Erlem Marh

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"Hey soldier, I need a volunteer for an important job. You want to make some credits?"
―Lieutenant Erlem Marh, to a spacer[1]

Erlem Marh was a Human male who served as an Imperial officer during the Galactic Civil War.

Biography

"I need you to pull some guard duty outside the walls to keep the enemy from waltzing in our front door."
―Lieutenant Erlem Marh, to a spacer[1]

In 1 ABY,[2] Lieutenant Erlem Marh was present on the planet Dathomir when an accident took place in the Imperial Research and Prison Facility.[1] The Blackwing virus that was studied there escaped containment and decimated most of the people in the area, turning them into starving undead creatures. In response, the Galactic Empire promptly established a Quarantine Zone to contain the infection.[3] The few people who survived the initial virus outbreak, including Lieutenant Marh,[1] were trapped in the Quarantine Zone. The survivors established camps in order to to repel the regular assaults of the zombies and try to live in safety while waiting for an evacuation.[3] Stephon Erlem Marh took shelter in Camp Delta, along with stormtrooper TR-522[4] and the Bothan Oona Wran.[5] Lieutenant Erlem Marh was in charge of the forward defense of the camp and used to recruit spacers who ventured into the Quarantine Zone to help him in that mission.[1]

Behind the scenes

Erlem Marh was a non-player character in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[1] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[6] Erlem Marh was added to the game with the "Game Update 14," a.k.a. the "Death Troopers" update, released on October 12, 2009.[7]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Collection: "Forward Watch, Delta Camp"
  2. ↑ The opening crawl of Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided dates the game to after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and additionally, Serji-X Arrogantus, who died in Star Wars (1977) 10—the events of which The New Essential Chronology dates to 0 ABY—appears in the game. Therefore, at least a portion of Star Wars Galaxies must be set in that year. Furthermore, in the game Ruwan Tokai references the destruction of the Death Star as having occurred one year earlier, and Strongholds of Resistance also places the events of Galaxies' Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" in 1 ABY. Lastly, while Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" features the Battle of Hoth—dated to 3 ABY by The New Essential Chronology—the developers have stated that the portrayal of that battle in the game is intentionally anachronistic. Therefore, the events of Star Wars Galaxies must span from 0 ABY to around 1 ABY.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Mysterious Meeting Request" on Dathomir
  4. ↑ SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Deliver Radio" on Dathomir
  5. ↑ SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Destroy Canisters Around Camp Delta" on Dathomir
  6. ↑ Gal-icon IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
  7. ↑ Gal-icon Game Update 14: Death Troopers on the official Star Wars Galaxies forums (original site is defunct)

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