Elsie Larenz

Elsie Larenz 2 BNO

- Aleit Larenz (Sister)

Elsie Larenz is a citizen of the Galactic Empire and a soldier in the Imperial Army. She is also referred to by her designation XJ-949.

## Biography

### Family Background

The Larenz lineage can first be found on Coruscant. The Larenz family first settled on Metallos in 21,982 BBY, shortly after the planet was incorporated into the Galactic Republic. The Larenz family would quickly become powerful brokers in the Bondite market. For tens of thousands of years the Larenz's would control a majority of Bondite mining on Metallos and its moons. It is rumoured that during the Galactic Cold War, Menno Larenz illegally sold large amounts of Bondite to the Reconstituted Sith Empire. While the Republic was never able to prove a definite link between the Larenz's and the Sith under Darth Marr, rumours none the less persisted. In part, these rumours were perpetuated due to the Larenz's cutthroat business practices.

By 870 BBY, the supply of Bondite and other easily accessible raw material on Metallos had been exhausted. Like many of the mining magnates, the Larenz family made the shift to the financial and corporate markets using the vast wealth their mining enterprise had generated for them. By 700 BBY the Larenz family had secured a place in the atmospheric cities. Specifically the Larenz's were able to get land in the city of Ektra, in one of the most prestigious districts.

Around 72 BBY, Theodoric Larenz (father of Barclay Larenz), managed to secure the position of Associate Planetary Representative. This position was passed down to Barclay Larenz upon Theodoric's death.

### Early life and Education

Born on 2:7:25 (14 years before the Deceleration of a New Order), Elsie is the youngest daughter of Barclay Larenz, Metallos' Junior Representative. Elsie would spend much of her earliest years either in her family's large estate on Ektra or on Coruscant with her father. Her family would adhere to the dominant Metellean religion, a polytheistic faith. Elsie was supposedly blessed by the older of the two Lunar Goddesses, Idia. As such Elsie has always had some connection with Metellos' largest moon, Idia.

Politics, both Galactic and domestic were a constant theme in the Larenz household. One the Barclay's biggest political projects was the curtailing of slavery in the galaxy, not on moral grounds but economic. The dominance of the Hutts and their slave empire severely restricted the ability for Metellean investment in the developing economies of Hutt Space.

> "The true evil of slavery is not how it binds and restricts those under its tyranny, every society and civilization has restricted and bound those under its authority to its rules. No, no... The **true** evil of slavery is that it is the powerbase on which the entire damned Hutt Cartel rests. Slavery stifles the ability for nearly a third of the galaxy to live under economic prosperity. It is a system that restricts billions, free or enslaved, to a life basic subsistence and poverty. I call upon the forces of civilisation to take greater action to bring an end to a system that must die in order to bring prosperity to all corners of the Galaxy" - Barclay Larenz, 26 BBY, Senate Sub-Committee on Hutt Space.
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In 24 BBY, Elsie would begin schooling at the Ektra State Academy. She would gravitate towards studies in language and literature, though she generally did well in all her subjects. As she grew into her teens, Elsie found great enjoyment from martial practice, becoming a member of the Academy's fencing team. Elsie would spend her early teens in the shadow of the final years Clone Wars. She often volunteered at hospitals caring for wounded clone troopers, though this was mostly at the behest of her father for political clout. Elsie would be the centre of a small group of students that were the children of the planet's elites. Elsie would grow up looking up to the Republic's heroes in the war, Hurst Romodi, Malatche Styke, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker. In 20 BBY, Elsie's older sister Aleit would receive a commission as a captain in Republic Military Intelligence. In 16 BBY her father would be instrumental in a political coup against Metallos' senator, William Malmquist. Barclay, alongside several of Metallos' ruling class would replace the vocally Anti-Imperialist Malmquist with the Pro-Imperial Irene Widforss. For their loyalty to the new regime, the coup backers received significant political appointments. During the Clone Wars, Elsie would meet several Jedi via her work at the Ektra hospital or with her father in political settings. Generally she found the Jedi to be dry and boring.

> "They suck all the life out of the room" - Elsie, 0DNO
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She would meet Jedi Master Agen Kolar when he came to meet her father. While she would never personally meet General Anakin Skywalker, she would be in the same room as the soon to be Galactic Emperor in 1BNO.

### Enlistment in the Imperial Army

After the Clone Wars ended in 0 DNO with the rise of Imperator Anakin Skywalker, Elsie like many other young citizens of the newly formed Galactic Empire would be caught in a nationalistic zeal. The propaganda films of Imperial troops crushing Hutt slavers as a part of the War of Galactic Emancipation would have a profound impact on Elsie. At the age of 18 in 4 DNO, Elsie would enlist in the Imperial Army. She would be accepted into and graduate from the Raithal Academy. Her family would have mixed responses to her choice to join up. Her mother, Anna, would take extreme issue with Elsie's decision,

> "You have a perfect life here. Plenty of opportunities in the government or in finance... Why do you have join the Imperial Army?"
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Her father, Barclay, on the other hand was entirely enthusiastic regarding his daughter's choice to enlist in the military. Partially out of pride for his daughter, partially out of his own nationalist zeal, and partially because it was a good look for his political career. During her time at Raithal, Elise would show her talents in communication, hand to hand combat and showed some leadership promise. She graduated at the top of her cadet class, receiving the designation of valedictorian. She would be offered a place in the prestigious Stormtrooper Corps.

## Appearance and Personality

### Appearance

Elsie is a toned Caucasian female who stands at 1.778 meters (Roughly 5'10). She has long blonde hair, though as a part of her military service her hair has been cut significantly. She has a scar across her face from an accident while sparring with her close friend Elysdia Cruwalp.

### Personality

Through most of her life Elsie has maintained a somewhat sarcastic demeanour. She is generally considered to be fun loving and vivacious. To her close friends she is kindhearted and often goes out of her way to provide help. Despite her happy-go-lucky nature she has learned to project a more cold, professional and calculated presentation when called upon. This has often caused a certain level of whiplash for those unfamiliar with her. She is fiercely patriotic to the Galactic Empire, seeing Anakin's rise to power as a poetic and natural end to the turmoil of the Clone Wars.

Due to the dominance of humans in Metellos high society, Elsie has had little experience with non-human cultures and species. Only 10% of the population of Metellos were non-human, the vast majority of them living in abject poverty on the toxic irritated surface. There was a small population of non-humans living on the planet's atmospheric floating cities as domestic servants. As a result of this socio-economic situation Elsie is almost entirely unfamiliar with "exotic races". While she does not believe in high human culture or related supremacist ideologies she does have a tendency to downplay non-human species or accidentally offend them usually via faux pas. She certainly does believe in the more egalitarian doctrines of the Galactic Empire, she doesn't always live up to them.