Morlish Veed

Biography

Under Fel's Command

Veed's career began on the vessel known as the Wesk Herf. He gained recognition as a military mastermind and an exceptionally astute political player. He uniquely held both the rank of Grand Admiral and the position of Grand Moff within the Moff High Council. Consequently, he was only outranked by Emperor Roan Fel, and he secretly desired to usurp Fel's position on the Imperial throne.

He was also romantically involved with Moff Nyna Calixte, the head of Imperial Intelligence, who ended her marriage to Moff Rulf Yage to be with Veed. When the Sith approached her with an offer to collaborate in the conquest of the Galactic Alliance, he quickly became entangled in their schemes. Much like Darth Krayt, Veed was convinced that the galaxy required unification under a single, powerful leader; however, he believed that he should be that leader, not Krayt.

He took on the role of Supreme Commander during the Sith–Imperial War, operating from his flagship, the Pellaeon-class Star Destroyer known as the Imperious. He led the pivotal Battle of Caamas, which resulted in his promotion to High Moff. Nevertheless, the surviving remnants of the Alliance fleet, under the command of Admiral Gar Stazi, were plotting their escape. Veed tasked Dru Valan with preventing this, but the GA forces managed to escape through a space route. Veed reported the final victory over the New Jedi Order to the Emperor and the Moffs in the throne room on recently-conquered Coruscant—which served as the signal for Darth Krayt and his Sith to attack the guard detail of Imperial Knights and slay the Emperor.

The Sith's Rule

For a brief moment, Veed thought he was on the verge of becoming the first ruler of a unified galaxy in over a century—only to witness Darth Krayt casually take the throne and declare himself the new Emperor. The Sith Lord asked Veed, as the most senior member of the Imperial hierarchy, to be the first to pledge allegiance, and the Grand Admiral, reluctantly, complied. Despite his initial plan to become Emperor being thwarted, Moff Calixte quickly reminded him that he could still potentially ascend to the Imperial throne in the future. Veed was seemingly unaware that the real Roan Fel had survived the assassination attempt, and that the individual killed by Krayt was merely his double.

Seven years later, when news spread that a Skywalker had survived, Veed considered capturing him and swaying him to his cause. However, when Morrigan Corde's efforts failed and the Sith called off the search, as they had already captured him, Veed remained determined.

The Moffs then began to debate whether Skywalker had indeed been captured and whether they should reassert their authority as they had during the Remnant era, until Veed dismissed all arguments. He later visited Calixte's residence, discussing how to acquire Skywalker.

Veed later tasked Morrigan Corde with extracting Cade Skywalker from the Temple of the Sith, but in exchange for a price. She demanded three dozen Yuuzhan Vong Thud Bugs that the Imperials had recently confiscated from Black Sun. Veed agreed to these terms, and even intended to personally deliver the Vong Bugs to her, however Calixte discovered his intentions and took over the delivery, knowing Veed was attracted to Corde. When she had approached him at his apartment, he had attempted to seduce her.

Veed observed the explosions resulting from Corde's attack on the Sith Temple, and when Skull Squadron engaged the Mynock nearby, Veed instructed Moff Yage to order them to stand down, citing Sith orders that prohibited any ships from entering their airspace.

Following Skywalker's escape from Coruscant, Veed spoke with Calixte outside her refresher, pondering how to explain their decision to withdraw the squadron to Krayt, although he was pleased with the damage inflicted upon the Temple. He then noticed a holographic choker that he had never seen before. Calixte claimed it was a family heirloom. In reality, it was a holo of Kol Skywalker with his family — Corde and Cade. Also unknown to Veed was that Nyna Calixte and Morrigan Corde were actually the same person.

Serving as Regent

Veed and Calixte later learned that Krayt had been wounded during an attempt on his life. They also heard Darth Wyyrlok would be serving as leader of the Empire until Krayt - who was actually dead, having being killed by Lord Wyyrlok himself - had recovered. Veed and Calixte both suspected something more was going on, and became determined to uncover the truth.

While Calixte was supposedly away searching for a way into Korriban, Veed was summoned to a meeting with Darth Wyyrlok, an event he was hesitant to attend due to the Sith's reputation for eliminating those called to similar meetings. Wyyrlok explained that Emperor Krayt had sustained severe injuries on Had Abbadon that required him to remain in stasis. He also told Veed that the Sith understood that he needed to command the Empire, but many of the non-Sith personnel and citizens of the Empire did not because they did not know Wyyrlok's position as Krayt's Voice. Veed assured Wyyrlok that his authority would go unchallenged, but Wyyrlok had another idea in mind. For the sake of those outside the Sith Order, Wyyrlok proposed the idea of making Veed the Regent of the Empire. Veed would rule the Empire in Krayt's name, while secretly answering to Lord Wyyrlok to ensure he was carrying out Krayt's will. Veed was shocked, but accepted the offer nonetheless.

One of Veed's initial actions as Regent was to convene the Moff Council for a meeting. There, he informed them of his plan to implement Operation: Thunderstroke, a strike against a secret meeting between Roan Fel and representatives of the New Jedi Order on the planet Agamar. He also informed that his sources had revealed to him the existence of a spy among Imperial ranks, prompting him to order that in order to ensure the missions success and until the spy was uncovered, no messages would be transmitted from or to Coruscant or any Imperial ship without his direct knowledge and authorization.

This turn of events led Moff Calixte to privately confront Veed on his personal office. She chided him for having accepted Lord Wyyrlok's offer without consulting to her first. Though he retorted that he was a step closer to the throne, she reminded him that as public face of the Empire, he would have to answer for any action and atrocity committed by the Sith, who had made him their tool. Angered by Calixte's questioning and what he considered disrespect from an inferior, Veed threatened her with physical violence and dismissed her.

The Final Protocol

After the public learned of the execution of the Final Protocol on Dac, which would eliminate every single being on the planet within seven days, Veed was confronted by a number of Quarren ministers, as his status as Regent, the public face of the throne, made him responsible for any action committed by either Sith or Imperial forces.

Veed confronted Lord Wyyrlok to know why he had given the order without consulting him first. Wyyrlok limited to strangle Veed with the Force and told him that it was Lord Krayt's will, therefore there was no need for consultation, and that the extermination of Dac's inhabitants not only would send a message to the entire galaxy, but it could also lure the Galactic Alliance Remnant into a trap.

A week later, Veed prepared to receive the recently captured Princess Marasiah, only for his orders to be overruled by Darth Havok, a Sith Inquisitor acting under the authority of Darth Wyyrlok, who took the Princess to Korriban. Havok also informed Veed that the loyalty of all Moffs were in question since Emperor Fel had been warned of the Sith Imperial attack. Veed confronted Moff Yage about the failed operation. Yage chided Veed about the Empire becoming a tool of the Sith's will and warned him that the Sith would cast him aside when he was no longer useful.

After Yage left the landing platform, Veed questioned Moff Calixte about her absence. After she told him that he had been in the Undercity to try to verify the rumors about Darth Krayt's death, Veed gave her a new mission: to uncover the traitor. Unbeknownst to Veed, Nyna was the one who had warned Roan Fel.

The Return of Krayt

Several nights later, Morlish came close to discovering Nyna's secret when he discovered her reminiscing about her past in the middle of the night. He scolded her and told her to return to bed.

Veed was present with Calixte in the throne room of the Sith Temple when Krayt, having resurrected, returned to Coruscant to reclaim his throne from Darth Wyyrlok. Krayt and Wyyrlok proceeded to engage in a fierce duel, in which Krayt was victorious. With himself fit again to rule the Empire, Krayt dismissed Veed as Regent, but allowed him to resume his position as Grand Admiral. Veed offered no opposition and relented to Emperor Krayt's will.

Shortly after providing Emperor Krayt with a status report on various galactic powers, Veed was tasked with identifying Roan Fel's spy, and was warned that his survival depended on his success. He obtained the spy's identity from his own source within Bastion, Master armorer Hogrum Chalk, who as the newly appointed head of Bastion's security had access to information he wasn't able to in the past. It had been Chalk who had informed Veed of Fel's meeting with the Jedi on Agamar, and now he revealed the spy within Krayt's Empire: Nyna Calixte.

Veed made his way to the Calixte's apartment with the excuse of celebrating he figured out that Konrad Rus, the head of the Imperial Mission and who had disappeared, was the much-sought spy. After pouring his lover a glass of Merenzane Gold, Veed asked her why was she packing. Calixte answered that she was going offworld to personally investigate some intel, but quickly discovered she had been poisoned. Veed received a kick in the face and quickly drew a blaster from his boot, just as Calixte took one from her bag. The two former lovers shot at each other, and Nyna fell off the landing platform.

Following this, Veed contacted Admiral Yage, who was aboard his flagship, the War Hammer, alongside his daughter Gunn. After expressing his doubts that Yage knew nothing despite having been her husband, he informed Moff Yage that he had executed Nyna and threatened to "break" Yage if he found any evidence the latter had a link to Calixte's treason.

Final Days

When Darth Krayt discovered the location of the Hidden Temple on Taivas and gathered a substantial Imperial force to destroy it, Veed was assigned to oversee the operation alongside the Sith Lord Darth Stryfe, with Moff Yage leading the naval forces and Moff Geist commanding the ground troops. However Darth Krayt had large reserves of forces that Veed was unaware of, a secret cadre of Sith troopers ready to move in should the battle go against him.

The battle at Taivas initially favored the Imperials, but when forces from the Empire-in-exile and Galactic Alliance Remnant arrived to support the Jedi, Krayt initiated his plan. Hundreds of Sith troopers joined the battle, overwhelming the allied forces before attacking the Hidden Temple itself. The arrival of these troops surprised Veed and Stryfe, especially when they swept through the Imperial forces already on the ground in an attempt to reach the Jedi. Veed attempted to warn Geist of the danger but the latter was killed by his own side's reinforcements. Although the battle was a victory for the Imperials, they had suffered heavy losses, as well as the defections of Moff Yage and his daughter following the devastation wrought by the Sith troopers.

Shortly after the fall of the Hidden Temple, Morlish Veed was stationed at the Imperial Command Headquarters on Coruscant when the allies launched a surprise attack on the planet. As the battle intensified following the destruction of the planet's orbital defenses, Veed received a report from Admiral Krion Grail about the intervention of Darth Nihl and his Sith ships. Veed remarked that regardless of the Sith, Fel's alliance had no chance of victory, only to be interrupted by a shot in the back courtesy of Morrigan Corde, who had infiltrated the Imperial command center with a group of Jedi and Imperial Knights. Veed fell to the ground to see the face of his attacker. Never revealing her alternate identity to him, the final words Veed heard were Nyna Calixte sends her regards, before being shot.

Personality and Characteristics

Morlish Veed was driven by ambition and a thirst for power. He rose to prominence under Roan Fel's rule by enlisting in the military and rapidly advancing through the ranks. He eventually became the leader of the Imperial military forces, second only to the Emperor in terms of authority. He was prepared to betray his lord in order to seize the Imperial throne, the true power that he coveted.

Veed displayed little loyalty to anyone other than himself. He betrayed Roan Fel on multiple occasions without hesitation and nearly betrayed his lover Nyna Calixte when he attempted to seduce Morrigan Corde, unaware that they were the same person. He showed no loyalty to the Sith, even plotting against them until Darth Wyyrlok offered him the position of Regent of the Empire, an offer he accepted without hesitation. Veed was also highly arrogant, dismissing Roan Fel's alliance with the GA and Jedi as insignificant and challenging Darth Wyyrlok's authority when the Sith Lord did not consult him about the Final Protocol.

Veed was a renowned military commander and a strict hardliner who held prejudiced views against non-Humans and women, including his own lover. He possessed cunning, which made him a skilled politician, and he was also exceptionally ruthless, willing to sacrifice any life if it served his goals.

Ultimately, Veed's defining traits were also his greatest weaknesses. His lust for power blinded him to the potential dangers and consequences of his actions. He aligned himself with the Sith without fully grasping Darth Krayt's intention to claim the Imperial throne for himself, and when promoted to Regent, he believed this made him the ruler of the Empire, when in reality his position was merely a figurehead intended to answer for the Sith's actions, not to wield any genuine power. Furthermore, his arrogance led him to underestimate his adversaries on several occasions, notably during the battles at Caamas, Taivas, and Coruscant. These traits culminated in his downfall when, after believing he had successfully eliminated Calixte for her treason and believing victory was in his grasp, his former lover returned as Morrigan Corde and mocked him for his obliviousness before shooting him dead.