Reference Book: Star Wars Saga Edition Rebellion Era Campaign Guide
Affiliations: The Galactic Empire
Shortly after the completion of the first Death Star, a group of Imperial Moffs and high-ranking military officers plot together to eliminate both the Emperor and Darth Vader in a single, decisive coup. The author of this plan and the leader of the conspiracy is Grand Moff Trachta.
Trachta is a student in the Republic University on Coruscant when he attends then-Senator Palpatine's lectures on political science. Influenced by Palpatine's charisma and his no-nonsense theories of culture, economy, and social science, Trachta writes to the Naboo Senator expressing his enthusiasm for Palpatine's philosophies, and volunteers to help the Senator in whatever way he can. Palpatine forwards Trachta's records to the Republic Military Academy, and Trachta becomes an instructor in tactics and intelligence.
When certain Jedi begin to defect to the side of the Separatists, Palpatine asks Trachta to help capture them. In the brutal fighting, Trachta loses his limbs and eyes when a Thermal Detonator explodes close to him. Evacuated to Coruscant, Trachta receives new cybernetic implants that save his life and restore his limbs and sight. Trachta is able to resume his service to Palpatine by the end of the Clone Wars.
Even though Trachta rapidly ascends through the ranks of the military to one of the highest posts in the Imperial government, he concludes that the Empire cannot survive in its current form. The Sith is exclusionary, secretive, and harsh, and Trachta believes that a cabal so small is incapable of controlling a galactic empire. So Grand Moff Trachta begins laying the groundwork for a plot to remove Palpatine from the throne and install his own cabal as rules of the Empire. To do so, he must first remove both Darth Vader and The Royal Guard. He commissions the creation of a legion of Stormtroopers for the defense of Coruscant and adjusts their programming so that they take orders only from him. Weeks before the first Death Star becomes operational, the cloned troopers are ready for deployment, and Trachta enlists a cadre of coconspiritors, including Grand Moff Bartam, Moff Kadir, General Skosef, Lieutenant Dezsetes of the Star Destroyer Mathayus, and a professional assassin named Gauer.
After luring Darth Vader off Coruscant with news of a surviving Jedi Knight, and using a bomb to kill more than half of The Royal Guard, Trachta deploys his legion of Stormtroopers to the Imperial Palace. However, even as the troopers move into position to eliminate the surviving Royal Guards, mistrust among the conspirators turns into open war: General Skosef assassinates Grand Moff Bartam, and Gauer murders Grand Moff Trachta before heading to the palace to face the Emperor. Ultimately, the plot fails: Darth Vader escapes the ambushes laid for him, and the Emperor kills every enemy who approaches him. With the conspirators dead or captured, Trachta's plan to overthrow the Emperor dies.
Grand Moff Trachta Statistics (CL 7)[]
Medium Human Nonheroic 6/Noble 4/Officer 1
Force Points: 5; Dark Side Score: 8
Initiative: +5; Senses: Darkvision, Perception +18
Languages: Basic, High Galactic, Kel Dor, Zabrak
Defenses[]
Reflex Defense: 17 (Flat-Footed: 17), Fortitude Defense: 14, Will Defense: 20
Hit Points: 35, Damage Threshold: 14
Immune: Inhaled Poisons
Offense[]
Speed: 6 Squares
Melee: Unarmed +9 (1d4+3)
Ranged: Blaster Pistol +8 (3d6+2)
Base Attack Bonus: +8, Grapple: +9
Attack Options: Point-Blank Shot
Special Actions: Born Leader, Coordinate (+1)
Base Stats[]
Abilities: Strength 12, Dexterity 11, Constitution 9, Intelligence 16, Wisdom 13, Charisma 15
Talents: Born Leader, Coordinate (+1), Distant Command
Feats: Armor Proficiency (Light), Point-Blank Shot, Skill Focus (Deception), Skill Focus (Perception), Skill Focus (Persuasion), Skill Training (Deception), Skill Training (Knowledge (Tactics)), Skill Training (Mechanics), Skill Training (Perception), Weapon Proficiency (Pistols), Weapon Proficiency (Simple Weapons)
Skills: Deception +17, Gather Information +12, Knowledge (Bureaucracy) +13, Knowledge (Social Sciences) +13, Knowledge (Tactics) +13, Knowledge (Technology) +13, Mechanics +13, Perception +18, Persuasion +17
Possessions: Blaster Pistol, Cybernetic Prosthesis (4, Both Arms and Legs), Cybernetic Eyes (+2 Perception, Darkvision), Personal Imperial Shuttle