Fiction:United Republic of Cyrannus/Captains

Captains of the Cyrannus Republic
The United Republic Naval Command has a lot of officers under its command. The high ranks of the URNC are as followed:


 * Commander-Commanders typically serve as the Executive Officer (XO) of a Warship; however, they may also command their own ship, a notably example is Commander Elligh of the CSS Valkrye.


 * Captain-Navy Captains typically command a single ship-typically a frigate. Navy Captains may also command a battlegroup or a small fleet if they are the senior-most officer present, a notably example is Captain Adraci of the CSS Dawn.


 * Rear Admiral- They generally command a flagship and up to 5 other vessels, a notable example is Rear Admiral Nagala of the CSS Venture.


 * Vice Admiral- Vice Admirals command a flagship and a large battlegroup of 10 other vessels, a notable example is Vice Admiral Shaw of the CSS Ramashe.


 * Admiral-Admirals command a flagship and up to 40 other vessels, a notable example is Admiral Cora.


 * Fleet Admiral-Fleet Admirals are the highest rank in the URNC, they can command up to 100 vessels including their flagship. The most famous example is Fleet Admiral Cretacea of the CSS Pegasus.

Introduction
Leland Shaw is a Vice Admiral in the URNC, he commands the CSS Ramashe, a Liberator Class. He is a famous figure in the URC and beyond for his roles in the Battle of Canceron and the Intergalactic War.

Early life
Leland Shaw was born on the colony of Canceron during the last year of the Mortalitas War. During his youth he was very crafty and somewhat troublesome, however he eventually became more adult like when he matured.

He always wanted to become the captain of a starship and explore the universe, like his mother who was killed during a terrorist bomb on Caprica.

Fleet Academy and Life on the CSS Hunter
Shaw went on to become a cadet in the Colonial Navy, after 7 years of arduous studying on Lunasa, the moon of Caprica. He met many friends at the academy including Cretacea, who would eventually become a good friend.

He eventually was promoted to lieutenant on the CSS Hunter under Captain Hord, he was a strict captain who was ruthless and unforgiven, however after spending over 10 years rising up the ranks on the Hunter, he befriended Hord and became is executive officer (XO). Unlike most XOs, Shaw became a popular figure among the crew of the Hunter, and Hord recommend to Fleet Command that he be given his own ship.

Trucinex War
Just as Shaw was about to receive his own command, the Trucinex launched their devastation attack. The Hunter regrouped at Canceron with a fleet of Rambo and DCP ships against a huge armada in orbit over Scorpia, the battle was going well, until the Hunter was hit with numerous nukes, Hord called on all the crew to get to the escape pods, while he stayed behind on a kamikaze style attack on the lead Basestar.

Shaw was sad to leave a good friend to die, but orders were orders and he did what Hord told him to do. As the Trucinex War drove on, Shaw was awarded the CSS Diplomat, which despite its name was a fully armed Endurance Class Frigate, it was now that he was promoted to captain.

Life aboard the CSS Diplmat
As a captain, Shaw had command of the CSS Diplomat, an Endurance Class Frigate and a small fleet of fighters and bombers. While a relatively small ship, the Diplomat had unrivaled speed and was often used as a blockade runner bypassing enemy fleets in orbit over the planet.

As the Trucinex War, dragged on the Diplomat was nicknamed Old Lucky due to its luck and the amount of times it escaped impossible odds, Shaws skills as a captain got him noticed by High Command and he was promoted to Rear Admiral. Although he could have given up the Diplomat for a larger Star Destroyer, he refused because he loved his ship so much, he participated in the Second Battle of Nex, helping the DCP destroy the Church of the One to demoralize the Trucinex.

Second Galactic War
It was during the Second Galactic War that Shaw became famous, it was he that enacted the Shaw Protocol. The Shaw Protocol was a command enacted by Shaw to prevent the Imperial Alliance/Vartekians from finding the location of the Twelve Colonies. It was enacted after the defeat at Caldari and stated that any vessel that wants to retreat must do so without leading the enemy to any major population centres. Any ship in danger of capture must self-destruct or try to lead the enemy into a trap.

It turned out so successful, that is is even used against the Cognatus in the Intergalactic War.

He fought in many battles of the war, and became a beloved figure in the Cyrannus Galaxy and beyond.

Intergalactic War
Shaw was promoted to Vice Admiral during the Intergalactic War, and became even more famous. However during the battle of Scorpia, his life would change...

As the Space battle above was raging on the Rambo and Ancientia fighters were chasing and engaging the various Cognatus Ghost fighters. This attack meant that a single Constitution Class V2 was able to fight her way to Celeste and she was escorted by various Ancientia Troop Transport/Assault Carriers and they deployed there troops to engage the enemy Cognatus forces in the city. Led by two Ancientia soldiers, they managed to re-take a part of the city. However, they were unable to get to URC Admiral Shaw, as he was trapped by a Cognatus Elite. However, various star ships were damaged during the battle, and various URC ships also aided in the evacuation upon arriving. Various URC citizens prepare to be evacuated by an Ancientia Assault Carrier. But Rambam II and Captain Anuatolian arrived too and aided in the evacuation and the various Rambo and Ancientia fighters kept off any Ghost fighters of the Cognatus. During the evacuation Admiral Cretaceous arrived and talked to Rambam and Anuatolian. He arrived with a daring warning, the evacuation had to finished quickly. Understanding, both Ramboidae Captains nodded and wrapped up the evacuation and left the city. Admiral Cretaceous headed into the city and aided in defeating the Cognatus and fought his way up to the Capitol Building of Celeste, were Admiral Shaw was cornered. As Cognatus, Ancientia and URC troopers were batteling, Cretaceous fought the Cognatus Elite and managed to defeat him in single combat. He then took Admiral Shaw into a gunship and looked in awe as a Cognatus Battle Cruiser had arrived above the city and fired a massive beam upon the city. Arriving at the USS Merced, Rambam told Creteceous that over 15 million citizens had been saved, but he did not know how many lived on Scorpia. And the space battle was also not yet finished, but the Ancientia Assault Carriers with the evacuees onboard, had escaped the battle and arrived safely at a nearby URC colony. He was saved but only just as Scorpia had been glassed.

During the battle, the Diplomat tried to escape the Cognatus' firepower, but failed and was destroyed, Shaw was heartbroken to hear about the loss of his ship.

Life aboard the CSS Ramashe
The CSS Ramashe is a new Liberator Class Star Destroyer and is the largest ship, that Shaw has ever served on. It was obviously named after Empress Ramashe of Rambo Nation in honor of the relationship between the Cyrandia. Altough he is happy with this new command, he dearly misses the CSS Diplomat.