Theon Dravden

"I intimately know the past. I’m familiar with the future."

- Theon Dravden Theon Dravden was a Prime Admiral of the Imperial Navy under the Maxeme Administration and the 92nd Imperial Ruler of The American Empire. Dravden was the sole survivor of a reverse-coup, which ultimately led to his joining in a triumvirate to topple Maxeme III. After his assistance in bringing down the rouge Maxeme III, Dravden was elected Emperor and known as Dravden I.

Maxeme Adminstration
Dravden was trained as a naval officer under the Maxeme Administration. He excelled through the program, catching up to students many years older than him in a matter of months. His rare natural talent caught the eye of the highest officers at the academy, and eventually the attention of Maxeme III herself.

As he became better friends with the students his own age, his instructors began to notice a slip in his academic performance. After a short confrontation with an instructor, Dravden beat him in one of the hardest simulations at the academy, effectively showing the leaders that he was still the best student the school ever had.

Still noticing that his friends had become a weakness to the young prodigy, Maxeme III personally ordered the execution of all of Dravden's academy friends. After witnessing their deaths, Dravden became broken, and yielded to the will of the Maxeme Administration.

A few months later, the obediently groomed Admiral Dravden was tasked with snuffing out small rebellions and disobedience around the Empire. Given a massive task force, he was encouraged to exterminate everything and everyone around the uprisings, which lead to the death of thousands of innocents.

Once Elias Turner went into open rebellion against the Empire, Admiral Dravden was ordered to put the rebellion down before it reached Earth. During the battle, Dravden managed to destroy all of Turner's ships but one, onto which he was abducted and ferried off into the depths of space.

Under Turner
Initially a prisoner of Elias Turner, Dravden soon came to realize the evil the the Maxeme Administration had become, and was convinced that the Administration had broken the Eternal Laws, which gave Turner's rebellion complete legal legitimacy. After an exploration of the galaxy with Turner, the two new friends began to rebuild their fleet.

Once the fleet was stronger, Dravden and Turner traveled to the heart of American Empire where they began recruiting rebels to man their new fleet and build an army.

The fleet arrived at Mars, expecting a small defensive fleet they could easily overpower. However, Dravden was soon facing the entire Imperial Navy. Outnumbered 20 to 1, Admiral Dravden out-stratagized and out-smarted the other, much less experienced naval leader. Admiral Dravden even attempts to sacrifice himself for the victory, but is saved by his protegee. The upset over Mars was the first major blow to the Empire in what would lead to the turning of tides for the war.