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Krennel, Delak

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this man, a native of the planet Corulag, graduated from the Imperial Academy on Prefsbelt IV, where he was the intramural unarmed-combat champion. Upon graduation, Krennel served the Empire until the Battle of Endor. He was dispatched to the Unknown Regions to serve under Admiral Thrawn, though he detested the fact that he was serving an alien. After Krennel bombarded a world instead of following Thrawn's more "passifistic" orders, Krennel was sent back to Imperial Center for punishment from the Emperor himself. Luckily for Krennel, Emperor Palpatine was killed at Endor before he could pass judgement on Krennel. Krennel then fled Imperial service, striking out on his own and establishing himself at the same time as other renegade Imperial warlords like Zsinj and Teradoc. In a battle, he lost the use of his right forearm from the elbow down, and the limb had to be replaced with a cybernetic implant. The mechanical device glowed red whenever he exerted force with it, evoking fear in his subordinates and enemies. During the initial struggle for control of the Empire, Krennel aligned himself with General Paltr Carvin and, on orders from Ysanne Isard, set out to capture Leia Organa at Axxila. He was thrown off his plan by an AT3 directive from Soontir Fel, a directive reinforced by Sate Pestage. Krennel backed off, but later learned of Pestage's deception in moving him away from Axxila. When Isard approached him about working directly for her instead of Carvin, he was initially suspicious. However, she helped augment his forces in an attempt to retrieve Pestage from Ciutric, and his allegiance changed. After the New Republic thought they had recovered Pestage, Pestage slipped away and presented himself to Krennel for asylum. Krennel, however, cared nothing for Pestage but desired the control of Pestage's holding. Krennel personally executed Sate Pestage by strangling him with his cybernetic hand, then usurped control of the Ciutric Hegemony for himself and paid lip-service to Thrawn's call for support during his rise to power. After Thrawn's death at Bilbringi, the Republic targeted Krennel and the Ciutric Hegemony for removal. They began raiding Ciutric space, unaware that Krennel had allied himself with the activated clone of Ysanne Isard. Together, they began a disinformation campaign aimed at opening a rift between the human and non-human races of the New Republic. Krennel claimed the Hegemony to be a haven for Alderaanian refugees who were tired of the Republic's pro-alien politics. However, they efforts were undermined by the real Ysanne Isard, who managed to capture Rogue Squadron and convince them to help her defeat Krennel. As soon as Krennel learned that the Rogues were destroyed at Corvis Minor, he and the clone began plotting their conquest of Coruscant. They waylayed Republic supply convoys to Liinade III, hoping to draw off much of the starship security around Coruscant. Just as they were about to launch their attack, the Republic - on a tip from Wedge Antilles, who was working with the real Isard - attacked Ciutric. Before his forces could leave the system, Krennel found himself on the brink of disaster. His fleet was decimated by the effectiveness of the Thrawn Pincer, Ciutric had been infiltrated and her planetary shields dropped, and he had no firepower to bring to bear on the Republic ships. The combined fire of the Selonian Fire and the Corusca Fire destroyed Krennel's flagship, the Reckoning, and Krennel was killed in the explosion.