> *When I was younger, much younger and still married, I served with the Republic Navy through the Clone Wars and beyond with the now Imperial Navy. My wife was furious when she found out what had really happened to the Jedi. I protested to her that "I didn't do anything, how could I? You know that I don't lie."*
> *"Maybe not," she said, "But you serve beside the monsters who did. Maybe you didn't pull the trigger, but you - the Imperials - were there." And so she dissappeared, leaving me alone in these Dark Times.*
> *I believed that there'd be a time for thinking, for reassesment and reason, on the other side of all this when the galaxy had its security and continued stability for a safe, and securer, society. At least, that's what I told myself. I struggled to recognise my own lies.*
> *The galaxy's citizens were hungry. Our production became crippled. The Empire was built on an industry of death - but it would never surrender. The Empire would not capitulate. It would see itself destroyed, but would drag the galaxy with it - a galaxy in flames.*
> *After all the fighting, after all the pride and bloodshed, after the walls around the Empire and its foundations began to crumble... I realised that murderers are not monsters, but men. And that's the most frightening thing about them.*
> *My name is Captain Roboute Gillaeon, Commander of the [Imperial Star Destroyer: Placeholder].*
> *And I was there.*
A highly experienced and apparently loyal Imperial officer, Gillaeon has served in the Imperial Navy since before its reorganisation. A man of notable resolve, his determination will be pushed to its limits before finally breaking. Although the Captain is confident in the moment, he has doubts about his command abilities and has hesitated at several, critical points since the Empire's defeat at the Battle of Endor. He is now a conflicted character who sees it as his duty to continue to fight against all odds and to protect his crew from persecution, but the seeds of disillusionment with the Empire and the discontentment with its twisted sense of morality have already taken hold. After Gillaeon assumes that there will be a point where he can examine his failures, his belief in the Empire's ideals, in retrospect and address them, but with the New Republic advancing on Byss the time for such reflection has seemingly run out.
Joining him aboard the bridge of his vessel is Almund, the Chief Tactical Officer, who has known and served alongside Gillaeon for several years - and has even become a confidant of the captain. Having known Gillaeon for much of his recent career, he is somehwat aware of his feelings and is very cognisant of the current situation that embroils the Empire, easily able to see through his commander's facade. They know that the Empire is gone; that any reluctance to move forward with the New Republic is a foolhardy endeavour, but they stand by their commander with whom they have served with for numerous decades regardless. They may well have been good friends during the Empire's "peacetime", but there is now a growing divide between their respective faith in what remains of the Imperial regime.
At Gillaeon's side is what has become an uncommon sight since the opening years of the Empire, R'7, and RA-7 Protocol Droid that's serving as a military adjutant to the the captain. Most Imperial officers by this point are aware of the RA-7 series' secret role as a spy for the Imperial Security Bureau, but this droid has managed to evade all atempts to have the unit 'lost' or 'stolen'. Over the years, this droid hasn't just watched, but it has also learnt; now able to operate some of the starships systems remotely in an emergency - and only to a limited degree - as well as reflect on and add to the orders that it relays from its commander. In these darkest of times, Gillaeon's bridge crew are all but happy for the R'7's assistance, as they will need every able-bodied and minded sentient to survive the oncoming storm. Although, as Gillaeon is keenly aware, the droid's ISB programming is prepared to take action if the starships commander strays too far from the New Order's path.

--- GUILT ---
The Commander is motivated to keep his troops alive due to the guilt he inevitably feels when they die under his command. He spends many waking hours analyzing his orders, as well as the events surrounding them, in an attempt to assuage his anguish for the lives he feels he’s lost.

Starting Duty: 10
Starting Modifiers: -10 | +10xp
Current Duty: 0
--- LOSS PREVENTION ---
Ensuring that their troops are as safe as possible under battlefield conditions is these Commanders' primary concern. They never send their troops into hopeless situations in which defeat is certain, preferring instead to preserve their unit’s strength for meaningful battles if sacrifices must be made. If taken too far, this ideology can result in weak commanding officers who lose ground because they aren’t even willing to try. They may gain a reputation for cowardice, which harms both discipline and their own chances for advancement.