Dhas Fenoep Vedij Dhas Fenoep Vedij was a Human male member of the Vedij family , and a naval officer who served the Galactic Empire until he led a mutiny aboard the " Far Orbit " , after which he became a privateer and commander to the Rebel Alliance . During the Galactic Civil War , he combined a somewhat remote and formal style of leadership with an aggressive , predatory warrior instinct , an attitude that may have been forged by the experiences of his Imperial career , but which might also represent his aristocratic Coruscanti upbringing and naval background , which might have engendered , if only unconsciously , a perception that his command role was something akin to a hereditary title . Biography . Imperial Career . Dhas Vedij was the elder son of Ronnan Tyla Vedij , an admiral and hereditary Baron from a long line of Navy officers . He entered the Imperial Navy himself , and rose to the rank of commander and the position of Operations Officer aboard the escort frigate " Far Orbit " , serving as second - in - command under Captain Vocis Kenit . Captain Kenit proved to be a capable strategist , hailed by the Empire as an effective commander in his role hunting pirates on the Outer Rim , but he was also a brutal disciplinarian and his promotion to command rank was owed primarily to his assiduous support of the New Order , souring Vedij ' s opinion of the Imperial regime . Vedij ' s distaste towards the Empire was further sharpened shortly before the Battle of Yavin , when his father , a critic of the Empire ' s politically - motivated military reforms , was killed in suspicious circumstances . His younger brother , Elon , a TIE / LN starfighter pilot , was assigned aboard " Far Orbit " , in a move that both brothers suspected was designed to make it easier for the Empire to eliminate them . Mutiny ! However , the threat of state terror seems to have been preempted by Captain Kenit ' s native brutality , when he squandered " Far Orbit " < nowiki > ' < / nowiki > s entire TIE force in a needless , glory - hunting attack on the Silent Blades pirates . Elon and all his comrades in the TIE wing were killed — but this and other brutal actions by Kenit , coupled with the news of Alderaan ' s destruction , provided Commander Vedij with enough support among the crew to stage a successful mutiny . Having taken command of the frigate , and dumped Kenit and the loyalist crew in escape pods , Vedij decided to move from the Rim into the Core Worlds , where he believed that a single Imperial frigate would be able to strike with devastating affect . After bringing his ship to StarForge Station to recruit a new crew , he contacted the Alliance to Restore the Republic , and the " FarStar " became a privateer operating under the Rebel aegis , as part of the experimental project created by Ral ' Rai Muvunc . " Master of the Independent Frigate " Far Orbit " " . Under Vedij ' s command , the " Far Star " roamed through the Darpa and Bormea sectors on a raiding cruise , capturing Imperial Advisor Coh Veshiv , taking part in several engagements with Imperial forces including a task force now commanded by Captain Kenit and charged with hunting the rogue ship down . As a privateer , arguably Vedij ' s greatest achievement was the capture of the treasure - laden Star Galleon " Emperor ' s Will " . Behind the scenes . After the initial setup of the mutiny , the adventures of Dhas Vedij and his ship in " The Far Orbit Project " are designed to be open - ended , with several possibilities being suggested at key points . Accordingly , it is suggested that Captain Vedij might join the Alliance as a regular officer , remain a privateer , end his space - faring days and settle on a distant planet , or die saving his ship during the capture of the " Emperor ' s Will " . More extreme options include making the introverted , aggressive Captain a dangerous madman , or revealing him as an Imperial agent on a mission to infiltrate and undermine the Alliance .