Amne Zailyn

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Amne Zailyn
Biographical Information
Race	Hapan
Homeworld	Lorell
Mother	Lydia Zailyn
Father	Ezri Katriel Rohlan Dermot
Spouse	Dianthe Tal'e (deceased)
Siblings
Children	Sidonia Tal'e (deceased)
Born	Year -12 Day 80 (Galactic date) Year 4014 Day 80 (Hapan date)
Imperial Service
Branch	Imperial Army
Positions
Prior Service	Hapes Consortium
Awards

Command Sergeant Amne Zailyn is a soldier in the Imperial Army. Born and raised in the Hapes Consortium, Amne became a naturalized Imperial citizen through her honorable military service.

Biography

Early life (Year -12–Year 5)

Amne Thian Zailyn was the daughter of the smuggler Lydia Zailyn. Unbeknownst to Amne, her father is a nobleman, Rohlan Dermot, who had become fascinated by Turila Astero, Lydia's disguise whenever she visited his home to conceal his mother's connection to smugglers. Rohlan had long been betrothed to Ducha Nikoris, who he had yet to meet, and they were married not long after Amne was conceived. Lydia raised Amne on her ship, the Bën Riore, although she would leave her daughter with trusted friends before embarking on a particularly dangerous assignment. Lydia married Ezri Katriel, an Arxianic mercenary formally attached to the smuggling vessel L'Spëyr, when Amne was six. Amne considered the members of Lydia's smuggling organization to be part of her extended family, and she was in many ways a daughter to them all. Amne was taught how to watch and listen, move quickly and quietly, defend herself armed or unarmed, pilot and fix ships, and both slice into and protect important files.

Thian Tini'duran, one of the most beloved Queen Mothers in Hapan history, heavily influenced Amne's early life

However, Amne was scholarly by nature and not much interested in pursuing her mother's line of work. Jeric, the elderly cook on the Bën Riore, used to slip her sweets as he told her fantastic bedtime stories of politics and intrigue. These stories later informed her interest in her partial namesake, Thian Tini'duran, who was one of the most beloved Queen Mothers in Hapan history. The Queen Mother's decisions to treat her consort as her equal and to establish the feudal nobility system in order to link proper governance with family status and honor influenced many of Amne's early views on politics. Wishing to become part of the Civil Service, in order to help the government that so intrigued her, Amne convinced her mother to allow her to attend a distinguished university on Hapes.

First love (Year 5–Year 10)

Amne befriended Dianthe Tal'e of Phelope, the second daughter of Seth Tal'e and Isola Kuat. Dukana Tal'e had consented to send Dianthe to university in hopes that she would experiment and then return home ready to be married to her cousin Artor, the only son and heir of a wealthy Ducha. Dianthe, however, had no interest in marrying Artor and refused to even acknowledge her betrothal to him. Amne and Dianthe fell in love, idealistic about their future together. Dianthe came to accept her betrothal to Artor, and Amne remained Dianthe's lover after her marriage. When Dianthe and her young daughter Sidonia were assassinated by a noble family who wished for their daughter to marry Artor and become the Ducha, Amne left the Hapes Cluster in mourning. She became disillusioned with politics and stories, and Amne decided to make use of her long-ignored skill set and enrolled in the Imperial Academy with the intent of becoming a soldier.

Becoming an Imperial (Year 10–Year 13)

Entering the military

Amne threw herself into her studies, much as she had done in university, and did not often speak of her life before the Academy. She befriended Vianna, a Zeltron student determined to prove herself worthy of Imperial service. Vianna was the daughter of pleasure-slaves who had been emancipated by Imperial law, and she held little regard for the corrupted Galactic Republic of old. Amne and Vianna studied and trained together, and Amne did not seek out friendships with many other students. They both graduated with honors near the top of their class as Corporals, but Amne began to surpass Vianna in rank due to the additional requirements for non-humans serving the military. They continued to correspond with each other even though they were placed in different brigades, and Amne slowly developed friendships with the other soldiers in her brigade. When Amne was promoted to Master Sergeant, she was granted Imperial citizenship and continued serving in the Army.

Undercover

Amne's relationship with Euna Miriel was forged during their Imperial Intelligence mission

"I presume ignorance, inexperience and trigger nerves blend about as well as Wookiees and baths. With Amne's reflexes that poor thing never had a chance."

— Graeda L'Annan

After several months, Amne was permitted a brief sabbatical. She spent the weekend on Corellia at an apartment in Carthage. At the end of her sabbatical, instead of being ordered back to the Army base, Amne was immediately sent to a mission briefing in Coronet. Chief Daelis Stanov of Imperial Intelligence would be posing as a wealthy businessman offering to sell Imperial supplies to Dax Goreline, a warlord of Garos, while Amne, Euna Miriel, Lilith Sarka and computer specialist Thalia Brando made up his entourage. Amne and Miriel's assignment entailed protecting Brando as she extracted data from Goreline's casino's mainframe computer. Amne was surprised that she had been chosen for an Intelligence mission, given that she had only recently become an Imperial citizen. Onboard the Mendoza, Sarka foolishly pulled a blaster on Graeda L'Annan, not recognizing the Army Commanding Officer and believing her to be a threat. Amne disarmed the Kiffar crewman and knocked her unconscious within seconds. Amne blushed "like a star-struck schoolgirl" when L'Annan commended her quick actions as she idolized the Lord General. As per orders Amne arranged for guards to briefly detain Crewman Sarka before returning her to her fleet, although Amne wished that Sarka had been subject to a courtmartial for her actions. Her contributions to the mission's success earned her a promotion to Command Sergeant.

Amne declined invitations to the Imperial Ball, hosted on Year 12 Day 39, from Dante Erinith and Lane Rendell in order to attend with Miriel. Amne ran into Rendell on Bothawui while on leave for her twenty-fifth birthday. They went out for drinks and Amne later invited herself along with Rendell to reclaim his space station from pirates.

She was assigned to the neutral planet Fenves to help defeat the uprisings and restore order to the established government. In return, the planetary government of Fenves agreed to submit to Imperial authority.

Personality

Amne is fluent in Hapan and Basic. She's fond of spiced Hapan ale, which often reminds her of home. Amne remained in the habit of using Hapan years when referring to past events - often, for example, giving the year of her birth as '14 - which was confusing for many of her Imperial compatriots. She had to work to break herself of the habit of defaulting to the use of feminine pronouns. Amne often has to bite her tongue when she sees her superiors being sexist, humanocentric, or otherwise discriminating. She has a soft spot for smugglers, which is unorthodox for an Imperial soldier.

Relationships

Friendships

Although Lane Rendell initially expressed romantic interest in Amne, they became friends as they worked together to reclaim his space station from pirates. Amne later teasingly expressed her apologies when she learned that Rendell nearly married Thalia Brando.

Family

Amne is unaware that her father is the Hapan nobleman Rohlan Dermot, and he is similarly unaware that he has a daughter with Lydia. This would ostensibly make her related to the Nikoris family, but it is uncertain whether his wife's children are his. It is therefore possible that Amne is not only his oldest but his sole biological child.

Romance

Despite her decidedly tainted blood as the daughter of a smuggler, Amne was closely intimate with women from aristocratic families, namely Dianthe Tal'e and Euna Miriel. Amne also had feelings for Vianna, her Zeltron best friend, although she never admitted that aloud. After hearing Sarka say that non-humans are not sapient and "an alien who can fly a ship or shoot a blaster is like a dog you've taught to open the fridge," Amne mused that one of the greatest nights she'd ever had was with a Bothan who "certainly didn't need to be taught any tricks." Rumors ran rampant throughout the barracks, which greatly amused Amne. Much later, she revealed in confidence to Zhaff Orikan and Kalisa Danao that it never happened--or, at least, not to her but Vianna. After they were assigned to work together for a covert Imperial Intelligence mission, Amne's friendship with Euna blossomed into a full-fledged romance.

During the second half of Year 13, Amne accepted Kalisa Danao's invitation to a small gathering at an officer's home on the Corellian lake Chirq Eharl. When Kalisa later asked Amne to dance and expressed romantic interest, Amne gently informed her that she was in love with Euna Miriel, then her girlfriend of nearly two years. Kalisa drank rather heavily out of embarrassment of her rejected advances, but resolved to continue pursuing Amne.