Aris Sauvet

Glade cell

**Aris Sauvet** is a Human male intelligence and communications officer, who held the rank of Lieutenant while he served in the military intelligence branch of first the Galactic Republic and later the Galactic Empire, until 19 BBY, after which he worked together with Newt Liryas and Thomas Verdi to form the Glade cell to undermine the new Empire. He serves as the communications and intelligence officer on the *Glade*, using the callsign **Glade Three**.

## Early Life

Born to a moderately wealthy family on Coruscant in 37 BBY, Aris received a prestigious education in politics, including a short time spent as Senatorial aide to the Senator for Coruscant, at some point between 24 BBY and 21 BBY. During this time, he encountered several notable Senators, including Mon Mothma, Padme Amidala, and Bail Organa. His future in Coruscanti politics seemed secure until he volunteered to serve in the Republic Intelligence Service in 20 BBY. His motivations were to help end the Clone Wars more quickly; he also felt that joining the Intelligence Service would be a realistic way to serve his homeworld and the Republic. His parents did not support his decision, but they were able to pull some strings to ensure him a good posting.

## Leaving the Intelligence Service

Aris' time in the Intelligence service lasts less than a year, as the Republic is overthrown in 19 BBY by the new Empire. No longer supporting the mission of the Intelligence Service, which has now shifted to locating the remaining Jedi Knights, but having no means of leaving the Intelligence Service, Aris remains at his post, increasingly disillusioned, for several weeks, until Newt Liryas and Thomas Verdi attack his communications station, looking for records for the potential locations of remaining Jedi.

When Newt and Thomas breach the command center, Aris immediately surrenders to them, and offers to help them find what they were looking for, if they take him with them when they leave the station. His crewmates decry him as a traitor, but Newt accepts his help.

Newt and Thomas successfully escape the station with Aris, but the Runner is marked by the Empire as an insurgent vessel, making its use as a covert transport much less effective. Aris suggests that they salvage an abandoned Consular-class cruiser that had just been reported by an Imperial scout droid, but that he hadn't reported yet to the Empire. Aris leads them to the cruiser and helps them restore power and other systems.

## Glade Cell

After helping Newt and Thomas restore power to the *Glade*, Aris is locked in quarters by Thomas and overhears them arguing about trusting him. He spends the next few days trying to convince them that he's trustworthy.

## Personality

Aris is a patriotic defender of the ideals of democracy, and considers its defense a good thing to devote his life to. His naivety from his privileged upbringing has mostly disappeared after his weeks of virtual imprisonment on his communications system by the Empire, though he still maintains his optimism and an idealized vision of what the Republic was. He struggles with his fears and worries a lot about his family.

He initially has trouble gaining Thomas' trust, but they eventually bond over their shared optimism and devotion to their mission and to Newt. After he is severely hurt by Imperial officers, as a punishment for sedition, Thomas rescues him and grows closer to him after recognizing their situations are similar.