Filia Rossi Filia Rossi was a female human who graduated from the Imperial Academy on Raithal . She later replaced Rik Virgilio as captain of the " Gozanti " - class cruiser " Blood Crow " . Biography . Captain Filia Rossi graduated from Raithal Academy and had spent most of the following twelve years on Socorro , first based on the ground , then aboard an orbital defense platform by the system ' s asteroid belts and later speny a year as the first officer aboard an ore freighter escort . She was then promoted to command the " Gozanti " - class cruiser " Blood Crow " . When Rossi was placed in command , she undertook a tour of the ship with several officers , including First weapons officer Lieutenant Thrawn and Ensign Eli Vanto . When she reached the Number Two storage bay and opened the hatch , Nels Deyland and the other officer s drifting to the sides of the passageway , foreshadowing Rossi ' s negative reaction to Thrawn storing Clone Wars antiques . When Rossi asked Thrawn for an explanation but was not satisfied , she ordered Thrawn to dispose of his artifacts . Thrawn proposed an alternative to which Rossi agreed to listen to , which was that in his collection were two Mark One Pistoeka sabotage droid s , which were rare and valuable to collector s , and that since they were property of the vessel and since Rossi was the captain of the vessel , the droids were technically hers . Thrawn indicated that they were valuable to officers in Imperial High Command , which Rossi could use for her advantage . In the end , Rossi agreed to Thrawn ' s proposal , and she was likely aware of the Doonium contained in the droids , which the Empire was anxious to get a hold of as many as possible . It took Rossi a week to get fully acquainted with her ship and crew , and to Vanto ' s surprise , was good at her post , however , Vanto was not surprised that Rossi disliked the fact that an alien , Thrawn , had an aide , which was Vanto , and no one else on board did , and soon Thrawn and Vanto were given mediocre chores and duties . The " Blood Crow " was soon called to assist the " Dromedar " , yet also received a call for assistance on Moltok , as there was a growing crisis there . While Thrawn , Vanto , and several other crew members stayed behind to repair the " Dromedar " , they were captured by Nevil Cygni who was posing as part of the crew of the " Dromedar " . In the end , Thrawn was able to rescue the actual crew of the " Dromedar " and save several Tibanna gas canisters on board the freighter . When Rossi returned , she suspended Thrawn since he prioritized the lives of the " Dromedar " crew instead of recapturing all gas canisters . Thrawn and Vanto were suspended , and were left behind on Ansion in an Imperial base located there to await the results of their suspension . Personality and traits . Filia Rossi was a younger and relatively inexperienced officer compared to her predecessor . She achieved her rank and assignment owing to her connections , though she did prove to be fairly good at her job , as Vanto noted . She was incredibly petty and had a fiery temper , and acted overtly officious towards her subordinates . She was especially hard on Thrawn and Vanto , whom she treated with nothing but contempt , mainly due to her prejudice towards aliens and anyone from Wild Space .