What would be a typical list of duties for an Imperial Admiral (say, Piett, because Death Squadron would probably be slightly different)? Just on like a day-to-day basis?

It appears that the duties of such a high-ranking officer would be mostly coordination of the fleet, administrative duties, paperwork, and reporting to their superiors. Soon after the Battle of Yavin, for a few years, the Death Squadron was mostly hunting down the Rebels. That consisted of a whole bunch of space travel with intermittent battles, during which the admiral would be on the bridge, giving orders and controlling ship movements and strategy. When not fighting, he was probably planning for the next battle and following up on leads as to the Rebels’ whereabouts, avoiding/reporting to Vader, or doing related paperwork. Basically, the position of admiral is largely desk work until an actual war breaks out.

I couldn’t find a proper list; unfortunately, there tends to be a lack of information on the day-to-day routines of officers, because battles are shown far more often. I hope you can work with the more general info without too much trouble!

~ Jacen

Where do the officers/stormtroopers eat at SSD/ISDs? are there giant cafeterias for both? Do officers/technicians/stormtroopers/pilots eat at the same room or at separate ones? Do admirals have their own private areas? Sorry if this is too much lol I’d like to know about the Empire’s everyday.

It’s not too much! Sorry for taking a while to answer, though. School got in the way.

Officers and troops eat in large mess halls while onboard ships (and while on land). We know that the Executor-class Star Dreadnought’s mess halls were located in the bridge tower, and most SSDs follow the same basic layout. ISDs are often significantly smaller, but still share a bridge design with the Executors, so they probably also had multiple halls near the bridge. All enlisted men (stormtroopers, pilots, etc.) eat in the mess halls, although there’s almost always more than one mess hall in any ship or building, so they probably span several levels. Lower-ranked officers also don’t have their own areas, but, knowing Imperials, they probably congregated in one specific hall.

High-ranking officers like admirals have their own quarters, also found in the bridge tower, and could presumably eat there if they wanted, although I couldn’t confirm it. Admirals also have their own private escape pod near their quarters.

I hope that’s helpful!

~ Jacen

I’ve read on Wookieepedia that Colonel Veers was temporarily imprisoned on Zaloriis (in Legends). That would earn him the Prisoner of War Medal, right?

He was captured on Zaloriis, but I can’t find any evidence of a Prisoner of War Medal or equivalent within the Empire. Most medals awarded by the Empire in Legends were for TIE pilots. Are you just planning on using the real-life medal in your fic? There’s no problem with that, and if that’s the case then I would guess that yes, his capture would earn him the medal.

~ Jacen

Hi again! Kinda complex question here: Are there any special marriage ceremonies in Coruscanti culture in the Rise of the Empire Era, and would they be fashionably opulent or rather modest? And do you think it’s frowned upon to forgo a ceremony and simply marry on paper, so to speak? If it helps – the characters getting married in my fic are both Imperial senior officers, down-to-earth, no-nonsense types.

Hmm… I suppose the first thing to consider is the incredible variation in different cultures on Coruscant. I’m not sure you could say that there’s even a singular Coruscanti culture, especially as the Empire rose and started introducing their policies of xenophobia. However, with your Imperial officers, you would almost certainly be dealing with the culture within the Empire itself. The Empire put a lot of effort into promoting ideals of minimalism, and would probably encourage a very simple wedding. I doubt anyone within the Empire would protest skipping the ceremony altogether.

The general culture of rich humans living on Coruscant doesn’t include any Coruscanti-specific marriage traditions (as in, they might still follow some from a religion or a homeworld other than Coruscant), but a lot of the stuff they did was very extravagant, simply because they could afford it. If your officers have rich family on Coruscant who have an influence on the wedding plans, it might turn out very differently from a plain old Imperial marriage.

Basically, neither human culture in the Empire nor Coruscanti High Human Culture included a special marriage ceremony. Following the former would result in a very simple ceremony or none at all, and the latter would result in the opposite, provided they had enough money to pull it off. I hope that’s helpful!

~ Jacen