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| - Aren Teff was a male Human officer of the Royal Navy of the Golden Empire. As a lieutenant commander during the Conquest of the Chiss Ascendancy, he was injured when his ship was struck by megamaser fire from a Chiss Star Destroyer. His left arm had to be replaced with a cybernetic prosthetic just below the shoulder; he received the Sacrifice Medal for the injury. Teff went on to hold several commands, including one of Baes's orbital defense stations, a Samnis-class heavy cruiser, and the Star Destroyer Rampart. He earned the Royal Navy Meritorious Service Medal along the way. By 155 ABY, he had become captain of the Sith Star. During his captaincy, Aren became friends with Aria Nikina, Prefect of the Order of Keltrayu and Queen of Daispin. Though different in many ways, the two connected as both lifelong warriors and those charged with the care and leadership of subordinates in important enterprises. Over time, they became lovers, and in early 158 ABY Aria became pregnant with their first child. Aren agreed with her request to keep his identity as the father a secret; though he was not ashamed of their relationship or intimidated by potential danger to himself, he did not want to cause Aria political trouble on Daispin. When their daughter Sonata was born, Aren took as much time as he could with the baby, but was careful not to be conspicuous.
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