Berch Teller campaign

In 14 BBY, former Galactic Republic Intelligence officer Berch Teller led a failed rebel campaign against the Galactic Empire. Teller and his rebel cell were secretly aided by Vice Admiral Dodd Rancit, who shared Teller's antipathy towards Moff Wilhuff Tarkin, who was in charge of the Empire's secret Death Star project. Teller and his cell stole Tarkin's personal starship Carrion Spike which they used to attack several Imperial facilities across the galaxy. Tarkin teamed up with Darth Vader to stop the insurgents, exposing Vice Admiral Rancit's collusion with Teller's cell. After Darth Vader had Rancit executed, Tarkin defeated the insurgents during the a battle near the Gulf of Tatooine. With the defeat of Teller's insurgents, Tarkin was promoted to Grand Moff and Governor of the Outer Rim Territories. Seeking retribution against Tarkin, Teller made a failed assassination attempt on the Grand Moff's life.

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