Osted Wermis was an admiral in the Imperial forces and served as the commandant responsible for Anaxes. After the Battle of Endor and the subsequent capture of Coruscant by the New Republic, he maintained control over the Axum system, even while the Republic was taking over the Core Worlds. However, in 8 ABY, his commanding officer, Admiral Feyet Kiez, abandoned the system, taking the Star Dreadnought Whelm. Kiez's departure was prompted by orders from the resurrected Emperor Palpatine, who directed him to gather his forces at Byss in the Deep Core to launch a new strike against the New Republic. Following the loss of this key element of his defensive strategy, Wermis gave up Anaxes to the Republic soon after. He confessed to those who captured him that he was just as perplexed as New Republic Intelligence regarding the Whelm's final destination.