Character Profile: Grand Moff Ymir Rolm
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Ask anyone and they will tell you that the Sith Empire is a mess of nepotism, corruption, and political infighting. This makes advancement through the ranks of the Sith Imperial Navy nigh impossible for those with those without connections to wealth or powerful Sith but it can be done. There are those that value ability and skill over connections, this is what sets Grand Moff Ymir Rolm, of common birth she enlisted nearly forty years ago in the Imperial Navy and has advanced to the top through determination, grit, and well being the most qualified when the last Grand Moff was executed by the Emperor’s Wrath.
She is a skilled tactician but more importantly she is brilliant at managing the many levers of the Imperial war machine. Her experience is never in doubt and she has served alongside many of the Sith currently on the Dark Council. She knows how to keep her head in a stressful situation and also how to manage Sith, which tends to be the larger part of her job. Sith are a valuable weapon but they are also often awful leaders and many times more dangerous to her own men than the enemy and she recognizes this. It is the great conundrum of the Imperial Armed Forces, there greatest asset is often their own weakness.
Many consider her a pet of Darth Marr, and he does favor her for her ability and past performance but Rolm is strong willed and would never see herself as an extension of someone else’s will. She commands the galaxy’s most powerful fighting force, a position that both makes her respected and also hated. Her subordinates have great loyalty to her and she has earned the respect of the Dark Council since taking her role, focusing on maintaining high readiness for the Empire.
She is a striking figure, tall with brilliant hair, often dyed partially red. She rarely smiles and tends to always look deadly serious. She does not bark orders, she makes commands and expects them to be carried out with precision and haste. She is hard on her people, but only because she knows the Sith will be worse and wants them prepared for dealing with idiots with magic powers; she does not dislike Sith but knows that most are not fit to lead soldiers into battle given their innate selfishness and self destructive attitudes.
A leader that never finds fault in their own actions is a poor leader and this trait is all too common among many Sith, young or old alike. It is a problem she would like to solve but given the state of the Empire is perhaps beyond her ability to fix, but she keeps trying because she believes in the vision of the Empire, she is a patriot at her core.