| Harold Grey | |
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| "You do not own PACT" | |
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| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | Solar Alliance |
| Occupation | Alliance Military Leader |
| Rank | Admiral |
One of the top brass of the Solar Alliance fleet, Admiral Grey’s name is uniformly respected throughout Alliance space as a military strategist and a man of honor. The Grey family has retained a powerful position in Alliance politics even centuries after the legendary exploits of Madeline Grey, the famed admiral who unified a hundred worlds against the Empire’s war machine. Today, centuries after its birth, the Solar Alliance is a massive space democracy which accounts for most of humanity’s sciences and commerce.
However, the glory days of The Alliance seem to be waning. Well connected political interest groups now control most of the Solar Congress, rather than elected officials, and the Alliance has had a string of weak Presidents who have uniformly failed to establish any sort of uniform national policy. The Solar Alliance has generally turned a blind eye to PACT’s invasion of the Neutral Rim, and does not recognize the Veniczar as a legitimate threat – even though the might of PACT’s fleet grows by the day. Political gridlock in the Solar Congress, and an elected President who is intent on a negotiated settlement with PACT has allowed PACT’s power to almost explode overnight.
Admiral Grey is one of the few in the Alliance leadership who truly recognizes the threat that PACT poses to the galaxy. The old Admiral is respected by his men and commands considerable support within the Alliance – but the civilian leadership fears his growing power over the military. Will the Admiral be a critical supporter of the Sunrider’s lone mission against PACT? Or does the Admiral intend to make you a pawn in his own deadly political game against the Alliance government…
He leads the powerful Emerald Fleet, formally known as the Alliance's 1st Fleet. Due to this he was, together with Captain Shields the main victor in the Battle of Far Port, when he arrived just in time to launch a flanking attack against the disorganized and leaderless PACT fleet, successfully destroying most of it.
After that battle, he has received the command of the Alliance's Combined Fleet, a grouping of various space fleets with the objective of defeating PACT and reconquer the Neutral Rim. Despite a misstep at Ongess, Admiral Grey continues that campaign with success, hoping to quickly destroy PACT's forces and maybe even go beyond the Neutral Rim and capture most of PACT's space.