Teren Rogriss Teren Rogriss was a Human male who held himself to a strict code of personal honor and duty . He was a career officer in the Imperial Navy , rising to the rank of admiral , while at the same time managing to raise a family . When Warlord Zsinj presented a threat to the Empire in the chaotic aftermath of the Battle of Endor , Rogriss commanded the fleet tasked with destroying him . To accomplish that , he worked in cooperation with General Han Solo of the New Republic in an unusual partnership which culminated in an unsuccessful ambush at the Battle of Vahaba . Solo , however , killed Zsinj shortly thereafter , and Rogriss commanded the effort to conquer Zsinj ' s territory , in which he faced the warlord Treuten Teradoc and New Republic Supreme Commander Ackbar . In that campaign , he was defeated , resulting in his relegation to minor commands . Rogriss served nonetheless , finding a place in the Imperial Remnant once the Empire dissolved . There , he was assigned to the mission to negotiate the planet Adumar ' s entry to the Imperial Remnant . To do so , he swore an oath to the Adumari that he would leave without harming their world if they declared allegiance to the New Republic , but he knew that the Empire would command an attack if they did so . Torn by this conflict between his duty and honor , Rogriss was approached by the New Republic delegate to Adumar , General Wedge Antilles . Antilles offered Rogriss safe haven , and when Adumar decided to join the New Republic , Rogriss refused to carry out his orders , defecting . He accepted a position as the defense minister of the Adumari Planetary Defense Forces , in which he stayed for several years , fending off retaliatory attacks from the Imperial Remnant . Biography . Climbing the ranks . Born sometime around 45 BBY , Teren Rogriss made a career in the Imperial Navy . A strong believer in the order brought by the Galactic Empire , he helped conquer new worlds , bringing civilization and order to them , as he saw it . He also took the time to build a family , marrying and fathering a daughter , Asori , in 15 BBY and a son , Terek , in 11 BBY . He distinguished himself as a canny captain and rising to the rank of admiral by 6 ABY ; his flagship was the Star Destroyer " Agonizer " . He pursued postings which had him fighting the Rebel Alliance and New Republic , never taking part in operations directed against civilians or outside direct combat with an armed enemy . He remained loyal to the Empire beyond the death of Emperor Palpatine at the Battle of Endor and through Director of Imperial Intelligence Ysanne Isard ' s rule , despite many Imperials deserting and becoming independent warlords . The most important of these was Warlord Zsinj , who commanded the Super Star Destroyer " Iron Fist " and a sizable empire of his own . In 6 ABY , Rogriss was sent to the defend some Imperial - held shipyards in the Bilbringi system and , with assistance from the elite 181st Imperial Fighter Wing , he repulsed a New Republic attack led by the Mon Calamari Admiral Nammo . When Isard lost the Imperial capital world Coruscant to the New Republic and fled , Rogriss continued serving the mainstream Empire , governed by a coalition of moffs and advisors . Battling Zsinj . At this point a senior officer , Rogriss was entrusted with command of the Imperial task force assigned to destroy the threat posed by Zsinj . Zsinj was a cautious and canny commander , making quick and devastating strikes against his targets and refusing to fight on any battleground he had not himself chosen . Both Rogriss and the New Republic commander assigned to hunt Zsinj , General Han Solo , had little luck in defeating him . Zsinj scored a major victory against the Empire in his strike against the shipyards of Kuat , capturing the nearly completed Super Star Destroyer " Razor ' s Kiss " . However , he did not get to use the ship , as it was almost immediately destroyed by the Solo Fleet . Infuriated by the attack on Kuat , Rogriss ' s superiors instructed him to open a dialogue with Solo and attempt some cooperation against their common enemy . When Zsinj struck at Jussafet Four , an Imperial world on the border with Zsinj ' s territory , Rogriss traveled there in the " Agonizer " , arriving well after the attack was over . Solo , however , had responded and driven off Zsinj . Rogriss used the opportunity to open up communications . He transmitted a request for a face - to - face meeting to " Mon Remonda " , suggesting Commander Wedge Antilles , Rogue Leader , as an acceptable New Republic representative . As Solo felt it too risky to send himself or the high - profile commander , he suggested the " Mon Remonda " captain , Onoma , but Rogriss settled for Garik Loran , a captain and squadron leader serving under Antilles . Rogriss put out a luxurious banquet for Loran and greeted him warmly , amused by the former Imperial propaganda actor ' s quick wit . He proposed to Loran that both sides cooperate , and offered him a datacard with the frequencies on which he could be contacted . Any message from Solo would be interpreted as agreement to the plan , at which point Rogriss would share all the data the Empire had amassed on Zsinj , and expect the same courtesy from the New Republic . Loran returned to the " Mon Remonda " , and Solo decided to take Rogriss up on the offer . Solo ' s information revealed what he had uncovered about Zsinj ' s business dealings , namely that Zsinj had a habit of secretly owning important businesses within New Republic and Imperial territory , which made him money , provided him with matériel , and gave him some influence and covert assets on enemy worlds . Rogriss pursued those of Solo ' s leads that concerned Imperial territory , thoroughly damaging Zsinj ' s position by ferreting out many enterprises in cooperation with Solo . The Battle of Vahaba . When Solo received a message from a spy aboard " Iron Fist " stating that Zsinj would be at Vahaba . Knowing that Zsinj would simply run if he ambushed him , Solo sent Loran to Rogriss to request the use of an Interdictor . Rogriss saw it as far too dangerous to risk a ship as vital as an Interdictor on a New Republic operation , but Loran assured him that two New Republic Star Destroyers would be assigned to guard the ship at all costs . Only the top crew need be informed they were working with the New Republic , as most of the crew would only see the two Star Destroyer escorts . Combined with an appeal to the admiral ' s sense of duty and honor , Loran convinced Rogriss to agree to the operation . Rogriss transferred his flag to the Interdictor " Stellar Web " , taking part in the mission himself . He hung away from Solo ' s task force as they waited for Zsinj to show , communicating only with Solo personally . When Zsinj ' s fleet did appear , Rogriss positioned " Stellar Web " , flanked by " Skyhook " and " Crynyd " , so that its gravity well projectors would block his escape to hyperspace . Seeing that the Interdictor was pinning him in place , Zsinj dispatched " Red Gauntlet " and " Serpent ' s Smile " to destroy it . " Serpent ' s Smile " moved onto a course to ram " Stellar Web " , seeking to make the ship veer away and in so doing swing its gravity well away from Zsinj ' s position . Rogriss attempted to brazen it out , and Zsinj was of the opinion he would succeed in making " Serpent ' s Smile " flinch first , but when " Serpent ' s Smile " had it ' s bridge destroyed , Zsinj ordered the auxiliary bridge to lock in a ramming course and abandon ship . When that became clear to Rogriss , he took a desperate measure to avoid a collision , reversing " Stellar Web " gravity well projectors to create a repulsion effect , bouncing it out into open space . Zsinj , however , was now free to flee . Rogriss contacted Solo , expressing his disappointment that the trap had failed , and replied positively when Solo asked him if he would consider working together again before departing the field of battle . Losing streak . Further cooperation was not necessary , however , as Solo received another message from his spy , stating that she had sabotaged " Iron Fist " hyperdrive and stranded it at Selaggis . The Solo Fleet followed it there and defeated Zsinj . Zsinj himself was killed by Solo not much later over Dathomir , effectively ending the threat Zsinj ' s empire posed . Rogriss commanded part of the effort to seize Zsinj ' s former territory , competing with the New Republic throughout 8 ABY in a struggle for control that pitted him against New Republic Supreme Commander Ackbar himself , as well as another major warlord , Treuten Teradoc . Rogriss saw some success , expanding Imperial territory eastward , seizing the Hydian Way . Facing Teradoc in the Battle of Junction , Rogriss came up short , though Ackbar ultimately defeated Teradoc and Junction fell into Imperial hands as Teradoc fled to the Deep Core . This was illustrative of the larger situation ; from the three - way contest it was Ackbar who emerged the victor . Rogriss presided over more losses than wins , and was forced to cede most of Zsinj ' s territory to the New Republic . This string of bad fortune culminated in defeat at the Taking of Kuat , in which Rogriss lost the vital shipyards of Kuat to the New Republic . Due to his failure , Rogriss was stripped of command of all but the " Agonizer " and relegated to assignments of much lesser importance ; nevertheless , he continued to serve loyally . That campaign was followed by Grand Admiral Mitth ' raw ' nuruodo ' s return and expansion of the Empire and the Reborn Palpatine ' s near - victory over the New Republic . After Palpatine ' s defeat , however , the Empire collapsed , riven by warlordism and internal fighting . From the holdings of the major warlords , Admirals Natasi Daala and Gilad Pellaeon forged the Imperial Remnant , a new Imperial state lacking many of the less - popular features it had possessed under Palpatine . Rogriss continued in the same position under this new state , and his son Terek came of age , joining the fleet as well . The admiral assumed command of the Super Star Destroyer " Dominion " and he participated in the Battle of Orinda in 12 ABY . After entering the Orinda system alongslide six Interdictor cruisers , the " Dominion " engaged the New Republic Star Dreadnaught " Lusankya " , and Pellaeon ' s forces were ultimately victorious . Mission to Adumar . In 13 ABY , Rogriss and the " Agonizer " were sent to Adumar , a recently discovered world . Its inhabitants , descended from an old group of exiles , wished to negotiate with both the Imperial Remnant and New Republic , seeing which it would most like to join . As it had significant missile production capacity , the Remnant was extremely interested in acquiring its loyalty . Since the Adumari revered fighter pilots , General Turr Phennir and three other pilots from the elite 181st Imperial Fighter Group were sent to conduct the negotiations ; Rogriss provided them transit and support . When it became known that New Republic diplomats were on the world at the same time , Rogriss had to swear to the Adumari that , if they chose to join the New Republic , he would leave peacefully . However , Rogriss knew that the Empire would order a strike against the world if it decided for the New Republic , and he would be required him to break his word . For a man as concerned with honor as Rogriss , this wore heavily . Morose , Rogriss turned to alcohol , traveling to Cartann City , the site of the negotiations , and drinking incognito in a local establishment . There , he happened to run into General Wedge Antilles , the chief New Republic pilot in their delegation . Antilles perceived that Rogriss was thinking over a serious issue of honor , and wished him well in dealing with his conscience . Weeks later , Antilles contacted Rogriss and asked to meet with him . Rogriss agreed to hear what Antilles wanted to say , though he expected a bribe attempt , and showed up deeply drunk . Instead , Antilles told him that he had pieced together his dilemma , and urged him to keep his word intact . If he did so , the New Republic stood ready to offer him shelter . He also offered to get messages to his children and take them to safety if they wished — Rogriss ' s wife was already deceased . He accepted Antilles ' s comm frequency , but conceded no more than an interest in gloating when he won . A new life . Eventually , Cartann , the leading nation on Adumar and the one with which the Remnant had been negotiating , declared that it was forming a world government , and made war on those nations that would not join . Antilles led an alliance of the nations opposing Cartann against it , capturing the world . They then formed their own world government , which petitioned for membership in the New Republic . Faced with his choice , Rogriss locked down the " Agonizer " holocomm , keeping it from transmitting , and sent it back to the Remnant . He himself took a shuttle to Adumar and agents of the unity government brought him to Antilles . Antilles promised to carry out his promises regarding Rogriss ' s children , and Rogriss , while unwilling to betray the Imperial Intelligence team on the planet , decided not to defect to the New Republic . Lacking the desire to battle the government to which he had given so much of himself directly , he sought a position with the new Adumari government . He had spent his time in orbit figuring out Adumar ' s military weaknesses ; now he wanted to use that knowledge to strengthen its defenses . Balass ke Teldan , the new perator of Cartann and a leading figure in the new government , accepted Rogriss as his defense minister and a general in the Adumari Planetary Defense Forces . While the Remnant sent back a strike force , it was delayed long enough for Antilles to muster a New Republic force that successfully drove off the attackers . A second Imperial attack , led by Supreme Commander Gilad Pellaeon himself from the Super Star Destroyer " Reaper " , struck at Adumar , but under Rogriss Adumar held out and bogged down Pellaeon ' s offensive , which was eventually broken off when more serious trouble reared its head in the Antemeridian sector . As of 17 ABY , Rogriss remained Adumar ' s defense minister , and had settled into the job comfortably , developing a deep knowledge of Adumar . Personality and traits . Rogriss believed strongly in duty and honor , and looked to advance the Empire ' s interests , not his own . He believed very strongly in keeping his word and maintaining immaculate personal honor , sufficiently so that when his orders and word were put in conflict during the mission to Adumar , he became depressed and drunken , and eventually decided to defect rather than break his word . Rogriss was highly intelligent and charming , with a strong talent for diplomacy and a manner which inspired confidence in him . He could also be extremely intimidating when he wished , however . Rogriss was an easygoing man who did not take himself too seriously , and could poke fun at himself , his side , and the entire Galactic Civil War when dealing with New Republic representatives . He was frank and honest in his speech , and was willing to do whatever it took to accomplish his job . While a loyal Imperial , he had no problem with cooperating with the New Republic in his pursuit of Zsinj , and treated his temporary allies with respect . In battle , Rogriss had cunning , excellent timing , and a strong daring , though he was not a man to take unnecessary risks . He was also inventive , as when he reversed " Stellar Web " gravity well projectors to escape being rammed . He had a great love , which he matched with an aptitude , for strategy and tactics , regarding them as an art of their own , and much preferred elegant battles to brutal contests of firepower . Behind the scenes . The character of Teren Rogriss was created by author Aaron Allston , appearing as the Imperial counterpart to Han Solo in " " . He appeared once more in Allston ' s next novel , " " , in which he defected from Imperial service . The guides " The Essential Chronology " , " The New Essential Chronology " , " The Essential Atlas " , " The Essential Guide to Warfare " and the online role - playing supplement have also included information about Rogriss , with the last establishing his position on Adumar . While no birth date has been established for Rogriss , he is mentioned to be in middle age in 7 ABY , and he describes himself as a generation older than Wedge Antilles , who has a birth date of 21 BBY . Unless Rogriss is highly inaccurate in this statement , that would place his birth date sometime around the forties BBY . The length of Rogriss ' s naval service is also unspecified , but he claims to have been serving since before Antilles was born , which would require him to have had a position in the Galactic Republic Navy .