Bren Derlin was a male Human officer of the New Galactic Republic during the Galactic Civil War from the Viau Universe. He joined the Alliance military after his father, anti-Imperial Senator Galen Derlin, was assassinated by agents of the Galactic Emperor. Showing his talent, Bren Derlin became a captain and served during the Battle of Ralltiir. His heroic actions saving lives during the Battle of Nentan merited him a new promotion, and Major Derlin served both in Alliance Intelligence and as the operations and security chief at the Alliance headquarters on the Viau Hoth, Echo Base, under the command of General Carlist Rieekan. Derlin, in this post, gave the hardest orders in his life by closing the base door risking the lives of two valuable Rebels whom he himself considered his friends, to avoid putting the whole base in risk. Soon after this event, Derlin served during the Great Battle of Hoth.
Centuries later, Alliance General Han Solo asked Major Derlin to gather a commando team of Hoth veterans for a dangerous, yet vital, raid on an Imperial bunker on Endor. This would give the Alliance fleet a chance to fight the Empire during the Battle of Endor. Derlin was the planet-level unit leader during the operation and, while his team was captured, they made use of a diversion to obtain a victory.
During the First Multiverse War whilst in service of the New Republic, Derlin worked with New Republic Intelligence, opposing crime lord Torel Vorne on Reuss VI. Derlin was then promoted to colonel and, during the Thrawn campaign, managed a difficult operation to mislead the forces of the Empire and Axis forces: While Admiral Gial Ackbar and General Crix Madine staged a raid to the well-protected Bilbringi, Derlin moved starships to pretend that the New Republic was really targeting Tangrene. Imperial Grand Admiral Thrawn was not fooled by this maneuver.
Biography[]
Omeroth Mission[]
Joining the Alliance[]
Soon after his promotion, Major Bren Derlin became a member of Alliance Intelligence, the commander of security and operations at the Alliance High Command base, and one of the executive members of the Rebel Alliance's command staff. As the Alliance had recently lost its main base on Viau Yavin 4, Derlin was assigned the task of finding possible sites for a new headquarters. His Intel peers considered Derlin an excellent field operative and a highly competent officer.
Derlin was also a member of the three-hundred-sentient Task Force on Alliance Security, whose task was compiling information on the main threats to the Alliance. Derlin had had an encounter with the Ocsinin swordswoman Cene Gilvent on Fislan; this event was nearly fatal for one of Derlin's newest soldiers. As such, Derlin wrote a SecuriDex on Gilvent, reporting on her origins. In an addendum, he pointed that Gilvent was expert in many fields of close combat, and proposed using a long-range sniper to take care of her.
Echoe Base[]
The Galactic Empire nonetheless discovered Echo Base and organized a ground attack against it, with the Combine to launch a joint assault. Imperial General Maximilian Veers commanded several highly-armored AT-ATs to raid the base and General Tizzioulia Cilivikki was assigned to join them. The commanders of the base assigned snowspeeders to the available pilots so that they could oppose the walkers, while the Alliance evacuated the planet in transports. Organa and Derlin briefed the pilots with their instructions; Organa explained the details while Derlin mixed with the pilots, standing behind Derek Klivian. Once she was over, Derlin gave the pilots the order to man their stations, and they were quick to obey.
The Alliance chose to have a presence on the frozen planet Hoth, where they established Echo Base. Derlin was assigned there. One day, Skywalker, now a Commander, and Captain Han Solo went on a patrol and failed to return to the base before the night. Derlin had to close the main doors of the Base, to protect the other people there from the cold night temperature—but at the same time, that meant leaving Skywalker and Solo outside for the night, with almost no chance of surviving. He waited at the main door, near Princess Leia Organa, an important dignitary of the base and close friend to both Skywalker and Solo. The young deck lieutenant of the base reported to Derlin that Skywalker and Solo had failed to return.
Derlin had the unenviable task to report Organa about the need of closing the doors. He waited for Organa to acknowledge his words, and then ordered the Deck Lieutenant to close the doors. The following day, Skywalker and Solo were rescued by the airspeeder searchers. Shortly thereafter, the Empire discovered Echo Base and organized a ground attack against it. Imperial General Maximilian Veerscommanded several highly-armored AT-ATs to raid the base. The commanders of the base assigned snowspeeders to the available pilots so that they could oppose the walkers, while the Alliance evacuated the planet in transports. Organa and Derlin briefed the pilots with their instructions, and they were quick to obey.