Emperor ' s Will ( Star Galleon - class ) The Emperor ' s Will was a " Star Galleon " - class frigate operated by the Imperial Taxation Bureau in 0 ABY , at the time of the Galactic Civil War between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic . That year , the ship set out on a journey to the planet Esseles with a cargo amounting to 400 million credits and accompanied by the Imperial Navy ' s EF76 Nebulon - B escort frigate " Zaff Jendinpurg " . However , its cargo was captured by the " Far Orbit " , a Nebulon - B frigate that was acting as a privateer vessel for the Alliance , on the way to Esseles after the privateers destroyed the " Zaff Jendinpurg " . The " Emperor ' s Will " was forced to release its ejectable cargo bay pod in an attempt to get it and the treasure it contained away from the privateers , though the " Far Orbit " was still able to capture the pod . Description . The " Emperor ' s Will " was a " Star Galleon " - class frigate produced by Kuat Drive Yards , and it measured 300 meters in length . It possessed a Class 2 primary hyperdrive , with a Class 15 as backup in case the other failed . The frigate had sensors , deflector shields , and a navigation computer equipped . The armament of the " Emperor ' s Will " consisted of ten turbolaser cannons , with five on each side of the frigate , as well as a concussion missile launcher at the front of the ship . It had 50 concussion missiles on board , as well as enough blaster gas for 1 , 000 shots from the laser cannons . The frigate also possessed braking thrusters and six engines . The ship had a cargo capacity of 100 , 000 metric tons , and possessed enough consumables to last the ship ' s crew of 130 men and twenty gunners for three months . The " Emperor ' s Will " had room for a 300 passengers , which were usually soldiers , and could run on a skeleton crew of fifty crew and ten gunners if necessary . The frigate was as heavily armored as a cruiser , and some of the interior of the ship could be reconfigured by the crew at the bridge of the ship to frustrate pirates and other boarders ; the inside of the " Emperor ' s Will " also had anti - intruder defenses , some of which were blaster slits and gas dispensers . The cargo bay of the frigate was ejectable , and would automatically jump to a position selected randomly from over hundreds of coordinates if the pod was released . The cargo bay pod emitted a hypertransceiver signal , so it could be tracked by those the proper authorities . After a jump , the pod would stay at the new location for a random amount of time , before jumping into hyperspace again . History . The " Emperor ' s Will " was used by the Imperial Taxation Bureau of the Galactic Empire sometime around the year 0 ABY , at the time of the Galactic Civil War between the Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic . That year , the frigate departed from the Arkanis sector on a trip to the planet Esseles in the Ringali Shell region , accompanied by the Imperial Navy ' s EF76 Nebulon - B escort frigate " Zaff Jendinpurg " and carrying a cargo hold worth around 400 million credits , which was composed of precious metals , minerals , spices , and valuable artwork , all from taxes taken from primitive worlds in the Outer Rim Territories of the galaxy . Specifically , the cargo hold contained a range of gems that included Bothan Glitterstones , chrysopaz s , crystalline vertices , diamonds , emeralds , Gallinorean rainbow gems , a Jasse heart , kuggerag s , a nova crystal , Quella gem s , sapphire s , and Sasho gem s ; among the treasure was also a single Corusca gem which had unique tracking properties . Additionally , a Jorallan opal necklace and a pair of matched sets of Lalmy ' ashian pearl necklaces and earrings were also carried by the " Emperor ' s Will " . As for spices , the cargo contained quantities of Andris , Carsunum , and ryll kor . The frigate ' s cargo weighed far less than the " Emperor ' s Will " maximum cargo capacity , and , at that time , the ship was also carrying a company of Imperial stormtroopers . On its non - stop journey through hyperspace , where it was out of communication the whole time , the " Emperor ' s Will " was dragged back into realspace suddenly near the Ringali Nebula , alongside its escort . The reason for the event turned out to be a couple of asteroids that had been dragged into the frigate ' s path by the EF76 " Far Orbit " , a privateervessel for the Alliance ; the " Far Orbit " had learned of the " Emperor ' s Will " route after some of its crew had obtained a datacard containing that information from an Alliance contact on the world of Brentaal IV . The " Far Orbit " , under the helm of Captain Dhas Fenoep Vedij , attacked the " Emperor ' s Will " escort , which had been damaged by the abrupt drop out of hyperspace . As both Imperial ships had been completely surprised by the sudden change of events , the " Star Galleon " - class frigate ' s escort was destroyed despite attempting to get its full complement of TIE Series starfighters launched so that they could attack the " Far Orbit " . The " Emperor ' s Will " then engaged the " Far Orbit " , firing its concussion missile launcher , before trying to retreat from the battle and jump into hyperspace once again . The attempt , however , left the " Emperor ' s Will " unarmed aft open to attack , which the " Far Orbit " capitalized on . The damage dealt by the privateering vessel prevented the Imperial frigate from jumping , leaving it to re - engage the enemy , and the captain of the " Emperor ' s Will " tried to attack the " Far Orbit " on its side , where it was more vulnerable . In the end , the captain of the Imperial ship , realizing that he had lost the battle , made one final attempt to save his cargo by sending the ship ' s cargo pod away in order to deprive the privateers of it . Explosive charges split the hull apart across the long axis , releasing the cargo pod , which tried to escape , to no avail . The " Far Orbit " captured the pod , and stole the treasures contained within . As a result of the capture of the " Emperor ' s Will " cargo , the Imperial captain Vocis Kenit — who was in charge of tracking the " Far Orbit " — was executed by Emperor Palpatine himself for failing to stop the frigate . In fact , the Corusca gem hidden away in the cargo hold the privateers had captured possessed unique tracking values that Kenit wished to use to catch the " Far Orbit " with , but the secret of the gem died with him . Commanders and crew . The " Emperor ' s Will " was under the command of a captain at the time of its encounter with the " Far Orbit " . The Imperial frigate was crewed by a 150 people , including twenty gunners . At skeleton crew , the ship could run with fifty crew and ten gunners . Behind the scenes . The " Emperor ' s Will " was first mentioned in 1998 ' s " The Far Orbit Project " , by Timothy S . O ' Brien . It was mentioned in some of the adventure scenarios contained within the book , and also appeared in " The Grand Prize " , the last of those scenarios . " The Far Orbit Project " was a supplement to West End Games ' s " " and had the same theme of the previous publication " Pirates & Privateers " , as it followed the privateering vessel " Far Orbit " . The frigate served in the final adventure scenario that was given to the " Far Orbit " as the goal of the latter vessel . The capture of the " Emperor ' s Will " is the suggested spot where the " Far Orbit " finishes its campaign in the Ringali Shell . In the battle with the privateering vessel , the " Emperor ' s Will " can be disabled by the privateers , as they do not want the treasure to be destroyed , in numerous ways . Precision fire against the engines , ion cannon fire against the main hull if the " Far Orbit " has acquired those , or even attaching itself to the Imperial frigate with its tractor beams to prevent it from escaping would work , though the ultimate path is up to the players . The players can also choose to board the " Emperor ' s Will " , though the stormtroopers will resist ; " The Far Orbit Project " mentions that if the gamemaster wishes to kill Vedij off , the boarding of the " Emperor ' s Will " would be an ideal place , as long as the death is heroic . The adventure scenario contradicts itself on how many passengers the " Emperor ' s Will " could hold , as it said the amounts of both 150 and 300 . However , this article assumes the correct number is 300 , as it is the number backed up more . The gamemaster can calculate the total value of the treasure in order to adjust it to personal and player preference , as well as the size of the roleplaying campaign . They can also add additional rare items to the cargo hold of the " Emperor ' s Will " if they want to prolong the " Far Orbit " campaign against the Empire .