an alliance between Stazi's forces and Fel's.

Personality and traits
"Was our enemy, Master Dare. You need to see the larger picture, Sigel."

- Treis Sinde

Pledged to serve the Emperor and the Empire-in-exile like all Imperial Knights, Sinde was a level-headed and pragmatic man, able to see the larger picture of galactic affairs. When sabotaging the Imperious, Sinde planned for the explosives to go off away from Dac, so that the native Mon Calamari would hopefully not be blamed for their act. He did not share Sigel Dare's views that all non-Imperial's were technically their enemies, and often counseled the younger Knight that she needed to look at the bigger picture. While Dare did not always agree with him, she respected Sinde's wisdom and decisions.

Sinde was also willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good if it would help the completion of his mission, such as engaging Darth Azard in combat rather than seek to escape Dac himself since he knew that informing Stazi of the explosives onboard the Imperious was important as he saw the wisdom in a possible alliance between the Galactic Alliance and Fel's Empire-in-exile.

Powers and abilities
"Impressive--for one of your kind." "Rudimentary. You should get out more. Meet more of my kind."

- Darth Azard and Treis Sinde during their duel

Sinde was a fully trained Imperial Knight, and was skilled in employing the Force to repel attackers. He was also skilled with the use of a lightsaber&mdash;wielding one of the same design as every other Knight&mdash;and could use it to both effectively deflect incoming blaster bolts and duel a Sith Lord.

Behind the scenes
Treis Sinde was introduced in Star Wars Legacy 22: The Wrath of the Dragon, written by John Ostrander. To date, it has been Sinde's only appearance.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Legacy 22: The Wrath of the Dragon