Hand of Judgment
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- "Mostly, we're known as the Hand of Judgment. "
- ―Daric LaRone[src]
The Hand of Judgment was a group of rogue stormtroopers that operated in the Shelsha sector in 0.5 ABY. The stormtroopers choose to escape from the Imperial-class Star Destroyer Reprisal, rather than face Imperial justice, after killing an Imperial Security Bureau officer. Under the leadership of Daric LaRone, they became an independently operating vigilante band, enforcing what they believed were the higher ideals of the Imperial Order. Others members included Saberan Marcross, Taxtro Grave, Joak Quiller, and Korlo Brightwater. They flew a TL-1800 freighter, originally named Gillia, which went through a quick succession of aliases.
The exploits of the 'Hand' include destroying a swoop gang on Drunost that were hired by the BloodScar pirates, liberating the captives of a corrupt Patroller leader on Janusar, and serving under Mara Jade in an attempt to stop Caaldra from escaping with his AT-STs. The Hand of Judgement got their name on the planet Janusar after being asked for identification.
[edit] Behind the scenes
The original idea that would become the Hand of Judgment came from Albin Johnson, during a conversation he had with Timothy Zahn at the 2004 Stellarcon.
On one of the TheForce.Net's podcasts, Zahn stated that he would like to write a story about the Hand of Judgment being kidnapped by Thrawn and joining the Empire of the Hand.
[edit] Appearances
- Allegiance (First appearance)
