Vessik Klassa

"'I have often been asked whether or not I am ashamed of what I once was, and I can only respond no; for it has made me into what I am today.'"Vessik is an inhabitant of the Siel Manta Colony on Tatooine, where he works as a member of the militia, his main duties being counting supplies and patrolling the settlement.

Early Life and Dantooine
Vessik was born on a ranch on Dantooine, to Fralay and Braibry Klassa. His father a huntsman and his mother a worker of the land, Vessik was often encouraged to help them sustain a living upon the ranch.

Throughout the early stages of his childhood, Vessik was content with life and constantly strived to enjoy his time on Dantooine; he enjoyed playing atop the rolling hills and fields of Dantooine, springing through the woods, and hiding among the nerfs on the ranch.

During his teen years, however, Vessik's intimacy with his parents began to dissolve as his attitudes began to change: while he maintained some sense of cheerfulness, Vessik developed an up-tight demeanour and ensured that he was well-spoken. He grew embarrassed by the parents that raised him, they spoke with slurs and were never particularly serious; often did he spend time on his own as he further developed his identity and personality.

Imperial Trade on Dantooine
During the time that he spent alone, Vessik often met traders who would tell him stories of the The Empire and The Republic upon his request. Taking some interest in these two factions, he spent his time talking to those who sought trade so that he might find out more of what he deemed to be his future.

At the age of fifteen, Vessik divulged all of his interest watching their meetings with their factional trade partners, and through doing so he encountered the first Imperials and Republicans that he ever would. Silently observing the actions and attitudes of both the Republicans and Imperials, he was drawn towards the formality and structure of the Empire opposed to the more relaxed Republic.

Vessik could only think of leaving Dantooine, yet without any skills under his belt he might as well not bother. To develop the skills he needed to leave the planet, Vessik dedicated his time to studying mechanics through any means that he could find, even going as far as dismantling appliances found around the ranch. He spent the next two and a half years of his life studying as much as he could about such crafts.

Leaving Dantooine
After turning seventeen, Vessik had finally gathered what he viewed were enough skills to sustain him should he leave Dantooine and travel into Imperial Space.Alas, two obstacles remained: his lack of transport, and credits. With little care left for his family, Vessik took just enough credits from them and began to seek the transport that would escort him off world. As if by chance, he managed to find his benefactor trading within the rolling plains of the planet; after Vessik payed him enough credits, the Twi'lek smuggler promised to take him to the Empire's capital world, Dromuund Kaas.

The journey was long, and filled with many stops for fuelling and other such activities. Vessik was not interested in the Twi'lek, yet more so in the ship that he was flying. To occupy himself over the course of the journey, he often unscrewed lights and other electrical appliances from the ship's hull so that he could take them apart to examine their circuitry and what powered their function.

Great Expectations
The ship slowly lowered itself into the hanger; monitored by Imperial authorities, anything that passed to or from the hanger was required by law to be examined under proper circumstances. Upon the discovery that the Twi'lek was hauling spice beneath the support beams of his ship, Vessik had to slip through the grasp of the examination crew as the smuggler was arrested on the spot.

The defended path to Kaas City felt as a towering protectorate to Vessik, a path that promised sanctuary in the present and security in his future.

Finally Working
At last, Vessik had reached his desired destination: Kaas City. While many of the city's tradesmen were wealthy, dishonesty was a common trait among the many merchants that scattered themselves throughout the vast city, dishonesty that Vessik decided to be against his current sense of morality; choosing instead to sign himself up for service within the LordKlassaEmpire itself.

The interview process was long an competitive, Vessik struggled to hold onto the little money that he still had as he adjusted to the formality and rigorous nature that this process possessed. For another two weeks, Vessik idled about the city, shortly after which was he accepted into a trainee programme under Imperial Intelligence.

Throughout the time he spent under the programme, Vessik quickly picked up on many new skills within the art of mechanics and technology. Finally, he was brought under the employ of Imperial Intelligence; designated as "Fixer 43". Preceding this moment, he had slowly began to admire the domineering structure and order that the Empire possessed, and the seemingly endless nobility of the Imperial citizens; despite being disgusted by the clear division of the lower caste slaves and the higher caste nobles, Vessik was lead to believe that the slaves brought such treatment upon themselves.

Fixer Forty-three, Ready For Duty
For the next three years, Vessik served as Fixer 43; most of the time he was stationed within the boundaries of Kaas City, with simple jobs such as securing communication lines and making sure that power could run fluidly through the capital.

While a Fixer, Vessik found himself to be solitary, and could not find anybody that he could deem a friend in any sense; regardless, he attempted to remain in a content silence throughout the experience.

Hoth: Chiss Mishaps and Cybernetic Limbs
The time finally came when Vessik was sent off-world for a mission. Sent to Hoth, accompanied by two Cipher Agents, his task was to successfully set up sensors on key points around the planet's surface. Despite the reason for such a mission being unknown to him, Vessik enthusiastically partook in a task he deemed worthy and important.

Upon landing on the surface of Hoth, his enthusiasm was perturbed by the breaching cold which shook his form for the duration of the mission, yet he continued; thinking of the words: "Worthy and Important". Setting up the sensors was a simple task, and in order to complete it Vessik placed the equipment in position and adjusted the micro-antennae so that they were properly calibrated.

From the blurred horizon came the harrowing echo of two shots, that cut through the crisp air, followed by tow nearby thumps muffled by the snow. Entrenching himself within the heaps of snow and ice that surrounded him, Vessik reached for the rifle of one of the dead Ciphers, successfully taking it, and then rested it upon the snow in front of him. His determination to defend the sensors overtook him as he found the ability to wield a weapon as almost second nature; he fired once through the crisp air, a shot that crippled one of the assailants. Firing several times more, he frightened the remaining attackers from the scene. Despite his very best efforts to defend the sensory equipment, Vessik passed out after the apparatus exploded next to him due to being struck by stray blaster fire; found by a patrolling unit, Vessik was taken to a medical facility within a nearby outpost, still unconscious from the latest endeavour.

When he awoke, he could taste Kolto and feel the area around his left foot had numbed; shivering repeatedly, Vessik listened as he was told of his rescue and how he lost his foot to the icy plains of Hoth. With a cybernetic replacement, he struggled for three weeks to walk properly again, all of this time was spent out of word due to an unstable physical condition.

Promoted
After he had recovered, Vessik responded to a summons from Imperial Intelligence; it was a summons for a meeting of which the purpose was unknown to him. He complied, and travelled to the Citadel in Kaas City. His mind couldn't fathom why he would be called for a meeting as it was usual for agents to return to duty after a serious injury had recovered.

Arrival at the citadel inspired Vessik to once again straighten his spine as he walked towards the Head of Division's office. A sense of achievement welled up within Vessik, only to be suppressed, as he received a promotion for the apparent expertise that he showed on his mission to Hoth.

Overjoyed, yet still moderately contained; twenty one year old Vessik took part in a six month training programme from which he learned advanced skills with firearms and hand to hand combat. When asked for his weapon of choice, Vessik thought back to the moment on Hoht, remembering the planet's bitter snare, and the weapon which he salvaged from the Cipher's corpse. In response, he confidently stated: "A sniper rifle." Alas, one was not to hand; Vessik received encouragement to seek one best suiting himself, thus spent the next three weeks searching for one that he would deem: "Perfect....".

Nar Shaddaa
Vessik travelled to the Smuggler's Moon seeking only one thing: the perfect weapon with which he could carry out his newly assigned field work. Upon reaching a wealthier area, The Promenade, he spent his time examining the various armaments that the regional merchants could provide him with. He was greeted by many passing faces, the bustling atmosphere somewhat enticing, yet he still felt alone upon this distant moon.

After searching for several days, his search came to an end; finding a local weapons store named Feelin' Lucky, he entered to examine the shop's seemingly abundant wares. Upon entering the shop, he was greeted by a pair of siblings, named Kaaita and Dendris Skirata. Vessik did not see much of Dendris, for he spent most of the time minding his own business, however was taught by Kaaita on how to use a sniper rifle properly. When the lessons he was taking had ended, Vessik was both satisfied and with a greater goal in mind: his service towards the Empire and it's people.

The Next Three Years - Agent
For the next three years of his life, up until the age of twenty-four, Vessik served as a field agent under Imperial Intelligence. After experiencing many missions, Vessik had greatly improved his combat skills as his overall experience of the Empire had rendered his mind in helpless awe and appreciation. Devoted and skilled, Vessik obediently complied to the Empire's will and commit himself to the role of agent, a role in which he was dispatched to several worlds for tasks such as eradicating resistance and establishing listening posts.

One notable mission that Vessik attended was the slaughter of a colony on Mindor; miscalculations lead the Empire into Republic Space during the Cold War period, the Empire dispatched a legion of footsoldiers to massacre a colony of Chagrian pacifists on the planet of Mindor. In order to maintain the mission's barbaric nature secret, Vessik worked to silence any pleas for help that the colony could send out, climbing to the top of a spire to do so. On this mission, Vessik ensured that the Republic were not to discover the attack until it was too late: making him one of the reasons for the mission's diabolical success.

After Mindor - Cipher Thirteen
Prior to the successful undertaking on Mindor, Vessik once again received promotion: this time to the designation of Cipher. Now holding the title of Cipher Thirteen, Vessik endured his first encounter with a Sith Lord, much to his own dismay.

The Sith's name was unknown to him, yet he needed not a name to harbour the hatred for this such Sith. Ordered to act as this Sith's bodyguard, Vessik witnessed the true despots of the Sith Empire, built upon the slavery of the Imperials that he had so devoted himself to. No respect was shown even to the Keeper of Imperial Intelligence. Slowly, his grudge for these ignorant beings developed insidiously into hate; to him the Sith were useless, refusing to utilize their power for nothing more than petty displays of power and the inherited slavery over those they viewed as unworthy: the Imperials. Despite this, Vessik possessed no power to act against the Sith, and had very little intent to do so; assessing a new target, he wished to climb to the hierarchy of the Empire to a position from which he could command, for the good of the Empire and its people.

Life as Cipher Thirteen - The Next Five Years
For a year of his career as Cipher Thirteen, Vessik worked as the resentful bodyguard of this Sith Lord, dispelling any issues that he was commanded to. However, Vessik loyalty lied with the Empire, thus when given the order he gunned down the Sith Lord without hesitation; a spark of pleasure erupted from watching the Sith's lifeless corpse crash to the ground. This Sith no longer possessed any power: he was gone, unable to damage the lives of any others, and to demonstrate this Vessik secretly butchered his remains. Towards Sith and those not of the Empire, Vessik was always ruthless, he cared not for their lives yet when Imperials were concerned he made his best efforts to make sure lives were not unnecessarily wasted.

Over the next three years, Vessik operated as double agent within a large crime organisation; slowly and ruthlessly murdering those targeted for elimination. Throughout the course of these three years he had dispatched of thirty-four of the organisation's officials, twenty-two of which he immensely tortured before doing so, simply for his own sadistic pleasure.

In the final year as Cipher Thirteen, Vessik was stationed as part of a military presence on Alderaan. Unaware of why he was assigned this mission, yet again, he blindly knelt before the will of the Empire. Very little was accomplished during his stay on Alderaan, only the altering of some files and other similar activities.

Re-evaluation, Resignation, and Reassignment
After his time on Alderaan, Vessik began to question his own position within the Empire. He had now become purely formal, his life a matter of business. Nothing more could be done for the oppressed people of The Empire as a Cipher, he had only removed one Sith from the Empire and had no authority where he stood. At the age of twenty nine, he resigned from Imperial Intelligence, instead deciding to enlist himself within the military in an attempt to climb the hierarchical ladder there.

Within a week of applying, Vessik was enrolled into the military as a Sergeant, mostly due to his prior experience and expertise.

The Military
Throughout his time in the military, Vessik grew less and less attached to those around him, slowly divulging into a natural melancholy that would persist behind his forefront of formality. After taking on the rank of Sergeant due to his extensive skills in combat and tactical logistics, Vessik began to slowly climb the ladder of military power for the next ten years of his life.

Three year into his career, Vessik had achieved the position of Lieutenant, and after four more had reached the rank of Major. The influence that he could have within the Empire from this position was now clear to him, yet he desired more, for he still endured disrespect and scorn from the Sith, disrespect he believed to be unfounded.

With no time to waste, Vessik dedicated all of his time to pushing himself further and further towards his final goal, so that he might protect the Empire and it's people; he found this to be his vocation, what dragged him through life as everything else crumbled. At last. within the tenth year of his military service Vessik was promoted to Grand Moff, after his services in the many battles he had commanded; seventeen encounters victorious, and only three lost under his influence.

Transferred
After several months of receiving the title of Grand Moff, Vessik received an order of transfer to a power-base focused on the fortification of the Empire and it's footholds. Prior to the rekindled war against the Republic, the power-base was a station of resource and force when necessary. Enticed by the prospect of protecting the Empire, Vessik seized the opportunity and boarded the first shuttle to Dromuund Kaas that was available.

Upon reaching the headquarters of The Empire's Triumph, Vessik was greeted and introduced to the power-base by Darth Tartorian. Although resentful, for Tartorian was a Sith, he willingly served within the power-base and it's cause, assigned as head of the military division within the organisation.

Time on Dromuund Kaas
During his time on Dromuund Kaas, Vessik gradually acquainted himself with more and more figures of authority, and like-wise for those beneath him. One notable person he met, was the arrogant Apprentice of Darth Tartorian: Elídyr by name. Meeting Elídyr was an immensely frustrating experience; he found the obnoxious Apprentice harassing a recently employed Chiss Agent. Elídyr demanded a joke from the Chiss, and somewhat symbolised the hate that Vessik had harboured for the Sith.