Lucius Blackwood

"I will not stand for an Imperial Remnant that tears itself apart in our greatest time of need. Our wounds are deep, but we will heal them, and then we will reclaim what is rightfully ours! Long live the Empire!” - Lucius Blackwood, 70 ABY after being promoted to Chairman of the Moff Council.

Lucius Blackwood was the Chairman of the Moff Council, the official leader of the Imperial Remnant. Lucius was believed to be one of the best leader the Imperial Remnant has had. He strongly believes in order and peace through overwhelming military force and police protection. Lucius holds a great deal of power through the Imperial Military and has been rumored to use intimidation and bully tactics to get what he wanted in the Moff Council done.

Birth
Lucius Blackwood was born on the Imperial homeworld Bastion to Noble House Blackwood, an extremely prominent noble household on the surface. As a child from the time he was a baby up until he was older, his parents always read to him until he outgrew it. At a young age, Lucius always took an interest to the Military, navy especially due to his parents occupations Lucius often spent time looking at their souvenirs, and watching holovids of the large ships in space and reading books in his spare time, reading was a habit of his that he enjoys. Often spending his free time glued to a good book. He also joined a few clubs such as supporting the Military, and the Empire in general such as the youth group. Often going to parades and rallies to listen to individuals speak gut clenching stories to the future men and women who would be joining the military.

Education
  He was a highly intelligent student, who was one of the smartest in his high school. When he graduated, he graduated with a 4.0 GPA and a rock solid transcript. However Lucius didn’t go off to college to get a degree like most would believe, he enlisted in the Imperial Fleet at age 18 and was sent off for six weeks of schooling at a Military Institution.

At the institution, he quit the majority of the clubs he was in and he grew out of the Youth Groups, he focused intently upon his schooling. Here he was taught the basics of the Imperial Fleet, he was taught about the bridge's weapon station, and he was also taught close quarters combat training, training with a melee weapon such as a vibroblade, and blaster pistol training in the event of being boarded amongst his other duties. He seemed to pick up on his studies faster than the other students, and his devotion allowed him to excel as a good student. His intelligence continued to show, along with his natural born instinct to lead. So, at the end of the six weeks in the institution, they recommended him to take an additional four years in Officers Training School to come out as a Lieutenant, a recommendation that he gladly accepted.

He took an additional two years in leadership, tactics, and the necessary subjects needed in being a leader, Lucius took advanced classes in tactics, and more classes in close quarters combat, and blaster pistol training. As an officer, he’d like to be able to excel in the weapon that would be strapped to his side every day. He dedicated the majority of his time once again, to his schooling and he excelled. Finally he was entered into active service as a Lieutenant, and serving Rear Admiral Warfield in service to the 22ndth Imperial Squadron

Career
For approximately a year, Lucius served mainly on patrolling jobs guarding imperial space. The Imperial Remnant had a dramatic increase in the presence of pirates, as well as a spike in raiding of trade vessels in their territory and the 22ndth Imperial Squadron was one of the forces tasked with stamping them out. The first notable battle that he took part in was in the darkest reaches of Imperial Space. Imperial Intelligence had tracked a large amount of suspicious activity to a specific area of space, unknown as to what it was; the 22nd Imperial Squadron was dispatched to investigate. When they arrived, Imperial scanners picked up nothing in the current vicinity and there was nothing visible, including no activity on the planet below, so the Admiral kept the Squadron in a standard formation and continued moving.

Quite suddenly, a very large pirate force came barreling out once the entire fleet had passed the nebula they hid in. Their force could in no way stand up to the firepower of the Imperial Squadron; however they had more tricks up their sleeve. The pirate force sped straight up their flank and immediately began engaging, releasing full complements of fighters to deal as much damage as possible as they entered point blank range. The pirates had packed a few designated ships with explosives, routed all power to shields, and drove them straight into Imperial capital ships. Two frigates filled with the most powerful of explosives slammed straight into Rear Admiral Warfield’s ship, exploding in a fiery passion, the frigate was able to disable the Star Destroyers deflector shields as well as cause some structural damage. The Rear Admiral had assigned Lucius with personally coordinating efforts below because the explosion seemed to cause some suspected problem near the ships reactors that needed investigating. As he reached that level of the ship, two fighters flew towards the ships bright. One of the fighters was destroyed, but the other managed to worm itself through the defenses and plunged itself into the bridge. The catastrophic explosion killed the Rear Admiral along with the entire bridge crew, effectively cutting off the fleet-wide leadership.

Lucius accessed the ship-wide intercom and as the acting commander, ordered an abandon ship as fast as possible. He made his way to the hangar bay and from there, took a transport over to the nearby Imperious-Class Star Destroyer where from there he assumed command of the fleet. He made sure all those who were on the command ship who could be saved were, and sent out a distress signal, and held out until the ship went down. Lucius then ordered a retreat, taking the squadron away from the area. Afterward, the 22nd Imperial Squadron linked up with a nearby force and came back full force, wiping out the pirates. The battle at first not turning out as expected, his prowess in the heat of battle, keeping control over the squadron and his efficiency had earned him several accolades, including a promotion to Commander.

It was around this time that Lucius met the love of his life Serena, the two married and had four children together, Alaric, Alexander, Titus, and Augustus Blackwood. So, when he had split his time between putting down revolts and patrolling Imperial Space which overtime had earned him the promotion to Captain, and raising his three children. Lucius was a key member in taking down several pirate groups within Imperial Space, operating at expert precision and deadly efficiency. His prowess had earned him the graces of his superior officers, some he had formed connections with, a special promotion to Commodore, and then Admiral but several years later this time through his connections. He was given command over the 8th Imperial Fleet.

Lucius's great success, and his tactical genius made him highly sought after for those in the Imperial Government as an officer to serve amongst their sectors, which earned him countless medals and commendations. The 8th Imperial Fleet became something to fear under his leadership. It eventually came through the order of the Moff Council that he'd be made Supreme Commander of Imperial Forces, which also put him on the Moff Council. Lucius however didn't focus on the political side that he had been greatly exposed to, he focused on solidifying his connections in the Imperial Military, he stood as the face of the Empire's Military, garnering the support of most of its military leaders who stood behind him. His position as Supreme Commander of Imperial Forces kept him mostly at Bastion where he directed the Imperial Military from, which allowed him more time to raise his children and spend some time with his wife, Lucius also plotted in the future for what was to come.

Seizing Power
With the current Chairman Taluka becoming ill, to Lucius it seemed that things were looking grim for the Empire because the Chairman was one of the few people who held the Empire together, he was not going to see it split apart due to power hungry Moffs trying to take power. It was on the day that Taluka died that he made his move. Lucius used the loyalty of the Imperial Military to force the council under threat of death to make him Chairman. Now, a majority of those around him who are in leadership positions are loyal to him. Lucius Blackwood holds the Moff Council under his iron grip, forcing them to make any of his demands.

Personality
To his superiors, Lucius is a cold, calculating and ruthless imperial. Like many others, Lucius firmly believes in order and peace through overwhelming military force and police protection. Lucius is like the perfect imperial citizen in the way he acts and because he believes entirely what the empire stands for, even though he hides his true emotions skillfully. He keeps in touch with those whom are his close friends. Lucius has been frequently told that he is very charismatic, able to sway almost anyone to his cause. He also is a very intelligent individual especially when it comes to strategies and tactics.

In battle, Lucius usually keeps his cool and his mind on the task at hand due to his battle experience. He does go by the book, however sometimes going by the book could get you killed, so he does what is necessary to survive and accomplish the mission. Lucius leads with great ferocity and strength, he is a man who is able to spur the hearts and minds of his people with his words. He doesn't kill senselessly like a monster.