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 aboard the ISDII Warrior and Combat Operations Officer Assistant (COOA).

Personal

Early Life

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.

Adult Life

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 and helped foster Vaner's interest in becoming a pilot. In 30 ABY, upon his release, Vaner fell back into some of his old ways and contacts before daring to venture off to find the TIE Corps.

TIE Corps

Vaner began his service to the TIE Corps aboard the ISDII Warrior in Rho Squadron. 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 by Battlegroup II Commander, Vice Admiral Marenta. Later, in September of the same year he was appointed by Miles Prower as a COOA. He is currently serving in both roles.

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