Reuke Cambrist
Senator to Brentaal

NAME: Reuke Ur'Tsyne-Cambrist
AGE: 30
SPECIES: Human
HEIGHT: 5'11''
WEIGHT: 189 lbs.
EYES: Brown
HAIR: Black

HOMEWORLD: Brentaal
AFFILIATION: New Republic
TITLE: Senator
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Bachelor
LANGUAGES: Basic (first), Bocce

FORCE: None
WEAPON: None
VESSEL: Eddicus II-class Shuttle Cormond

INFORMATION
He has been described as "vain," "arrogant," "pretentious," and his personal favorite, "haughty." Reuke Cambrist is an imperious child of the Brentaal noble houses, and will not hesitate to say so. He was often sickly and unsociable as a youth, but now enjoys playing grav-ball in much the same manner as he plays politics; dirty. An ambitious man, he has been known to ruin the careers of his rivals (and even his siblings) at the slightest provocation or convenience. He is also a "master of mistruth," and privately boasts that he "... has never once told a lie, because it has never been phrased as such."

But despite his flimsy morals, he is regarded as an able public servant (although he more often serves his own interests, rather than the public's). He is, above all, a man of wealth and refinement, with an encyclopedic knowledge of commerce; Brentaal's economic pasttime. His appointment to be the New Republic's Senator to Brentaal was considered by his fellow nobles as an inevitability, and with a reputation that precedes him to the Senate, he has made no secret of his ambition to chair the influential Commerce Council.

POLITICS
Cambrist was known as a vocal critic of Brentaal's Imperial administration (prior to the planet's liberation in 4.5 ABY), but it is unclear whether he objected to the Empire on principle, or rather simply the ineptitude of Admiral Lon Isoto. In either case, he claims a populist record of opposition to the Imperial Remnant, even though House Cambrist was among its beneficiaries. He also supports free trade, argues that the New Republic should overrule planetary rules on environment and species protection if necessary for commerce, and is a virulent opponent of smuggling and piracy. He is otherwise regarded as a "classical liberal."

CONTROVERSIES
Cambrist is no stranger to controversy. He has been heard on several occasions referring to the Jedi Order as "a cult," and once declared "... [the Jedi] will be the downfall of the New Republic, just like the Old, if we give them some special, holy consideration." He argues that the remark was taken out of context. In 4 ABY, he earned the ire of the New Republic Defense Fleet by denouncing their "incompetence" and "heavy-handedness" during the liberation of his world. In 6 ABY, a rumor (believed to be promoted by Cambrist's office) accused a rival nobleman of infidelity, resulting in his apparent suicide. House Cambrist has also been suspected of profiting from real estate seized from nonhumans by the Empire, although these accusations have not been proven. Cambrist is also a purported member of the secretive Order of the Canted Circle.