Connection with characters: Admiral Ozzel was first made aware of the party's existence during the Battle of Ord Mantell (2ABY). He was a colleague of Admiral Viridian’s and had met on several occasions. Ozzel’s military career has recently taken what appears to be an upward turn, he has been assigned command of the Imperial Death Squadron and now reports directly to Lord Vader himself. It is believed that he will soon transfer his flag to the first in a new line of "super" star destroyers. As of the Battle of Ord Mantell, Ozzel was commanding from the bridge of the Devastator. The Admiral was directing the actions of the Starcrash Brigade and the new Death’s Head Squadron, neither of which are part of the Death Squadron despite the similarity of names. Presumably, Vader had need of his personal fleet elsewhere and sent the Admiral’s command ship to take care of things here. Why, is unknown at this time.

Connection with characters: Commodore Fadine is a hard-line military officer and staunch supporter of the Tarkin Doctrine. Having distinguished himself during the pacification of Ralltiir, he was promoted by the then Lord Tion to second in command of the Imperial-I class Star Destroyer Despot. Fadine transferred to the vessel, which was stationed in the Tion Sector at Lianna. Fadine served loyally, rooting out several “dissidents” during his time as Executive Officer. When he learned offhand during dinner that the Captain was sympathetic to the plight of non-humans in the New Order, Fadine shot him on the spot and took command. Lord Tion confirmed the post shortly before his own death at Rebel hands, setting the stage for Mormel’s political and military rivalry with his sector commander: Admiral Corric Viridian. It is almost certain that Fadine had a hand in Viridian’s forced retirement and the subsequent purging of Viridian’s loyal officers from the Judgment. Fadine has recently been granted the rank of Commodore (essentially a Rear Admiral) and command of his own Tion-based squadron of Star Destroyers. Named for a local legendary ancient military organization, the Death’s Head Squadron was most recently seen participating in the Battle of Ord Mantell--a location well outside their designated theatre of operation. Their presence at Ord Mantell, along with the errant Admiral Viridian, seems too convenient to be a mere coincidence.

Fadine's Death's Head Squadron consists of:

• Imperial-I class Star Destroyer Despot (Flagship)
• Victory class Star Destroyer Warlord
• Imperial-II class Star Destroyer Judgment

Connection with characters: Captain Tyderra was in command of the strike force designated to halt and destroy the Rebel Green Squadron at the Battle of Ord Mantell (2ABY). Successfully completing that mission, he ordered his vessel into the thick of the fighting to cover a hole opened up by a kamikaze attack against the ISD Emperor's Fist. Unable to prevent the Rebel Fleet from escaping into hyperspace, Captain Tyderra ordered the remaining Rebel pilots to be picked up for interrogation and repair crews sent to the Emperor's Fist. Tyderra is a ruthlessly efficient officer, willing to use any weapon in his arsenal to complete his assigned tasks.

Tyderra's Starcrash Brigade consists of:

• Imperial-I class Star Destroyer Contagion (Flagship)
• Imperial-I class Star Destroyer Emperor's Fist
• Imperial-II class Star Destroyer Virulence