Vapen Van'an

Vaner Van'an is an officer in the Emperor's Hammer holding the rank of Major. He serves as the Squadron Commander of Theta Squadron in Wing II aboard the Imperial-II Class Star Destroyer Warrior and Combat Operations Officer Assistant (COOA) for the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps.

Early Life

Childhood

Vaner was born on Balosar in 2 ABY. As a young boy, his parents were both caught up in the Balo mushroom trade, leaving him with a lonely childhood, but also allowing him the freedom to explore his city and planet on his terms. This encouraged his free spirit, rebelliousness, and a bit of the legendary Balosar selfishness. Eventually his parents were both caught by the New Republic for dealing death sticks, leaving him alone on the planet at the age of 13.

Young Adulthood

After both his parents were imprisoned, he became involved in the same thing that had separated him from his parents: the balo mushroom trade. He began harvesting, eventually worked up to planetary transportation and to his dream job-Inter Planetary Transportation. He got to pilot a starship loaded with product throughout the galaxy. Until 25 ABY, Vaner was an elusive mushroom transporter, known for his knack at being able to get in and out of the mission target without being spotted.

Near the end of the year, Vaner was arrested by the New Republic for selling balo mushrooms and sentenced to 5 years. His jailtime helped him to avoid most of the Yuuzhan Vong invasion. Finding out about the battles he missed gave him a bit of relief, but also inspired a desire to find out about combat and the experiences he heard about from some of his fellow prisoners. His cellmate was a member of an Imperial offshoot called the Emperor's Hammer and that a pilot of his caliber would fit in with the TIE Corps. In 30 ABY, upon his release, Vaner fell back into some of his old ways and contacts. After a close call with the Republic which could have lead to more jailtime, he decided to seek out the group his old cellmate told him about. If not simply to get back at the government that had imprisoned him (wrongfully in his opinion).

TIE Corps

Early Career

After pirating his way through the galaxy, Vaner found his way to the Imperial Remnant, the Emperor's Hammer(EH). He began his service to the EH in the TIE Corps aboard the Imperial-II Class Star Destroyer Warrior in Rho Squadron piloting a TIE Interceptor. Moving through the ranks, he served as Flight 3 Lead, Flight 2 Lead, and Squadron XO (SQXO) before earning commandership of Theta Squadron in May of 2022 under Battlegroup II Commander, Vice Admiral Marenta.

Additional Roles

• Assistant to the Combat Operations Officer

In September of 2022, Vaner was appointed by Miles Prower as a COOA, shuttling to the VSDII Aggressor to perform his duties. He is still currently serving in this role.

• Professor at the Imperial University

Also in September of 2022, Vaner joined the Education Committee for the IU. He quickly become a Professor in a number of courses, primarily history. He is still currently serving in this role.

Starfighters Flown

TIE Defender	TIE Interceptor
Unit(s): Theta Squadron, Wing II, ISDII Warrior	Unit(s): Rho Squadron, Wing II, ISDII Warrior
Position(s): Squadron Commander, Flight Leader	Position(s): Squadron Executive Officer, Flight Leader, Flight Member
Rank(s): Captain - present	Rank(s): Sub-Lieutenant - Captain

Promotion Records

Rank	Date Effective	Time Held
Cadet	09/20/2021	1 day
Sub-Lieutenant	09/21/2021	3 days
Lieutenant	09/24/2021	2 months 9 days
Lieutenant Commander	13/03/2021	4 months, 5 days
Commander	04/09/2022	3 months, 5 days
Captain	07/15/2022	3 months, 2 days
Major	10/19/2022	Incumbent

Gallery

Vaner Van'an has produced a number of works, including written, digital art, and video, during his time in the TIE Corps

Fiction

Vaner co-authored File:The Marcan Express.pdf with Westric Davalorn in 2022. In addition he made many of the chapter art images featured in the work.

Banner & Patches

Vaner Van'an has designed the following banners and patches for the TIE Corps and it's squadrons:

Firebird Squadron 2022*	Beta Squadron 2022	Raven Squadron 2022	TIE Corps 2022

    * indicates competition-winning design

Multimedia

Vaner produced a video animating the moves and showcasing the strategies from fourth iteration of the annual war game, Imperial Storm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU1UMVJ585k

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Positions Held
Before	Position	After
Pete Mitchell	Theta Squadron Commander May 2022 - Incumbent	Incumbent