Cassius Background

Posted on Oct 31, 2006 - 15 ABY or 34 ISY

After joining TaskForce Hammer, Lynae Caiton (Dr Caiton) was assigned to the Conqueror as a staff physician, navy, during the end of the official action of the Taskforce. One of her first duties as a physician was tending to the wounds dealt to the Storm Troopers in this action, notably that of Davyd Levvis, Stone and Morrison. During the conflict that the Taskforce faced the Conqueror was damaged and the majority of her command staff, bridge personnel, were either killed or injured. The Conqueror was taken to stardock for repair. After the repairs were underway the crew was given leave at the starport for a short period of time. It was in a later confrontation between the Conqueror and the Crusader that Lynae took temporary command of the Conqueror and, under her orders, performed a maneuver that resulted in the Conqueror colliding with the Crusader which resulted in the eventual destruction of the Cruasader. Lynae, along with a handful of other officers and corresonding crew were reassigned to the Dauntless under the command of Captain Reanus (?). The Dauntless as well was eventually destroyed in combat with the NR fleet. The crew shifted to the Broadsword and remained stationed there through the retaking of Coruscant. The Pillager and the Prowler were assigned as escort ships for the Broadsword with their corresponding squadrons. War Shrike and Black Squadron sortie from the Broadsword while the Vipers fly from the Prowler and the Basilisk Squadron hails from the Pillager. Once the battle for Coruscant was over Lynae was promoted to Commodore of the newly joined Taskforce Inquisition and the Broadsword and her crew and complement were merged with the Inquisitor and formed into a new fleet.

During the official shore leave or 'down time' afforded the fleet after the victory at Coruscant, Lynae participated in the talks surrounding the Treaty of Non-aggression that was signed with the CDU. Unfortunately it would appear that this treaty was (and/or Is) to be short-lived. Lynae, along with a handful of other ranking officers were invited to a conference with the (then) Grand Admiral Danik Kreldin where many things were discussed, but one key item: over throwing the new Emperor Vadim and replacing him with Kreldin. It would later be noted that Kreldin sought outside help in this endeavor and it was this action that led to the immediate arrest of Ambassador Dareus, Diplomat Quinn of the CDU and summarily the actions of (then) Commodore Caiton to release Dareus and Quinn from Imperial custody and return Ms Quinn to the CDU to protect her diplomatic immunity status. For a brief time Dareus and Caiton gathered intel that they judged would be most useful before they returned and surrendered themselves, of their own free will and without contest or struggle, to Imperial punishment and retribution. During their time in Imperial custody they were interrogated and punished in accordance with standard doctrine. It should be noted that Flight Officer Damion Loki was executed by Line Captain Jal'Dana Rall when he refused to bow and submit to the will of the Empire and swear his loyalty to the Emperor. After roughly one standard week Dareus and Caiton were released, but only after they swore their loyalty again. The terms of their punishment were simple:

Snippet taken from holorecording of their interrogation/sentencing:

"Antoine William Dareus and Lynae Ellen Cassius, you both are hereby discharged from the Imperial Military. You are also henceforth exiled from Imperial Space. All of your assets are siezed, your belongings confiscated, your properties repossesed by the Galactic Empire. If you ever set foot into Imperial Space uninvited, the penalty will be death.

With their punishment outlined in clear terms Dareus and Caiton, now taking back her maiden name of Cassius are escorted off of the Inquisitor by Lt Becton and, via Tatooine, return to Caspar to reunite Dareus with his fiancee Kiare Quinn. Now that their careers are over in the Empire it is time to determine what the shape of their lives will become.